Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Today's Events
- 7:00 pm - REEL ODDITIES: WILD AT HEART
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September 22nd - 29th
Saturday
September 23, 2023
8:00 pm LINDY WEST: EVERY CASTLE, RANKEDSaturday, September 23, 2023 Olympia Film Society presents: Lindy West: Every Castle, Ranked $30 GA & $25 OFS 7pm doors / 8pm show ACCESSIBLE SEATING NEEDS: When purchasing tickets in advance, mark “Wheelchair / Accessible.” Accessible seating sections are located on the main floor in various areas for sight, hearing, size, and mobility needs. If […] Sunday
September 24, 2023
1:00 pm OFS KIDS CLUB: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDERSeptember 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 OFS Kids Club Presents: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Free for Kids 12 and Under After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence. But when the […] 4:00 pm BARBIESeptember 15 – 29, 2023 Barbie In 2020, Greta Gerwig was part of a small fundraising team that supported the Olympia Film Society. This financial relief helped us stay afloat while our doors were closed. Thank you, Greta! In the writer/director’s latest film, Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the […] 7:00 pm BARBIESeptember 15 – 29, 2023 Barbie In 2020, Greta Gerwig was part of a small fundraising team that supported the Olympia Film Society. This financial relief helped us stay afloat while our doors were closed. Thank you, Greta! In the writer/director’s latest film, Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the […] Wednesday
September 27, 2023
7:00 pm REEL ODDITIES: WILD AT HEARTSeptember 6, 20 & 27, 2023 REEL ODDITIES: Wild at Heart Olympia, you demanded David Lynch’s Wild at Heart and we’re here to deliver! A Nerds candy version of a Sam Fuller film. Laura Dern and Nic Cage get caught up in a cat’s cradle of rubber-burning terror. This movie sizzles like a roadside diner’s […] Thursday
September 28, 2023
4:00 pm SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS BEST-OF-FEST: THE ART OF SILENCEThursday, September 28, 2023 Seattle Jewish Film Festival and Temple Beth Hatfiloh present: The Art of Silence Introduced by Pamela Lavitt, the Director of Arts + Ideas and Festivals at the Stroum Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle $12 General Admission / $9 OFS 3:30pm doors / 4pm film With his gestures and facial expressions alone, […] Buy Ticket 7:00 pm SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS BEST-OF-FEST: FAREWELL, MR. HAFFMANNThursday, September 28, 2023 Seattle Jewish Film Festival and Temple Beth Hatfiloh present: Farewell, Mr. Haffmann $12 General Admission / $9 OFS 6:30pm doors / 7pm film Paris 1941. François Mercier is an ordinary man whose only goal is to start a family with Blanche, the woman he loves. François works for Mr. Haffmann, a […] Buy Ticket
September 29th - October 4th
Friday
September 29, 2023
4:00 pm CANARYSeptember 29 – October 5, 2023 Canary Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of […] 7:00 pm BARBIESeptember 15 – 29, 2023 Barbie In 2020, Greta Gerwig was part of a small fundraising team that supported the Olympia Film Society. This financial relief helped us stay afloat while our doors were closed. Thank you, Greta! In the writer/director’s latest film, Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the […] Saturday
September 30, 2023
4:00 pm CANARYSeptember 29 – October 5, 2023 Canary Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of […] 7:00 pm WAYNE’S WORLD: 4K RESTORATIONSeptember 17, 30 & October 1, 2023 Wayne’s World Introduced by Olympia Film Society’s Greg Bortnichak on 9/17 When a sleazy TV exec offers Wayne and Garth a fat contract to tape their late-night public access show at his network, they can’t believe their good fortune. But they soon discover the road from basement to […] Sunday
October 1, 2023
1:00 pm OFS KIDS CLUB: COCO – FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDEROctober 1, 8, 22, 29, 2023 OFS Kids Club Presents: Coco Free for Kids 12 and Under Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the […] 4:00 pm WAYNE’S WORLD: 4K RESTORATIONSeptember 17, 30 & October 1, 2023 Wayne’s World Introduced by Olympia Film Society’s Greg Bortnichak on 9/17 When a sleazy TV exec offers Wayne and Garth a fat contract to tape their late-night public access show at his network, they can’t believe their good fortune. But they soon discover the road from basement to […] 7:00 pm CANARYSeptember 29 – October 5, 2023 Canary Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of […] Wednesday
