Knoxville’s underground screening series for experimental & arthouse cinema
Past Screenings
Taste of Cherry (1997, Abbas Kiarostami) with The House Is Black (1963, Forugh Farrokhzad)Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003, Tsai Ming-liang) with Blessed Land (2019, Phạm Ngọc Lân)The Wolf House (2018, Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña) with Fire (Pozar) (2015, David Lynch)The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920, Robert Wiene) with Nimic (2019, Yorgos Lanthimos)Holy Motors (2012, Leos Carax) at Space Craft with Seances (2016, Guy Maddin)The Color of Pomegranates (1969, Sergei Parajanov) with Kyiv Frescoes (1966, Sergei Parajanov)First Cow (2019, Kelly Reichardt) with Berlin Horse (1970, Malcolm Le Grice)Penda’s Fen (1974, Alan Clarke) with The Fall (2019, Jonathan Glazer)Happer’s Comet (2022, Tyler Taormina) with In Order Not to Be Here (2002, Deborah Stratman)Alice (1988, Jan Švankmajer) with At Land (1944, Maya Deren)Memoria (2021, Apichatpong Weerasethakul) with Blue (2018, Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
About Us
CHROMA is a monthly screening series presenting experimental and arthouse cinema in distinctive and carefully chosen locations throughout Knoxville, TN.Since its launch, CHROMA has screened works by internationally acclaimed filmmakers Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Maya Deren, Kelly Reichardt, Sergei Parajanov, and many others.In addition to film screenings, the series aims to host discussions and community events designed to foster engagement, conversation, and discovery among new audiences.
Chroma Experimental
Film Festival
Coming Fall of 2026. Stay tuned.