Author/illustrator Elisa Kleven in person. Becoming harmonious with our environment is at the heart of these works based on Tomie dePaola, Dr. Seuss, William Steig, and others. (62 mins)

Dean Parisot (U.S., 1999). When the Thermians are in danger of extinction at the hands of a reptilian warlord, they seek help from earth: unfortunately, they can't fathom fact from fiction, and look for salvation from the cast of a canceled TV series, Galaxy Quest. Recipient of Hugo and Nebula Awards. (102 mins).

Emily Hubley, Faith Hubley, John Hubley (U.S., 1956–2012). New Prints! Emily Hubley in person. In their socially committed independent animations, Faith and John Hubleys' experimental aesthetic was distinctly modern, and included paper cutouts, wax resistance, and oil painting, as well as collaborations with musicians from Benny Carter to Dizzy Gillespie. (90 mins)

Krzysztof Zanussi (Poland, 1976) Digital Restoration! A naïve young teacher gets schooled in the social order by a disillusioned older professor in Zanussi's powerful parable of blending in, selling out, and sucking up. (101 mins)

Satyajit Ray (India, 1957). (Parash Pathar). 35mm Restored Print! A bank clerk discovers a stone that turns steel into gold in Ray's delightful foray into comedy, delightfully tweaking Calcutta middle-class mores like a Bengali Preston Sturges. “One of the most sophisticated and effective satires produced by world cinema” (Sight & Sound). (111 mins)

Kenji Mizoguchi (Japan, 1953). (Gion bayashi). Imported Print! A sixteen-year-old Ayako Wakao became a star in Mizoguchi's update of his earlier Sisters of the Gion, now set-significantly-against the occupied Japan of 1953. It is the story of the friendship of an older geisha and her teenage protégée. (85 mins)

Mike Judge (U.S., 1999). A team of peeved worker drones tries to survive office culture in Mike Judge's biting takedown of corporate culture, suburban dread, vapid chain restaurants, and how to get away with not working while at work. From the creator of Silicon Valley and Beavis and Butthead. (89 mins)

Satyajit Ray (India, 1970). Imported Print! Ray's most overtly Renoir-ish film, and probably his masterpiece. Four young men from Calcutta spend a few days in the country, and their youthful arrogance gets them into a series of disastrous and often hilarious adventures. "A major film by one of the great film artists" (Pauline Kael). (115 mins)

Derek Jarman (U.K., 1987) Archival Print! Jarman's apocalypse-now vision of Thatcher's England is an anti–city symphony whose lyricism is put toward a portrait of the damage done. An astounding collage of urban images is edited to flow with dramatic passages-reenactments from hell-and idyllic family footage from before the fall. Tilda Swinton stars. (87 mins)