Cleaners

Movie poster for the movie Cleaners. Yellow sketchpad of paper with a collage of colorful,cut out drawings, images of people, and sketches of faces.

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

Event poster for event, growing up. Colorful drawing of a spinnable globe with photos of the four films being screened at the bottom.

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 […]

Cleaners

Movie poster for the movie Cleaners. Yellow sketchpad of paper with a collage of colorful,cut out drawings, images of people, and sketches of faces.

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 uncircumcised boy […]

Hummingbirds

Poster for Hummingbirds, the movie. Two girls smiling, looking up, and flipping off the sky with their middle fingers. Their hands are illuminated by a neon colorful light.

In Hummingbirds, directors Silvia Del Carmen Castaños and Estefanía “Beba” Contreras tell their own coming-of-age story, transforming their hometown on the Texas-Mexico border into a wonderland of creative expression and activist hijinx. Filmed collaboratively over the final summer of their fleeting youth, their cinematic self-portrait celebrates the power of friendship and joy as tools of […]