Plaza Theatre

Still recovering from the death of his mother, seventeen-year-old Rodney dreams of escaping his small southern hometown in pursuit of following in his mother's footsteps as an award-winning pageant queen. Despite an onslaught of bullying and abuse from his step-father, step-brothers, and classmates,...

Cost: $13

Overshadowed at the time of its release by box office hit THE LOST BOYS, Katheryn Bigelow's 1987 vampire film NEAR DARK is an atmospheric horror/Western/road movie that defies convention. In a genre filled with stereotypes and century-old tropes, NEAR DARK drips with ingenuity and invention, challen...

Cost: $13

What happens to a rock and roll band when three-fifths of its members become Eastern Orthodox priests? Find out in Parallel Love — take a journey with the small-town Georgia band Luxury, who, on the cusp of success, suffer a devastating touring wreck with long-term consequences. Screening June 19 *o...

Cost: $15

WUSSY MAG + Out On Film and Plaza Atlanta present "QUEERS ON FILM" — a new monthly series of LGBTQ+ arthouse and independent classics at the Plaza Theatre.  Featuring a Q&A with some of Atlanta's most iconic house members: Andre Mizrahi (House of Mizrahi), Tony Revlon (House of Revlon), an...

Cost: $15

Shebang! A new dance party celebrating womxn and nonbinary DJ's in Atlanta.

Cost: $7-$15

Categories: Arts Agenda

Blast-Off Burlesque is super stoked to be bringing back our popular TABOOLALA series to the Plaza Atlanta!

YEEEHAW! For this show we are gonna stage a good old fashioned HO DOWN at the Plaza *LIVE STAGE SHOW* featuring Blast-Off Burlesque , the gorgeous ladies of The Candybox...

Cost: $15

Categories: Film Screening Videodrome is proud to team up with the Plaza Theatre to bring this one of a kind art show and film screening event to the city of Atlanta. Deadly Prey Gallery is a Chicago-based art gallery dedicated to hand-painted movie posters from Ghana. These posters are fascinating ...

Cost: Free-$15

Videodrome is proud to team up with the Plaza Theatre to bring this one of a kind art show and film screening event to the city of Atlanta. Deadly Prey Gallery is a Chicago-based art gallery dedicated to hand-painted movie posters from Ghana. Guaranteed to melt your mind, these posters are fascinati...

Cost: $15

Categories: film On Saturday June 8th the highly anticipated, documentary film “Organizing Is the New Cool” will make its debut in Atlanta, Georgia. Centered around the 15 year journey of social justice organization FTP Movement, and its collective mobilization to provide food, clothing, shelter and...

Cost: $15

Summertime is in the air, and we're kicking off with an alternative comic book classic, with Terry Zwigoff's GHOST WORLD!! Starring Scarlett Johansson, Thora Birch and Steve Buscemi

Cost: $11-$13

Every Friday at midnight the cult classic comes alive at the Plaza Theatre! In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their in...

Cost: $15

Please note: Tickets do not guarantee entry. This screening will be overbooked to ensure a full house. Arrive early to ensure seating.

Cost: Free

Dee is stuck in a boring job and a broken marriage in International Falls, a snowbound border town at the end of the road. Harboring a secret dream of a stand up career, Dee encounters Tim: a burned out touring comedian who feels trapped by the very life Dee desires. As these two lost souls form an ...

Cost: $13

Volatile predicaments, uncertain futures, and tenuous connections.

Cost: $13

Wondrous animated illusions exploring the vast expanses of self.

Cost: $13

Kid-sized shorts for the young and young at heart.

Cost: $6.50-$13

Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying...

Cost: Free-$125+

Recovering from the death of his mother, 17-year-old Rodney dreams of escaping his small southern hometown to follow in her footsteps as an award-winning pageant queen. Despite an onslaught of bullying and abuse from his family and peers, Rodney calls upon a unique cast of southern characters to hel...

Cost: $13

In the rugged wilderness of Appalachia, the members of an isolated community of Pentecostal snake handlers led by Pastor Lemuel (Walton Goggins) risk their lives to attest themselves before God. Lemuel's daughter Mara (Alice Englert) prepares for her upcoming wedding to the young believer her father...

Cost: $50

The world of fashion is incredibly exclusive, but no tier is more elite than that of haute couture. It's a restrictive group that can only be joined with the express permission of an official French fashion organization. If they don't approve you, you can't use their label. Chanel, Givenchy, Dior - ...

Cost: $13

After losing her beloved mother Vera in a tragic accident, 14-year-old Sam has taken on the responsibility of looking after her father and two little brothers. One morning as she rushes to school, a speeding truck causes Sam to meet a similar untimely end. With the help of her oddball guardian angel...

