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This program will broadcast live on September 8, 2025 at 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm EDT. You will not be able to pause or rewind. You cannot access the show once the broadcast ends. Log into your AARP.org account or create one to register for this Movies for Grownups screening

This program will broadcast live on October 9, 2025 at 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT. You will not be able to pause or rewind. You cannot access the show once the broadcast ends. Log into your AARP.org account or create one to register for this Movies for Grownups screening.

This program will broadcast live on October 13, 2025 at 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm EDT. You will not be able to pause or rewind. You cannot access the show once the broadcast ends. Log into your AARP.org account or create one to register for this AARP Theater

This program will broadcast live on October 2, 2025 at 8:00 pm to 9:10 pm EDT. You will not be able to pause or rewind. You cannot access the show once the broadcast ends. Log into your AARP.org account or create one to register for this AARP Theater.

This program will broadcast live on September 22, 2025 at 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EDT. You will not be able to pause or rewind. You cannot access the show once the broadcast ends. Log into your AARP.org account or create one to register for this AARP Theater.

A meditative exploration of time and mortality. James Balog and his crew bring the decades-long Extreme Ice-Survey to a close, cataloging more than one million images in the process.

This collection of films captures how climate change is reshaping landscapes, livelihoods, and cultural traditions around the world.

Familiar Phantoms is Sansour’s most personal film, drawing on family history and childhood in Bethlehem. Set in a decaying mansion, it blends Super 8 footage, photos, and theatrical scenes to mimic memory’s repetition and distortion. Everyday objects become haunting installations, creating a shifting, dreamlike space where meaning is constantly revisited and reshaped.

Sami, 12, sets out to find his carrier pigeon in the Palestinian territories. From his refugee camp to Haifa, via Jerusalem, he embarks on a quest with his uncle and cousin. More than the pigeon, it's hope and confidence in the future that he finds along the way.