Olmo
Fernando Eimbcke’s dryly funny coming-of-age film follows Olmo, a teenager in 1979 New Mexico who is caught between caring for his bedridden father and pursuing the freedoms of adolescence. When his neighbor and crush, Nina, invites him to a party on the condition that he bring his father’s stereo, Olmo and his best friend Miguel set out on an increasingly desperate nighttime mission to obtain it.
The film balances adolescent awkwardness and deadpan humor with an affectionate, unsentimental portrait of family life. Olmo shares caregiving duties with his overworked mother, Cecilia, and his older sister Ana, who would rather be at the roller disco. With its bright, sun-filled visual style and disco soundtrack, the film explores family responsibility, identity, friendship, and the universal desire to belong. It was an official selection of the 2025 AFI FEST and Berlin film festivals.
When: September 17–24, 2026
Showtimes: Thursday, September 17 at 5:00 PM; Friday, September 18 at 9:10 PM; Saturday, September 19 at 11:30 AM; and Thursday, September 24 at 5:00 PM
Tickets: Price not available
Venue: AFI Silver Theater, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Cast: Aivan Uttapa as Olmo, Gustavo Sánchez Parra as Nestor, Andrea Suarez Paz as Cecilia, Rosa Armendariz as Ana, Melanie Frometa as Nina, and Diego Olmedo as Miguel
Director: Fernando Eimbcke
Writers: Fernando Eimbcke and Vanesa Garnica
Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Eréndira Núñez Larios, and Michel Franco
Run time: 84 minutes
Year: 2025
Country: United States/Mexico
Language: English and Spanish with English subtitles
Format: Color
Rating: Not rated