THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) Follow the Yellow Brick Road. Frank Baum’s classic tale comes to magisterial Technicolor life! The Wizard of Oz stars legendary Judy Garland as Dorothy, an innocent farm girl whisked out of her mundane earthbound existence into a land of pure imagination. Dorothy’s journey in Oz will take her through emerald forests, yellow brick roads, and …
19TH ANNUAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
SPECIAL EVENT Feb. 28th – Mar. 2nd, 2017 Sponsored by Humboldt State University and College of the Redwoods. View, analyze and discuss three extraordinary films covering immigration to the United States. Each film is preceded by a short introduction and followed by a panel discussion. Films are in Spanish with English subtitles. Click
THE INTERNATIONAL FLY FISHING FILM FESTIVAL (IF4)
Feb. 25th, 2017 Hosted By: California Trout This event is a part of a partnership of 3 local non-profits for Humboldt Steelhead Days (events in Jan-Mar). All organizations are environmental in nature, doing restoration, conservation and/or community events. IF4
MOONLIGHT – SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING
Feb. 18th & 19th, 2017 This tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality. MOONLIGHT is a groundbreaking piece of cinema that reverberates with deep compassion and universal truths. It is …
PACIFIC UNION SCHOOL PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENT FUNDRAISER
Dec. 10th, 2016 This special event fundraiser for the Pacific Union School PTO Playground Project featured one evening and one matinee viewing of the movie The Polar Express.
TORREY PINES
ALL AGES ART PROGRAM W/ LIVE BAND FILM SCORE Torrey Pines is a stop-motion animated feature film by director Clyde Petersen. Based on a true story, the film is a queer punk coming-of-age tale, taking place in Southern California in the early 1990’s. Raised by a schizophrenic single mother, Petersen’s life story unfolds in a series of baffling and hallucinated …
THE DRUID UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL
Oct. 14th, 2016 Since 2006, The Druid Underground Film Festival has been a traveling powerhouse of the most bizarre and provocative films on Earth. A multifaceted event, DUFF hosts live musical performance acts such as Rumspringa, La Fraction (France), mr.cocoon, AJ Gannon, Sin Remedio, Skull Kiss, Bruise Violet, Brainhandle, Tin Horn Justice, and The Cauterized, featured filmmaker interviews, found films, …
HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY DOWNTOWN SERIES
Oct. 5th, 2017 Humboldt State University offered an all day student even offering different venues from local businesses. This Downtown Series ended with a free movie night at the Minor Theatre, one of the oldest movie theaters in America. Click here for more info.
LOCAL FILM FESTIVAL AND BLACK TIE GALA
W/LIVE FILM SCORING FEATURING HUMBOLDT’S BANDEMONIUM SEP 16TH – 18TH Exclusive black tie gala event featuring a ribbon cutting ceremony with live film music featuring Bandemonium, a local film fest, a live film score and post-intermission secret cinema offering. Audience members were encouraged to dress up for a recreation of the original 1914 opening night photo. Click
49TH HUMBOLDT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
APR 20TH – 23RD, 2017 Started in 1967, the students of Humboldt State University have been inviting filmmakers to enter their film shorts into their festival. Hosted by the Associated Students of HSU, this is the world’s oldest student run film festival. Students judge the entries from September through March. The finalists then show for three evenings for guest industry …