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2025 FILM SERIES ARE HERE!
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1258 Windsor St. Indianapolis
Indy’s only locally owned arthouse cinema and restaurant.
Cinema opens 30 min before first film.
April 23-27
22ND INDY FILM FEST
Join the Indy Film Fest for five days of independent movies, filmmaker meet-and-greets, and after-parties — April 23 – 27 at Kan-Kan Cinema and Living Room Theaters. Online screenings continue through May 4.
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THE SHROUDS
Rated R • Length 120 min
Dir. by David Cronenberg
In an eerie, deceptively placid near-future, a techno-entrepreneur named Karsh has developed a new software that will allow the bereaved to bear witness to the gradual decay of loved ones dead and buried in the earth.
1:35 PM & 6:45 PM
ON SWIFT HORSES
Rated R • Length 199 min
Dir. by Daniel Minahan
Muriel and her husband Lee are about to begin a bright new life, which is upended by the arrival of Lee's brother. Muriel embarks on a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible.
4:10 PM
One Week Only
KILLER OF SHEEP (1978)
Rated NR • Length 80 min
Dir. by Charles Burnett
A slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions at a job he finds repugnant, and then he finds he has little sensitivity for the family he works so hard to support.
9:35 PM
April 28 /// No Ticket Needed
A/V CLUB: 'EVIL TOONS (1992)'
Film starts at 8pm. Films shown at the A/V Club are not suitable for all audiences. B-movies are often unrated, but would likely earn the MPAA equivalent of NC-17 or very R. Unless otherwise noted, no one under the age of 17 will be admitted.
Starts May 2
MISERICORDIA
Rated NR • Length 104 min
Dir. by Alain Guiraudie
Returning to Saint-Martial for his late boss's funeral, Jérémie's stay with widow Martine becomes entangled in a disappearance, a threatening neighbor, and an abbot's shady intentions.
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One Week Only Starting May 2
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
Rated G • Length 103 min
Dir. by Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
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One Week Only Starting May 2 /// 4K Restoration
PINK NARCISSUS (1971)
Rated NR • Length 68 min
Dir. by James Bidgood
An erotic poem set in the fantasies of a young male prostitute.
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May 2
GRANFALLOON: 'CHILDREN OF MEN'
Rated R • Length 109 min
Dir. by Alfonso Cuarón
In 2027, in a world in which women have become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
Free tickets
May 3 & 4
FAM-FAM AT THE KAN-KAN: 'SHARK TALE (2004)'
Rated PG • Length 90 min
Dir. by Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman
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'ZURAWSKI V TEXAS' + POST-FILM Q&A WITH AMANDA ZURAWSKI
Rated NR • Length 98 min
Dir. by Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault
Buy ticketsOne Week Only Starting May 9 /// Tickets Coming Soon
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992)
Rated PG • Length 128 min
Dir. by Penny Marshall
During World War II, sisters Dottie and Kit join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
May 9 & 10
'SHERLOCK JR.' WITH R.E.M. : A SILENTS SYNCED FILM
• Length 72 min
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
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May 11 /// Mother's Day
20TH CENTURY WOMEN
In 1979 Santa Barbara, Dorothea is a determined single mother who is raising her son, Jamie. She enlists the help of two women -- Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist and Julie, a savvy teenager -- to help with Jamie's upbringing.
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May 13
WHITE WITH FEAR
Rated NR • Length 86 min
Dir. by Andrew Goldberg
Sheds light on the decades-long strategy of politicians and media outlets to amplify racial divisions and white victimization narratives for power and profit.
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May 14
CORK-CORK AT THE KAN-KAN: A WINE AND FILM SERIES - 'MAMMA MIA!'
Once a month, we will be pairing a film with a special pre-film wine mini-class taught by Jan Bugher, Certified Sommelier in the theater.
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May 14
'MAMMA MIA! (2008)' - FILM ONLY
These tickets are for the film only and DO NOT include tickets for the Wine Experience beforehand. Film will start at about 8pm.
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May 15
METRO9: A VISION REVISITED
Rated NR • Length 147 min
A century after its conception, Metropolis re-emerges through NEUN METRO // METRO9, a non-narrative and avant-garde restoration that reanimates Thea von Harbou’s original vision.
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Coming Soon
MAGIC FARM
Rated NR • Length 93 min
Dir. by Amalia Ulman
A media crew mistakenly ends up in the wrong country while trying to profile a musician. As they collaborate with locals to create a viral trend, relationships form amid an unfolding health crisis.
May 17
'FREEWAY' WITH VANITY REX
Join us for FREEWAY (1996) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Dahlia Desire who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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Starts May 23 /// Tickets Coming Soon
CAUGHT BY THE TIDES
Rated NR • Length 111 min
Dir. by Jia Zhangke
Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him.
Starts May 23 /// Tickets Coming Soon
FRIENDSHIP
Rated R • Length 100 min
Dir. by Andrew DeYoung
When new neighbor Brian threatens his quiet life, Craig Waterman struggles to protect his family's security.
One Week Only Starting May 30
LAST DAYS OF SUMMER
Rated NR • Length 75 min
Dir. by Alex Rodgers
Ricky and his best friend Summer have their lives turned upside down when Ricky's estranged older brother shows up unannounced, triggering a series of events that lead to Summer's disappearance.
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June 1 & 3
THE AUTEUR SERIES - KELLY REICHARDT : 'WENDY AND LUCY'
Rated R • Length 80 min
Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happenings triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart.
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June 4
GRANFALLOON: 'STARSHIP TROOPERS'
Rated R • Length 129 min
Dir. by Paul Verhoeven
Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
Free tickets
June 5 & 6
PRIDE (2014)
Rated R • Length 119 min
Dir. by Matthew Warchus
U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
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Starts June 6 /// Tickets Coming Soon
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
Rated PG-13 • Length 101 min
Dir. by Wes Anderson
The story of a family and a family business.
