VFIpresents
VFIpresents is the Vashon Film Institute’s presentation and release arm, focused on organizing screenings of select independent films, coordinating special events, and producing and distributing qualifying projects developed in the Qlab.
INDIE SPOTLIGHT:
PASSAGES
March 4, 2025 | 7:30 PM | Vashon Theatre
dir. Ira Sachs
starring Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos
92 minutes
Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with Passages, a fresh, honest, and brutally funny take on messy, modern relationships. Set in Paris, this seductive drama tells the story of Tomas and Martin, a gay couple whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas begins a passionate affair with Agathe, a younger woman he meets after completing his latest film.
Perceptive, intimate, and unashamedly sexy, Passages sees Sachs bridge his usually tender style with a uniquely European sensibility, providing an insightful and authentic take on the complexities, contradictions, and cruelties of love and desire.
“One of the year’s best films.” – Rolling Stone
“Breathtaking. One of the summer's true gems.” - Vanity Fair
“A perfect date-night movie, whether you’re a long-term couple, a new throuple, or something in between.” - Vulture
FREAKY FRIDAY:
PRESENCE
March 10, 2025 | 9:00 PM | Vashon Theatre
dir. Steven Soderbergh
starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Julia Fox, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland
85 minutes
It’s there before the family even moves in. It witnesses the family’s most intimate uncomfortable moments. It navigates the family’s new house at supernatural speed. It pays unusual attention to Chloe, the teenage girl who’s neither her mother’s nor her brother’s favorite. It wants — no, it needs — something. And as time goes on, the presence pieces together how it might accomplish its goal. An unusual, unnerving, and emotional thriller from writer David Koepp and director Steven Soderbergh.
“...pulls you in, terrifies you, then leaves your heart on the floor.” – Bloody Disgusting
“...a shattering mystery about instinct that will chill you.” - Screen Rant
“...a new spin on haunted house horror.” - The SS Ben Hacht
SEMINAL SUNDAYS:
ODESZA: THE LAST GOODBYE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE
ODESZA: THE LAST GOODBYE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE
March 16, 2025 | 1:00 PM | Vashon Theatre
dir. Sean Kusanagi
starring Clayton Knight, Harrison Mills
105 minutes
Q&A w/ Film Editor and Vashon Native Andrew Franks follows screening
With jaw-dropping visuals and a captivating set list of fan favorites as well as unreleased remixes, see one of electronic music's biggest acts as you've never seen them before. The Last Goodbye Cinematic Experience provides a look behind-the-curtain into the process of creating ODESZA's wildly successful return to the touring stage. Since they started making music in the basement of a college house, Harrison & Clay (ODESZA) have bucked industry trends and built a creative and dedicated production team of longtime close friends. Through personal interviews with the band, their fans, and members of their creative team, the film provides an entertaining and heartfelt look at the connection between the band and their fans, how life experiences shaped the creation of their latest album, and how ODESZA grew from small-town aspiring musicians to a four-time Grammy Award-nominated, major festival headlining icon.
Night Market at the Backlot
Hosted by VFIpresents, NTMRKT at the Backlot is an open-air market featuring a range of local vendors selling art, antiques, vintage goods, collectibles, and other products. Patrons may also enjoy a beverage from the beer and wine garden while they shop, catch a silent film, or dance the night away with sets from local DJs.
Admission to the NTMRKT is free.
First Friday, June through September
5pm-9pm at the Vashon Theatre’s Backlot.
5pm-9pm at the Vashon Theatre’s Backlot.