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51st Boston Science Fiction
Film Festival & Marathon
Feb 11 - 16, 2025
Somerville Theatre
Tix & Merch in the STORE
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MARATHON LINE-UP
Aliens (1986)
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020) Marathon Premiere
Damnation Alley (1977) Marathon Premiere
Dune (1984) Marathon Premiere
Event Horizon (1997) Marathon Premiere
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Nope (2022) Marathon Premiere
Star Wars (1977)
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) Marathon Premiere
The Atomic Screen (2025) US Premiere
The Hidden (1987) Marathon Premiere
Under the Skin (2013) Marathon Premiere
Order to be announced shortly
Tickets available in our STORE
Some of the sights of SF50
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Boston SciFi is a cinematic event held every year in February. We host roughly 30 features, 80 shorts, 10 workshops/panels and, of course, parties. The in-person ends with a cinematic overload called THE MARATHON, a 24 hour non-stop binge view of classic, not-so-classic and downright schlocky films. It comes with guests, games and surprises. Festival Passes and Marathon tickets are available at The STORE. Individual shows will be on sale closer to the Fest.
We were born at the legendary Orson Welles Cinema just outside of Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA. 2026 marks our 51st anniversary, and yes, we are the longest running genre fest in America. We have weathered fires, blizzards, and now pandemics. We have witnessed the days of VHS, the reign of DVDs, the emergence of cable TV, and the challenge of streaming videos. And yet we have not only survived; we have thrived.
It is our commitment to science fiction storytelling coupled with the support of filmmakers and patrons that has made this so. That is what the Orson Welles was about. That is what we are about and that is what we will always be about. All you have to do is look around and know, THE FUTURE IS NOW.