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Los Angeles Filmforum is the longest-running organization in Southern California dedicated exclusively to the ongoing, non-commercial exhibition of independent, experimental, and progressive media art.

Filmforum is proud to be in the center of the cultural programming of a city with a rich history of avant-garde filmmaking and programming. Now in our 50th year, we celebrate personal, hand-crafted and non-commercial work. Read more about our various programs, purchase tickets for upcoming screenings, explore our archives, or learn more about volunteering or making a tax-deductible donation on our website! 

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Newt Leaders, by Amy Halpern

Upcoming Screenings

  • Filmforum 50, program 4: three sparks, by Naomi Uman

    Date: Dec 14, 2025 7:30PM
    Location: 2220 Arts + Archives

    Longtime friend (and one-time Filmforum projectionist) Naomi Uman visits from Mexico to present the Los Angeles premiere of her feature film three sparks!  This film in three parts depicts life in northern rural Albania, exploring the role of women and the presence of the filmmaker in a land where traditional canonical law rules society.

  • Cecelia Condit

    Parables of Now: New and Classic Works by Cecelia Condit

    Date: Dec 18, 2025 7:00PM
    Location: Philosophical Research Society

    The first LA showcase of recent works by video artist Cecelia Condit, feat. the premiere of two new films, co-hosted by JJ Stratford!