Filmmaker Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner ANORA is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Mikey Madison (ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, FX's "Better Things") captivates in a star-making turn as Ani, a young sex worker from Brooklyn whose life takes an unexpected turn when she meets and impulsively marries Vanya, the impetuous son of a Russian billionaire. However, when Vanya's parents catch wind of the union, they send their henchmen to annul the marriage, setting off a wild chase through the streets of New York.

ANORA is one of the most acclaimed films of 2024, and is currently up for six Oscars including Best Picture, Best Editing, Original Screenplay, Director (Sean Baker - who did triple duty writing, directing, and editing!), Actress (Mike Madison), and Best Supporting Actor (Yuri Borisov).

"At once a frenzied fairy tale and a tender-hearted character study, 'Anora' is an intoxicating pairing of director and star. [Director] Sean Baker’s unique, humanistic approach to filmmaking is as riveting and rewarding as ever." (Empire Magazine)

"I know you won’t believe it’s as good as everyone is saying it is until you hear it from me so here you are: yes, it’s as good as everyone is saying it is." (The Spectator)

"At its core it’s a romantic dramedy that’s gotten a lot of comparisons to Pretty Woman, though it seems even more spiritually akin to Federico Fellini’s Nights of Cabiria." (NPR)

"Sometimes a movie actually earns the old cliché of a “star-making turn,” and I’m here to say that Sean Baker’s 'Anora' is this year’s star maker." (New York Times)

Saturday, February 8
Doors 9:45 pm | Movie 10:15 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

ANORA (Sean Baker, 2023 / 139 mins / 18A) A young escort from Brooklyn meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.