October 4, 2023
7:00 pm REEL ODDITIES: DONKEY SKINOctober 4, 18 & 25, 2023 REEL ODDITIES: Donkey Skin In this lovingly crafted, wildly eccentric adaptation of a classic French fairy tale, Jacques Demy casts Catherine Deneuve as a princess who must go into hiding as a scullery maid in order to fend off an unwanted marriage proposal—from her own father, the king (Jean […] Thursday
October 5, 2023
4:00 pm CANARYSeptember 29 – October 5, 2023 Canary Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of […] 7:00 pm BOTTOMSOctober 5 – 20, 2023 Bottoms PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But the pair find themselves in over their heads and […]
October 6th - 11th
Friday
October 6, 2023
4:00 pm BOTTOMSOctober 5 – 20, 2023 Bottoms PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But the pair find themselves in over their heads and […] 7:00 pm STOP MAKING SENSE: 4K RESTORATIONOctober 6 – 12, 2023 Stop Making Sense 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina […] Buy Ticket Saturday
October 7, 2023
4:00 pm STOP MAKING SENSE: 4K RESTORATIONOctober 6 – 12, 2023 Stop Making Sense 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina […] Buy Ticket 7:00 pm SOLARISOctober 7, 22 & 26, 2023 Solaris Introduced by Olympia Film Society’s Joaquin de la Puente on 10/7 Ground control has been receiving mysterious transmissions from the three remaining residents of the Solaris space station. When cosmonaut and psychologist Kris Kelvin is dispatched to investigate, he experiences the same strange phenomena that afflict the Solaris […] Sunday
October 8, 2023
1:00 pm OFS KIDS CLUB: COCO – FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDEROctober 1, 8, 22, 29, 2023 OFS Kids Club Presents: Coco Free for Kids 12 and Under Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the […] 4:00 pm BOTTOMSOctober 5 – 20, 2023 Bottoms PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But the pair find themselves in over their heads and […] 7:00 pm STOP MAKING SENSE: 4K RESTORATIONOctober 6 – 12, 2023 Stop Making Sense 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina […] Buy Ticket Wednesday
October 11, 2023
7:00 pm BAD PRESSOctober 11 – 20, 2023 Bad Press Bad Press follows the journey of tenacious Muscogee reporter Angel Ellis as she fights to bring free press back after it was swiftly repealed on the eve of an election year for the Muscogee Nation. The election is full of twists and turns, and she refuses to leave […] Thursday
October 12, 2023
4:00 pm BAD PRESSOctober 11 – 20, 2023 Bad Press Bad Press follows the journey of tenacious Muscogee reporter Angel Ellis as she fights to bring free press back after it was swiftly repealed on the eve of an election year for the Muscogee Nation. The election is full of twists and turns, and she refuses to leave […] 7:00 pm STOP MAKING SENSE: 4K RESTORATIONOctober 6 – 12, 2023 Stop Making Sense 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina […] Buy Ticket
October 13th - 18th
Friday
October 13, 2023
4:00 pm BOTTOMSOctober 5 – 20, 2023 Bottoms PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But the pair find themselves in over their heads and […] 7:00 pm BAD PRESSOctober 11 – 20, 2023 Bad Press Bad Press follows the journey of tenacious Muscogee reporter Angel Ellis as she fights to bring free press back after it was swiftly repealed on the eve of an election year for the Muscogee Nation. The election is full of twists and turns, and she refuses to leave […] Saturday
October 14, 2023
10:00 pm ALL FREAKIN’ NIGHT 2023Saturday, October 14, 2023 Olympia Film Society presents: All Freakin’ Night 9pm doors / 10pm first movie $20 General / $15 Member All bags, backpacks, carry-on luggage will be subject to searches: best to leave your unmentionables at home. ACCESSIBLE SEATING NEEDS: When purchasing tickets in advance, mark “Wheelchair / Accessible.” Accessible seating sections are […] Buy Ticket Tuesday
October 17, 2023
7:00 pm WOLF HAVEN INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS: THE TROUBLE WITH WOLVESWednesday, October 17, 2023 Wolf Haven International presents: The Trouble With Wolves Doors 6pm / Film 7pm Free Admission Post-film discussion to follow screening The Trouble with Wolves is an exploration of the complex and often controversial relationship between wolves and humans in the American West. The documentary delves into the challenges and rewards surrounding […] Wednesday
