Here at the Pickford, we’re delighted to say that the newly minted Oscar nominees A Complete Unknown (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Sound) and Nosferatu(Cinematography, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Production Design) continue for another week, and the truly wonderful animated film Flow (Best Animated Feature, International Feature) returns to our screens for a few more shows. 

Be sure to grab your tickets now, too, for Best Picture nominee The Brutalist (also nominated for Director/Actor/Supporting Actor/Adapted Screenplay/Cinematography/Editing/Original Score/Production Design), opening January 31, and stay tuned in coming days for tickets for Best Picture nominee I’m Still Here (also nominated for Best Actress/International Feature), opening February 7. 

You can also reserve your ticket to our Oscar party on March 2 if you’d like to watch the ceremony unfold with other film lovers at the Pickford and join in the communal excitement! Tickets are free, but we are grateful for all donations, which support our operations and our new space on Grand Ave.

In addition to our Oscar nominees, we’ve also got the beautiful BAFTA and Golden Globes nominee All We Imagine As Light joining us for a run this week.  Some of you may remember writer-director Payal Kapadia's earlier film, A Night of Knowing Nothing, when we played it back in 2022 -- a truly gorgeous and innovative art film, a lyrical mix of essay, documentary, and fiction and one of the best of the year, even if it flew under the radar for many.  

Kapadia's new film is more accessible story-wise but no less stunning in its achievement, and it is no surprise that it was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, winning the Grand Prix, and has gone on to pick up nomination after nomination during the awards season. (I was hoping for an Oscar nomination, but as we know, the Oscars don’t always get everything right!) 

Set in Mumbai, the story follows two women, nurses who are roommates, and the separate but intertwining stories of their individual, fated romances. The rather shy and self-contained Prabha quietly yearns for her husband, who, after their arranged marriage, moved to Germany and has not contacted her for a year. The more outgoing and free-spirited Anu is secretly dating a Muslim man and trying to find opportunities to see him while keeping her romance hidden from her strict Hindu family. 

Kapadia delicately captures the textures of Mumbai, the complexities of love and romance within rigid social and religious expectations, and the beauty of friendship among women, even those who are very different from one another. 

It's such a wonderful film.  Don’t miss it.

We’ve also got three very special events this week, starting on Saturday, January 25, with the 7th annual Treaty Day Film Festival (TDFF), curated and produced by our friends at Children of the Setting Sun Productions. TDFF “was created in remembrance of the 1855 Point Elliott Treaty.  It is celebrated today to unify and educate the community on Indigenous perspectives and the issues we face today.” 

This year, Children of the Setting Sun productions welcome us with these words:  “Join us as we honor our matriarchs, both behind the scenes and on screen, in Indigenous media. Through a collection of short films and a special screening of the feature documentary Resident Orca, we amplify stories that challenge narratives, celebrate culture, and highlight the experiences and creativity of Indigenous women in cinema.” The shorts program, starting 10 am, will be followed by a filmmaker panel and includes the films “2024 Salmon People Gathering,” “Basket Lady,” “Weaving the Path,” “We Ride for Her,” and “Story Pole.” The feature film, Resident Orca, begins at 12:45 pm.

Tickets are currently sold out for both programs, but we encourage you to refresh the ticketing page frequently to see if tickets open up and/or to add your name to our waiting list at the box office, where we will offer seats that open up on the day of the event on a first-come, first-served basis.