Lightbox Film Center

06/15/2026

TOMORROW! Werner Herzog's bleak examination of life the the American midwest. Catch STROSZEK at our temporary screening room located at the Village of Industry & Art (320 S. Broad St).

06/12/2026

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06/08/2026

BLEAK WEEK is coming! We're partnering with Philadelphia Film Society to bring you some of the greatest downers in cinema history. BLEAK WEEK: CINEMA OF DESPAIR kicks off this Friday at the Film Society Center. Don't miss our recent restoration of Peter Kass' TIME OF THE HEATHEN on Sunday (6/14) followed by STROSZEK (6/16) and THE CREMATOR (6/18)

05/26/2026

Catch the ultimate 1980s document of downtown NYC this Wednesday (5/27)! Philip Hartman's noir-ish indie NO PICNIC is wild ride through a pre-gentrification East Village gorgeously shot in black & white by avant-garde filmmaker Peter Hutton. Hartman will join us for a post-screening conversation so don't sleep on this one!

05/18/2026

We're beyond thrilled that filmmaker Lynne Sachs will join us this Wednesday (5/20) to share her latest work: EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE. Philadelphia textile artist Betty Leacraft, who is featured in the film, will also be participating in the post-screening conversation. Grab your tickets now!

05/11/2026

NEXT UP! Iranian auteur Shahram Mokri's latest work, BLACK RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT is a self-reflexive puzzle that keeps you on your toes in the best possible way. Catch it this Wednesday (5/13) at Lightbox

05/04/2026

Ready for a groovy animated cult classic that needs to be seen to be believed? Catch György Kovásznai's BUBBLE BATH this Wednesday! Co-presented with Space Melt Cinema

05/03/2026

We're looking forward to hosting filmmaker Ralph Arlyck today at 5pm to screen his latest documentary I LIKE IT HERE. See you there.

04/30/2026

Ralph Arlyck's breakout short film SEAN introduced us to his four-year-old neighbor in the center of the Haight-Ashbury hippie scene. Decades later Arlyck reunited with Sean in his mesmerizing feature film FOLLOWING SEAN. Arlyck's latest film, I LIKE IT HERE, expands his curious eye to a whole cast of friends and neighbors as they contemplate life's final chapter and celebrate the pleasures of being alive. Join Lightbox in hosting Arlyck this Sunday (5/3) as he presents I LIKE IT HERE and discusses his work.