Special Screenings
Blade Runner (1982)
Ridley Scott · 118m · DCP
Los Angeles, 2019 — at least the one Ridley Scott imagined in 1982. Under endless rain and glowing neon, reluctant ex-cop Deckard (Harrison Ford) moves through streets that feel both crowded and lonely, hunting “replicants” — artificial humans — only to find the line between them and himself increasingly blurred. More than just the chase, Blade Runner prompts questions about what makes us human when identity and memory can be fabricated.
This is a Night Owls screening, free for all UCID holders.
Monday, September 29 6:00 PM
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Rupert Julian · 107m · digital
Doc Films and Rockefeller Chapel are proud to present another Halloween silent movie night, complimented by live organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott. First published as a serial by author Gaston Leroux, this now classic tale of art and obsession follows Christine Daaé, a young, talented opera singer. However, her prodigious talent appears to have more sinister origins when it is revealed that she is under the influence of the mysterious "phantom" of the opera house (Lon Chaney).
This screening will be located at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Free admission for all UCID and Doc pass holders.
Sunday, October 26 7:00 PM
Shortbus (2006)
John Cameron Mitchell · 102m · DCP
In director John Cameron Mitchell’s first feature following Hedwig and the Angry Inch, various problems in sex and love lead its central characters to converge upon the titular underground club, Shortbus, at the start of the new millennium. At times erotic and heartfelt (and often both at once), the film is an earnest look at queer America and the limbo of New York life in the aftermath of the AIDS crisis and 9/11.
Co-presented with the Parrhesia Program for Public Thinking and Discourse. Followed by a Q&A with filmmaker John Cameron Mitchell. Admission is free.
Tuesday, December 2 4:00 PM
Marty Supreme (2025)
Josh Safdie · 149m · DCP
Josh Safdie’s latest follows the story of Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), a young man in New York with dreams of becoming a table tennis star. The problem is, in post-war America, table tennis is hardly respected and Marty’s dream looks like a joke to everyone but him. Still, not even the forces arrayed against him can stop Marty from becoming Marty Supreme — for him, every obstacle is a reason to double down.
Followed by a Q&a with director Josh Safdie, moderated by Kyle Westphal.
Tuesday, December 2 9:15 PM
ALL THE WALLS CAME DOWN (2025)
Ondi Timoner · 38m · DCP
When the L.A. Fires of 2025 destroyed filmmaker Ondi Timoner’s home, she returned from a shoot abroad to find her beloved town of Altadena in ruins and neighbors facing displacement. The first film of its kind about these fires, ALL THE WALLS CAME DOWN follows activist Heavenly Hughes and the community as they rally in solidarity, revealing remarkable resilience amidst climate catastrophe.
Followed by a Q&A with producer, UChicago alumn Eli Timoner.