Cost: $13

Solitary meditations pressing at the barriers of isolation.

Cost: $13

Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying...

Cost: Free-$125+

A deliciously twisted comedy set in a demented, timeless suburbia where every adult wears braces on their straight teeth, couples coordinate meticulously pressed outfits, and coveted family members are swapped in more ways than one in this competition for acceptance.

Cost: $13

Violet (Elle Fanning) is a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent and ambition. Driven by a pop-fueled soundtrack, TEEN SPIRIT is a visceral ...

Cost: $13

Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying...

Cost: Free-$125+

A lonely woman (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), recently separated from her husband, visits a bewitching London department store in search of a dress that will transform her life. She?s fitted with a perfectly flattering, artery-red gown?which, in time, will come to unleash a malevolent curse and unstoppab...

Cost: $13

Meet Jonathan Agassi, a gay Israeli porn star with a worldwide following. Diving into his fantastical life, this intimate documentary explores the highest highs and lowest lows of one of the world's most famous adult entertainers. Behind the veil of fame, Agassi shares a loving yet complicated bond ...

Cost: $13

Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying...

Cost: Free-$125+

Little Woods, North Dakota, a fracking boomtown well beyond its prime. Ollie (Tessa Thompson) is trying to survive the last few days of her probation after getting caught illegally running prescription pills over the Canadian border. But when her mother dies, she is thrust back into the life of her ...

Cost: $13

The FSU College of Motion Pictures Arts presents a showcase of eight short student films followed by a panel discussion with representatives from the College. Ranked by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the top 25 film schools in the country, FSU College of Motion Picture Arts produces student films ...

Cost: RSVP

Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying...

Cost: Free-$125+

Tailo is a cab driver who runs a small and mildly profitable extortion ring. When Sailo, his wild card younger brother, decides to branch out on his own he inadvertently unleashes a trail of destruction. Suddenly Tailo's livelihood is under threat by both cops and crime lords and he must pull out al...

Cost: $13

Bold works and bolder heroines reckon with the world around them.

Cost: $13

Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying...

Cost: Free-$125+

Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don't want anybody finding out how. That's too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama.

Cost: $13

Ed Hemsler (John Lithgow) spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner (Blythe Danner) spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small town somewhere in America, these two people will try to find love while trying not to get lost in each other's stuf...

Cost: $13

Join us and the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau for the world premieres of ?Music Voyager? episodes 5 & 6 that feature yours truly?the Atlanta Film Festival?as well as the Plaza Theatre, Dad?s Garage, Paris on Ponce, Karen Anderson & Tiny Doors, Atlanta United and more! Georgia

Cost: Free with RSVP

Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying...

Cost: Free-$125+

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile

Cost: $13

Miles from the nearest power grid, Lemon Cassidy scratches out a humble living in an isolated Appalachian farming community. Her life is tossed into chaos when two men from the oldest family on the mountain hold her son hostage until she can settle a debt her missing husband owes to their cold-heart...

Cost: $13

When 17-year-old Lennon Lacy is found hanging from a swing set in rural North Carolina, the trauma of the past bleeds into the present. Despite inconsistencies in the case, local officials quickly rule Lennon?s death a suicide, but his mother, Claudia, believes Lennon was lynched and begins a painst...

Cost: $13

Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir broke records and barriers on her way to become the first Division I athlete to play basketball while wearing hijab. When a controversial ruling ends her chances at playing professionally, she re-examines her faith and identity as a Muslim American.

Cost: $13

Want to join us after the screening of THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM at the Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge for farm-to-table eats? Select the FILM and PARTY ticket at checkout. The After-Party is open to Producer, Sponsor, Press, All-Access, Weekend 1 and Filmmaker badge-holders and FILM & PARTY ticket-hold...

Cost: $13-$23

Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying...

Cost: Free-$125+

When the wealthy patriarch of a family dies, they discover a rather unusual request in his will...

Cost: $13

The definition of "cool" can be summed up by the name Miles Davis. The quintessential Renaissance Man known for his restless artistic aesthetic, Davis is widely regarded as one of the most innovative, influential and highly respected figures in music. Having changed the course of music five or six t...

Cost: $13

In a small town, a young, tight-knit group of friends fall in and out of love over the course of one intoxicating, music-filled summer night. Starring Justin Chatwin, Analeigh Tipton, Victoria Justice, Lana Condor, Ellar Coltrane and Ian Nelson.

Cost: $13

In 2016, David Bowie's death creates a rift in time and space. June and Edward are in the midst of an argument when Edward suddenly falls into the wormhole created by Bowie's death, vanishing without a trace. In 2040, June continues to mourn the loss of Edward while facing the dark reality of her ap...

