Films at Odd Fellows
Presented by Orcas Microcinema, join us for a viewing of two stories of the lives of people at the margins of society, navigating questions of family, love, community and finding solace in new places and relationships.Post-film gatherings to follow each film. $15 – $25 as you wish, for one or both movies. [ RSVP ] […]
The Other Side of Hope
This wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurismäki, a clear-eyed response to the current refugee crisis, follows two people searching for a place to call home. Displaced Syrian Khaled (Sherwan Haji) lands in Helsinki as a stowaway; meanwhile, middle-aged salesman Wikström (Sakari Kuosmanen) leaves behind his wife and job and buys a conspicuously unprofitable seafood restaurant. […]
Mississippi Masala
The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South are blended and simmered into a rich and fragrant fusion feast in Mira Nair’s luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting pot. Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, […]
16mm Film Loops: Mixed Media in Motion Animation Workshop
Build your own 16mm film loop and watch it come to life moments later in this FREE workshop! With a sumptuous buffet of materials and tools at their disposal – Sharpies, stamps, pins, steel wool, ink, decorative washi tape, hole punches, and more – students can explore what a variety of abstract animation techniques and […]
Summer’s Camera
Summer is reluctant to finish her late father’s final roll of film until she finds a surprisingly captivating subject: her school’s soccer star Yeonwoo. When she develops her prints, she is puzzled to find lovingly framed photographs of a strange man. On her quest to unravel the mystery of her father’s friend and her own […]
Moving (お引越し)
Free Registration When her parents split and her father Kenichi moves out of their family home, Renko (Tomoko Tabata), a bright and energetic 6th grade girl, is left alone with her mother, Nazuna, in Kyoto. As Nazuna sets out new rules for their life together, Renko makes plans of her own, and sees to it […]
Queens
Free Registration Everything happens very fast in Lima in the summer of 1992. Lucia, Aurora and their mother Elena are about to leave. They are apprehensive about saying goodbye to a country, to family and friends, but above all to Carlos, a father and ex-husband who has all but disappeared from their lives. In the […]
The Quiet Migration
Co-Presented with Asian Adult Adoptees of Washington (AAAW)! Free Registration Carl, 19, lives a quiet life in the Danish countryside with his adoptive parents, who expect him to take over the family farm one day, continuing their traditions. But Carl begins to feel the pull of two worlds – “home” plus his native homeland, South Korea – and the day is fast […]
Cleaners
Free Registration At a catholic high school in the Filipino city of Tuguegarao, a rambunctious batch of students rebel against all expectations to be good and clean: a germaphobe is tested by a bout of uncontrollable diarrhea; a trio of emos are forced to perform tinikling (a traditional Philippine folk dance) with a normie; an […]
Growing Up: Four Coming of Ages Films from Around the World
City of Auburn Website Join Orcas Microcinema, hosted by the Postmark Center for the Arts, for a free four-film series exploring the universal experience of coming of age in four different countries: the Philippines, Denmark, Peru, and Japan. These timeless films dive into themes that transcend borders and generations, sparking reflection and conversation. As part […]