American Cinematheque’s This Is Not A Fiction Festival is returning for its second season.
The festival launched last year with screenings of Thank You, Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story, featuring a Jon Bon Jovi Q&A and Morgan Neville’s Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces.
It is now returning with a slew of new premieres, screenings and appearances from the likes of Conan O’Brien, Survivor’s Jeff Probst, Errol Morris and Documentary Now!’s Bill Hader and Fred Armisen.
The second season premiere of Max’s Conan O’Brien Must Go will kick off the event on April 9 with a Q&A with the Oscars host.
The event, which runs through April 17, will also feature a 10th anniversary screening of IFC’s Documentary Now! and Probst is hosting Tribute to Survivor: An Evening with Jeff Probst.
Morris will be honored with a retrospective that includes Gates of Heaven, Vernon, Florida, The Thin Blue Line, A Brief History of Time, Fast, Cheap & Out of Control and his latest Netflix doc Chaos: The Manson Murders. Kazuo Hara will also receive his first ever Los Angeles retrospective featuring his early films Goodbye CP, Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 and the west coast premiere of Minamata Mandala.
Morris and Hara will also appear together for a conversation following a screening of The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On introduced by Bill Hader on April 12.
The event takes place at AC’s Aero, Egyptian and Los Feliz 3 theaters.
Other screenings and premieres including I Know Catherine, The Log Lady, Rodney Ascher’s Ghost Boy, Number One on The Call Sheet, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band and Sly Lives!.
The third season of HBO’s 100 Foot Wave will close out the festival.
American Cinematheque Senior Film Programmer Chris LeMaire said, “We could not be more thrilled to have two legends of documentary filmmaking—Errol Morris and Kazuo Hara—in town at the same time for our centerpiece retrospectives. Throughout their careers, these filmmakers have expanded our understanding of what the documentary artform can be, and it will be an incredibly special opportunity for our audience to hear them in conversation to discuss Hara’s 1987 The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On, an extraordinary film that features some of the most unbelievable moments ever captured.”
“We’re very proud of this year’s lineup which continues on the exciting track we laid last year by looking at nonfiction filmmaking from an ever-expanding view, featuring not only the pantheon of classic documentaries and cutting-edge contemporary work, but also everything from live television sports coverage, reality TV, travelogues, playful mockumentary form and more,” added Cindy Flores, Programmer, American Cinematheque.
Tickets are available here.
This Is Not A Fiction 2025 Lineup:
AERO THEATRE
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 7:30pm
CONAN O’BRIEN MUST GO
Opening Night of ‘This is Not A Fiction’ 2025!
World Premiere of Season 2
Guest(s): Q&A with host Conan O’Brien
AERO THEATRE
Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:30pm
GHOST BOY
West Coast Premiere!
Co-presented by Beyond Fest
Guest(s): Q&A with filmmaker Rodney Ascher
LOS FELIZ 3
Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00pm
PAVEMENTS
Guest(s): Q&A with actor Tim Heidecker
LOS FELIZ 3
Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 10:00pm
EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA / SLEEP #2
West Coast Premieres!
LOS FELIZ 3
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:00pm
MIDDLETOWN
L.A. Premiere!
Guest(s): Q&A with filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss
AERO THEATRE
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:30pm
GATES OF HEAVEN / VERNON, FLORIDA
GATES OF HEAVEN print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive
Guest(s): Q&A with filmmaker Errol Morris
LOS FELIZ 3
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10:00pm
FIRE OF WIND
West Coast Premiere!
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 11:00am
THE BEAR
LOS FELIZ 3
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 12:00pm
FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL
Guest(s): Q&A with filmmaker Errol Morris
AERO THEATRE
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 12:30pm
SLY LIVES! (AKA THE BURDEN OF BLACK GENIUS)
Guest(s): Q&A with producer Joseph Patel
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 3:00pm
THE EMPEROR’S NAKED ARMY MARCHES ON
Guest(s): Introduction by Bill Hader. Q&A with filmmaker Kazuo Hara. Moderated by Errol Morris.
