Part of the Sustainable Foods Film Series. Food at 6p.m., film at 6:30, followed by panel discussion. Free.
     Information: botanicgardens.org or 720-865-3500.

Denver Film Society, Denver FilmCenter/Colfax, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. presents: Castles In The Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and The Masters of Studio Ghibli, a retrospective of the famed Japanese animation studio, featuring 15 new 35mm prints (subtitled unless noted): Nausicaa of The Valley of The Wind and Pom Poko, through Sept. 6; Princess Mononoke, The Ocean Waves, 7-13; Princess Mononoke (dubbed), 8 & 9; Spirited Away, 14-20; Porco Rosso,My Neighbors The Yamadas, 21-27; Ponyo (dubbed), Howl’s Moving Castle (dubbed), Only Yesterday, 28-Oct. 4. See website for showtimes, film synopses and tickets.
     Architecture+Design film series shows recent and top films on architecture and design with a variety of special screening events, including discussions with filmmakers, architects and design experts from around the globe, Sept. 6-28. Schedule and ticket information available online.
     Doctored: A Documentary (2012), exposing “influencers” – unseen people whose job is to turn patients into a compliant, pill-popping, revenue-generation units – Sun., Sept. 9, 7p.m.
     Tattered Cover Free Classic presents The Horse’s Mouth (1958, comedy, United Kingdom), starring Alec Guinness as a loony, grubby painter hired by a wealthy couple to create an art work in their home while they are away, Sun., Sept. 2, 2p.m. Tickets available one hour before show.
     For full schedule, synopses, call 303-820-3456 or visit denverfilm.org.

International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management, at various venues, presents: 9th annual Indigenous Film & Arts Festival: Stories & Storytellers, a multicultural variety of full-length films, shorts and documentaries from indigenous writers, actors and filmmakers, Oct. 3-7:
     Blossoms of Fire (Zapotec), Wed., Oct. 3, Su Teatro at Denver Civic Theatre, 721 Santa Fe Dr.
     Hoverboard (Navajo) and Smokin’ Fish (Tlingit), Thur., 4, Ben Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13055 E. 17th Ave.
     Native American actor Gary Farmer retrospective includes Dead Man, One Dead Indian, Powwow Highway and Smoke Signals, Fri., 5 plus Papa Mau: The Wayfinder (Native Hawaiian), Sat., 6, Crossroads Theater at 5 Points, 2590 Washington St.
     Heater (native American) and closing night reception, Sun., 7, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd.
     Free, $5-10 suggested donation. For complete schedule and ticketing info, visit iiirm.org, or call 303-744-9686.

University of Colorado-Denver College of Arts & Media, at the King Center on the Auraria campus, 855 Lawrence Way, presents: Denver Silent Film Festival, a three-day celebration of films, Fri.-Sun., Sept. 21-23, from the silent era (1895-1929), featuring restored classics and new student films, presentations by restoration experts and celebrities, and an Opening Night Gala at the DCPA honoring French film archivist Serge Bromberg with a Lifetime Achievement Award, with live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy.
     Films include: Sept. 21, post-gala at 8p.m., Wings (romance, 1927) accompanied by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
     Sept. 22, 4p.m., The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (horror, 1918), accompanied by Donald Sosin, Joanna Seaton and the UCD Film Orchestra (students) preceded by Rhythmus 21 (abstract, 1921) & 7p.m., Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life (documentary, 1926), accompanied by Hank Troy, preceded by A Trip to the Moon (science fiction/fantasy, 1902) – an early classic restored by Serge Bromberg.
     Sept. 23, 2p.m., A Program of New Short Silent Films produced by UCD film students; 23, 4p.m., four short comedies, including Cops with Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin in Easy Street, accompanied by Rodney Sauer & 7p.m., Pandora’s Box, accompanied by Donald Sosin.
     Individual tickets ($12/film – discounts for seniors and students) and weekend passes ($20-$55) available. Film details/tickets: denversilentfilmfest.org, or call 303-556-2101.