Hello from Monoform Cinema, a new pop-up micro-cinema in Kalamazoo!

With elements like pre-shows, collaborative recommendations, after-film discussion, and occasional short films, our goal is to create a communal space for film lovers to share in experiential filmgoing. Whether it's a classic you didn't catch in a theater, or something you've never heard of, our hope is to build community around film and curate films that will move you.

For the 2024 season, we'll have regular screenings on the third Wednesday of each month at the Dormouse Theatre located at 1030 Portage Street. When possible we have additional screenings, such as the Punishment Park weekend shows and The People's Joker on October 23! Please scroll down or see our Linktree to get your tickets, and we'll see you there!

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A classic science fiction film brought back into the spotlight with its overt reference in the Barbie movie as well as the cultural zeitgeist around artificial intelligence. Come see 'The Ultimate Trip' like you've never seen it before!

1968

2h 29min

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Writers: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke

Thanks to Newmind Group for sponsoring this film!

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This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's Black and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, Paris is Burning offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion houses, from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women, Paris is Burning brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community.

1990

1h 11min

Director: Jennie Livingston

Cast: Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia St. Laurent, Willi Ninja, Angie Xtravaganza, Sol Williams Pendavis, Freddie Pendavis, Paris Dupree

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In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.

1971

1h 28min

Director: Peter Watkins

Writer: Peter Watkins

All three of our Punishment Park shows will be preceded by a screening of Kima Hibbert's 2023 short film, Africans With Mainframes. We love this short film and are beyond excited to share it with everyone. Kima was directly inspired by Peter Watkins and Punishment Park in particular in the making of this film, which makes this the perfect context to see it. Thanks so much to Kima for allowing us to screen it! This is the only place you can see it currently because it has not been released widely yet.

What if electronic music was created by Black sharecroppers in the American South and Kraftwerk was actually a psyop? "Inspired by the genre-less works of Guy Maddin, Peter Watkins, and others, I explore a big idea with a sense of levity." — Kima Hibbert

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Banned upon its original release in 1981, Andrzej Żuławski's stunningly choreographed nightmare of a marriage unraveling is an experience unlike any other. Professional spy Mark (Sam Neill) returns to his West Berlin home to find his wife Anna (Isabelle Adjani, in a role that earned her Best Actress at Cannes) insistent on a divorce. As Anna's frenzied behavior becomes ever more alarming, Mark discovers a truth far more sinister than his wildest suspicions. With its pulsating score, visceral imagery, and some of the most haunting performances ever captured on screen, Possession is cinematic delirium at its most intoxicating.

1981

2h 4min

Director: Andrzej Żuławski

Writers: Andrzej Żuławski, Frederic Tuten

Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill

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Kalamazoo's theatrical premiere! In the absurdist autobiographically-inspired dark comedy, a painfully unfunny aspiring clown (Vera Drew as Joker the Harlequin) grapples with her gender identity while unsuccessfully attempting to join the ranks of Gotham City's sole comedy program in a world where comedy has been outlawed. Uniting with a ragtag team of rejects and misfits, Joker the Harlequin forms an illegal anti-comedy troupe that puts her on a collision course with the devious caped crusader controlling the city.

2022

1h 32min

Director: Vera Drew

Writers: Vera Drew, Bri LeRose

Cast: Vera Drew, Lynn Downey, Kane Distler, Nathan Faustyn

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Reveries: Behind dark sunglasses, two mysterious drifters share their latest collection of thoughts, stories, and strange memories. Reveries: Going Deeper: In a dystopian society, two mysterious drifters transmit pirate radio broadcasts from their underground bunker, journeying deep into their own minds…deeper than they've ever been before.

2018 & 2020

1h 46min

Director: Graham Mason

Writers: Matt Barats, Anthony Oberbeck

Cast: Matt Barats, Anthony Oberbeck, Ana Fabrega, Bardia Salimi, Carmen Christopher

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It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, Sin-Dee and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity.

2015

1h 28min

Director: Sean Baker

Writers: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch

Cast: Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, James Ransone

Support provided by the Arts Fund of Kalamazoo County, a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.

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