Spotlight on Women
Highlighting all films at the Davis with women behind the camera
The Librarians
- Sat, Apr 25
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: Kim A. Snyder Run Time: 92 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2025
Starring: Amanda Jones, Becky Calzada, Carolyn Foote, Martha Hickson, Suzette Baker
America's war on books is more than a war on words.
The Grab
- Sun, Apr 26
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: Gabriela Cowperthwaite Run Time: 104 min. Release Year: 2024 Language: in English and Russian w/ English Subtitles
Producer Nate Halverson and Amanda Pike of the Center for Investigative Reporting & Mother Jones in attendance for...
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
- Mon, Apr 27
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: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady Run Time: 91 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2016
Starring: Alan Horn, Bill Moyers, John Amos, Norman Lear, Rob Reiner
Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into...
Steal This Story, Please!
- Wed, Apr 29
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: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin Run Time: 98 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2025
Presented by Doc10 // Post-show Q&A with Amy Goodman (Zoom), Democracy Now co-host Juan González, director Tia Lessin,...
Give Me the Ball!
- Thu, Apr 30
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: Elizabeth Wolff, Liz Garbus Run Time: 101 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2026
Directors Liz Garbus & Elizabeth Wolff and Producer Dan Cogan in attendane for post-show Q&A As thrilling to...
A Child of My Own
- Fri, May 1
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: Maite Alberdi Run Time: 96 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2026 Language: in Spanish w/ English Subtitles
Starring: Ana Celeste, Ángeles Cruz, Armando Espitia, Luisa Guzmán, Mayra Sérbulo
Director Maite Alberdi in attendance for post-show Q&A From two-time Oscar nominated director Maite Alberdi (The Mole Agent,...
Cookie Queens
- Sat, May 2
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: Alysa Nahmias Run Time: 91 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2026
Director Alysa Nahmias in attendance for post-show Q&A There’s so much more to the story than Thin Mints...
ICE Under Watch
- Sun, May 3
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: Various Run Time: 40 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2026
Starring: Various
A short film showcase presented by Doc10
Party Girl
- Thu, May 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.
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer Run Time: 94 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1995
Starring: Guillermo Díaz, Omar Townsend, Parker Posey, Sasha von Scherler
There's a new librarian in town!