In this seminal 1980s Brat Pack film, the athlete (Emilio Estevez), the brain (Anthony Michael Hall), the criminal (Judd Nelson), the princess (Molly Ringwald) and the basket case (Ally Sheedy) break through the social barriers of high school during Saturday detention.

The seemingly mismatched pair forms a bond that turns into a highly unconventional — but ultimately satisfying – romance in this comical cult favorite.

Master aperture, shutter speed, exposure, metering, electronic flash, and white balance for color corrections and creative effects. We will introduce you to basic compositional principles that will push your images to the next level, making them more professional and interesting.

Give Light Factory gift certificates this year! These make the perfect gift for the photography lover or amateur filmmaker. Certificates can be purchased at various levels and redeemed for photography and filmmaking classes like Intro to DSLR Photography or Filmmaking Basics.  

Join Chief Curator Dennis Kiel and other members of The Light Factory for the monthly Sunday Afternoon Salon, the third Sunday of every month. The Sunday Afternoon Salon is a fun afternoon filled with great photography, stimulating conversation, and friendly people

The Light Factory’s mission is to promote the power of image, in Charlotte and beyond, by informing, challenging, and stimulating audiences through photography, film, and other light-based media to see their world through a different lens. Learn more about The Light Factory, the Southeast’s only museum for photography and film.

In between flashily choreographed musical numbers, the film chronicles the romantic entanglements of a group of high school seniors, starting with a summer fling between greaser Danny (John Travolta) and good girl Sandy (Olivia Newton-John).

Donec non sodales turpis. Phasellus sollicitudin eleifend ornare. Vestibulum id sodales est. Nullam at lorem risus. Vestibulum sollicitudin scelerisque vestibulum. Aliquam in dui orci, sit amet blandit purus. Proin et mi ut nisi posuere suscipit. Duis eleifend ante dolor, scelerisque euismod sapien.

The photographs of Lauren Doran and Amy Herman present an exaggerated view into each artist’s intimate relationships, examining how these personal connections inform their identity, while simultaneously questioning how this individuality fluctuates throughout the passage of time. Opening Reception: Thursday, Oct. 25 from 6 to 9pm  

In this seminal 1980s Brat Pack film, the athlete (Emilio Estevez), the brain (Anthony Michael Hall), the criminal (Judd Nelson), the princess (Molly Ringwald) and the basket case (Ally Sheedy) break through the social barriers of high school during Saturday detention.

With the title of “Filthiest Person Alive” at stake, Babs Johnson, her degenerate son and dim-bulb mother face stiff competition from the vile Marble clan in an unbridled assault on every taboo in the book.

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric, Oscar-winning masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts repeatedly thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

Francis Ford Coppola’s epic Oscar-winning masterpiece paints a chilling portrait of a Sicilian clan’s rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone’s family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged.

The accidental mix up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations. Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal and Madeline Kahn star in this homage to classic screwball comedies from director Peter Bogdanovich.

Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) gets bailed out of prison by his wife, Carol (Ali MacGraw), on the condition that the two pull off a bank heist for a corrupt politician. But Doc soon learns that things aren’t on the level …

In the age of awakening, Fritz embraces every new experience that crosses his path, including easy sex and drugs. But Fritz ends up holding the dynamite that will detonate the ultimate 1960s statement when he joins a group of radical hippies.

Tang Lung (Bruce Lee, who also directs) pays a visit to family members who own a restaurant in Italy. But mobsters, who want the land the eatery is built upon, harass the owners, forcing Lee to defend his family, as only he can.

Four suburban friends take a canoeing trip down a Georgia river, but what starts as a lighthearted adventure becomes a voyage into the heart of darkness when redneck locals descend on the foursome and force them to kill or be killed.

The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event that showcases footage from videos that were found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters across the country, curated and hosted by comedy gurus Nick Preuher and Joe Pickett.

The seemingly mismatched pair forms a bond that turns into a highly unconventional — but ultimately satisfying – romance in this comical cult favorite.

The Light Factory’s mission is to promote the power of image, in Charlotte and beyond, by informing, challenging, and stimulating audiences through photography, film, and other light-based media to see their world through a different lens.

A high school teacher’s personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections.

SCREENING RESCHEDULED! Join us for a night of food trucks, fun, and film! The Autobots are back in action, taking on the evil Decepticons, who are determined to avenge their defeat.  

The DNC in Chicago 1968 was a focal point of the decade. People were beaten; tear gas was everywhere as police lines advanced through the demonstrators. Out in the Streets features many of the dramatic images captured by some of the nation’s top photographers who were caught in the crossfire.

Hoping to snag some free beer by helping a brewery owner reclaim her business, goofy brothers Bob and Doug end up battling criminal Brewmeister Smith, who plans to take over the world by releasing his hypnotic suds to the public.

A guy infected by a virus at his bachelor party goes on the run from a zombie hunter and his Bridezilla-to-be.

This classic fantasy film that tells the mythical tale of Jen, the last of the Gelfling race, who is charged with healing the Crystal of Truth after its mutilation ushered in an era of terror at the hands of the wicked Skeksis.

