Special screenings set to unspool at island theaters
Published 11:02 am Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Adventurous island cinephiles are in for treats with multiple screenings and film events coming up soon.
Vashon Theatre
Check out what’s playing — including runs of “Marty Supreme” and “Moses the Black” — at Vashon’s historic movie house at vashontheatre.com.
Prefer or need to watch films with captions? Head to the theater on Wednesdays, long designated as open-caption night, with dialogue and audio descriptions displayed on the big screen.
In addition to the theater’s regular lineup, Vashon Film Institute presents a regular series of independent and international films at the theater.
Next up in the series is Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi’s Oscar-nominated new film “It Was Just an Accident,” to be shown at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3. The film, secretly shot by the dissident filmmaker despite a 20-year ban imposed on him by the Iranian government, won the prestigious Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) award at last year’s Cannes Film Festival.
The 2025 supernatural body horror film, “Together” — called “fiendishly fun” by RogerEbert.com — will be screened at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13.
The Film Institute will also partner with artist Natalie Woodlock to present a screening of Ang Lee’s 2005 queer love story, “Brokeback Mountain” at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15 at Vashon Theatre.
Over the last couple of years, Woodlock has organized screenings of Lee’s film, providing viewers with handkerchiefs and asking them to write down the scenes that made them cry — a project she will continue at the Vashon screening of “Brokeback Mountain.” She is currently making a screen-printed artists’ book, illustrating the scenes that brought audience members to tears.
Woodlock, based in Seattle, is an alumna of the Vashon Artist Residency.
“To me, Brokeback Mountain is a perfect film,” she said. “This project is about the connective power of film, and of the transformative ability of tearjerkers to create ritual spaces for catharsis and release.”
Find out more and get tickets at vashonfilminstitute.com/vfipresents.
“Right in the Eye”
“Right in the Eye,” an adventurous all-ages cinematic experience, will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Open Space for Arts & Community.
A creation of Jean-François Alcolea, “Right in the Eye” features the silent films of pioneering filmmaker Georges Melies, accompanied by a live score performed by three virtuoso performers on a wide range of instruments. These include piano, percussion and guitar, along with other unexpected oddities including aquaphone, theremin and even plastic takeout lids.
The production showcases 12 films, blending live performance with visuals of Melies mastery of technical wizardry and boundless imagination at the dawn of cinema.
An all-ages workshop taking viewers behind the scenes of “Right in the Eye” will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at Open Space. Billed as a “journey where history meets wonder,” the workshop will explore the instruments used by the musicians and the groundbreaking special effects created by Melies.
Find out more and get tickets at openspacevashon.com.
