MONDAY AT THE ARTS

Brought to you by the Okanagan Screen Arts Society, Mondayt at the Arts is a fun evening with music, wine and social time in the lobby, followed by our featured film which begins with a short, informative introduction.

As liquor will be permitted in the auditorium, all Monday Night at the Arts Screenings are now 19+ events due to liquor licensing regulations.
 
 NOVEMBER 27

Priscilla (19+ Screening)

Presented by Monday at the Arts

Come early and enjoy a drink and our new Neapolitan style pizza while listening to the live music in the lobby starting at 5:30.

Introduction before the film, and a bar serving wine/beer/cider that can be taken to your seat!

Please note that due to liquor licensing regulations, these screenings will be limited to 19+ years of age and older.

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla's long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame.

Priscilla (19+ Screening)

Presented by Monday at the Arts

Come early and enjoy a drink and our new Neapolitan style pizza while listening to the live music in the lobby starting at 5:30.

Introduction before the film, and a bar serving wine/beer/cider that can be taken to your seat!

Please note that due to liquor licensing regulations, these screenings will be limited to 19+ years of age and older.

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla's long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame.
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December 4

Nyad - 19+ Screening

Presented by Monday at the Arts

Come early and enjoy a drink and our new Neapolitan style pizza while listening to the live music in the lobby starting at 5:30.

Introduction before the film, and a bar serving wine/beer/cider that can be taken to your seat!

Please note that due to liquor licensing regulations, these screenings will be limited to 19+ years of age and older.

The remarkable true story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, who, at the age of 64, became the first person to complete the "Everest of swims," a 53-hour, 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida through dangerous open ocean without a shark cage.

Nyad - 19+ Screening

Presented by Monday at the Arts

Come early and enjoy a drink and our new Neapolitan style pizza while listening to the live music in the lobby starting at 5:30.

Introduction before the film, and a bar serving wine/beer/cider that can be taken to your seat!

Please note that due to liquor licensing regulations, these screenings will be limited to 19+ years of age and older.

The remarkable true story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, who, at the age of 64, became the first person to complete the "Everest of swims," a 53-hour, 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida through dangerous open ocean without a shark cage.
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December 11

Anatomy Of A Fall - 19+ Screening

Presented by Monday at the Arts

Come early and enjoy a drink and our new Neapolitan style pizza while listening to the live music in the lobby starting at 5:30.

Introduction before the film, and a bar serving wine/beer/cider that can be taken to your seat!

Please note that due to liquor licensing regulations, these screenings will be limited to 19+ years of age and older.

For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide.

Samuel's suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect.
What follows is not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel's death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel's conflicted relationship.

Anatomy Of A Fall - 19+ Screening

Presented by Monday at the Arts

Come early and enjoy a drink and our new Neapolitan style pizza while listening to the live music in the lobby starting at 5:30.

Introduction before the film, and a bar serving wine/beer/cider that can be taken to your seat!

Please note that due to liquor licensing regulations, these screenings will be limited to 19+ years of age and older.

For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide.

Samuel's suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect.
What follows is not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel's death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel's conflicted relationship.
MORE / TRAILER

December 18

Who's Yer Father (19+ Screening)

Presented by Monday at the Arts

Come early and enjoy a drink and our new Neapolitan style pizza while listening to the live music in the lobby starting at 5:30.

Introduction before the film, and a bar serving wine/beer/cider that can be taken to your seat!

Please note that due to liquor licensing regulations, these screenings will be limited to 19+ years of age and older.

A Canadian drama film, directed by Katherine Jerkovic and released in 2022. In PEI, a novice PI is hired by a wealthy seafood buyer to investigate black-market lobster sales. After enlisting the help of a scrappy local convenience store owner, the duo uncovers much more than they were expecting.

Who's Yer Father (19+ Screening)

Presented by Monday at the Arts

Come early and enjoy a drink and our new Neapolitan style pizza while listening to the live music in the lobby starting at 5:30.

Introduction before the film, and a bar serving wine/beer/cider that can be taken to your seat!

Please note that due to liquor licensing regulations, these screenings will be limited to 19+ years of age and older.

