September 26, 2024
NO OTHER LAND
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Basel Adra is a Palestinian activist living under occupation in the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta. Yuval Abraham is an Israeli journalist whose freedom of movement allows him to come and go as he pleases. As unlikely as it might seem, the two strike up a friendship and, together with Rachel Szor and...
September 26, 2024
NEXT?
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription US Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1 Half-animal, half-human creatures meet at a speed-dating dance where they explore their differences and difficulties communicating. When a lovestruck man-cum-anteater falls for a woman-cum-shrew, he gets caught up in their courtship ballet. Bios After studying applied arts, Christel Guibert worked in animation for 10...
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
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
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
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
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
MEET THE BARBARIANS
DescriptionBiosContactDescription US 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
MEET MR. MEAT
DescriptionBiosContactDescription World Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: FAMILY FRIENDLY Mr. Meat is a 150 lb. pig who lives in the middle of Los Angeles, alongside 12 million humans. This is the story of him and his adoptive family. Bios David Walsh Heinz is an award-winning editor known for his work on both studio...
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...
