FREE Event. An in-depth examination of the culture and fashion of the sneaker, from its creation as athletic wear to its place as a cornerstone in hip-hop fashion. Doors & DJ set at 6:30 p.m.; Film at 7:15 p.m.
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UNORTHODOX //[ PAST EVENT ] Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan // Featuring an Intro by Robert Ham
Posted on February 13, 2024
Tickets $15. This St. Patrick’s Day we celebrate the legacy of two powerful Irish musicians: Sinéad O’Connor & Shane MacGowan (of The Pogues). Grab a whiskey from the bar and (metaphorically) pour one out for these two trailblazers. Local Portland arts and culture journalist Robert Ham will introduce both shows with his knowledge of the artists and their work.
CROCK OF GOLD: Filmmaker Julien Temple dives deep into the life of Shane MacGowan, the tortured vocalist best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the Pogues, who famously combined traditional Irish music with the visceral energy of punk rock.
Read More[ PAST EVENT ] UNORTHODOX // Nothing Compares // Featuring an Intro by Robert Ham
Posted on February 13, 2024
Tickets $15. This St. Patrick’s Day we celebrate the legacy of two powerful Irish musicians: Sinéad O’Connor & Shane MacGowan (of The Pogues). Grab a whiskey from the bar and (metaphorically) pour one out for these two trailblazers. Local Portland arts and culture journalist Robert Ham will introduce both shows with his knowledge of the artists and their work.
NOTHING COMPARES: The story of Sinéad O’Connor’s rise to worldwide fame, and how her iconoclastic personality resulted in her exile from the pop mainstream. Focusing on prophetic words and deeds across a six-year period (1987-1993), the film reflects on the legacy of this fearless trailblazer, through a contemporary feminist lens.
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Tickets are $15. Playfully weaving stop-motion animation, spellbinding cinematography and fascinating interviews from the director’s inner circle and experts in the fields of science, culture and art – including documentarians Werner Herzog and Kirsten Johnson (Cameraperson; Dick Johnson Is Dead) – The Arc of Oblivion reveals how nature inspires the human drive behind filmmaking.
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Tickets $15. Featuring Portland’s own Bullseye Glass, this edge of your seat art documentary that looks at the sisyphean process of making something that’s never existed before. Join us for a conversation after the screening with Holy Frit writer and director, Justin Monroe, Holy Frit subject, Tim Carey, and Ted Sawyer, Director of Research and Education at Bullseye Glass. The talk will be moderated by Sean Williams. The conversation will begin directly after the film.
Read More[ PAST EVENT ] UNORTHODOX // Sparks Brothers Dance Party w/ Pre-Show DJ Anjali Set & Mustaches
Posted on December 20, 2023
Tickets $15. And did someone say dance party?! DJ Anjali will be spinning Sparks tunes – a band that’s been in heavy rotation for her since her early DJ days. BYO-Mustache or grab a stick-on one at the door! The Sparks Brothers may be far from a household name, but I guarantee that your favorite band has heard of them.
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Tickets $22. RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ accentuates the journey of RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR, from its inception, to the opening in Stockholm, Sweden, to the finale in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Tickets $15. Director Steve McQueen creates two interlocking portraits: a door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts his adopted city, and a vivid journey through the last years of pandemic and protest.
Read More[ PAST EVENT ] CHARLIE SEXTRO’S SUNDANCE FAVS // Smoke Sauna Sisterhood w/ Live Sound Bath!
Posted on November 14, 2023
Tickets $15. Live Sound Bath before the Film. In the darkness of smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences. Through a sense of communion, women wash off the shame trapped in their bodies and regain their strength.
Read More[ PAST EVENT ] UNORTHODOX // Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project w/ Anis Mojgani Poetry Reading
Posted on October 31, 2023
Free Event! Intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a journey through the dreamscape of legendary queer poet Nikki Giovanni as she reflects on her life and legacy. Oregon’s Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani will share poetry prior to the screening.
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