October 18, 2023
7:00 pm REEL ODDITIES: DONKEY SKINOctober 4, 18 & 25, 2023 REEL ODDITIES: Donkey Skin In this lovingly crafted, wildly eccentric adaptation of a classic French fairy tale, Jacques Demy casts Catherine Deneuve as a princess who must go into hiding as a scullery maid in order to fend off an unwanted marriage proposal—from her own father, the king (Jean […] Thursday
October 19, 2023
4:00 pm BAD PRESSOctober 11 – 20, 2023 Bad Press Bad Press follows the journey of tenacious Muscogee reporter Angel Ellis as she fights to bring free press back after it was swiftly repealed on the eve of an election year for the Muscogee Nation. The election is full of twists and turns, and she refuses to leave […] 7:00 pm BOTTOMSOctober 5 – 20, 2023 Bottoms PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But the pair find themselves in over their heads and […] -
September 22nd - 29th
Sunday
September 24, 2023
1:00 pm OFS KIDS CLUB: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDERSeptember 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 OFS Kids Club Presents: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Free for Kids 12 and Under After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence. But when the […] 4:00 pm BARBIESeptember 15 – 29, 2023 Barbie In 2020, Greta Gerwig was part of a small fundraising team that supported the Olympia Film Society. This financial relief helped us stay afloat while our doors were closed. Thank you, Greta! In the writer/director’s latest film, Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the […] 7:00 pm BARBIESeptember 15 – 29, 2023 Barbie In 2020, Greta Gerwig was part of a small fundraising team that supported the Olympia Film Society. This financial relief helped us stay afloat while our doors were closed. Thank you, Greta! In the writer/director’s latest film, Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the […] Wednesday
September 27, 2023
7:00 pm REEL ODDITIES: WILD AT HEARTSeptember 6, 20 & 27, 2023 REEL ODDITIES: Wild at Heart Olympia, you demanded David Lynch’s Wild at Heart and we’re here to deliver! A Nerds candy version of a Sam Fuller film. Laura Dern and Nic Cage get caught up in a cat’s cradle of rubber-burning terror. This movie sizzles like a roadside diner’s […] Thursday
September 28, 2023
4:00 pm SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS BEST-OF-FEST: THE ART OF SILENCEThursday, September 28, 2023 Seattle Jewish Film Festival and Temple Beth Hatfiloh present: The Art of Silence Introduced by Pamela Lavitt, the Director of Arts + Ideas and Festivals at the Stroum Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle $12 General Admission / $9 OFS 3:30pm doors / 4pm film With his gestures and facial expressions alone, […] Buy Ticket 7:00 pm SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS BEST-OF-FEST: FAREWELL, MR. HAFFMANNThursday, September 28, 2023 Seattle Jewish Film Festival and Temple Beth Hatfiloh present: Farewell, Mr. Haffmann $12 General Admission / $9 OFS 6:30pm doors / 7pm film Paris 1941. François Mercier is an ordinary man whose only goal is to start a family with Blanche, the woman he loves. François works for Mr. Haffmann, a […] Buy Ticket
September 29th - October 4th
Friday
September 29, 2023
4:00 pm CANARYSeptember 29 – October 5, 2023 Canary Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of […] 7:00 pm BARBIESeptember 15 – 29, 2023 Barbie In 2020, Greta Gerwig was part of a small fundraising team that supported the Olympia Film Society. This financial relief helped us stay afloat while our doors were closed. Thank you, Greta! In the writer/director’s latest film, Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the […] Saturday
September 30, 2023
4:00 pm CANARYSeptember 29 – October 5, 2023 Canary Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of […] 7:00 pm WAYNE’S WORLD: 4K RESTORATIONSeptember 17, 30 & October 1, 2023 Wayne’s World Introduced by Olympia Film Society’s Greg Bortnichak on 9/17 When a sleazy TV exec offers Wayne and Garth a fat contract to tape their late-night public access show at his network, they can’t believe their good fortune. But they soon discover the road from basement to […] Sunday
October 1, 2023
