After Death
2023-11-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-11-14 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
PG-13
2023 ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 50m
CAPTIONS 11/13
Based on real near-death experiences, After Death explores the afterlife with the guidance of New York Times bestselling authors, medical experts, scientists, and survivors that shed a light on what awaits us.

https://youtu.be/HOSmGMHs7ps?si=hAVxDAVkEzDp3zZQ

Fairfield History Series: PARSONS
2023-11-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

“Parsons” tells the tumultuous 98-year history of Parsons College. It delves into how this college attempted to redefine higher education up until its tragic closure in 1973. Was Parsons a small, midwestern college with a good reputation OR was it what LIFE Magazine called Parsons in 1966, “Flunk-Out U?”
TRAILER HERE

The Inventor
2023-12-20 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-12-22 19:00 - 20:30 | IA
PG
2023 ‧ Animation/Adventure ‧ 1h 32m
Academy Award® nominee Jim Capobianco is bringing the world of Leonardo da Vinci to life in a new stop motion puppet and 2-D hand drawn animated feature film, The Inventor.
The insatiably curious Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, invent incredible machines and study the human body. He is joined on his adventure by the audacious French princess Marguerite de Nevarre.
Starring Stephen Fry as Leonardo Da Vinci, Daisy Ridley as Princess Marguerite, and Marion Cotillard as Louise of Savoy

TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR (movie)
2023-12-29 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-12-30 19:00 - 22:00 | IA
PG-13
2023 ‧ Musical/Music ‧ 2h 49m
The cultural phenomenon continues on the big screen! Immerse yourself in this once-in-a-lifetime concert film experience with a breathtaking, cinematic view of the history-making tour. Taylor Swift Eras attire and friendship bracelets are strongly encouraged!

Did you know you can enjoy a glass of beer or wine with your movie? We offer a variety of bottled beers, as well as select white and red wines for you to pair with our fresh buttery popcorn, and your favorite boxed candies.

The Holdovers
2024-01-05 19:00 - 21:15, 2024-01-06 14:00 - 16:15, 2024-01-06 19:00 - 21:15, 2024-01-07 19:00 - 21:15 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
R 2023 ‧ Comedy/Drama ‧ 2h 13m
CAPTIONS 1/7
Starring Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Directed by Alexander Payne (About Schmidt, Sideways, The Descendants)

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school’s head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War.

THE BOY AND THE HERON
2024-02-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-03 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-02-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
PG-13
2023 ‧ Fantasy/Adventure ‧ 2h 4m
2/2 &3 Dubbed English version
2/4 Japanese with English subtitles

Mahito, a young 12-year-old boy, struggles to settle in a new town after his mother’s death. However, when a talking heron informs Mahito that his mother is still alive, he enters an abandoned tower in search of her, which takes him to another world.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

The Boys in the Boat
2024-02-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-02-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
PG-13
2023 ‧ Sport/Drama ‧ 2h 4m
CAPTIONS 2/18

BASED ON THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY
The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.

Director: George Clooney

Based on: The Boys in the Boat; by Daniel James Brown

Wonka
2024-02-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-24 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-02-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
PG

2023 ‧ Fantasy/Musical ‧ 1h 56m

CAPTIONS 2/25
From Paul King, writer/director of the “Paddington” films, David Heyman, producer of “Harry Potter,” “Gravity,” “Fantastic Beasts” and “Paddington,” and producers Alexandra Derbyshire (the “Paddington” films, “Jurassic World: Dominion”) and Luke Kelly (“Roald Dahl’s The Witches”), comes an intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humor. Starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role, this irresistibly vivid and inventive big screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time—proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

32 SOUNDS
2024-02-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-02-27 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-02-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 37m

A film by Sam Green
With music by JD Samson
32 Sounds is an immersive feature documentary and profound sensory experience from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Green (The Weather Underground) featuring original music by JD Samson (Le Tigre, MEN). The film explores the elemental phenomenon of sound by weaving together 32 specific sound explorations into a cinematic meditation on the power of sound to bend time, cross borders, and profoundly shape our perception of the world around us. Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker Green as he takes the audience on a journey through time and space — exploring everything from forgotten childhood memories, to the soundtrack of resistance, to subaquatic symphonies — and experience in new ways the astonishing sounds of our everyday lives. 32 Sounds investigates the mysterious nature of perception and the subtle yet radical politics that arise from sensation and being present in one’s body.

OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORTS (LIVE ACTION)
2024-03-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
Live Action | 140 min
For the 19th consecutive year, ShortsTV and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 16th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 10th.

SLATE:
The After – Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham, 18 min., UK (in English)
Red, White and Blue – Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane, 23 min., USA (in English)
Knight of Fortune – Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk, 25 min., Denmark (in Swedish/Danish)
Invincible – Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron, 29 min., Canada (in French)
The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar – Wes Anderson and Steven Rales, 37 min., US/UK (in English)

OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORTS (ANIMATION)
2024-03-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
Animation | 90 min
Not recommended for children under 13
For the 19th consecutive year, ShortsTV and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 16th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 10th.

SLATE:
Our Uniform – Yegane Moghaddam, 7 min., Iran (in Farsi)
Letter to a Pig – Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter, 17 min., France/Israel (in Hebrew)
Pachyderm– Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius, 11 min., USA (in English)
Ninety-Five Senses – Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess, 13 min., USA (in English)
War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko – Dave Mullins and Brad Booker, 11 min., USA
ADDITIONAL FILMS TO BE INCLUDED:
I’m Hip – John Musker, 4 min., USA
Wild Summons – Karni Arieli and Saul Freed, 14 min., UK (in English, narrated by Marianne Faithfull)

OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORTS (DOCUMENTARY)
2024-03-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
Documentary | 140 min
For the 19th consecutive year, ShortsTV and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 16th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 10th.

SLATE:
Island In Between – S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien, 20 min., Taiwan (in English/Mandarin)
Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó– Sean Wang and Sam Davis, 17 min., USA (in Mandarin)
The ABC’s of Book Banning – Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic, 27 min., USA (in English)
The Last Repair Shop – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, 39 min., USA (in English)
The Barber of Little Rock – John Hoffman and Christine Turner, 35 min., USA (in English)

MIGRATION
2024-03-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
PG 2023 ‧ Comedy/Adventure ‧ 1h 31m

From the creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invites you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy
From a screenplay by Mike White, the Emmy winning creator of The White Lotus and the screenwriter of School of Rock, the film stars a top-flight comedic cast led by Oscar® and Emmy nominee Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick, Eternals) as anxious Mallard dad Mack and Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks (Hunger Games and Pitch Perfect franchises) as Pam, the Mallards’ daring, quick-witted matriarch.
Directed by Benjamin Renner, the Oscar®-nominated filmmaker of Ernest & Celestine and The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales, Migration is a visual spectacle unlike any in Illumination’s acclaimed history, featuring elevated, expressionist artistry and Illumination’s signature subversive humor and authentic heart, unforgettable characters and joyful soundtrack.
