Each quarter of the academic year, students and members of the public propose series of nine films that are somehow related to each other (filmmaker, actor, language, genre, era, theme, etc.).
The Programming Committee, which consists of any interested students or members of the public, then chooses among these proposals to schedule a different series for each weeknight (Sunday through Friday).
Occasionally, Doc screens films which have not yet been released to the general public in the area, including The Rules of the Game and Brokeback Mountain.
The daily operations of the theater are also completely run by volunteers, either students or interested members of the community.
It has hosted a number of film directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Woody Allen and John Ford.