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06/23/2026

A young art student arrives in NYC for a gallery internship and crosses paths with a reclusive older artist in Lucio Castro’s Cannes & NYFF selection DRUNKEN NOODLES, a dreamy meditation on art, eroticism and memory.

Starts Friday – sneak preview tomorrow night with director Lucio Castro in person!

https://www.ifccenter.com/films/drunken-noodles/

06/23/2026

From the director of HONEYCOMB and DRINKING AND DRIVING comes CAMP. The latest from Canadian underground sensation Avalon Fast is an eerie meditation on teenage belonging and the supernatural.

Director Q&As moderated by Jack Haven, Caryn Coleman & Katie RIfe start tomorrow!
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/camp/

06/23/2026

MADDIE'S SECRET is now playing!

Director and star John Early leads a cast of comedy giants - including Kate Berlant, Conner O’Malley, Vanessa Bayer, and others - in his remarkable debut feature about a dishwasher-turned-famous-food influencer. But as Maddie’s star rises, a secret from her past threatens to undo her success.

https://www.ifccenter.com/films/maddies-secret/

06/22/2026

💥Announcing our new series Declaration of Independents! 💥

A 9-day salute to indie filmmakers who asserted their creative freedom during a formative era of American independent cinema.

In persons at select shows. Co-presented by
IndieCollect.

Tickets: https://www.ifccenter.com/series/declaration-of-independents/

06/21/2026

Combining never-before-seen archival footage and first-person testimony, director Michèle Stephenson’s inspiring and lyrical documentary TRUE NORTH “describes a story that goes back, as it must, to colonialism and slavery” (Guardian) to resurface the activism of Black students and political leaders in 1960s Montreal.

TRUE NORTH is now playing!

Tickets: https://www.ifccenter.com/films/true-north/

06/20/2026

Writer, comedian, and actor John Early adds “director” to his many accomplishments with his satirical debut MADDIE’S SECRET!

Early stars in the rags-to-riches story of Maddie, a dishwasher rocketed overnight to food influencer stardom! But as she climbs the ladder of success, pressures mount, threatening to reveal a secret from her past…

“Soars on the fuel of its open-hearted sincerity…it’s hard not to be beguiled.” – RogerEbert.com

Now playing!

https://www.ifccenter.com/films/maddies-secret/

06/19/2026

Announcing our midnight series Think of the Children! In honor of BARRIO TRISTE opening July 10.

River’s Edge
Fri Jun 19 - Sat Jun 20

Nowhere
Fri Jun 26 - Sat Jun 27

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Fri Jul 3 - Sat Jul 4

Gummo
Fri Jul 10 - Sat Jul 11

“It’s people like you that are sending this country down the tubes. No sense of pride. No sense of loyalty. No sense of NOTHING, man.” – River’s Edge

Opening July 10, BARRIO TRISTE is a fantastical odyssey through a Colombian slum guided by a cadre of disaffected youth. In honor of this bold new vision from anonymous writer/director Stilz join us for a new midnights series about wayward teens and the trouble they find. Featuring Crispin Glover and Keanu Reeves in eighties cult classic RIVER’S EDGE, Gregg Araki’s NOWHERE, Harmony Korine’s GUMMO and Freddie Krueger in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS.

06/19/2026

Star of stage, screen, and stream John Early’s uproarious debut MADDIE’S SECRET pays homage to the golden age of TV movies with a pitch-perfect blend of satire, melodrama, daring tonal shifts and intimate performances from Early, Conner O’Malley, Kate Berlant, Vanessa Bayer, and more.

This can’t-miss black comedy is now playing!

https://www.ifccenter.com/films/maddies-secret/

06/19/2026

"Bad fish. Not like going down the pond chasin' bluegills and tommycods. This shark, swallow you whole."

Funny, shocking, and heart-poundingly exciting, Steven Spielberg's classic shark tale has lost none of its bite. It isn't summer until you've seen JAWS, catch it at 11:50 PM Fri and Sat!

“In this, the first true summer blockbuster, a lone great white shark trolls the waters surrounding the small island community of Amity. Despite his fear of the water, police chief Martin Brody obsessively investigates the vicious attacks and eventually follows the beast out into open water — wh...

06/18/2026

"A contemporary horror story about teenagers, but it contains no slasher scenes or serial homicides. Its monsters are all too real." - Los Angeles Times
The teenage wasteland has never looked bleaker than in this 1986 cult hit. Starring Crispin Glover and a pre-Bill and Ted Keanu Reeves, RIVER'S EDGE plays midnight Fri & Sat!

Screening as part of Waverly Midnights: Think of the Children

https://www.ifccenter.com/films/rivers-edge/