Power House Movies

Gesa Power House Theater proudly presents "An Evening of Ukrainian Shorts," a benefit screening of short films on Wednesday, March 1 at 7 p.m. This series is curated by Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge and brought to you in part by Walla Walla Movie Crush. The next installment of our Power House Movie series,…

Gesa Power House Theatre presents Best of Movie Crush on Saturday, March 11 at 6 p.m. Curated by Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge, this series of short films represents the cream of the crop of offerings at the 2022 Movie Crush.  Now in its 7th year, the Movie Crush (themoviecrush.com) is an annual festival…

Gesa Power House Theatre's Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge curates a collection of the best short films from the 2023 Seattle Jewish Film Festival for this program on March 29 at 7 p.m. One of two in-person encore screenings (the other is set for March 30 at Hillel at University of Washington), Walla Walla's…

Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents the award-winning feature-length documentary "Being Michelle" on Wednesday, April 26 at 7 p.m. "Being Michelle" follows the astonishing journey of a deaf and disabled woman who survived incarceration and abuse under unimaginable circumstances by a system that refused to accommodate her needs as a deaf person with autism. Michelle’s…

On June 28 at 7PM, Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents a set of short films celebrating the wide spectrum of existence that is LGBTQIA+. It is our firm belief that the arts can help create a strong, inclusive community. This selection of shorts aims to elevate different perspectives, build bridges, and honor the stories…

On the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945, Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents “Downwind,” a documentary narrated by Martin Sheen, featuring Lewis Black and lauded actor Micheal Douglas. Join us for this very special screening on Wednesday, August 9 at 7PM which will also included a Q&A session with one of…

In another installment of the Power House Movies series, Gesa Power House Theatre presents Spanish Language Shorts Block on Wednesday, August 23 at 7PM. This movie night features the best short films in Spanish! Experience a wealth of genres, perspectives, creativity, and inspiration while immersing yourself in Spanish. Tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available…

A Muslim chaplain, a French biologist, a Qatari princess and eight other women pull 150-pound sledges across the fast-disappearing Arctic sea ice to become, together - and against all odds - the last-ever team to reach the North Pole.

Presented by Gesa Power House Theatre in association with the Walla Walla Movie Crush 'Twas the week before Christmas And all through the Power House Not a feature was screening Not even Die Fledermaus But all of a sudden There arose city-wide chatter That GPHT will present shorts About holiday matters From scrooges to Santas…

FILM GEEK is a blast! A fun, funny emotional rollercoaster of a movie. Part cool film history, part moving personal history, FILM GEEK is a unique & compelling doc about fathers & sons and the movies that bind them. I loved it! – Judd Apatow Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents FILM GEEK by Emmy…

The last time I was this entertained by an art documentary was Exit Through the Giftshop featuring none other than Banksy. — Josiah Teal, FilmThreat Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents the acclaimed art documentary "Holy Frit" on Wednesday, February 21 at 7 p.m. In this visceral three-year race against time, a talented, yet unknown…

Gesa Power House presents award-winning romantic comedy-drama "Sometimes I Think About Dying" on Wednesday, April 17 at 7PM. Lost on the dreary Oregon coast, Fran wastes her daylight hours in the solitude of a cubicle, listening to the constant hum of officemates, occasionally daydreaming to pass the time. She is ghosting through life unable to…

On Friday, May 31 at 7PM, Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents the award-winning documentary Storm Lake, exploring the efforts of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Art Cullen and his family as they fight to unite and inform their Iowan farming community through their biweekly newspaper, The Storm Lake Times—come hell or pandemic. Dark clouds hang over…

Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents award-winning drama Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell on Wednesday, June 12 at 7 p.m. Winner of the prestigious Camera d’Or for best first film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the enthralling Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell from Vietnamese filmmaker Pham Thien An is a reverie on faith, loss,…

Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents Late Bloomers on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 7:00PM Louise (Karen Gillan), an aimless, 28 year-old Brooklynite, recently single, sort of a musician, depressed without admitting to it, drunkenly falls while doing something stupid and breaks her hip. This lands her in a physical therapy ward full of people…

Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents The Linguini Incident on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 7:00PM Lucy (Rosanna Arquette, Pulp Fiction) is an underpaid waitress at “Dali”, a terminally hip New York City restaurant, who’s seriously in need of cash. Dali’s new, mysterious, charming (and very in debt) bartender, Monte (David Bowie, The Hunger) needs…

Presented by Gesa Power House Theatre in association with the Walla Walla Movie Crush. Despite overwhelming odds, a small family winery — with a makeshift plywood stage — eventually became "The Gorge," a Pollstar, Billboard, and ACM winning music venue. ENORMOUS: THE GORGE STORY follows the stories of Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam, and many others…

On Wednesday, October 2, at 7 PM, Gesa Power House Theatre is proud to present the documentary Majority Rules. Alaska is gearing up to do something that no other state has ever done: Adopting a pair of election reforms that will eliminate traditional party primaries and allow voters to rank their candidates by preference. Just…