The Rosa Goddard International Film Festival

Since 2011, SQecial Media has sponsored the Rosa Goddard International Film Festival every fall at the Kentucky Theatre. Rosa Goddard was a longtime fan of international film and the festival was originally founded to celebrate her love of cinema. We have been proud to continue the tradition in her name.

The posters for our festival are designed by local artist Ed Franklin, who also curates each year's films.

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COMING IN SEPTEMBER

This year's Rosa Goddard International Film Festival features three poetic and lovely black-and-white films, sometimes dark but often dreamy, that examine the complexities of Christianity and the transcendent beauty of being human. Tickets cost $6.50 and the films show at 7PM on Wednesdays at the Kentucky Theatre.

SEPTEMBER 16 - THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (France, 1928, dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer)
Based on the actual record of the trial of Joan of Arc, this arresting avant-garde silent film is considered one of the best films ever made, renowned for its modernist set design and use of odd angles and extreme close-up shots. (Buy tickets here.)

SEPTEMBER 23 – IDA (Poland, 2013, dir. Paweł Pawlikowski)
In this quiet and captivating look at 1960s Poland, a young novice is sent from the convent to trace her family's story. As she unravels the mystery of her parents' history and disappearance, her identity and faith also seemingly begin to fray. (Buy tickets here.)

SEPTEMBER 30 - WINGS OF DESIRE (Germany, 1987, dir. Wim Wenders)
Partially inspired by the poetry of Rilke and the statues and architecture of Berlin, this story follows two angels as they observe and record the events of men, until one falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist... This gorgeous film is a love letter to not only the city but to humanity itself. (Buy tickets here.)