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.

Travel through Hostile Dimensions, a twist-filled multiverse thriller from Graham Hughes!

The film follows two documentary filmmakers who decide to investigate the disappearance of a graffiti artist who seemingly ‘vanished’. As they delve deeper into their research, they encounter an ominous freestanding door which leads them on a dark journey through the dimensions behind it. Determined to uncover the truth the pair soon realize they have stumbled across something far more terrifying than they could have ever imagined.

Up next in our Francis Ford Coppola Retrospective is The Conversation, the director’s 1974 mystery-thriller!

This program is a venue rental engagement. Member discounts and Frida Cinema comp passes not valid. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.

Abstract Milk Productions returns to present The 2nd Annual Abstract Milk Film Festival! In addition to a slate of fantastic films, this event offers the opportunity to network with fellow filmmakers, actors, musicians, and more.

Abstract Milk Productions was founded in 2023 by a close-knit group of film students in Southern California. We produce movies and showcase them locally, always working to build a diverse and talented network of performers and crew. Abstract Milk is passionate about developing thoughtful, entertaining media, and above all else, having fun!

Doors open at 7:00PM and the films start at 7:30PM! There will be a Q&A with the filmmakers afterwards.

Join us for a night of brain-busting film trivia!

Think you’ve got what it takes to go toe-to-toe with the film nerds of Southern California? Then it’s time to put your cinema knowledge to the ultimate test at The Frida’s monthly Film Trivia Night!

Each month, we challenge cinephiles with five meticulously crafted rounds of film trivia, plus a special bonus round for those who truly know their stuff. Expect everything from deep dives to cult classics, iconic soundtracks to infamous flops.