The Light Factory and UNC Charlotte Center City present a night of fun and movies at the new UNCC Center City building. Enjoy a screening of The Blind Side, an animation station, a hula hoop contest, and food trucks!

Bastian, a troubled boy, dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book about the mythical land of Fantasia, which desperately needs a hero to save it from destruction.

A gang called The Warriors are framed for killing a gang leader trying to unite all the gangs in the area. With other gangs gunning for them they must get back to the home turf of Coney Island… Alive.

The Light Factory Filmmakers’ Showcase highlights the art of short films, created by emerging, established, and student filmmakers. We screen all manner of films from all around the world, while maintaining a special emphasis on regional filmmakers.

Don’t go back in the water… an insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, and only the police chief, an oceanographer, and a grizzled, old fisherman can stop it.

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman explores one of the most mythic and colorful places dedicated to women, the Crazy Horse – a legendary Parisian cabaret club.

15-year-old Sarah accidentally wishes her baby half-brother, Toby, away to the Goblin King Jareth who will keep Toby if Sarah does not complete his Labyrinth in 13 hours.

Against the backdrop of one of Africa’s largest slums, two teens from rival tribes meet in the final game of an eight-month soccer tournament, while the threat of ethnic violence persists after Kenya’s divisive national elections.

A group of misfit, small-town children discovers a pirate-treasure map and embarks on a journey to find the riches in this beloved 1980s classic. 

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he’s human and escapes the lab.

Join the South End Cinema for a night of fun, food trucks, and a free film!

The story of the worldwide poker boom that started in the underground clubs of New York City and went on to be played at homes and casinos all around the globe.

Joseph (Peter Mullan), a self-destructive man plagued by violence, finds hope of redemption in Hannah (Olivia Colman), a Christian charity-shop worker he meets one day while fleeing an altercation.

Help Charlotte-based Dalliance Films shape its new feature, 40 FEARS, by attending this test screening and telling the filmmakers exactly what you think.

A young Jane Fonda stars in this camp classic as the shapely 41st-century space traveler dispatched to apprehend missing scientist Durand Durand.

A truck driver takes a wrong turn and finds himself lost in a bleak Russian underworld, struggling to survive amidst increasingly violent reminders of the country’s dark history.

With Solaris, the legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky created a brilliantly original science-fiction epic that challenges our conceptions about love, truth, and humanity itself.

A haunting erotic fairy tale about Lucy, a student who drifts into prostitution and finds her niche as a woman who sleeps, drugged, in a ‘Sleeping Beauty chamber’ while men do to her what she can’t remember the next morning.

For eight decades, Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece has remained one of the most influential silent films of all time. This all-new restoration returns the film to a form as close to its creator’s bold vision as has been seen since the film’s triumphant Moscow premiere.

After losing his job, Craig (Ice Cube) chills with his pothead friend Smokey (Chris Tucker) in their South Central L.A. neighborhood. Over the course of a Friday afternoon, the two get into some crazy trouble…

Join The Light Factory’s Director of Film Linnea Beyer at EpiCentre Theatres for a live tweet-off on Oscar Night and do your worst.  Come casual, get glitzed up or dress like a character from your favorite nominated film.  Anything goes.

Cult animator and Academy Award® nominee Don Hertzfeldt (Rejected, Billy’s Balloon, The Meaning of Life) joins us in person with his classic animated shorts and the exclusive Charlotte premiere of his newest film, It’s Such a Beautiful Day.  

When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.

Several inter-locking stories of crime and intrigue form a temporal mosaic of the Los Angeles underworld in a one of the most influential films of the 1990s.

In a broke, crime-ridden NYC, underground filmmakers, experimental musicians and cutting-edge artists created the 70’s most provocative work.

For a limited time, enjoy 20% off of gift certificates and any class of your choice!

Spend an evening with avant garde animator and digital collagist Heather D. Freeman as we screen her new animation, Pennipotens.

A notorious bomb when first released, SHOWGIRLS eventually carved out a special niche in pop culture and now stands as a camp classic. Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) moves to Las Vegas with dreams of becoming a showgirl, but ends up working as a stripper. As she fights her way toward her goal, Nomi encounters sexism and dehumanizing [...]

Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson.  8:00 PM SCREENINGS @ THE LIGHT FACTORY ADDED!

PLAN 9 FROM OUTERSPACE has often been called the worst movie ever made. But it’s an oddly endearing disaster; boasting genuine enthusiasm and undeniable charm, it is the work of people who loved movies and loved making them, even if they displayed little visible talent.

A tasty peek at some of the world’s most innovative and exciting cooking, this doc goes behind the scenes of renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adrià preparations for his famous restaurant, El Bulli.

In 1984, Giorgio Moroder controversially took on Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS, giving it a new score and pop soundtrack, changing the film’s running speed, colorizing it and pulling out some intertitles in favor of subtitles to improve continuity.

This bloody thriller tells the story of American backpacker David (David Naughton), who, after surviving a vicious werewolf attack that left his friend, Jack (Griffin Dunne), dead, becomes a murderous werewolf himself.

