Movies
VTIFF presents films throughout the year.
- Weekly at The Screening Room, 60 Lake Street, 1st floor
- Curated movies and special series presented in our micro-cinema.
- $12 general admission | $6 student | member benefits apply
- Monthly at the Film House at Main Street Landing, 3rd floor
- International and independent cinema presented on the big screen.
- $12 general admission | $6 student | member benefits apply
- Host sponsor: Main Street Landing | Corporate sponsor: Northfield Saving Bank
Upcoming films
Friday, August 21 @ 3 pm
THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER (2026)
The Film House
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Kurosawa has made one of his best films, a work that feels a bit like Agatha Christie, a bit like Shakespeare, and even a bit like Samurai Columbo.” —Brian Tallarico, rogerebert.com
Friday, August 21 @ 7 pm
THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER (2026)
The Film House
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Kurosawa has made one of his best films, a work that feels a bit like Agatha Christie, a bit like Shakespeare, and even a bit like Samurai Columbo.” —Brian Tallarico, rogerebert.com
Saturday, August 22 @ 3 pm
JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963)
The Screening Room
A brave man and his shipload of followers heedlessly throw themselves into one dangerous adventure after another, as vengeful gods mark their progress. Nah, forget Christopher Nolan, we’re talking about Don Chaffey’s 1963 masterpiece, where undisputed stop-motion master Ray Harryhausen puts on an absolute clinic.
Thursday, August 27 @ 7 pm
BAMBOOZLED (1997)
The Screening Room
With this blisteringly funny, unapologetically confrontational satire, writer-director Spike Lee examined the past, present, and future of racism in American popular culture, issuing a daring provocation to creators and consumers alike—so on-point that it’s sometimes hard to watch.
Saturday, August 29 @ 3 pm
DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE (1995)
The Screening Room
The longest-running film in the history of Indian cinema, still screening at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir cinema 30 years after its release, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge—popularly referred to as “DDLJ”—stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol as Raj and Simran, two Londoners who fall in love on a European backpacking holiday.
Tuesday, September 1 @ 7 pm
BLACK SWAN (2010)
The Screening Room
Natalie Portman sculpted herself into a believable ballerina, and was duly rewarded with an Oscar for her intensity, in Darren Aronofsky’s nightmarish meta-adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. This event features special guest KeruBo.
Thursday, September 3 @ 4 pm
HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR (2026)
The Film House
In this “stinging satire” (Rolling Stone), high-flying executive Marija chooses the worst possible moment to inform her husband Vytas she wants a divorce: just one day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Thursday, September 3 @ 7 pm
HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR (2026)
The Film House
In this “stinging satire” (Rolling Stone), high-flying executive Marija chooses the worst possible moment to inform her husband Vytas she wants a divorce: just one day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Saturday, September 5 @ 1 pm
WILD INSIDE (2026)
The Screening Room
In 2023, a Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo and set off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. In answering the call of the wild, and beating the odds by learning to survive on his own, he become an international icon.
Saturday, September 5 @ 3 pm
WILD INSIDE (2026)
The Screening Room
In 2023, a Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo and set off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. In answering the call of the wild, and beating the odds by learning to survive on his own, he become an international icon.
Thursday, September 17 @ 7 pm
THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1928)
The Film House
Live improvised score by Freeway Clyde. Spiritual rapture and institutional hypocrisy come to stark, vivid life in one of the most transcendent masterpieces of the silent era.
Friday, September 25 @ 7 pm
BARBARA FOREVER (2026)
The Screening Room
Barbara Forever explores the films, archive, and ongoing cultural impact of experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer, revealing her ingenious lifelong artistic effort to create and record lesbian histories, personal and societal.
Saturday, September 26 @ 1 pm
BARBARA FOREVER (2026)
The Screening Room
Barbara Forever explores the films, archive, and ongoing cultural impact of experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer, revealing her ingenious lifelong artistic effort to create and record lesbian histories, personal and societal.
Saturday, October 10 @ 1 pm
COOKIE QUEENS (2026)
The Film House
It’s Girl Scout cookie season and Ara, Olive, Nikki, and Shannon Elizabeth are vying for the coveted title bestowed to the top-selling scout: Cookie Queen. Whether you’re into Thin Mints, Samoas, or Tagalongs, you’ll enjoy this sweet and sincere celebration of girl power.
Saturday, October 10 @ 3:30 pm
COOKIE QUEENS (2026)
The Film House
It’s Girl Scout cookie season and Ara, Olive, Nikki, and Shannon Elizabeth are vying for the coveted title bestowed to the top-selling scout: Cookie Queen. Whether you’re into Thin Mints, Samoas, or Tagalongs, you’ll enjoy this sweet and sincere celebration of girl power.