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THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIAL

FREE | OPEN TO ALL | MOSAIC AUDITORIUM #113 | (almost)  EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT

Thursday Night Special is a weekly cinema series aimed at fostering greater access and connection to cinematic arts.

Free and open to the UC San Diego community and beyond, the series brings people together to experience films, conversations, and other cinematic programming in a casual environment.

The weekly programs are curated and hosted by either the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts or the Triton Film Society, UC San Diego's student organization dedicated to an appreciation of film.

Programs presented by the Center may include film screenings, filmmaker and faculty conversations, special presentations, and other cinematic events, whereas Triton Film Society programs feature films selected and presented by its members.

Explore the schedule below to discover upcoming films, presenters, and programs.

Follow along on social media for announcements and updates:
@SurajIsraniCenterCinema | @tritonfilmsociety

SCREENING SCHEDULE - FALL '26

  • WHEN: Doors open at 6:50pm, event begins at 7:00pm **
  • WHERE: The Suraj Israni Screening Room (Mosaic Auditorium #113)
  • RSVP: While the calendar accepts registration, it is NOT required
  • **There is an evening class in this space until 6:30pm 

OCT. 1 Presented by: Triton Film Society

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hatred and bigotry smolder and build until violence erupts.

OCT. 8 Presented by:Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts

A tribute to Hollywood optimism from sixties French cinema’s prominent dreamer.

OCT. 15 Presented by:Triton Film Society

A young FBI cadet is aided by a manipulative cannibal killer in her pursuit of a madman who skins his victims.

OCT. 22 Presented by:Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts

  • Anoche
  • Director: Alexandro Segade · 2026 · 28 mins  · Spanish with English subtitles
  • Featuring: Director, Professor and Suraj Israni Fellow, Alexandro Segade

Shot at La Carpintería Clandestina, a queer performance space in Havana, Cuba, Anoche (Last Night) brings together a cast of Cuban artists in a collaborative exploration of a shared sense of connection and loss across the Cuban diaspora. (Note: Additional works may be shown following Anoche)

OCT. 29 Presented by:Triton Film Society

  • Audition
  • Director: Takashi Miike · 1999 · 1h 55m

A widower has his film producer friend organize a fake audition as a means of helping him find a new girlfriend, but the woman he selects is not who she appears to be.

NOV. 5 Presented by:Triton Film Society

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.

NOV. 12 Presented by:Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts

Details coming soon.

NOV. 19 Presented by: Triton Film Society

Byeong-gu believes that the world is on the verge of an alien invasion, and sets out to save the world. 

DEC. 3Presented by: Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts

Details coming soon.