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August 5th - 12th
Saturday
August 6, 2022
4:00 pm LOVEOLY SUMMERFEST: SUPERSUCKERS + SPEEDEALER + THE STUNTMENSaturday, August 6, 2022 LoveOly SummerFest is brought to you by the Olympia Downtown Alliance and produced by OFS SUPERSUCKERS SPEEDEALER THE STUNTMEN Capitol Theater outdoor stage 4pm to 7pm FREE to attend! “You’ve heard our name, you’ve seen our records, our t-shirts and our stickers. We’re probably the favorite band of someone you know […] 7:00 pm BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADEAugust 5-11, 2022 BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Juliette Binoche is Sara, a woman whose life spirals out of control when she becomes involved in a passionate love triangle. From acclaimed writer-director Claire Denis. Dir: Claire Denis / 2022 / France / 116 “Denis is a masterful director […] Sunday
August 7, 2022
4:00 pm CLOSED – TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE TODAY!There will be no screenings today, due to an unexpected power surge causing our projector’s power supply to go down. Apologies for the last-minute cancellation. 7:00 pm CLOSED – TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE TODAY!There will be no screenings today, due to an unexpected power surge causing our projector’s power supply to go down. Apologies for the last-minute cancellation. Thursday
August 11, 2022
4:00 pm MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ONAugust 8-19, 2022 MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Marcel (Jenny Slate) is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors […] 7:00 pm BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADEAugust 5-11, 2022 BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Juliette Binoche is Sara, a woman whose life spirals out of control when she becomes involved in a passionate love triangle. From acclaimed writer-director Claire Denis. Dir: Claire Denis / 2022 / France / 116 “Denis is a masterful director […]
August 12th - 17th
Friday
August 12, 2022
4:00 pm MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARISAugust 12-25, 2022 MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris. Dir: Anthony Fabian / 2022 / US / […] 7:00 pm MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ONAugust 8-19, 2022 MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Marcel (Jenny Slate) is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors […] Saturday
August 13, 2022
4:00 pm LOVEOLY SUMMERFEST: BON BON VIVANT + NAKED GIANTS + THE MONA REELSSaturday, August 13, 2022 LoveOly SummerFest is brought to you by the Olympia Downtown Alliance and produced by the Olympia Film Society BON BON VIVANT NAKED GIANTS THE MONA REELS 4pm to 7pm Free to Attend New Orleans band Bon Bon Vivant, electrifies audiences across the country with a signature sound reflective of their wild […] 7:00 pm LOST HIGHWAY (1997): 4K RESTORATIONJuly 24 & August 5 & 13, 2022 LOST HIGHWAY (1997): NEW 4K RESTORATION In Lost Highway, we are introduced to brooding jazz saxophonist Fred Madison (Bill Pullman) while he lives in a simmering state of jealousy with his listless and possibly unfaithful wife Renee (Patricia Arquette). About one hour in, a rupture fundamentally alters […] Sunday
August 14, 2022
4:00 pm MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ONAugust 8-19, 2022 MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Marcel (Jenny Slate) is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors […] 7:00 pm WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on 35MMAugust 14, 18, & 20, 2022 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on 35mm (1989) Print Courtesy of Park Circus & Warner Bros. $11 GA / $8 OFS New York City in the fall? Nora Ephron created it when she wrote When Harry Met Sally. This romantic-comedy classic has everything: Billy Crystal dunking a basketball in a […] Thursday
August 18, 2022
4:00 pm WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on 35MMAugust 14, 18, & 20, 2022 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on 35mm (1989) Print Courtesy of Park Circus & Warner Bros. $11 GA / $8 OFS New York City in the fall? Nora Ephron created it when she wrote When Harry Met Sally. This romantic-comedy classic has everything: Billy Crystal dunking a basketball in a […] 7:00 pm MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ONAugust 8-19, 2022 MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Marcel (Jenny Slate) is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors […]
August 19th - 24th
Friday
August 19, 2022
4:00 pm MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ONAugust 8-19, 2022 MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Marcel (Jenny Slate) is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors […] 7:00 pm MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARISAugust 12-25, 2022 MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris. Dir: Anthony Fabian / 2022 / US / […] Saturday
