Events

As the Belcourt celebrates its 100th birthday (and our 25th year as a nonprofit) we launch an ongoing project exploring the history of films shot in and around Nashville — and others that tie more broadly to both the Belcourt’s and Nashville’s cinema and cultural history. From studio-backed features to scrappy indie productions, these films capture a city in flux and reflect a legacy that continues to evolve — much of it intersecting with the Belcourt’s own past. This initial series highlights just eight such titles — but it’s only the beginning. In other words, watch this space!

In this year’s iteration of the Belcourt’s Queer Qlassics, the series focuses on finding stability in hostile times and representing how the queer experience diffuses in mainstream discourse. Varying in tone, aesthetic and form, these films interrogate gender, sexuality and societal expectations. Diverging in mood and aligning in focus, they subvert the mainstream, explore the marginalized, and challenge the dominant — while remaining entertaining and edifying.

Long-considered among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of the 20th century, Akira Kurosawa directed 30 feature films across a span of six decades. In celebration of his 115th anniversary — he's only 15 years older than the Belcourt itself — we've been gifted nine new restorations from his era at Toho Films. We supplement these with a few favorites of our own.

MY 7 GRANDMAS — a special screening with post-screening Q & A