Anime

Director: Mamoru Hosoda Run Time: 121 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 2021

Director Mamoru Hosoda's latest film is a fantastical, heartfelt story of growing up in the age of social media. Suzu is a shy, everyday high school student in a rural village, until she enters “U”, a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a gorgeous and globally-beloved singer. When her online world is disrupted by a monstrous creatures, she must discover her true self in a world where you can be anyone.

Director: Masashi Ando, Masayuki Miyaji Run Time: 114 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 2022 Language: Japanese

Starring: Anne Watanabe, Hisui Kimura, Ryoma Takeuchi, Shinichi Tsutsumi

Masashi Ando’s directorial debut is an epic fantasy about Van, the leader of a band of death warriors who is enslaved in a salt mine. One night, savage dogs attack the mine and a mysterious disease wipes out both the slaves and their keepers. Van escapes with a little girl called Yuna and sets out to discover the source of the disease. (2022)

Director: Satoshi Kon Run Time: 90 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 2006 Language: Japanese

Starring: Akio Ôtsuka, Katsunosuke Hori, Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Tôru Furuya

Satoshi Kon’s anime thriller stars a young dream detective named Paprika, who must stop terrorists from using a stolen machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams. The reality and dreams blur, and chaos breaks out in a not-so-far-off future. 

Run Time: 75 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 1973

Don’t miss this adorable double feature from Studio Ghibli with pandas featuring Panda Kopanda andPanda Kopanda and the Rainy-Day Circus! Directed by Isao Takahata and based on a concept by Hayao Miyazaki, Panda! Go Panda! is a charming early-career classic from two animation legends before they co-founded the award-winning Studio Ghibli.