1:00 pm OFS KIDS CLUB: COCO – FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDEROctober 1, 8, 22, 29, 2023 OFS Kids Club Presents: Coco Free for Kids 12 and Under Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the […] 4:00 pm WAYNE’S WORLD: 4K RESTORATIONSeptember 17, 30 & October 1, 2023 Wayne’s World Introduced by Olympia Film Society’s Greg Bortnichak on 9/17 When a sleazy TV exec offers Wayne and Garth a fat contract to tape their late-night public access show at his network, they can’t believe their good fortune. But they soon discover the road from basement to […] 7:00 pm CANARYSeptember 29 – October 5, 2023 Canary Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of […] Wednesday
October 4, 2023
7:00 pm REEL ODDITIES: DONKEY SKINOctober 4, 18 & 25, 2023 REEL ODDITIES: Donkey Skin In this lovingly crafted, wildly eccentric adaptation of a classic French fairy tale, Jacques Demy casts Catherine Deneuve as a princess who must go into hiding as a scullery maid in order to fend off an unwanted marriage proposal—from her own father, the king (Jean […] Thursday
October 5, 2023
4:00 pm CANARYSeptember 29 – October 5, 2023 Canary Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of […] 7:00 pm BOTTOMSOctober 5 – 20, 2023 Bottoms PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But the pair find themselves in over their heads and […]
October 6th - 11th
Friday
October 6, 2023
4:00 pm BOTTOMSOctober 5 – 20, 2023 Bottoms PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But the pair find themselves in over their heads and […] 7:00 pm STOP MAKING SENSE: 4K RESTORATIONOctober 6 – 12, 2023 Stop Making Sense 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina […] Buy Ticket Saturday
October 7, 2023
4:00 pm STOP MAKING SENSE: 4K RESTORATIONOctober 6 – 12, 2023 Stop Making Sense 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina […] Buy Ticket 7:00 pm SOLARISOctober 7, 22 & 26, 2023 Solaris Introduced by Olympia Film Society’s Joaquin de la Puente on 10/7 Ground control has been receiving mysterious transmissions from the three remaining residents of the Solaris space station. When cosmonaut and psychologist Kris Kelvin is dispatched to investigate, he experiences the same strange phenomena that afflict the Solaris […] Sunday
October 8, 2023
1:00 pm OFS KIDS CLUB: COCO – FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDEROctober 1, 8, 22, 29, 2023 OFS Kids Club Presents: Coco Free for Kids 12 and Under Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the […] 4:00 pm BOTTOMSOctober 5 – 20, 2023 Bottoms PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But the pair find themselves in over their heads and […] 7:00 pm STOP MAKING SENSE: 4K RESTORATIONOctober 6 – 12, 2023 Stop Making Sense 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina […] Buy Ticket Wednesday
October 11, 2023
7:00 pm BAD PRESSOctober 11 – 20, 2023 Bad Press Bad Press follows the journey of tenacious Muscogee reporter Angel Ellis as she fights to bring free press back after it was swiftly repealed on the eve of an election year for the Muscogee Nation. The election is full of twists and turns, and she refuses to leave […] Thursday
October 12, 2023
4:00 pm BAD PRESSOctober 11 – 20, 2023 Bad Press Bad Press follows the journey of tenacious Muscogee reporter Angel Ellis as she fights to bring free press back after it was swiftly repealed on the eve of an election year for the Muscogee Nation. The election is full of twists and turns, and she refuses to leave […] 7:00 pm STOP MAKING SENSE: 4K RESTORATIONOctober 6 – 12, 2023 Stop Making Sense 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina […] Buy Ticket
October 13th - 18th
Friday
October 13, 2023
4:00 pm BOTTOMSOctober 5 – 20, 2023 Bottoms PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But the pair find themselves in over their heads and […] 7:00 pm BAD PRESSOctober 11 – 20, 2023 Bad Press Bad Press follows the journey of tenacious Muscogee reporter Angel Ellis as she fights to bring free press back after it was swiftly repealed on the eve of an election year for the Muscogee Nation. The election is full of twists and turns, and she refuses to leave […] Saturday
October 14, 2023
10:00 pm ALL FREAKIN’ NIGHT 2023Saturday, October 14, 2023 Olympia Film Society presents: All Freakin’ Night 9pm doors / 10pm first movie $20 General / $15 Member All bags, backpacks, carry-on luggage will be subject to searches: best to leave your unmentionables at home. ACCESSIBLE SEATING NEEDS: When purchasing tickets in advance, mark “Wheelchair / Accessible.” Accessible seating sections are […] Buy Ticket Tuesday
