The Contenders Film Series at the Hammer

Another great reason to live in LA. if a film buff, the truly amazing special events, conversations and screenings. The Hammer presents twelve films with their directors and actors in tow through December and January in their Contenders Series. The series starts off with Bong Joon ho's Snow Piercer, it's a very pretentious film and Bong version's of the story added Asian people, because he's Asian. You can tell how well it did by not remembering it being out for long and now being on Netflix.

 TICKETS: $15 General Admission / $10 HAMMER PLUS Members (with valid discount code)*

Full schedule



Monday, December 8
Snowpiercer with director Bong Joon-ho

Wednesday, December 10
Mommy with director Xavier Dolan

Tuesday, December 16
Obvious Child with actor Jenny Slate

Wednesday, December 17
Selma with director Ava DuVernay

Thursday, December 18
Nightcrawler with writer/director Dan Gilroy and actor Rene Russo

Monday, January 5
The Imitation Game

Tuesday, January 6
Citizenfour

Wednesday, January 7
The Theory of Everything with actor Eddie Redmayne

Thursday, January 8
Boyhood with director Richard Linklater

Tuesday, January 13
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night with director Ana Lily Amirpour