A Canadian drama film, directed by Katherine Jerkovic and released in 2022. In PEI, a novice PI is hired by a wealthy seafood buyer to investigate black-market lobster sales. After enlisting the help of a scrappy local convenience store owner, the duo uncovers much more than they were expecting.
MORE / TRAILER

January 8

Men Who Sing

Presented by Monday at the Arts

Come early and enjoy a drink and our new Neapolitan style pizza while listening to the live music in the lobby starting at 5:30.

Introduction before the film, and a bar serving wine/beer/cider that can be taken to your seat!

This humorous and melancholic portrait of a male voice choir begins when the filmmakers' father, widower Ed, 90, sells the family home and arranges his own funeral.

His only remaining solace is Tuesday night practice, but with an average age of 74 and suffering a hemorrhaging of the bass section his beloved choir is facing a crisis of its own. They must act or face extinction. So the hunt begins to find 'brown haired men' in their 40s and 50s who can take the choir forward.

As their search intensifies we come closer to them. Whilst Ed finds new meaning, Merf deals with his own bad news by focusing on the Choirs revival and Gwyn laughs at his prostate cancer diagnosis and walks on the wing of a plane to raise money.

Finally, they raise themselves and travel to Northern Ireland to perform for the first time in 20 years.

Men Who Sing

Presented by Monday at the Arts

Come early and enjoy a drink and our new Neapolitan style pizza while listening to the live music in the lobby starting at 5:30.

Introduction before the film, and a bar serving wine/beer/cider that can be taken to your seat!

This humorous and melancholic portrait of a male voice choir begins when the filmmakers' father, widower Ed, 90, sells the family home and arranges his own funeral.

His only remaining solace is Tuesday night practice, but with an average age of 74 and suffering a hemorrhaging of the bass section his beloved choir is facing a crisis of its own. They must act or face extinction. So the hunt begins to find 'brown haired men' in their 40s and 50s who can take the choir forward.

As their search intensifies we come closer to them. Whilst Ed finds new meaning, Merf deals with his own bad news by focusing on the Choirs revival and Gwyn laughs at his prostate cancer diagnosis and walks on the wing of a plane to raise money.

Finally, they raise themselves and travel to Northern Ireland to perform for the first time in 20 years.
MORE / TRAILER

January 15

The Persian Version (19+ Screening)

Presented by Monday at the Arts

Come early and enjoy a drink and our new Neapolitan style pizza while listening to the live music in the lobby starting at 5:30.

Introduction before the film, and a bar serving wine/beer/cider that can be taken to your seat!

Please note that due to liquor licensing regulations, these screenings will be limited to 19+ years of age and older.

Coming from two countries at odds with each other, Iranian-American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her.

When her family reunites in New York City for her father’s heart transplant, Leila navigates her relationships from arms length in an effort to keep her “real” life separate from her family life. However, when her secret is unceremoniously revealed, so are the distinct parallels between her life and that of her mother Shireen (Niousha Noor).

Punctuated by a bright color palette, snappy comedic relief, and vibrant dance numbers, The Persian Version delivers an honest portrayal of a woman who remains unapologetically herself, blended seamlessly into a heartfelt story about family, belonging, and the undeniable influence of pop music.

Winning both the Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, writer-director-producer Maryam Keshavarz delivers a universal and timely story of the Iranian and the Iranian-American experience.

The Persian Version (19+ Screening)

Presented by Monday at the Arts

Come early and enjoy a drink and our new Neapolitan style pizza while listening to the live music in the lobby starting at 5:30.

Introduction before the film, and a bar serving wine/beer/cider that can be taken to your seat!

Please note that due to liquor licensing regulations, these screenings will be limited to 19+ years of age and older.

Coming from two countries at odds with each other, Iranian-American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her.

When her family reunites in New York City for her father’s heart transplant, Leila navigates her relationships from arms length in an effort to keep her “real” life separate from her family life. However, when her secret is unceremoniously revealed, so are the distinct parallels between her life and that of her mother Shireen (Niousha Noor).

Punctuated by a bright color palette, snappy comedic relief, and vibrant dance numbers, The Persian Version delivers an honest portrayal of a woman who remains unapologetically herself, blended seamlessly into a heartfelt story about family, belonging, and the undeniable influence of pop music.

Winning both the Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, writer-director-producer Maryam Keshavarz delivers a universal and timely story of the Iranian and the Iranian-American experience.
MORE / TRAILER