October 17, 2023
7:00 pm WOLF HAVEN INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS: THE TROUBLE WITH WOLVESWednesday, October 17, 2023 Wolf Haven International presents: The Trouble With Wolves Doors 6pm / Film 7pm Free Admission Post-film discussion to follow screening The Trouble with Wolves is an exploration of the complex and often controversial relationship between wolves and humans in the American West. The documentary delves into the challenges and rewards surrounding […] Wednesday
October 18, 2023
7:00 pm REEL ODDITIES: DONKEY SKINOctober 4, 18 & 25, 2023 REEL ODDITIES: Donkey Skin In this lovingly crafted, wildly eccentric adaptation of a classic French fairy tale, Jacques Demy casts Catherine Deneuve as a princess who must go into hiding as a scullery maid in order to fend off an unwanted marriage proposal—from her own father, the king (Jean […] Thursday
October 19, 2023
4:00 pm BAD PRESSOctober 11 – 20, 2023 Bad Press Bad Press follows the journey of tenacious Muscogee reporter Angel Ellis as she fights to bring free press back after it was swiftly repealed on the eve of an election year for the Muscogee Nation. The election is full of twists and turns, and she refuses to leave […] 7:00 pm BOTTOMSOctober 5 – 20, 2023 Bottoms PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But the pair find themselves in over their heads and […] -
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November 9th - 16th
Friday
November 9, 2018
8:00 pm THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO: POST-FILM Q&A w/ WHIT STILLMANFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival 20TH ANNIVERSARY: THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO Post-film Q&A w/ THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO writer and director Whit Stillman Moderated by Diana Arens, MPA 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm film Alice is such a Scorpio. The Last Days of Disco bridges the carbonated euphoria of music […] 11:00 pm DISCO DANCE PARTY at OCTAPAS CAFE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival DISCO DANCE PARTY featuring DJ Mr. Mike LOCATED AT OCTAPAS CAFE 10:30pm doors / 11:00pm dancing $5 general admission or free with your ticket stub from The Last Days of Disco After Whit Stillman’s The Last Days of Disco, join us at Octapas for cocktails, […] Saturday
November 10, 2018
11:00 am Oly Federal Savings Presents Kids Club: SATELLITE GIRL AND MILK COWSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Olympia Federal Savings Presents SATELLITE GIRL AND MILK COW (ENGLISH DUB) 10:30am doors / 11:00am film An out of commission satellite picks up a lovelorn ballad on her radio antenna and descends to Earth to find the source of such sincere emotions. But on the way […] 1:00 pm THE GYRO SPOT PRESENTS: ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS on 35mm w/ AVERY TRUFELMANSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival The Gyro Spot presents: ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS on 35mm Presented by Avery Trufelman of 99% Invisible 12:30pm doors / 1:00pm film Colin (Eddie O’Connell), an aspiring young British photographer and jazz aficionado, falls for Crepe Suzette (Patsy Kensit), a model on the rise. When she leaves him […] 4:00 pm HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENINGSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film Love and Happiness reverberating behind a blinking bulb in a nameless yard. Sweat hitting the concrete like pop rocks. The moon sizzling like wet pancake batter. Pollen and rustling leaves. Comprised of intimate and unencumbered moments of […] 6:30 pm COMPASS ROSE & CAPTAIN LITTLE PRESENT: METROPOLITAN: POST-FILM Q&A w/ WHIT STILLMANSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Captain Little and Compass Rose Presents METROPOLITAN Post-Film Q&A w/ Whit Stillman Moderated by Michael Radelich 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm film An ironically comic look at Manhattan’s endangered debutante scene, Metropolitan chronicles the rise and ultimate decline of a group of young Park Avenue socialites who gather […] 10:00 pm SPEAKEASY Presents: MAKE OUT PARTY: Q&A w/ EMILY ESPERANZA, EVE RYDBERG, MOLLY HEWITTSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival MAKE OUT PARTY featuring a Q&A w/ director Emily Esperanza, producer Eve Rydberg, and actor Molly Hewitt 9:30pm doors / 10:00pm film Make Out Party is a no-budget, high-style comedy of errors that follows three vibrant characters though a day of misadventure as they set out […] Sunday
