Mon. Jun 1 - Sun. Jun 7, 2026
Aero Theatre, Egyptian Theatre and Los Feliz 3
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Yes, the darkness returns, not the best way to start the summer, but a damn dark way, mwa-hahaha. Join the bleak, but don't drown in it! Seriously, these are not uplifting movies of the human experience nor are they just horror. Their existential dread and deeply emotional human human dramas...in possibly in the best sound and quality you're gonna see in a theater.
This collection of the saddest in cinema takes its toll on your soul.
"The American Cinematheque is excited to kick off the fifth edition of 'Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair.' This year’s Los Angeles festival features 48 films from 18 countries, including 10 restoration premieres, 10 anniversaries and welcomes more than 18 special guests, among them Isabelle Huppert, Ari Aster, Denis Villeneuve, Werner Herzog, Warwick Thornton, Allen Hughes, Haley Joel Osment, Gregg Araki, Roger Deakins, James Ellis Deakins, Robert Englund, Theresa Russell, Fede Álvarez, Louise Weard, Vera Drew, Mick Jackson, Larry Karaszewski, Xan Cassavetes and more."