What's up next with The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul

They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian Music In Exile Opening May 13 | 35th MSPIFF Official Selection | program: New Releases British director Johanna Schwartz's vibrant documentary follows musicians in Mali in the wake of a jihadist takeover and subsequent banning of music. Featuring original music by 35th MSPIFF special guests Songhoy Blues. ...read more

The Invitation Opening May 13 | 35th MSPIFF Official Selection | program: Dark Out Malicious intentions seem to be on the menu in Karyn Kusama's brilliantly paced thriller centering on a man who attends a suspicious dinner party hosted by his ex-wife Eden and new husband David. ...read more

Marguerite Opening May 20 | program: New Releases In this hilarious tragicomedy set in 1920s France, a wealthy baroness, respected patron of music and the opera, and passionate singer decides to take her performance from salon to stage, unaware of the unfortunate truth that she is the worst singer in the history of opera. ...read more

What We Become Opening May 20 | 35th MSPIFF Official Selection | program: Dark Out The Johansson family are looking forward to a quiet summer in their idyllic suburban Danish town, but in the blink of an eye, things go from blissful to berserk when a horrifying plague tears through the community. ...read more

Catching the Sun May 26 at 7:00pm | program: Community Screen Catching the Sun asks the hard questions of how a clean energy economy may actually be built, through the stories of unemployed workers seeking to retool at a solar jobs training program in Richmond, California. ...read more

Blue Velvet: 30th Anniversary Opening May 27 | program: New Releases At once beautiful, horrifying, erotic and surreal, this 1986 controversial masterpiece created by famed auteur David Lynch and featuring Dennis Hopper in his unforgettable role as Frank Booth returns to theaters in celebration of its 30th anniversary.