~WORK IN PROGRESS~ From 2013 to 2023, Paula programmed hundreds of films for Cinema Detroit, as many as 5 or 6 a week, across genres, from the commercial to the experimental and locally made and every budget in between. This Previous Films is handy for recalling the name of that amazing film you saw last month or a few years ago. It is very much a work in progress. Please email info[at]cinemadetroit.org if you’d like to help.

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LEGEND
EX – Cinema Detroit Exclusive; QA – Filmmaker Q & A;
TB – Talkback; PR – Presentation; FOC – Filmmaker(s) of Color; LF – Local Filmmaker(s); LGBTQ; LM – Live Music; LS – Local Significance; WC – World Cinema; WF – Woman Filmmaker(s)

2025

These Are My Friends World Première/Fundraiser March 30 EX, QA, LM, LF,LS
Mulholland Dr. March 16
No Other Land March 9 LS, WC, WF
All We Imagine As Light Feb. 23 FOC, WC, WF
From Ground Zero: Stories from Gaza (2024) Jan. 12 LS, WC, WF

2024

Un Día Normal / Nadia’s Story screening + discussion Dec. 08 QA, TB, FOC, LF, LS,WF
The Driver’s Seat Nov. 10 EX, WC
Union screening + discussion Oct. 23 EX, TB, LS, WF
L’Inferno with Live Music by Montopolis Oct. 17 EX, LM, WC
Any Number Can Win Sept. 29 EX, WC
Join or Die Sept. 15 EX, WF
West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty – Detroit première May 22 EX, FOC, WC
Love Lies Bleeding May 15 LGBTQ, WF
EL SANTO Double Feature May 5 EX, WC
The Draughtsman’s Contract March 10
Anatomy of a Fall Feb. 25 WC, WF
I Heard It Through The Grapevine (James Baldwin) – Detroit première Feb. 22 & 29 EX, FOC, LS, WF
Last Things – Detroit première Jan. 26 EX, WF
Quantum Cowboys + Director Q & A – Detroit première Jan. 19 EX, QA

2023

Rare Exports Dec. 17 WC
Kid Flicks at MOCAD – Detroit première Nov. 18, 2023 EX, FOC, LF, LS, WC, WF
Nosferatu / Caligari with Live Music by Invincible Czars Oct. 9, 2023 LM, WC, EX
Make Me Famous + Producer Q & A Sept. 27, 2023 QA, LS, WF, EX
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure Aug. 16, 2023
Moonrise Kingdom Aug. 8, 2023
Moonstruck in the Park Aug. 1, 2023
Earth Mama preview July 23, 2023 FOC, WF, EX
10 Things I Hate About You July 18, 2023
Hollow Triumph (1948) July 9, 2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes – Detroit première July 8, 2023 EX, FOC, LS
Big Boys – Detroit première June 23, 2023 EX, LGBTQ
Cadejo Blanco – Detroit première June 16, 2023 EX, WC
Sanctuary June 2, 2023
Science on Screen: Picture A Scientist May 23, 2023 EX, PR, LS, WF
A Life on the Farm – Detroit première May 21, 2023 EX
Chop & Steele – Detroit première May 21, 2023 EX
Beau Is Afraid April 28, 2023
Showing Up preview April 24, 2023 EX, WF
Pi 25th Anniversary Restoration April 23, 2023 EX
How to Blow Up a Pipeline April 21, 2023
Whatever Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears? April 19, 2023 EX
Little Richard: I Am Everything April 11, 2023 FOC, WF, LGBTQ
Science on Screen: Close Encounters of the Third Kind April 6, 2023 EX, PR
Return to Seoul (encore) March 31, 2023 FOC, WC
Enys Men March 30, 2023
Drylongso March 24, 2023 EX, FOC, LGBTQ, WF
Science on Screen: Birders: The Central Park Effect & Pheasants with Detroit Audubon March 21, 2023 EX, TB, PR, WF
Rewind & Play March 17, 2023 EX, FOC, LS
Close March 12, 2023 EX, WC, LGBTQ
The Quiet Girl March 11, 2023 WC
Return to Seoul March 5, 2023 WC
The Blue Caftan Feb. 26, 2023 EX, WC, LGBTQ
Let It Be Morning Feb. 25, 2023 EX, WC
Cocaine Bear Feb. 23, 2023 WF
Buffed Up Feb. 19, 2023 FOC, LS
Alcarràs Feb. 19, 2023 EX, WC
Decision to Leave + Q & A with Park Chan Wook & Bong Joon Ho Feb. 13, 2023 WC, QA, FOC
Holy Spider Feb. 12, 2023
James Baldwin Abroad Feb. 11, 2023 EX, LS, LGBTQ
A Woman on the Outside + Q & A with subject Kristal Bush and activist Marvin Cotton Jr. Feb. 3, 2023 EX, TB, LS, WF
Broker Jan. 28, 2023 WC, FOC
Infinity Pool Jan. 28, 2023
Cat Daddies Jan. 21, 2023 EX, WF, FOC
Battling Butler and One Week with Live Music by Jeff Rapsis Jan. 21, 2023 EX, LM
Corsage Jan. 7, 2023 WC, WF

