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Tickets $15. Join Lesbian Cinema Club for a buddy film that chronicles three weeks in the life of a handsome, gender-bending, small-town butch with a nagging messiah complex.

Tickets $35. A poetic documentary about the Deadhead experience and a full set with a liquid light show by the Garcia Birthday Band!

Tickets $15. Join Brain Dead—L.A.’s boundary-pushing creative collective—for a one-day-only special screening of the legendary Indonesian cult movie Lady Terminator. Brain Dead will be vending classic Brain Dead gear for this screening.

Tickets $28. Attention Cloud 9 Shoppers! Lauren Ash, Jon Barinholtz, Colton Dunn, and Nico Santos are leaving the break room behind and heading to Portland for SuperShow, a night of improv and comedy with the cast of Superstore. No Corporate walk-throughs. No price checks. Just comedy made up completely in the moment!

Tickets $15. It’s Girl Scout Cookie season, and four tenacious girls strive to be a top-selling “Cookie Queen,” navigating an $800 million business in which childhood and ambition collide. A celebration of girlhood and the complexities that come with it, Cookie Queens is a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.

Tickets $15. Barbara Bernstein's new documentary tells the stories of people living in the crosshairs of the fossil fuel industry's self-serving climate solutions, including renewable diesel, hydrogen, renewable natural gas, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, and carbon offsets.

Tickets FREE. Ten years in the making, Bootstraps follows 11 diverse U.S. households whose lives were transformed through a groundbreaking, multi-year basic income experiment.

Tickets $15. Join us for the pill-fueled, chaotic, and over-the-top universe of New York’s Club Kids in Party Monster—a disco bloodbath of wigs, club lights, and bad decisions. Movie bingo will be hosted by the fabulous Violet Hex!

Tickets $25. Introducing Laugh Track, a curated comedy series bringing your favorite (and soon-to-be favorite) nationally touring comedians to PAM CUT’s Tomorrow Theater. We’re thrilled to welcome our first Laugh Track guest: the brilliant Amy Miller!

Tickets $15. Maddie is a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company. While her life seems picturesque, mounting professional pressures threaten to reawaken a hidden secret from her troubled past.

Tickets $15. This movie takes viewers on a heartwarming culinary journey through East Multnomah County, exploring international grocery stores, home-cooked meals, and intimate table conversations about identity, immigration, and home.

Tickets $15. An uplifting documentary that takes audiences into one of Earth’s last great frontiers: the deep sea. Pioneering marine biologist Dr. Edith Widder’s perseverance is a wonder to behold as she pursues her lifelong quest to use the language of light to communicate with the ocean’s most mysterious creatures.

Tickets $15. If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Sasha Waters’ beguiling portrait features poems read by Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi, Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Jesse Welles, and Oprah Winfrey.

Tickets $15. If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Sasha Waters’ beguiling portrait features poems read by Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi, Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Jesse Welles, and Oprah Winfrey.

Tickets $15. Do you know anything about witches? Wild Soul does. Catch Dario Argento's original 1977 Italian supernatural horror film, hosted by witch and intuitive tarot teacher Lindsay Mack, featuring group tarot in advance of the film.

Tickets $15. Tough Shit is an onstage conversation about the most challenging questions Portlanders are facing. The questions will be tough, and this shit will not be resolved in one night; We expect to leave with more questions than answers, plus some renewed hope for the future. And if not, well….

Tickets $15. A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him.

Tickets $15. Join Academy Award-nominated production designer Karen Murphy in conversation with interior designer Andee Hess as Murphy shares her remarkable journey from architecture to the world of film.

Tickets $15. How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways. Bring your own knitting, crocheting, and fiber arts to the Tomorrow Theater for this special event co-hosted by RITUAL DYES, who will be there to offer assistance and support.

Tickets $11.99-$27.50. Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy.

Tickets FREE. A documentary that digs beneath the blood-soaked spectacle of modern horror to uncover the zombie’s buried origins.

Tickets $15. For ten years, the Portland Dance Film Fest has been lucky enough to grow alongside an extraordinary community of Oregon artists. This program is a love letter to that community and the artists who have helped create this festival.