The crowd went wild for THE HOWLING. Stay tuned every Monday for more hair-raising films: TEEN WOLF THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and more.

A champion marathon runner leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between heists (and away from police cars) as many as three times a day.’Sprint, don’t walk, to catch it!’ – David Fear, Time Out (New York

The only werewolf film that legendary horror creators Hammer Pictures every created, this film adds a twist to reasons surrounding the genesis of lycanthropy. Sex, sadism and decadence!

Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox) goes from average adolescent to Mr. Popular — and star of the school basketball team — when he discovers his lupine roots. Coming of age is hairy in Michael J. Fox’s first leading role.

After a traumatic experience, TV reporter Karen White (Dee Wallace) checks into The Colony to rest. Yet, on her first night there, the howling outside her window leads her to suspect there’s more going on than meets the eye. Now she must discover the secret — if she can survive!

After teasing his friends for believing in werewolves, Larry (Lon Chaney Jr.) is promptly bitten by a rabid wolf and faints. Horror superstars share the screen when Larry wakes to find a gypsy (Bela Lugosi) who moonlights as a werewolf. Cursed by the werewolf’s bite, Larry suffers torturous full-moon transformations and tries to escape the townsfolk who hunt him. Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers and Ralph Bellamy also grace this classic B movie.

The near future an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, Geneco emerges to provide organs for a profit. Unfortunately one outcome of the financing options includes repossession by a skilled assassin.

This epic mythological adventure stars Harry Hamlin as Perseus, son of Zeus (Laurence Olivier), who embarks on a series of perilous quests in the hopes of rescuing Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker) and winning the keys to the kingdom of Joppa.

A kid in need of adult guidance gets taken under the wings of two charming grifters (Jason Ritter and Jake Sandvig) who refuse to grow up.

An official selection of Cannes Critics Week and winner of the Special Jury Prize at SXSW, THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER is a youthful and tender coming-of-age drama from first-time writer/director David Robert Mitchell.

At The Light Factory, we love and show all kinds of movies. From highly regarded art house masterpieces to cult classics, from locally produced to internationally distributed films, we show everything.

Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) prompts a worldwide frenzy when he announces that golden tickets hidden inside five of his delicious candy bars will admit their lucky holders into his top-secret confectionary. But does Wonka have an agenda hidden amid a world of Oompa Loompas and chocolate rivers? This fantasy based on Roald Dahl’s award-winning book was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Score in 1972.

The first documentary ever chosen to compete in the International Critics’ Week at Cannes (where it won the grand prize), Janus Metz’s Armadillo follows a platoon of Danish soldiers on a six-month tour of Afghanistan in 2009.

The Poseidon, an ocean liner larger than the Queens Elizabeth and Mary combined, is charting its course on New Year’s Eve. Just after midnight, Captain Harrison (Leslie Nielsen) spots the mother of all tidal waves. It is the last thing that Harrison and practically everyone else onboard sees before drowning — the Poseidon is turned upside down, with only a handful of survivors

In this film, the mysterious Kira (Olivia Newton-John) appears to assist and inspire a young artist, Sonny Malone (Michael Beck). When she helps him meet up with the rich Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly), the two join up together to create an artistic and business success, a unique club called “Xanadu.”

This is the film excpert. A champion marathoner leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between fixes (and away from police cavalcades) as many as three times a day. A lean, visceral study of pathological compulsion from Austrian director Benjamin Heisenberg, featuring a riveting central performance by Andreas Lust (Revanche).

The sequel to the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this film follows the further adventures of Brad (Cliff De Young) and Janet (Jessica Harper), as the now-married couple travels to a small town to appear on a game show. However, once on-stage, they discover that they are trapped on the television show with a bunch of unusual characters.

Master aperture, shutter speed, exposure, metering, electronic flash, and white balance for color corrections and creative effects. We will introduce you to basic compositional principles that will push your images to the next level, making them more professional and interesting.

Give Light Factory gift certificates this year! These make the perfect gift for the photography lover or amateur filmmaker. Certificates can be purchased at various levels and redeemed for photography and filmmaking classes like Intro to DSLR Photography or Filmmaking Basics.  

Join Chief Curator Dennis Kiel and other members of The Light Factory for the monthly Sunday Afternoon Salon, the third Sunday of every month. The Sunday Afternoon Salon is a fun afternoon filled with great photography, stimulating conversation, and friendly people

The Light Factory’s mission is to promote the power of image, in Charlotte and beyond, by informing, challenging, and stimulating audiences through photography, film, and other light-based media to see their world through a different lens. Learn more about The Light Factory, the Southeast’s only museum for photography and film.

In between flashily choreographed musical numbers, the film chronicles the romantic entanglements of a group of high school seniors, starting with a summer fling between greaser Danny (John Travolta) and good girl Sandy (Olivia Newton-John).

