September 26, 2024
CAUGHT BY THE TIDES (FENG LIU YI DAI)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Interweaving footage collected over the last several decades, including new material, outtakes, deleted scenes and segments from previously released films, filmmaker Jia Zhangke chronicles a changing environment and the impact of technological advancement to construct a rhapsodic portrait of contemporary China. Casting his wife and eternal muse Zhao Tao as his central character, an...
September 26, 2024
CHEECH & CHONG’S LAST MOVIE
DescriptionBiosDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director and producer David Bushell and subjects Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. The stoner comedy duo Cheech & Chong enjoyed enormous success in the ‘70s and ‘80s, performing to packed sports arenas, winning a Grammy® for best comedy album and starring in a string of low-budget,...
September 26, 2024
CHRISTMAS, EVERY DAY
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 2 CHRISTMAS, EVERY DAY examines cultural practices under late-stage capitalism, juxtaposing rural life with the virtual world through preteen influencers, Payton and Lyla. Bios One of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces in 2023, Faye Tsakas has had her work showcased at SXSW, Hot Docs, True/False, IFFR, Camden,...
September 26, 2024
CLODAGH
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1 A lonely priest’s housekeeper encounters a young Irish girl of exceptional promise. Bios Portia A. Buckley is a British/Irish writer and director. Shooting primarily on film, Buckley’s work focuses on character-driven narratives centered around marginalized, strong-willed, female protagonists. Her background as an artist influences her...
September 26, 2024
CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER’S POINT
DescriptionBiosDescription Both screenings to be followed by a conversation with filmmaker Tyler Taormina and actress Matilda Fleming. In the third film from audaciously original filmmaker Tyler Taormina (HAM ON RYE), with fellow Omnes Collective filmmaker Carson Lund (EEPHUS) returning as cinematographer, CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLERS POINT is a captivating, nostalgic reverie of an Italian American...
September 26, 2024
BUTTERFLY KISS
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 2 Carol panics when her girlfriend Ray unexpectedly proposes. The situation gets worse when she wakes up in a new apocalyptic reality and discovers that Ray has transformed into a butterfly. Bios Zohar Dvir is an animation director based in Germany. Her distinctive animation...
September 26, 2024
BUDŌ
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Los Angeles Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 2 Just outside of Tokyo lives Miho, a lonely widow. One day, she meets a stray cat that follows her home and makes himself more than comfortable in her tiny apartment in this stop-motion animated film about isolation, adventure and connection. Bios Amanda Aagard...
September 26, 2024
A BRAVE NEW WORLD
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription North American Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 1 Reimagined scenes of everyday life set in the 2020s in Hong Kong. With a twist of absurdity, director Arnold Tam explores the socio-cultural landscape of his homeland as the city heads towards a new era. Bios After graduating in accounting, Arnold Tam co-founded...
September 26, 2024
A BLUE SUMMER (UN ÉTÉ BLEU)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription World Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 2 It's the summer holidays at the local swimming pool and it's hot. Louane is lying by the pool, enjoying a moment of peace and quiet, when she is approached by Aïssa. Bios Born in 1996, Juliette Ragot grew up in the Paris suburb of...
September 26, 2024
BONJOUR TRISTESSE
DescriptionBiosDescription U.S. Premiere Screening to be followed by a conversation with director and writer Durga Chew-Bose and actor Lily McInerny. Fresh off her 2023 Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Performance, Lily McInerny (PALM TREES AND POWER LINES) shines as young Cécile in this electric debut from writer/director Durga Chew-Bose. Adapted from the scandalous,...