August 20, 2022
4:00 pm LOVEOLY SUMMERFEST: J. GRAVES + KELSEY MAGNUSON + GREGORY BORTNICHAKSaturday, August 20, 2022 LoveOly SummerFest is brought to you by the Olympia Downtown Alliance and produced by the Olympia Film Society J. GRAVES KELSEY MAGNUSON GREGORY BORTNICHAK 4pm to 7pm Free to Attend J. Graves is passionate dance-punk. Tense relationship rock, sanguine lyricism, guitar music, chord changes that sound like secret longing, a rhythm […] 7:00 pm WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on 35MMAugust 14, 18, & 20, 2022 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on 35mm (1989) Print Courtesy of Park Circus & Warner Bros. $11 GA / $8 OFS New York City in the fall? Nora Ephron created it when she wrote When Harry Met Sally. This romantic-comedy classic has everything: Billy Crystal dunking a basketball in a […] Sunday
August 21, 2022
7:00 pm MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARISAugust 12-25, 2022 MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris. Dir: Anthony Fabian / 2022 / US / […] Thursday
August 25, 2022
7:00 pm MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARISAugust 12-25, 2022 MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris. Dir: Anthony Fabian / 2022 / US / […]
August 26th - 31st
Saturday
August 27, 2022
4:00 pm LOVEOLY SUMMERFEST: GIRL TROUBLE + LOW WIRES + MORGAN AND THE ORGAN DONORSSaturday, August 27, 2022 LoveOly SummerFest is brought to you by the Olympia Downtown Alliance and produced by the Olympia Film Society GIRL TROUBLE LOW WIRES MORGAN AND THE ORGAN DONORS 4pm to 7pm Free to Attend Originally formed in 1984, Girl Trouble is a low-tech rock and roll band based in Tacoma, Washington. They […] -
August 5th - 12th
Friday
August 5, 2022
4:00 pm BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADEAugust 5-11, 2022 BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Juliette Binoche is Sara, a woman whose life spirals out of control when she becomes involved in a passionate love triangle. From acclaimed writer-director Claire Denis. Dir: Claire Denis / 2022 / France / 116 “Denis is a masterful director […] 7:00 pm LOST HIGHWAY (1997): 4K RESTORATIONJuly 24 & August 5 & 13, 2022 LOST HIGHWAY (1997): NEW 4K RESTORATION In Lost Highway, we are introduced to brooding jazz saxophonist Fred Madison (Bill Pullman) while he lives in a simmering state of jealousy with his listless and possibly unfaithful wife Renee (Patricia Arquette). About one hour in, a rupture fundamentally alters […] Saturday
August 6, 2022
7:00 pm BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADEAugust 5-11, 2022 BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Juliette Binoche is Sara, a woman whose life spirals out of control when she becomes involved in a passionate love triangle. From acclaimed writer-director Claire Denis. Dir: Claire Denis / 2022 / France / 116 “Denis is a masterful director […] Sunday
August 7, 2022
4:00 pm CLOSED – TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE TODAY!There will be no screenings today, due to an unexpected power surge causing our projector’s power supply to go down. Apologies for the last-minute cancellation. 7:00 pm CLOSED – TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE TODAY!There will be no screenings today, due to an unexpected power surge causing our projector’s power supply to go down. Apologies for the last-minute cancellation. Thursday
August 11, 2022
4:00 pm MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ONAugust 8-19, 2022 MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Marcel (Jenny Slate) is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors […] 7:00 pm BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADEAugust 5-11, 2022 BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Juliette Binoche is Sara, a woman whose life spirals out of control when she becomes involved in a passionate love triangle. From acclaimed writer-director Claire Denis. Dir: Claire Denis / 2022 / France / 116 “Denis is a masterful director […]
August 12th - 17th
Friday
August 12, 2022
4:00 pm MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARISAugust 12-25, 2022 MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris. Dir: Anthony Fabian / 2022 / US / […] 7:00 pm MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ONAugust 8-19, 2022 MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Marcel (Jenny Slate) is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors […] Saturday
August 13, 2022
7:00 pm LOST HIGHWAY (1997): 4K RESTORATIONJuly 24 & August 5 & 13, 2022 LOST HIGHWAY (1997): NEW 4K RESTORATION In Lost Highway, we are introduced to brooding jazz saxophonist Fred Madison (Bill Pullman) while he lives in a simmering state of jealousy with his listless and possibly unfaithful wife Renee (Patricia Arquette). About one hour in, a rupture fundamentally alters […] Sunday
