Wednesday Signature Series
Our special Wednesday night Signature Series has returned!!
Held only at the Avalon, the Wednesday Signature Series is a group of rotating programs that showcase unique films from around the world. Screenings are held on Wednesday evenings at 8:00pm in our historic downstairs theater.
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Upcoming Films
150 min
in English, Dutch, Russian, French and Arabic with English subtitles
Avalon Docs
Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film, a riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo’s leader Patrice Lumumba.
Wed, Feb 5 at 8PM
132 min
in English, Spanish and French with English subtitles
French Cinémathèque
The fearsome cartel leader Emilia enlists Rita, an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self. EMILIA PÉREZ is an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations.
Wed, Feb 19 at 8PM