Stage & Screen
Presenting an exciting selection of filmed performances ranging from one-of-a-kind concerts to stage productions from the National Theatre.
Upcoming engagements will be announced on an ongoing basis.
AFI Silver After Dark
All tickets just $8!
Join us for a monthly late-night series showcasing classic, soon-to-be classic and should-be-classic horror, sci-fi, action, fantasy and cross-genre gems hand-picked by the AFI Silver programming team. We promise deep cuts — sometimes literally — underrated classics, sneak peeks, new restorations and all-time favorites up on the big screen, the way late-night movies are meant to be seen!
Monthly selections will be announced on an ongoing basis.
NEW: Pick up our new After Dark Punch Card at the Silver Box Office! Catch six After Dark flicks and your next one is on us.
Three Films by Mamoru Hosoda
May 11–September 30
Mamoru Hosoda was born in Toyama, Japan, in 1967. Trained as an oil painter at Kanazawa University of Arts and Crafts, Hosoda honed his considerable skills working at famed anime production houses such as Toei and Studio Ghibli. In 2003, he directed SUPERFLAT MONOGRAM, a video for Louis Vuitton’s spring/summer collection in collaboration with artist Takashi Murakami. Hosoda established his name in feature animation in 2006 with THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME, which became a long-running box office hit and earned numerous awards. Hosoda’s subsequent films further cemented his reputation both in Japan and abroad with award-winning titles including SUMMER WARS, WOLF CHILDREN, THE BOY AND THE BEAST and MIRAI, which was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film in 2019. Hosoda, along with longtime collaborator and producer Yûichirô Saitô, co-founded Studio Chizu, the animation house that has produced his works since 2011.
AFI Latin American Film Festival
September 18–October 9
The AFI Latin American Film Festival is one of North America’s largest and longest-running showcases of Latin American cinema. Now in its 36th year, the Festival is one of Washington’s top cultural events and features award-winning films, in-person conversations with filmmaker guests and exciting embassy-hosted parties. With the inclusion of films from Spain and Portugal, the Festival celebrates Ibero-American cultural connections during National Hispanic Heritage Month. Don’t miss your chance to see film festival favorites, local box-office hits and debut works by promising new talents. Join a diverse audience of film lovers!
Learn more about this year's Festival and view the full lineup here.
All-Access Pass: $200
The All-Access Pass provides admission for one to every screening in the AFI Latin American Film Festival, including Opening and Closing Night. Passes are currently available for in-person purchase only.
Noir City DC: The Washington DC Film Noir Festival
October 10–23
Each year, Eddie Muller and the Film Noir Foundation (FNF) team deliver an impeccably curated selection of films noir, combining canonical classics with rarities ripe for rediscovery.
Learn more about this year's program here, including tickets, special guests and hotel accommodations.
All-Access Pass: $200
The All-Access Pass gives you admission for one to every screening in Noir City DC at a significant discount.
Purchase passes here.
*Silver Cinema Club discounts currently available in person only.
Halloween on Screen
October 24–31
Get in the Halloween spirit with AFI Silver’s annual celebration of scary movies! Highlights include our now-traditional presentation of F. W. Murnau's NOSFERATU with a brand-new score by the Anvil Orchestra, a very special Count Gore De Vol presentation of TREMORS (1990), the return of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (celebrating its 50th anniversary) with a live shadowcast by Bloody Mayhem Theatrical, a collection of spooky Looney Tunes shorts, a FRANKENSTEIN bonanza with screenings of the original 1931 film as well as THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and Tim Burton’s FRANKENWEENIE (2012), 30th anniversary screenings of Black horror canon classic TALES FROM THE HOOD and much, much more.
Silent Cinema Showcase
October 24–November 15
The Silent Cinema Showcase returns with another selection of newly restored screen classics and rare gems from the silent era. Silent filmmaking was an art form unto itself, one that sound films may have replaced but did not necessarily surpass. Join us for our annual showcase of silent cinema and meet some of the dedicated and talented musicians who bring these films to life with their inventive accompaniment, including Andrew Earle Simpson, Donald Sosin, Ben Model and the Anvil Orchestra (formerly Alloy Orchestra). We kick things off with our annual presentation of F. W. Murnau’s NOSFERATU on October 24, featuring a new score by the Anvil Orchestra, then present a selection of films from 1925 celebrating their 100th anniversary, plus much more!
Select screenings co-presented with the AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend (Nov. 6–9).
Combination Silent Cinema Showcase and Classic Film Weekend All-Access Passes: $200
Attend every screening in the 2025 Silent Cinema Showcase, in addition to the 2025 AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend, for just $200.
Purchase passes here.
*Silver Cinema Club discounts currently available in person only.
AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend
Nov. 6–9
The AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend returns with an immersive lineup of new restorations, big-screen rarities, silent films with live accompaniment, 35mm prints and pre-Code pictures. Festival guests, including film historians Craig Barron, Jerry Beck, Kim Luperi, Danny Reid, Farran Smith Nehme and David Stenn, will introduce each film.
Learn more about this year's program here.
This series is co-curated by author, archivist and film historian David Pierce. All silent films are co-presented as part of this year’s Silent Cinema Showcase (Oct. 24–Nov. 15).
Combination Classic Film Weekend and Silent Cinema Showcase All-Access Passes: $200
Attend every screening and event in the 2025 AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend, in addition to the 2025 Silent Cinema Showcase, for just $200.
Purchase passes here.
*SCC discounts available in person only.
