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MARCH 6 – 12 63 Up The latest installment of the groundbreaking, award-winning documentary series from director Michael Apted (Gorky Park, Gorillas in the Mist) returns to visit the people whose lives have been followed since they were seven. Featuring more of the original line-up than ever before, we discover what has happened to the […]
February 28 – March 4 ENCORE SCREENINGS: HONEYLAND Nestled in an isolated mountain region deep within the Balkans, Hatidze Muratova lives with her ailing mother in a village without roads, electricity or running water. She’s the last in a long line of Macedonian wild beekeepers, eking out a living farming honey in small batches to […]
FRIDAY, APRIL 17 2020 – 36th Olympia Film Festival Opening Night Film: FIRST COW Post-film Q&A w/ director Kelly Reichardt Moderated by Vanity Fair’s chief critic Richard Lawson 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm film $25 general admission / $20 OFS Kelly Reichardt once again trains her perceptive and patient eye on the Pacific Northwest, this time […]
Saturday, February 29, 2020 InhaleExhale: An Experiment in Creative Collaboration Sliding scale tickets $0 to $60. Suggested ticket price $20. Help us make this event accessible to all by buying an extra ticket or two in addition to your ticket. If the suggested ticket price is a hardship, pay what you can or come for […]
CANCELED: Saturday, December 19, 2020 For refunds, please contact [email protected] Ecstatic Productions Presents: Hot Tuna $40 GA / $37 OFS 7:00PM Doors / 8:00PM Show All ages w/ 21+ lounge Ecstatic Productions will donate a portion of the night’s proceeds to Earthbound Productions, benefiting the Procession of the Species. Begun as an acoustic spinoff of […]
FEBRUARY 14 – 20 JOKER Nominated for eleven Oscars, “Joker” centers around the iconic arch-nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. The exploration of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale. Dir: Todd […]
FEBRUARY 21 – 27 LITTLE WOMEN on 35mm Book sale by Orca Books before the 6:30PM screening on SAT 2/22. Nominated for six Oscars, we’re proud to present Little Women on 35mm, its intended format. Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings […]
FEBRUARY 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 […]
Sunday, 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 […]
February 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 […]