Co-winner of the award for Best Director at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival and inspired by an unfinished play from Federico García Lorca, this bold tapestry from directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (Holy Camp!) spans nearly a century of Spanish history as it tells the story of three generations of gay men whose lives are intimately connected through desire, pain, and love.
La Bola Negra
Sunday, Nov 8
Monday, Nov 9
Tuesday, Nov 10
Wednesday, Nov 11
Thursday, Nov 12
Legend
OCOpen Captioned
Special Content
35mm
SFSensory Friendly
Cinema Studies
La Bola Negra
Tickets: $11 (members), $16 (nonmembers)
"One of the most moving films of 2026, La Bola Negra takes an unfinished work by Federico Garcia Lorca and spins it off into a generations-spanning study of war, sexuality, homophobia, and buried love."
"It is nearly impossible to grasp the structural effort required to fluidly create one perfectly coherent story using three narratives told across three timelines, each with a distinct visual identity."
This film is part of the following initiatives:
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Opens 11/20—Filmmaker Q&A on 11/22
Artist-in-Residence: Beniamino Barrese
Learn about Beniamino's current work-in-progress, The Calling.
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Starring Amy Irving
Now Showing through Jan. 9