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CTCS-466: Theatrical Film Symposium
August 27, 2026 - December 10, 2026, Thursdays from 6-10 PM
The Eileen Norris Cinema Theater at the Frank Sinatra Hall, 3507 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90007
This Fall 2026 semester, the School of Cinematic Arts will offer a very special course called CTCS-466: Theatrical Film Symposium, a four-unit elective class open for enrollment to ALL USC STUDENTS OF ANY MAJOR that brings you face-to-face with leading film directors, writers, producers, and actors working today. Throughout the semester, students will watch a wide selection of new film releases, followed by exclusive Q&As with the creative teams behind them.
BEST OF THE BEST
September 14, 2026, 7:30 P.M.
The Eileen Norris Cinema Theater at the Frank Sinatra Hall, 3507 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Two childhood best friends, Maya and Anjali, join UCLA's competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team, only to discover that the road to winning the U.S. Championship is far more raucous and cutthroat than they ever imagined.
AGFA Movie Hooky Club IMAX Matinee Screening: STREETWALKIN' (1985)
September 15, 2026, 3:00 P.M.
The Michelle & Kevin Douglas IMAX Theater, RZC 119, Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, 3131 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
She turned to night-walking to survive the streets. Now she's running through the streets to survive the night. Academy Award–winning actress Melissa Leo (THE FIGHTER) stars as Cookie, a teenage runaway who escapes her abusive stepfather and heads for the big city along with her younger brother. When she arrives at the bus terminal, Cookie meets a charming but sadistic pimp named Duke (Dale Midkiff, PET SEMATARY). With nowhere else to go, Cookie’s soon working for Duke, who introduces her to the harsh life of a prostitute.
THREE COLORS: PAN-AFRICAN
September 15, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
The Eileen Norris Cinema Theater at the Frank Sinatra Hall, 3507 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Inspired by Krzystof Kieslowki's Academy Award Nominated THREE COLOURS TRILOGY, THREE COLORS: PAN-AFRICAN is an anthology feature film that instead uses the Pan-African flag as its thematic reference point. The film features three stories about Black existence that correlate with the colors of the flag: RED (Liberation), BLACK (Unity), and GREEN (Prosperity).
CECE'S INTERLUDE
September 16, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Filmmaker Sophie-Anne documents the daily life of Cece, a transgender girl who’s supposedly pregnant. Cece is a typical 20 something who likes to party and has little plans for the future, let alone having a baby. Though Cece finds her pregnancy and the newfound attention entertaining, she plans on getting an abortion.
THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD
September 17, 2026, 7:30 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
The Oldest Person in the World is a decade-long odyssey chronicling the ever-changing record holders of the title of oldest person alive. As the title inevitably passes from one supercentenarian to the next, acclaimed filmmaker Sam Green traverses the globe to meet each new record holder, his personal fascination with what the title means becoming entangled with events and milestones in his own life. What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a poignant meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.
PORTAL TO HELL
September 21, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
The Eileen Norris Cinema Theater at the Frank Sinatra Hall, 3507 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Dunn, a debt collector working on the fringes of legality, finds his routine disrupted when a portal to hell opens inside a neighborhood laundromat. A demon informs him that his elderly neighbor is bound for eternal punishment and offers a deal: deliver three souls in exchange for the man’s release.Reluctant at first, Dunn resists the arrangement, but events begin to draw him into the agreement. As he navigates encounters tied to the pact, the situation places him deeper within its consequences, where each step brings him closer to fulfilling the terms.
DIGGER
September 22, 2026, 12:00 P.M. & 3:00 P.M.
The Michelle & Kevin Douglas IMAX Theater, RZC 119, Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, 3131 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu returns with his original film DIGGER, starring Tom Cruise in the title role. The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.
OLDBOY (2003)
September 22, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
The Eileen Norris Cinema Theater at the Frank Sinatra Hall, 3507 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Oh Dae-su is mysteriously abducted and imprisoned in a private room for 15 years without explanation. Upon his sudden release, he begins a desperate search for the person responsible and the reason behind his confinement. As he follows a trail of clues, he encounters Lee Woo-jin, a mysterious figure who holds the key to a devastating secret from his past.
