Central Florida Film Slam - February 2023
2023-02-12
Free to submit; submissions accepted year-round! Submit here.
This event is open to the public, with FREE admission for Enzian Members!
Central Florida Film Slam is an unrated, independent film showcase and competition open to all regional filmmakers and students. Showcase your own work or come see the work of other local filmmakers on the big screen at Enzian Theater!
Submit your film for a chance to play the 2024 Florida Film Festival!
Audience members will select a film from each CFFS to win the Audience Award for that showcase. These fan favorite films will receive the opportunity to become a part of Enzian’s Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase or, for one lucky winner a year, direct acceptance into the Florida Film Festival’s New Florida Shorts program!
Filmmakers: CFFS is a showcase screening, with no laurels for acceptance or official awards. This preserves premiere status on your film for future festival screenings!
In addition to playing the Enzian big screen, CFFS filmmakers and attendees will have access to information sessions and workshops highlighting filmmaking and festival essentials, including must-know festival information from the official Florida Film Festival programming team. Information and dates for these sessions will be posted on Enzian’s website and the Central Florida Film Slam Facebook group as they are announced.
Filmmakers, join our Facebook Discussion Group here to connect with our team, as well as other Florida filmmakers!
Submit your film (for free!) to Central Florida Film Slam here!

FAME
2023-02-20
Irene Cara Tribute Film!
Nominated for 6 Academy Awards and 4 Golden Globes (including Best Actress and Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical)!
At the New York City High School for the Performing Arts, students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors, singers, and musicians. This movie follows eight students from the time they audition to get into the school, through graduation. The youngsters grapple with heavy issues such as homosexuality, abortion, attempted suicide and illiteracy. On top of their unique struggles, the students must deal with the mundane pressures of adolescence like homework, heartbreak and rejection.
Another outstanding work from Alan Parker, the acclaimed British director of MIDNIGHT EXPRESS, PINK FLOYD: THE WALL, MISSISSIPPI BURNING, and THE COMMITMENTS.

The Holy Mountain
2023-02-21
In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist (Alexandro Jodorowsky) leads a Christ figure (Horacio Salinas) and seven materialistic disciples to the Holy Mountain, a mountain of immortal wise men, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.

Monster of Camp Sunshine
2023-03-03
“The motion picture that follows is a fable. In it there are many nudists but only one monster. In life, it is generally the other way around.”
Shot by anonymous maniacs in New York, this is a trash-art berserker that feels like what would happen if a 1980s slasher was teleported inside of a 1960s nudist film. A nurse and fashion model head to Camp Sunshine for a weekend of fun, sun, and cigarettes. But little do they know that Hugo, the camp’s gardener, has been transformed into an axe-wielding psychopath after drinking radioactive water! Combining experimental visuals with camp flair, this is a crackpot time capsule featuring Monty Python-esque animation, someone named Ron Cheney, Jr., and, at the end, “a brief summary of the movie for those who wish to relive its magic moments.” Newly restored from the original 35mm negative!

Much Ado About Nothing
2023-03-04
National Theatre Live is the National Theatre’s groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre from the London stage to cinemas around the world.
Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea and mistaken identity.
The legendary family-run Hotel Messina on the Italian Riveria has been visited by artists, celebrities and royalty. But when the owner’s daughter weds a dashing young soldier, not all guests are in the mood for love.
A string of scandalous deceptions soon surround not only the young couple, but also the adamantly single Beatrice and Benedick.
Following the award-winning success of National Theatre Live’s Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night and Antony and Cleopatra, director Simon Godwin returns with this irresistible comedy, broadcast live from the National Theatre stage.

Purchase a Season Pass to attend all National Theatre Live performances and receive discounted admission, as well as a complimentary glass of house wine at each show!

Members that are Contributor level or above and Season Passholders are able to make a table reservation for this series. Reservations can only be made after a ticket or Season Pass has been purchased and are limited. Please make sure to have your confirmation number ready to provide to the box officer at time of your reservation.

First Reformed
2023-03-05
Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) is a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary. Once a stop on the Underground Railroad, the church is now a tourist attraction catering to a dwindling congregation, eclipsed by its nearby parent church, Abundant Life, with its state-of-the-art facilities and 5,000-strong flock. When a pregnant parishioner (Amanda Seyfried) asks Reverend Toller to counsel her husband, a radical environmentalist, the clergyman finds himself plunged into his own tormented past, and equally despairing future, until he finds redemption in an act of grandiose violence.

