September 26, 2024
MY FAVOURITE CAKE
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Barred from traveling internationally and facing a court case as a result of making this film, Iranian filmmaking duo Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha (BALLAD OF A WHITE COW) bravely imagine the possibility of freedom and pleasure within their homeland’s repressive regime. Seventy-year-old widow Mahin lives a solitary lifestyle with her daughter having emigrated...
September 26, 2024
NIGHTBITCH
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with producer and actor Amy Adams moderated by writer and film critic, Scott Mantz. Motherhood is a (night) bitch in Marielle Heller's (DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME) frank, perceptive and fur-ociously funny adaptation of Rachel Yoder's bestselling novel. Oscar® nominee Amy Adams stars as...
September 26, 2024
MY MOTHER IS A COW
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1 Left in her aunt’s care at the edge of a burning wetland, Mia is desperate for her mother’s touch – but in this volatile, threatening world, love comes in an unexpected form. Bios Moara Passoni wrote and directed the award-winning essay film...
September 26, 2024
MISERICORDIA
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Death and desire make a potent cocktail in Alain Guiraudie's (STRANGER BY THE LAKE, AFI FEST 2013) delicious Hitchcockian thriller, which premiered at this year's Cannes Film Festival. A former baker, Jérémie (a beguiling Félix Kysyl), returns to the small French village of his youth after his mentor's death. Perhaps overstaying his welcome, Jérémie...
September 26, 2024
MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS
DescriptionBiosDescription World Premiere MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS is a comprehensive look at the prolific life and career of legendary composer John Williams. From his early days as a jazz pianist to his 54 Oscar® nominations and five wins, the documentary celebrates Williams’ countless contributions to the moving image arts, music for the concert stage as...
September 26, 2024
MUNA
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 2 British-Somali teen Muna is desperate to go on a school trip to escape the monotony of her household, but when tragedy strikes, she must instead navigate a mourning period for someone she never really knew. Bios An alum of the BFI NETWORK@LFF Program, Warda Mohamed...
September 26, 2024
MEET THE BARBARIANS
DescriptionBiosContactDescription U.S. Premiere Screening to be followed by a conversation with director, writer and actor Julie Delpy. Both art house darling and one of France's leading filmmakers, Julie Delpy expertly walks the line between crowd-pleasing comedy and serious-minded drama in this deft exploration of frequently contradictory European attitudes to immigration, as well as rising xenophobia...
September 26, 2024
MR. FLOOF
DescriptionBiosContactDescription World Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 2 With her trusty stuffed bunny sidekick, Mr. Floof, young Elsie embarks on a journey to get rid of her mother’s new boyfriend once and for all, using her father's special "candy." Bios Claire Taback Sliney is a Los Angeles-born filmmaker known for the...
September 26, 2024
THE MEDALLION
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 2 Ruth was barely a teenager when her mother passed down her medallion, etched with a golden portrait of Nefertiti, a symbol of beauty and strength, captured by the communist military regime. Bios Ruth Hunduma is an Ethiopian-Australian writer, director and photographer based in London. She won...
September 26, 2024
MARION
DescriptionBiosDescription US Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1 Marion, the only female bull-jumper in France, prepares for her performance in a packed arena. Bios Joe Weiland is a BAFTA-nominated writer and director from London. He has received two Young Director Awards at Cannes and has screened at festivals such as the...
