12 films, 3 days

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Season Pass: $150
Concession Season Pass: $140
Opening Night (included in Season Pass): $45

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6:40pm

THE INSULT (L’insulte)

Lebanon, 2017, 113 mins. (M)
NOMINATED: Oscar, Best Foreign Language Film, 2018.

A thrilling legal drama based on a minor disagreement between two men, a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee working in Beirut, which escalates into a nationwide controversy. Thought-provoking, unexpected, humane and a deeply affecting plea for empathy and conciliation. Fantastic cinema!

8:35pm (reception)

HONEYLAND (Медена земја/Medena Zemja)

Macedonia, 2019, 89 mins. (M)
NOMINATED: 2 Oscars (Best Documentary, Best International Feature Film).

Set in a remote village in the mountains outside Skopje, Hatidze cares for her elderly mother in a ruined house with no electricity or plumbing and survives by keeping bees, which she cares for meticulously, and selling the honey. Their simple lifestyle is disrupted when a Turkish family move into an abandoned house in the village and threaten to destroy this fragile environment. An extraordinary documentary filmed over three years as if by an invisible camera. Don’t miss it!

9:30am

ADAM

Morocco, 2019, 98 mins. (PG)
NOMINATED: Un Certain Regard Award, Cannes FF, 2019.

A beautiful story of two women who transform one another’s lives. Set in a bakery in a poor quarter of Casablanca, we see how Moroccan society censures a woman who gives birth outside marriage. It is heart-rendingly and delicately portrayed and its emotional appeal will connect with you all. Unforgettable!

11:25am

A WHITE, WHITE DAY (Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur)

Iceland/Denmark/Sweden, 2019, 109 mins. (M)
WON: Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award, Cannes Film Festival 2019.

A gritty, Icelandic drama capturing the growing obsession of a widowed ex-cop, after finding evidence of his wife’s infidelity. Visually arresting and emotionally rewarding, it is a story of grief, revenge and unconditional love. Highly recommended.

2:15pm

THE THIRD WIFE (Vo’ ba)

Vietnam, 2018, 96 mins. (MA15+)
WON: NETPAC Award, Toronto IFF, 2018.

Set in 19th century rural Vietnam, a fourteen-year-old girl, May, becomes the third wife of Hung in a polygamous marriage, struggling to produce male heirs. A sensitive and passionate exploration of the reality of young women in situations beyond their control, both past and present. Multi award-winning.

4:05pm

PAIN AND GLORY (Dolor y Gloria)

Spain, 2019, 113 mins. (MA15+)
NOMINATED: 2 Oscars (Best Actor, Best International Feature Film).

From the elegant, swirling colours of its opening, this film is a visually exciting and sensuous gem as we follow an ageing film director suffering from ill health, depression and a creative block, as he remembers past loves, his young mother, gorgeously played by Penélope Cruz, and the passion of film-making. Chance encounters, a story within a story, it is a tender. semi-autobiographical portrayal developed with Pedro Almodóvar’s usual lightness of touch, imbued with warm, rich colours. A triumph for both the director and actor, Antonio Banderas.

7:00pm

AGA

Bulgaria, 2018, 96 mins. (PG)
WON: Best Director Award, Eurasian IFF, 2018.

A beautiful, slow-moving unfolding of a devoted couple’s life in a yurt on snow-covered fields, which is threatened by global warming. When his wife’s health deteriorates, Nanook embarks on a long journey to find their daughter, Aga, who had left years before because of a family feud. An emotionally-true visual feast. Not to be missed!