Donec non sodales turpis. Phasellus sollicitudin eleifend ornare. Vestibulum id sodales est. Nullam at lorem risus. Vestibulum sollicitudin scelerisque vestibulum. Aliquam in dui orci, sit amet blandit purus. Proin et mi ut nisi posuere suscipit. Duis eleifend ante dolor, scelerisque euismod sapien.

The photographs of Lauren Doran and Amy Herman present an exaggerated view into each artist’s intimate relationships, examining how these personal connections inform their identity, while simultaneously questioning how this individuality fluctuates throughout the passage of time. Opening Reception: Thursday, Oct. 25 from 6 to 9pm  

In this seminal 1980s Brat Pack film, the athlete (Emilio Estevez), the brain (Anthony Michael Hall), the criminal (Judd Nelson), the princess (Molly Ringwald) and the basket case (Ally Sheedy) break through the social barriers of high school during Saturday detention.

With the title of “Filthiest Person Alive” at stake, Babs Johnson, her degenerate son and dim-bulb mother face stiff competition from the vile Marble clan in an unbridled assault on every taboo in the book.

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric, Oscar-winning masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts repeatedly thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

Francis Ford Coppola’s epic Oscar-winning masterpiece paints a chilling portrait of a Sicilian clan’s rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone’s family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged.

The accidental mix up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations. Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal and Madeline Kahn star in this homage to classic screwball comedies from director Peter Bogdanovich.

Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) gets bailed out of prison by his wife, Carol (Ali MacGraw), on the condition that the two pull off a bank heist for a corrupt politician. But Doc soon learns that things aren’t on the level …

In the age of awakening, Fritz embraces every new experience that crosses his path, including easy sex and drugs. But Fritz ends up holding the dynamite that will detonate the ultimate 1960s statement when he joins a group of radical hippies.

Tang Lung (Bruce Lee, who also directs) pays a visit to family members who own a restaurant in Italy. But mobsters, who want the land the eatery is built upon, harass the owners, forcing Lee to defend his family, as only he can.

Four suburban friends take a canoeing trip down a Georgia river, but what starts as a lighthearted adventure becomes a voyage into the heart of darkness when redneck locals descend on the foursome and force them to kill or be killed.

The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event that showcases footage from videos that were found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters across the country, curated and hosted by comedy gurus Nick Preuher and Joe Pickett.

The seemingly mismatched pair forms a bond that turns into a highly unconventional — but ultimately satisfying – romance in this comical cult favorite.

The Light Factory’s mission is to promote the power of image, in Charlotte and beyond, by informing, challenging, and stimulating audiences through photography, film, and other light-based media to see their world through a different lens.

A high school teacher’s personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections.

SCREENING RESCHEDULED! Join us for a night of food trucks, fun, and film! The Autobots are back in action, taking on the evil Decepticons, who are determined to avenge their defeat.  

The DNC in Chicago 1968 was a focal point of the decade. People were beaten; tear gas was everywhere as police lines advanced through the demonstrators. Out in the Streets features many of the dramatic images captured by some of the nation’s top photographers who were caught in the crossfire.

Hoping to snag some free beer by helping a brewery owner reclaim her business, goofy brothers Bob and Doug end up battling criminal Brewmeister Smith, who plans to take over the world by releasing his hypnotic suds to the public.

A guy infected by a virus at his bachelor party goes on the run from a zombie hunter and his Bridezilla-to-be.

This classic fantasy film that tells the mythical tale of Jen, the last of the Gelfling race, who is charged with healing the Crystal of Truth after its mutilation ushered in an era of terror at the hands of the wicked Skeksis.

The Light Factory and UNC Charlotte Center City present a night of fun and movies at the new UNCC Center City building. Enjoy a screening of The Blind Side, an animation station, a hula hoop contest, and food trucks!

Bastian, a troubled boy, dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book about the mythical land of Fantasia, which desperately needs a hero to save it from destruction.

A gang called The Warriors are framed for killing a gang leader trying to unite all the gangs in the area. With other gangs gunning for them they must get back to the home turf of Coney Island… Alive.

The Light Factory Filmmakers’ Showcase highlights the art of short films, created by emerging, established, and student filmmakers. We screen all manner of films from all around the world, while maintaining a special emphasis on regional filmmakers.

Don’t go back in the water… an insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, and only the police chief, an oceanographer, and a grizzled, old fisherman can stop it.

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman explores one of the most mythic and colorful places dedicated to women, the Crazy Horse – a legendary Parisian cabaret club.

15-year-old Sarah accidentally wishes her baby half-brother, Toby, away to the Goblin King Jareth who will keep Toby if Sarah does not complete his Labyrinth in 13 hours.

Against the backdrop of one of Africa’s largest slums, two teens from rival tribes meet in the final game of an eight-month soccer tournament, while the threat of ethnic violence persists after Kenya’s divisive national elections.

A group of misfit, small-town children discovers a pirate-treasure map and embarks on a journey to find the riches in this beloved 1980s classic. 

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he’s human and escapes the lab.

Join the South End Cinema for a night of fun, food trucks, and a free film!

The story of the worldwide poker boom that started in the underground clubs of New York City and went on to be played at homes and casinos all around the globe.

