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August 10 – 18, 2023 Asteroid City The newest film by Wes Anderson takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events. Dir: Wes […]
August 17, 20 & 24, 2023 Lakota Nation vs. United States Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli’s film chronicles the Lakota Indians’ century-long quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements. A searing, timely portrait of resistance, the film explores the ways America has ignored its debt […]
August 15, 2023 Olympia Film Society and PNW Korea Peace Now Grassroots Network present: Free Chol Soo Lee $12 GA & $9 OFS Doors 6pm / Film 7pm In 1970s San Francisco, 20-year-old Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is racially profiled and convicted of a Chinatown gang murder. Sentenced to life, he spends years fighting […]
August 11, 13 & 26, 2023 We Are Your Friends Win a Bandcamp Gift Card and Drink Beer Out of Red Solo Cups on 8/26! Introduced by Olympia Film Society’s Rob Patrick The future cult classic that arthouse theaters don’t want you to know about! Young Cole Carter (Zac Efron) dreams of hitting the big […]
Saturday, August 12, 2023 Olympia Film Society presents: Ron Funches – Live! Featuring Blair Socci! $30 GA & $25 OFS 7pm doors / 8pm show Ron Funches is a triple threat. He is an excellent stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. You may know Ron from his many memorable television roles on The Goldbergs, Black•ish, New […]
Monday, August 7, 2023 25th Biennal Evergreen International Phage Meeting presents: Salt In My Soul Post-Film Q&A w/ Diane Shader Smith, Professor Martha Clokie, Steffanie Strethdee and Tom Patterson Doors 6pm / Film 7pm $12 GA & $9 OFS Director Will Battersby’s film transcends the boundaries of a traditional documentary, becoming a multi-faceted and profoundly […]
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August 2, 9, 23 & 30, 2023 REEL ODDITIES: Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! This ultrastylish, rapid-fire yakuza thriller plays almost like an anarchic parody of the genre. Cult icon Jo Shishido stars as a detective tasked with tracking down a consignment of stolen firearms—an investigation that draws him into a violent grudge […]
Saturday, July 15, 2023 OFS Presents AFRO-PUNK (2003) Post-film Q&A w/ director James Spooner Moderated by Markly Morrison of Low Profile Live Music by Beverly Crusher $20 GA / $15 OFS 6:00PM Doors / 7:00PM Show Afro-Punk (2003) is an award-winning documentary film directed by James Spooner, exploring the roles of African Americans within what […]
August 18 -24, 2023 Oldboy Includes a new pre-recorded twelve-minute conversation between director Park Chan-Wook and Nicolas Winding Refn. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Park Chan-Wook’s cinematic masterpiece, Oldboy will be released in theaters, restored and remastered in stunning 4K. After being mysteriously kidnapped and imprisoned with no human contact for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su […]
July 21 – 27, 2023 Amanda Born into an upper-class family with a doting mother who foots the bill for her indolent lifestyle, 24-year-old combative Amanda (emerging talent Benedetta Porcaroli) searches for boyfriends but only finds misfits who are repelled by her intensity. She longs for connection but has never had a friend of her […]