August 14, 2022
4:00 pm MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ONAugust 8-19, 2022 MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Marcel (Jenny Slate) is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors […] 7:00 pm WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on 35MMAugust 14, 18, & 20, 2022 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on 35mm (1989) Print Courtesy of Park Circus & Warner Bros. $11 GA / $8 OFS New York City in the fall? Nora Ephron created it when she wrote When Harry Met Sally. This romantic-comedy classic has everything: Billy Crystal dunking a basketball in a […] Thursday
August 18, 2022
4:00 pm WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on 35MMAugust 14, 18, & 20, 2022 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on 35mm (1989) Print Courtesy of Park Circus & Warner Bros. $11 GA / $8 OFS New York City in the fall? Nora Ephron created it when she wrote When Harry Met Sally. This romantic-comedy classic has everything: Billy Crystal dunking a basketball in a […] 7:00 pm MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ONAugust 8-19, 2022 MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Marcel (Jenny Slate) is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors […]
August 19th - 24th
Friday
August 19, 2022
4:00 pm MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ONAugust 8-19, 2022 MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Marcel (Jenny Slate) is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors […] 7:00 pm MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARISAugust 12-25, 2022 MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris. Dir: Anthony Fabian / 2022 / US / […] Saturday
August 20, 2022
7:00 pm WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on 35MMAugust 14, 18, & 20, 2022 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on 35mm (1989) Print Courtesy of Park Circus & Warner Bros. $11 GA / $8 OFS New York City in the fall? Nora Ephron created it when she wrote When Harry Met Sally. This romantic-comedy classic has everything: Billy Crystal dunking a basketball in a […] Sunday
August 21, 2022
7:00 pm MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARISAugust 12-25, 2022 MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris. Dir: Anthony Fabian / 2022 / US / […] Thursday
August 25, 2022
7:00 pm MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARISAugust 12-25, 2022 MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris. Dir: Anthony Fabian / 2022 / US / […]
August 26th - 31st
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August 5th - 12th
Saturday
August 6, 2022
4:00 pm LOVEOLY SUMMERFEST: SUPERSUCKERS + SPEEDEALER + THE STUNTMENSaturday, August 6, 2022 LoveOly SummerFest is brought to you by the Olympia Downtown Alliance and produced by OFS SUPERSUCKERS SPEEDEALER THE STUNTMEN Capitol Theater outdoor stage 4pm to 7pm FREE to attend! “You’ve heard our name, you’ve seen our records, our t-shirts and our stickers. We’re probably the favorite band of someone you know […]
August 12th - 17th
Saturday
August 13, 2022
4:00 pm LOVEOLY SUMMERFEST: BON BON VIVANT + NAKED GIANTS + THE MONA REELSSaturday, August 13, 2022 LoveOly SummerFest is brought to you by the Olympia Downtown Alliance and produced by the Olympia Film Society BON BON VIVANT NAKED GIANTS THE MONA REELS 4pm to 7pm Free to Attend New Orleans band Bon Bon Vivant, electrifies audiences across the country with a signature sound reflective of their wild […]
August 19th - 24th
Saturday
August 20, 2022
4:00 pm LOVEOLY SUMMERFEST: J. GRAVES + KELSEY MAGNUSON + GREGORY BORTNICHAKSaturday, August 20, 2022 LoveOly SummerFest is brought to you by the Olympia Downtown Alliance and produced by the Olympia Film Society J. GRAVES KELSEY MAGNUSON GREGORY BORTNICHAK 4pm to 7pm Free to Attend J. Graves is passionate dance-punk. Tense relationship rock, sanguine lyricism, guitar music, chord changes that sound like secret longing, a rhythm […]
August 26th - 31st
Saturday
August 27, 2022
4:00 pm LOVEOLY SUMMERFEST: GIRL TROUBLE + LOW WIRES + MORGAN AND THE ORGAN DONORSSaturday, August 27, 2022 LoveOly SummerFest is brought to you by the Olympia Downtown Alliance and produced by the Olympia Film Society GIRL TROUBLE LOW WIRES MORGAN AND THE ORGAN DONORS 4pm to 7pm Free to Attend Originally formed in 1984, Girl Trouble is a low-tech rock and roll band based in Tacoma, Washington. They […] -
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August 26th - 31st
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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
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 […] 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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