Spring Breakers
2023-03-07
College students Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Faith (Selena Gomez), Brit (Ashley Benson) and Cotty (Rachel Korine) are short of the cash they need for a spring-break trip, so they rob a diner and head down to Florida. However, the police soon break up the party and arrest them. The curvaceous quartet are unexpectedly bailed out by a drug dealer and aspiring rap artist named Alien (James Franco). Soon after, three of the four gal pals decide to join Alien in a life of crime.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
2023-03-11
In this classic adventure film, two rough-and-tumble wanderers, Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) and Curtin (Tim Holt), meet up with a veteran prospector, Howard (Walter Huston), in Mexico and head into the Sierra Madre mountains to find gold. Although they discover treasure, they also find plenty of trouble, not only from ruthless bandits lurking in the dangerous Mexican wilderness but from their own insecurities and greed, which threaten to bring conflict at any moment.

Jailhouse Rock
2023-03-13
A young man, Vince Everett (Elvis Presley), is convicted of manslaughter after being drawn into a bar fight while trying to defend a woman. In prison, Everett finds salvation when his cellmate, a country singer named Hunk Houghton (Mickey Shaughnessy), hears him sing and pegs him as a future star. Once released, Everett gets a job in a night club and meets Peggy Van Alden (Judy Tyler), a young woman who works for a record company and who, like Houghton, also sees talent in Everett.

Rookie of the Year
2023-03-19
Free for Kids 12 and Under!
A freak accident causes 12-year-old Little League player Henry (Thomas Ian Nicholas) to become such a powerful and accurate pitcher that the Chicago Cubs sign the junior high student to a contract. Unprepared for such a high-pressure environment, Henry falters until aging fastballer Chet Steadman (Gary Busey) takes him under his wing and teaches him how to play in the big leagues. Meanwhile, his mother’s venal boyfriend (Bruce Altman) tries to sell Henry’s contract to a hated opposing team.

Her
2023-03-21
Featuring a discussion with Dr. Johnathan Mell on human-computer interaction, social computing, and the development of human emotions in computers!
A sensitive and soulful man earns a living by writing personal letters for other people. Left heartbroken after his marriage ends, Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) becomes fascinated with a new operating system which reportedly develops into an intuitive and unique entity in its own right. He starts the program and meets “Samantha” (Scarlett Johansson), whose bright voice reveals a sensitive, playful personality. Though “friends” initially, the relationship soon deepens into love.
Dr. Johnathan Mell is a professor, researcher, and technology innovator working at the crossroads of artificial intelligence, human behavior, and engineering. Dr. Mell is faculty at the University of Central Florida, where he lectures on AI in video games, and leads the ScionAI lab, which researches topics relating to making and understanding more human-like AI systems. He received his Ph.D. and Master’s in Computer Science from University of Southern California, and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science as well as a second bachelor’s degree from the Wharton School of Business. Dr. Mell draws inspiration from the real-world science that inspired popular shows and movies relating to AI, including Star Trek and Westworld, and appears regularly at both academic conferences and popular science venues. His current work is focused on artificial negotiation, the game Diplomacy, and social emotions in AI.

SLC Punk
2023-04-04
Stevo (Matthew Lillard), a hard-partying punk fan, finds himself forced to question his future and rethink his anarchistic beliefs as those closest to him begin to seek different paths.

Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend
2023-05-05 23:59 (America/New_York)
For a long time, Japanese animation had a bad rep in America: “those freaky violent cartoons with the schoolgirls and the tentacle monsters.” UROTSUKIDŌJI: THE LEGEND OF OVERFIEND is the film that’s largely responsible for this reputation. Hideki Takayama’s gruesome adaptation of Toshio Maeda’s horror comic had a brief stint in U.S. theaters rocking a well-earned NC-17 rating. Grim-faced and grotesque, it’s a hellish Freudian vision of torn bodies, and bitter pessimism. The apocalyptic film picks up just before the prophesied rise of the demon-god The Overfiend, whose re-birth would merge the worlds of men and demons. As time of prophecy draws closer, demons flood into the dimension of men, throwing the Earth into a chaotic storm of sex and violence.

Due to graphic content, including sexual assault, no one under 18 will be admitted.

The Crucible
2023-05-06
National Theatre Live is the National Theatre’s groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre from the London stage to cinemas around the world.
Speak of the devil and he appears.
A witch hunt is beginning in Salem.
Raised to be seen and not heard, a group of young women suddenly find their words have a terrible power.
As a climate of fear spreads through the community, private vendettas fuel public accusations and soon the truth itself is on trial.
Arthur Miller’s gripping parable of power and its abuse returns in an urgent new staging by director Lyndsey Turner (Under Milk Wood, Top Girls).

Purchase a Season Pass to attend all National Theatre Live performances and receive discounted admission, as well as a complimentary glass of house wine at each show!

