Cinemauto brings you thoughtful, immersive drive-in screening experiences marrying community, art & culture, food, and entertainment while promoting local businesses and fostering inclusive programming celebrating diverse, original voices,and a new generation of filmmakers.
With Cinemauto, we surface marginalized community stories through art, while reintroducing an old friend, the Drive-in Theater in a modern culturally relevant way.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Directed by Céline Sciamma. Starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel. Winner of a coveted Cannes prize and one of the best-reviewed films of 2019, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE solidifies Céline Sciamma as one of the most exciting filmmakers working in the world today. Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel turn the subtle act of looking into a dangerous, engrossing thrill, crafting the most breathtaking and elegant performances of the year. To watch Marianne and Héloïse fall in love is to see love itself invented onscreen. With contemporary themes in period dress, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE is one of the greatest love stories ever told.
Nina Juliano
In 1950s Little Italy, Delaware, a teenage girl from an immigrant family must decide whether to destroy another woman's life to save her own. Her sister is the only one she can trust to hide her secret from her strict Sicilian family. Together, they try to weasel out of trouble - but if they fail, the consequences could lead to someone's death.
Bonnie Kathleen Ryan
Prissy (Anna Camp) has worked hard to create a perfectly normal life for her family. But tensions run high when Grace (Katie Beth West) claims to be the reincarnation of Elvis Presley. Equal parts worried for her child, as well as how this behavior reflects upon her and disrupts the perfect family life she's worked so hard to achieve, Prissy will have to search her heart to figure out what's most important. GraceLand uses the music of Elvis Presley and a young person's sense of connection to him to explore self-identity, gender, and acceptance.
Melissa Dowler
In the summer of 1994, 14-year old Nisha is determined to help her best friend Darlene get ready for her first kiss. But as they consult Teen Beat and the Kama Sutra for guidance, complicated feelings emerge.
Maegan Houang
The story of Cecile, an older Vietnamese-American hoarder, whose life is upended when worms open a black hole in her house and threaten to take all of her stuff.
Our community market is curated with the flavors and voices that tell the LA story and features a curated selection of goods for you and your home from some of our favorite independently owned small businesses, makers, and non-profit organizations.
Proceed of ticket sales going to these community partners.
Junior High
Junior High is a non-profit 501(c)3 serving artists and young people made marginalized through cis-hetero patriarchy, capitalism, and white supremacy. Our physical space, publication, podcast, and other ventures function on principles of artistic expression, mutual aid, and anti-oppression.
Homeboy Industries
The largest gang rehab & re-entry program in the world.
The Love Witch 2020
A Film by Anna Biller
A modern day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, in a tribute to 1960s Technicolor thrillers. Elaine, a beautiful young witch, is determined to find a man to love her. In her gothic Victorian apartment she makes spells and potions, and then picks up men and seduces them. However, her spells work too well, leaving her with a string of hapless victims. When she finally meets the man of her dreams, her desperation to be loved will drive her to the brink of insanity and murder. With a visual style that pays tribute to Technicolor thrillers of the ‘60s, THE LOVE WITCH explores female fantasy and the repercussions of pathological narcissism.
Directed by Lloyd Pursall
This short documentary highlights four runners in LA that represent hustle not just in their lives, but also in running.
Directed by Benjamin Huerta and Itamar Lilienthal
¡Milky Way's first space telenovela! Tijuana-Set short Sci-Fi drama Featuring an Eye Patch-Wearing Alien Akyra (Margaret Abud) and her two trusted warriors — all in otherworldly purple pastel fashion — have descended from Planet Jaba. They’re on the hunt for Fela, the titular “Chicana Stardust” (Linda Abud). Fela has stolen the Amulet, the most important of all artifacts from their home planet which connects the Jaba people to their roots in their ancient homeland of California. But as a craven General has moved to destroy all remnants of that legacy, Fela felt no choice but to steal and flee with the treasured Amulet.
Retrospective Digital Exhibition by Las Fotos Project
Las Fotos Project is celebrating its 10th anniversary year by launching #FromOurArchive, a look at 10 years of archival images from throughout Los Angeles taken by Las Fotos Project students.
Digital Exhibition by Amina Cruz
My work stems from a deep interest in exploring the areas between transformation and identity, personal narratives, and how we are shaped by the spaces we inhabit presently or in the past.
Our community market is curated with the flavors and voices that tell the LA story and features a curated selection of goods for you and your home from some of our favorite independently owned small businesses, makers, and non-profit organizations.
Proceed of ticket sales going to these community partners.
Las Fotos Project
Las Fotos Project is a community-based nonprofit organization that inspires teenage girls through photography, mentorship, and self-expression. Offering year-round programming, we provide girls with access to professional cameras, quality instruction and workshops that encourage them to explore their identity, build leadership and advocacy skills, and strengthen their social and emotional well-being.
Food Forward
Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people in need and inspiring others to do the same.
