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
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
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
MAYBE ELEPHANTS
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Los Angeles Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: FAMILY FRIENDLY Three rebellious teenage daughters, a restless mother, a father struggling with potatoes and maybe some elephants, find themselves in Nairobi. What could possibly go wrong? Bios Torill Kove is a Norwegian-born filmmaker and animator living in Canada. Her films MY GRANDMOTHER IRONED THE KING’S...
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
MARVELOUS GIFT
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 2 Humanity has gained the marvelous gift of eternal life and aging never ceases. Now that "the end" is off the table, this mystifying film explores the raw reality of life and the paradox of immortality. Bios Danna Galeano is a Colombian filmmaker and animator, recognized for...
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...
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
KOWLOON!
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 2 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. Bios Mona Xia is a Chinese-American former studio executive turned documentary filmmaker. She grew...
September 26, 2024
MARIA
DescriptionBiosDescription Directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie as opera singer Maria Callas, MARIA presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as La Callas negotiates the blurred boundaries between her public image and...
