Steal This Story, Please!

Undeterred by armed soldiers, evasive politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please! is a gripping portrait of the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history. From the frontlines of global conflicts to the organized chaos of her daily news show Democracy Now!, Goodman broadcasts stories and voices routinely silenced by commercial media.

Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin (Trouble the Water, The Janes) take us behind the scenes with the warm, wisecracking granddaughter of an Orthodox rabbi–raised in a tradition of asking hard questions–as she navigates a news landscape reshaped by technology, corporate consolidation, and political assaults on the press…and on truth itself.

Urgent, provocative and unexpectedly funny, Steal This Story, Please! is both a call to action and a celebration of resistance, posing the question: what happens to democracy when the press surrenders to power?

Undeterred by armed soldiers, evasive politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please! is a gripping portrait of the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history. From the frontlines of global conflicts to the organized chaos of her daily news show Democracy Now!, Goodman broadcasts stories and voices routinely silenced by commercial media.
Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin (Trouble the Water, The Janes) take us behind the scenes with the warm, wisecracking granddaughter of an Orthodox rabbi–raised in a tradition of asking hard questions–as she navigates a news landscape reshaped by technology, corporate consolidation, and political assaults on the press…and on truth itself.
Urgent, provocative and unexpectedly funny, Steal This Story, Please! is both a call to action and a celebration of resistance, posing the question: what happens to democracy when the press surrenders to power?

  1. 1:30 pm

The Travel Companion + Q&A w/ Travis Wood, Tristan Turner, & Anthony Oberbeck

Join us for a screening of the new film The Travel Companion, followed by an in-person Q&A w/ co-director Travis Wood and actors Tristan Turner and Anthony Oberbeck!

Simon, a struggling documentary filmmaker, enjoys free flights courtesy of his best friend and roommate, Bruce, who works for an airline. However, when Beatrice, a more successful filmmaker, enters the picture and starts dating Bruce, Simon risks flying too close to the sun.

The film is made by indie filmmakers about indie filmmakers, and it tackles the enduring question of how the hell anyone can possibly maintain healthy friendships in the face of professional disarray.

Join us for a screening of the new film The Travel Companion, followed by an in-person Q&A w/ co-director Travis Wood and actors Tristan Turner and Anthony Oberbeck!
Simon, a struggling documentary filmmaker, enjoys free flights courtesy of his best friend and roommate, Bruce, who works for an airline. However, when Beatrice, a more successful filmmaker, enters the picture and starts dating Bruce, Simon risks flying too close to the sun.
The film is made by indie filmmakers about indie filmmakers, and it tackles the enduring question of how the hell anyone can possibly maintain healthy friendships in the face of professional disarray.

  1. 4:00 pm

Auntie Mame

Life’s a banquet…and some poor suckers are starving!

Dive into the fabulous, freewheeling world of Auntie Mame with a brand new 4K restoration from Warner Brothers!

When young orphan Patrick is sent to live with his wildly unconventional aunt, his life is turned upside down by the unstoppable force that is Mame Dennis (Rosalind Russell). Bohemian, larger-than-life, and always chasing the next adventure, Mame sweeps Patrick through a whirlwind of parties, teaching him to embrace life in all its chaos, even as society (and his stuffy guardian) try to rein them in.

Directed by Morton DaCosta, Auntie Mame is a technicolor celebration of living without regrets. Anchored by Russell’s iconic, whirlwind performance, the film sparkles with a rebellious spirit that still feels downright contagious! Don’t miss it on the big screen!

Life’s a banquet…and some poor suckers are starving!
Dive into the fabulous, freewheeling world of Auntie Mame with a brand new 4K restoration from Warner Brothers!
When young orphan Patrick is sent to live with his wildly unconventional aunt, his life is turned upside down by the unstoppable force that is Mame Dennis (Rosalind Russell). Bohemian, larger-than-life, and always chasing the next adventure, Mame sweeps Patrick through a whirlwind of parties, teaching him to embrace life in all its chaos, even as society (and his stuffy guardian) try to rein them in.
Directed by Morton DaCosta, Auntie Mame is a technicolor celebration of living without regrets. Anchored by Russell’s iconic, whirlwind performance, the film sparkles with a rebellious spirit that still feels downright contagious! Don’t miss it on the big screen!

