Bijou Cinema Now Showing

Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
93 Minutes, BluRay

Detroit’s story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century— the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the middle class; the love affair with automobiles; the flowering of the American dream; and now… the collapse of the economy and the fading American mythos. With its vivid, painterly palette and haunting score, DETROPIA sculpts a dreamlike collage of a grand city teetering on the brink of dissolution. These soulful pragmatists and stalwart philosophers strive to make ends meet and make sense of it all, refusing to abandon hope or resistance. Their grit and pluck embody the spirit of the Motor City as it struggles to survive postindustrial America and begins to envision a radically different future.

“A moving and powerful micro-portrait of a hurting nation.” -Indiewire

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/45929284

116 Minutes, BluRay

When a group of petty criminals is hired by a mysterious party to retrieve a rare piece of found footage from a rundown house in the middle of nowhere, they soon realize that the job isn’t going to be as easy as they thought. In the living room, a lifeless body holds court before a hub of old television sets, surrounded by stacks upon stacks of VHS tapes. As they search for the right one, they are treated to a seemingly endless number of horrifying videos, each stranger than the last.

“The scariest, rawest horror movie of the year.” -Andy Greene, Rolling Stone

Also keep an eye out for VHS tapes like this and you will receive free admission to any V/H/S showing!

Trailer: http://movies.yahoo.com/video/ymoviesredband-29056098/v-h-s-red-band-trailer-29702922.html

October 26 – November 1

Landlocked Film Festival… we’re right in the middle of a lot of land. No coasts, but plenty of culture here in the American heartland.

A competitive festival celebrating its 6th birthday in October 2012, Landlocked presents independent movies from around the world. Thousands of audience members gather in Iowa City’s historic downtown to watch diverse films, from two minutes to two hours long, from artsy experimentation to outrageous comedy, from heartwarming family stories to heartbreaking drama, from hard-hitting documentary to music video to amazing animation

Friday, October 26:

7PM – Today We Saw The Face Of God ($5)
8:30PM – Schlafende Hunde ($7)

Saturday, October 27:

4PM – Dramatic Shorts Program #1 ($5)
6:00PM – Writing in Motion: A Nation Divided & City of  Literature ($5)
8PM – Dead Weight ($7)

Sunday, October 28:

3PM – Dramatic Shorts Program #2 ($5)
5PM – Film w/ Panel: Diversity Focus – FREE
7PM – One Tree Three Lives w/ Panel: International Writing Program – FREE

Landlocked Film Festival – $5

Directed by Mercedes Kane
68 Minutes, Haiti, 2011

The documentary film, Today We Saw the Face of God transcends viewers from their comfortable homes into the poverty-stricken world that Haitians navigate daily. As the team journeys back, they recount the harrowing reality of being first responders in an unprecedented medical crisis.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/29588970

Landlocked Film Festival – $7

Directed by Michael O’Connor
85 Minutes, Germany, 2010

Jim is haunted by visions of his own violent death and is convinced he doesn’t have long to live. He sets out on a journey to find his son, Tom, and reconcile with him, but when they finally meet, Tom rejects his father.

Trailer: http://youtu.be/Fn7BFG6h46A