Archives on Screen, Twin Cities
@archivesonscreen.org
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.
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...
• 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
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...
• 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...
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-...
• 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
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-...
• 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-...
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...
7:30 PM, Main Cinema in Minneapolis
mspfilm.org/show/kipho-t...
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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...
7:30 PM, Main Cinema in Minneapolis
mspfilm.org/show/kipho-t...
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...
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
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...
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 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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)
🇯🇵 🎞 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
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)
🇯🇵 🎞 New restoration!
Sunday, Feb. 15, 7 pm, @themaincinema
mspfilm.org/show/floatin...
FILM INTRODUCTION BY: Patrick Chimenti (UMN, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies)
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).
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
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).
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).
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.
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
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.
Tickets and more information at mspfilm.org/show/the-arch/.
Part of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour, 2026.
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-...
Part of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026.
mspfilm.org/show/winter-...
February 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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-...
Part of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026.
mspfilm.org/show/winter-...
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026
mspfilm.org/il-cinema-ri...
January 22, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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...
Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026
mspfilm.org/il-cinema-ri...
Thanks to the San Francisco Film Preserve for the shout out! Their restoration of Lewis Milestone's THE GARDEN OF EDEN plays Feb. 12 at @themaincinema, kicking off our 4th edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour! filmpreserve.org/event/screen...
January 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Thanks to the San Francisco Film Preserve for the shout out! Their restoration of Lewis Milestone's THE GARDEN OF EDEN plays Feb. 12 at @themaincinema, kicking off our 4th edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour! filmpreserve.org/event/screen...
Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026 is less than a month away!
Thanks so much to one of our sponsors, the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Minnesota (@ias_umn) for this enthusiastic preview of the festival! ias.umn.edu/news-stories...
Thanks so much to one of our sponsors, the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Minnesota (@ias_umn) for this enthusiastic preview of the festival! ias.umn.edu/news-stories...
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026 is less than a month away!
Thanks so much to one of our sponsors, the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Minnesota (@ias_umn) for this enthusiastic preview of the festival! ias.umn.edu/news-stories...
Thanks so much to one of our sponsors, the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Minnesota (@ias_umn) for this enthusiastic preview of the festival! ias.umn.edu/news-stories...
Looking back on 2025? Wistfully gazing into 2026? Archives on Screen thanks everyone joining us for another year of rare, restored, and unseen films!
🥳 📽
(THE ARCH, dir. T'ang Shushuen, 1968
Screening during Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour, Feb. 12-15 at The Main Cinema and the Walker Art Center.)
🥳 📽
(THE ARCH, dir. T'ang Shushuen, 1968
Screening during Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour, Feb. 12-15 at The Main Cinema and the Walker Art Center.)
January 2, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Looking back on 2025? Wistfully gazing into 2026? Archives on Screen thanks everyone joining us for another year of rare, restored, and unseen films!
🥳 📽
(THE ARCH, dir. T'ang Shushuen, 1968
Screening during Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour, Feb. 12-15 at The Main Cinema and the Walker Art Center.)
🥳 📽
(THE ARCH, dir. T'ang Shushuen, 1968
Screening during Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour, Feb. 12-15 at The Main Cinema and the Walker Art Center.)
Hope everyone had a chance to cavort with their crush in the big snow yesterday! 🌨💘
WINTER KEPT US WARM, dir. David Secter, 1965
Screening Feb. 14th, Valentine's Day, at @themaincinema. Part of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026!
mspfilm.org/show/winter-...
WINTER KEPT US WARM, dir. David Secter, 1965
Screening Feb. 14th, Valentine's Day, at @themaincinema. Part of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026!
mspfilm.org/show/winter-...
December 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Hope everyone had a chance to cavort with their crush in the big snow yesterday! 🌨💘
WINTER KEPT US WARM, dir. David Secter, 1965
Screening Feb. 14th, Valentine's Day, at @themaincinema. Part of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026!
mspfilm.org/show/winter-...
WINTER KEPT US WARM, dir. David Secter, 1965
Screening Feb. 14th, Valentine's Day, at @themaincinema. Part of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026!
mspfilm.org/show/winter-...
🎉 We're thrilled to reveal one of the films coming to Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour in Minneapolis this February...
THE RAZOR’S EDGE (Ghazl el-Banat) by Jocelyne Saab
🎟 Tickets now on sale 🎟
walkerart.org/calendar/202...
