The True Story Of Tamara de Lempicka and the Art of Survival is coming off of its festival run straight to The Frida Cinema!
A visually stunning and sweeping feature documentary that traces the life and survival of the renowned painter through her powerful paintings – from her rise to international stardom in 1920s Paris, to her move to the United States in 1940, fleeing the rise of fascism, and her revival in the current art market.
Tamara de Lempicka was the preeminent Art Deco painter, known for her high-gloss sensual nudes and portraits of high society during the Jazz Age. She was marginalized and gained notoriety for her romantic liaisons with her models and her indulgent, decadent lifestyle, but she was so much more.
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Come for the grammar. Stay for the humanity. The Frida Cinema is excited to present a special screening of the new documentary Rebel With A Clause! And as an awesome bonus, grammar guru Ellen Jovin will set up her grammar advice stand at the theater starting at 6:30 to take your grammar questions, resolve long-standing grammar disputes, and listen to any tales of grammar woe. Please also stick around after the screening for a Q&A with director Brandt Johnson and Ellen, who will sign copies of her national bestseller!
One fall day, Ellen Jovin set up a folding table on a Manhattan sidewalk with a homemade sign that said “Grammar Table.” Right away, passersby began excitedly asking questions, telling stories, and filing complaints. What happened next is the stuff of grammar legend.
Ellen and her filmmaker husband, Brandt Johnson, took the table on the road, visiting all 50 states as Brandt shot the grammar action. Media outlets across the country celebrated the adventures of the Grammar Table in over 100 print, radio, and television stories. People from every imaginable background visited the table to share a laugh, settle disputes, and talk about their grammar insecurities. These conversations took place in small towns and big cities, by bookstores and coffee shops, on beaches and mountainsides.
But this story transcends grammar. It’s the story of an epic quest to bring us all closer together. In a time of social and political division, the Grammar Table is a place of unity and connection. The conversations at the table help answer the question “How can we all get along?”
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The 2025 Orange County Latino International Film Festival (OCLIFF) is proud to present director Srdjan Sarenac’s acclaimed new documentary, Prison Beauty Contest.
Inside a Brazilian women’s correctional facility, a daring beauty pageant becomes an act of rebellion and self-reclamation, as three inmates – Joyce, Angel, and Sueli – defy the uniformity of prison life in a quest for dignity, identity, and hope. Far more than a film about beauty and fashion, Sarenac’s bold documentary takes viewers inside the lives of the incarcerated women as they endeavor to maintain their dignity and positive self-image while navigating life in confinement.
Presented in Portuguese, with English subtitles.
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Just added: the vendors added to our 11AM physical media sale are VHS Spectacular, Play It Fear, and The Deeper Issues Nerdcast!
Join us for an epic essay film from the mind of Alex Ross Perry as he takes us on a deep dive back in time with his three hour video store tribute Videoheaven!
Since the 1980s, the video shop has been a desperately necessary space for film culture. In Videoheaven, Alex Ross Perry tells the story of the neighbourhood video shop to consider wider, changing social histories, using appropriated footage from the high and lowbrow.
All day, The Frida Cinema will be celebrating the art of physical media with various vendors and displays! Get to the screening early at 11AM when doors open to shop around!
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Please note: our previously announced screenings of this documentary included bonus footage–as of September 2nd, we have been notified that version of the film is no longer available for us to theatrically screen. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
The Frida Cinema is proud to present the new documentary It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley!
An immersive journey into the artistry, inner turmoil, tenderness, and legacy of a one-of-a-kind musician. This is a film that will stay with you long after the credits roll. If you’ve ever fallen under the spell of Buckley’s voice, or wondered what made him so profound, this is the window into his world fans have been waiting for.
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Update: tonight’s virtual Q&A for The Waiting Game has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.
Celebrate the innovations the ABA brought to modern basketball with the new documentary The Waiting Game!
The film follows the efforts of a small nonprofit organization, the Dropping Dimes Foundation, based in Indianapolis, as it battles the NBA on behalf of aging ABA players who were led to believe they would receive long-term benefits—especially pensions—but were ultimately left without them. It’s a must-see for basketball fans and anybody that loves a good David vs Goliath story!
“A powerful documentary that re-exposes the murky backstory of one of the most popular sports organizations in the world.” Morgan Rojas, Cinemacy
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Join us as we present the new documentary from A24 titled Architecton, directed by Viktor Kossakovky.
An extraordinary journey through the material that makes up our habitat: concrete and its ancestor, stone. Filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky raises a fundamental question: how do we inhabit the world of tomorrow?
This simultaneously epic and intimate documentary is a meditation on architecture and how the design of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destructive tendencies.
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Join us for a special two nights only engagement of the acclaimed documentary Secret Mall Apartment, with both showtimes having a post-screening Q&A with the Executive Producer of the film, Ivan Williams!
This unique and thought-provoking film uncovers the astonishing true story of a group of artists who secretly built and lived in a hidden apartment inside a Rhode Island shopping mall for four years. What began as a social experiment quickly evolved into a daring statement on consumerism, space, and creativity in urban environments. Secret Mall Apartment explores the blurred lines between public and private space, art and trespass, and the courage it takes to live outside the norm.
Whether you’re a documentary film enthusiast, an urban explorer, or just intrigued by the idea of secret spaces in plain sight, these are screenings you won’t want to miss.
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Alex Ross Perry’s Pavements is coming to The Frida Cinema!
An ambitious blend of narrative, scripted, documentary, musical, and metatextual form, the fil intimately shows the band preparing for their sold out 2022 reunion tour while simultaneously tracking their preparations for a musical based on their songs, a museum devoted to their history, and a big-budget Hollywood biopic inspired by their saga as the most important band of a generation.
Starring Joe Keery, Jason Schwartzman, Nat Wolff, Fred Hechinger, Logan Miller, Griffin Newman, Tim Heidecker, Michael Esper, Zoe Lister-Jones, Kathryn Gallagher, and as themselves….the band Pavement.
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Just added: director Rex Miller will also be joining us for the Q&A!
Harley Flanagan is coming to The Frida Cinema for a very special post-screening Q&A of the new doc about his life–Harley Flanagan: Wired For Chaos!
From his harsh childhood in the burnt-out Lower East Side, musician Harley Flanagan burst onto the punk music scene at age 11 as drummer for his aunt’s band, the Stimulators. The founder of the Cro-Mags tells his incredible story, while interviews with hard rockers and icons like Flea, Ice-T, Henry Rollins, and Anthony Bourdain add insights. Featuring gritty footage of NYC’s downtown 1970s and 80s music scene, this passionate film showcases Harley’s against-the-odds transformation from chaos to peace, driven by music, family, and personal growth.
Directed by Rex Miller, the film promises to be a singular look into the life of a hardcore punk icon.
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