Boyhood
Sunday, August 31 - Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Screening on 35mm!
Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason’s parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, BOYHOOD charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay’s “Yellow” to Arcade Fire’s “Deep Blue.” BOYHOOD is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. It’s impossible to watch Mason and his family without thinking about our own journey.
Screening as part of our series 20 Films for 20 Years
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- Country USA
- Year 2014
- Running Time 165 minutes
- Format 35mm
- Distributor IFC Entertainment Group
- Director Richard Linklater
- Cast Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, Ethan Hawke
- Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil
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