Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Today's Events
- 4:00 pm - UNCUT GEMS
- 7:00 pm - UNCUT GEMS
Film Show Times
- Tue-Thu 7PM Fri & Sat 6:30PM & 9PM
- Sun 5PM & 7:30PM
- Matinee: Sun 2:30PM, Tue-Thu/Sat 4PM & Sat 11AM
Address
- 206 5th Avenue SE
- Olympia, WA 98501
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Box Office
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January 24th - 31st
Saturday
January 25, 2020
11:00 am FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDER – OFS KIDS CLUB: THE SECRET OF NIMHSATURDAY, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25 @ 11am FREE for kids 12 & under! OFS Kids Club presents THE SECRET OF NIMH Read Ellis’ review down below! Get ready to meet some runaway rodents with an earth-shattering secret! Suspenseful and heartwarming, this beautifully animated odyssey stars Mrs. Brisby, a mild-mannered mother mouse with a plan to move […] 4:00 pm LUNAFEST 2020SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 Olympia Soroptimists & Olympia Film Society presents LUNAFEST 2020 + Post-film Q&A 3:00PM Doors / 4:00PM Screening $10 GA / $7 OFS Members LUNA has always believed in the power of women. From the beginning, we knew women had a role to play in shaping the future of the film industry so […] Buy Ticket 6:30 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 9:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] Sunday
January 26, 2020
2:30 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 5:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 7:30 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] Monday
January 27, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
January 28, 2020
4:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 7:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] Wednesday
January 29, 2020
4:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 7:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] Thursday
January 30, 2020
4:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 7:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […]
January 31st - February 5th
Friday
January 31, 2020
8:00 pm DOSED: POST-FILM Q&A W/ PAUL STAMETS, FILMMAKERS, & SPECIAL GUESTSFRIDAY, JANUARY 31 DOSED Post-film Q&A w/ special guests TBD 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm film $15 general / $12 members After many years of prescription medications failed her a suicidal woman turns to underground healers to try and overcome her depression, anxiety, and opioid addiction with illegal psychedelic medicine like magic mushrooms and iboga. Adrianne’s […] Buy Ticket Saturday
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 6:30 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 9:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARYFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: Documentary In the Absence – Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice […] Sunday
February 2, 2020
2:30 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 5:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 7:30 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARYFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: Documentary In the Absence – Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice […] Monday
February 3, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
February 4, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 7:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARYFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: Documentary In the Absence – Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice […] Wednesday
February 5, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 7:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARYFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: Documentary In the Absence – Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice […] Thursday
February 6, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 7:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARYFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: Documentary In the Absence – Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice […]
February 7th - 12th
Friday
February 7, 2020
6:30 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […] 9:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […] Saturday
February 8, 2020
8:00 pm REVEREND HORTON HEAT + THE BUTTERTONES + THE DUSTY 45s + BLOODSHOT BILLSaturday, February 8, 2020 – OFS Presents REVEREND HORTON HEAT THE BUTTERTONES DUSTY 45s BLOODSHOT BILL 7pm doors/ 8pm show $25 General Admission / $20 OFS Members ALL AGES W/21+ Mezzanine Lounge “I’m afraid I’m on the Willie Nelson retirement program, which means I’ll never retire,” promises Jim Heath, sounding every inch a Texan. By […] Buy Ticket Sunday
February 9, 2020
5:00 pm THE 92ND ACADEMY AWARDS OSCAR PARTY: HOSTED BY AMY SHEPHARDSunday, February 9 OFS presents THE 92nd Academy Awards OSCAR PARTY LIVE on the big screen! Hosted by Amy Shephard 4:00pm red carpet / 5:00pm show $10 general / $7 members Mezzanine Lounge Open (21+ w/ ID) The Olympia Film Society is bringing some old-fashioned Hollywood glitz and glamour to the Capitol Theater as we […] Buy Ticket Monday
February 10, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
February 11, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […] 7:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […] Wednesday
February 12, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […] 7:00 pm THE DOORS: BREAK ON THRU – A CELEBRATION OF RAY MANZAREKWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 THE DOORS: BREAK ON THRU – A CELEBRATION OF RAY MANZAREK WORLDWIDE EVENT: ONE NIGHT ONLY $9 GA / $6 OFS member Doors 6:30PM / Film 7:00PM THE DOORS: BREAK ON THRU – A CELEBRATION OF RAY MANZAREK is a hybrid live concert and documentary capturing a 2016 tribute performance in Los […] Buy Ticket Thursday
February 13, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […] 7:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […]
February 14th - 19th
Friday
February 14, 2020
