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.

Following a year again filled with the passing of some of cinema’s greats, no other figure ascended the ranks of later-20th-century icons with a career both in front of and behind the camera — and with a legacy that may outlive us all. Robert Redford passed in September 2025, leaving behind much more than just his sizable and impressive filmography. Arguably, his greatest contribution to independent filmmaking, and perhaps film itself, was the Sundance Film Festival — which unspools this month for the final time in its longtime home of Park City, UT before a move to Boulder, CO. In honor of these bittersweet occasions, we offer these 10 films.

Sick of swooning? Fed up with fairytales? Cynical of chivalry? This February – we’re calling out to all of you blue hearts who prefer the chill of a thrill over a Hallmark love story. Romance Is Dead is a tantalizing collection of tragic theatrical treats. But make no mistakes… This series is less of a celebration than it is a cautionary tale of the dark side of desire. From haunted hotels to macabre matrimony to cannibal crushes to famous femme fatales – we’re exposing the true meaning of “Til death do us part.”

Find your crew. Write with them. Play with them. Support each other. Rise together. The Nashville music scene can be tough, lonely and hard to navigate. It can also be beautiful, supportive and creative.

Commemorating 10 years since Thelma and the Sleaze's infamous 31 show, 29 day, single city tour of Nashville in 2016.

A perennial audience favorite, the Oscar®-nominated short films return in three programs: Animation, Live Action and Documentary. Nominations will be announced on Jan 22 — and this program soon thereafter.

Grammy-winning vocal band Roomful of Teeth joins forces with musician, writer, and storyteller Gabriel Kahane for a boundary-defying celebration of the human voice, featuring a special performance of Kahane's intimate "Elevator Songs."