ESSEX GIRLS
EL HALCÓN
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
NOT AVAILABLE DURING THE VIRTUAL ENCORE FESTIVAL. A NOTE FROM MARY HARRIS, SLO FILM FESTIVAL FOUNDER: This classic film noir from 1944 was shown the first year of the Festival, in 1993. It’s one of the first films I saw from that genre and has remained a life-long favorite. Directed by Billy Wilder, with screenplay […]
DICKS THAT I LIKE
DERSU UZALA (1975)
NOT AVAILABLE DURING THE VIRTUAL ENCORE FESTIVAL. A NOTE FROM JIM DEE, PALM THEATRE OWNER: World-renowned Japanese director Akira Kurosawa —whose filmography includes such classics as Rashomon and Seven Samurai, felt his career was over and attempted suicide in 1971. He emerged from this low point to direct this powerful, intimate epic based on the […]
DANDELION
DANCEABLE
All screenings will be shown with Open Captions.
CLOSING NIGHT: THELMA
We’re privileged to present this Sundance favorite, marking the feature directorial debut of Josh Margloin. Inspired by his own grandmother’s real-life experiences, the film stars June Squibb as Thelma Post, a victim of a phone scam who mails thousands of dollars to help her jailed grandson, only to discover he”s not actually in jail. Determined […]
CITIZEN SLEUTH
CHASING CHASING AMY
NOT AVAILABLE DURING THE VIRTUAL ENCORE FESTIVAL.
