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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! 

Newt Leaders Still

Newt Leaders, by Amy Halpern

Upcoming Screenings

  • Star Spangled to Death

    Filmforum 50, program 16: Star Spangled to Death

    Date: Jul 5, 2026 1:00PM
    Location: 2220 Arts + Archives

    In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, and in honor of the late Ken Jacobs, we present his epic tribute to the United States of America.

  • "RAPE" by Yoko Ono, Directed by John Lennon & Yoko Ono, (c) Yoko Ono, courtesy of the artist

    Yoko Ono’s film “RAPE” with a talk by Jennifer Doyle

    Date: Jul 12, 2026 7:00PM
    Location: 2220 Arts + Archives

    In conjunction with The Broad’s exhibition Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, Filmforum presents her rarely screened film “RAPE” followed by a talk on the film by writer and educator Jennifer Doyle.  The film is not included in the exhibition, so this is your only chance to see it currently.

  • L.A.X.

    Fabrice Ziolkowski's L.A.X. (1980)

    Date: Jul 17, 2026 7:30PM
    Location: Philosophical Research Society

    A rare screening of a landmark of Los Angeles avant garde cinema, a hypnotically drifting afternoon-to-evening cruise through a bygone LA.

  • Yoko Ono Fluxfilm No. 9: Eye Blink, 1966. (c) Yoko Ono, courtesy of the artist

    Films by Yoko Ono

    Date: Jul 26, 2026 2:00PM
    Location: 2220 Arts + Archives

    In conjunction with The Broad’s exhibition Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, Filmforum presents a few more films of hers not included in the exhibition, along with a few others that are.