Cost: $13

In an enlightened future where humans no longer need to procreate, one woman risks her life to investigate the mystery of motherhood.

Cost: $13

Disneynature's all-new feature film PENGUINS is a coming-of-age story about an Ad?lie penguin named Steve who joins millions of fellow males in the icy Antarctic spring on a quest to build a suitable nest, find a life partner and start a family. None of it comes easily for him, especially considerin...

Cost: $6.50-$13

Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying...

Cost: Free-$125+

Shuttles will be available to transport you from the Plaza Theatre to Areu Bros. Studios.

The Farewell

After learning their beloved matriarch has terminal lung cancer, a family opts not to tell her about the diagnosis, instead scheduling an impromptu wedding-reunion back in China. Headstrong and e...

Cost: $50

Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying...

Cost: Free-$125+

Short Film Block. A medley of Georgia makers and minds.

Cost: $14.69

A medley of Georgia makers and minds.

Cost: $13

Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying...

Cost: Free-$125+

On any given weekend, some of America’s most iconic wild animals are massacred in wildlife killing contests. Sadly, Georgia now has its own wildlife killing contest - the Georgia Coyote Challenge. In KILLING GAMES, a groundbreaking exposé, actor, conservationist and Project Coyote Advisory Board Mem...

Cost: Free

Cost: $15

Join us at the Plaza Theatre for a private screening of Ferris Bueller's Day off!

Tickets: $15 Doors: 7:00pm Show: 7:30pm

Arrive early to learn about The Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta, grab a drink at the bar, and pick up a FREE throwback Race for Rest 5k shirt while supplies last!

With the ...

Cost: $15.00

Join us for a celebration of the Florida born Independent classic MIAMI CONNECTION paired with one of the wildest shorts we have the pleasure of screening; BFF Girls! The event will feature a live performance of the classic tunes of DRAGON SOUND (as performed by Marcus). The screening will be follow...

Cost: $11-$15

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Sonic Youth’s 1988 masterpiece Day Dream Nation, filmmaker Lance Bangs screens a collection of short live films, including an excerpt from a restored transfer of Charles Atlas’ documentary film Put Blood in the Music.

Bangs will also present live footage from ...

Cost: $11-$15.

See Michael Curtiz's MILDRED PIERCE with a hosted intro by Marya E. Gates, creator of #Noirvember

Based on a novel by James M. Cain, Michael Curtiz's MILDRED PIERCE stars Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Jack Carson, Eve Arden, and Ann Blyth and will be presented in 4K!

Founded in 2010, Noirvember ...

Cost: $13

Celebrate the life of one of THE BEST lead vocalists of all time – the incomparable Freddie Mercury!

With the British-American biographical film BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY release imminent, if you plan to be Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon – come do it with us and hundreds of fellow Freddie and Queen fans!

Rais...

Cost: $12.14-$43.79

See Otto Preminger's LAURA with a hosted intro by Marya E. Gates, creator of #Noirvember

Based on a novel by Vera Caspary and an inspiration for David Lynch's Twin Peaks, Otto Preminger's LAURA stars Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews, and Vincent Price.

Founded in 2010, Noirvember is a mo...

Cost: $13.00

See Otto Preminger's LAURA with a hosted intro by Marya E. Gates, creator of #Noirvember

Based on a novel by Vera Caspary and an inspiration for David Lynch's Twin Peaks, Otto Preminger's LAURA stars Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews, and Vincent Price.

Founded in 2010, Noirvember is a mo...

Cost: $13.00

See Stanley Kubrick's the Killing with a hosted intro by Marya E. Gates, creator of #Noirvember. Founded in 2010, Noirvember is a month long celebration of all things film noir.

Stanley Kubrick's classic heist film the Killing stars Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Marie Windsor, and Elisha Cook, Jr.

T...

Cost: $13

Categories: Animation

Venue: Disrupt TV, Primal Screen, City Church Eastside ASIFA-South's annual animation festival and conference is right around the corner!

Attend panels, workshops, activities, parties, and mixers! Check our diverse selection of animated screenings!

Please see the ticket lin...

Cost: 35- 70

Premiere/Screening of Atlanta Area Filmmakers quality short films in the Sci-Fi/Horror/Fantasy/Suspense genres. Films include: Paranormal thriller "Residence 906", Suspense short "Pet", Fantasy film "The Wish & The Wisp, Sci-Fi film "No Time For Love", Horror short "Feast", Horror short "Mr. Smiles"...

Cost: $10

The cult classic on the big screen at the Plaza. Snag tickets here 

Cost: $11-$13