Special Screenings

Free Members Screening – Tuesday, April 2 at 8:15pm Free for MSP Film Society Members. Not a Member? Join here. A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbours: deeply conservative […]

Starts April 26 – One Week Only 45th Anniversary Re-Release In celebration of the 45th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece Alien, the film returns to theaters for a limited time on April 26, known worldwide as Alien Day. One of the most influential sci-fi/horror films of all time, Alien, which was released in […]

Starts May 3 25th Anniversary Re-Release Experience the heroic action and unforgettable adventures of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. See the first fateful steps in the journey of Anakin Skywalker. Stranded on the desert planet Tatooine after rescuing young Queen Amidala from the impending invasion of Naboo, Jedi apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi and […]

Starts May 10 MSPIFF43 Audience Choice Winner The director and star of MSPIFF 2018 audience favorite Streaker reunite for a wacky comedy that pokes fun at the multilingual Swiss. When an unexpected referendum leaves the country with only one national language, French, it catalyzes a crisis among the German and Italian speakers. Fifty-six-year-old Walter Egli […]

Screening + Discussion • May 14 at 7:00pm Post Film Discussion Speakers: Rev. Leonard Freeman: Leonard Freeman, a veteran religious journalist, parish priest, and former head of communications for Washington National Cathedral and Trinity Church Wall Street, was the primary national church reporter for the Philadelphia 11 ordinations. He was also part of the national […]

Pride Month Programming | June 5 at 4pm & 7pm Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary by Jennie Liningston provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene. Made over seven years, Paris Is […]

One Night Only – June 6 at 7:00pm A slapstick epic about a frostbitten battle between JEAN KAYAK and DIABOLICAL BEAVERS–hundreds of them–who stand between him and survival. In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become the greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of […]

Pride Month Programming | June 12 at 7pm There will be a post-screening speedrun of Zelda: Breath of The Wild done by jakezsr and a Q&A with director Jane M. Wagner, live-streamed on Twitch World-record-holding gamer Narcissa Wright loses her massive fanbase after coming out as a trans woman. To win them back, she attempts […]

Pride Month Programming | June 17 at 7pm Director Page Hurwitz Attending About the film Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution is the first feature length documentary to explore the history of queer stand up comedy. The documentary considers the importance of LGBTQ+ stand up as a driver of social change over the past five decades, actively […]

June 24 at 7pm MSPIFF43 Official Selection This festival favorite returns for a special screening marking the 2nd year Roe Overturn-iversary. Celebrate the work of hometown hero Lizz Winstead and Abortion Access Front as they continue to take action to protect abortion access for all. About The Film Comedian and disruptor-extraordinaire Lizz Winstead is angry–and […]

Sunday, July 7 at 7pm Special Screening + Post-Screening Q & A with Author & Subject, Jonathan Shaw About the film A documentary about the life and times of Jonathan Shaw, the famous celebrity tattoo artist who changed the world of tattooing in 1980’s New York and, at the height of his career, gave up […]

Art House Theater Day 2024 For one day only, The Main Cinema will join independent theaters all over the country in celebrating the art house community and its commitment to preserving the power of cinematic storytelling. Join us Thursday, July 25 for a special encore screening of the 2024 MSPIFF documentary Flipside! About the Film […]

Wednesday, July 31 at 7pm One Night Only Screening Presented in collaboration with Mizna’s 18th Twin Cities Arab Film Festival (TCAFF), coming September 25-29. About the film The film Lyd (the Arabic name of Lod, a city now in Israel) is about a 5,000-year-old bustling Palestinian town that was conquered when the State of Israel […]

Screenings Start August 3 Join us this summer for a fun, family-friendly movie experience that raises money for local cats! CatVideoFest is a compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. Each year, across the country, local theaters partner with nearby […]

Tuesday, August 6 at 7pm One Night Only 10th Anniversary Screening About the film Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the films’ release Heaven Adores You returns to theaters for a special event screening on August 6, which would have been the 55th birthday of Elliott Smith. The film is an intimate, meditative inquiry into the […]

Special Event Sunday, August 11 at 4pm (English Cast) Monday, August 12 at 7pm (French Cast with English Subtitles) About the film One day, the adventurous Juliette and her sister Carmen find an enchanted toy and get swept away into the Kingdom of the Winds. They are transformed into cats and find themselves in a […]