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Upcoming Screenings
Spin Me Round
(Sponsored by IFC Films)
In-Person screening August 15 at 7:00pm followed by a live Q&A
Q&A with director and co-writer Jeff Baena, co-writer and star Alison Brie and hosted by L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen
Location: Regal LA Live Theatre – 1000 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
RSVP to attend
Past Screenings
My Old School
(Sponsored by Magnolia Pictures)
In-Person screening July 20 at 7:00pm followed by a live Q&A
Q&A with filmmaker Jono McLeod and hosted by L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen
Location: AMC Sunset 5- 8000 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046
Brian and Charles
(IFC Films)
In-Person screening June 14 at 7:00pm, followed by a live Q&A
Q&A with director Jim Archer, producer Rupert Majendie, and writer/actor David Earl in conversation with L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen
Location: Regal LA Live Theatre – 1000 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
HAPPENING
(IFC Films)
In-Person screening April 26 at 6:30pm, followed by a Q&A
Live Q&A with Director Audrey Diwan and Lead Actress Anamaria Vartolomei and hosted by L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen
Location: Landmark Pico – 10850 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
ANAÏS IN LOVE
(Magnolia Pictures)
In-Person screening April 27 at 7:00pm, followed by a Q&A
Q&A with writer/director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet and hosted by L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen
Location: AMC Sunset 5 – 8000 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046
Fresh
(Searchlight Pictures)
Virtual screening March 1 – 3, followed by Q&A at 6:00pm March 3
Watch Q&A here
Master
(Amazon Studios)
On February 23, 2022 at 7:00pm in-person.
Cyrano
(United Artists Releasing)
On Jan. 17 – 19, we hosted a virtual screening of Cyrano.
Watch Q&A here
Jockey
(Sony Pictures Classics)
On Dec. 13, we hosted a virtual screening of Jockey. Check out our exclusive Q&A still available with director/writer/producer Clint Bentley, actors Molly Parker and Clifton Collins Jr., writer/director Greg Kwedar, and L.A. Times Indie Focus curator Mark Olsen.
The Card Counter
(Focus Features)
On Sept. 9, we hosted a virtual screening of The Card Counter. Check out our exclusive Q&A still available with director/writer Paul Schrader, actress Tiffany Haddish, and L.A. Times staff writer Mark Olsen.
Past Screenings
Arkansas
(Lionsgate)
On Jan. 12, we hosted a virtual screening of Arkansas, a darkly comic crime caper based on the best-selling novel of the same name. Watch the movie and then check out our exclusive Q&A still available with actor/director Clark Duke and L.A. Times staff writer Mark Olsen.
Wander Darkly
(Lionsgate)
We hosted a virtual screening of ‘Wander Darkly’, an emotionally gripping new film on December 7th-9th. You can still catch our exclusive Q&A available to stream here.
Get Duked!
(Amazon Studios)
Join us for a virtual screening of ‘GetDuked!,’ an irreverent survivalist satire.
Stream the movie at latimes.com/GetDuked. Then, watch our exclusive Q&A with writer/director Ninian Doff and L.A. Times staff writer Mark Olsen at latimes.com/QAIndieFocus.
