ABOUT THE FILM HOMEGROWN is a patient and unflinching documentary following three conservatives as activism escalates into a widening conflict over identity, power, and the future of American democracy. Filmed from the summer of 2020 through the spring of 2025, the film follows a father-to-be in New Jersey, an Air Force veteran in New York City, and a charismatic activist from Texas as they crisscross the country during a period of profound national fracture. As America accelerates toward political crisis, HOMEGROWN shows democratic norms crumbling not through a single event, but through hundreds of personal choices made by ordinary people. PANEL DISCUSSION FOLLOWS Following the screening, the filmmakers and special guests will discuss the making of HOMEGROWN and the urgent questions it raises about political extremism, democratic fragility, civic identity, and the choices individuals make in moments of national crisis. MICHAEL PREMO Director, Producer, Cinematographer Michael Premo is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and artist whose work spans film, radio, theater, installation, and photography. HOMEGROWN premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival in the Venice Critics Week section and won a 2026 duPont-Columbia Award. His previous work includes Water Warriors, Sandy Storyline, Sanctuary, and 28th Amendment. He is a recipient of an NBC News Studios Original Voices Fellowship, a Creative Capital Award, and other honors. RACHEL FALCONE Producer, Production Sound Rachel Falcone is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, multimedia artist, and Executive Director of Storyline. HOMEGROWN premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival and won a 2026 duPont-Columbia Award. Her previous projects include Water Warriors, Sandy Storyline, 28th Amendment, and Young Lakota. She has also recorded sound for film and radio, including Knock Down The House and To the End. DAVID ART, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science, Tufts University David Art is a political scientist whose research focuses on extremist political parties and movements, the politics of history and memory, and comparative historical analysis. He is the author of Inside the Radical Right: The Development of Anti-Immigrant Parties in Western Europe and The Politics of the Nazi Past in Germany and Austria. His articles have appeared in Comparative Politics, Party Politics, German Politics and Society, and West European Politics. JAKE AUCHINCLOSS U.S. Representative, Massachusetts Fourth District Congressman Jake Auchincloss is serving his third term representing the Massachusetts Fourth. In addition to his work on the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, Jake’s areas of focus include healthcare, clean energy, gun violence, and building a strong middle class. Jake was born and raised in Newton, Massachusetts. After graduating from college, he joined the Marines, commanding infantry in Afghanistan and special operations in Panama. Upon returning home, Jake continued his public service as a three-term city councilor in Newton, during which time he built a career in business at both a Fortune 100 insurance company and a cybersecurity startup. He has degrees in Economics and Finance from Harvard University and MIT Sloan.

ABOUT THE FILM BrainStorm follows six compelling people living with bipolar on their journeys from devastation to recovery. The film connects their experiences with the latest bipolar brain science to shed light on potential causes and successful treatments. The film closes with a message of hope, showing that it is possible to thrive while living on the bipolar spectrum. POST SCREENING PANEL DISCUSSION BONNIE WALTCH Bonnie Waltch is the director, producer, and writer of BrainStorm, a feature-length documentary film about the bipolar spectrum. She is the award-winning senior producer and writer of the one-hour PBS and international broadcast documentary, Earth Emergency and series of five short films, Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops, narrated by Richard Gere. She has worked on a variety of television science series for PBS and the Discovery Channel, and has produced, directed, and written short films for museums around the U.S. SARA SCHLEY Sara Schley, Co-Producer, Co-Writer of the film and Author of the memoir BrainStorm, is a business consultant, social change entrepreneur, speaker, and author. Sara lives with Bipolar II, a secret she kept for more than four decades. Her memoir BrainStorm: from Brokent to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum is the inspiration for the film. Sara serves on the board of the International Society for Bipolar Disorder, the advisory network for CREST.BD, and FITT.BD and as an Expert by Experience for the Bipolar Action Network. HOLLY A. SWARTZ M.D. Holly A. Swartz, M.D. is professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Advanced Psychotherapy at Western Psychiatric Hospital. With Dr. Trisha Suppes, she is co-editor of Bipolar II Disorder: Recognition, Understanding, and Treatment from APA Publishing. Dr Swartz is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Psychotherapy and President of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders.

Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. Stay after the movie for a discussion with Ty Burr.

Join us on October 1 to watch SITUATIONS and stay after for a Q&A with the Director, Greg Vrotsos. ABOUT A Los Angeles based photographer navigates his way through a failing relationship. GREG VROTSOS Greg Vrotsos is a Norwood-born, bi-coastal filmmaker known for his dynamic storytelling and keen eye for character-driven narratives. With over a decade of experience in the film and television industry, Greg has built a reputation for collaborating with some of the most respected talents in Hollywood. His acting work spans acclaimed television series such as Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black, HBO’s Vinyl, and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return, as well as major studio films including Empire State and The Boston Strangler. Greg’s creative vision extends behind the camera, where his short films have been recognized on the festival circuit for their authenticity and emotional depth. With SITUATIONS, Greg makes his feature debut as a writer and director, bringing a fresh, insightful perspective to stories of love, ambition, and self-discovery in Los Angeles.

The live theater capture of the hit musical Hadestown, which won eight Tony Awards in 2019 including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, featuring the five original principals of the Broadway company. The genre-defying new musical blends modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale. Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephon —Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.

This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.

In Disney’s live-action adaptation of the beloved Oscar®-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Lagaʻaia) answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people. The film is directed by Emmy® and Tony Award® winner Thomas Kail (“Hamilton”); produced by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia and Lin-Manuel Miranda; and executive produced by Thomas Kail, Scott Sheldon, Charles Newirth and Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated features “Moana” and “Moana 2.” Audiences can experience the brilliant cinematic sights, sounds and songs of “Moana” in U.S. theaters on July 10, 2026.

The screen adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s beloved memoir tells the true story of a literature professor in revolutionary Iran who, amidst censorship and religious extremism, gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to immerse themselves in banned literary classics. A film by Eran Riklis starring Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson), Zar Amir (Holy Spider), and Mina Kavani (No Bears).

Come hang out with Brandt and Ellen at this National Punctuation Day grammar extravaganza! Ellen will set up her nationally acclaimed Grammar Table an hour before the show to answer your most pressing grammar questions, resolve long-standing family grammar disputes, and take complaints. After the screening, please stick around for a Q&A with Brandt and Ellen, followed by a book signing of Ellen’s national bestseller, also called Rebel with a Clause. ABOUT Rebel with a Clause is a charming and insightful documentary that follows grammarian Ellen Jovin as she travels the country with her “Grammar Table,” sparking spontaneous conversations about commas, clauses, and the quirks of English with curious passersby. What begins as a playful educational project turns into a moving exploration of civility, curiosity, and the unexpected ways language brings people together.

It's a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker. Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him -- and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him -- sparks a change in Peter he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see. The world may have forgotten Peter Parker, but he hasn’t forgotten them.

Stage Russia and Art Seen Films present a special cinema screening of Yury Butusov’s “King Lear” to commemorate the tragic passing of the master director exactly one year ago. Filmed live at the Satirikon Theatre, this award-winning avant-garde masterpiece features a grueling, legendary performance by Konstantin Raikin that completely abandons conventional period grandeur. Butusov relies on a fiercely modern, grotesque theatrical language to explore the breakdown of family and society, driving the production forward with erratic circus marches, white-faced clown motifs, and a total disruption of the classic fourth wall. Instead of a traditional historic tragedy, the stage becomes a dark, surrealist playground where high-energy physical choreography replaces heavy dialogue. By stripping away royal pretension in favor of vulnerable, chaotic absurdity, the show ultimately culminates not with a grand state funeral, but in a hauntingly quiet, post-apocalyptic graveyard of props.

THE FLOATERS follows struggling musician Nomi who accepts a last-resort job from her overachiever best friend Mara: mentoring misfit campers, the "Floaters," at their childhood Jewish summer camp.

A middle-aged couple who are feeling stagnant in their relationship invite the younger and livelier couple from the apartment upstairs for a get-together that takes an unexpected turn.

Christopher Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey, is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX® film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX® film screens for the first time. The Odyssey stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o, with Zendaya and Charlize Theron. The Odyssey is produced by Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan for their company, Syncopy. The executive producer is Thomas Hayslip.

In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.

Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.