Colony
Horror master Yeon Sang-ho’s (Train to Busan) new zombie thriller stars Gianna Jun as biology professor Se-jeong, who’s throst into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations. Also starring Koo Kyo-hawn.
Dream of Birds
This short film screens daily July 31-August 6, 2026 at 11:00am, with WILD INSIDE. Purchase tickets here.
A unique study led by Argentine physicist Gabriel Mindlin explores a common species of sparrows that use song in its ritual courtship (and even sing in their dreams.) While tracing how their melodies change over the years, he notes some falling into disuse. Through mathematical models, Gabriel and his team attempt to reintroduce the lost melodies, raising questions about the power of music and the rituals of love—not only among birds, but also in the rhythms that shape human relationships.
A Sandbox Films and Infinite Sums production, with Guardian Documentaries.
The Fence
A vast public works project in West Africa. Horn (Matt Dillon), the construction site manager, and Cal (Tom Blyth), a young engineer, share lodging behind the double gates of their compound. Leone (Mia McKenna-Bruce), Horn’s recent bride, comes to join them the same night that a man (Isaach De Bankole) appears at the fence. His name is Alboury. Like a specter in the darkness, he demands the body of his brother who died earlier that day on the site. He will hound the two men all night long until they return it, as Leone watches the disaster play out before her.
It Ends
A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding.
A Child of My Own
This new hybrid documentary from the Oscar-nominated director of The Mole Agent and The Eternal Memory follows the shocking tale of a woman desperate for a baby. Burdened by family and societal expectations, she fakes a pregnancy and gets tangled up in a crime.
Official selection: Berlin Film Festival
Julian
Fleur and Julian fall madly in love and decide to get married in all countries where they, as two women, are allowed to do so. But after only four marriages, their journey comes to a painful and unexpected halt.
Gandahar
An entire civilization must confront its destiny in alternative-animation pioneer René Laloux’s final feature, a cult classic of mind-bending science fiction. In a distant world, a merciless army of automata attacks Gandahar, turning its peace-loving people to stone. Hoping to discover the source of these Men of Metal, a council of matriarchs enlists the brave yet inexperienced warrior Sylvain (Pierre-Marie Escourro), who, while journeying through his planet’s outer regions, teams up with the Deformed, a race cast out from Gandahar after failed science experiments rendered them mutants. Soon, Sylvain learns that a gargantuan brain called Metamorphis (Georges Wilson) is responsible for his utopian society’s strife and—together with the beautiful Airelle (Catherine Chevallier)—travels through time to defeat him, in the process risking their lives and Gandahar’s very existence. Featuring stunningly surreal creatures and wondrously bizarre environments designed by renowned comic-book artist Caza, Gandahar is a visceral, visionary head-trip in which animation opens a gateway to the furthest reaches of the imagination.
How to Divorce During the War
Winner, Best Director World Cinema Dramatic – 2026 Sundance Film Festival
Vilnius, 2022. High-flying executive Marija chooses the worst possible moment to inform her husband Vytas she wants a divorce: just one day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Suddenly the couple must navigate separating in the middle of a refugee and mid-life crisis. As the reason for their divorce gradually becomes clear, the dissolution of the marriage and the turmoil of world events creates conflicts and opportunities for them both—and for their ever-observant young daughter.
“A subtly searing comedy… both empathetic and surgical.” – Variety
Additional showtimes for Aug 21-27 to be announced.
In association with Kino Lorber
Throne of Blood
Sun, Aug 3 at 9:30: Filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa introduces the classic THRONE OF BLOOD, directed by Akira Kurosawa, and speaks about its influence on his new film, THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER
A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. As a hardened warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune gives a remarkable, animalistic performance, as does Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife. Throne of Blood fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.
Hellcat
Wed, Jul 29 at 8:30: New York Premiere, plus Q&A with director/producer/writer/editor Brock Bodell and stars Dakota Gorman & Liz Atwater!
A woman wakes in the back of a moving camper trailer with a badly infected wound. A voice from the truck towing it tells her they must reach a doctor within the hour or she’ll suffer a horrific fate.
This special screening of HELLCAT is the latest installment in “Shudder Showcase,” our monthly series that serves up special advance screenings of some of Shudder’s most exciting and provocative upcoming titles. The program offers sneak previews of some of the most talked-about genre films of the year in optimal conditions—on the big screen, in the company of fans. Each screening has free popcorn for Shudder subscribers