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Archives On Screen is an organization dedicated to bringing rare, unseen archival films from around the globe to movie screens in the Twin Cities. Our programming emphasizes films from the silent era and often forgotten political cinemas.
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Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour: Twin Cities 2026 is a wrap!!!! Thanks everyone who came to the screenings or supported the festival in any way!!! We love you and will be back next year for more Valentine's movie mayhem. ❤️🎞️🎊 @archivesonscreen.org
February 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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last day!!!! @archivesonscreen.org 🎞️🎞️🎞️
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February 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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It's the final day of IL CINEMA RITROVATO ON TOUR! Join us for all the heartbreak and drama as this year's festival comes to a close. 💔 🎞

• THE ARCH
1:00 PM, mspfilm.org/show/the-arch/

• THE GIRLS
4:00 PM, mspfilm.org/show/the-gir...

• FLOATING CLOUDS
7:00 PM, mspfilm.org/show/floatin...
February 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Day 3 of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour brings us three more beautifully restored films for Valentine's Day! 💘 🎞 🇫🇷 🇲🇽 🇨🇦

• WHY NOT!, 2 PM mspfilm.org/show/why-not/

• DOÑA HERLINDA AND HER SON, 7 PM mspfilm.org/show/dona-he...

• WINTER KEPT US WARM, 9 PM mspfilm.org/show/winter-...
February 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour continues tonight with Jocelyne Saab’s THE RAZOR’S EDGE!

Screening at the Walker Art Center, 7 PM
Jocelyne Saab's The Razor's Edge [Official Trailer] | New 4K Restoration
YouTube video by Several Futures
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February 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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And so it begins!!! 🎞️🎶 @archivesonscreen.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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Leave your binoculars and cameras at home! Everything worth watching is on the big screen tonight at the Main Cinema as IL CINEMA RITROVATO ON TOUR kicks off with two restored silent gems: THE GARDEN OF EDEN and KIPHO!

7:30 PM, Main Cinema in Minneapolis
mspfilm.org/show/kipho-t...
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour begins tomorrow!

This year's festival will also be a resource drive for our community. We'll donate a portion of the ticket sales to Andersen Middle School's rent relief campaign. www.gofundme.com/f/support-an...
February 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour opens in *2 nights* with @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social's new restoration of the rollicking pre-Code sex comedy THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928)! 🎶🎞️

Thanks be to @usefulnoise.bsky.social for the shout-out in the @racketmn.com ‼️❤️ @archivesonscreen.org

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February 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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We're thrilled to have this rarely seen, beautifully restored film from "the Poetess of Sri Lankan Cinema" as part of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour this year!

THE GIRLS (1978, dir. Sumitra Peries) 🇱🇰 🎞
Sunday, Feb. 15, 4 pm, @themaincinema
mspfilm.org/show/the-gir...
Gehenu Lamai Before / After Restoration
YouTube video by Film Heritage Foundation
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February 10, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Thanks for the support, @racketmn.com!
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February 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Our friends at @archivesonscreen.org have their Il Cinema Ritrovato film festival coming up this weekend at the Walker and Main cinemas. Go check it out! mspfilm.org/il-cinema-ri...
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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WHY NOT? (1977, France, dir. Coline Serreau)
Saturday, Feb. 14 💘, 2 pm, @themaincinema
mspfilm.org/show/why-not/
🇫🇷 🎞
***Including a pre-recorded introduction and message of solidarity from filmmaker Coline Serreau made for our Twin Cities audience
Why Not! at The Main Cinmea - MSP Film
SCREENS AT THE MAIN CINEMA Join us in the lobby at 6:00 PM for a festival reception catered by Baba’s (with wine and NA drinks) FILM INTRODUCTION BY: Coline Serreau (filmmaker) Pourquoi Pas! (Why Not!...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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One week from tonight, Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour closes out this year's festival with Mikio Naruse's FLOATING CLOUDS.
🇯🇵 🎞 New restoration!
Sunday, Feb. 15, 7 pm, @themaincinema
mspfilm.org/show/floatin...

FILM INTRODUCTION BY: Patrick Chimenti (UMN, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies)
February 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour in Minneapolis is 5 days away!!!!!!! 🎞️📽️🎊🎶❤️‼️ Join us Feb 12-15 (Thurs-Sun) at the MSP Film Society & Walker Art Center for new restorations of long unseen, beautiful, and fiercely political films!! Brought to you by @archivesonscreen.org ❤️🎞️

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February 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Start the evening of Valentine's Day with this rarely seen early work of Mexican gay cinema!
DOÑA HERLINDA AND HER SON
Saturday, Feb. 14, 7 pm, Main Cinema
mspfilm.org/show/dona-he...
***Join us in the lobby at 6:00 PM for a festival reception catered by Baba’s (with wine and NA drinks).
February 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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The gorgeous new restoration of T'ang Shushuen's THE ARCH plays at 1 pm, Feb. 15, at the Main Cinema! Introduced by Jason McGrath (UMN, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies).
Tickets and more information at mspfilm.org/show/the-arch/.
Part of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour, 2026.
February 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Cap your Valentine's Day with this beautiful queer romance from Canada. WINTER KEPT US WARM plays at 9 pm at @themaincinema on Feb. 14. Introduced by Aren Aizura (UMN, Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies).

Part of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026.
mspfilm.org/show/winter-...
February 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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We are heartbroken and outraged by the ongoing fascist occupation of Minnesota by ICE. Our local community has repeatedly proven that we will not be defeated! We go forward with our annual festival in support of the collective resistance and contagious spirit of mutual aid and community care.
February 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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For this week’s Silent Sundays I spoke with professor and programmer @hennefem.bsky.social about her work in silent film, and why the era still speaks to us today.
The Silent Era Was Way More Radical: A Conversation with Prof. Maggie Hennefeld
Silent Sundays: Interviews
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February 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Sold out!! @archivesonscreen.org @trylon.org
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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20 tickets left for WATTSTAX this Thursday!

In this piece for Perisphere, the @trylon.org blog, Matthew Tchepikova-Treon lays out the enduring legacy of Wattstax as a document that affirms the repetitive character of history.
www.perisphere.org/2026/01/25/f...
First as Tragedy, Then as Tragedy – Perisphere
|Matthew Tchepikova-Treon| A young Richard Pryor sits inside a dark, nondescript bar. “California is a weird state,” he says, “because they have laws for pedestrians—you know like, you cross the stree...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Life is not business as usual in Minnesota.
Here are some chances for you to recharge, strengthen your resolve, or simply find a few hours of respite at the cinema in the days and weeks ahead.
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Thanks, Serendibs Minnesota, for your support! ❤️🙏

GEHENU LAMAI (THE GIRLS)
Sunday, 2/15, 4 pm
The Main Cinema

Part of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026! 🎞 🎟

Tickets available now:
mspfilm.org/show/the-gir...
January 24, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Something beautiful for the Twin Cities and Minnesota: our gorgeous festival poster designed by Lamia Abukhadra! ❤️🎞

Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026
mspfilm.org/il-cinema-ri...
January 22, 2026 at 4:21 PM