Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
OPENS AUG 13 • UPTOWN
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
AUGUST 2026 FILM SCHEDULE*
SIFF CINEMA DOWNTOWN SIFF FILM CENTER
SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN
The Odyssey
NOW PLAYING ■ DOWNTOWN
A mythic action epic shot across the world bringing Homer’s foundational saga to screens, starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o, with Zendaya and Charlize Theron.
Sheep in the Box
NOW PLAYING ■ UPTOWN
In the near future, Otone and Kensuke, a grieving couple who have lost their son, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
SIFF MOVIE CLUB
Au hasard Balthazar (1966)
AUG 3 ■ UPTOWN
You're the programmer! You voted for the August 2026 Movie Club selection, and the winner is... Au hasard Balthazar!
To be introduced by SIFF Cinema Worker Adam Plesser.
COLD WAR SUMMER
The Ipcress File (1965)
AUG 5 ■ UPTOWN
Spy thriller in which intelligence agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) is plunged into the shabby and treacherous world of counter-espionage as he uncovers a bizarre brain drain among scientists. Based on the novel by Len Deighton.
COLD WAR SUMMER
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
AUG 12 ■ UPTOWN
A swingin' fashion photographer by day and a groovy British secret agent by night, superspy Austin Powers must foil the sinister schemes of Dr. Evil.
Attendees are encouraged to bust out their grooviest getups!
The Invite
NOW PLAYING ■ UPTOWN
Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?
Manhunter: The Final Cut (1986)
JUL 31–AUG 6 ■ UPTOWN
A new 4K Restoration of Michael Mann’s definitive director’s cut. Will Graham (William Petersen), a former FBI profiler, is cajoled out of retirement to help an old colleague track down a serial killer called "The Tooth Fairy." The question is: can they find the man in time to end his killing spree?
Wild Inside AUG 4 ■ UPTOWN AUG 7–9 ■ FILM CENTER
A Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco escapes from the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Flaco overcomes his years of captivity and lack of survival skills to answer the call of the wild―and discovers he was wild inside all along.
The Samurai and the Prisoner
OPENS AUG 7 ■ UPTOWN
The newest film from director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, based on Honobu Yonezawa's novel. Set in 16th century Japan, follows Lord Murashige Araki who, besieged in his castle, confronts mysterious crimes and allies with imprisoned strategist Kanbei Kuroda to uncover the truth.
Julian AUG 14–16 ■ FILM CENTER
In order to raise public awareness about all the places where gay people cannot marry, could it be possible to say “I do” in every country where they can? Two women’s unique campaign for marriage equality inspires a poignant screen love story by director Cato Kusters.
COMMUNITY SCREENING
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
AUG 16 ■ DOWNTOWN
A peculiar plant named Audrey II arrives at a struggling flower shop. As it grows, it develops a taste for human blood, leading the timid assistant, Seymour, on a wild and hilariously horrifying journey of love, success, and moral dilemmas.
Tony OPENS AUG 21 ■ UPTOWN
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
AUG 21–23 ■ FILM CENTER
The American Astronaut (2001) AUG 21 ■ DOWNTOWN
Samuel Curtis, an interplanetary trader, sets forth through a rustic and remote solar system, unaware that his old friend Professor Hess is trying to kill him. A rare 35mm print of this 2001 space western musical.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE Les Liaisons Dangereuses AUG 23–25 ■ FILM CENTER
With her mother's diary in hand, Marina's search for official documents for university leads her to her biological family on the Atlantic coast. What starts as an administrative quest reveals long-buried family secrets. Bernstein's Wall (2021) AUG 28–30 ■ FILM CENTER
Lesley Manville joins Aidan Turner in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton ’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, directed by Marianne Elliott.
COLD WAR SUMMER GoldenEye (1995)
AUG 26 ■ UPTOWN
When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006 (Sean Bean), a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) can save the world from an awesome space weapon that―in one short pulse―could destroy the earth!
Sport your tailored suits and elegant dresses for a sophisticated evening of espionage.
Perfectly timed after Spielberg’s recent remake of West Side Story, this portrait of its composer Leonard Bernstein, conqueror of both Broadway and the concert hall, captures his genius and his voracious, even self-destructive, appetite for music and for life.
American Doctor
AUG 28–SEP 3 ■ UPTOWN
Three courageous doctors—a Jewish orthopedic surgeon from North Carolina, a Zoroastrian trauma surgeon from California, and a Palestinian American ER specialist from Illinois—volunteer their services in Gaza, risking their lives to save others.
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Coyote vs. Acme
OPENS AUG 28 ■ DOWNTOWN
After enduring years of catastrophic product failures at the hands of ACME, Inc., a tenacious, unemployed coyote uncovers a corporate cover-up and spearheads an unhinged battle against the multinational conglomerate that’s been blowing him up in the name of profit. Also, there’s a roadrunner. And dynamite.
COLD WAR SUMMER Atomic Blonde (2017) AUG 19 ■ UPTOWN Charlize Theron is explosive as an assassin for the British secret service who gets double-crossed while on a mission in Berlin.
Romería
AUG 7–13 ■ UPTOWN
The world's #1 cat video festival is back with another compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.
