How far would you go for your family?

Friday Screening: If you purchase a ticket to Shorts Program: Family Ties on Friday, you’ll receive a complimentary drink during Happy Hour.

Filmmakers will participate in a Q&A following each screening.

Sherry is an unassuming receptionist at a dance studio until the day she seizes an opportunity to “be brave.”

A young, naive swimming prodigy tries out for the nation’s top swim team, where he is pushed toward greatness by a militant swim coach.

Verner Maldonado (Director) and Matthew Schlissel (Writer) will participate in a Q&A following each screening.

When on a routine patrol, a black female cop living in and patrolling Inglewood gets called to a disturbance, and she is forced to make an unprecedented life-altering decision.

During a sleepover, four space-obsessed 9-year-old girls embark on a secret mission in their cardboard rocket. Unapologetically passionate about science and space, the girls concoct a plan to command their rocket-ship on an important mission to space. In the infinite realm of their imagination, they traverse the universe–until Dad returns home from dinner, crashing them back to reality. Space Girls is a film that celebrates the power of the imagination, the importance of STEM education, and girl power. It is family-friendly and will inspire young kids to see science and space as fun and exciting!

When an Afghan refugee arrives in Italy with his goat to seek asylum, an Italian immigration officer finds himself in a difficult position because he doesn’t know what to do with the animal. Based on a true story.

Percussionist Tom Teasley performs his original live music accompaniment to a screening of Fritz Lang’s classic science fiction film Metropolis. In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city’s mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

Come dressed as a robot and get a Halloween surprise!

Join us for a free, advanced screening of a new yet-to-be aired episode of Modern Family. One of the most successful shows of the last decade, Modern Family has collected 22 Emmys and a Golden Globe, now beginning its 9th season.

Ty Burrell will join us for the screening and will offer a Q&A following the screening. Burrell is a two-time Emmy-winner for famously playing Phil Dunphy. The episode will air later this fall on ABC.

Silent horror movie classic Nosferatu, with live accompaniment by Tom Teasley. What better motion picture is there for Halloween eve? Nosferatu was directed by F. W. Murnau and is based on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula.

Dress like a vampire and receive a Halloween surprise after the film!

Presented in partnership with the Reston Community Center: CenterStage.

When home entertainment enters the market in 1990s Beijing, a former projectionist ropes his young son into starting their own pirate movie company, but easy money comes with its own price tag.