SISTER ACT | FOMO Open-Air Cinema Tbilisi

Emile Ardolino, 1992, USA, 1h40m, presented in the original language audio with English subtitles.

SISTER ACT is feel-good cinema at its finest. Funny, warm and completely unpretentious, it takes a brilliantly simple premise and gets almost everything right.

Whoopi Goldberg is hilarious as the proverbial fish out of water, playing Deloris Van Cartier, a Reno lounge singer who witnesses a murder and is placed into hiding in the one place she’s least likely to blend in: a convent.

But what makes SISTER ACT work so well is what happens once the joke has been established. Deloris arrives as an outsider and slowly becomes part of this strange little community. She brings confidence and life to the convent choir, but the relationship works both ways. The sisters give her somewhere to belong at a moment when she has nowhere else to go.

That makes it a perfect fit for our season about the families we’re born into and the families we build. SISTER ACT understands that some of the strongest relationships in our lives can begin with people we have absolutely nothing in common with.

Maggie Smith is the perfect foil for Goldberg as the increasingly exasperated Mother Superior, while Kathy Najimy and Wendy Makkena are wonderful as Sisters Mary Patrick and Mary Robert. The whole ensemble is terrific, particularly once that famously terrible choir begins to discover what it can actually do.

And the music still holds up. Those Motown-inspired arrangements are a huge part of why the film is so much fun, and the soundtrack is seriously underappreciated. I’ll be playing it on the rooftop before the film begins, so you’ll have plenty of time to get in the mood.

This September we want the rooftop to be somewhere you can watch films that leave you feeling better than when you arrived. SISTER ACT does exactly that. It’s funny, generous, full of great songs and still one of the most enjoyable crowd movies of the 1990s.

SCHEDULE

20:00 Arrive early to make the most of the evening. Find your seat, enjoy a drink from the FOMO Bar on the terrace, and watch the sunset over Old Tbilisi while we play music and get the cinema ready for the night.

20:30 Feature film presentation

ABOUT FOMO OPEN-AIR CINEMA

We opened FOMO Open-Air Cinema in the summer of 2025 with one simple idea: to create the kind of summer cinema we'd always hoped to find in Tbilisi. As Australian film lovers, some of our favourite memories were evenings spent watching films outdoors after sunset, with a cold drink in hand and a great film on the big screen. We wanted to bring that experience here.

Whether you're joining us with friends, on a date, or flying solo, we hope FOMO becomes part of your summer.

Thank you for supporting local independent cinemas like ours and the Tbilisi film community. We look forward to welcoming you throughout the summer on the rooftop, and year-round downstairs at FOMO Secret Cinema.

FOOD & DRINK POLICY

Guests are welcome to bring food and drinks purchased inside Bazari Orbeliani to enjoy during the screening. Outside drinks are not permitted. FOMO's SHEREKILEBI Bar will be open on the terrace ofdering a wide selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

LOCATION

Bazari Orbeliani Rooftop Terrace, a five-minute walk from Liberty Square Metro Station, on the corner of Atoneli St and Sulkanishvili St.

HOW TO FIND FOMO OPEN-AIR CINEMA

Enter Bazari Orbeliani from Atoneli Street via the entrance above Carrefour. Take the stairs on the left when you walk and follow the signs to the rooftop. The stairs on the right that also go to to the rooftop but will be locked so as not disturb the screening.

OPEN-AIR CINEMA REFUND POLICY

As this is an outdoor event, screenings may occasionally be affected by weather. In the event of rain we will move the screening downstairs to the indoor FOMO Secret Cinema. Refunds are only issued in the event we cancel the screening altogether.

WHAT TO WEAR

Tbilisi weather likes to keep us on our toes. Even after a hot day, it can cool down quickly once the sun sets and the rooftop breeze can be surprisingly fresh. We recommend dressing warm and bringing a jacket or jumper just in case.