Femme Film Series

Femme Film Series

Presented in partnership with Femme Film

Sept. 12 | 7 p.m.
Oct. 26 | 6 p.m. | pre-screening costume party | 7 p.m. | screening
Dec. 12 | 7 p.m.
Jan. 9 | 7 p.m.
Feb. 13 | 7 p.m.
March 20 | 7 p.m.
Te Ata Theater

Reserve tickets here

Femme Film is a monthly program that screens movies made by femmes to the Oklahoma community for free. We use “femme” as an umbrella term used to describe individuals targeted by sexism and misogyny, including but not limited to woman, non-binary, trans and genderqueer individuals.

Femme Film was started in September 2020 by Paris Burris, a filmmaker and film programmer in her hometown of Oklahoma City. Along with running Femme Film, Paris is also a short film programmer for the Oscar-qualifying deadCenter Film Festival. She loves making independent films with her friends and is an unabashed cinephile who loves discovering and sharing underseen films.

Upcoming screenings

Sept. 12

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Amy Heckerling | 1982 | 92 minutes | R (for strong language, sexual content and drug use)

Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and Mark Ratner (Brian Backer) are each looking for a love interest and are helped along by their older classmates Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates) and Mike Damone (Robert Romanus). Meanwhile, perpetually stoned surfer Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand (Ray Walston) — a man convinced that everyone is on dope.

Oct. 26

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Fran Rubel Kuzui | 1992 | 86 minutes | PG-13 (for comedic violence and drug references)

Blonde, bouncy Buffy Summers (Kristy Swanson) is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her that she’s been chosen by fate to kill vampires.

Before the screening, join us for a killer costume party with drinks and music!

Dec. 12

Bridget Jones's Diary
Sharon Maguire | 2001 | 97 minutes | R (for strong language and sexual content)

A chaotic Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) meets a snobbish lawyer, and he soon enters her world of imperfections.

Jan. 9
Presented in partnership with Continuum

Winter's Bone
Debra Granik | 2010 | 99 minutes | R (for strong language, violence and drug use)

After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to track down her father and save her family.

Feb. 13

The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl Dunye | 1996 | 85 minutes | NR (contains strong language and sexual content)

Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye), a young Black lesbian, works a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about a Black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical “mammy” roles relegated to Black actresses during that period.

March 20
Presented in partnership with Continuum

Femme Film Shorts
A collection of short films by local femme filmmakers. More info to come!