Film Series

FILM SERIES

After Hours

Bringing together the odd, eerie, thrilling, and downright weird, this is the home of cult classics.

Family Matinees

Welcoming children and caregivers to experience kid-friendly classics both new and old.

Film Essentials

Cinema’s greatest treasures as they were meant to be seen: on the biggest screen in Center City!

Throwback Quizzo

Put your movie and pop culture knowledge to the test with this pairing of trivia and nostalgic films.

Philly Film Showcase

A screening and discussion series dedicated to work by up-and-coming local filmmakers of all ages, levels, and backgrounds.

Once a decade, Sight and Sound magazine releases the coveted critic’s poll for The Greatest Films of All Time. Join PFS as we embark on the journey together and screen all 100 films from the 2022 list, counting down, in order throughout the entire year.

Debut

All filmmakers have to start somewhere. A debut film may catapult a director into the auteur stratosphere or be merely a blip on their IMDb list, yet the debut remains a defining moment that can serve as film forensic for everything that follows.

Guilty Treasures

Sometimes a film can make your head spin and heart sing with a script that captures the entire human condition, performances that come from the soul, and a rousing, triumphant score. Sometimes a film can just make you laugh and yell “How?!?” or “Why?!?!” a thousand times.

April Screws

The screwball comedies of Hollywood’s Golden Age continue to cause shrieks with every double entendre and twisted wordplay.

Women’s March

In addition to the illuminating collection of shorts from the dawn of cinema featuring women in front of the camera sparking rebellion and slapstick, Women’s March features a selection of groundbreaking, international women filmmakers that changed cinema forever.

DocNights

DocNights with Thomas Jefferson University pairs impactful documentaries with illuminating talkbacks.

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