Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Runtime: 88 minutes | Year: 2022 | Rating: UR | Country: Poland / Italy | Language: Polish, Italian, French w/ English subtitles; English | Fiction

Genre: Drama, Animal odyssey 

Tagline: With his first film in seven years, legendary director Jerzy Skolimowski (Deep End, Moonlighting) directs one of his most free and visually inventive films yet, following the travels of a nomadic gray donkey named EO. After being removed from the traveling circus, which is the only life he’s ever known, EO begins a trek across the Polish and Italian countryside, experiencing cruelty and kindness in equal measure, all the while observing the follies and triumphs of humankind.

Synopsis:  With his first film in seven years, legendary director Jerzy Skolimowski (Deep End, Moonlighting) directs one of his most free and visually inventive films yet, following the travels of a nomadic gray donkey named EO. After being removed from the traveling circus, which is the only life he’s ever known, EO begins a trek across the Polish and Italian countryside, experiencing cruelty and kindness in equal measure, all the while observing the follies and triumphs of humankind. During his travels, EO is both helped and hindered by a cast of characters including a young Italian priest (Lorenzo Zurzolo), a Countess (Isabelle Huppert), and a rowdy Polish soccer team. Loosely inspired by Robert Bresson’s Au hasard Balthazar, and featuring immersive, stunning cinematography by Michal Dymek coupled with Pawel Mykietyn’s resonant score, Skolimowski’s film puts the viewer in the perspective of its four-legged protagonist. EO’s journey speaks to the world around us, an equine hero boldly pointing out societal ills, and serving as warning to the dangers of neglect and inaction, all while on a quest for freedom.

Critic Quotes: 

“The majesty of this film comes from how the director and his team use an often surreal mix of music, editing, sound, and image to allow the viewer to experience the world as we assume EO does.” – Boston Globe

“Pure, tender cinema is rare nowadays, but EO delivers.” – Austin Chronicle

“The world we share with EO is cold and cruel, which doesn’t mean we have to be.” – Los Angeles Times

“EO is a thrillingly imaginative piece of filmmaking: a strange, haunting epic about a donkey that couldn’t feel more of our moment.” – NPR

“EO is an astonishment and so too is this wild, boldly expressionistic movie that conveys the life of its largely silent protagonist with a bare minimum of dialogue.” – New York Times

Showtimes:

Friday, January 6, 2023: 12:00, 6:00, 8:00

Saturday, January 7, 2023: 2:45, 7:00

Sunday,  January 8, 2023: 3:00, 7:10

Monday, January 9, 2023: 2:10, 4:10

Tuesday,  January 10, 2023: 12:50, 5:00

Wednesday,  January 11, 2023: 11:15AM, 5:00

Thursday, January 12, 2023: 2:45, 7:00

Friday, January 13, 2023: 12:00, 4:15

Saturday, January 14, 2023: 6:00

Sunday,  January 15, 2023: 1:00, 6:30

Monday, January 16, 2023:  1:00, 5:15

Tuesday,  January 17, 2023: 12:45, 5:00

Wednesday,  January 18, 2023: 4:15

Thursday, January 19, 2023: 1:00, 8:30

Friday, January 20, 2023: 12:00, 4:30

Saturday, January 21, 2023: 12:00, 4:30

Sunday,  January 22, 2023: 3:00

Monday, January 23, 2023: 2:30, 7:00

Tuesday,  January 24, 2023: 12:15, 4:45

Wednesday,  January 25, 2023: 2:30

Ticket Prices: $12 Regular / $10 Students & Seniors / $9 Members