Fairfield Arts & Convention Center

GOING TO THE SOURCE
2024-06-16 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-06-21 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
You are invited to some special preview screenings! See a 1-hour work-in-progress sample of the full-length film GOING TO THE SOURCE: The Maharishi Chronicles
with a Q & A following each screening with the filmmaker.
Sun June 16 | 2p
Fri June 21 | 7p
Ticket $10. All proceeds go to the Dharma Foundation (a 501 c3 non-profit) in support of the completion of this film project.

DESPICABLE ME 2
2024-06-19 13:00 - 14:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
[PG] 1h 38m
When Gru, the world’s most super-bad turned super-dad has been recruited by a team of officials to stop lethal muscle and a host of Gru’s own, he has to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more minion madness.

CANM GRADUATING STUDENT EXHIBITION
2024-06-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-06-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
Get a glimpse of the future of filmmaking at the Cinematic Arts & New Media department exhibition! The talented graduating students are ready to display their final works on the big screen. Additionally, projects from the Smartphone Filmmaking Workshop will be showcased as a special pre-show. This exciting event operates on a pay-what-you-can basis, with all proceeds benefiting future June Fest programming.

DESPICABLE ME 3
2024-06-26 13:00 - 14:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
[PG] 1h 30m
Gru meets his long-lost, charming, cheerful, and more successful twin brother Dru, who wants to team up with him for one last criminal heist.

FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
2024-06-29 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-06-30 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-07-01 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-07-02 19:00 - 21:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
“Thanks to a strong ensemble cast, incredible action scenes and production values, and a high-stakes, high-concept chase that lasted for most of the run time, the film gave depth and beauty to its brutal post-apocalyptic wasteland.” – Aja Romano – VOX
“In this thunderous prequel, Anya Taylor-Joy burns with intensity.” – Richard Roeper – Chicago Sun-Times
[R] 2024 ‧ Action/Adventure ‧ 2h 28m
Captions July 1st
The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and team up with Mad Max.
Director
George Miller
Writers
George Miller
Nick Lathouris
Stars
Anya Taylor-Joy
Chris Hemsworth
Tom Burke

The Land Before Time
2024-07-03 13:00 - 14:15 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
[G] 1988 ‧ Family/Adventure ‧ 1h 9m

From producers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and legendary animator/director Don Bluth

Littlefoot , a young plant-eating dinosaur, is orphaned after his mother perishes while protecting him from a vicious carnivore. With her last breath, she tells him how to get to the legendary Great Valley, where he will be reunited with others of his kind. With his friend Cera (Candace Hutson), Littlefoot sets out for the fabled land, meeting a variety of new friends along the way — while also being tracked by the killer dinosaur that mortally wounded his mother.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
2024-07-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
[PG] 1982 ‧ Family/Sci-fi ‧ 1h 55m

After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas). Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie (Drew Barrymore), and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.

Release date: June 11, 1982 (USA)

Director: Steven Spielberg

The Bikeriders
2024-07-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-14 19:00 - 21:00
[R] ‧ Crime/Drama ‧ 1h 56m
CAPTIONS 7/14

Over the course of a decade, a Midwestern motorcycle club evolves from a gathering place for local outsiders to a sinister gang, threatening the original group’s way of life.

Release date: June 21, 2024 (USA)

Director: Jeff Nichols

“The Bikeriders has an air of authenticity, and its leading actors are completely convincing. I bought in and found the film compelling from start to finish.” – Leonard Maltin

From writer-director Jeff Nichols (Loving, Midnight Special, Mud), 20th Century Studios, and New Regency, The Bikeriders is a furious drama following the rise of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members, starring Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, The Last Duel), Austin Butler (Elvis), and Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant).
Inspired by Danny Lyon’s iconic book of photography, The Bikeriders immerses viewers in the look, feel, and sounds of the bare-knuckled, grease-covered subculture of ’60s motorcycle riders. Kathy (Comer), a strong-willed member of the Vandals who’s married to a wild, reckless bikerider named Benny (Butler), recounts the Vandals’ evolution over the course of a decade, beginning as a local club of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes, and respect for their strong, steady leader Johnny (Hardy). Over the years, Kathy tries her best to navigate her husband’s untamed nature and his allegiance to Johnny, with whom she feels she must compete for Benny’s attention. As life in the Vandals gets more dangerous, Kathy, Benny, and Johnny are forced to make choices about their loyalty to the club and to each other.
The cast, most of whom did their own riding on an array of period-correct bikes, also includes Michael Shannon (Bullet Train), Mike Faist (West Side Story), Boyd Holbrook (Logan), and Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead).

Cycle of Memory
2024-07-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
In partnership with the Fairfield Public Library

Documentary ‧ 1h 12m
There will be a live zoom discussion and Q&A with filmmaker Alex Leff following the film.
FREE ADMISSION

Cycle of Memory (2023) Trailer from Ashbourne Films on Vimeo.

Cycle of Memory follows filmmaker Alex Leff and his younger sibling Koby as they try to uncover the past and capture the present, in order to be remembered in the future. Guided by old photographs of the 1945 trip, they search for places aged by time. But while searching for Grandpa Mel’s past, the two are confronted with their own fraught history. If they’re going to complete the turbulent journey, they’ll have to face their own emotional potholes and tumultuous relationship. With the help of a grandmother learning to live alone for the first time, Mel’s lifelong friend and co-adventurer on the bike trip, and a family collection spanning 1950s film reels to 1990s video tapes, Cycle of Memory explores the importance of intergenerational connection, healing painful pasts, and leaving a meaningful time capsule for the future.

