Maitland arthouse cinema Enzian Theater marks 40 years in 2025 of bringing adventurous movies to the greater Orlando area — along with plenty of film festivals, special events and deep-dive series. And this single-screen nonprofit theater shows no signs of slowing down.
Since opening on Feb. 15, 1985, with an event featuring silent film actress Lillian Gish, the theater has remained a tastemaking presence in Central Florida’s arts and culture scene.
Enzian board member Sigrid Tiedtke — part of the Tiedtke family who started the theater: Tina Tiedtke founded it, John Tiedtke funded it, Sigrid Tiedtke and Phillip Tiedtke ran it for many years — joined the staff of the theater in 1989, transitioning from a background in mechanical engineering to independent cinema, learning a deep love of film and how it connects people from her sister-in-law Tina…