Get Free Tickets to Early LA and NYC Screenings of Venice Winner Straight Circle With Director Q&As
Screenings in New York and Los Angeles
The New York screening is set for Friday, November 6, at The Lighthouse, beginning at 7:00 p.m. A Q&A with Hudson will follow, moderated by Collider’s Steve Weintraub.
The Los Angeles event will take place Monday, November 9, at Brain Dead Studios, starting at 7:30 p.m. Hudson will take part in a Q&A after the film. The article does not specify a year for either November date.
How to request tickets
Readers can enter for the New York or Los Angeles event through separate links by providing an email address. They are asked to choose the link for their location and indicate whether they want to bring a guest.
A surreal satire of borders
Straight Circle is the first feature from writer-director Oscar Hudson. It won the grand prize at Venice Film Festival Critics Week 2025 and also received Most Innovative Film, Best Director, and the Audience Award during its festival run.
The film follows two enemy soldiers stationed opposite one another in a vast desert as symbols of a fragile truce. Their boredom and hostility lead them to question their identities and loyalties, as the boundary between friend and foe becomes less clear.
Starring Elliott and Luke Tittensor and Neill Maskell, the film takes aim at nationalism and unchecked autocratic regimes. It is scheduled for a limited theatrical release on December 11.
Key points
- Free tickets are available for early Straight Circle screenings in New York and Los Angeles.
- The New York event is November 6 at The Lighthouse, with a Q&A moderated by Steve Weintraub.
- The Los Angeles screening is November 9 at Brain Dead Studios, followed by a Q&A with Oscar Hudson.
- Straight Circle won the grand prize at Venice Film Festival Critics Week 2025 and opens in theaters December 11.