Onancock
International Films
2nd Thursdays for 20 years
Onancock
International Films has made the Roseland Theatre the place to be on the second Thursday of
the month for twenty years. If the crowds on the Eastern Shore of Virginia are
any indication, this tradition will continue.
Attendance is strong with about a hundred loyal movie fans and new faces at
every movie.
Onancock
International Films is a non-profit group of movie lovers. Kitty and Tim Croke
research and choose films from around the world that will entertain the Eastern
Shore. The key is a variety of cultures as well as a mix of comedy, romance and
more serious films. Onancock International Films continues to be a draw to
Onancock on 2nd Thursdays.
Tickets
for individual films may be purchased at the door on
the night of the film for $8.00 per person.
Season tickets are available for the season at Morphosis Creative (33
Market St., Onancock) or at the theatre on the night of the movie.
SHOWTIME 7:00 PM
55th Season Summaries
January 8
Eleanor the Great (2025)
US
English
In
Eleanor The Great, June Squibb brings to vivid
life the witty and proudly troublesome 94-year-old Eleanor, who after a
devastating loss, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own.
Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut is a comically poignant exploration of
how the stories we hear become the stories we tell. This is a film about loss, friendship, and
compassion. Eleanor may not always be great, but this movie lets us see the
parts of her that really are.
February 12
Tina (2025)
New Zealand
English/Samoan
We love movies from New Zealand! This is an
uplifting and sincere mix of drama and comedy which takes a familiar
“inspirational teacher” story into a moving celebration of Pacific Islander
culture, resilience, and the healing power of music. A woman, grieving her
daughter's death in the Christchurch earthquakes, becomes a substitute teacher
at an elite private school. Unexpectedly, she discovers students lacking guidance and care, prompting her to provide
inspiration and support. Tina
accentuates the beauty and warmth of mothers and great teachers.
March 12
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, (2025)
South Africa
English/Shona
Don't
Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight thrusts us into the tumultuous world of
8-year-old Bobo Fuller, whose childhood unfolds on her family's Rhodesian farm,
now Zimbabwe, as the Bush War rages to its bitter end. Set against this violent
backdrop, and seen through her eyes, we witness the family's desperate
attachment to Africa's soil and the deep, festering scars of a war that
reshapes both land and soul. This film manages the difficult trick of getting
us to care for the Fullers while saving our sympathy for the Zimbabweans.
April 11
Rental Family (2025)
Japan/US
Japanese/English
Set in modern-day Tokyo, Rental Family follows Phillip, an
American actor, who struggles to find work and purpose till he lands an unusual
gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, inspired by real
businesses that rent out actors to portray roles like wedding guests, estranged
parents, and romantic partners. As he
immerses himself in his clients’ worlds, Phillip begins to form genuine bonds
that blur the lines between performance and reality and rediscovers
purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of human connection. This is a
thoroughly fascinating movie about a very real actor in the
midst of one of the strangest careers we’ve witnessed.
See
you at the movies!
Since October 2005
For More
Information, Contact Kitty Croke (757)
710-8135.
Roseland Theatre
www.roselandonancock.com
Onancock Theatre Corporation,