The best new cinema that wouldn’t screen in Knoxville otherwise.
Screening Series
Carrying on in the tradition of The Public Cinema, Film Fest Knox hosts a free monthly screening series at the Regal Riviera. The goals of the series are to extend our programming throughout the year and to create community-building opportunities for Knoxville’s film fans and film workers.
The movies are free. You should come.
Series Program
Blue Heron
Dir. by Sophy Romvari
Sasha and her family relocate to a new home, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from the eldest son.May 27 · Regal Riviera · 7:00 p.m.
Miroirs No. 3
Dir. by Christian Petzold
After a car crash kills her boyfriend, piano student Laura is taken in by Betty, who witnessed the accident.April 22, 2026
Four Nights of a Dreamer
Dir. by Robert Bresson
A new 4k restoration of Bresson's rarely seen ode to romantic idealism and the capriciousness of love.Sept. 17, 2025
No Sleep Till
Dir. by Alexandra Simpson
A preview screening of the Venice award winner about Floridians preparing for the latest hurricane.July 9, 2025
Él
Dir. by Luis Buñuel
A new 4K restoration of one of the great filmmaker's Mexican films, about a man whose suave exterior unravels after his marriage.June 11, 2025
