Vidiots Announces February 2025 Programming

(Info from press release)

Vidiots, in reaction to the devastating impacts of the Los Angeles fires, is working with Neon to expand all ages screening offerings. We have plans to announce more screenings in February

For more information, please visit:

vidiotsfoundation.org/

Vidiots Foundation is excited to announce their February programming highlights below.

A one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious about cinema, Vidiots was opened in Santa Monica as an alternative video store in 1985. Vidiots is dedicated to inspiring human interaction around film through preserving, growing, and providing access to our diverse physical media collection, showcasing the work of emerging, master, and underrepresented artists, and producing unique and affordable film events and vital education programs. In June 2023, Vidiots re-opened at the historic Eagle Theatre in Northeast L.A.

Check the vidiotsfoundation.org/ website for programming for all ages!

February 2025

• February 2 - Blue Crush with Jessica Williams and screenwriter Lizzy Weiss
• February 14 - Party Girl with special introduction by director Daisy Von Scherler Mayer, other special guests and a Valentine’s Dance party
• February 16 - Vicente Minnelli double feature Gigi and Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse hosted by Karina Longworth
• February 20 - Touki Bouki presented in partnership with Monkeypaw Productions Life and Legacy of David Lynch - Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, short films 
• February 22 - Collaborative screening and conversation celebrating Black History Month with Sista Brunch podcast

Vidiots operates seven-days-a-week, serving thousands of audience members and devoted video store customers, and hosts special guests and artists year-round. At Vidiots, we believe in the power of film to bring people together, especially when we need it most. Whether it's creating a moment to laugh with friends, elevating new stories and underrepresented voices, or providing inspiration, our screenings and events foster a sense of community, inclusion, and belonging. Your support, especially during this pivotal season of giving, ensures Vidiots remains a vibrant hub for all film lovers and makers to connect, share, and grow together. Vidiots is a 501(c)3 non-profit, gifts to Vidiots are tax deductible as allowed by law, and there are many ways to support, including joining as an Annual Member (for special invites and amazing perks!), please visit vidiotsfoundation.org for more information.

With almost-11,000 square feet of entertainment, social, and educational space, Vidiots is now open seven-days-a-week, offering a full calendar of screenings and special programs, the full video store with DVD and BluRay rentals, concessions, and a light menu with beer and wine. The Eagle Theatre, with 271 seats, 35mm and DCP projection, and state-of-the-art sound, provides flexibility for a variety of eclectic events, signature series, and tastemaker screenings. A second, smaller, flexible community and event space, the MUBI Microcinema, with DCP projection and state-of-the-art sound, is ideal for intimate screenings, education programs, workshops, community events, and receptions.

A 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Vidiots is fueled, funded, and entirely made possible by an expansive family of donors, Members, and supporters who have generously contributed to renovate the almost 100-year-old Eagle Theatre, relaunch Vidiots, and create one of the most vibrant community film spaces in the world. Vidiots Founding Members, donors who support at $5,000 and above, are the lifeblood of Vidiots. Founding Members include Miguel Arteta, Katie Aselton + Mark Duplass, Ike Barinholtz, Lake Bell, Jess Wu Calder + Keith Calder, Lily Collins + Charlie McDowell, Mackenzie Davis, Michael De Luca, Jay Duplass, Mary Elizabeth Ellis + Charlie Day, Carlos López Estrada, Mike Flanagan, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Liz Hannah, Jerrika Hinton, Rian Johnson + Karina Longworth, Nate Moore, Phil Lord, Max Minghella, Ify Nwadiwe, Patton Oswalt, Amy Pascal, Aubrey Plaza, Paul Scheer + June Diane Raphael, Kelly Marie Tran, Sharon Van Etten, Samara Weaving + James Warden, Jessica Williams, Alex Winter, Elijah Wood + Mette-Marie Kongsved.

Our generous foundation supporters are Golden Globe Foundation, National Association of Theatre Owners California/Nevada, The Perenchio Foundation, and The Satterberg Foundation.

Our corporate supporters include many of the most innovative and community-oriented companies in Los Angeles and beyond, they include Corporate Founding Members A24, Abramorama, Alamo Drafthouse, All Facts, Buddha Jones, Cinetic Media, Criterion Collection, Duplass Brothers Productions, Focus Features, Facet, Final Draft, GKIDS, Harvest, IFC Films and Shudder, Indiewire, KCRW, Kindman & Co., Letterboxd, Level Forward, LGNA Law Firm, Lionsgate, Magnolia Pictures, Monkeypaw Productions, MUBI, Oscilloscope Laboratories, Paramount Pictures, Pascal Pictures, Pipeline Media Group, Shout! Factory, Sony Pictures, SuperBloom House, UTA, Utopia Media, Vinegar Syndrome, Ways & Means, Writers Guild of America West, WME, and ZEISS.

In-kind donors include Dunn-Edwards Paints, Fever Content, Fireclay Tile, Gumball Poodle, QSC, Stone Source, and Thunderwing.

Community partners include The Black List, The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Born X Raised, A Bunch of Savages, The Cinegogue, Cinema Eye Honors, Oxy Arts and Occidental Media Arts + Culture Department, Seed + Spark, Sundance Institute, Synth History, Transgender Film Center, UCLA Film + Television Archive, and Women in Film, among many.