The Beach Bum
A film by Harmony Korine
95 Min // R
THE BEACH BUM follows the hilarious misadventures of Moondog (Matthew McConaughey), a rebellious rogue who always lives life by his own rules. Co-starring Snoop Dog, Zac Efron, and Isla Fisher, THE BEACH BUM is a refreshingly original and subversive new comedy from director Harmony Korine (Kids, Spring Breakers).
Directed by Akira Boch, Tadashi Nakamura
On the corner of 1st Street and Alameda in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo, the album cover-clad Atomic Cafe attracted punk rockers, musicians, and locals alike throughout the ’70s and ’80s. The heart and soul of the cafe was Atomic Nancy, the fun-loving, welcoming, and effortlessly cool owner of this restaurant known for its vibrant nightlife where everyone gathered with one goal in mind: to just have fun.
Directed by Marie Jamora
As a cover band singer, Maya wrestles between her passion for songwriting and becoming a pop-culture photocopy for an unlistening audience. However, she realizes that music — the one thing that keeps her distant from her child – is what will bring them closer together. DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, INTERNATIONAL, MUSIC, MUSICAL, WOMEN
Directed by Raymond C. Lai
It’s the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival, and DJ Logan‘s Fun is poised to spin his best friend’s party. To help him calm down, his Auntie Bobbie gives him a rare strain of marijuana. But Logan soon discovers there’s much more to this strain than its calming effects. ACTION, COMEDY, COMING OF AGE, HORROR, SCI-FI
Directed by Yoko Okumura
LEXICAL GAP is a wild lady-punk musical short film about redefining the meaning of virginity. Lead singer Lex looks back at her time as a teen girl and the mistakes she made that stemmed from her toxic misunderstanding about virginity and her worth. Purity is a myth! LGBTQIA+, MUSICAL, WOMEN
Directed by Janet Chen
As Chinatown’s Phoenix Bakery in Los Angeles celebrates its 80th anniversary, three generations of the Chans explore their family legacy and contemplate the future.
Our community market is curated with the flavors and voices that tell the LA story and features a curated selection of goods for you and your home from some of our favorite independently owned small businesses, makers, and non-profit organizations.
Proceed of ticket sales going to these community partners.
Las Fotos Project
Las Fotos Project is a community-based nonprofit organization that inspires teenage girls through photography, mentorship, and self-expression. Offering year-round programming, we provide girls with access to professional cameras, quality instruction and workshops that encourage them to explore their identity, build leadership and advocacy skills, and strengthen their social and emotional well-being.
Food Forward
Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people in need and inspiring others to do the same.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
With the updated stay-at-home order, we, along with our community partners and sponsors would like to minimize any potential exposure to our guests and staff, so we have decided to limit our December screening to a one-day (Saturday, December 12)
Directed by Céline Sciamma. Starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel. Winner of a coveted Cannes prize and one of the best-reviewed films of 2019, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE solidifies Céline Sciamma as one of the most exciting filmmakers working in the world today. Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel turn the subtle act of looking into a dangerous, engrossing thrill, crafting the most breathtaking and elegant performances of the year. To watch Marianne and Héloïse fall in love is to see love itself invented onscreen. With contemporary themes in period dress, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE is one of the greatest love stories ever told.
Nina Juliano
Delaware, a teenage girl from an immigrant family must decide whether to destroy another woman's life to save her own. Her sister is the only one she can trust to hide her secret from her strict Sicilian family. Together, they try to weasel out of trouble - but if they fail, the consequences could lead to someone's death.
Bonnie Kathleen Ryan
Prissy (Anna Camp) has worked hard to create a perfectly normal life for her family. But tensions run high when Grace (Katie Beth West) claims to be the reincarnation of Elvis Presley. Equal parts worried for her child, as well as how this behavior reflects upon her and disrupts the perfect family life she's worked so hard to achieve, Prissy will have to search her heart to figure out what's most important. GraceLand uses the music of Elvis Presley and a young person's sense of connection to him to explore self-identity, gender, and acceptance.
Melissa Dowler
In the summer of 1994, 14-year old Nisha is determined to help her best friend Darlene get ready for her first kiss. But as they consult Teen Beat and the Kama Sutra for guidance, complicated feelings emerge.
Maegan Houang
The story of Cecile, an older Vietnamese-American hoarder, whose life is upended when worms open a black hole in her house and threaten to take all of her stuff.
Our community market is curated with the flavors and voices that tell the LA story and features a curated selection of goods for you and your home from some of our favorite independently owned small businesses, makers, and non-profit organizations.
Proceed of ticket sales going to these community partners.
Junior High
Junior High is a non-profit 501(c)3 serving artists and young people made marginalized through cis-hetero patriarchy, capitalism, and white supremacy. Our physical space, publication, podcast, and other ventures function on principles of artistic expression, mutual aid, and anti-oppression.
Homeboy Industries
The largest gang rehab & re-entry program in the world.