Joseph (Peter Mullan), a self-destructive man plagued by violence, finds hope of redemption in Hannah (Olivia Colman), a Christian charity-shop worker he meets one day while fleeing an altercation.

Help Charlotte-based Dalliance Films shape its new feature, 40 FEARS, by attending this test screening and telling the filmmakers exactly what you think.

A young Jane Fonda stars in this camp classic as the shapely 41st-century space traveler dispatched to apprehend missing scientist Durand Durand.

A truck driver takes a wrong turn and finds himself lost in a bleak Russian underworld, struggling to survive amidst increasingly violent reminders of the country’s dark history.

With Solaris, the legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky created a brilliantly original science-fiction epic that challenges our conceptions about love, truth, and humanity itself.

A haunting erotic fairy tale about Lucy, a student who drifts into prostitution and finds her niche as a woman who sleeps, drugged, in a ‘Sleeping Beauty chamber’ while men do to her what she can’t remember the next morning.

For eight decades, Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece has remained one of the most influential silent films of all time. This all-new restoration returns the film to a form as close to its creator’s bold vision as has been seen since the film’s triumphant Moscow premiere.

After losing his job, Craig (Ice Cube) chills with his pothead friend Smokey (Chris Tucker) in their South Central L.A. neighborhood. Over the course of a Friday afternoon, the two get into some crazy trouble…

Join The Light Factory’s Director of Film Linnea Beyer at EpiCentre Theatres for a live tweet-off on Oscar Night and do your worst.  Come casual, get glitzed up or dress like a character from your favorite nominated film.  Anything goes.

Cult animator and Academy Award® nominee Don Hertzfeldt (Rejected, Billy’s Balloon, The Meaning of Life) joins us in person with his classic animated shorts and the exclusive Charlotte premiere of his newest film, It’s Such a Beautiful Day.  

When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.

Several inter-locking stories of crime and intrigue form a temporal mosaic of the Los Angeles underworld in a one of the most influential films of the 1990s.

In a broke, crime-ridden NYC, underground filmmakers, experimental musicians and cutting-edge artists created the 70’s most provocative work.

For a limited time, enjoy 20% off of gift certificates and any class of your choice!

Spend an evening with avant garde animator and digital collagist Heather D. Freeman as we screen her new animation, Pennipotens.

A notorious bomb when first released, SHOWGIRLS eventually carved out a special niche in pop culture and now stands as a camp classic. Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) moves to Las Vegas with dreams of becoming a showgirl, but ends up working as a stripper. As she fights her way toward her goal, Nomi encounters sexism and dehumanizing [...]

Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson.  8:00 PM SCREENINGS @ THE LIGHT FACTORY ADDED!

PLAN 9 FROM OUTERSPACE has often been called the worst movie ever made. But it’s an oddly endearing disaster; boasting genuine enthusiasm and undeniable charm, it is the work of people who loved movies and loved making them, even if they displayed little visible talent.

A tasty peek at some of the world’s most innovative and exciting cooking, this doc goes behind the scenes of renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adrià preparations for his famous restaurant, El Bulli.

In 1984, Giorgio Moroder controversially took on Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS, giving it a new score and pop soundtrack, changing the film’s running speed, colorizing it and pulling out some intertitles in favor of subtitles to improve continuity.

This bloody thriller tells the story of American backpacker David (David Naughton), who, after surviving a vicious werewolf attack that left his friend, Jack (Griffin Dunne), dead, becomes a murderous werewolf himself.

The crowd went wild for THE HOWLING. Stay tuned every Monday for more hair-raising films: TEEN WOLF THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and more.

A champion marathon runner leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between heists (and away from police cars) as many as three times a day.’Sprint, don’t walk, to catch it!’ – David Fear, Time Out (New York

The only werewolf film that legendary horror creators Hammer Pictures every created, this film adds a twist to reasons surrounding the genesis of lycanthropy. Sex, sadism and decadence!

Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox) goes from average adolescent to Mr. Popular — and star of the school basketball team — when he discovers his lupine roots. Coming of age is hairy in Michael J. Fox’s first leading role.

After a traumatic experience, TV reporter Karen White (Dee Wallace) checks into The Colony to rest. Yet, on her first night there, the howling outside her window leads her to suspect there’s more going on than meets the eye. Now she must discover the secret — if she can survive!

After teasing his friends for believing in werewolves, Larry (Lon Chaney Jr.) is promptly bitten by a rabid wolf and faints. Horror superstars share the screen when Larry wakes to find a gypsy (Bela Lugosi) who moonlights as a werewolf. Cursed by the werewolf’s bite, Larry suffers torturous full-moon transformations and tries to escape the townsfolk who hunt him. Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers and Ralph Bellamy also grace this classic B movie.

The near future an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, Geneco emerges to provide organs for a profit. Unfortunately one outcome of the financing options includes repossession by a skilled assassin.

This epic mythological adventure stars Harry Hamlin as Perseus, son of Zeus (Laurence Olivier), who embarks on a series of perilous quests in the hopes of rescuing Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker) and winning the keys to the kingdom of Joppa.

