Celebrated director Godfrey Reggio (KOYAANISQATSI) returns after ten years with a new experimental film unlike any other from his already daring career: a bardic fairy tale about the end of the world and the beginning of a new one, tinged with apocalyptic comedy, rapturous cinematography, unforgettable vistas, and the innocence and hopes of a new generation.

Featuring an electrifying score composed by Reggio’s longtime collaborator Philip Glass with additional vocals from Sussan Deyhim and co-directed by veteran editor and filmmaker Jon Kane, ONCE WITHIN A TIME is the indie revelation of the year.

"'Once Within a Time' invites young people to question the systems they’re confronted with in the real world, from politics to electronics." (Variety)

"The film proposes that, in the search for viable alternatives to techno-fascism and climate apocalypse, we might look to the margins of our world, to unfulfilled experiments (including those of cinema) and cultures supposedly left behind by history." (Slant Magazine)

Sunday, November 5
Doors 4:15 pm | Movie 4:45 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.