October 16, 2019
WHALE VALLEY (HVALFJORD)
DescriptionContactDescription Two young brothers living in a remote Icelandic fjord come to terms with the hard truths that make kids grow up before they're ready. Contact The Danish Film Institute
October 16, 2019
VIC+FLO SAW A BEAR
DescriptionBiosDescription One of the most singular voices to emerge in the last decade, French-Canadian iconoclast Denis Côté inhabits a universe of storytelling all his own. His latest begins with Vic’s sudden arrival in a peaceful backwoods town. Recently released from prison at 61-years-old, she takes up residence with her only relative, her mute and deteriorating...
October 16, 2019
WE ARE MARI PEPA (SOMOS MARI PEPA)
DescriptionBiosDescription Alex has big plans for his summer in Guadalajara. He hopes to get a girlfriend, make money with a new job, learn a new song with his band, Mari Pepa, and win the upcoming ”battle of the bands” concert. His summer expectations quickly become impossible to fulfill as he realizes everything in his life...
October 16, 2019
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (LES PARAPLUIES DE CHERBOURG)
DescriptionBiosDescription One of the most popular musicals of all time, THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG is a passionate expression of the emotionalism of the everyday. Taking its cue from opera, all of the dialogue is sung to Oscar®-winner Michel Legrand’s nearly wall-to-wall, lush orchestration, which shifts in tone from sophisticated jazz to sweeping romanticism. In archetypal,...
October 16, 2019
THE UNKNOWN KNOWN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DONALD RUMSFELD
DescriptionBiosDescription Master documentarian Errol Morris turns the “Interrotron” – his notorious device for filming interview subjects as they gaze directly into the camera – toward the subject of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. One of the most trusted advisors to the Republican elite for more than two decades, Rumsfeld is a fascinating subject whose tendency...
October 16, 2019
THIS MUST BE THE ONLY FANTASY
DescriptionDescription A magical, mythical and lyrical ode to 1980s fantasy role-playing games.
October 16, 2019
TOKYO GIANTS
DescriptionDescription Using footage captured by hidden cameras on the streets of Tokyo, Nicolas Provost constructs a narrative set to the conventions of Hollywood mysteries in the thrilling conclusion to his PLOT POINT trilogy.
October 16, 2019
TOM AT THE FARM (TOM A LA FERME)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Director Xavier Dolan is only 24 years old, but this is his fourth feature, and all of his previous films have played at AFI FEST. The newly blond Dolan stars as Tom, a young gay man who travels to a farm in rural Quebec for the funeral of his lover. What Tom finds at...
October 16, 2019
SYNDROMEDA
DescriptionDescription No one believes that Leif was abducted by aliens. But then why did he wake up naked and bloody on the side of the road? Aliens, that's why.
October 16, 2019
STRANGER BY THE LAKE (L’INCONNU DU LAC)
DescriptionBiosDescription The winner of the Un Certain Regard directing prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Alain Guiraudie’s latest effort immediately distinguishes itself with frank sexuality and graphic full-frontal male nudity set entirely against the otherwise serene backdrop of a lakeside beach in the French countryside. Having recently begun visits to this well-known gay cruising...
