Events for July 29 - September 29

2024 Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts: Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó– Sean Wang and Sam Davis, 17 min., USA (in Mandarin) The Barber of Little Rock – John Hoffman and Christine Turner, 35 min., USA (in English) Island In Between – S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien, 20 min., Taiwan (in English/Mandarin) The ABC’s of Book Banning – Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic, 27 min., USA (in English) The Last Repair Shop – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, 39 min., USA (in English)  

2024 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts: The After – Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham, 18 min., UK (in English) Red, White and Blue – Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane, 23 min., USA (in English) Knight of Fortune – Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk, 25 min., Denmark (in Swedish/Danish) Invincible – Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron, 29 min., Canada (in French) The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar – Wes Anderson and Steven Rales, 40 min., US/UK (in English)

In this visceral three-year race against time, Tim Carey, a talented, yet unknown LA artist bluffs his way into winning the commission to create the largest stained-glass window of its kind. The problem is, he doesn’t know how to make it. After a desperate search, he finds someone who might have the answer…a world-famous glass maestro named Narcissus Quagliata. As the fates of three communities hang in the balance, Narcissus arrives like a storm and everything changes.

Past Lives is a touching romantic drama about Nora and Hae Sung, childhood friends separated when Nora's family moves from South Korea to Canada. Despite years and distance, they maintain a deep connection, reuniting briefly over the decades. The film explores themes of love, destiny, and identity, questioning whether their bond is fate or coincidence.

Put your knitting needles away, grab your bifocals, and join us for an action-packed comedy that will have you in stitches with its “high-speed” chases and "intense" action sequences. Thelma is an absolutely hysterical action comedy with an unlikely star. Introducing Hollywood's newest action hero, 94-year-old June Squibb, as Thelma. When Thelma Post (Squibb), a feisty yet sweet 93-year-old, gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, taking her for a large sum of money, she is left humiliated. After being dismissed by her family and the cops, she sets out on a treacherous but hysterical adventure to retrieve [...]