TAKE OUT
An illegal Chinese immigrant falls behind on payments on an enormous smuggling debt. Ming Ding has only until the end of the day to come up with the money.
The film is a slice-of-life story shot in a cinéma vérité (documentary-style) approach on a micro-budget, making its debut at the Slamdance Film Festival. It employs elements of neo-realism and showcases director Sean Baker’s trademark style, blending professional and non-professional actors, using natural lighting, and filming on location. This technique blurs the boundary between fiction and documentary, enhancing the film’s sense of realism and its social commentary. In 2014, it was added into the prestigious Criterion Collection.
Doors: 6:30PM I Show: 7:00 - 8:30PM
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Sean Baker & Shih-Ching Tsou
FEATURING: Charles Jang, Jeng-Hua Yu, Wang-Thye Lee, Justin Wan
GENRE
Foreign Language Film
RATING
PG-13
RUNTIME
1 hr 32 min
RELEASE
2004
SCREENING
Theatrikos
DATE
October 7
TIME
6:30PM - 9:30PM
THELMA
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
Thelma premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2024, quickly becoming a film festival darling and earning numerous awards at both domestic and international film festivals. Production of the film was completed in 2023, marking it the final feature film appearance of actor Richard Roundtree before his passing that same year.
Doors: 6:30PM I Show: 7:00 - 8:30PM
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Josh Margolin
FEATURING: June Squibb, Parker Posey, Richard Roundtree, Clark Gregg, Malcolm McDowell
GENRE
Action Comedy
RATING
PG-13
RUNTIME
1 hr 38 min
RELEASE
2024
SCREENING
Theatrikos
DATE
July 1
TIME
6:30PM - 9:30PM
FANCY DANCE
Native Americans for Community Action, in partnership with the Flagstaff International Film Festival, invites you to a free screening of the film Fancy Dance in observance of May’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Awareness Month.
Join us for an evening of community, reflection, and action as we honor the lives of the missing and murdered, and raise awareness about the ongoing crisis impacting Indigenous communities nationwide.
Stand in solidarity to amplify Indigenous voices, and join the movement for visibility, justice, and change.
Doors: 6:00PM I Show: 6:30 - 8PM
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Erica Tremblay
FEATURING: Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Shea Whigham, Hauli Sioux Gray
GENRE
Drama
RATING
R
RUNTIME
1 hr 32 min
RELEASE
2023
SCREENING
Theatrikos
DATE
May 28
TIME
6:00PM - 9:00PM
SWEETWATER
The inspiring true story of the NBA's first Black basketball player. Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton was born to change the game. Widely regarded as the father of modern basketball, this Harlem Globetrotters legend overcame a lifetime of adversity and discrimination to become the first African American player in the NBA.
Written and directed by Martin Guigui, the film won the Golden Pier Indie Feature Award at the 2024 Cannes Film Awards.
Doors: 6:00PM I Show: 6:30 - 8:30PM
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Martin Guigui
FEATURING: Everett Osborne, Richard Dreyfuss, Kevin Pollak, Jeremy Piven, and Cary Elwes
GENRE
Drama
RATING
PG-13
RUNTIME
1 hr 58 min
RELEASE
2024
SCREENING
Theatrikos
DATE
May 6
TIME
6:00PM - 9:00PM
BLINK
When three of their four children are diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare and incurable disease that leads to severe visual impairment, the Pelletier family’s world changes forever. In the face of this life-altering news, Edith Lemay, Sébastien Pelletier and their children set out on a trip around the world to experience all its beauty while they still can. As they fill their memories with breathtaking destinations and once-in-a-lifetime encounters, the family’s love, resilience and unshakeable sense of wonder ensure that their uncertain future does not define their present.
To learn more about Retinitis Pigmentosa and other visual impairments, visit www.fightingblindness.org
Doors: 6:00PM I Show: 6:30-8PM
DIRECTORS: Edmund Stenson, Daniel Roher
FEATURING: Edith Lemay, Sebastien Pelletier, Laurent Pelletier, Colin Pelletier, Mia Pelletier, Leo Pelletier
GENRE
Documentary
RATING
PG
RUNTIME
1 hr 24 min
RELEASE
2024
SCREENING
Theatrikos
DATE
February 17
TIME
6:00PM - 9:00PM