Austin Film Society

Austin Film Society Founded in 1985 by filmmaker Richard Linklater. MAKE, WATCH, LOVE Film.

Founded in 1985 by filmmaker Richard Linklater, the Austin Film Society’s mission is to empower our community to make, watch, and love creative media.

05/29/2026

🚨 AFS Members are invited to join us for a free sneak preview of THE INVITE in 35mm on Sunday, June 7. Tickets are limited - sign up via the link in our comments. 🎞️

ABOUT THE FILM
Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down? Directed by Olivia Wilde. Starring Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton.

50 years ago today. 🚗 🍺 🌿 ⚾ ✌
05/28/2026

50 years ago today. 🚗 🍺 🌿 ⚾ ✌

It's Bob Dylan's birthday week, and we never miss a chance to show the eminently quotable doc DON'T LOOK BACK, featuring...
05/27/2026

It's Bob Dylan's birthday week, and we never miss a chance to show the eminently quotable doc DON'T LOOK BACK, featuring the young, sunglasses-wearing, devastatingly sarcastic poet on a rampage through swinging London. Bob Dylan Center

DON'T LOOK BACK screens May 28 & 31 at AFS Cinema - tickets are now on sale via the link in our comments.

Want to celebrate Bob Dylan with live music? Don't miss a special Dylan Birthday Show at The Continental Club this Saturday, May 30, at 7 PM.

Thanks to our promo partner: Sound Unseen Austin.

🌅 Nine years ago today, the newly renovated AFS Cinema opened its doors. 🎞️We've shared hundreds of films together since...
05/26/2026

🌅 Nine years ago today, the newly renovated AFS Cinema opened its doors. 🎞️

We've shared hundreds of films together since then. What's been your favorite film discovery at AFS Cinema?

05/24/2026

“DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST… the very title rings with enchantment, and the old Ray magic is soon at work again … A poetic masterpiece.”
—Sight and Sound

One of writer-director-composer Satyajit Ray’s best and heretofore least accessible films is back in a new restoration. See DAYS AND NIGHT IN THE FOREST this June 1-6 at AFS Cinema.

Tickets and more via the link in our bio. Thanks to

🐈 Five school friends cling to their bond as they face uncertain futures in the port city of Incheon, especially when on...
05/23/2026

🐈 Five school friends cling to their bond as they face uncertain futures in the port city of Incheon, especially when one girl’s big city ambitions take her to Seoul. Determined not to drift apart, they communally adopt a cat and share caregiving responsibilities, passing it from girl to girl in an attempt to stay connected. But can the promises of youth survive the realities of adulthood? Starring Bae Doona (LINDA LINDA LINDA) and celebrating its 25th anniversary, this female‑written and directed debut sprang from a desire to portray modern women rarely seen on screen. Decades on, it still feels groundbreaking.

TAKE CARE OF MY CAT screens June 3-10 at AFS Cinema. Tickets and more info via the link in our bio. Thanks to our promo partner

We’re giving away a limited number of STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! mini-posters signed by subject Amy Goodman and filmmaker...
05/22/2026

We’re giving away a limited number of STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! mini-posters signed by subject Amy Goodman and filmmaker Carl Deal. Poster designed by Shepard Fairey.

How can you earn a chance to win? Purchase advance tickets online for any opening weekend screening (May 22–25) at AFS Cinema. We’ll randomly select winners from the ticket holder list and contact them by email the week of May 26.

Tickets and more information at the link in our bio.

Only tickets purchased online in advance are eligible for this giveaway.

Throwback to September 2017, when AFS hosted a reception following the premiere of Richard Linklater’s LAST FLAG FLYING...
05/21/2026

Throwback to September 2017, when AFS hosted a reception following the premiere of Richard Linklater’s LAST FLAG FLYING. Guests included Stephen Colbert, J. Quinton Johnson, Richard Linklater, Laurence Fishburne, Bryan Cranston, and Ethan Hawke.

Photo by Todd Williamson ()

05/20/2026

“The visuals from Chinese-born writer/director Du Jie are as graceful and inventive as you might expect from an established cinematographer with the likes of MOON MAN and THE WASTED TIMES on his CV.”
—Screendaily

A ring found inside the belly of a fish connects two couples separated by time in Chinese cinematographer Du Jie’s Japan‑set debut, THE HEIGHT OF THE COCONUT TREES. Both ghostly and tender, it transforms sorrow into narrative and offers a deep reflection on the lasting imprint of those we’ve lost.

THE HEIGHT OF THE COCONUT TREES plays May 25 & 27 at AFS Cinema. Tickets are on sale via the link in our bio.

Thanks to our promo partners:

05/19/2026

“Mesmerizing … Unforgettable … the kind of film that will make you start talking to your plants.” —Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine

The highly acclaimed new feature from Hungarian master Ildikó Enyedi stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Léa Seydoux, Luna Wedler and a very special tree — yes, you read that right — in a film unlike any you’ve seen before. SILENT FRIEND opens this Friday, May 22, at AFS Cinema.

Tickets and more info via the link in our bio.

Thanks to our promo partners

05/18/2026

Undeterred by armed soldiers, smooth-talking politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! is a gripping portrait of the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history. From the frontlines of global conflicts to the organized chaos of her daily news show Democracy Now!, Goodman broadcasts stories and voices routinely silenced by commercial media.

STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! opens this Friday, May 22nd, at AFS Cinema. Tickets are now on sale via the link in our comments.

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