Bay Area Film Society

The Boy and the Heron
2024-02-02 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Historic Bay Theater, 420 Main Street West, Ashland, WI, 54806
The Boy and the Heron (Japanese: 君たちはどう生きるか, Hepburn: Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, lit. ’How Do You[a] Live?’) is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Produced by Studio Ghibli, the Japanese title references the 1937 novel of the same name by Genzaburō Yoshino, which appears in the film, but the film has an original story that is not connected to the novel.
The Japanese voice cast includes Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, and Shinobu Otake. Described as a “big fantastical film”, it follows a boy named Mahito Maki during the Pacific War who discovers an abandoned tower in his new town after his mother’s death and enters a fantastical world with a talking grey heron.
Film screening sponsored by AdventurUs & Steffenson Carpentry.

The Persian Version
2024-02-23 17:00, 2024-02-23 19:30
The Persian Version is a 2023 American comedy drama film directed and written by Maryam Keshavarz. The film stars Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Bijan Daneshma﻿nd, Bella Warda, and Tom Byrne. It follows the struggles of a young Iranian-American woman who is often at odds with her family, particularly with her mother.

The Zone of Interest
2024-03-22 17:00, 2024-03-22 19:30
The Zone of Interest is a 2023 historical drama film written and directed by Jonathan Glazer, loosely based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis. It was a co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland. It stars Christian Friedel as the German Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss, who strives to build a dream life with his wife, Hedwig (Sandra Hüller), in a new home next to the German Auschwitz concentration camp.

Perfect Days
2024-04-12 17:00
Perfect Days is a 2023 drama film directed by Wim Wenders, from a script written by Wenders and Takuma Takasaki. A co-production between Japan and Germany, the film combines four short stories and stars Kōji Yakusho in the role of a toilet cleaner.
Sponsored by The Bayfield Inn.
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Perfect Days
2024-04-12 19:30
﻿﻿Perfect Days is a 2023 drama film directed by Wim Wenders, from a script written by Wenders and Takuma Takasaki. A co-production between Japan and Germany, the film combines four short stories and stars Kōji Yakusho in the role of a toilet cleaner.
Sponsored by The Bayfield Inn.
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Super Secret Screening
2024-05-04 19:30
This is a free event for invited folks only!
Sponsored by A to Z Plumbing & Heating

Thelma
2024-10-18 17:00, 2024-10-18 19:30
Thelma is a 2024 American comedy-drama film written, directed and edited by Josh Margolin. The film stars June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, Clark Gregg, Parker Posey, and Malcolm McDowell.
Thelma premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024, and was released in the United States by Magnolia Pictures on June 21, 2024. The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews and grossed $10 million worldwide.
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Sugarcane
2024-11-08 17:00, 2024-11-08 19:30
Sugarcane is a 2024 documentary film, directed by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie and produced by Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn. It follows an investigation into the Canadian Indian residential school system, igniting a reckoning in the lives of survivors and descendants.
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Kneecap
2024-12-06 17:00, 2024-12-06 19:30
Kneecap is a 2024 comedy-drama film depicting the rise of Belfast-based hip-hop trio, Kneecap. The film stars the band members as themselves, with Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best, Simone Kirby, and Michael Fassbender in supporting roles.
The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on 18 January, the first film in the Irish language to do so, where it won the NEXT Audience Award. Its Irish premiere at the 36th edition of the Galway Film Fleadh, won Best Irish Film, the Audience Award and the Irish Language Feature Film Award.
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Robot Dreams
2025-01-10 17:00, 2025-01-10 19:30
Robot Dreams is a 2023 animated tragicomedy film written and directed by Pablo Berger. A Spanish-French co-production, it is based on the 2007 comic of the same name by Sara Varon. The film follows an unusual friendship between a dog and a robot in New York City in 1984. The film does not contain any dialogue.
Robot Dreams had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023, in the Special Screenings section. It received critical acclaim and won Best Film in the Contrechamp section of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival as well as Best Independent Animated Feature at the 51st Annie Awards. It also won the Goya Award for Best Animated Film and the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 96th Academy Awards.
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Anora
2025-01-31 17:00, 2025-01-31 19:30
Anora is a 2024 American comedy-drama film written, directed, and edited by Sean Baker. It follows the beleaguered marriage between Anora (Mikey Madison), a young sex worker, and Vanya Zakharov (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of a Russian oligarch.
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I'm Still Here
2025-02-21 17:00
I’m Still Here (Portuguese: Ainda Estou Aqui) is a 2024 political biographical drama film directed by Walter Salles from a screenplay by Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega, based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s 2015 memoir of the same name.
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I'm Still Here
2025-02-21 19:30
﻿﻿I’m Still Here (Portuguese: Ainda Estou Aqui) is a 2024 political biographical drama film directed by Walter Salles from a screenplay by Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega, based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s 2015 memoir of the same name.
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The Brutalist
2025-03-14 18:00
The Brutalist is a 2024 epic period drama film directed and produced by Brady Corbet, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mona Fastvold. It stars Adrien Brody as a Hungarian-born Jewish Holocaust survivor who immigrates to the United States, where he struggles to achieve the American Dream until a wealthy client changes his life.
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Flow
2025-04-11 17:00, 2025-04-11 19:30
Flow (Latvian: Straume) is a 2024 animated adventure film directed by Gints Zilbalodis, written and produced by Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža. A Latvian, French, and Belgian co-production, it features no dialogue and follows a cat trying to survive along with other animals in a seemingly post-apocalyptic world as the water level dramatically rises.
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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
2025-09-26 17:00
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (French: Jane Austen a gâché ma vie) is a 2024 French romantic comedy film written and directed by Laura Piani.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024. It was released in France on 22 January 2025 and in the United States by Sony Pictures Classics on May 23, 2025.
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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
2025-09-26 19:30
﻿Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (French: Jane Austen a gâché ma vie) is a 2024 French romantic comedy film written and directed by Laura Piani.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024. It was released in France on 22 January 2025 and in the United States by Sony Pictures Classics on May 23, 2025.
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Sorry, Baby
2025-10-17 17:00, 2025-10-17 19:30
Sorry, Baby is a 2025 American independent black comedy-drama film written and directed by Eva Victor in their filmmaking debut. The film stars Victor, Naomi Ackie, Louis Cancelmi, Kelly McCormack, Hettienne Park, E. R. Fightmaster, Lucas Hedges, and John Carroll Lynch.
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2025, where it received widespread critical acclaim. It was released by A24 in select theaters in the United States on June 27, 2025, before expanding nationwide on July 25.
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Folktales
2025-11-07 17:00, 2025-11-07 19:30
Folktales is a 2025 documentary film, directed and produced by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. It follows teenagers at a folk high school in Norway, where they must rely on each other and a pack of sled dogs as they grow.
It had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2025, and was released in the United States on July 25, 2025, by Magnolia Pictures.
This film proudly sponsored by Honest Dog Books.
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Blue Moon
2025-12-05 17:00
Blue Moon is a 2025 American biographical comedy drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Robert Kaplow. The film follows songwriter Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) as he reflects on himself on the opening night of Oklahoma!, a new musical by his former colleague Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott).
Sponsored by The Bayfield Inn.
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