The National Building Museum is proud to partner with the American Film Institute (AFI) Silver Theatre and Cultural Center to present a film series associated with the Musueum's exhibition Unbuilt Washington. Things to Come: The City Imagined on Film screens films that feature striking alternative visions of urban life.

THX 1138
Sunday, March 18, 1:00 pm

George Lucas' bold first feature, set in a 25th century dystopia beneath the earth's surface, received a complete digital restoration in 2004. Robert Duvall plays the title role, a human who inadvertently defies anti-sex laws by falling in love with his roommate after she tampers with his government-administered medication. Shades of Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS, George Orwell's “1984” and Aldous Huxley's “Brave New World” resonate throughout. DIR George Lucas; SCR George Lucas and Walter Murch; PROD Lawrence Sturhahn. US, 1971/2004, color, 95 min. RATED R

Ticket Information:
BUY TICKETS THROUGH AFI.com/Silver $8.50 AFI and NBM members | $11.50 General Admission | $9 Seniors (65+), Students (with valid ID), and Military | $7 Children (12 and under).  Tickets may also be purchased at the box office (opens 30 minutes before the first show of the day).  Please note that tickets are not available for purchase through the National Building Museum.

The AFI Silver Theatre is located at 8633 Colesville Road in Silver Spring, Maryland, Silver Spring Metro, Red Line.