The Burnt Orange Heresy
(Sony Pictures Classic)
March 2nd • 6:45 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with Claes Bang and director Giuseppe Capotondi. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
EMMA
(Focus Features)
February 19th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Autumn de Wilde. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Hala
(Apple Original)
November 14th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Minhal Baig. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
DR. RUTH
(Hulu)
October 15th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Ryan White. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
FRANKIE
(Sony Pictures Classics)
October 8th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Ira Sachs and actor Greg Kinnear. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Ms. Purple
(Oscilloscope Laboratories)
September 3rd • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with producers Alan Pao and Alex Chi and actors Tiffany Chu and Teddy Lee. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary
(Hulu)
August 15th • 7:15 PM
Laemmle Royal, Santa Monica
Q&A to follow with director Ben Berman and the Amazing Johnathan. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
After the Wedding
(Sony Pictures Classics)
July 29th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with actor Julianne Moore, actor Abby Quinn and director Bart Freundlich. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Luce
(Neon + Topic)
July 15th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with Actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Director Julius Onah. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Marianna & Leonard
(Roadside Attractions)
July 1st • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Nick Broomfield. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Maiden
(Sony Pictures Classics)
June 13th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with Tracy Edwards and director Alex Holmes. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
American Woman
(Roadside Attractions)
June 12th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Jake Scott. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
The Dead Don’t Die
(Focus Features)
June 4th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Jim Jarmusch and actor Chloë Sevigny. Moderated by Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times writer
Late Night
(Amazon Studios)
May 22nd • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Nisha Ganatra. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
The Mustang
(Focus Features)
March 1st • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
HBO Documentary Films presents:
The Case Against Adnan Syed
March 4th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Amy Berg. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Greta
(Focus Features)
February 27th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Neil Jordan and actress Chloë Grace Moretz. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Giant Little Ones
(Vertical Entertainment)
February 25th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with actor Darren Mann and other panelists TBD. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
BIRDS OF PASSAGE
(The Orchard)
February 5th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with co-director and producer Cristina Gallego. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Minding The Gap
(Hulu)
Thursday December 6 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Bing Liu. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
The Happy Prince
(Sony Pictures Classics)
October 25 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director, writer, and actor Rupert Everett. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
The Oath
(Roadside Attractions)
October 10 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with writer/director Ike Barinholtz. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Monsters and Men
(NEON)
September 20 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Reinaldo Marcus Green. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
All About Nina
(The Orchard)
September 13 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with writer/director Eva Vives and actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Support The Girls
(Magnolia Pictures)
August 20th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Andrew Bujalski. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Skate Kitchen
(Magnolia Pictures)
August 16th • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director, Crystal Moselle. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
The Bookshop
(Greenwich Entertainment)
August 13th • 8:00 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with actor Emily Mortimer. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
The Wife
(Sony Pictures Classics)
July 24 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with screenwriter Jane Anderson and novelist, The Wife, Meg Wolitzer. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
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Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot
(Amazon Studios)
July 10 • 7:00 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Gus Van Sant. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
THE KING
(Oscilloscope Laboratories)
June 18 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director/writer Eugene Jarecki
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Eating Animals
(IFC Films)
June 4 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with star Natalie Portman, director Christopher Quinn, and creator/writer Jonathan Safran Foer.
Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
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Hearts Beat Loud
(Gunpowder & Sky)
MAY 23 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Brett Haley and actor Nick Offerman.
Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
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American Animals
(The Orchard + MoviePass Ventures)
MAY 22 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Bart Layton.
Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Tully
(Focus Features)
APRIL 26 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Jason Reitman
Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
The Rider
(Sony Pictures Classics)
APRIL 12 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Chloe Zhao and actor Brady Jandreau
Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
Gemini
(Neon)
MARCH 28 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with director Aaron Katz
Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
Thoroughbreds
(Focus Features)
March 1 • 7:00 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with Cory Finley and cast members Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy
Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
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The Lost City of Z
(Bleecker Street / Amazon Studios)
NEW LOCATION: THIS SCREENING ONLY
ArcLight Cinemas, Sherman Oaks
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2017 Screenings
In The Fade
(Magnolia Pictures)
December 7 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with filmmaker Fatih Akin and actress Diane Kruger
Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
I, Tonya
(NEON/30 West)
December 4 • 8 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A with director Craig Gillespie and writer Steven Rogers
Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
Last Flag Flying
(Amazon Studios/Lionsgate)
October 30 • 7:00 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A to with director/screenwriter Richard Linklater
Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
The Florida Project
(A24)
September 27 • 7:15 PM
AMC Dine-In Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Q&A with actor Willem Dafoe. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
The Only Living Boy in New York
(Amazon Studios, Roadside Attractions)
August 3 • 7:15 PM
Q&A with director Marc Webb. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
Landline
(Amazon Studios)
July 13 • 7:15 PM
Q&A with filmmakers Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm and actresses Jenny Slate, Edie Falco and Abby Quinn. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
To the Bone
(Netflix)
July 11 • 7:15 PM
Q&A with director Marti Noxon and actress Lily Collins. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
The Big Sick
(Amazon Studios and Lionsgate)
June 13 • 7:00 PM
Q&A with actresses Zoe Kazan and Holly Hunter, actor/writer Kumail Nanjiani, and writer Emily V. Gordon Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
Beatriz at Dinner
(Roadside Attractions)
June 8 • 7:15 PM
Q&A with director Miguel Arteta. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
The Lost City of Z
(Bleecker Street / Amazon Studios)
NEW LOCATION: THIS SCREENING ONLY
ArcLight Cinemas, Sherman Oaks
April 3 • 7:15 PM
Q&A with director James Gray. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Gifted
(Fox Searchlight)
March 30 • 7:15 PM
Q&A with producer Karen Lunder and actress Mckenna Grace. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
T2 Trainspotting
(Sony Pictures Entertainment)
March 6 • 7:15 PM
Q&A with director Danny Boyle. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
I don’t feel at home in this world anymore
(A Netflix Original Film)
Premiering on Netflix February 24
Febraury 15 • 7:15 PM
Q&A with actress Melanie Lynskey. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
2016 Screenings
Christine
(The Orchard)
In theaters October 2016
September 27 • 7:15 PM
Q&A with actress Rebecca Hall and screenwriter Craig Shilowich. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Amanda Knox
(Netflix)
September 21 • 7:15 PM
Q&A with directors Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
The Dressmaker
(Amazon Studios/Broad Green Pictures)
September 19 • 7:15 PM
Q&A with writer/director Jocelyn Moorhouse and producer Sue Maslin. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
The Hollars
(Sony Pictures Classics)
August 23 • 8:00 PM
Q&A to follow with director/actor John Krasinski. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
The Intervention
(Samuel Goldwyn Films)
August 18 • 7:15 PM
Q&A to follow with writer/director/actor Clea DuVall. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Indignation
(Roadside Attractions)
July 21 • 7:15 PM
Q&A to follow with filmmaker James Schamus. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Captain Fantastic
(Bleecker Street)
June 29 • 7:15 PM
Q&A to follow with writer/director Matt Ross. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
A Bigger Splash
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
May 2 • 7:15 PM
Q&A to follow with screenwriter David Kajganich. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
Eye In The Sky
(Bleecker Street)
February 25 • 7:15 PM
Q&A to follow with director Gavin Hood. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
2015 Screenings
James White
(The Film Arcade)
November 18 • 7:15 PM
Q&A to follow with writer/director Josh Mond and actor Christopher Abbott. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Mustang
(Cohen Media Group)
November 11 • 7:15 PM
Q&A to follow with director Deniz Gamze Ergüven and cast members Güneş Şensoy, Doğa Zeynep Doğuşlu, Tugba Sunguroglu, Elit İşcan and İlayda Akdoğan. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Manson Family Vacation
(The Orchard)
October 12 • 7:15 PM
Q&A to follow writer/director J. Davis and actors Jay Duplass, Linas Phillips and Tobin Bell. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Learning to Drive
(Broad Green Pictures)
August 20 • 7:15 PM
Q&A to follow with actors Ben Kingsley and Patricia Clarkson. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Z for Zachariah
(Roadside Attractions)
August 17 • 7:15 PM
Q&A to follow with actor Chiwetel Ejiofor Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Grandma
(Sony Pictures Classics)
August 13 • 7:15 PM
Q&A to follow with writer/director Paul Weitz. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.
Digging for Fire
(The Orchard)
August 6 • 7:15 PM
Q&A to follow with actors Jake Johnson and Rosemarie DeWitt and producer Alicia Van Couvering. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer.