Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Dagmara Dominczyk, Dan Abramovici

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame.

32 Sounds is an immersive feature documentary and profound sensory experience from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Green (The Weather Underground, A Thousand Thoughts) featuring original music by JD Samson (Le Tigre, MEN).

The film explores the elemental phenomenon of sound by weaving together 32 specific sound explorations into a cinematic meditation on the power of sound to bend time, cross borders, and profoundly shape our perception of the world around us. Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker Green as he takes the audience on a journey through time and space — exploring everything from forgotten childhood memories, to the soundtrack of resistance, to subaquatic symphonies — and experience in new ways the astonishing sounds of our everyday lives. 32 Sounds investigates the mysterious nature of perception and the subtle yet radical politics that arise from sensation and being present in one’s body.

Starring: Taissa Farmiga, Storm Reid, Anna Popplewell, Bonnie Aarons, Katelyn Rose Downey, Jonas Bloquet

1956 — France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun.

The Future of Film is Female is proud to present its inaugural Shorts Program at Nitehawk Cinema! Our first edition includes nine recent short films from New York, Los Angeles, Mexico, and London. Though diverse in style and storytelling, from satire to horror, these shorts reflect tales of family, belonging, and community. There will be a Q&A with filmmakers.

The Future of Film is Female is a non-profit organization whose mission is to amplify the work of all women and non-binary filmmakers through its Short Film Fund and exhibition programming. Short films are at the heart of what we do! To make an additional $10 donation to The Future of Film is Female, select the “Event + Donation” ticket on the checkout screen.

LUX NOCTIS (2021)
Written and directed by Damiana Acuña, 12 min
In an isolated matriarchal community, Lina creates an unprecedented amount of light.

INCOMPLETE (2022)
Written and directed by Zoey Martinson, 10 min
Evan is on house arrest in a haunted house. Or so he thinks?

YOUNG MOM (2022)
Written and directed by Cecilia Delgado, 15 min
A young woman kidnaps the child she nannies to satisfy her girlfriend’s desire to start a family.

IN THE GARDEN OF TULIPS (2023)
Directed by Julia Elihu, Written by Ava Lalezarzadeh, 14 min
In the height of the Iran-Iraq war, Caroline takes the final car ride with her father through the Iranian countryside.

SAVASANA (2023)
Directed by Jenny Donheiser, Written by Meagan Kensil, 6 1/2 min
Lila, a yoga YouTuber, struggles to quiet her inner critic while leading a sponsored Yoga livestream.

BUT TOMORROW (2021)
Directed by Lin Que Ayoung, Written by Sallomé Hralima, 14 min
Set in 1986, it’s the first day of high school in Manhattan and Crystal’s eagerness to make an impression has unwanted repercussions.

SHE ALWAYS WINS (2022)
Written and directed by Hazel McKibbin, 10 min
She Always Wins captures all the complicated moves in the dance of dominance, deference and self-diminishment that takes place when a young woman brings her new boyfriend to his first family visit.

THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR (2023)
Written and directed by Abbesi Akhamie, 12 min
Amidst the arrival of a West African couple in her building, a 41-year-old single woman grapples with her desires and ethics when the husband’s attentions turn towards her.

FCKI’N NUTS (2023)
Written and directed by Sam Fox, 12 min
Sandy is grievously forced to break it off with the boy of her dreams in order to avert him from meeting her unusual parents.

Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Gaia Scodellaro, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Remo Girone

Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he’s done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.

Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr, Thelma Ritter

A newspaper photographer with a broken leg passes time recuperating by observing his neighbors through his window. He sees what he believes to be a murder, and decides to solve the crime himself. With the help of his nurse and wife, he tries to catch the murderer without being killed himself.

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Judd Nelson, Mario Van Peebles, Allen Payne, Chris Rock

From its controversial release to its current status as a classic crime thriller and hip-hop film, New Jack City is a gritty look at NYC’s crack epidemic, centered on drug kingpin Nino Brown and streetwise cop Scotty Appleton. Director Mario Van Peebles’ low-budget smash created a widespread influence on film, music and American vernacular, bolstered by breakthrough performances from young stars Wesley Snipes, Ice-T and Chris Rock.

Ben Apatoff is the author of the Bloomsbury 33 1/3 series book Body Count (33 1/3), the first-ever book about Ice-T’s hardcore band famous for revolutionary songs like “There Goes the Neighborhood” and “Cop Killer.” He will introduce the film with a brief discussion of Ice-T’s acting career, and books will be available for sale before and after the screening.

Narrated exclusively by the original members of The Birthday Party, Mutiny in Heaven delves deep into a band’s psyche, chronicling how Nick Cave and his school friends startled audiences with their confrontational performances, primal screams, outlaw gothic horror and anarchic lifestyle.

Featuring never-before-seen personal footage from band members, dynamic animation sequences, and jaw-dropping concert clips, the film provides a sweaty, electrifying front-row seat to one of the most legendary live acts. It’s destined to be an instant documentary classic. The film is the first fully authorized telling of The Birthday Party.

Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Mia Farrow, Robert Mitchum, Peggy Ashcroft, Pamela Brown

When Leonora (Elizabeth Taylor) crosses paths in London with Cenchi (Mia Farrow), the two are instantly drawn to each other, finding striking resemblances to their departed loved ones. In Leonora, Cenchi is convinced she has found her mother returned; in Cenchi, Leonora sees an opportunity to save a child as she was unable to do for her own. Posting up in Cenchi’s decadent home, Leonora plays the part of a high society eccentric, all too eager to be draped in feathers and furs. But when sleazy stepdad Albert (Robert Mitchum) starts hanging around, she finds the damage may be too deep for the fantasy to continue.

Warning: Images are not from the movies we’re showing. Trust us, you can’t imagine what we’re showing!

We can’t believe it’s here! This Sunday on Fire, War Is Hell in Hong Kong’s equivalent of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. A massive, mighty Vietnam War movie by one of Hong Kong’s greatest directors, we’re not revealing the title until it appears onscreen, but this flick is a heavy hitter, starring a trio of Hong Kong’s best actors, and this is a rare chance to catch it in 35mm, in its original language (with English subtitles), on the big screen. Because a movie that features this many bullets, bombs, and brotherhood deserves the best treatment possible.

Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.

Please note this is an extremely rare archival print from the film’s original theatrical release. Expect some wear!