October 9-13, 2025

October 9-13, 2025
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In Conversation with Anthony Daniels & A New Hope

Join us as we sit down for a special interview with Star Wars’ one and only C-3PO, Anthony Daniels. Dive deeper into the Star Wars universe through conversation with the voice behind the golden droid as he shares details of his journey throughout the franchise and so much more! The conversation will be followed by a screening of A New Hope (1977).

100% of ticket sales from this event will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

Honey Bee

Honey Bee follows the journey of quick-witted Natalie “Honey Bee” Sorensen, an underage truck stop prostitute trapped in a human trafficking ring and controlled by her pimp-boyfriend until she is transplanted into foster care in remote Northern Ontario and forced to confront her identity.

House of Hummingbird

Set against the backdrop of a rapidly expanding Seoul in 1994, a lonely 14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Deprived of attention from her family, she roams the neighborhood with her best friend, attempts romantic relationships with both girls and boys alike and is sent to the hospital with an unclear diagnosis. When Young-ji, a new teacher, arrives, she becomes the first adult Eun-hee feels really understands her.

100% of ticket sales from this screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

The Neighbors’ Window

The Neighbors’ Window tells the story of a middle-aged woman with small children whose life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street. It is the first foray into fiction by three-time Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker, Marshall Curry.

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

The Dishwasher

A chef at a fine dining restaurant in New York City asks a Mexican dishwasher to find good tortillas.

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

Shorts Program: Greener Grasses

A colorful cast of characters long for what’s just out of reach.

Filmmakers will participate in a Q&A following each screening.

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

Amaterasu

Amaterasu is based on a traditional Japanese story of the sun goddess and her volatile relationship with her brother, Susanowo. The film was shot entirely with marionettes and sets made of found objects, and takes the viewer into an unknown world of strangely beautiful landscapes made of baubles and bells.

This is a family-friendly film.

Christine Papalexis (Director, Writer, Cast) will participate in a Q&A following the screening.

Peggy

Everything seems to work out perfectly for Peggy, but her social graces are put to the test when she is surrounded by admiring and covetous parents at her eight-year-old son’s birthday party.

Justin O’Neal Miller (Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor) will participate in a Q&A following the screening.

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

Smokescreen

An intimate look at online dating, the power of imagination and its effect on distortion of reality, and the healing power of marijuana.

Steph Farber (Director, Producer, Writer) will participate in a Q&A following the screening.

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

How Does It Start

It’s 1983 and 12-year-old Rain wants to have sex. The only problem is, she has no idea what that means. With her self-absorbed parents distracted by their recent divorce, Rain is left alone to navigate the complexities of love and adulthood.

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

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