Rated: R
Length: 90 minutes
A Ghost Story
Now Playing!
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state, he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away. Increasingly unmoored, the ghost embarks on a cosmic journey through memory and history, confronting life’s ineffable questions and the enormity of existence.
A film that I can guarantee you people will revisit and discuss for years to come. It’s daring, strange, and unforgettable.
Rated: PG
Length: 102 minutes
An Inconvenient Sequel
Opens on Friday, August 18th!
Sponsored by MEIC, Montana Audubon, and AERO!
Former Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight, traveling around the world to train an army of activists and influence international climate policy. Cameras follow him behind the scenes — in moments both private and public, funny and poignant — as he pursues the inspirational idea that while the stakes have never been higher, the perils of climate change can be overcome with human ingenuity and passion.
The message of this sequel is twofold: Urgency and hope. Things are bad, Gore is saying, but here’s what’s happening that’s really exciting. And he has no doubt that mankind will save the planet.
Rated: R
Length: 97 minutes
City of Ghosts
Opens Friday, August 18th!
Directed, produced, and filmed by Academy Award–nominated and Emmy–winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman, City of Ghosts is a singularly powerful cinematic experience that is sure to shake audiences to their core as it elevates the canon of one of the most talented documentary filmmakers working today. Captivating in its immediacy, City of Ghosts follows the journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently” – a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014. With astonishing, deeply personal access, this is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists as they face the realities of life undercover, on the run, and in exile, risking their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today.
“City of Ghosts” provides a grim reminder of what journalism should look like, and why its stakes are literally life and death.
Rated: PG
Length: 85 minutes
Menashe
Opens Friday, September 8th!
Set within the New York Hasidic community in Borough Park, Brooklyn, Menashe follows a kind but hapless grocery store clerk trying to maintain custody of his son Rieven after his wife, Lea, passes away. Since they live in a tradition-bound culture that requires a mother present in every home, Rieven is supposed to be adopted by the boy’s strict, married uncle, but Menashe’s Rabbi decides to grant him one week to spend with Rieven prior to Lea’s memorial. Their time together creates an emotional moment of father/son bonding as well as offers Menashe a final chance to prove to his skeptical community that he can be a capable parent.
The subtle on-screen chemistry between father and son gives this sweet and poignant drama a solid emotional base.
Rated: PG-13
Length: 84 minutes
Look and See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry
One night only — Thursday September 21!
Presented by AERO
AERO is thrilled to bring to Helena the first and only bio-pic of Wendell Berry, Look & See. Look & See is a cinematic portrait of the changing landscapes and shifting values of rural America in the era of industrial agriculture, as seen through the mind’s eye of writer, farmer, and activist, Wendell Berry. At AERO, we believe Berry’s work, life, and perspective, offer wisdom, models, and a guiding light for those working to lead lives that are wiser and kinder to the land.
The film is a fundraiser for AERO’s mission to empower communities to nurture and promote a more sustainable Montana, and ticket proceeds will support our 2017 AERO Expo and Annual Meeting in Butte, Oct 20-22. Tickets are available the night of the event, but we recommend purchasing in advance in case we sell out!