June 7 & 8
FAM-FAM AT THE KAN-KAN: 'THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES (2021)'
Rated PG • Length 114 min
Dir. by Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe
Buy ticketsJune 8
DOGMA: RESURRECTED! A 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels.
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June 9
A/V CLUB THEATER SPECIAL: RAY HARRISON'S 'ALL ABOUT ALICE (1972)' & 'WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BABY JANE (1963)'
June 10
ROPE (1948)
Rated Approved • Length 80 min
Dir. by Alfred Hitchcock
Two men try to convince themselves they've committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party after strangling a former classmate to death.
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June 11
CORK-CORK AT THE KAN-KAN: A WINE AND FILM SERIES - 'SIDEWAYS'
Once a month, we will be pairing a film with a special pre-film wine mini-class taught by Jan Bugher, Certified Sommelier in the theater.
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June 11
'SIDEWAYS (2004)' - FILM ONLY
These tickets are for the film only and DO NOT include tickets for the Wine Experience beforehand. Film will start at about 8pm.
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June 13 & 14
THE WATERMELON WOMAN (1996)
Rated NR • Length 84 min
Dir. by Cheryl Dunye
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
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Coming Soon
MATERIALISTS
Rated R • Length 115 min
Dir. by Celine Song
A matchmaker's lucrative business is complicated when she falls into a toxic love triangle that threatens her clients.
June 17 /// $10 Tuesday
THE BIRDCAGE (1996)
Rated R • Length 117 min
Dir. by Mike Nichols
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.
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June 18
HOLY TRINITY
Rated NR • Length 91 min
Dir. by Glamhag
A queer girl named Trinity huffs the contents of a magic aerosol can and develops the ability to talk to the dead.
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June 19 & 20
THE HANDMAIDEN (2016)
Rated NR • Length 145 min
Dir. by Park Chan-wook
In 1930s Korea, a girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a countryside estate. But the maid has a secret...
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June 21
'FRANKENHOOKER' WITH VANITY REX
Join us for FRANKENHOOKER (1990) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Pancha La Flor who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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June 22 & 24
THE AUTEUR SERIES - KELLY REICHARDT : 'MEEK'S CUTOFF'
Rated PG • Length 104 min
Settlers traveling through the Oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
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June 25
'TRICK' PRESENTED WITH STONEWALL SPORTS
Rated R • Length 89 min
Dir. by Jim Fall
The misadventures of two young gay men, trying to find a place to be alone, one night in Manhattan.
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July 1 /// $10 Tuesday
CON AIR (1997)
Rated R • Length 115 min
Dir. by Simon West
Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.
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July 5 & 6
FAM-FAM AT THE KAN-KAN: 'SHREK (2001)'
Rated PG • Length 90 min
Dir. by Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Buy ticketsJuly 11, 13 & 17
SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
Rated Approved • Length 121 min
Dir. by Billy Wilder
After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
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July 13 & 15
THE AUTEUR SERIES - KELLY REICHARDT : 'FIRST COW'
Rated PG-13 • Length 122 min
In 1820, a cook travels to Oregon, where he meets a Chinese immigrant who is also looking to make his fortune.
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July 19
'DROP DEAD GORGEOUS' WITH VANITY REX
Join us for DROP DEAD GORGEOUS (1999) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Brentlee Bich who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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July 24
'THE MUMMY' VHS SCREENING
Rated PG-13 • Length 124 min
Dir. by Stephen Sommers
At an archaeological dig in Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for his long-lost love.
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July 29 /// $10 Tuesday
GRINDHOUSE (2007)
Rated R • Length 191 min
Dir. by Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's homage to exploitation double features in the '60s and '70s with two back-to-back cult films that include previews of coming attractions between them.
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July 30 & August 1
A BIGGER SPLASH (2015)
Rated R • Length 125 min
Dir. by Luca Guadagnino
A famous rock star's vacation in Italy with her boyfriend is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.
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August 2 & 3
FAM-FAM AT THE KAN-KAN: 'PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (1985)'
Rated PG • Length 91 min
Dir. by Tim Burton
Buy ticketsAugust 6 & 7
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (1991)
Rated TV-PG • Length 113 min
Dir. by Julie Dash
A languid, impressionistic story of three generations of Gullah women living on the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1902.
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August 12 /// $10 Tuesday
TUCKER AND DALE VS EVIL (2010)
Rated R • Length 89 min
Dir. by Eli Craig
Affable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students.
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August 14 & 15
UNFORGIVEN (1992)
Rated R • Length 130 min
Dir. by Clint Eastwood
Retired Old West gunslinger Will Munny reluctantly takes on one last job to avenge an injustice with the help of his old partner and a newer outlaw known simply as The Schofield Kid.
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August 16
'RENT' WITH VANITY REX
Join us for RENT (2005) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Kendra Stone who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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August 19 & 22
MEMORIES OF MURDER (2003)
Rated NR • Length 132 min
Dir. by Bong Joon-ho
In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
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August 30
'TITANIC' VHS SCREENING
Rated PG-13 • Length 209 min
Dir. by James Cameron
A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
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September 20
'TROG' WITH VANITY REX
Join us for TROG (1970) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Desiree Bouvier who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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October
'TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION' WITH VANITY REX
Join us for TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION (1994) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Vivika Darko who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
November 15
'THE FIRST WIVES CLUB' WITH VANITY REX
Join us for THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (1996) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Samora Mie who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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December 20
'GREMLINS' WITH VANITY REX
Join us for GREMLINS (1984) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest The Good Time Ghouls: Bunny Beaumont and Holy Gail who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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