Special Screenings

2024

Special Screenings

Event: Wicked Little Letters

Tuesday, Apr 2nd

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 […]

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Alien 45th Anniversary Re-Release

Friday, Apr 26th

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 […]

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Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Re-Release

Friday, May 3rd

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 […]

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Bonjour Switzerland

Friday, May 10th

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 […]

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The Philadelphia Eleven

Tuesday, May 14th

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 […]

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Pride

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Pride: Paris is Burning

Wednesday, Jun 5th

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 […]

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Hundreds of Beavers

Thursday, Jun 6th

Holiday Show – Wednesday, December 4 at 7:15pm ABOUT THE FILM 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 […]

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Pride

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Pride: Break the Game

Wednesday, Jun 12th

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 […]

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Pride

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Pride: Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Monday, Jun 17th

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 […]

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No One Asked You

Monday, Jun 24th

Special Screening Sunday, October 6 at 4pm MSPIFF43 Official Selection Special encore screening hosted by hometown hero Lizz Winstead, followed by a conversation with Lizz and Amy Hagstrom Miller from Whole Woman’s Health on what we can do to protect and expand healthcare and abortion access for all. ABOUT THE FILM Comedian and disruptor-extraordinaire Lizz […]

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Scab Vendor

Sunday, Jul 7th

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 […]

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Art House Theater Day: Flipside

Thursday, Jul 25th

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 […]

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Lyd

Wednesday, Jul 31st

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 […]

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CatVideoFest 2024

Saturday, Aug 3rd

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 […]

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Heaven Adores You – 10th Anniversary

Tuesday, Aug 6th

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 […]

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Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds

Sunday, Aug 11th

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 […]

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¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!

Friday, Sep 13th

Special Screenings Friday, September 13 at 7pmSaturday, September 14 at 7pmSunday, September 15 at 4pm ABOUT THE FILM From the producers of the Emmy®-nominated Six Days to Air, feature documentary ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! tracks the rise, fall and revival of the beloved Colorado landmark Casa Bonita. Casa Bonita opened in 1974 in an unassuming […]

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BORDERLAND | The Line Within

Wednesday, Sep 18th

Special Screening Q&A with filmmakers Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís following the screening. About the film The United States border is not just a geographic location. The border is everywhere. It lies within every undocumented immigrant family with the threat that at any moment they can be captured, incarcerated, deported; their lives destroyed. BORDERLAND […]

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MinnAnimate

Thursday, Sep 19th

Special Screening MinnAnimate is an artist-led festival celebrating animation in Minnesota. Join us on September 19th, 2024, at The Main Cinema to honor the incredible depth and breadth of independent animation that Minnesota has to offer. This festival features the work of 19 local animators with a runtime of 76 minutes. Following the screening, featured artists […]

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Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping

Thursday, Sep 26th

Special Screening Thursday, September 26 at 8pm & Sunday, September 29 at 4pm This screening event includes an introduction by Paul McCartney recorded exclusively for movie theatre audiences as well as unseen Polaroids of the band. ABOUT THE FILM Directed by David Litchfield, this film captured a moment when Paul McCartney and Wings had found […]

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Eno

Tuesday, Oct 8th

Special Screenings – October 8 & 10 at 7pm MSP Film Society and The Great Northern present Eno at The Main Cinema, a two night screening event featuring filmmaker Gary Hustwit’s groundbreaking and acclaimed generative documentary about the visionary musician and artist Brian Eno. Music pioneer Brian Eno was an official presenter at The Great […]

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Union

Tuesday, Oct 22nd

Special Screening – October 22 at 7pm Co-presented with Delta Workers Unite. Includes a post-screening discussion. ABOUT THE FILM Up against one of the most powerful companies on the planet, a group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, New York. From directors Steve Maing and Brett […]

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Cine Latino

Special Screenings

Close Your Eyes (Cerrar los ojos)

Saturday, Oct 26th

Cine Latino Encore October 26, 27, 29, 30 at 1pm ABOUT THE FILM Miguel Garay, a former film director deals with the mysterious and unexpected disappearance decades ago, of his friend and film lead, Julio Arenas. There are those who believe Julio has died. Others still hope to find him. Julio’s own daughter, Ana Arenas, […]

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