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Jumpstart Documentary Morning: A Fighting Legacy: OTFF 2025

Join the Old Towne Film Festival as they present the new documentary from filmmaker Adam Wagner–A Fighting Legacy. 

In the heart of America, A Fighting Legacy delves into the vibrant history of the largest tournament in the Western Hemisphere for Muay Thai, a sport that has captured the hearts of many, yet remains relatively unknown in America.

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

Join the Old Towne Film Festival as they present the new documentary from filmmaker Adam Wagner–A Fighting Legacy. 
In the heart of America, A Fighting Legacy delves into the vibrant history of the largest tournament in the Western Hemisphere for Muay Thai, a sport that has captured the hearts of many, yet remains relatively unknown in America.
This program is a venue rental engagement. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.

  1. 11:00 am OTFF

Frances Ha

She’s not messy. She’s busy! To celebrate new films coming out this year from directors Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig, we are presenting our favorite collaboration between them–the 21st century masterpiece Frances Ha!

Frances is a 27-year-old New Yorker chasing her dream of becoming a dancer long after the world has stopped applauding. When her best friend and roommate Sophie (Mickey Sumner) moves out, Frances stumbles through a series of apartments, odd jobs, and almost-romances in a city that both resists and reshapes her.

Shot in luminous monochrome and pulsing with French New Wave energy, Frances Ha is funny and quietly profound—a portrait of creative uncertainty and the friendships that carry us through it. Baumbach and Gerwig co-wrote the film with such honesty and rhythm that every awkward conversation feels so horrifyingly alive.

She’s not messy. She’s busy! To celebrate new films coming out this year from directors Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig, we are presenting our favorite collaboration between them–the 21st century masterpiece Frances Ha!
Frances is a 27-year-old New Yorker chasing her dream of becoming a dancer long after the world has stopped applauding. When her best friend and roommate Sophie (Mickey Sumner) moves out, Frances stumbles through a series of apartments, odd jobs, and almost-romances in a city that both resists and reshapes her.
Shot in luminous monochrome and pulsing with French New Wave energy, Frances Ha is funny and quietly profound—a portrait of creative uncertainty and the friendships that carry us through it. Baumbach and Gerwig co-wrote the film with such honesty and rhythm that every awkward conversation feels so horrifyingly alive.

  1. 12:00 pm

Horror Feature: His Monster: OTFF 2025

Join us for a Saturday afternoon screening of the new film from director Erich Cannon–His Monster!

When his young daughter is mysteriously swept out to sea, a struggling alcoholic remains alone, hunting the woods to find what he believes is responsible.

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

Join us for a Saturday afternoon screening of the new film from director Erich Cannon–His Monster!
When his young daughter is mysteriously swept out to sea, a struggling alcoholic remains alone, hunting the woods to find what he believes is responsible.
This program is a venue rental engagement. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.

  1. 12:30 pm OTFF

Die My Love

Legendary filmmaker Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher, We Need To Talk About Kevin, You Were Never Really Here) is back with a bold and uncompromisingly emotional take on the maternal crisis with her new film Die My Love.

Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, the film follows Grace, a writer and young mother, is slowly slipping into madness. Locked away in an old house in and around Montana, we see her acting increasingly agitated and erratic, leaving her companion, Jackson, increasingly worried and helpless.

At the Cannes Film Festival in 2025, Die My Love premiered in competition and earned a lengthy six-minute standing ovation, and many critics are calling Jennifer Lawrence’s performance “fearless” and a “career high”.

Legendary filmmaker Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher, We Need To Talk About Kevin, You Were Never Really Here) is back with a bold and uncompromisingly emotional take on the maternal crisis with her new film Die My Love.
Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, the film follows Grace, a writer and young mother, is slowly slipping into madness. Locked away in an old house in and around Montana, we see her acting increasingly agitated and erratic, leaving her companion, Jackson, increasingly worried and helpless.
At the Cannes Film Festival in 2025, Die My Love premiered in competition and earned a lengthy six-minute standing ovation, and many critics are calling Jennifer Lawrence’s performance “fearless” and a “career high”.

