September 26, 2024
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Building on her lyrical docufiction essay film A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING (AFI FEST 2021), Payal Kapadia expands her feminist lens to encompass contemporary Mumbai in this ambitious yet understated sophomore feature. Centered on three nurses hailing from small hometowns, the film follows their attempts to carve out a modest living amid the hustle...
September 26, 2024
APRIL
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Following her critically acclaimed debut BEGINNING, Déa Kulumbegashvili reteams with lead actress Ia Sukhitashvili in this visceral, uncompromising manifestation of womanhood. Set in the Orthodox Christian-dominated communities of rural Georgia, where abortions are technically legal up to 12 weeks but so culturally and politically taboo that the practice is drastically curbed, OB-GYN Nina (Sukhitashvili)...
September 26, 2024
AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE
DescriptionBiosContactDescription In his mesmerizing latest, uncompromising Catalan filmmaker Albert Serra (PACIFICTION, AFI FEST 2022) enters the Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza in Seville, Spain with established contemporary bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey to construct a documentary portrait teeming with confrontations. A primitive, brutal and highly ritualized custom, each corrida de toros will either see the...
September 26, 2024
ARCHITECTON
DescriptionBiosDescription US Premiere The latest documentary from Victor Kossavosky (GUNDA) is a meditative exploration of humanity’s destructive shaping of the natural world told through visually mesmerizing footage of concrete in its many forms. Ukrainian apartments torn asunder amidst war, Turkish buildings leveled by an earthquake, colossal ancient ruins in Baalbek: these are a few of...
September 26, 2024
AND GRANNY WOULD DANCE
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1 In Iran, Marmar listens to the stories told by her grandmother’s friends as they play an illicit game of cards. Based on memories and shared stories of love, grief and resilience, this is a tribute to the solidarity of Iranian women. Bios Maryam is a British-Iranian,...
September 26, 2024
SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 2
MR. FLOOF 2024 USA 14 MIN DIRECTOR Claire Taback Sliney 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." FAVOURS 2024 Sweden 11 MIN DIRECTOR Agnes Skonare On a packed train platform, Sonja...
September 26, 2024
SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US (QU'IMPORTE LA DISTANCE) 2024 France 18 MIN DIRECTOR Léo Fontaine Yalla leaves her night shift without her boss' permission and boards a bus, carrying a single bag filled with clothes. The city is still asleep; her son is waiting for her. MARION 2024 UK 13 MIN DIRECTOR Joe Weiland, Finn Constantine...
September 26, 2024
SHORTS PROGRAM: FAMILY FRIENDLY
THE CONSTRUCTOR 2024 USA 9 MIN DIRECTOR Scott Morris Elizabeth, an impossibly precocious seven-year-old Lego constructor, struggles with "imagination blur" as her three-year-old sister attempts to free her from her rigid thinking. MEET MR. MEAT 2023 USA 8 MIN DIRECTOR David Walsh Heinz Mr. Meat is a 150 lb. pig who lives in the middle...
September 26, 2024
SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 2
KOWLOON! 2024 USA 15 MIN DIRECTOR Mona Xia, Erin Ramirez As the biggest Chinese restaurant in the U.S., Kowloon represents the Wong family’s American dream come true. As the third-generation owners approach their 70s, they consider the weight of this family legacy. CHRISTMAS, EVERY DAY 2024 USA 13 MIN DIRECTOR Faye Tsakas CHRISTMAS, EVERY DAY...
September 26, 2024
SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 1
STUD COUNTRY 2024 USA 10 MIN DIRECTOR Alexandra Kern, Lina Abascal In 2023, Stud Country, the largest weekly queer line dancing event in America, which has preserved the little-known LA tradition for over 50 years, is confronted with losing its beloved venue. TAKE CARE (CALANTABA) 2023 USA 10 MIN DIRECTOR Brenton Oechsle Jose, a Mexican...
