Special Events
From career retrospectives, Q&As, and much, much more, the Davis is proud to host numerous special events throughout the year!
Davis Theater Trivia
Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Run Time: 120 min.
Free to play at Sojourn!
Joe Swanberg presents NoBudge in Chicago
- Mon, Mar 9
Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Run Time: 90 min. Rating: NR
NoBudge comes to town with a collection of short films made by Chicago filmmakers—ten unique visions made in...
Trust Fall
- Sat, Mar 21
Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Run Time: 97 min. Rating: NR
Our "blind" screening series, presented by Oscarbate
Heavenly Bodies
- Sat, Mar 28
Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Lawrence Dane Run Time: 90 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1984
Starring: Cynthia Dale, Laura Henry, Richard Rebiere, Walter George Alton
She's reaching for the top, with everything she's got!
Hundreds of Beavers
Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Mike Cheslik Run Time: 108 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2024
Starring: Olivia Graves, Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Wes Tank
Possibly thousands.
Farewell My Concubine
- Wed, Apr 15
Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Chen Kaige Run Time: 171 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1993 Language: in Mandarin w/ English Subtitles
Starring: Gong Li, Leslie Cheung, Lü Qi, Ying Da, Zhang Fengyi
The passionate triangle of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them.