Their kicking off with Family Week, offering film pairings for people stuck at home with kids.
The Paramount has enlisted film programmer Stephen Jannise, who curates the theater’s famed Summer Classic Film Series, to put together a weekly list of double features and how to stream them. The current and upcoming releases are listed at /screenings and include a link to purchase tickets.
“Bacurau,” a Brazilian political drama that won at the Cannes Film Festival, “Fantastic Fungi,” a eye-opening documentary about the microcosm of the fungi kingdom, docu-thriller “The Infiltrators, which tackles the topic of detainment by Border Patrol, “And Then We Danced,” a drama about performers in the Eastern European country of Georgia and Chinese Neo-Noir crime epic “The Wild Goose Lake” are all currently screening.Ī scene from “Bacurau,” now screening virtually at AFS Cinema. Programmers and guests will introduce selections to recreate the experience of seeing these movies at AFS Cinema. But as the community comes together – by staying apart – to slow the spread of COVID-19, beloved local businesses like Alamo Drafthouse and The Paramount Theatre are innovating in order to offer programming to movie fans while their cinemas are closed.ĪFS Cinema will show its curated lineup of independent films with virtual screenings throughout April.
Austin is shut down, leaving its fun-loving residents at home and unable to enjoy many of their favorite activities.