9:00 pm ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITEFEBRUARY 14 – 20 ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITE Nominated for six Oscars, Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses […] Saturday
February 15, 2020
8:00 pm TUSH! BURLESQUE presents A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT!Saturday, February 15th 2020 OLYMPIA’S OWN TUSH! BURLESQUE presents A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT! Doors 7pm / Show 8pm Tickets $20 GA / $30 VIP (first four rows) Tickets Day of Show $25 GA / $35 VIP Tickets available online only 18+ Missed opportunities? Feeling left behind? Perhaps too late…for love? Well my […] Buy Ticket Sunday
February 16, 2020
2:30 pm ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITEFEBRUARY 14 – 20 ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITE Nominated for six Oscars, Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses […] 7:30 pm ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITEFEBRUARY 14 – 20 ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITE Nominated for six Oscars, Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses […] Monday
February 17, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITEFEBRUARY 14 – 20 ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITE Nominated for six Oscars, Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses […] Wednesday
February 19, 2020
4:00 pm ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITEFEBRUARY 14 – 20 ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITE Nominated for six Oscars, Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses […] Thursday
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITEFEBRUARY 14 – 20 ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITE Nominated for six Oscars, Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses […] -
January 24th - 31st
Friday
January 24, 2020
6:30 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 9:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] Saturday
January 25, 2020
11:00 am FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDER – OFS KIDS CLUB: THE SECRET OF NIMHSATURDAY, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25 @ 11am FREE for kids 12 & under! OFS Kids Club presents THE SECRET OF NIMH Read Ellis’ review down below! Get ready to meet some runaway rodents with an earth-shattering secret! Suspenseful and heartwarming, this beautifully animated odyssey stars Mrs. Brisby, a mild-mannered mother mouse with a plan to move […] 4:00 pm LUNAFEST 2020SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 Olympia Soroptimists & Olympia Film Society presents LUNAFEST 2020 + Post-film Q&A 3:00PM Doors / 4:00PM Screening $10 GA / $7 OFS Members LUNA has always believed in the power of women. From the beginning, we knew women had a role to play in shaping the future of the film industry so […] Buy Ticket 6:30 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 9:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] Sunday
January 26, 2020
2:30 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 5:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 7:30 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] Monday
January 27, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
January 28, 2020
4:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 7:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] Wednesday
January 29, 2020
4:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 7:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] Thursday
January 30, 2020
4:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […] 7:00 pm UNCUT GEMSJanuary 24 – 30 UNCUT GEMS From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, […]
January 31st - February 5th
Friday
January 31, 2020
8:00 pm DOSED: POST-FILM Q&A W/ PAUL STAMETS, FILMMAKERS, & SPECIAL GUESTSFRIDAY, JANUARY 31 DOSED Post-film Q&A w/ special guests TBD 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm film $15 general / $12 members After many years of prescription medications failed her a suicidal woman turns to underground healers to try and overcome her depression, anxiety, and opioid addiction with illegal psychedelic medicine like magic mushrooms and iboga. Adrianne’s […] Buy Ticket Saturday
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 6:30 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 9:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARYFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: Documentary In the Absence – Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice […] Sunday
February 2, 2020
2:30 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 5:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 7:30 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARYFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: Documentary In the Absence – Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice […] Monday
February 3, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
February 4, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 7:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARYFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: Documentary In the Absence – Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice […] Wednesday
February 5, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 7:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARYFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: Documentary In the Absence – Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice […] Thursday
February 6, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATIONFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Daughter – Daria kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 minutes in a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into […] 7:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARYFebruary 1 – 6 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: Documentary In the Absence – Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice […]
February 7th - 12th
Friday
February 7, 2020
6:30 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […] 9:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […] Sunday
February 9, 2020
5:00 pm THE 92ND ACADEMY AWARDS OSCAR PARTY: HOSTED BY AMY SHEPHARDSunday, February 9 OFS presents THE 92nd Academy Awards OSCAR PARTY LIVE on the big screen! Hosted by Amy Shephard 4:00pm red carpet / 5:00pm show $10 general / $7 members Mezzanine Lounge Open (21+ w/ ID) The Olympia Film Society is bringing some old-fashioned Hollywood glitz and glamour to the Capitol Theater as we […] Buy Ticket Monday
February 10, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
February 11, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […] 7:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […] Wednesday
February 12, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […] 7:00 pm THE DOORS: BREAK ON THRU – A CELEBRATION OF RAY MANZAREKWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 THE DOORS: BREAK ON THRU – A CELEBRATION OF RAY MANZAREK WORLDWIDE EVENT: ONE NIGHT ONLY $9 GA / $6 OFS member Doors 6:30PM / Film 7:00PM THE DOORS: BREAK ON THRU – A CELEBRATION OF RAY MANZAREK is a hybrid live concert and documentary capturing a 2016 tribute performance in Los […] Buy Ticket Thursday
February 13, 2020
4:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […] 7:00 pm 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTIONFebruary 7 – 13 2020 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min. A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life. Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min. Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with […]
February 14th - 19th
Friday
February 14, 2020
9:00 pm ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITEFEBRUARY 14 – 20 ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITE Nominated for six Oscars, Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses […] Saturday
February 15, 2020
8:00 pm TUSH! BURLESQUE presents A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT!Saturday, February 15th 2020 OLYMPIA’S OWN TUSH! BURLESQUE presents A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT! Doors 7pm / Show 8pm Tickets $20 GA / $30 VIP (first four rows) Tickets Day of Show $25 GA / $35 VIP Tickets available online only 18+ Missed opportunities? Feeling left behind? Perhaps too late…for love? Well my […] Buy Ticket Sunday
February 16, 2020
2:30 pm ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITEFEBRUARY 14 – 20 ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITE Nominated for six Oscars, Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses […] 7:30 pm ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITEFEBRUARY 14 – 20 ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITE Nominated for six Oscars, Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses […] Monday
February 17, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITEFEBRUARY 14 – 20 ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITE Nominated for six Oscars, Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses […] Wednesday
February 19, 2020
4:00 pm ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITEFEBRUARY 14 – 20 ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITE Nominated for six Oscars, Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses […] Thursday
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITEFEBRUARY 14 – 20 ENCORE SCREENINGS: PARASITE Nominated for six Oscars, Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses […] -
January 24th - 31st
Monday
January 27, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times!
January 31st - February 5th
Monday
February 3, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times!
February 7th - 12th
Saturday
February 8, 2020
8:00 pm REVEREND HORTON HEAT + THE BUTTERTONES + THE DUSTY 45s + BLOODSHOT BILLSaturday, February 8, 2020 – OFS Presents REVEREND HORTON HEAT THE BUTTERTONES DUSTY 45s BLOODSHOT BILL 7pm doors/ 8pm show $25 General Admission / $20 OFS Members ALL AGES W/21+ Mezzanine Lounge “I’m afraid I’m on the Willie Nelson retirement program, which means I’ll never retire,” promises Jim Heath, sounding every inch a Texan. By […] Buy Ticket Monday
February 10, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times!
February 14th - 19th
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February 17, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! -
January 24th - 31st
Monday
January 27, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times!
January 31st - February 5th
Monday
February 3, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times!
February 7th - 12th
Sunday
February 9, 2020
5:00 pm THE 92ND ACADEMY AWARDS OSCAR PARTY: HOSTED BY AMY SHEPHARDSunday, February 9 OFS presents THE 92nd Academy Awards OSCAR PARTY LIVE on the big screen! Hosted by Amy Shephard 4:00pm red carpet / 5:00pm show $10 general / $7 members Mezzanine Lounge Open (21+ w/ ID) The Olympia Film Society is bringing some old-fashioned Hollywood glitz and glamour to the Capitol Theater as we […] Buy Ticket Monday
February 10, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times!
February 14th - 19th
Monday
February 17, 2020
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! -
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 […] Buy Ticket 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, […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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, […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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. […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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. […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket
November 16th - 21st
Friday
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 […] Buy Ticket 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, […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket 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 […] Buy Ticket
November 23rd - 28th
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November 30th - December 5th
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