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March 7 – 10, 2024 2024 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION Invincible – Vincent René-Lortie, Canada, 30 min. Inspired by a true story, Invincible recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom. Knight of Fortune – Lasse Lyskjær Noer, Denmark, 25 min. The loss of a loved […]
Friday, March 15, 2024 The Trail Running Film Festival 2024 $15 GA & $12 OFS 6pm doors / 7pm show The Trail Running Film Festival is thrilled to announce its triumphant return in the spring of 2024, promising an even more exhilarating and diverse experience for trail running enthusiasts worldwide. Following the resounding success of […]
Friday, April 12, 2024 Olympia Film Society presents: Metropolis w/ Live Score by David DiDonato $15 GA & $12 OFS 6pm doors / 7pm show This influential German science-fiction film presents a highly stylized futuristic city where a beautiful and cultured utopia exists above a bleak underworld populated by mistreated workers. When the privileged youth Freder […]
Saturday, March 16, 2024 Olympia Film Society presents: Coffy Post-Film Q&A w/ Pam Grier Moderated by Jas Keimig Doors 3:00PM / Film 4:00PM $30 GA & $25 OFS $50 for Wham! Bam! Here Comes Pam! Double-Feature (discount will be applied once both tickets are in the cart) In Pam Grier’s breakout role, a nurse sets […]
Saturday, March 16, 2023 Olympia Film Society presents: Friday Foster Post-Film Q&A w/ Pam Grier Moderated by Jas Keimig Doors 7:00PM / Film 8:00PM $30 GA & $25 OFS $50 for Wham! Bam! Here Comes Pam! Double-Feature (discount will be applied once both tickets are in the cart) Friday Foster (Pam Grier), a magazine photographer, […]
Monday, March 25, 2024 This Must Be the Place: Book Talk & Panel Discussion Free Admission 6pm doors / 6:30pm show When music thrives, so do cities – or so says Music Cities expert Shain Shapiro, Ph.D. Join a book talk and panel discussion with local leaders within the music industry and Shapiro from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on […]
Thursday, April 11, 2024 Olympia Film Society and Rachel Corrie Foundation present: Foragers A Birthday Celebration for Rachel Corrie 6:00pm doors & 7pm Film $13 GA & $10 OFS All Proceeds Benefit Palestinian Children in Gaza Introduction by Cindy Corrie Post-film presentation and Q&A by Savinna Chowdhury, Political Economy, and Environmental Justice Professor at T.E.S.C. […]
May 7, 2024 The Taste of Things Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant (Benoit Magimel) as a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie (Juliette Binoche). They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides […]
February 15 – 22, 2024 The Zone of Interest Nominated for Best Picture at the 2024 Academy Awards, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest follows the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp. […]
February 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2024 Reel Oddities: Valentine Edition In the Mood for Love Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them. […]