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Tickets $25. Step into the year 2225 and discover what kind of ancestor you might become! Ancestors is an interactive, immersive journey where your smartphone transforms into a portal connecting you to fellow participants, and to generations yet to come.

Tickets $45. Acclaimed comedian and writer Robby Hoffman takes over the Tomorrow Theater for one night only! With razor-sharp wit, incisive humor, and unapologetic hot takes, Hoffman curates a cinematic journey as bold, brash, and brilliant as she is - mixing cultural commentary, comedy, and unfiltered perspective. The evening kicks off with a 30-minute stand-up set from Robby, followed by an hour-long Ask Me Anything. To close, she’ll present a screening of Spike Lee’s Crooklyn.

Tickets $15. Bring your own knitting, crocheting, and fiber arts to this very special PLUS PLUS x SACRED SHEEP BYO-Crafternoon co-hosted by RITUAL DYES.

Tickets $25. Acclaimed Portland author and screenwriter Jon Raymond joins poet and essayist Lisa Wells for a conversation celebrating the release of Raymond’s new book God and Sex—a candid, deeply considered exploration of desire, morality, and the human search for meaning.

Tickets FREE. A special sneak peek of A24’s latest release—a sweeping, romantic exploration of love, loss, and the choices that echo beyond a single lifetime.

Tickets $25. Join us for evening of hypnotic sights and sounds. We begin with ñ (enye), a performance by ILVS Strauss, then sink into the beguiling, time-bending film Memoria.

Tickets $25. Kicking off the second week of Plus Plus, we’re thrilled to welcome acclaimed filmmaker Matt Wolf to the Tomorrow Theater, with his award-winning, two-part HBO documentary Pee-wee as Himself.

Tickets $15. Join us for a performance that blurs the lines between animation, film, performance, and theater to explore the history of the Earth and humanity’s impact on it. We’re thrilled to showcase multimedia artist Miwa Matreyek’s work as part of our 2025 Plus Plus Festival. 

Tickets $15. Join us for a performance that blurs the lines between animation, film, performance, and theater to explore the history of the Earth and humanity’s impact on it. We’re thrilled to showcase multimedia artist Miwa Matreyek’s work as part of our 2025 Plus Plus Festival. 

Tickets $15. The Color of Pomegranates Smell-O-Vision is a special one-night-only, immersive, multi-sensory experience.

Tickets $25. Experience L’Inferno (1911) with an original live score by Lori Goldston & Corey J Brewer–a visionary landmark film that shaped the language of cinema from DeMille to Lynch.

Tickets $15. Step into a pastel suburbia for a whimsical night of movie bingo with Portland icon Violet Hex, where Tim Burton’s gothic fairy tale Edward Scissorhands becomes your scorecard! 

Tickets $15. Need a feel-good, family-friendly movie that everyone in your house can enjoy? Catch The Muppet Movie! Bring your in-laws, your kids, or ditch the family and join us for a film about filmmaking that is more entertaining than humanly possible!

Tickets $15. Trailblazing artist-activists Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens join us in person for a special pre-film artist talk before the Portland premiere of their latest documentary.

Tickets FREE. Come See Me in the Good Light is a poignant and unexpectedly funny love story about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley facing an incurable cancer diagnosis with joy, wit and an unshakable partnership. Through laughter and unwavering love, they transform pain into purpose, and mortality into a moving celebration of resilience.

Tickets FREE. Join us for a special Oregon homecoming of Twinless, the darkly funny new film from James Sweeney. Presented in partnership with Oregon Film, this free community screening celebrates the local creative talent that helped bring the film to life.

Tickets $35. Step into a dazzling exploration of beauty, storytelling, and transformation with Donni Davy, the visionary Emmy-winning makeup artist behind HBO’s Euphoria and founder of Half Magic. For this one-night-only Carte Blanche event, Davy takes audiences inside the power of makeup in film and television—how it shapes character, narrative, and culture itself.

FREE EVENT. A community cinema showcase featuring new films by members of Catalyst Film Collective and Women in Film—Portland, and includes a Q&A with filmmakers, live audience choice awards, and an after party.

Tickets $25. The second chapter in the documentary series showcasing the culture and traditions of henna art around the world. Join us for this premiere screening, along with a very special performance by the captivating musicians of Seffarine, who scored the film, and a post-film discussion with the directors. 

Tickets FREE. When wise elders and curious kids cross paths at a unique after school program, an inspired intergenerational collaboration leads to seeing life and legacy through a new lens.

Tickets $15. Come out for a special holiday edition of this inventive, modern-day silent film!

Tickets $15. The Portland premiere of Oregon-based filmmaker Nisha Burton's documentary which tells the story of her mother Norma Burton's path from domestic violence survivor to one of the co-founders of the National Coalition of Domestic Violence

Tickets $15. Join us for this 1994 holiday classic based on the Louisa May Alcott novel.

