AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

06/05/2026

RIP to artist, author and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi.

Family members said the author of the landmark comic book memoir ‘died of sadness’ after the death of her husband last year

06/05/2026

“Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family.”

30th Anniversary of Danny Boyle's energetically stylized drama Trainspotting

A ‘90s-era touchstone, considered one of the great Scottish films of all time.

New 4K Restoration screenings begin tomorrow

🚈 https://tinyurl.com/TrainspottingAFI

06/03/2026

Tickets for The OdysseyMovie in 70mm 🎞️ go on sale at noon tomorrow, June 4!

(This is a live look at how ready we are 🥳)

🧢 We’ll be giving away special limited-edition THE ODYSSEY baseball caps to the first 100 guests with proof of purchase, starting at 12:00 p.m. tmrw at the AFI Silver Box Office in the Café area. Hats are free, one hat per ticket buyer, while supplies last.

THE ODYSSEY in 70mm opens at the Silver on July 17, with an advance screening on July 16. Shot on Kodak 65mm.

WATCH THIS SPACE 🎟️ https://tinyurl.com/TheOdyssey70mmAFI

06/02/2026

Three MiniDV tapes of life in from 2001 were recently rediscovered. This footage, shot by filmmaker Kamal Aljafari, is now a testament to a place and time that no longer exists. What started as a search for a former prison mate from 1989 — a man lost to time and war — led to an unexpected road trip from the north of Gaza to the south with Hasan, a local guide whose fate remains unknown. As the camera moves through Gaza’s streets and landscapes, it records fleeting moments of everyday life — fragments of a reality now irreversibly altered. This documentary transforms this forgotten footage into a cinematic reflection on memory, loss and the passage of time, capturing a Gaza of the past and lives that may never be found again.

WITH HASAN IN GAZA
Opening Friday, June 5

🔜 https://tinyurl.com/WithHasanInGazaAFI

Opens May 29 at Metrograph in New York CityThree MiniDV tapes of life in Gaza from 2001 were recently rediscovered. This footage, shot by filmmaker Kamal Alj...

05/31/2026

Limited tickets remain for today's 40th Anniversary: HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE & UNSEEN + Q&A w/ filmmakers + subjects!

Get yours 🔜 https://tinyurl.com/HeavyMetalParkingLotAFI 🤘🏼

"Heavy Metal Parking Lot: Rare & Unseen" screening at the American Film Institute in Silver Spring, MD on May 31, 2026. Tickets here: https://silver.afi.com/...

05/30/2026

"...the less sense it makes, the more we can't stop watching it... This is a movie to surrender yourself to." –Chicago Sun-Times

David Lynch's Mulholland Drive
Daily thru Friday, June 5

🔜https://tinyurl.com/MulhollandDriveAFI