Ackland Film Forum
Voter Registration at the Varsity
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesBefore the start of this evening's Politics on Film screening, local volunteers will be on site at the Varsity Theatre to register folks to vote in this fall's election, which…
Ackland Film Forum: “A Face in the Crowd” (Elia Kazan, 1957)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAbout the Film: The film debut of North Carolina’s own Andy Griffith, Elia Kazan’s A Face in the Crowd tells the story of Arkansas drifter Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes, who rises…
FreeVoter Registration at the Varsity
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesBefore the start of this evening's Politics on Film screening, local volunteers will be on site at the Varsity Theatre to register folks to vote in this fall's election, which…
Ackland Film Forum: “Medium Cool” (Haskell Wexler, 1969)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAbout the Film: Renowned cinematographer Haskell Wexler (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966); In the Heat of the Night (1967)) directed this film about a cynical Chicago TV news reporter…
FreeAckland Film Forum: “Being There” (Hal Ashby, 1979)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAbout the Film: Chance, an unworldly gardener mistaken for a genius of political policy, is one of the most curious characters in American cinema. Director Hal Ashby’s film features a…
FreeAckland Film Forum: “Election” (Alexander Payne, 1999)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAbout the Film: Alexander Payne directed this adaptation of Tom Perotta’s 1998 novel on dirty politics in a high school election, which was inspired in part by the 1992 presidential…
FreeAckland Film Forum: “Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed” (Shola Lynch, 2004)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAbout the Film: Shola Lynch’s remarkable documentary on Brooklyn Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 campaign to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee never felt more relevant. Energetic and celebratory, this film…
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Ackland Film Forum: Screening of “Velvet Goldmine”
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Art Museum & UNC Film Studies Present: A Celebration of Christine Vachon Join us for a two-night event honoring Christine Vachon, one of independent cinema’s most fearless and influential…
Ackland Film Forum: Christine Vachon in Conversation
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Art Museum & UNC Film Studies Present: A Celebration of Christine Vachon Join us for a two-night event honoring Christine Vachon, one of independent cinema’s most fearless and influential…
Ackland Film Forum: “Le Bonheur” (Agnès Varda, 1965)
Chelsea Theater 1129 Weaver Dairy Road, Suite AB, Chapel Hill, United StatesOne of the leading directors of the French New Wave, Agnès Varda made her reputation with Cléo From 5 to 7 (1962), which tells the story of a singer who…