  1. 4:15 pm

Our Hero, Balthazar

The buzzy new indie drama Our Hero, Balthazar is finally coming to The Frida Cinema! The new film from director Oscar Boyson (Producer of Uncut Gems, Good Time, Frances Ha), the film stars Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, and Noah Centineo.

Eager to impress his activist crush, a wealthy New York teenager follows an online connection to Texas, where he’s convinced he can stop an act of extreme violence.

“…a screw-loose buddy movie for our time” -Owen Gleiberman, Variety

“alternately disturbing and brutally funny” -Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter

“a scathing look at America” -Frank J. Avella, The Contending

The buzzy new indie drama Our Hero, Balthazar is finally coming to The Frida Cinema! The new film from director Oscar Boyson (Producer of Uncut Gems, Good Time, Frances Ha), the film stars Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, and Noah Centineo.
Eager to impress his activist crush, a wealthy New York teenager follows an online connection to Texas, where he’s convinced he can stop an act of extreme violence.
“…a screw-loose buddy movie for our time” -Owen Gleiberman, Variety
“alternately disturbing and brutally funny” -Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
“a scathing look at America” -Frank J. Avella, The Contending

  1. 7:30 pm

Crash

Desire takes a dangerous turn in David Cronenberg’s controversial Cannes classic Crash, coming back for some late night encores in May! 

In Crash, James Spader plays a film producer drawn into a secretive subculture after a near-fatal car accident. Alongside his wife (Deborah Kara Unger), he encounters a group of outsiders led by the enigmatic Elias Koteas, whose members, including characters played by Holly Hunter and Rosanna Arquette, share an unsettling obsession with the erotic possibilities of car crashes. It’s exactly as wild as it sounds.

This cold, controversial drama explores the intersection of technology, desire, and the human body, making it potentially the most Cronenbergian film ever made.

Desire takes a dangerous turn in David Cronenberg’s controversial Cannes classic Crash, coming back for some late night encores in May! 
In Crash, James Spader plays a film producer drawn into a secretive subculture after a near-fatal car accident. Alongside his wife (Deborah Kara Unger), he encounters a group of outsiders led by the enigmatic Elias Koteas, whose members, including characters played by Holly Hunter and Rosanna Arquette, share an unsettling obsession with the erotic possibilities of car crashes. It’s exactly as wild as it sounds.
This cold, controversial drama explores the intersection of technology, desire, and the human body, making it potentially the most Cronenbergian film ever made.

  1. 10:00 pm

The Room

Bust out those plastic spoons! The Room is back at The Frida Cinema in April, fools! 

Wiseau’s peerless magnum opus finds the auteur who shaped a generation taking on the arts of acting, writing, casting, directing, editing and more. What’s even more remarkable: he’s mastered them all. The multi-talented director stars as Johnny, a big-time banker working in gorgeously shot San Francisco. His fiancée Lisa, seemingly a happy part of a successful relationship, has wandering eyes…for Tommy’s best friend Mark. Cinema has never witnessed such betrayal!

An intense, sensual thriller, at least as it was intended by Wiseau, The Room is an intricately knit web of sweet secrets and bitter lies that interrogates the very form of drama itself, as well as a truly unforgettable piece of cinema.

Bust out those plastic spoons! The Room is back at The Frida Cinema in April, fools! 
Wiseau’s peerless magnum opus finds the auteur who shaped a generation taking on the arts of acting, writing, casting, directing, editing and more. What’s even more remarkable: he’s mastered them all. The multi-talented director stars as Johnny, a big-time banker working in gorgeously shot San Francisco. His fiancée Lisa, seemingly a happy part of a successful relationship, has wandering eyes…for Tommy’s best friend Mark. Cinema has never witnessed such betrayal!
An intense, sensual thriller, at least as it was intended by Wiseau, The Room is an intricately knit web of sweet secrets and bitter lies that interrogates the very form of drama itself, as well as a truly unforgettable piece of cinema.

  1. 10:45 pm

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