AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

Bleak Week

June 12–18

Presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque, Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair is an annual festival showcasing some of the greatest works of cinema from across the globe that venture into the darkest sides of humanity and the bleakest points in human history.

AFI Silver’s original curated lineup features 17 dark, depressing works from some of cinema’s most celebrated auteurs.

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LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD

THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD

Now playing!

Two small-time Italian crooks have not been able to mount an honest scam since the 2008 financial crisis and now face the impending mediocrity of middle age. The return of an exiled partner-in-crime from Argentina affords a second chance for long-buried riches, but can they put down their beers long enough to keep their eyes on the prize?

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JINSEI

Now playing!

Our hero becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast and an oracle in this 100-year chronicle of an extraordinary life, spanning the past, present and future — an anime tour-de-force written, directed, edited and entirely hand-drawn by newcomer Ryuya Suzuki.

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Pride on Screen

May 29–June 30

As Pride celebrations in Washington, DC, enter their 51st year, the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center proudly presents a series of 10 films in recognition and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community.

This week:
★ PILLION — June 12, 15 & 18
★ A USEFUL GHOST — June 13 & 17

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Recent Restorations

April 24–July 9

This series rounds up a wide range of recent digital restorations of screen classics. Here is your chance to see them back on the big screen and looking better than they have in years, thanks to the efforts of dedicated film archivists and specialty distributors.

New 4K restorations playing this week:
★ TRAINSPOTTING | 30th Anniversary — Encore screenings! June 12–14 & 17

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I LOVE BOOSTERS

Now playing!

A crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven in the latest film from Boots Riley (SORRY TO BOTHER YOU). Starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige and Demi Moore, I LOVE BOOSTERS is a proudly feminist comedy about what can be achieved when the workers of the world unite.

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THE ODYSSEY in 70mm

Tickets on sale now! | Opens July 17

Christopher Nolan’s next film is a mythic action epic shot around the world that brings Homer’s foundational saga to the screen in glorious 70mm. THE ODYSSEY stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o, with Zendaya and Charlize Theron.

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