special guests

Three honored guests. One night.

Perfect Blue is a film about costumes, performance and who you become when people are watching. So we asked three makers off the California convention circuit to spend the evening in the room with it.

When
Thu Oct 15, 2026
Where
New People Cinema, 1746 Post St, Japantown SF
Doors
6:00 / film 6:30
who's here

Say hello in the lobby.

All three are in the lobby from doors at 6:00 until the intro at 6:20, and again after the credits.

With years of experience under their belts, happily married couple Oliver "Kohalu" Holmes and Lilith "Liliphae" Holmes have become a staple of the Northern California cosplay community with their extreme costume builds and clean prop work. Poppy Lop Cosplay, a multi-media master craftsman from California, joins them in her own red Mima dress.

Lilith “Liliphae” Holmes as Lapras from Pokémon, in a blue shell costume and shell hat

Liliphae

Lilith "Liliphae" Holmes

Northern California cosplayer and model. 3D and resin printed props, armor, and accessories.

Photo @okeh.bokeh

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Oliver “Kohalu” Holmes and Lilith “Liliphae” Holmes in matching Shangri-La Frontier cosplay, both faces visible

Kohalu Cosplay

Oliver "Kohalu" Holmes

Crafting expert. Extreme costume builds with Lilith "Liliphae" Holmes.

Photo @tammohawk.photography

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Craft example: Poppy Lop Cosplay as Magik, in a black and gold bodysuit with a horned headpiece, holding a large sword

Poppy Lop Cosplay

@poppylop_cos

Multi-media master craftsman from California. On October 15, her own red Mima dress.

Craft example (Magik). Photo Aleks Vu Photography (@aleksvuphotography)

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how the night works for them

The practical bit.

Where they'll be

Lobby at doors, then seated for the film like everyone else. Our guests have reserved seats in the prime viewing area — the same part of the room VIP ticket holders choose from.

Photos with guests

Yes, and they're free. Lobby only, before the film and after the credits — never during. If you'd rather not be photographed at all, ask at check-in for a no-photo sticker.

Cosplay is welcome

Come in costume. Keep props soft, small and away from the aisles, and leave anything that reads as a real weapon at home. The auditorium is dark and narrow, so oversized wings and bases are best left in the lobby.

Guest line-up as of publication. Rated R · 17+, no exceptions. Photographs on these pages are used to introduce our guests and are credited to their photographers.

Screening No. 1 · October 15

Come say hi.

Doors 6:00, film 6:30. Tickets are on Eventbrite, which handles payment and emails your ticket.

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