The life of Italian shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo, who created shoes for Hollywood stars during the silent film era and for iconic films of the period. In the early 20th century, impoverished teenage Italian cobbler Salvatore Ferragamo sailed from Naples to America to seek a better life. He settled in Southern California, and became Hollywood's go-to […]
Join us for a screening of AMERICAN FAMILY followed by an inspiring conversation, as our panel explores the family’s story and discusses the realities & driving forces of migration through an interdisciplinary lens and with a focus on human rights. Anike Tourse’s new feature film, AMERICAN FAMILY, tells the story of the multiple hardships that […]
An African woman hopes her new job as a nanny will help bring her young son to the United States. However, when a violent presence begins to invade both her dreams and reality, it threatens to destroy everything she's fought for. In this psychological horror fable of displacement, Aisha (Anna Diop), a woman who recently […]
Festival Program at O CINEMA: Sunday, December 4th; 10AM–1PM Panel Discussions 10:30AM - Villa Albertine Presentation, French Cultural Initiative 11:00AM - Current State and Future Growth of the Asian Pacific XR Market • Moderator Jimmy Cheng Director of International Partnership, Sandman Studios • Jay Kim, Producer of GiiÖii & XR Curator of BIFAN, South Korea […]
O Cinema’s monthly series, SEASONED ACTORS, celebrates the work of an actor that has greatly contributed to the cinematic culture of our lifetimes. And for our 4th (and final) season this year, we’re honoring the work of the multi-talented DON CHEADLE! Sergeant Gerry Boyle is an eccentric small-town cop with a confrontational and crass personality […]
Returning to a hotel now haunted by its mysterious past, an artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets in their former family home. One gloomy night, a middle-aged filmmaker and her elderly mother arrive at a fog-enshrouded hotel in the English countryside. An ominously brusque clerk, an apparent lack of other guests, and disturbing […]
Rejected by his mother, a young gay man finds unexpected strength, camaraderie and support after he joins the Marines. In Elegance Bratton’s deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes […]