This weekend!

An Angel at My Table

Dir. Jane Campion (1990); New Zealand, Australia, UK; English; 158 min; DVD

Programmed by Naomi

Friday, March 6 at 6 pm
Saturday, March 7 at 6 pm
Sunday, March 8 at 3 pm

*** Single screenings only! ***

Jane Campion’s biographical triptych traces the life of writer Janet Frame from childhood to artistic maturity. Raised in rural New Zealand amid hardship and brief moments of grace, Frame survives years of misdiagnosis and institutionalization before finding her voice as a writer. Three actors portray her through the decades, yet the film imparts a steady continuity of self, reminiscent of an intimacy that mirrors the act of close reading. Campion’s lens rarely leaves Frame, insisting on her sovereignty when institutions sought to erase it.

The late beloved Agnès Varda praised the film's intelligence and sensitivity, and Mira Nair described Campion as "a big sister who opens unexpected doors and gives me courage." That generosity of vision shapes each frame. By the film's end, Frame sits alone at her typewriter, her expression suggesting she has finally found her place in the world, grounded in a solitude that is precisely her own.

Saving Face

Week 1: January 9, 10, 11

Dir. Alice Wu (2004); US; English, Mandarin, Shanghainese; 91 min; DCP

Programmed by Naomi

The People’s Joker on 35mm

Week 2: January 16, 17, 18

Dir. Vera Drew (2022); US; English; 92 min; 35mm

Programmed by Julie

I Have Electric Dreams

Week 3: January 23, 24, 25

Dir. Valentina Maurel (2022); Costa Rica; Spanish; 101 min; DCP

Programmed by Clara

We Grown Now

Week 4: January 30, 31, February 1

Dir. Minhal Baig (2023); US; English; 95 min; DCP

Programmed by Alyssa

I Am Not a Witch

Week 5: February 6, 7, 8

Dir. Rungano Nyoni (2017); UK, France, Germany, Zambia; English, Bemba, Chewa, Tonga; 93 min; DCP

Programmed by Clara

Compensation

Week 6: February 13, 14, 15

Dir. Zeinabu irene Davis (1999); US; English, ASL; 92 min; DCP

Programmed by Sarah

La Ciénaga

Week 7: February 20, 21, 22

Dir. Lucrecia Martel (2001); Argentina; Spanish; 101 min; DCP

Programmed by Alyssa

Seven Beauties

Week 8: February 27, 28, March 1

Dir. Lina Wertmüller (1975); Italy; Italian; 116 min; DCP

Programmed by Sarah

An Angel at My Table

Week 9: March 6, 7 ,8

Dir. Jane Campion (1990); New Zealand, Australia, UK; English; 158 min; DVD

Programmed by Naomi

Born in Flames

Week 10: March 13, 14, 15

Dir. Lizzie Borden (1983); US; English; 90 min; DCP

Programmed by Julie

Please note that these are our standard showtimes unless stated otherwise. Our doors open 30 minutes prior to each screening and close 10 minutes after each screening begins.