Welcome to OryCon 39’s online schedule! The program schedule is a labor of love and a work in progress. Please expect updates, changes, and unexpected delights with little warning!
While film is often used to explore complex social themes and situations, the movie theatre also functions as a refuge from reality. The nature of the escape changes depending on the larger social landscape. Does the current proliferation of films about super heroes and live-action fairy tales reflect a cultural desire to be rescued, or is it something else?
