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Dean Otto currently serves as the Curator of Film. To learn more about Dean and the Speed Cinema, read the full press release here. Photo by Rafael Gamo.
Speed Cinema entrance update: Our South Cinema entrance has reopened for all Cinema guests! Follow the Speed Cinema signs while exiting the Museum garage to the entrance while enjoying a small part of the Art Park that is now open.
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House (Hausu)
July 3
House (1977), directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, is a wild, surreal horror-comedy unlike anything else. Blending psychedelic visuals with absurdist humor, the film follows a schoolgirl and her six friends as they visit her aunt’s haunted house, only to encounter evil spirits, a demonic cat, and a killer piano.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
July 5
After his great success with House at Toho, legendary filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi was given the notoriety to start dabbling in the mainstream. His adaptation of the electrifyingly popular 1967 Japanese novel The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was the first adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsi’s book and was the second highest grossing Japanese film in its release year of 1983.
School in the Crosshairs
July 5
This early "idol" movie by genre master Nobuhiko Obayashi (House) stars Hiroko Yakushimaru, then the heartthrob of millions of Japanese fans. Yuko (Yakushimaru) is a high school girl with telekinetic powers who must defend her school from an extraterrestrial attack.
His Motorbike, Her Island
July 6
A tender and stylish blend of road movie and romance, His Motorbike, Her Island is a moving story of love and motorcycles from Japanese cinema magician Nobuhiko Obayashi (House). Aimless biker Ko finally finds purpose when he falls in love with Miyo, a young woman with an obsession for motorcycles.
Caught by the Tides
July 11 & 12
The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught by the Tides. Assembled from footage shot over a span of 23 years—a beguiling mix of fiction and documentary, featuring a cascade of images taken from previous movies, unused scenes, and newly shot dramatic sequences—Caught by the Tides is a free-flowing work of unspoken longing, carried along more by music than dialogue as it looms around the edges of a poignant love story.
An Unfinished Film (Yi Bu Wei Wan Cheng De Dian Ying)
July 13
In January 2020, director Xiaorui reunites his cast and crew to complete a film that was abandoned during production ten years earlier. However, the team is suddenly placed into lockdown together during the onset of COVID-19. Confronted with the challenges of the pandemic, Xiaorui and his crew are forced to determine how to move forward in a rapidly changing world.
Co-presented with Asia Institute-Crane House, World Affairs Council, UofL, and Metro Immigrant Office. CINEMA+ with a post-screening panel discussion.
In the Mood for Love (Fa yeung nin wah)
July 18, 19 & 20
When two neighbors discover their spouses may be having an affair, a quiet intimacy forms—captured in a lush, unforgettable tale of longing and restraint. Experience the aching beauty of Wong Kar Wai’s "In the Mood for Love"—a lush, unforgettable tale of longing, restraint, and chance connection, followed by a rare screening of its poetic companion short, "In the Mood for Love, 2001".
Two Films by Ken Jacobs
July 20
For over 60 years filmmaker Ken Jacobs has been expanding the cinematic form, transgressing the implicit boundaries of sound, the frame, and narrative. With discussion of his work included in P. Adams Sitney’s essential text Visionary Film and profiled at length by Stan Brakhage in At Wit’s End, Jacobs’s role in underground cinema is remarkably vast.
2025 Flyover Film Festival
July 25-27
The 15th annual Flyover Film Festival lands in Louisville this July! Presented by the Louisville Film Society in partnership with Speed Cinema, this year’s lineup will feature a vibrant mix of indie gems, insightful documentaries, and captivating short films. Plus, you’ll get to hear from some of the filmmakers themselves during the post-screening Q&As and celebrate our incredible film family with parties at different venues around town.
Cat Video Fest 2025
August 1, 2, 3, 6 & 7
Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CatVideoFest 2025, a compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.
Each year, across the country, local theaters partner with nearby cat-focused charities, animal welfare associations and shelters alike — a portion of ticket proceeds from every Speed Cinema CatVideoFest screening goes directly Alley Cat Advocates to support to local cats in need.
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
August 8, 9, & 10
Rising musician Jeff Buckley had only released one album when he died suddenly in 1997. Now, never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from those closest to him offer a portrait of the captivating singer.
East of Wall
August 15, 16, & 17
East of Wall is an authentic portrait of female resilience in the ‘New West’ inspired and played by the women and girls who live it. Director Kate Beecroft’s debut feature is a stunning piece of docufiction.
Cloud
August 22 & 23
A stylish, subversive thriller from suspense-maverick Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse), concerning Yoshii, an ambitious, yet directionless, young factory worker from Tokyo who side hustles in the murky realm of black market reselling, cheating buyers and sellers alike. A master of carefully simmering tension to a bloody crescendo, Kurosawa delivers a searing portrait of digital greed and vengeance.
Shin Godzilla
August 23 & 24
Something has surfaced in Tokyo Bay. As the Prime Minister of Japan pleads with the public to remain calm, a horrific creature of tremendous size makes landfall in the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Then it evolves. The government assembles a motley task force to combat the monster when an envoy from the US Department of State delivers a folder of classified documents. On its cover is written: “GODZILLA.”
2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour
August 29, 30, & 31
The 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a dynamic showcase of seven standout short films from this year’s Festival, including two festival award–winning titles. A 100-minute program curated for theatrical audiences, the tour is a special opportunity to discover a collection of fiction, nonfiction, and animated shorts, and offers an eclectic mix of storytelling that highlights bold voices and fresh perspectives.