Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Avenue,
Santa Monica, CA 90403 Map
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Events at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica

A SALUTE TO KELLY REICHARDT
Double Feature!
UGETSU / LITTLE BY LITTLE
Sun, Mar 1, 2020 • 7:30pm

Double Feature – Kelly Reichardt Picks! In UGETSU, an ambitious potter has an affair with a ghostly noblewoman in 16th-century Japan. In LITTLE BY LITTLE, two Nigeriens travel to France for business advice, where they fall into their own version of contemporary European life.


CANADA NOW 2020: NEW FILMS FROM CANADA
Opening Night! Director Sophie Deraspe In Person!
ANTIGONE
Fri, Mar 6, 2020 • 7:30pm

Canada Now Opening Night! In this liberal adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy ANTIGONE, an Algerian-born teenager (Nahéma Ricci) devises a dangerous plan to free her brother when he is arrested and threatened with deportation. Discussion after the film with director Sophie Deraspe, followed by a reception for all ticket buyers in the lobby.


CANADA NOW 2020: NEW FILMS FROM CANADA
Double Feature! Directors Calvin Thomas & Yonah Lewis In Person!
WHITE LIE / AND THE BIRDS RAINED DOWN
Sat, Mar 7, 2020 • 7:30pm

Two Los Angeles Premieres! In WHITE LIE, university student Kacey Rohl fakes a cancer diagnosis as a personal fundraising scheme. In AND THE BIRDS RAINED DOWN, the lives of three men living off the grid in the Quebec wilderness are disrupted by the arrival of two women. Discussion in between films with WHITE LIE directors Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis.


CANADA NOW 2020: NEW FILMS FROM CANADA
Free Matinee Screening! Director Yung Chang In Person!
THIS IS NOT A MOVIE
Sun, Mar 8, 2020 • 4:00pm

Los Angeles Premiere! Documentary THIS IS NOT A MOVIE follows veteran British journalist Robert Fisk’s storied and often dangerous career, from his early coverage of the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland to Middle East stories including Israeli-Palestinian conflicts and recent events in Syria. Discussion following with director Yung Chang. This screening is free with RSVP.


CANADA NOW 2020: NEW FILMS FROM CANADA
Director Nicole Dorsey In Person!
BLACK CONFLUX
Sun, Mar 8, 2020 • 7:30pm

Los Angeles Premiere! Set in small town Newfoundland in 1987, Nicole Dorsey’s stylish debut BLACK CONFLUX brings promising high school student Ella Ballentine into collision with troubled loner Ryan McDonald. Discussion following with director Nicole Dorsey.