November 11, 2018
11:00 am OLYMPIA FEDERAL SAVINGS Presents: KIDS CLUB: BEST OF NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVALSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Olympia Federal Savings presents: KIDS CLUB: BEST OF NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL 10:30am doors / 11:00am film With a compelling range of styles and themes, this selection from the New York International Children’s Film Festival offers clever, thought-provoking films sure to inspire audiences […] 2:00 pm MAKEUP WORKSHOP @ OCTAPAS CAFESUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival MAKEUP WORKSHOP featuring local makeup artist Abby Hartung LOCATED AT OCTAPAS CAFE 1:30pm doors / 2:00pm event Free Admission Come to Octapas at 2:00pm to see local makeup artist Abby Hartung, the “blood queen.” Ask Abby any questions you want about makeup, what products to use, […] 2:30 pm THE BLACK AND THE GREEN on 16mm w/ VIOLET LUCCASUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival THE BLACK AND THE GREEN on 16mm Introduction by Violet Lucca 2:00pm doors / 2:30pm film Director St. Clair Bourne’s celebrated film documents a conversation between activists. The meeting, held in Ireland, explores similarities between the Black American and Irish liberation strugle. Dir. St. Clair Bourne […] 5:00 pm NEW TRADITIONS Presents: DISCOVERY IN CINEMA: SYMPOSIUMSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival DISCOVERY IN CINEMA: SYMPOSIUM Sponsored by New Traditions Featuring Avery Trufelman, Violet Lucca, Isabella L. Price, Molly Hewitt, Eve Rydberg, Emily Esperanza, Chris Day, Kanani Koster 4:30pm doors / 5:00pm discussion Free Admission A discussion about the importance of discovery and independence in cinema, from the viewpoint […] Buy Ticket 7:30 pm DAMSELS IN DISTRESS: POST-FILM Q&A w/ WHIT STILLMANSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival DAMSELS IN DISTRESS Post-film Q&A w/ DAMSELS IN DISTRESS writer and director Whit Stillman Moderated by Ned Hayes 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm film Led by Whit Stillman’s deliciously sardonic and lemon-wrung dialogue, Damsels in Distress revolves around a troupe of mannered students whose expectations are to […] 11:00 pm ARCHIBALD SISTERS PRESENTS: QUEERAMA + STATE FAIRSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Archibald Sisters presents: QUEERAMA 10:30pm doors / 11:00pm film Director Daisy Asquith’s Queerama is a powerful assembly of shifting images and ethereal compositions. Archival footage ebbs and courses, while music from Hercules & Love Affair, John Grant, and Goldfrapp provide a buoyant chorus of fluttering notes […] Buy Ticket Monday
November 12, 2018
4:00 pm TRANS YOUTHMONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival TRANS YOUTH 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film This feature length documentary trails a handful of young trans Austinites as they forge and fortify their adult identities. While trans identity is more visible than ever — the subject of television shows, talked about in the media, and tied […] 6:30 pm I WANT MORE, I WANT LESS: POST-FILM Q&A w/ BRYCE RICHARDSON, VIOLET LUCCA & CHRISTOPHER DAYMONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival I WANT MORE, I WANT LESS Post-film Q&A w/ director Bryce Richardson, producer Violet Lucca & composer Christopher Day 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm film An accountant in Queens rents out the front of her store to a young man who repairs cell phones…and sometimes pickpockets them […] 9:00 pm PACIFIC STAGE Presents: SHORT FILM SHOWCASE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Pacific Stage Presents SHORT FILM SHOWCASE Introductions by filmmakers Sophy Romvari, Devan Scott, and Megan Hattie Stahl 8:30pm doors / 9:00pm film NORMAN NORMAN A young woman grapples with the declining health of her beloved dog in this film about mortality, cloning, and Barbra Streisand. […] Tuesday
November 13, 2018
