Rated PG-13
102 Min

*** Special Saturday Matinee Screening at 2pm! ***

Presented by Illinois Public Media, home of WILL-TV, WILL-AM, WILL-FM, and Illinois Soul.

A dialogue-free animated film about the joy and fragility of friendship. The movie explores the themes or friendship and loneliness. 

In 1980s New York City, Dog assembles Robot as a companion, and they become best buddies. On a Labor Day outing to Coney Island, Robot's metal parts rust, and he can not move.

Robot Dreams had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023. It received critical acclaim and won Best Film in the Contrechamp section of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival as well as Best Independent Animated Feature at the 51st Annie Awards. It also won the Goya Award for Best Animated Film and the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 96th Academy Awards.

Doors open at 1:15pm.





THE ARTHOUSE EXPERIENCE Film Series
Described as limited-release, high-quality titles that have captured the imagination of movie lovers, the Virginia Theatre’s Arthouse Experience Film Series is programmed by special guest curator Sanford Hess.

The movies that Mr. Hess selects—a mix of award-winners, Ebertfest favorites, and recent classics—are presented one Friday each month on the Virginia’s 52-foot wide movie screen, with state-of-the-art surround sound.

Each film will be followed by a post-show discussion and in some cases an on-stage talk by directors, producers, and other special guests.