The Secret of NIMH
2024-07-24 13:00 - 14:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
[G] 1982 ‧ Family/Fantasy ‧ 1h 22m

“Purely delicious, a perfect summer treat for the entire family, and finally a cartoon film that will not insult the intelligence of any child from 6 to 60!” – Rex Reed | New York Daily News

Mrs. Brisby (Elizabeth Hartman), a widowed mouse, must move her children out of their home in a field before the local farmer starts plowing. Unable to leave because her son is ill, Mrs. Brisby seeks the help of nearby rats, who have heightened intelligence after being the subjects of scientific experiments. She receives an unexpected gift from the elder rat, Nicodemus (Derek Jacobi). Soon Mrs. Brisby is caught in a conflict among the rats, jeopardizing her mission to save her family.

Release date: July 2, 1982 (USA)

Director: Don Bluth

INSIDE OUT 2
2024-07-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-07-27 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-07-28 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-07-29 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-07-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
[PG] 2024 ‧ Family/Comedy ‧ 1h 36m
Captions Monday 7/29
“This is probably its best film since Coco, and best sequel since Toy Story 3!” -Olly Richards – Empire Magazine
Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust have been running a successful operation by all accounts. However, when Anxiety shows up, they aren’t sure how to feel.

Kubo and the Two Strings
2024-07-31 13:00 - 15:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
[PG] 2016 | Family/Fantasy | 1h 42m
“Sweeping tableaux, a wonderful voice cast and adventure that feels genuinely folkloric make this a film that definitely deserves to be taken out of cellophane.” – Tara Brady, Irish Times
A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
Release Date: August 19, 2016

2001: A Space Odyssey
2024-08-04 19:00 - 21:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
[G] 1968 ‧ Sci-fi/Adventure ‧ 2h 29m

“One of the most influential of all sci-fi films – and one of the most controversial – Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 is a delicate, poetic meditation on the ingenuity – and folly – of mankind.” -RT aggregator
****

An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of a short story by revered sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. When Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their ship’s computer system, HAL, begins to display increasingly strange behavior, leading up to a tense showdown between man and machine that results in a mind-bending trek through space and time.

Release date: April 3, 1968 (USA)

Director: Stanley Kubrick

THELMA
2024-08-05 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-08-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
[PG-13] 2024 ‧ Comedy/Action ‧ 1h 37m
“[June Squibb], the lively actor on the verge of another Oscar nomination, has been liberated to be a leading lady for once in a 40-year career. The thieves may have grabbed this grandma’s stash, but Thelma steals the audience’s hearts” -Max Weiss | Baltimore Magazine

Thelma Post is a 93-year-old grandmother who loses $10,000 to a con artist on the phone. With help from a friend and his motorized scooter, she soon embarks on a treacherous journey across Los Angeles to reclaim what was taken from her.

An American Tail
2024-08-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
[G] 1986 | Family/Adventure | 1h 17m
“[It] celebrates the rich diversity of our melting-pot heritage; it doesn’t insult kids (or adults) with fifth-rate Saturday-morning non-animation; and it gives us some wonderfully memorable characters that weren’t already sitting on the Toys R Us shelves.” Eleanor Ringel Cater, Atlanta Journal Constitution
A young mouse named Fievel Mousekewitz (Phillip Glasser) and his family emigrate from Russia to the United States by boat after their home is destroyed by cats. During the trip, a fierce storm throws Fievel from the ship, and he loses contact with his family. Luckily, he manages to sail to New York in a bottle. There, Irish mouse Bridget (Cathianne Blore), an Italian mouse named Tony (Pat Musick) and a kindly cat named Tiger (Dom DeLuise) help Fievel search for his loved ones.
Release Date: November 21, 1986
Director: Don Bluth

The Boxtrolls
2024-08-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
[PG] 2014 | Family/Fantasy/Comedy | 1h 40m
“The Boxtrolls is smart, absurd, wonderfully ugly, and brilliantly put together. From its atmospheric design to its wonderfully self-aware mid-credits sequence, it is a superb family film. It is not just for its time but for generations of children to come too.” – Grant Watson, Australian film critic
Eggs (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), an orphan, lives with the Boxtrolls — a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who inhabit a cavern beneath the city of Cheesebridge. When villainous Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley) hatches a plan to get rid of the pretty harmless beings, Eggs decides to go above ground, where he meets and befriends feisty Winnifred (Elle Fanning). Together, Eggs and Winnifred devise a daring plan to save the Boxtrolls from extermination.

The Art of Screenwriting
2024-08-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
Join us for The Art of Screenwriting, a captivating live conversation and Q&A featuring acclaimed screenwriters Anya Leta and J.V. Hart.
Fairfield resident Anya Leta is known for her work on popular TV shows like Homeland, Fellow Travelers, and The Morning Show.
J.V. Hart’s impressive credits include the classic films Hook (directed by Steven Spielberg), Bram Stoker’s Dracula (directed by Francis Ford Coppola), and Contact (directed by Robert Zemeckis).
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from these industry veterans as they share insights into the world of screenwriting. Presented by MIU’s David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts. Admission is free!

Rally Caps
2024-08-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
[PG] Sports/Family/Drama 2024
“A charming coming-of-age tale inspired by a kid’s book, ‘Rally Caps’ shows the power of baseball and its impact on a young boy’s life.” – Cinemacy
Summer legends unfold with the flip of a hat! After an injury during a little league baseball tryout, young Jordy goes to summer camp and is inspired to return to the pitching mound by catcher Lucas, a hearing-impaired boy who has just undergone cochlear implant surgery.
Q&A with the producer and director following the film!

Directed by Lee Cipolla

Starring Judd Hirsch and Amy Smart
