Film events

Spokane International Film Festival Today-Saturday. The 17th annual SpIFF is a selective offering of world-class films. Films will be shown at The Magic Lantern, 25 W. Main Ave., The Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave., AMC River Park Square 20, 808 W. Main Ave., and The Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. Show times vary. $8-$10/individual films; $5/student. (509) 720-7743.

Winter Wildlands Alliance’s Backcountry Film Festival The Idaho Conservation League and Friends of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are bringing the festival to town for the fourth year in a row. Today, 7 p.m., Eagles Club, 209 Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene. $7. (208) 265-9565.

Big Read Cinema Films related to “The Call of the Wild” in conjunction with the Big Read. “Alone in the Wilderness”: Classic account of Richard Proenneke’s life in the remote Alaska wilderness; Sunday, 2 p.m., North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road, (509) 893-8350, free. “The Call of the Wild”: Mt. Baker stands in for the Yukon in this 1935 adaptation starring Clark Gable and Loretta Young; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley, (509) 893-8400, free.

Totally Tubular Tuesday “10 Things I Hate About You”; Tuesday, Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. $2.50, free with $10 preshow purchase at Bon Bon. (509) 327-1050. Call for showtimes.

Free Movie: “Gravity” For ages 13 and older. Doors open at 2 p.m.; seating is on a first-come basis. Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Salvation Army Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road, Coeur d’Alene, (208) 667-1865.

Moscow Food Co-Op Food For Thought Film Series: “To Live Local” Interviews, photos and stories provide a glimpse into the lives of farmers and the challenges they encounter every day. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. $6. (208) 882-4127.

“Africana Education Film: The Marva Collins Story” Marva Collins started and ran the Westside Preparatory Center school for more than 30 years. She proved that African-American youth, wrongly labeled as learning disabled by public schools, were victims of teaching inabilities. Co-sponsored by Africana Studies and the Women’s Studies Center. Thursday, 3-5 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Monroe Hall, Room 207, Cheney. Free. (509) 359-2898.