Saint Omer is screening for a suggested donation of $15 / $7 reduced price on Thursday, January 27 at 7pm

Co-Presented with Uptown Flicks

Alice Diop, 2022, 122 min.
Saint Omer court of law. Young novelist Rama attends the trial of Laurence Coly, a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. But as the trial continues, the words of the accused and witness testimonies will shake Rama’s convictions and call into question our own judgment.

Preceded by:

Rest Stop
Crystal Kayiza, 2022, 12 min.

A young Ugandan-American girl gains a new understanding of her family and her place in the world as she travels with her mother and brother from New York to Oklahoma, in this richly textured drama by Crystal Kayiza.

Introductory remarks by filmmaker Crystal Kayiza!

Screening followed by a cocktail reception