Tickets $15. The endlessly quotable, generation-defining comedy that turned high school hierarchy into an art form.

Tickets $15. Festival Picks brings together eleven films from nine countries that show just how many ways dance can tell a story and where dance film is now. What ties these films together isn't a single style or theme; it's the exploration that movement can express something words can't. Each filmmaker has a different voice, and that's what makes watching them together so rewarding.

Tickets $15. When Suzanne Chi turned 40 during the pandemic, she was forced to confront the question all professional dancers eventually face: should I be done dancing?

Tickets $15. A cohort of nine films from the festival’s history that have remained especially meaningful. They come from nine countries and span a remarkable range of voices, styles, and stories.

Tickets $15. Author and filmmaker Brian Libby has curated an evening of short films, excerpts from longer films, and selections from the Oregon Historical Society archive to explore this legacy, which makes greater downtown Portland such an incredibly unique place.

Tickets $15. Join us for a celebration of the best worst Batman movie ever made, Movie Bingo edition! Hosted by bingo superhero Violet Hex, this screening honors Joel Schumacher’s gloriously over-the-top masterpiece: outrageously queer, and undeniably high camp.

Tickets $15. While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula.

Tickets $30-$50. Many have tried to capture that Rocky Horror magic, but of all the contenders to that irreverent throne, Little Shop of Horrors might have the strongest claim. The Tomorrow Theater will host a blowout interactive sing-a-long and screening to help benefit Wildwood Farm Sanctuary. There will be interactive props, light shows, an opportunity to take photos with man-eating plants, chances to win prizes during their raffle, and much more!

Tickets $15. Welcome to Movie Book Club—for anyone who loves movies, books, or simply having opinions about both. Bring your thoughts, your questions, your favorite passages, and your spiciest hot takes.

Tickets $15. Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian’s vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman, Gary Hallet, growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov — and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

Tickets: $15. This film follows Melvin Shambry, a charismatic 12-year-old navigating a childhood shaped by instability and limited access to opportunity, who is introduced to an outdoor education program that shifts his sense of possibility in the world.

Tickets $15. The Portland Synth Library co-presents a one-of-a-kind documentary about pioneering American composer, teacher, and Deep Listening founder Pauline Oliveros.

Tickets $25. Bad Drag Race is HERE! The globe's LEAST-impressive drag competition is here to celebrate all things crunchy, busted, and barely-allowed-to-be-considered-drag.

Tickets $15. After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches’ reign of terror once and for all.

Tickets $15. Three single women in a picturesque Rhode Island village have their wishes granted—at a cost—when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.

Tickets $15. Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. This month, bring your own knitting, crocheting, and fiber arts to the Tomorrow Theater for this special event co-hosted by RITUAL DYES, who will be there to offer assistance and support.

Tickets $15. After transferring to a Los Angeles high school, Sarah finds that her telekinetic gift appeals to a group of three wannabe witches, who happen to be seeking a fourth member for their rituals.

Tickets FREE. A breathtaking animated adaptation of AJ Dungo’s graphic memoir—a sweeping love story about surfing, art, grief, and the ways we keep the people we love alive.  Following the screening, we will host a Q&A with the filmmakers.

Tickets $15. Do you know anything about witches? Wild Soul does. Catch The Witch, hosted by witch and intuitive tarot teacher Lindsay Mack, featuring group tarot in advance of the film.

Tickets: $15. Join Brain Dead—L.A.’s boundary-pushing creative collective—for a one-day-only special screening of the 1991 Japanese sci-fi action and cult classic Zëiram.

Tickets $15. A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Tickets $15. Join us for the haunting dreamscape of Vampyr as Philadelphia-based multimedia artist Kraftwitch transforms Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1932 supernatural masterpiece with a mesmerizing live score. Filmmaker Donal Mosher will introduce the film. 

Tickets $15. After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium. Presented by MUBI.

Tickets $15. Our annual Halloween screening returns! Buckle up for this genre-defying fever dream that feels as fresh, bizarre, and hilarious today as it did in 1977.

