Presented by Gesa Power House Theatre in association with the Walla Walla Movie Crush T’was 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…
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.
This show is cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The day after Halloween, Gesa Power House Theatre presents indie horror film "The Deeper You Dig," as part of the Power House Movies Series, on Wednesday, November 1 at 7PM. Ivy and Echo are not your typical mother-daughter team. Ivy, once an intuitive…
Gesa Power House Theatre presents Chase Joliet's indie film Grapefruit, featuring actress Rosanna Arquette, as part of the Power House Movies Series, on Wednesday, November 15 at 7PM. After a devastating divorce, Travis (Chase Joliet) is forced to move into his childhood home with his eccentric, newly sober mother (Rosanna Arquette). While attending an AA…
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…
On Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m., Gesa Power House Theatre proudly partners once again with the Seattle Jewish Film Festival for 2024's short film showcase: Lights, Action, Community! Centered around "Safe Travels?" (?טיולים בטוחים), this line-up has been curated by Walla Walla Movie Crush cofounder and our own Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge.…
Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents the award-winning documentary Vishniac on Wednesday, March 27 at 7 p.m. Vishniac follows ground-breaking 20th century photographer Roman Vishniac from his early years in tsarist Russia to his emergence as a modernist photographer in Weimar Berlin, his journeys across Eastern Europe before the war and his family’s dramatic escape…
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…
On Wednesday, October 16, at 7 PM, Gesa Power House Theatre presents Above the Trees. When a good man is assaulted and left in a serious coma, his best friend and local boxer is charged with the crime. The story follows a mosaic of people linked to the tragedy, while the criminal trial unfolds in…
On Wednesday, November 13, at 7 PM, Gesa Power House Theatre presents Sunset Road. Sunset Road is a comedic romp through Washington wine country - inspired by Romeo and Juliet - but instead of the Montagues versus the Capulets, these sparring wine families make rival Merlot and Cabernet. Reserved tickets will be available for $15…
On Wednesday, December 11, at 7 PM, Gesa Power House Theatre presents Chronicles of a Wandering Saint. In this bighearted supernatural comedy set in a tiny Argentinian town, a devout yet competitive woman devises a plan to stage a miracle, hoping it will lead her to sainthood. But as her grand unveiling approaches, an unexpected…
On Wednesday, January 15th, Gesa Power House Theatre presents the film Know Your Place. Set against the rapidly changing landscape of Seattle, Know Your Place is a poignant slice-of-life drama following 15-year-old Robel Haile, an Eritrean-American boy, as he embarks on a seemingly simple errand that transforms into an emotional journey. Tasked with delivering a…
On Wednesday, January 29, at 7PM, Gesa Power House Theatre presents Funke. Acclaimed Chef Evan Funke mounts his culinary comeback - an ode to the dying art of handmade pasta - on the most competitive street in America where he finds himself fighting to fulfill his artistic destiny while battling the impossibly volatile LA restaurant…
On February 2nd, 2025, at 7 PM, Gesa Power House Theatre will present the documentary The Thinking Game. The Thinking Game takes you on a fascinating journey into the heart of DeepMind, one of the world's leading AI labs, as it strives to unravel the mysteries of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Inside DeepMind's London headquarters,…
On February 12, at 7 PM, Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents the film ULTIMATE CITIZENS. ULTIMATE CITIZENS is the story of Jamshid Khajavi, an extraordinary 65-year-old Iranian American public school counselor who uses the sport of Ultimate Frisbee to help children heal. In an America where many families are quietly, barely getting by, Mr. Jamshid…
On March 12, 2025, at 7 PM, Gesa Power House Theatre presents the comedy film Jess Plus None. Jess (Abby Miller, Justified), a reluctant maid-of-honor attends her best friend’s off-the-grid wedding in the woods, where she's forced to confront her ex-girlfriend, her more successful college friends, and every horrible choice she’s made in her life…
On Friday, March 14, at 7 PM, Gesa Power House Theatre will present Scout Durwood's digital series, Take One Thing Off. An existential odyssey based on the original music from cabaret singer/bon vivant Scout Durwood’s debut studio album, Take One Thing Off is a twenty-two episode digital series combining music videos and narrative sketch following…
On Wednesday, April 2 at 7 p.m., Gesa Power House Theatre proudly partners once again with the Seattle Jewish Film Festival for 2025’s short film showcase, HASHIVENU: RETURN US. This collection of short films was curated by our Director of Film Programming, Warren Etheredge. When people speak of grit, they usually mean the power of…
