Our second Volunteer of the Month is Alex Escelara, who has selected Gregg Araki’s 1995 indie dark comedy The Doom Generation as his programming pick.

The Frida Cinema, with support from the Doreen D. Marshall Fund for Youth, presents our monthly Sensory Friendly Screenings series. Next up — join us for the highest grossing film of 2023, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie!

Cool OC is thrilled to present an exclusive screening of the documentary Common Ground – a hopeful and uplifting story of the pioneers of the “Regenerative Movement” who produce tremendous quantities of nutritionally dense food and are working to balance the climate – all while bringing our entire ecosystem back to life. Delving into the transformative power of regenerative farming systems, the film highlights the efforts of farmers, both large and small, who are championing soil health as the key to unlocking a sustainable and abundant food future.

Winner of both the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival, director Sean Wang’s Dìdi (弟弟) is a coming-of-age comedy-drama that tells the story of an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy named Chris (played by Izaac Wang) during the last month of summer in 2008.

Frida Film Club Members are invited to a special 60th anniversary screening of John Frankenheimer’s The Train, starring Burt Lancaster!