A one-week film festival  in January of 2024, featuring a curated list of Screwball Comedy films.

Schedule of Events

January 17, 2024

7:30 PM - Bringing Up Baby (1938)

A paleontologist's life is turned upside down when he crosses paths with a zany heiress and her pet leopard while trying to secure a rare dinosaur bone.

Starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant

January 18, 2024

7:30 PM - His Girl Friday (1940)

A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.

Starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell

January 19, 2024

7:30 PM - Shall We Dance (1937)

Follow Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers through a series of comedic escapades as they navigate the world of dance, mistaken identities, and hilarious misunderstandings.

January 20, 2024

12:30 PM - What's Up Doc? (1972)

Barbara Streisand and Ryan O'neal find themselves in a series of slapstick mishaps while chasing a coveted suitcase in San Francisco.

7:30 PM - Victor Victoria (1982)

Written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Julie Andrews, this gender-bending classic follows a struggling female soprano who poses as a male female impersonator in 1930s Paris, leading to a whirlwind of hilarity and romance.

January 21, 2024

12:30 PM - Adam's Rib (1949)

A married pair of lawyers are on opposing sides of a courtroom battle, exploring the battle of the sexes with wit and charm.

Starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn

3:00 PM - Tke Grt of tKe Score "a Game of Vote' Concert

WIFF 2024 is lucky to bring back such an excellent piece to the festival programming with this Art of the Score concert. Featuring works made popular from the films selected in this festival. Performed by Sheila Weidendorf, Gloria Ferry-Brennan and James Hinkley.

6:30 PM - The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

A simple mailroom clerk becomes the unwitting leader of a major corporation in this clever satire of corporate culture.

Starring Tim Robbins and Paul Newman

Date: January 17-21, 2024

Cost:
Individual tickets to each film cost $15 for standard or $25 for WICA Star
Individual tickets to the concert cost $30 for standard and $45 for WICA Star
Passes cost $125 for standard and $150 for WICA Star.
Youth 18 and Under Free

Location:
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts,
565 Camano Avenue,
Langley, WA 98260.

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