Essential Cinema

Four by Preston Sturges

July 7 – August 1

Featuring four comedic masterworks by writer-director Preston Sturges, including THE LADY EVE, SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS, and more.

Build Your Creative Skills at Austin Public

This July

AFS’s Summer Education Series returns with week-long classes focused on Writing and Directing. Space is limited.

Special Event

PAFF 2026

July 30 – August 2

AFS welcomes Los Angeles’ Pan African Film Festival, the nation’s largest and longest-running global Black film and arts festival, back to Austin for its fourth year. Join us at AFS Cinema for a weekend of award-winning features and shorts, many of which are making their Texas premieres.

New Releases

MADDIE’S SECRET

Now Playing

MADDIE’S SECRET is comedian, writer, and actor John Early’s critically acclaimed directorial debut starring himself as Maddie, a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company.