4:00 pm THE PET WORKS Presents: OLD DOG + LONESOME WILLCOXTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival The Pet Works presents OLD DOG 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film New Zealand farmer Paul Sorenson has a unique connection with his colleagues — a team of sheep dogs. For 40 years, he’s worked to develop smarter and more intuitive training methods for fellow farmers, while grappling […] 6:30 pm FAKE TATTOOS + SILVERLAKE AFTERNOONTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival FAKE TATTOOS 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm film A film about music, the ephemera of meet-cutes, and the trauma of living. Director Pascal Plante’s Fake Tattoos revolves around Theo (Anthony Therrien) and Mag (Rose-Marie Perreault), two teenagers who ascend into the void of friendship and flirtation in […] 9:00 pm OLYMPIA COFFEE ROASTERS PRESENT: WHEN SHE RUNS + ROOM TONETUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Olympia Coffee Roasters presents: WHEN SHE RUNS 8:30pm doors / 9:00pm film A young mother of limited means puts everything on the line to pursue her dream of becoming a competitive runner. Her marriage failing, exhausted and broke, Kirstin has left her husband, Ivan, and their very […] Wednesday
November 14, 2018
4:00 pm COMMENCEMENT BANK PRESENTS: HAL + THE VELVET UNDERGROUND PLAYED AT MY HIGH SCHOOLWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Commencement Bank presents: HAL 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film Although Hal Ashby directed a remarkable string of acclaimed, widely admired classics throughout the 1970s — Harold and Maude, The Last Detail, Shampoo, Coming Home, Being There — he is often overlooked amid the crowd of luminaries from […] 4:00 pm LOCAL FILMMAKER PANEL at OCTAPASWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival LOCAL FILMMAKER PANEL at Octapas Featuring Jason Connelly, Jonah Barrett, Rachel Millena Saul, Emme Williamson, Cody Castillo, Sylas Dall, Nat Murphy 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm discussion Free Admission Itching to tell a story, but don’t know where the hell to start? Local filmmakers in the South […] 6:30 pm FOREST AVENUE PRESS PRESENTS: VIRUS TROPICAL + IN A LONG ABSENCEWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Forest Avenue Press presents: VIRUS TROPICAL 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm film Adapted from the graphic novel memoir by Colombian-Ecuadorian cartoonist Powerpaola, Virus Tropical is a thoughtful and deeply affecting coming-of-age story that begins on the night Paola is conceived – in a stylized but anatomically complete sequence […] 9:00 pm BROWSERS BOOKS PRESENTS: BOOGER + ABSENT: POST-FILM Q&A w/ JONAH BARRETT, ISABELLA CUEVAS PIERSON, RACHEL MILLENA SAULWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Browsers Books presents: BOOGER Post-film Q&A with Booger director Jonah Barrett, Absent director Isabella Cuevas Pierson, and filmmaker/moderator Rachel Millena Saul 8:30pm doors / 9:00pm film Child of the Boogeyman, Mehitable Pachad (Meh for short) is a 109 year-old demon who is tired of living a life […] Thursday
November 15, 2018
4:00 pm OLD SCHOOL PIZZERIA Presents: HOW THEY GOT OVERL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Old School Pizzeria Presents HOW THEY GOT OVER 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film The story of how African American gospel quartets like the Soul Stirrers, Dixie Hummingbirds and the Blind Boys developed a spirit and style that were hugely influential on early rock and roll. […] 6:30 pm LUKENS TREE PRESERVATION PRESENTS: THIS MOUNTAIN LIFETHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Lukens Tree Preservation presents: THIS MOUNTAIN LIFE 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm film The awe that mountainous landscapes evoke is universal. Yet in a province that is 75% mountains, most of us seldom venture into true wilderness. Living amongst us is a special breed of people. They […] 8:00 pm SideWalk Presents: LIVE LOCAL COMEDY with SAM MILLER at OctapasThursday 11/15 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival SideWalk Presents LIVE LOCAL COMEDY with Sam Miller, Nathaniel Wolfe, Khadija Hassan, Kento Azegami, and more! at Octapas Cafe 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm show $10 suggested donation Proceeds benefiting SideWalk Come early for dinner! Headlined by Olympia’s own (unfortunately) Sam Miller, you’ll be sure to bust up laughing […] 9:00 pm THE BROTHERHOOD PRESENTS: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BROWN BUFFALO + TWILIGHTTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival The Brotherhood present: 8:30pm doors / 9:00pm film The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo is a fresh and genre-defying film about the life of radical Chicano lawyer, author and countercultural icon, Oscar Zeta Acosta — the basis for the character Dr. Gonzo in Fear and […]
