Our second November Volunteer of the Month is Hiroki Funahashi, who has chosen Ruben Ostland’s Force Majeure as his VOTM pick.

The film follows a Swedish family on a ski vacation in the French Alps. During lunch at a mountainside restaurant, a controlled avalanche appears to threaten their lives, and the father, Tomas, instinctively flees, abandoning his wife, Ebba, and their two children. The avalanche stops short, but the family is left to grapple with Tomas’ reaction, leading to tension and deep introspection about his role as a protector and the underlying dynamics of their relationship.

The next entry in our Party Like It’s 1999 series is The Virgin Suicides, Sofia Coppola’s dreamlike directorial debut.

The story of five sisters, and their mysterious existence growing up in the 1970s. The film follows the chain of events initiated by one of the Lisbon sisters’ suicide attempt, and its effects on their family, their suburban town and most importantly, the young men who loved the Lisbons from afar and whose words provide the narrative for the film.

Join us for The Frida Cinema’s next Trivia Night!

The Bogart suspense picture with the surprise finish!