A kid in need of adult guidance gets taken under the wings of two charming grifters (Jason Ritter and Jake Sandvig) who refuse to grow up.

An official selection of Cannes Critics Week and winner of the Special Jury Prize at SXSW, THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER is a youthful and tender coming-of-age drama from first-time writer/director David Robert Mitchell.

At The Light Factory, we love and show all kinds of movies. From highly regarded art house masterpieces to cult classics, from locally produced to internationally distributed films, we show everything.

Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) prompts a worldwide frenzy when he announces that golden tickets hidden inside five of his delicious candy bars will admit their lucky holders into his top-secret confectionary. But does Wonka have an agenda hidden amid a world of Oompa Loompas and chocolate rivers? This fantasy based on Roald Dahl’s award-winning book was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Score in 1972.

The first documentary ever chosen to compete in the International Critics’ Week at Cannes (where it won the grand prize), Janus Metz’s Armadillo follows a platoon of Danish soldiers on a six-month tour of Afghanistan in 2009.

The Poseidon, an ocean liner larger than the Queens Elizabeth and Mary combined, is charting its course on New Year’s Eve. Just after midnight, Captain Harrison (Leslie Nielsen) spots the mother of all tidal waves. It is the last thing that Harrison and practically everyone else onboard sees before drowning — the Poseidon is turned upside down, with only a handful of survivors

In this film, the mysterious Kira (Olivia Newton-John) appears to assist and inspire a young artist, Sonny Malone (Michael Beck). When she helps him meet up with the rich Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly), the two join up together to create an artistic and business success, a unique club called “Xanadu.”

This is the film excpert. A champion marathoner leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between fixes (and away from police cavalcades) as many as three times a day. A lean, visceral study of pathological compulsion from Austrian director Benjamin Heisenberg, featuring a riveting central performance by Andreas Lust (Revanche).

The sequel to the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this film follows the further adventures of Brad (Cliff De Young) and Janet (Jessica Harper), as the now-married couple travels to a small town to appear on a game show. However, once on-stage, they discover that they are trapped on the television show with a bunch of unusual characters.

Master aperture, shutter speed, exposure, metering, electronic flash, and white balance for color corrections and creative effects. We will introduce you to basic compositional principles that will push your images to the next level, making them more professional and interesting.

Give Light Factory gift certificates this year! These make the perfect gift for the photography lover or amateur filmmaker. Certificates can be purchased at various levels and redeemed for photography and filmmaking classes like Intro to DSLR Photography or Filmmaking Basics.  

Join Chief Curator Dennis Kiel and other members of The Light Factory for the monthly Sunday Afternoon Salon, the third Sunday of every month. The Sunday Afternoon Salon is a fun afternoon filled with great photography, stimulating conversation, and friendly people

The Light Factory’s mission is to promote the power of image, in Charlotte and beyond, by informing, challenging, and stimulating audiences through photography, film, and other light-based media to see their world through a different lens. Learn more about The Light Factory, the Southeast’s only museum for photography and film.

In between flashily choreographed musical numbers, the film chronicles the romantic entanglements of a group of high school seniors, starting with a summer fling between greaser Danny (John Travolta) and good girl Sandy (Olivia Newton-John).

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The photographs of Lauren Doran and Amy Herman present an exaggerated view into each artist’s intimate relationships, examining how these personal connections inform their identity, while simultaneously questioning how this individuality fluctuates throughout the passage of time. Opening Reception: Thursday, Oct. 25 from 6 to 9pm  

In this seminal 1980s Brat Pack film, the athlete (Emilio Estevez), the brain (Anthony Michael Hall), the criminal (Judd Nelson), the princess (Molly Ringwald) and the basket case (Ally Sheedy) break through the social barriers of high school during Saturday detention.

With the title of “Filthiest Person Alive” at stake, Babs Johnson, her degenerate son and dim-bulb mother face stiff competition from the vile Marble clan in an unbridled assault on every taboo in the book.

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric, Oscar-winning masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts repeatedly thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

Francis Ford Coppola’s epic Oscar-winning masterpiece paints a chilling portrait of a Sicilian clan’s rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone’s family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged.

The accidental mix up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations. Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal and Madeline Kahn star in this homage to classic screwball comedies from director Peter Bogdanovich.

Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) gets bailed out of prison by his wife, Carol (Ali MacGraw), on the condition that the two pull off a bank heist for a corrupt politician. But Doc soon learns that things aren’t on the level …

In the age of awakening, Fritz embraces every new experience that crosses his path, including easy sex and drugs. But Fritz ends up holding the dynamite that will detonate the ultimate 1960s statement when he joins a group of radical hippies.

Tang Lung (Bruce Lee, who also directs) pays a visit to family members who own a restaurant in Italy. But mobsters, who want the land the eatery is built upon, harass the owners, forcing Lee to defend his family, as only he can.

Four suburban friends take a canoeing trip down a Georgia river, but what starts as a lighthearted adventure becomes a voyage into the heart of darkness when redneck locals descend on the foursome and force them to kill or be killed.

