Refocus Film Festival

The Refocus Film Festival is a singular film festival celebrating the art of adaptation on the big screen. Presented by FilmScene, Iowa City’s nonprofit cinema, the fourth annual festival takes place in October and features dozens of films, conversations, performances, and multidisciplinary art inspired by the work of adaptation, transforming one art form into another. Movie lovers will rejoice at the opportunity to take in multiple films each day, with every screening preceded by art from local musicians and visual artists to form a kaleidoscopic impression of the artistic disciplines that inform our big screen experience. Filmmakers join the festival to engage festgoers in their adaptations, and daily festivities bring local and visiting moviegoers into shared celebration.