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A young woman is determined to avenge her friend.
				A dissident is murdered for speaking out.
				Art lovers explain why Rembrandt enthralls them.
				And, some elderly retired actors prove it&rsquo;s not going to be as easy to take possession of their mansion as a pair of unscrupulous young real estate developers had hoped.
				Those are the plots of some of the movies you can see in the Dietrich Theater&rsquo;s first mini-festival of 2021, which opens Jan. 29 and runs through Feb. 4 in downtown Tunkhannock.
				&ldquo;All of them are thought provoking films that take us on personal journeys of self-discovery,&rdquo; said Ronnie Harvey, Dietrich Theater film booker and general manager, who proudly notes &ldquo;the films in our mini-fest are some of the best in the art house market right now.&rdquo;
				Actually, &ldquo;Promising Young Woman&rdquo; is currently playing in commercial theaters, but Harvey was more than happy to include the film, which he said on Tuesday was the only one of the seven films in the mini-festival that he had seeen.
				&ldquo;I really, really like it,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It speaks to an important topic, with the &lsquo;Me, Too&rsquo; movement. It&rsquo;s a little bit comic but there&rsquo;s a dark revenge take on the whole thing. It almost seems like it&rsquo;s going to turn into a horror film, but I want to stress it&rsquo;s not about that. It&rsquo;s more about the art of trickery, and a woman getting her power back.&rdquo;
				Rated R, directed by Emerald Fennell and filmed in English, show times are Jan. 30 at 7 p.m., Feb 1 at 4 p.m., Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.
				The other movies in the festival include:
				&ldquo;Ammonite,&rdquo; in which Oscar winner Kate Winslet has received critical acclaim for &ldquo;finding so much to say through body language instead of dialogue.&rdquo; She portrays a fossil hunter in 19th century England who develops an intense relationship with a woman (Saoirse Ronan) put into her care.
				&ldquo;You really can&rsquo;t go wrong with these two,&rdquo; Harveys said. &ldquo;Kate Winslet was the &lsquo;independent darling&rsquo; of a certain time and Saoirse Ronan is the &lsquo;independent darling&rsquo; of today.&rdquo; Rated R, directed by Francis Lee, it&rsquo;s in English and French with subtitles. Show times are Jan. 29 at 7 p.m., Feb. 1 at noon, Feb. 3 at noon
				&ldquo;The Dissident,&rdquo; a documentary about the disappearance and murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
				&ldquo;It&rsquo;s an important story,&rdquo; Harvey said. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t shy away from movies that are a little harder.&rdquo; Rated PG-13, directed by Bryan Fogel, it&rsquo;s in Arabic, Turkish and English, with subtitles. Show times are Jan. 29 at 4 p.m., Jan 31 at 7 p.m., Feb. 4 at noon
				&ldquo;My Rembrandt,&rdquo; also a documentary, showcases some collectors whose fascination with Rembrandt&rsquo;s art borders on obsession. Not rated, directed by Oeke Hoogendijk, it&rsquo;s in English, Dutch and French with subtitles. Show times are Jan. 29 at noon, Jan. 31 at 4 p.m., Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.
				&ldquo;The Last Vermeer,&rdquo; is not so much a movie about art but a film about the exploits of Han van Meegeren, &ldquo;who swindled millions of dollars from the Nazis by selling them forgeries of Johannes Vermeer paintings and is considered the most successful art forger of all time.&rdquo; Rated R, directed by Dan Friedkin, the movie is filmed in English. Show times are Jan. 30 at 4 p.m., Feb. 2 at 4 p.m., Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.
				&ldquo;Some Kind of Heaven,&rdquo; set in The Villages retirement community in Florida, the film &ldquo;offers a tender and surreal look at the never-ending quest for finding love and meaning.&rdquo; Not rated, directed by Lance Oppenheim, it was filmed in English. Show times are Jan. 30 at noon, Feb.1 at 7 p.m., Feb.4 at 4 p.m.
				&ldquo;The Weasel&rsquo;s Tale&rdquo; brings to the screen another tale of retirees, in this case four friends whose peaceful existence is threatened when a deceitful young couple try to get them to sell their house. &ldquo;What follows is a well-crafted cat and mouse game&rdquo; as each set of opponents try to gain the upper hand. Not rated, directed by Juan Jose Campanella, in Spanish with English subtitles. Show times are Jan. 31 at noon, Feb. 2 at noon, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m.
				Tickets to mini-fest films are $8.50 each and can be purchased in advance at the Dietrich Theater ticket booth, at dietrichtheater.com or over the phone at 570-836-1022 ext. 3. Seating is limited
				The Dietrich is following CDC and PA Department of Health guidelines for mask wearing and social distancing. Face masks are required to enter the theater and must be worn at all times when navigating the theater. Once seated in socially distance seat, mask may be removed to enjoy popcorn and other concession items.

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Dark comedies, documentaries, personal journeys all on Dietrich screen