The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event that showcases footage from videos that were found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters across the country, curated and hosted by comedy gurus Nick Preuher and Joe Pickett.

The seemingly mismatched pair forms a bond that turns into a highly unconventional — but ultimately satisfying – romance in this comical cult favorite.

The Light Factory’s mission is to promote the power of image, in Charlotte and beyond, by informing, challenging, and stimulating audiences through photography, film, and other light-based media to see their world through a different lens.

A high school teacher’s personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections.

SCREENING RESCHEDULED! Join us for a night of food trucks, fun, and film! The Autobots are back in action, taking on the evil Decepticons, who are determined to avenge their defeat.  

The DNC in Chicago 1968 was a focal point of the decade. People were beaten; tear gas was everywhere as police lines advanced through the demonstrators. Out in the Streets features many of the dramatic images captured by some of the nation’s top photographers who were caught in the crossfire.

Hoping to snag some free beer by helping a brewery owner reclaim her business, goofy brothers Bob and Doug end up battling criminal Brewmeister Smith, who plans to take over the world by releasing his hypnotic suds to the public.

A guy infected by a virus at his bachelor party goes on the run from a zombie hunter and his Bridezilla-to-be.

This classic fantasy film that tells the mythical tale of Jen, the last of the Gelfling race, who is charged with healing the Crystal of Truth after its mutilation ushered in an era of terror at the hands of the wicked Skeksis.

The Light Factory and UNC Charlotte Center City present a night of fun and movies at the new UNCC Center City building. Enjoy a screening of The Blind Side, an animation station, a hula hoop contest, and food trucks!

Bastian, a troubled boy, dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book about the mythical land of Fantasia, which desperately needs a hero to save it from destruction.

A gang called The Warriors are framed for killing a gang leader trying to unite all the gangs in the area. With other gangs gunning for them they must get back to the home turf of Coney Island… Alive.

The Light Factory Filmmakers’ Showcase highlights the art of short films, created by emerging, established, and student filmmakers. We screen all manner of films from all around the world, while maintaining a special emphasis on regional filmmakers.

Don’t go back in the water… an insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, and only the police chief, an oceanographer, and a grizzled, old fisherman can stop it.

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman explores one of the most mythic and colorful places dedicated to women, the Crazy Horse – a legendary Parisian cabaret club.

15-year-old Sarah accidentally wishes her baby half-brother, Toby, away to the Goblin King Jareth who will keep Toby if Sarah does not complete his Labyrinth in 13 hours.

Against the backdrop of one of Africa’s largest slums, two teens from rival tribes meet in the final game of an eight-month soccer tournament, while the threat of ethnic violence persists after Kenya’s divisive national elections.

A group of misfit, small-town children discovers a pirate-treasure map and embarks on a journey to find the riches in this beloved 1980s classic. 

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he’s human and escapes the lab.

Join the South End Cinema for a night of fun, food trucks, and a free film!

The story of the worldwide poker boom that started in the underground clubs of New York City and went on to be played at homes and casinos all around the globe.

Joseph (Peter Mullan), a self-destructive man plagued by violence, finds hope of redemption in Hannah (Olivia Colman), a Christian charity-shop worker he meets one day while fleeing an altercation.

Help Charlotte-based Dalliance Films shape its new feature, 40 FEARS, by attending this test screening and telling the filmmakers exactly what you think.

A young Jane Fonda stars in this camp classic as the shapely 41st-century space traveler dispatched to apprehend missing scientist Durand Durand.

A truck driver takes a wrong turn and finds himself lost in a bleak Russian underworld, struggling to survive amidst increasingly violent reminders of the country’s dark history.

With Solaris, the legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky created a brilliantly original science-fiction epic that challenges our conceptions about love, truth, and humanity itself.

A haunting erotic fairy tale about Lucy, a student who drifts into prostitution and finds her niche as a woman who sleeps, drugged, in a ‘Sleeping Beauty chamber’ while men do to her what she can’t remember the next morning.

For eight decades, Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece has remained one of the most influential silent films of all time. This all-new restoration returns the film to a form as close to its creator’s bold vision as has been seen since the film’s triumphant Moscow premiere.

After losing his job, Craig (Ice Cube) chills with his pothead friend Smokey (Chris Tucker) in their South Central L.A. neighborhood. Over the course of a Friday afternoon, the two get into some crazy trouble…

Join The Light Factory’s Director of Film Linnea Beyer at EpiCentre Theatres for a live tweet-off on Oscar Night and do your worst.  Come casual, get glitzed up or dress like a character from your favorite nominated film.  Anything goes.

Cult animator and Academy Award® nominee Don Hertzfeldt (Rejected, Billy’s Balloon, The Meaning of Life) joins us in person with his classic animated shorts and the exclusive Charlotte premiere of his newest film, It’s Such a Beautiful Day.  

When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.

Several inter-locking stories of crime and intrigue form a temporal mosaic of the Los Angeles underworld in a one of the most influential films of the 1990s.

In a broke, crime-ridden NYC, underground filmmakers, experimental musicians and cutting-edge artists created the 70’s most provocative work.

