Series & Special Events

FilmScene hosts numerous special events, community screenings and ongoing series to bring a diverse slate of
film programming to Eastern Iowa audiences.
MATT AND MARA

MATT AND MARA

Fri, Oct 11 12:00am

A young professor struggling in her marriage reunites with a man from her past when he wanders onto her university campus.

PEEPING TOM

PEEPING TOM

Sat, Oct 12 10:00pm

Photographer and filmmaker Mark Lewis unleashes the traumas of his childhood by murdering women and recording their deaths—until he falls for his downstairs neighbor, and finds himself struggling against his dark compulsions.

WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

Sat, Oct 26 11:00am Sun, Oct 27 11:00am Thu, Oct 31 3:30pm

Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.

THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT

THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT

Sat, Oct 26 10:00pm

The Blair Witch Project follows a trio of filmmakers on what should have been a simple walk in the woods but quickly becomes an excursion into heart-stopping terror.

24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE

24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE

Sat, Nov 2 10:00pm

Set in 1976 Manchester, UK, this is the story of how Tony Wilson made musical history when he created Factory Records after attending a life-changing concert by an unknown band known as the Sex Pistols.

NYE

NYE

Sun, Nov 3 12:00pm

Confronted with death, Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan's deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.

ALMOST FAMOUS

ALMOST FAMOUS

Sat, Nov 9 10:00pm

A 15-year-old music fan and fledgling journalist goes on the road with a popular rock band in the anything-goes 1970's.

THE SECRET GARDEN

THE SECRET GARDEN

Sat, Nov 16 11:00am Sun, Nov 17 11:00am Thu, Nov 21 3:30pm

A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.

THE HARDER THEY COME

THE HARDER THEY COME

Sat, Nov 16 10:00pm

Wishing to become a successful reggae singer, a young Jamaican man finds himself tied to corrupt record producers and drug pushers.

DEAR ENGLAND

DEAR ENGLAND

Sun, Dec 1 12:00pm

With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt, to take team and country back to the promised land.

PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE

PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE

Sat, Dec 7 10:00pm

A gifted rock composer plots revenge after a devious record producer steals both his music and his girl.

PADDINGTON 2

PADDINGTON 2

Sat, Dec 14 11:00am Sun, Dec 15 11:00am Thu, Dec 19 3:30pm

Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.

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