Movies
Genre: Documentary
Lynch / Oz (Hosted by Alexandre O. Philippe)
Like so many movie-lovers around the world, we were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of filmmaker David Lynch, whose contribution to arts and culture is immeasurable. His monumentally beloved catalogue is its own impressive, cinematic legacy rich with old friends and oddball characters who make regular visits upon
Mister Organ (With Director David Farrier Q&A)
Kiwi journalist and filmmaker David Farrier (TICKLED, DARK TOURIST) unwittingly stumbles into a game of cat and mouse with a mystery man creating havoc in his neighborhood, wheel-clamping cars at a local antique store. That clamper was Michael Organ. When the owner of the shop this wheel clamper patrols denies
King On Screen
If there’s one thing that Rio Theatre audiences can be relied upon for, it’s turning up for movies that are adapted from the literary works of iconic horror author Stephen King. His influence on the pop-culture landscape is far-reaching to the point of being immeasurable; beyond screening adapted classics like
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Chunky Shrapnel Live on Film
CHUNKY SHRAPNEL is a feature length live music documentary from the prolific Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Literally bringing the audience onto the stages of their 2019 tour across Europe & the UK, CHUNKY SHRAPNEL offers a uniquely immersive experience never before captured on film.
Neil Young: Harvest Time
Join us at the Rio Theatre as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Canadian rock music legend Neil Young‘s iconic album, “Harvest,” with screenings of the new documentary NEIL YOUNG: HARVEST TIME. Created between January and September 1971, this docu-film takes us on an intimate
Moonage Daydream
With MOONAGE DAYDREAM, Brett Morgen (The Kid Stays in the Picture, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane) presents a genre defying immersion into the art and sounds of David Bowie. Considered one of the greatest artists of our time, David Bowie has been moving
Meet Me In The Bathroom
Join us at the Rio Theatre on for MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM, an immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s featuring never-before-seen footage of artists like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes, Interpol and LCD Soundsystem. Set against the backdrop of 9/11,
SCRAP (Director in Attendance for Q&A)
SCRAP is a love letter to the things we use in our daily lives. This cinematic documentary tells the story of people – a Thai family living in an abandoned airplane, recycling workers in Delhi picking apart discarded electronics, a farmer in South Dakota building sculptures from scrap metal— who
Eternal Spring
In March 2002, a state TV signal in China gets hacked by members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal is to counter the government narrative about their practice. In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars), a Falun
VIFF: Framing Agnes
Exhuming transcripts from a 1950s UCLA study on transgender individuals, Chase Joynt and his cast employ re-enactments, reinvention, and personal reflections to examine the trans stories that are told and how—and by whom—they are authored. Every bit as conceptually daring as VIFF 2020’s No Ordinary Man (which Joynt co-directed), Framing Agnes sees the director