Pomp & Circumstance
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!
Director: Adrian Anderson, Patrick Gray Run Time: 90 min. Format: DCP Rating: NR Release Year: 2023
Starring: Ben Loftus, Noah Brockman, Isabel Zaia
A trio of soon-to-be college graduates are snapped out of their ennui when a professor’s mayoral run (with promises to purge the town of “low art”) imperils their beloved karaoke bar. Shot entirely on 16mm film, this freewheeling low-fi comedy is packed with absurdity, sophistication, and razor-sharp wit.
Preceded by two short films:
Ain’t No Cure for Love: America (7 min) d. Matthew Danger Lippman
Chicago, IL. Happy hour. Andrew’s friendship with his colleague Rich nearly unravels when he clues him in to his secret obsession.
Land of Lincoln (17 min) d. Jack Dunphy
A newly sober actress endures a Thanksgiving from Hell with her aunt’s self destructive partner, and his son, a wannabe playwright.
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