Series

The art of cinema has always had a cutting edge. This series is a guided tour right up to that edge.

Selections from the world’s most important film festivals, many playing Austin for the first time.

Some films just don’t cut it on anything but the big screen. Whether they present panoramic vistas of unsurpassed beauty or the tiniest falling tear in a romantic melodrama, these are the films we cannot wait to watch in the dark with you.

This series spotlights the films and filmmakers of the Classical period alongside critical and historical onstage discussions with Professor and series co-programmer Charles Ramírez Berg.

AFS presents Doc Days, our annual festival of non-fiction cinema, featuring outstanding new documentary work from around the world with filmmakers in attendance.

We keep it real with the best documentaries from around the world.

The longest-running AFS program, Essential Cinema presents diverse, interesting and educational mini-tours through the most essential film works of past and present.

Classic horror films on the big screen with fun, historically rich introductions from AFS Programmer Lars Nilsen at the first screening of each title.

A small-screen adjunct to our big-screen programs. We present – in tandem with guest experts – some of the key work from television’s past, with enlightening insights and information about the work and process.

The new cult film canon.

Showcasing the great filmmakers who are making their best work right now.

Our annual festival of new work by rising voices from around the Francophone world.

Sharing the newest restorations from archives and studios worldwide.

AFS annual Austin series of a selection of the most acclaimed films from Los Angeles’ famed Pan African Film Festival (PAFF).

In this special partnership with local independent bookstore Alienated Majesty, films are paired with books to enrich the movie-watching experience far beyond the cinema.

Join us for advance screenings, guest events, major Premieres and more.

Archivist and historian Elizabeth Purchell (of Ask Any Buddy) explores the history of queer cinema and its many groundbreaking pioneers in this refreshing behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of queer representation on screen.

Creative pairings of current, classic, cult, and documentary films with lively introductions by notable figures from the world of science, technology, and medicine.

An initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Showcasing the history of cinema for new audiences year round.