Burden of Dreams captures legendary director Werner Herzog’s filming of his most ambitious film Fitzcarraldo, in which an entrepreneur (Klaus Kinski) endeavors to push a steamship over a mountain to build an opera house in the Amazon jungle, one thousand miles away from civilization. Featuring visceral interviews with Herzog, Burden of Dreams which was held…
On Wednesday, April 30 at 7 p.m., Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents Art For Everybody. Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided…
On Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m., Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents No Other Land. Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community's mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families - the…
Join Gesa Power House Theatre for a FREE community event on Sunday, May 18, 2025 for the documentary, The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause, as we celebrate Women's Health Month. This film confronts the neglected menopause crisis, challenging societal and medical shortcomings, and advocating for a revolutionary approach to women's health in America…
Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents Meanwhile on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 7PM. A docu-poem in six verses, this film is a groundbreaking, immersive, nonlinear, and dynamic collaboration by Jacqueline Woodson (text), Meshell Ndegeocello (soundscape), Erika Dilday (support), M. Trevino (structure), and Catherine Gund (direction). A rare cinematic meditation on how race, racism, and…
Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents Your Fat Friend on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 7PM. The rise of Aubrey Gordon, from anonymous blogger to best selling author. Her aim? A paradigm shift in the way that we view fatness. A film about fat, family, the complexities of change and the deep, messy feelings we…
Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents Sabbath Queen on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 7PM. This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission. A q&a session with Director and Producer, Sandi DuBowski, live on the Gesa Power House Theatre stage will follow this screening! Filmed over 21 years,…
Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents All God's Children on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 7PM. This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission. In an unprecedented attempt to heal centuries of racism and antisemitism, and combat the rising racial and ethnic tension in their Brooklyn communities, the…
Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents Drew Petersen, and his film, Feel It All, on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 7PM. This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission and an event sponsorship from Greater Health Now. Along with CBS news host Spencer Wilson, Petersen recently won an…
On Wednesday, October 8th, at 7PM, Gesa Power House Theatre is proud to present the film Bad Shabbos. Kyra Sedgwick and Cliff "Method Man" Smith lead an incredible ensemble cast in this uproarious new comedy, winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative at the Tribeca Film Festival! David and his fiancée Meg are about…
Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents PRESERVED on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 7PM. In an era of wildfires, drought, and species decline, Vermejo is proof that ecosystem restoration is possible. And it's a blueprint for where it can happen next. PRESERVED is more than a film—it’s a call to action. From farmers and ranchers…
Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents CHECKPOINT ZOO on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 7PM. Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On February 24,…
Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents THE LAST CLASS on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 7PM. The Last Class is a nuanced and deeply personal portrait of master educator Robert Reich teaching his final course and reflecting on a period of immense transformation, personally and globally. It is a love letter to education. The former…
Are you Team Elphaba, or Team Glinda? Join Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, November 16 at 2PM as we sing-along to the incredible WICKED film. This will be a fun and interactive experience, with lyrics displayed on the screen allowing the audience to sing-along to their favorite the songs from the musical. This program…
Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents WISDOM OF HAPPINESS on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 7PM. WISDOM OF HAPPINESS is a deeply intimate and highly cinematic documentary featuring the Dalai Lama, who, at nearly 90 years old, offers practical advice for navigating the 21st century’s challenges. The film captures the Dalai Lama speaking directly to…
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