Indie Films Schedule - Lake Worth Playhouse

The Lake Worth Playhouse is home to Palm Beach County’s premiere venue for independent films.

The Stonzek Studio is an intimate, black-box theatre equipped with an extra-large viewing screen and HD projection.

For more information or movie times, call (561) 296-9382 or email: filmstaff@lakeworthplayhouse.org

GENERAL ADMISSION $9

Advanced ticket sales are available through Brown Paper Tickets via the “Buy Tickets” button under each movie listed. Or, you may purchase tickets through the box office (1) One Hour prior to each showtime.

June 2 – 4

Friday, June 2 | 6:00 pm
Saturday, June 3 | 1:00 pm | 4:15 pm | 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 4| 2:00 pm | 5:15 pm

Director Ari Aster, drama / mystery / comedy, Rated ‘R’, USA, English, 2023, 179 min

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.

Brilliant, unique saga; a 3 hr movie that is universally summarized in the simple 1 line above but actually overflowing with texture both visual and aural. Filled with jokes, graffiti, street signs, and symbols. Joaquin Phoenix dominates the screen for 178 of the film’s 179 minutes in one of his finest performances. That is not to overlook the rest of the marvelous cast including Nathan Lane, Patti Lupone, and Parker Posey. Not for everyone; not a straightforward narrative but many will be captured and swept away by its breath and depth.

Ari Aster directed Midsommar and Hereditary. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Ryan, Patty Lupone, Nathan Lane, and Parker Posey.

June 9 – 11

Friday, June 9 | 6:00 pm
Saturday, June 10 | 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | 7:00 pm
Sunday, June 11| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm

Director Manuela Martelli, Drama, Not Rated, Argentina, Spanish w/ English subtitles, 2023. 95 min.

During the early days of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, Carmen (Aline Kuppenheim) leads a sheltered upper middle-class existence. She heads to her summer house in the off-season to supervise its renovation, while also performing local charitable works through her church. Her husband, children, and grandchildren come back and forth during the winter vacation, bringing reminders of the world beyond. When the family priest asks her to take care of an injured young man he has been sheltering in secret, Carmen is inadvertently drawn into the world of the Chilean political opposition and must face real-world threats she is unprepared to handle, with potentially disastrous consequences for her and her entire family.

June 16 – 18

Friday, June 16 | 6:00 pm
Saturday, June 17 | 2:00 pm | 4:45 pm | 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 18| 3:00 pm | 5:45 pm

Director Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix Van Groenigen, Drama, Not Rated, Italy, English / Italian / Nepali with subtitles, 2023, 147 min

The Eight Mountains is the story of friendship. Of children becoming men who try to erase the footprints of their fathers, but who, through the twists and turns they take, always end up returning home. Pietro is a boy from the city, and Bruno is the last child of a forgotten mountain village. Over the years Bruno remains faithful to his mountain, while Pietro is the one who comes and goes. Their encounters introduce them to love and loss, reminding them of their origins, and letting their destinies unfold, as Pietro and Bruno discover what it means to be true friends for life.

Winner of the Cannes Jury Prize

GENERAL ADMISSION $9

JUNE SHOWINGS

BEAU IS AFRAID

June 2 – 4

CHILE ’76

June 9 – 11

THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS

June 16 – 18