Tickets FREE. An evening of music, storytelling, and film celebrating the cultures, stories, and extraordinary talents that immigrants bring to our state and our communities—and standing with them when they need our support most. The evening will feature live music and storytelling by Gemanereida Barragán-Cruz, Mariachi Singer & Storyteller, and culminate in the world premiere of a new 15-minute documentary about her extraordinary artistic journey and the power of her voice.

Tickets $15. Join us for Nora Ephron’s cozy, bookish romantic comedy that makes the dial-up internet age feel magical. Grab a bingo card curated by  Violet Hex and play along as Kathleen Kelly and Joe Fox fall in love one anonymous email at a time! 

Tickets $15. Join Lesbian Cinema Club for a night of Shu Lea Cheang films. A special zine and merch will be on sale in advance of the screening.

Tickets $15. James Spooner joins PAM CUT for a screening of his film Afro-Punk, followed by an author talk for his new book It Starts With Anger. Books will be available for sale on site.

Tickets $20. Join us for a special evening with trailblazing drag artist, activist, and political candidate Marti Cummings and Portland-based constitutional law professor and author Robin Maril. Before the film, Marti and Robin will sit down for a live conversation about queer representation, civic engagement, and the power of showing up for your community.

Tickets $15. The Portland premiere of director Chad Brown's new documentary following five veterans as they bike through two hundred miles of raw unforgiving wilderness.

Tickets $15. Juzo Itami’s “ramen western” is a lavish tribute to taste and desire. Join us for this genre-bending 1985 film dedicated to the emotional power of food. 

Tickets $15. A romantic comedy with the works! Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut.

Tickets $15. After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Across the country, an engaged woman becomes convinced that they belong together, despite their never having met. Will their paths collide despite the odds?

Tickets $15. Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that’s what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry’s determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it.

Tickets $15. 37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn’t love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him.

Tickets: $15. There’s no day but today for RENT Movie Bingo, hosted by Violet Hex! Let your inner theater kid shine through iconic songs, dramatic entrances, and questionable decisions, complete with custom bingo cards designed by the host! 

Tickets $15. Welcome to Movie Book Club—for anyone who loves movies, books, or simply having opinions about both. Hosted by author Margaret Malone, each session invites you to watch a literary adaptation and then stick around for a warm, lively, and lightly irreverent post-screening conversation.

Tickets $15. Join us for a holiday screening of Carol, co-presented by our friends at Pride Northwest.

Tickets $35. Think you know Home Alone? Or are you thirsty for more? Home Alone: CineWhimsy transforms this holiday classic into an immersive, prop-infused holiday adventure. Costumes encouraged! Think you know Home Alone? Or are you thirsty for more? Home Alone: CineWhimsy transforms this holiday classic into an immersive, prop-infused holiday adventure.  Become part of the experience as you cheer Kevin on, clap along to surprise renditions of popular holiday classics, and reenact iconic hijinks as you set off “booby traps.” With live hosts, call-and-response antics, reenacted skits, and mischievous surprises, this isn’t just a movie night—it’s stepping inside Kevin McCallister’s snow-dusted, trickster-infused universe. Laughter, lighthearted mayhem, and pure holiday delight guaranteed! 

Tickets $30. Join us for an evening of music and conversation celebrating Elliott Smith’s musical legacy!

Tickets $35. Think you know Home Alone? Or are you thirsty for more? Home Alone: CineWhimsy transforms this holiday classic into an immersive, prop-infused holiday adventure. Costumes encouraged! Think you know Home Alone? Or are you thirsty for more? Home Alone: CineWhimsy transforms this holiday classic into an immersive, prop-infused holiday adventure.  Become part of the experience as you cheer Kevin on, clap along to surprise renditions of popular holiday classics, and reenact iconic hijinks as you set off “booby traps.” With live hosts, call-and-response antics, reenacted skits, and mischievous surprises, this isn’t just a movie night—it’s stepping inside Kevin McCallister’s snow-dusted, trickster-infused universe. Laughter, lighthearted mayhem, and pure holiday delight guaranteed!