  1. 2:00 pm
  2. 7:30 pm

Panel Discussion: Making a Career in Music & Film w/ Grammy® Award-Winning Nadeem Majdalany: OTFF 2025

Join us for a very special panel discussion about making a career in music & film as we are joined by Grammy® Award-Winning Nadeem Majdalany!

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

Join us for a very special panel discussion about making a career in music & film as we are joined by Grammy® Award-Winning Nadeem Majdalany!
This program is a venue rental engagement. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.

  1. 2:30 pm OTFF

Dramatic Feature: A Tree In The Woods: OTFF 2025

The Old Towne Film Festival is proud to present the new feature film from director Andy Southern–A Tree In The Woods!

Grief drives a man into isolation after the loss of a loved one. While sequestered inside his small studio apartment, reality slips in and out of focus, and memory blurs with delusion over the course of a week-long bender. As his seclusion deepens, echoes from his past attempt to bring him back from the edge, though the spiral may already have begun.

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

The Old Towne Film Festival is proud to present the new feature film from director Andy Southern–A Tree In The Woods!
Grief drives a man into isolation after the loss of a loved one. While sequestered inside his small studio apartment, reality slips in and out of focus, and memory blurs with delusion over the course of a week-long bender. As his seclusion deepens, echoes from his past attempt to bring him back from the edge, though the spiral may already have begun.
This is a venue rental engagement. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.

  1. 3:45 pm OTFF

Pride & Prejudice

Celebrate 20 years of Joe Wright’s iconic romantic classic Pride & Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfayden, Rosamund Pike, and Carey Mulligan!

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family’s future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

A sweeping, sun-dappled reinvention of Jane Austen’s beloved novel that redefined period romance for a new generation, Pride & Prejudice is more popular and beloved than ever!

Celebrate 20 years of Joe Wright’s iconic romantic classic Pride & Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfayden, Rosamund Pike, and Carey Mulligan!
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family’s future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
A sweeping, sun-dappled reinvention of Jane Austen’s beloved novel that redefined period romance for a new generation, Pride & Prejudice is more popular and beloved than ever!

  1. 4:45 pm

Mixed Genre Shorts #1: OTFF 2025

Join the Old Towne Film Festival for an early evening shorts block:

1. At the Mercy of Faith by Andrew Arguello (19:19)

2. Amentalio by Hayden Perry (6:59)

3. Dobby by Griffin Douglass (3:32)

4. Sleep by Logan Kishi (8:45)

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

Join the Old Towne Film Festival for an early evening shorts block:
1. At the Mercy of Faith by Andrew Arguello (19:19)
2. Amentalio by Hayden Perry (6:59)
3. Dobby by Griffin Douglass (3:32)
4. Sleep by Logan Kishi (8:45)
This is a rental venue engagement. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.

  1. 5:15 pm OTFF

Saturday Night Red Carpet Event: OTFF 2025

Step into the spotlight at The Frida! Enjoy drinks, photos, and connections with filmmakers and friends! 

Celebrate filmmaking, community, and the spirit of Different Done Right. 

Step into the spotlight at The Frida! Enjoy drinks, photos, and connections with filmmakers and friends! 
Celebrate filmmaking, community, and the spirit of Different Done Right. 

  1. 6:15 pm OTFF

Documentary Shorts: OTFF 2025

Old Towne Film Festival is excited to present an evening block of documentary shorts:

1. Second Chance by India Anne Mitchell (8:39)

2. Lifting Others by Jessica Gomula (9:24)

3. An Abundant Life by Noah Carlson (11:32)

4. More than Santa Baby by Tamar Springer (39:51)

5. A Taste of Beauty by Tony Michael Marino (8:21)

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

Old Towne Film Festival is excited to present an evening block of documentary shorts:
1. Second Chance by India Anne Mitchell (8:39)
2. Lifting Others by Jessica Gomula (9:24)
3. An Abundant Life by Noah Carlson (11:32)
4. More than Santa Baby by Tamar Springer (39:51)
5. A Taste of Beauty by Tony Michael Marino (8:21)
This is a venue rental engagement. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.

