Foreign Film Friday: “Another Round”

(2020, 2h, Denmark, Comedy by Thomas Vinterberg)

1 Oscar, 60 wins. Four high school teachers experiment with maintaining a constant blood alcohol level to cure their midlife burnout, with initially euphoric but ultimately dark results. Director Thomas Vinterberg uses a naturalistic, handheld cinematography style with realistic lighting that shifts from static and drab to kinetic and chaotic. This documentary-like approach perfectly mirrors the characters’ state of mind, capturing both the highs of intoxication and the bleak reality of addiction. Starring Mads Mikkelsen.

Classic world cinema every Friday!
Donation-based. Light refreshments.

Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)

Foreign Film Friday: “Poor Things”

(2023, 2h 21m, Ireland, UK, Hungary US, Fantasy/Comedy by Yorgos Lanthimos). 4 Oscars, 112 wins. Yorgos Lanthimos delivers a breathtakingly surreal and visually opulent dark comedy that reimagines the Frankenstein myth through a kaleidoscopic, steampunk lens. This visually stunning odyssey follows Bella Baxter, a reanimated woman with a child’s brain, as she breaks free from Victorian constraints to embark on a hedonistic, hyper-stylized journey of absolute self-discovery and liberation. Based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray. Starring Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo.

Classic world cinema every Friday!
Donation-based. Light refreshments.

Foreign Film Friday: “Roma”

(2018, 2h 15m, Mexico, Drama by Alfonso Cuarón) 3 Oscars, 256 wins. This semi-autobiographical black-and-white drama follows the life of Cleo, a young indigenous Mixteca domestic worker caring for an upper-middle-class family in 1970s Mexico City. The film serves as an intimate chronicle of domestic life interwoven with personal tragedies and systemic social upheavals. Alfonso Cuarón is given a chance to flex his filmmaking muscles, masterfully making use of long scenes with no cuts, allowing the viewers to feel completely immersed and present in the moment.

Classic world cinema every Friday!
Donation-based. Light refreshments.

31st Annual Twin Rivers Media Film Festival

Screening award-winning, independent films from local, national and international filmmakers and artists! Categories include Animation, Experimental, Short Drama, Documentary, Feature, Anti-war, AI, plus Experimental Music and a special Asheville category!
Kickoff begins Friday with a full-length feature film winner and continues Saturday and Sunday with back-to-back films and performances throughout the day.

Pre-buy tickets at https://filmfreeway.com/trmf/tickets or pay at the door. $10 per day or $30 for the whole weekend. Doors open half hour before start. Complimentary food & drink available.

Tentative Schedule:

Friday – September 25, 2026
7:00 PM
Award-Winning Feature Film
Saturday – September 26, 2026
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Award-Winning Documentary, Animation, Short Drama, Category Films
Sunday – September 27, 2026
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Award-Winning Anti War, Animation, Experimental Films, AI, Experimental Music performance (Featuring Emily Hay, Mongo Sondo, and Taumi Johanson), Asheville Category Films
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Awards, Speakers & Discussion TBA

Detailed schedule see below in images. Or visit the Flood Gallery Facebook page for updated schedule and details: https://www.facebook.com/FloodGallery

Are you a filmmaker? Enter your film by Sept. 17 at filmfreeway.com/trmf

Foreign Film Friday: “Piggy (Cerdita)”

(2022, 1h 39m, Spain, Thriller by Carlota Pereda)

An overweight teenager named Sara faces relentless bullying from her peers in a suffocatingly hot Spanish village. Following a particularly cruel encounter at a local swimming pool, a strange sequence of events flips her world upside down, plunging her into a sudden nightmare that will alter the lives of everyone in the community.