Upcoming Special Events
Southern Circuit Tour: Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window
January 19, 2020 - 6:00 pm
Southern Circuit Tour - What starts as a traditional documentary about the Hong Kong art scene becomes an intimate and wryly comedic study of loneliness and alienation within an increasingly globalized world.
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Rear Window
January 20, 2020 - 6:30 pm
Monday Night Classics - Our January series of famous Oscar snubs continues with one of Alfred Hitchcock and James Stewart's finest, most suspenseful collaborations.
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Moynihan
January 21, 2020 - 6:00 pm
Join the Tropic Cinema and special guest Richard Eaton for a screening of "Moynihan," a documentary that Variety says "takes the full, fascinating measure of the charismatic maverick that Moynihan was."
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Kalachakra: The Enlightenment
January 22, 2020 - 6:30 pm
A group of Tibetan Monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery have joined us in Key West for a stop on the Sacred Art Tour -- we invite you to meet them at the Tropic for a Tibetan Reception and the showing of an inspiring movie of the Tibetan people, their rituals, and their culture.
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Waves
January 23, 2020 - 6:30 pm
Cinematheque Series - With a carefully chosen soundtrack and echoes of both "Moonlight" and Terence Malick, "Waves" is an immersive, sensory experience that delves to the heart of what "family" means.
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Grease Sing-A-Long
January 25, 2020 - 8:00 pm
Cult Classics - Calling all Pink Ladies and T-Birds! Tropic Cinema presents a special sing-along screening of the feel-good movie musical "Grease," complete with lyrics to follow along on the big screen. Don't forget your costume!
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The 11th Hour
January 26, 2020 - 5:30 pm
4 Nights 4 Justice - "The 11th Hour" is the last moment when change is possible. This film, presented by Leonardo DiCaprio, explores how we've arrived at this moment, and where we go from here.
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Touch of Evil
January 27, 2020 - 6:30 pm
Monday Night Classics - Our January series of infamous Oscar snubs concludes with Orson Welles's down-and-dirty return to films after a decade away from Hollywood.
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Babette’s Feast with Master Sommelier Doug Frost
January 28, 2020 - 6:00 pm
We are delighted to welcome back Doug Frost—one of only three people in the world to have achieved Master Sommelier and Master of Wine distinctions—for a special screening of Gabriel Axel's Oscar-winning 1987 masterpiece.
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The Kingmaker
January 30, 2020 - 6:30 pm
Cinematheque Series - Centered on the indomitable character of Imelda Marcos, Lauren Greenfield's new documentary examines, with intimate access, the Marcos family's improbable return to power in the Philippines.
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Tropic Cinema’s Oscar Gala
February 9, 2020 - 6:30 pm
It's the biggest night of the year in Hollywood—and you're invited to come celebrate at the Tropic Cinema, where we'll be showing the 92nd Academy Awards on all four of our screens!
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Bikes vs. Cars
February 16, 2020 - 5:30 pm
4 Nights 4 Justice - The 2019-20 series concludes with this fascinating urban-cycling documentary, plus a Q&A with Tim Staub, Key West's Multimodal Transportation Coordinator, and a bonus bike ride from the White Street Pier to the Tropic!
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Southern Circuit Tour: Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts
February 23, 2020 - 6:00 pm
Southern Circuit Tour - This feature documentary explores the life of a unique American artist with a remarkable and unlikely biography. Bill Traylor was born into slavery in 1853 on a cotton plantation in rural Alabama, but didn't start producing art until he was in his 80s.
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
March 2, 2020 - 6:00 pm
Tennessee Williams Birthday Month Celebration - The Tropic is partnering with Key West Art and Historical Society to celebrate the life of one of Key West's most famous literary figures throughout March, with our series of Tennessee Williams film adaptations.
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Baby Doll
March 9, 2020 - 6:00 pm
Tennessee Williams Birthday Month Celebration - The Tropic is partnering with Key West Art and Historical Society to celebrate Tennessee Williams all March. The series continues with this steamy adaptation of the playwright's "27 Wagons Full of Cotton."
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Gaslight
March 11, 2020 - 6:00 pm
NOW Women’s Film Festival – “Gaslight” opens the inaugural season for the Key West NOW Women’s Film Festival. An extraordinary 1944 psychological thriller starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer, this film will answer the question, “Where did the term ‘to gaslight’ originate?”
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The Rose Tattoo
March 16, 2020 - 6:00 pm
Tennessee Williams Birthday Month Celebration - The Tropic and the Key West Art and Historical Society present a uniquely Key West-connected film: "The Rose Tattoo," filmed in large part right next door to Williams's house on Duncan Street.
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Whale Rider
March 18, 2020 - 6:00 pm
NOW Women’s Film Festival – The NOW Women’s Film Festival closes its inaugural season with “Whale Rider,” the story from New Zealand of a young Maori girl breaking tradition as she strives to inherit a tribal leadership role restricted to boys. Nominated for several Academy Awards, winning Best Foreign Film.
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This Property is Condemned
March 23, 2020 - 6:00 pm
Tennessee Williams Birthday Month Celebration - The Tropic and the Key West Art and Historical Society conclude our series of Tennessee Williams films with this star-studded Southern Gothic drama featuring Robert Redford, Natalie Wood, Charles Bronson and more.
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Southern Circuit Tour: Picture Character
March 29, 2020 - 6:00 pm
Southern Circuit Tour - The rapid rise of emoji (Japanese for “picture character”) is a global phenomenon without precedent. Directors Martha Shane and Ian Cheney lead viewers on a deep dive into the ever evolving world of emoji, from their humble beginnings to mobile keyboards everywhere.
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Southern Circuit Tour: You Gave Me A Song
April 26, 2020 - 6:00 pm
Southern Circuit Tour - From director Kenny Dalsheimer, this new documentary offers an intimate portrait of old-time music pioneer Alice Gerrard and her remarkable, unpredictable journey creating and preserving traditional music.
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