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Spend an evening with avant garde animator and digital collagist Heather D. Freeman as we screen her new animation, Pennipotens.

A notorious bomb when first released, SHOWGIRLS eventually carved out a special niche in pop culture and now stands as a camp classic. Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) moves to Las Vegas with dreams of becoming a showgirl, but ends up working as a stripper. As she fights her way toward her goal, Nomi encounters sexism and dehumanizing [...]

Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson.  8:00 PM SCREENINGS @ THE LIGHT FACTORY ADDED!

PLAN 9 FROM OUTERSPACE has often been called the worst movie ever made. But it’s an oddly endearing disaster; boasting genuine enthusiasm and undeniable charm, it is the work of people who loved movies and loved making them, even if they displayed little visible talent.

A tasty peek at some of the world’s most innovative and exciting cooking, this doc goes behind the scenes of renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adrià preparations for his famous restaurant, El Bulli.

In 1984, Giorgio Moroder controversially took on Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS, giving it a new score and pop soundtrack, changing the film’s running speed, colorizing it and pulling out some intertitles in favor of subtitles to improve continuity.

This bloody thriller tells the story of American backpacker David (David Naughton), who, after surviving a vicious werewolf attack that left his friend, Jack (Griffin Dunne), dead, becomes a murderous werewolf himself.

The crowd went wild for THE HOWLING. Stay tuned every Monday for more hair-raising films: TEEN WOLF THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and more.

A champion marathon runner leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between heists (and away from police cars) as many as three times a day.’Sprint, don’t walk, to catch it!’ – David Fear, Time Out (New York

The only werewolf film that legendary horror creators Hammer Pictures every created, this film adds a twist to reasons surrounding the genesis of lycanthropy. Sex, sadism and decadence!

Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox) goes from average adolescent to Mr. Popular — and star of the school basketball team — when he discovers his lupine roots. Coming of age is hairy in Michael J. Fox’s first leading role.

After a traumatic experience, TV reporter Karen White (Dee Wallace) checks into The Colony to rest. Yet, on her first night there, the howling outside her window leads her to suspect there’s more going on than meets the eye. Now she must discover the secret — if she can survive!

After teasing his friends for believing in werewolves, Larry (Lon Chaney Jr.) is promptly bitten by a rabid wolf and faints. Horror superstars share the screen when Larry wakes to find a gypsy (Bela Lugosi) who moonlights as a werewolf. Cursed by the werewolf’s bite, Larry suffers torturous full-moon transformations and tries to escape the townsfolk who hunt him. Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers and Ralph Bellamy also grace this classic B movie.

The near future an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, Geneco emerges to provide organs for a profit. Unfortunately one outcome of the financing options includes repossession by a skilled assassin.

This epic mythological adventure stars Harry Hamlin as Perseus, son of Zeus (Laurence Olivier), who embarks on a series of perilous quests in the hopes of rescuing Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker) and winning the keys to the kingdom of Joppa.

A kid in need of adult guidance gets taken under the wings of two charming grifters (Jason Ritter and Jake Sandvig) who refuse to grow up.

An official selection of Cannes Critics Week and winner of the Special Jury Prize at SXSW, THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER is a youthful and tender coming-of-age drama from first-time writer/director David Robert Mitchell.

At The Light Factory, we love and show all kinds of movies. From highly regarded art house masterpieces to cult classics, from locally produced to internationally distributed films, we show everything.

Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) prompts a worldwide frenzy when he announces that golden tickets hidden inside five of his delicious candy bars will admit their lucky holders into his top-secret confectionary. But does Wonka have an agenda hidden amid a world of Oompa Loompas and chocolate rivers? This fantasy based on Roald Dahl’s award-winning book was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Score in 1972.

The first documentary ever chosen to compete in the International Critics’ Week at Cannes (where it won the grand prize), Janus Metz’s Armadillo follows a platoon of Danish soldiers on a six-month tour of Afghanistan in 2009.

The Poseidon, an ocean liner larger than the Queens Elizabeth and Mary combined, is charting its course on New Year’s Eve. Just after midnight, Captain Harrison (Leslie Nielsen) spots the mother of all tidal waves. It is the last thing that Harrison and practically everyone else onboard sees before drowning — the Poseidon is turned upside down, with only a handful of survivors

In this film, the mysterious Kira (Olivia Newton-John) appears to assist and inspire a young artist, Sonny Malone (Michael Beck). When she helps him meet up with the rich Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly), the two join up together to create an artistic and business success, a unique club called “Xanadu.”

This is the film excpert. A champion marathoner leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between fixes (and away from police cavalcades) as many as three times a day. A lean, visceral study of pathological compulsion from Austrian director Benjamin Heisenberg, featuring a riveting central performance by Andreas Lust (Revanche).

The sequel to the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this film follows the further adventures of Brad (Cliff De Young) and Janet (Jessica Harper), as the now-married couple travels to a small town to appear on a game show. However, once on-stage, they discover that they are trapped on the television show with a bunch of unusual characters.