Winona Film Society - Upcoming Films

Unless noted, films are shown at 7:00pm on Fridays at the Winona Arts Center, 228 East 5th Street, Winona, MN.

Ticket price is $5 per person, unless otherwise noted.

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Annual Bon Appetit Event featuring the film Big Night

Saturday / January 31 / 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Beverages and Appetizers at 6:00pm.
Film Screening at 7:00pm.

I'm Still Here

Friday / February 20 / 7:00pm / $5

Doors open at 6:00pm for gallery. Film at 7:00pm.

The wrenching true life saga of a Brazilian family torn apart by the military dictatorship during the 1970’s  A powerful example of survival, resistance and endurance that explores the permanence of love and grief. Academy Award Winner Best International Film for 2025.

Directed by Walter Salles || Runtime: 135 minutes || Language: Portuguese with English subtitles || Release Year: 2024 || Country: Brazil

Woman at War

Friday / March 13 / 7:00pm / $5

Doors open at 6:00pm for gallery. Film at 7:00pm

Halla is a 50-year-old environmental activist who crusades against the local aluminum industry in Iceland. As her actions become bolder, her life changes when she is finally granted permission to adopt a girl from Ukraine.

Directed by Benedikt Erlingsson || Runtime: 101 minutes || Language: Icelandic with English subtitles. || Release Year: 2018 || Country: Iceland/Ukrainian

Four Souls of Coyote

Friday / April 17 / 7:00pm / $5

Doors open at 6:00pm for gallery. Film at 7:00pm.

A Hungarian animated film about creation myths and environmentalism. It features Native American themes and a story contrasting modern pipeline protests with ancient tales of humans’ place in nature.

Directed by Áron Gauder || Runtime: 100 minutes || Language: Hungarian with English subtitles || Release Year: 2023 || Country: Hungary

In partnership with Frozen River Film Festival.

Burnt By The Sun

Friday / May 8 / 7:00pm / $5

Doors open at 6:00pm for gallery. Film at 7:00pm.

Winner of the best foreign language film.  The story of a Senior Red Army officer and his family during the campaign of political terror known as the Great Purge of the 1930s in Stalinist Soviet Union.

Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov || Runtime: 135 minutes || Language: Russian with English subtitles || Release Year: 1994 || Country: Russia/France

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

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