Summer-Fall 2026
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Star Spangled to Death
Filmforum 50, program 16: Star Spangled to Death
Date: Jul 5, 2026 1:00PM
Location: 2220 Arts + ArchivesIn 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.
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"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 + ArchivesIn 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.
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L.A.X.
Fabrice Ziolkowski's L.A.X. (1980)
Date: Jul 17, 2026 7:30PM
Location: Philosophical Research SocietyA rare screening of a landmark of Los Angeles avant garde cinema, a hypnotically drifting afternoon-to-evening cruise through a bygone LA. Sold out
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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 + ArchivesIn conjunction with The Broad’s exhibition Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, Filmforum presents some films of hers not included in the exhibition, along with a couple of her Flux films. Introduced by Sarah Loyer, curator at The Broad.
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George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus, by Jeff Perkins
Date: Aug 2, 2026 2:00PM
Location: 2220 Arts + ArchivesJeff Perkins presents the LA Premiere of his film George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus, a feature documentary as mercurial as its subject, George Maciunas. Fascinatingly contradictory interviews with artists including Yoko Ono, Jonas Mekas, and Nam June Paik, on the heels of our two programs of Yoko Ono films, help provide a broader
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Spring Songs, by Robert Todd
Filmforum 50, Program 17: Floribunda, an outdoor garden screening
Date: Aug 8, 2026 7:30PM
Location: Arlington GardenContemplative, whimsical, analytical, reverential, materialist, political or diaristic - the garden has been the colorful source for a bounty of cinematic approaches. In this outdoor summer screening, we have chosen to share a range of contemporary short experimental films all looking closely at the life and realms of gardens. Filmforum returns to Pasadena for this lovely set of films set in the beautiful space of Arlington Garden.