  1. 7:00 pm OTFF

Mixed Genre Shorts #2: OTFF 2025

Join Old Towne Film Festival for block of late-night mixed genre shorts:

1. Fort Woke Force by Douglas J Lester (3:31)

2. Seance for the ‘Gram by Sam Schlenker (11:09)

3. Life Support by Jamon Tolbert (10:32)

4. A Week by Tony Rakshith (13:01)

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

Join Old Towne Film Festival for block of late-night mixed genre shorts:
1. Fort Woke Force by Douglas J Lester (3:31)
2. Seance for the ‘Gram by Sam Schlenker (11:09)
3. Life Support by Jamon Tolbert (10:32)
4. A Week by Tony Rakshith (13:01)
This is a venue rental engagement. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.

  1. 8:45 pm OTFF

Deathstalker

A sword. A curse. A kingdom in chaos. The legend of the warrior rises again. From director Steven Kostanski (Psycho Goreman) comes Deathstalker, a fantasy-fueled revival of the cult 1980s classic, pulling you back into the world of blade-wielding sword and sorcery.

When the kingdom of Abraxeon is besieged by the unstoppable Dreadites—heralds of the long-dead sorcerer Nekromemnon—the lone barbarian hero Deathstalker (Daniel Bernhardt) must claim a cursed amulet and battle monstrous assassins to save the realm. 

Shot in the spirit of 1980s epics and featuring a mash-up of gory spectacle and retro-cult energy, Deathstalker makes sure one thing is clear: death is only the beginning of great adventure!

A sword. A curse. A kingdom in chaos. The legend of the warrior rises again. From director Steven Kostanski (Psycho Goreman) comes Deathstalker, a fantasy-fueled revival of the cult 1980s classic, pulling you back into the world of blade-wielding sword and sorcery.
When the kingdom of Abraxeon is besieged by the unstoppable Dreadites—heralds of the long-dead sorcerer Nekromemnon—the lone barbarian hero Deathstalker (Daniel Bernhardt) must claim a cursed amulet and battle monstrous assassins to save the realm. 
Shot in the spirit of 1980s epics and featuring a mash-up of gory spectacle and retro-cult energy, Deathstalker makes sure one thing is clear: death is only the beginning of great adventure!

  1. 10:15 pm

Perfect Blue

Master animator Satoshi Kon’s masterpiece, Perfect Blue, returns to The Frida’s screen for some well-deserved encores! If you missed it the first time around, come see this amazing restoration from our friends at GKIDS on the big screen!

Former pop idol Mima Kirigoe (voiced by Junko Iwao) leaves her idol group to pursue acting. But as she trades microphones for movie sets, the lines between her past and present blur: a mysterious website chronicling her every move appears, an obsessed fan creeps closer, and the roles she plays begin to swallow who she thought she was. The camera follows Mima into a mirror-maze of perception and performance, where even the reflection cannot be trusted.

Rich with acute unease, Perfect Blue remains a landmark of adult animation—its influence stretching from horror to cinema and animation alike. With every cut-frame and every whispered echo, it undermines the fantasy of stardom and forces the audience to ask: Who am I when they’re watching?

Master animator Satoshi Kon’s masterpiece, Perfect Blue, returns to The Frida’s screen for some well-deserved encores! If you missed it the first time around, come see this amazing restoration from our friends at GKIDS on the big screen!
Former pop idol Mima Kirigoe (voiced by Junko Iwao) leaves her idol group to pursue acting. But as she trades microphones for movie sets, the lines between her past and present blur: a mysterious website chronicling her every move appears, an obsessed fan creeps closer, and the roles she plays begin to swallow who she thought she was. The camera follows Mima into a mirror-maze of perception and performance, where even the reflection cannot be trusted.
Rich with acute unease, Perfect Blue remains a landmark of adult animation—its influence stretching from horror to cinema and animation alike. With every cut-frame and every whispered echo, it undermines the fantasy of stardom and forces the audience to ask: Who am I when they’re watching?

  1. 10:30 pm

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