November 16th - 21st
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November 16, 2018
4:00 pm OLYMPIA FOOD CO-OP PRESENTS: FOOD FOR CHANGEFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Olympia Food Co-op presents: FOOD FOR CHANGE with opening comments by Ramon Torres of Cooperativa Tierra Y Libertad. 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film Food For Change is an 82-minute documentary by filmmaker Steve Alves, focusing on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change […] Buy Ticket 4:00 pm WTF IS A PRODUCER WORKSHOP at OCTAPAS CAFEFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival WTF IS A PRODUCER WORKSHOP LOCATED AT OCTAPAS CAFE Sponsored by They Reach 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm event Free Admission What is a film producer? And why would a production need one? Those are questions answered in the workshop, WTF is a Producer, with local producers Jason Connelly, J Arthur […] 6:30 pm DUMPSTER VALUES & PSYCHIC SISTER PRESENT: LGBTQ REPRESENTATION IN FILMFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Dumpster Values and Psychic Sister presents A Panel on LGBTQ Representation in Film Moderated by filmmaker Jonah Barrett and featuring Danny Tayara, Ricky German, Mary Anne Carter, Eliaichi Kimaro, and Stacy Peck 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm discussion Free Admission Danny Tayara Danny is a film director, writer, […] 9:00 pm RAINY DAY RECORDS Presents: MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Rainy Day Records presents: MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. 8:30pm doors / 9:00pm film Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge’s Sundance award winning MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is a startlingly personal profile of the critically […] 11:59 pm THEY REACH Presents: MIDNIGHT MAYHEM – ONE CUT OF THE DEADFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival ONE CUT OF THE DEAD Sponsored by They Reach 11:30pm doors / 12:00am film One Cut of the Dead opens in a run-down, abandoned warehouse where a film crew are making a zombie film. Yet, this is no ordinary warehouse. It’s been said that it’s the […] Saturday
November 17, 2018
11:00 am OLYMPIA FEDERAL SAVINGS PRESENTS: KIDS CLUB – THE BIG BAD FOX & OTHER TALESSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Olympia Federal Savings presents THE BIG BAD FOX & OTHER TALES 10:30am doors / 11:00am film The countryside isn’t always as calm and peaceful as it’s made out to be, and the animals on this farm are particularly agitated: a fox who mothers a family of […] 4:00 pm Olympia Farmers Market Presents: SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM: POST-FILM Q&A w/ PAUL ESPINOSASATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Olympia Farmers Market presents: SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM Post-Film Q&A w/ director Paul Espinosa 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film “Singing Our Way to Freedom” is a vibrant, multilayered look at the life of Chicano musician, composer and community activist, Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez. The film chronicles […] 6:30 pm CULTURAL SPACES: THIS PLACE MATTERSSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Cultural Spaces: This Place Matters 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm show Free Admission Cultivating communities through cultural space is perhaps the most effective method of invested, interested engagement. Through its preservation and promotion, you expose people to new opportunities for exploration, as well as bringing together vastly […] 8:30 pm Marijuana Mart Presents… BOOM: A FILM ABOUT THE SONICS Post-film Skype Q&A w/director Jordan AlbertsenSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Marijuana Mart Presents… BOOM: A FILM ABOUT THE SONICS Post-film Skype Q&A w/director Jordan Albertsen Moderated by Jimmi Davies; Sonics songwriter and local musician 8:00pm doors / 8:30pm film ‘Boom’ tells the untold story of one of rock ‘n’ roll’s wildest and most influential bands, The Sonics. For […]
November 23rd - 28th
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November 30th - December 5th
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