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Part of our Ride or Die Cinema series and Art House Theater Day !

35th Anniversary!

Schedule*:

7:00pm – Introduction to the film by host Jeffrey Bender

7:15pm – Film screening

9:25pm – Post-film presentation and discussion

10:00pm – Event concludes

*Times are approximate.

Two women, a turquoise Thunderbird, the ride of a lifetime. With this pop-culture landmark, screenwriter Callie Khouri and action auteur Ridley Scott rewrote the rules of the road movie, telling the story of two best friends who find themselves transformed into accidental fugitives during a weekend getaway gone wrong – leading them on a high-speed southwestern odyssey as they elude police and discover freedom on their own terms. Propelled by irresistible performances from Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis (plus Brad Pitt in a sexy, star-making turn) – and nominated for six Academy Awards, winning one for Khouri – the exhilaratingly cathartic Thelma & Louise stands as cinema’s ultimate ode to ride-or-die female friendship.

Jeffrey Bender

Jeffrey Bender has hosted a number of in-person and online Film Talks with the Westdale, most recently ‘The Ol’ Razzle-Dazzle: The Evolution of the Movie Musical’, featuring six landmark musicals that changed the way we see and think about song and dance through the cinematic lens. He joins us this summer to host ‘Ride or Die Cinema’, featuring three dynamic pairs of protagonists who find themselves at the centre of cinema’s wildest tales, and who discover loyalty, humour and solace in each other as they struggle against the world.

Art House Theater Day (AHTD) is an annual program that brings audiences together to celebrate all that art house theaters – and independent film – contribute to our cultural landscape: ambitious and innovative art that provokes, challenges, entertains, and inspires.