Film Seminars | Discussions | Intros

Marking its 50th anniversary, HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS captures the rise of Outlaw Country through intimate portraits of Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle and others. Filmed in Texas and Nashville, it traces the genre’s raw, rebellious roots within the city’s evolving history in American roots music culture.

In this timeless tale of contemporary politics, Robert Redford plays Bill McKay, an idealistic California attorney running for office. Captivating the electorate's attention, his long-shot candidacy attracts the attention of the party machine, and McKay must decide whether he can effect a greater change as a part of the government — or retain his integrity and lose.

Tracing a century of filmmaking in and about Music City, this seminar explores how Nashville became both a subject and a site for American cinema. From Southern stories to music-driven productions, it also highlights Belcourt's enduring role in shaping — and showcasing — the city’s evolving film culture. Includes a screening of RANCHO DELUXE (35mm) immediately following at 8:00pm.

In conjunction with the opening of Jim Jarmusch’s FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER (on Fri, Jan 9), this workshop, presented in collaboration with The Porch, provides an opportunity to write your own personal narrative in three parts.

Inspired by true events, James Foley (GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS) directs Sean Penn and Christopher Walken as a father-son-duo caught in a violent crime ring. Filmed just outside Nashville, the film blends Southern noir with Brat Pack-era sincerity, featuring Mary Stuart Masterson and Kiefer Sutherland.