LOS FELIZ 3
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 3:00pm
This Is Not a Fiction 2025 Shorts Program
Films include: Movie and Sound, Light, Protect me from Oblivion, Questions for Memories, Lizzy, Marine Layer, ZØØ, What I Had to Leave Behind, A Hand to Hold, and Considering Cats
AERO THEATRE
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 4:00pm
ROAD DIARY: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND
Guest(s): Q&A with filmmaker Thom Zimny
LOS FELIZ 3
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 6:00pm
HENRY FONDA FOR PRESIDENT
Advance Screening
Guest(s): Q&A with filmmaker Alexander Horwath
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 7:00pm
THE THIN BLUE LINE / A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
THIN BLUE LINE print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive
Guest(s): Q&A with filmmaker Errol Morris
LOS FELIZ 3
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:00pm
“Heavy Metal Parking Lot” / HATED: GG ALLIN & THE MURDER JUNKIES
Co-presented by Cinematic Void
LOS FELIZ 3
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:00am
WINTER SOLDIER
World Premiere of 4K Restoration!
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 1:00pm
NFL FILMS: A Documentary Dynasty
Guest(s): Featuring a panel of surprise guests
LOS FELIZ 3
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 1:00pm
Errol Morris Presents PSYCHO
Sunday Print Edition Series
Guest(s): Introduction by filmmaker Errol Morris
AERO THEATRE
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 3:00pm
KOYAANISQATSI
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 4:00pm
CHAOS: THE MANSON MURDERSGuest(s): Q&A with filmmaker Errol Morris
LOS FELIZ 3
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 4:00pm
MINAMATA MANDALA
West Coast Premiere
Guest(s): Q&A with filmmaker Kazuo Hara
AERO THEATRE
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 7:00pm
Tribute to SURVIVOR: An Evening with Jeff Probst
Guest(s): Panel discussion with host Jeff Probst and surprise guests
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 7:30pm
DOCUMENTARY NOW!
10th Anniversary!
Guest(s): Panel with creators, actors and writers Bill Hader and Fred Armisen, creator and director Rhys Thomas, director Alex Buono and writer Micah Gardner
LOS FELIZ 3
Monday, April 14, 2025 at 7:00pm
GOODBYE CP
Guest(s): Q&A with filmmaker Kazuo Hara
AERO THEATRE
Monday, April 14, 2025 at 7:30pm
NUMBER ONE ON THE CALL SHEET: PART ONE
Guest(s): Q&A with director Reginald Hudlin
LOS FELIZ 3
Monday, April 14, 2025 at 10:00pm
A.K.
LOS FELIZ 3
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7:00pm
EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974
Guest(s): Q&A filmmaker Kazuo Hara
AERO THEATRE
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7:30pm
NUMBER ONE ON THE CALL SHEET: PART TWO
Guest(s): Q&A with director Shola Lynch
LOS FELIZ 3
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 10:00pm
MEN OF WAR
L.A. Premiere!
LOS FELIZ 3
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7:00pm
PREDATORS
West Coast Premiere
Guest(s): Q&A with filmmaker David Osit
AERO THEATRE
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7:30pm
KILLER OF SHEEP
L.A. Premiere of New 4K Restoration
Co-presented by UCLA Film & Television Archive
“Killer of Sheep” has been digitally restored to 4K and remastered by UCLA Film & Television Archive, Milestone Films, and the Criterion Collection. Restoration supervised by Ross Lipman and Jillian Borders in consultation with Charles Burnett.
Guest(s): Introduction by archivist Jill Borders. Q&A with filmmaker Charles Burnett.
LOS FELIZ 3
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 10:00pm
LITTLE, BIG, AND FAR
L.A. Premiere
AERO THEATRE
Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 7:00pm
100 FOOT WAVE
L.A. Premiere of season 3
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 7:00pm
I KNOW CATHERINE, THE LOG LADY
L.A. Premiere
Guest(s): Q&A with filmmaker Richard Green, Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost, producer Sabrina Sutherland
LOS FELIZ 3
Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 7:00pm
JOHN LILLY AND THE EARTH COINCIDENCE CONTROL OFFICE
West Coast Premiere
Guest(s): Q&A with filmmaker Michael Almereyda and producer Courtney Stephens
LOS FELIZ 3
Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 10:00pm
AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE
Advance Screening
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