CHARLIE HARPER
September 24, 2026, 2:00 P.M.
The Michelle & Kevin Douglas IMAX Theater, RZC 119, Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, 3131 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
At an engagement party for mutual friends, Charlie and Harper seemingly meet for the first time, but when a specific song sparks old memories, their complex history is revealed. Through flashbacks from both perspectives, their story unfolds: from what brought them together to where they are today. Retracing the highs and the lows, the depth of their bond comes into clearer focus as they navigate their diverging aspirations for the future. Through the evolving relationship of Charlie and Harper, the film explores the tension between love, ambition, identity, and personal growth, and examines what happens when two people deeply connected to one another grow in different directions, forcing them to confront whether love alone is enough or if time may be something they cannot overcome.
ATONEMENT
September 24, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Displaced from their home by U.S. military action during the early days of the Iraq War, the Khachaturian family finds refuge with relatives, gathering their three generations together under one roof. But when another bombing erupts nearby, they decide to return to their home across the city. As they navigate the war-torn streets of Baghdad, the family is trapped in a firefight between U.S. Marines and insurgents, and one Marine’s split-second decision devastates the family. Years later, haunted by his time in Iraq and aided by a New Yorker journalist, the Marine seeks to reconcile with the Khachaturian matriarch and her surviving family members. Anchored by moving, unforgettable performances from Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh, Atonement is a powerfully human story about the immeasurable costs of war, exploring universal questions about guilt, redemption, and the nature of forgiveness.
AGFA Movie Hooky Club IMAX Matinee Screening: WAKE IN FRIGHT (1971)
September 29, 2026, 3:00 P.M.
The Michelle & Kevin Douglas IMAX Theater, RZC 119, Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, 3131 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Brand-new restoration! Alongside MAD MAX and WALKABOUT, WAKE IN FRIGHT is one of the most seminal of Aussie films. Directed by Ted Kotcheff (FIRST BLOOD) and co-starring an unforgettable (and unforgettably trashed) Donald Pleasence, WAKE IN FRIGHT is the nightmarish story of a schoolteacher’s descent into personal demoralization at the hands of drunken, deranged derelicts while stranded in a small Outback town. This is one of the ultimate lost-weekend film hangovers, and won't soon leave your memory.
EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET
September 29, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
The Eileen Norris Cinema Theater at the Frank Sinatra Hall, 3507 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90007
In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Pollokshields, Scotland's most diverse neighborhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbors.
COOKIE QUEENS
September 30, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
A celebration of girlhood and the complexities that come with it, Cookie Queens is a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.
AGFA Movie Hooky Club IMAX Matinee Screening: MUERTE EN LA PLAYA (1991)
October 6, 2026, 3:00 P.M.
The Michelle & Kevin Douglas IMAX Theater, RZC 119, Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, 3131 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
David, the disturbed son of a wealthy businesswoman, returns to his sunny beachside home to try to get over the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his boarding school teacher. As he tries to overcome his homosexual urges, David begins murdering all those around him who he sees as being responsible for his trauma. Never available theatrically for English language audiences, MUERTE EN LA PLAYA is a sleazy homoerotic serial killer thriller with a Telenovela twist from one of Mexico's most unheralded genre filmmakers.
FREE LEONARD PELTIER
October 6, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
The Eileen Norris Cinema Theater at the Frank Sinatra Hall, 3507 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Leonard Peltier, one of the surviving leaders of the American Indian Movement, has been in prison for 50 years following a contentious conviction for the murder of two FBI agents. After global outrage and continued failed appeals, a new generation of Native activists arrives to revive calls for his freedom. This time, things are different.
WE'RE NOTHING AT ALL
October 7, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
On Valentine’s Day, a double-decker bus explodes in a fiery blast, killing many and leaving charred remains, with evidence pointing to a deliberate act by two passengers, Fai and Ike, a gay couple from troubled backgrounds living on society’s margins. As retired forensic expert Lung Sir investigates, he uncovers their tragic story of abuse, homophobia, and despair, culminating in their decision to end their lives in a suicidal protest against an unjust world, leaving behind a haunting message: “On a beautiful day, we end our unbeautiful lives.”