The Frida Cinema

In partnership with The Wayward Artist, Feliz—an American play by playwright Michael J. Mejia premiers as a drive-in experience.  Awarded a Santa Ana Arts Grant, this streamed zoom performance brings the Latinx experience to the virtual stage.  Directed by LA-based director, Rosa Lisbeth Navarrete, the story follows a Mexican-American family living in Bakersfield.  Crippled by secrets of addiction, desire, and identity, the family must face the truth all are avoiding.  In a world of magical realism, the trumpets of the apocalypse have been sounded!
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After over a year of pandemic closure, The Frida Cinema will reopen its doors on Tuesday, April 20th. We will be following local, state, and federal guidelines. In addition, The National Association of Theatre Owners has enacted CinemaSafe, which are recommendations of health experts to address the specific environment of movie theaters addressing everything from mobile ticketing to air filtration. You can expect these protocols to be present at the Frida. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!
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On Tuesday, April 20th, The Frida Cinema invites you to join us for a classic that invites you to flash back to a time when...well, you could watch a classic movie at The Frida Cinema! For our first screening in over a year at The Frida, we're joining art house cinemas around the world in partnering with our colleagues at Alamo Drafthouse to present a special screening of Richard Linklater's DAZED AND CONFUSED -- followed by a screening of a brand new Cast Reunion that the Alamo Draftouse will be conducting and sharing with participating theaters! 
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Join us for a drive-in screening of Wonder Woman 1984 on Thursday, April 8th at Tustin's Mess Hall Market. Presented by NAIOP. Use Promo Code: FRIDACINEMA for $35 tickets.
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For April Fools’ Day, co-hosts Anthony McKelroy & Miquela Davis are joined by esteemed Frida Blog Writer Isa Bulnes-Shaw to look at great scenes of comedy in cinema.
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