2022

Film Title First Screening Notes
The Eternal Daughter Dec. 9, 2022 WF, EX
Memories of My Father Dec. 2, 2022 WC, EX
Aftersun Nov. 25, 2022 WF
Bad Axe Nov. 18, 2022 FOC, LF, LS
Triangle of Sadness Nov 11. 2022 WC
No Time to Fail Nov 2, 2022 LS, EX
Decision to Leave Oct 28, 2022 FOC, WC
Scary Movie (2000) Oct 26, 2022
Stars at Noon Oct 14, 2022 WF
Sidney Sept 30, 2022 FOC, EX
Woman in the Moon (1929)
with Live Music		 Sept 29, 2022 EX
Let the Little Light Shine Sept 24, 2022 LS, EX
Sundance Indigenous Shorts Tour Sept 16, 2022 FOC, WF, EX
Sundance Shorts Tour Sept 16, 2022 FOC, WF, EX
1982 Aug. 14, 2022 WC
Nope July 20, 2022 FOC
America You Kill Me July 17, 2022 LF, LGBTQ
Lost Highway (restoration) July 8, 2022 EX
Neptune Frost July 1, 2022 FOC, LGBTQ, WC, WF, EX
Ali & Ava June 26, 2022 WC
Fire of Love June 25, 2022 WF
Memoria June 24, 2022 FOC, EX
Beba June 24, 2022 FOC, WF
Cane Fire with Standing Above The Clouds June 17, 2022 FOC, WF, EX
Science on Screen: The Wicker Man June 12, 2022 EX
Primera screening + discussion June 11, 2022 WC, FOC, WF, EX
Crimes of The Future June 3, 2022
Science on Screen: The Birder’s Guide to Everything May 22, 2022 EX
Lux Æterna May 20, 2022 WC, EX
Flint May 6, 2022 LS
The Wobblies (restoration) May 1, 2022 WF, LS, EX
Inland Empire (restoration) April 22, 2022 EX
Gagarine April 15, 2022 WC, WF, EX
Science on Screen: The Nice Guys April 9, 2022 EX
The Earth is Blue as an Orange – Benefit for Razom for Ukraine March 22, 2022 WC, WF, EX
X (2022) March 18, 2022
The Worst Person in the World March 12, 2022 WC
Parallel Mothers Feb 28, 2022 WC
Chameleon Street (restoration) Feb 25, 2022 FOC, LF, EX
Sankofa (restoration) + talkback Feb 23, 2022 WC, FOC, EX
Drive My Car Feb 21, 2022 WC
Nicolas Uncaged 8 – Adaptation (2002); Mandy (2016) Feb 19, 2022 EX
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America Feb 11, 2022 FOC, LS
Flee Feb 5, 2022 FOC, LGBTQ
France Feb 04, 2022 WC, EX
In The Heat of the Night (1967) Jan 14, 2022
Spies (1928) with live music Jan 13, 2022 EX
FOC – Filmmaker(s) of Color; LF – Local Filmmaker(s); LGBTQ; LS – Local Significance; WC – World Cinema; WF – Woman Filmmakers; EX – Cinema Detroit Exclusive

2021

Film Title Date of First Screening Notes
Cinematic Coalition Showcase Nov 26, 2021 FOC, LF, LS, WF, EX
Hava, Maryam, Ayesha (2019) Nov 21, 2021 EX, FOC, TB, WF, LS
The French Dispatch Nov 5, 2021
Uncle. Oct 29, 2021 EX, LF
Ethics & Aesthetics: Breaking and Transforming Patterns Oct 21, 2021 FOC, LF, LGBTQ, LS, WF, EX
Better Cities Film Festival Oct 7-9, 2021 LS, EX
Titane Oct 1, 2021 LGBTQ, WC, WF
Days Sept 17, 2021 FOC, LGBTQ, WC
Ethics & Aesthetics: Reclaiming Family & Origins Aug 20, 2021 FOC, LF, LGBTQ, LS, WF, EX
Respect Aug 13, 2021 FOC, LS, WF
Ailey Aug 06, 2021 FOC, LGBTQ, LS
Who Will Start Another Fire? June 11, 2021 FOC, LGBTQ, WC, WD, EX
Two Gods + Q & A with director and producer May 21, 2021 FOC, LS, EX
The County April 30, 2021 WC, EX
Who Killed Vincent Chin? + Discussion April 21, 2021 FOC, LF, LS, WD
This is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection April 02, 2021 FOC, WC, EX
Rose Plays Julie March 26, 2021 WC, WF, EX
F.T.A. (Restoration) March 12, 2021 WF, EX
Stray March 5, 2021 WC
Test Pattern Feb 26, 2021 FOC, WF, EX
Judas and the Black Messiah Feb 18, 2021 FOC, LS
Atlantis Jan 29, 2021 WC, EX
Deux (Two of Us) LGBTQ, WC, WF
Native Son Jan 8, 2021 FOC, LS, EX
Sweded Film Festival
Minari FOC
A Glitch in the Matrix
Some Kind of Heaven
The Story of Lovers Rock Feb 05, 2021
Rock Camp: The Movie Jan 13, 2021
Coup 53 + Discussion Jan 05, 2021
FOC – Filmmaker(s) of Color; LF – Local Filmmaker(s); LGBTQ; LS – Local Significance; WC – World Cinema; WF – Woman Filmmakers; EX – Cinema Detroit Exclusive

2020

Film Title Date of First Screening Notes
76 Days April 12, 2020 WC, LS, EX
The Changin’ Times of Ike White April 12, 2020
FOC – Filmmaker(s) of Color; LF – Local Filmmaker(s); LGBTQ; LS – Local Significance; WC – World Cinema; WF – Woman Filmmakers; EX – Cinema Detroit Exclusive

2019