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Movies on the House

Your ticket to the greatest films you have never seen. 

Some of the finest, provocative, beautifully made and stirring films don’t make it to the multiplex theaters. Or if they do, they disappear too quickly for most of us to see. MOTH is here to bring you, for free, some of the world’s greatest films that may have escaped your attention. MOTH screens films at the Andrew A. Robinson Jr. Theater and the UNF Gallery of Art on the UNF campus, and downtown at MOCA Jacksonville. Every month during Fall and Spring Semester you have a chance to see the finest achievements in cinema. We scour the underground, the festivals, and the world, to give you must-see films that will warm, singe or burn you. If you can take the heat, come to the light.

Doors open at 7 p.m. with custom preshow videos by Hayden Palmer. Films screen at 7:30 p.m. All films are in Robinson Theater 14A/1314.

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History of MOTH

In 1998, UNF President Fretwell wanted to create a community centered on cinema. He established a fund that could provide students, faculty, staff and the wider community with great films to ponder, discuss, debate, be outraged and be moved by. He knew that film was the source of our most widely shared stories, and that watching films together helps us understand each other in a way that can never happen by watching films alone on our laptops, phones and televisions. He entrusted the project to Dr. Jason Mauro to develop the series. With the generous and unwavering support of President John A. Delaney, and the future support of the University, MOTH will continue to bring us together around a love of film.

The series was first housed at Regal Cinema on Beach Blvd. Following a generous donation of 35mm film equipment from Regal Inc, we began projecting films on campus. Now with HD digital replacing 35mm film, we project films in Andrew A. Robinson Jr. Theater's newly renovated screening rooms, the UNF Gallery of Art, and in the screening room of MOCA Jacksonville downtown.  

Headshot of Dr. Jason Mauro
In Memory of Dr. Jason Mauro
January 23, 1960 - January 24, 2025
For more than 20 years, Dr. Jason Mauro was the driving force behind MOTH, bringing challenging, thought-provoking films to the UNF community. He worked with determination to upgrade the Robinson Theater classrooms to the standards of cinema exhibition and invited us to gather in the dark and come to the light to share in his love of film. His warmth, sense of purpose, practices of care, and mentorship have profoundly affected his colleagues and students. The contributions Dr. Mauro made to students, faculty, staff and the wider community are immeasurable.
He will be greatly missed.

Upcoming Movies

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Animated Film Showcase: Wander to Wonder (UK/EU), Go Fishboy (France), Scavengers (USA), Tulip-chan (Japan)

Wander to Wonder
Visit Wander to Wonder on the IMDB website

Go Fishboy
Visit Fishboy on the IMDB website

Scavengers
Visit Scavengers on the IMDB website

Tulip-chan
Visit Tulip-chan on the IMDB website

WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY 14, 2026, 7:30 P.M.

ROBINSON THEATER, BUILDING 14A / ROOM 1314

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Invisible Nation

Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, centers this portrait of the constantly colonized island, as it struggles to preserve its hard-won democracy, autonomy and freedom from fear of authoritarian aggression.

Visit Divisible Nation on the IMDB website

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2026, 7:30 P.M.

ROBINSON THEATER, BUILDING 14A / ROOM 1314

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Friendship

Craig Waterman, a reclusive man, meets his new neighbor, Austin Carmichael, and forms an unexpected friendship with him. As their friendship grows, so does Craig’s obsession with Austin.

Visit Friendship on the IMDB website

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026, 7:30 P.M.

ROBINSON THEATER, BUILDING 14A / ROOM 1314

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No Sleep Till

In a coastal Florida town threatened by an impending hurricane, locals prepare for a mandatory evacuation. As the last tourists depart and residents board-up their homes, a few wanderers choose to remain.

Visit No Sleep Till on the IMDB website

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026, 7:30 P.M.

ROBINSON THEATER, BUILDING 14A / ROOM 1314

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The Day Iceland Stood Still

Oct. 24, 1975, Iceland: 90% of women just took the day off, and men scrambled to fulfill their duties, sometimes comically so. A gleeful, amazing tale of the feminist collective, "The Red Stockings", and their search for equality.

Visit The Day Iceland Stood Still on the IMDB website

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2026, 7:30 P.M.

ROBINSON THEATER, BUILDING 14A / ROOM 1314

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Boys Go to Jupiter

A teenager in suburban Florida desperately hustles to make $5,000 in this dreamy and surreal animated coming-of-age story.

Visit Boys Go to Jupiter on the IMDB website

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026, 7:30 P.M.

ROBINSON THEATER, BUILDING 14A / ROOM 1314

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OBEX

Conor Marsh's secluded life disrupted when he plays OBEX game. His dog Sandy disappears, blurring reality and game. Conor enters OBEX world to rescue Sandy, navigating its strange realms.

Visit OBEX on the IMDB website

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026, 7:30 P.M.

ROBINSON THEATER, BUILDING 14A / ROOM 1314

Past Movies