Members that are Contributor level or above and Season Passholders are able to make a table reservation for this series. Reservations can only be made after a ticket or Season Pass has been purchased and are limited. Please make sure to have your confirmation number ready to provide to the box officer at time of your reservation.

Man Bites Dog
2023-05-07
The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben (Benoît Poelvoorde) are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.

Creature from the Black Lagoon in 3D
2023-05-09
Ricou Browning Tribute Film
Remnants of a mysterious animal have come to light in a remote jungle, and a group of scientists intends to determine if the find is an anomaly or evidence of an undiscovered beast. To accomplish their goal, the scientists (Antonio Moreno, Richard Carlson, Richard Denning, Whit Bissell) must brave the most perilous pieces of land South America has to offer. But the terrain is nothing compared to the danger posed by an otherworldly being that endangers their work and their lives.

The Outsiders
2023-05-13 12:00 - 14:00
40th Anniversary Showing!
The rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, only heats up when one gang member kills a member of the other.

What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat, & Tears?
2023-05-15 18:30 - 20:30
Join us for a special Meet the Filmmaker event, with a talkback featuring Karen Vock (Crew Neck Productions) about their work on the film.
In 1970, Blood, Sweat and Tears was one of the biggest bands in the world. They had exploded on the scene with both daring and promise, selling millions of records, winning multiple Grammy Awards including Album of the Year (beating out The Beatles’ Abbey Road) and headlining the legendary Woodstock festival. In demand for concert and TV appearances, BS&T was a darling of the mainstream and rock press, icon of the counterculture and inspiration for a generation of horn-based bands. Their future was limitless. And then it all went wrong. Created with the full cooperation of Blood, Sweat and Tears, this feature documentary will overflow with great music, international political intrigue, compelling human moments, humor and fresh insight into this strange never-before-told story of a tangle with the Nixon administration, a controversial tour behind the Iron Curtain that put them in the crossfire of a polarized America and a lost tour documentary that might just explain it all.

Wild Things
2023-05-23 21:30 - 23:30
25th Anniversary Showing!
A police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high school guidance counselor, when accusations of rape are made against him by two female students.

Paprika
2023-05-27 11:00 - 13:00
Featuring a discussion with Jesse Lyon, mental health counselor and hypnotherapist, about dream interpretation and its role in therapy and wellness!
Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination — where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a subject’s dream. After being stolen, a fearless detective and brilliant therapist join forces to recover the device — before it falls into the hands of a “dream terrorist” in this gripping anime thriller from acclaimed director Satoshi Kon.

Meet our speaker:
Jesse Lyon is a dream interpreter who’s taking the world by storm! He’s a licensed mental health counselor and nationally certified clinical hypnotherapist. His unique blend of expertise allows him to unlock the hidden meanings behind your dreams and help you understand what your mind is telling you while you sleep.
But that’s not all – Jesse is also a viral social media influencer (@LyonMentalHealth) with over 2.5 million followers on TikTok alone! You may have seen him on the news or caught one of the many articles written about him. His fascinating insights and relatable approach to dream interpretation have captured the hearts and minds of people all over the globe.Jesse Lyon is also the founder of Lyon Counseling, with offices conveniently located in both Winter Park and Downtown Orlando. With his expertise in mental health counseling and hypnotherapy, Jesse offers a wide range of services to help his clients overcome challenges and achieve their goals. He specializes in working with complex trauma, Dissociative Identity Disorder and Schizophrenia.Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, facing a major life decision, or simply curious about what your dreams might mean, Jesse is here to help. Send him a message today and join the millions of people who are discovering the incredible power of their dreams!Learn more about Jesse: Lyon Counseling | Lyon Mental Health | YouTube

The Parent Trap
2023-05-28 12:00 - 14:30
Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.

Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things
2023-06-02 23:59
Celebrate Pride Month in the freakiest way possible, with this overlooked, chapter of early queer cinema!
Dropping somewhere between PINK FLAMINGOS, BLOOD FEAST, and an episode of THE BRADY BUNCH on acid, SOMETIMES AUNT MARTHA DOES DREADFUL THINGS is a histrionic psychodrama that could only have originated in the alternate dimension known as Florida. After robbing a bank in Baltimore, Paul (aka Aunt Martha) and his partner Stanley hide out in the Miami suburbs. But it’s only a matter of time before Paul’s paranoia forces him to embark on a demented killing spree. Hardly progressive, even for its era, the film is a remarkable curio as it was a production destined for the regional drive-in movie circuit and marketed as a crime drama. What must audiences have thought as they watched two men (one dressed as a woman, to avoid being recognized in public) spend 90 minutes arguing like an “old married couple” and sharing a single twin bed when there was a whole house up for grabs!?! The American Genre Film Archive is thrilled to present one of the most unforgettable exploitation movies of all time—preserved from the only 35mm theatrical print in existence.