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
7 PM, Walker Cinema
@miznaarabart.bsky.social
THE RAZOR’S EDGE (Ghazl el-Banat) by Jocelyne Saab
🎟 Tickets now on sale 🎟
walkerart.org/calendar/202...
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
7 PM, Walker Cinema
@miznaarabart.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🎉 We're thrilled to reveal one of the films coming to Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour in Minneapolis this February...
THE RAZOR’S EDGE (Ghazl el-Banat) by Jocelyne Saab
🎟 Tickets now on sale 🎟
walkerart.org/calendar/202...
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
7 PM, Walker Cinema
@miznaarabart.bsky.social
THE RAZOR’S EDGE (Ghazl el-Banat) by Jocelyne Saab
🎟 Tickets now on sale 🎟
walkerart.org/calendar/202...
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
7 PM, Walker Cinema
@miznaarabart.bsky.social
Gazing wistfully out the window for the first sign of IL CINEMA RITROVATO ON TOUR's 2026 full lineup and schedule? 😍 It will be worth the wait. Complete details about all the films coming soooooon...
December 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Gazing wistfully out the window for the first sign of IL CINEMA RITROVATO ON TOUR's 2026 full lineup and schedule? 😍 It will be worth the wait. Complete details about all the films coming soooooon...
Patiently awaiting the announcement of the lineup for the fourth edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour - Minneapolis? All the exciting details are coming up in just a few weeks! Meanwhile...
SAVE THE DATES:
IL CINEMA RITROVATO ON TOUR 2026
February 12–15, 2026
SAVE THE DATES:
IL CINEMA RITROVATO ON TOUR 2026
February 12–15, 2026
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Patiently awaiting the announcement of the lineup for the fourth edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour - Minneapolis? All the exciting details are coming up in just a few weeks! Meanwhile...
SAVE THE DATES:
IL CINEMA RITROVATO ON TOUR 2026
February 12–15, 2026
SAVE THE DATES:
IL CINEMA RITROVATO ON TOUR 2026
February 12–15, 2026
The 4th edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour is coming! Valentine's Day weekend, Februray 12-15, 2026. ❤️🎞 Many more details to come soon! Follow us on social media, and sign up for our email updates at archivesonscreen.org!
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The 4th edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour is coming! Valentine's Day weekend, Februray 12-15, 2026. ❤️🎞 Many more details to come soon! Follow us on social media, and sign up for our email updates at archivesonscreen.org!
A glimpse of 7th HEAVEN!
Thanks to all who came, and to The Poor Nobodys and the Heights Theater!
Thanks to all who came, and to The Poor Nobodys and the Heights Theater!
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A glimpse of 7th HEAVEN!
Thanks to all who came, and to The Poor Nobodys and the Heights Theater!
Thanks to all who came, and to The Poor Nobodys and the Heights Theater!
Tonight's the night!
7th HEAVEN, with live accompaniment by The Poor Nobodys, at the beautiful Heights Theater at 7:30 PM!
heightstheater.com
7th HEAVEN, with live accompaniment by The Poor Nobodys, at the beautiful Heights Theater at 7:30 PM!
heightstheater.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Tonight's the night!
7th HEAVEN, with live accompaniment by The Poor Nobodys, at the beautiful Heights Theater at 7:30 PM!
heightstheater.com
7th HEAVEN, with live accompaniment by The Poor Nobodys, at the beautiful Heights Theater at 7:30 PM!
heightstheater.com
Do YOU have what it takes to climb the ladder of Courage to the heights...the Heights Theater, to be exact? 7TH HEAVEN plays this coming Sunday, November 9, at the Heights Theater, with a live soundtrack performed by the fantastic The Poor Nobodys! 🎞🎼
Tickets available now at heightstheater.com.
Tickets available now at heightstheater.com.
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Do YOU have what it takes to climb the ladder of Courage to the heights...the Heights Theater, to be exact? 7TH HEAVEN plays this coming Sunday, November 9, at the Heights Theater, with a live soundtrack performed by the fantastic The Poor Nobodys! 🎞🎼
Tickets available now at heightstheater.com.
Tickets available now at heightstheater.com.
TONIGHT!
THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES
7 PM, John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, St. Paul
Free!
THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES
7 PM, John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, St. Paul
Free!
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
TONIGHT!
THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES
7 PM, John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, St. Paul
Free!
THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES
7 PM, John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, St. Paul
Free!