Sounds of Summer
July 3–Sep. 7, 2025
A good song bears repeated listening, and this summer, we’re bringing back old favorites and introducing a few new hits to our playlist. Tune in to beloved concert films like Stop Making Sense, The Last Waltz, Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Elvis: That’s the Way It is. Bring your best (or worst) Doc Martens for punk classics Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains and the new 4K restoration of The Clash classic, Rude Boy. Get the band back together with movies like Buena Vista Social Club and Immediate Family. And don’t miss your ticket to in-person events including Ron Delsener Presents, Deconstructing Rubber Soul, Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune, and the return of the Bob Dylan Center and Jazz on a Summer’s Day (More Information to come). We’ll keep the hits going all summer long, so don’t miss out.
Ron Delsener Presents
July 3–6, 2025
Q&A with legendary club promoter Ron Delsener and executive producer Jon Kamen on July 3
In a career spanning sixty years, concert promoter and impresario Ron Delsener was the name behind virtually every major contemporary…
The Doors: The Final Cut
July 10–13, 2025
Capturing the hedonistic chaos of the late ’60s, The Doors: The Final Cut follows the life and times of the…
Deconstructing Rubber Soul
July 13, 2025
Live presentation with “Beatleologist” Scott Freiman
In October 1965, the Beatles were faced with an impossible task—produce a new album of original music for a Christmas…
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains
July 14–19, 2025
This rarely screened cult favorite from Grammy winner Lou Adler (Rocky Horror Picture Show) is a sharp satire of punk,…
Rude Boy
July 17–20, 2025
Jack Hazan and David Mingay’s Rude Boy follows on the heels of A Bigger Splash, their intimate observation of painter…
Buena Vista Social Club
July 21–27, 2025
Traveling with a small film crew, Wim Wenders accompanied his old friend Ry Cooder—who did the fantastic score for Paris,…
Immediate Family
July 24–27, 2025
Immediate Family tracks the rise and collaborations of a group of legendary studio musicians through the 1970s and onward, chronicling…
Stop Making Sense
Aug. 4–10, 2025
Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme…
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock ’n’ Roll!
Aug. 7–10, 2025
The unforgettable life and music of the pioneering legend are celebrated in Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll capturing…
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
Aug. 14–17, 2025
On July 31, 1969, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley staged a triumphant return to the concert stage from which…
DIG! XX
Aug. 18–24, 2025
20 years ago, Sundance was rocked by DIG!, Ondi Timoner’s genre-topping rockumentary about two Gen-X bands and their journey to…
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Aug. 21–24, 2025
Wild Combination is director Matt Wolf’s visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur…
The Last Waltz
Aug. 25–31, 2025
In 1976, The Band decided to throw a party when it was time to call it quits. Their farewell concert…
Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune
Aug. 28–31, 2025
Q&A with director Kenneth Bowser on August 28
From civil rights to the anti-war movement to the struggles of workers, folksinger Phil Ochs wrote topical songs that engaged…
Stepping into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center
Sep. 7, 2025
Presentation and Conversation with Director of the Bob Dylan Center Steven Jenkins and JBFC Board President Janet Maslin
Returning to the Jacob Burns Film Center for a third consecutive year, Bob Dylan Center Director Steven Jenkins will share…
An Evening with the Bob Dylan Center
Aug. 29, 2024
Screening followed by a conversation with Steven Jenkins, Director of the Bob Dylan Center
All screening attendees are eligible to enter a free raffle for two complimentary round-trip plane tickets to Tulsa—redeemable within one…
Space is the Place
Aug. 15, 2024
Avant-jazz mystic Sun Ra brought his pioneering Afrofuturist vision to the screen with this film version of his concept album.…
Eno
Aug. 13, 2024
Introduction by WFUV DJ Eric Holland
Visionary musician and artist Brian Eno—known for producing David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, among many others; pioneering the genre of…
One Hand Don't Clap
Aug. 8, 2024
One Hand Don’t Clap captures the vibrant story of calypso and the emergence of soca, through the eyes of two…
A Hard Day's Night
Aug. 7, 2024
Introduction by Scott Freiman at 7:00
Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George,…
Deconstructing The Dark Side of the Moon
Aug. 1, 2024
Live Presentation
Scott Freiman has been entertaining audiences at the Jacob Burns with his Deconstructing the Beatles presentations for nearly fifteen years.…
The House of Tom—Mundo, Monde, Mondo
July 27, 2024
Screening with live performance by a bossa nova group
Join us for a day full of jazz, hosted by John Pizzarelli. This program is presented in memory of Maria Traversa,…
Morning Jam, featuring the EarRegulars
July 27, 2024
Live performance featuring the EarRegulars
Join us for a day full of jazz, hosted by John Pizzarelli. This program is presented in memory of Maria…
Jazz on a Summer's Day
July 27, 2024
Screening with live performance by the John Pizzarelli Trio and Catherine Russell
Join us for a day full of jazz, hosted by John Pizzarelli. This program is presented in memory of Maria Traversa,…
Artie Shaw: Time is All You've Got
July 24, 2024
Pre-Recorded Q&A with director Brigitte Berman after the 7:00 screening
Anchored by an incisive interview with its then 72-year-old subject, Artie Shaw: Time is All You’ve Got looks back on the five-decade…
Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary
July 18, 2024
Introduction by WFUV DJ Darren DeVivo
Special preview screening! British Invasion icons The Zombies reflect on paving 60 years and counting of their musical path from…
Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill
July 17, 2024
The never-before-told story of folk-rock icon Judee Sill, who in just two years went from living in a car to…
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
July 11, 2024
Introduction by director Bill Teck
Stevie Van Zandt takes center stage in this feature documentary, tracing Van Zandt’s career as a musician, producer, activist, actor,…
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The Lucille & Paul Maslin Foundation
Janet Maslin
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