One Million Years B.C.
2023-06-08 20:00 - 22:00
This film is a part of our Popcorn Flicks in the Park series, which takes place in Central Park, Winter Park once a month and it’s FREE and open to the public! These films are presented with open captions.
Raquel Welch Tribute Film!
Prehistoric man Tumak is banished from his savage tribe and meets pretty Loana, who belongs to a gentler coastal tribe, but he must fight caveman Payto to win her favors.

My Own Private Idaho
2023-06-10 12:00 - 14:00
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV,” Mike Waters (River Phoenix) is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves) is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike’s estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2023-06-13 21:30 - 23:00
Edward leaves Bella after an attack that nearly claimed her life, and, in her depression, she falls into yet another difficult relationship – this time with her close friend, Jacob Black.

Aida
2023-06-17 10:30 - 13:00
Purchase a Season Pass to all three Opera performances and receive discounted admission, as well as a complimentary glass of house wine at each show!
Members that are Contributor level or above and Season Passholders are able to make a table reservation for this series. Reservations can only be made after a ticket or Season Pass has been purchased and are limited. Please make sure to have your confirmation number ready to provide to the box officer at time of your reservation.
Set in Ancient Egypt, Aida is a timeless story of love and betrayal against the backdrop of war. The story is a roller coaster of emotions told through Verdi’s powerful music. Aida is an Ethiopian princess held captive in Egypt, in love with a General, Radames, and he with her. When he is chosen to lead a war with Ethiopia, we follow the conflict of Aida’s love for both Radames and for her country.

Getting it Back: The Story of Cymande
2023-06-19 21:30 - 23:30
Special Juneteenth Event
Join us for live music by John Lee Wyatt at Eden Bar from 6:30-9:30PM, courtesy of Performing Arts Matter!

They’re the greatest band you’ve never heard of…
The British group Cymande are unsung heroes whose message of peace, love and funk sailed beyond Britain’s shores and helped shape music for five decades. Long after they stopped playing, the music played on, so they returned to play some more.
In the racially turbulent UK of the early 70s, a group of black musicians came together in South London with a common love of rhythms and a message of peace. Cymande – with the dove as their symbol – combined jazz, funk, soul and Caribbean grooves to form a unique sound. Despite success in the USA they faced indifference in their native Britain, becoming disillusioned and disbanding. But the music lived on, as new generations of artists imbibed and reworked their pioneering sounds in fresh ways. From Soul II Soul to De La Soul, MC Solaar to The Fugees, the Dove had spread Cymande‘s message far and wide, prompting their return after forty years. This is their story.

Bee Movie
2023-06-25 12:00 - 14:00
Celebrate National Pollinator Week with Enzian and Fleet Farming, featuring a fun presentation on how we can celebrate and support our friends, the bees! During this program, all will be able to enjoy Honey Vanilla Ice Cream provided by Jeni’s Ice Cream! Free admission for kids 12 & under.
Barry B. Benson, a bee just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry’s life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey and subsequently decides to sue them.
Fleet Farming is a non-profit urban agriculture program of the organization IDEAS For Us that seeks to empower all generations to grow food. The program transforms the average American lawn into biodiverse, productive micro farms and edible gardens, and integrates educational programming such as after-school garden clubs, green workforce training initiatives, and weekly volunteering events where people of all ages can get their hands dirty working on the micro farms!
This program is in partnership with Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
2023-07-02 12:00 - 14:00
A special brunch menu will be served in lieu of our normal menu during this program!
At Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence and gluttony. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge.

Robot Monster (in 3-D)
2023-07-07 23:59 - 2023-07-08 02:00
It’s the end of the Hu-Man race as we know it! Alien visitor Ro-Man (regular gorilla impersonator George Barrows, wearing a hairy ape suit and a deep-sea diving helmet), wipes out most of the Earth’s population with his “awesome calcinator death ray.” There are six survivors who have taken a neutralizing serum: a scientist, a professor, the professor’s wife, and their three children. Ro-Man receives instructions from the leader of his planet, “The Great One” (also played by Barrows), on how to kill the survivors, but love gets in the way when Ro-Man falls for the professor’s comely eldest daughter. With echoes of King Kong, Ro-Man’s lustful desire makes him want to be Hu-Man too, and this will lead to his downfall. Made for a budget around $20,000, this cheapie camp classic just gets more ludicrous – and fun – with every sequence. Part of the first wave of 3-D releases in early 1953, Robot Monster’s excellent stereoscopic effects have been lovingly restored by 3-D Film Archive in honor of the movie’s 70th anniversary.
