The best new cinema that wouldn’t screen in Knoxville otherwise.
Currents
Highlights from the year’s top festivals, with a particular interest in work that demonstrates ways of approaching regional filmmaking.
2025 Program
Afternoons of Solitude
Dir. by Albert Serra
Explores the spiritual pain of bullfighting, the tormented torero in a ring, one of the most excessive and graphic examples of the origin of Southern European civilization.Nov. 8 · Regal 8 · 3:00 p.m.
Arco
Dir. by Ugo Bienvenu
On his first flight through time, Arco (10) crash lands from the year 3000 into our near future. His fall is witnessed by a little girl, Iris, who helps him return home.Nov. 8 · Regal 2 · 3:30 p.m.
Flicker and Wow
Six Short Films
New films that expand cinematic form--animation, stop-motion, expressive narratives, and 3D.Nov. 8 · Regal 8 · 9:45 p.m.
Sirât
Dir. by Oliver Laxe
A father, accompanied by his son, goes looking for his missing daughter in North Africa.Nov. 7 · Regal 1 · 10:00 p.m.
Young Mothers
Dir. by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Five young mothers living in a shelter strive for a better future for themselves and kids amidst challenging upbringings.Nov. 8 · Regal 1 · 7:15 p.m.
Zodiac Killer Project
Dir. by Charlie Shackleton
Against the backdrop of deserted spaces, a filmmaker explores his abandoned Zodiac Killer documentary, delving into the true crime genre's inner workings.Nov. 9 · Regal 2 · 4:00 p.m.
2024 Program
All That We Love
Dir. by Yen Tan
Upon the loss of her beloved dog, Emma Gwon faces an empty nest and renewed feelings for her estranged ex-husband, as she navigates the joy and sorrow of starting anew.Nov. 15 · Regal Riviera · 8:00 p.m.
Dahomey
Dir. by Matt Diop
In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin.Nov. 16 · Regal Riviera · 11:00 a.m.
Eephus
Dir. by Carson Lund
Grown men's recreational baseball game stretches to extra innings on their beloved field's final day before demolition.Nov. 17 · Regal Riviera · 4:00 p.m.
Flicker and Wow Shorts
Three Short Films
Flicker and Wow is a showcase of recent experiment film work.Nov. 17 · Regal Riviera · 2:00 p.m.
The Damned
Dir. by Roberto Minervini
In the winter of 1862, during the Civil War, the U.S. Army sends a volunteer company to patrol the uncharted Western territories.Nov. 16 · Regal Riviera · 3:15 p.m.
The Empire
Dir. by Bruno Dumont
A small village of Northern France is the battleground of undercover extraterrestrial knights.Nov. 17 · Regal Riviera · 7:00 p.m.
2023 Program
About Thirty
Dir. by Martín Shanly
Arturo's penchant for indiscretions is impossible to overlook.November 12 · Regal Riviera · 5:20 p.m.
Anselm
Dir. by Wim Wenders
A 3D portrait of artist Anselm Kiefer. Screening with Laberint Sequences by Blake Williams.November 11 · Regal Riviera · 5:30 p.m.
Fallen Leaves
Dir. by Aki Kaurismäki
Screening with Pedro Costa's The Daughters of Fire.November 12 · Regal Riviera · 7:30 p.m.
Here
Dir. by Bas Devos
A potential love story between a Romanian construction worker and a Belgian-Chinese doctorate student of moss.November 10 · Regal Riviera · 7:30 p.m.
Mambar Pierrette
Dir. by Rosine Mbakam
Pierrette carries on as best as she can, laughing and commiserating with her neighbors.November 12 · Regal Riviera · 3:20 p.m.