Tickets FREE. Some people change your life forever. Join Basic Rights Oregon and the Lesbian Culture Club for a FREE movie night, featuring an all-time favorite holiday film for so many queers!

Tickets FREE. Filmmaker Kevin Hanzlik will host the screening of his new short film RESTROOM followed by a Q&A with the cast.

Tickets $20. 7 Deadly Sins: CHURCH is going to be a kick-ass, howl-at-the-moon evening of fun as we all celebrate what it means to be human, and keep the darkness at bay just one night longer.

Tickets $15. Deck the halls…with bats, claws, and chaos. Join us for mistletoe and mayhem with another round of Violet Hex's Movie Bingo, this time set in Tim Burton’s snow-dusted Gotham. 

Tickets $35. Get ready to deck the halls, dodge paint cans, and relive the holiday classic like never before! CineWhimsy: Home Alone, brought to you by Gosh Darn Delightful, transforms movie night into a booby-trapped, immersive adventure.

Tickets $15. A soul wandering in love… Belladonna, a flower that blooms with the sap of tears…with woo-woo.

Tickets FREE. Join documentary filmmaker and educator Courtney Hermann for an evening of conversation, film clips, and reflection on the evolving practice of directing the documentary.

Tickets $15. A gripping, deeply moving documentary about librarians thrust into the heart of America’s cultural reckoning. This film pulls back the curtain on a surge of book bans targeting essential stories about race, gender, and queerness—and shows how libraries have become unlikely battlegrounds for civil rights.

Tickets $20. Join hostess Violet Hex for a Queer Celebration of Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special! Presented in Violet-Vision: Screened with archival commercial breaks spliced in for a special interactive TV viewing experience. Featuring a special PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE DRAG SHOW with pre-film performances by PDX icons Given, Violet Hex, XO Skeleton, & More TBA!

Tickets $15. The Muppets put their own hilarious and heartfelt spin on Charles Dickens’ classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge.

Tickets $15. It’s not stealing if you don’t get caught.

Tickets $5. If you love Christmas then why don't you merry it?! Ring in the season with our annual holiday tradition: the Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special on the big screen! 🎄 Packed with guest stars, queer icons, music, and Pee-wee’s signature kooky cheer, this yuletide classic is pure joy.  

Tickets $15. Jim Jarmusch’s moody meditation on art, love, and immortality.

Tickets $25 Get ready for a marathon of love, danger, and the supernatural with The Twilight Saga trilogy! Join us for over 6 hours of everyone's favorite cozy PNW favorites.

Tickets $15. A sultry, stylish descent into immortal longing.

Tickets $15. When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.

Tickets $15. Get swept up in joyful chaos and big-band rebellion with Swing Girls, a raucous slice of Japanese teen comedy from director Shinobu Yaguchi. Set in rural Yamagata, a group of bored high-school girls accidentally poisin their school brass band, and decide, on a whim, to form a swing jazz group instead. 

Tickets $65. Renowned for her luminous, rhinestone-adorned compositions and her profound explorations of Black womanhood, love, desire, and celebration, Mickalene Thomas is recognized as one of the most influential voices in contemporary art. In this moderated conversation at PAM CUT’s Tomorrow Theater, she will reflect on her creative practice, formative influences, evolving artistic vision, and current projects.

Tickets $15. Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

Tickets $15. Grace and Jackson move into an old house deep in the country. With ambitions to write The Great American Novel, Grace settles into her new environment, and the couple soon welcome a child. However, with Jackson frequently—and suspiciously—absent, and the pressures of domestic life starting to weigh on her, Grace begins to unravel, leaving a path of destruction in her wake.

Tickets $15. Come See Me in the Good Light is a poignant and unexpectedly funny love story about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley facing an incurable cancer diagnosis with joy, wit and an unshakable partnership. Through laughter and unwavering love, they transform pain into purpose, and mortality into a moving celebration of resilience.

Tickets $15. Celebrate five decades of groundbreaking art and storytelling with Portland legend Rupert Kinnard! In conjunction with his 50-year retrospective at the Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts, we’re thrilled to present a screening of No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics. This illuminating documentary traces the history of queer comics and the artists who reshaped representation on the page. Following the screening, Kinnard, creator of the first Black, queer superhero, will be onstage for an audience Q&A moderated by NWMOCA Board Chair Mike Rosen. Rupert Kinnard will sign books after the Q&A. 

Tickets $15. As A Larger Reality: Ursula K. Le Guin comes to a close at Oregon Contemporary, join us for a film that honors the imagination, empathy, and wonder at the heart of Le Guin’s work.