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Oct 11: Filmmaker Q&A
This short film program includes the following films:
Pacific Spirit
Antoine Bourges, Canada (15 min)
Two university students walk through a forest to complete a photography assignment.
I Think You Should Be Here
Anna-Marija Adomaitytė, Élie Grappe, France/Switzerland (12 min)
Seven teenage girls are filmed in their rooms performing TikTok dances committed to memory.
A Breath of Fresh Air
Alexandre Pelletier, Canada (13 min)
Trapped in a room without air conditioning, four judges must agree on the winning act in a teen talent competition.
Concrete Kids
Saulius Baradinskas, Lithuania (20 min)
Rokas, a lonely teen targeted by a local gang, sings in the school choir while desperately waiting to emigrate to the US.
Content Considerations: Bullying
Pankaja
Anooya Swamy, India/USA (14 min)
When her husband goes missing, Pankaja and her daughter Lalli embark on a search.
The Comet
Julie Charette, Canada (12 min)
An unspeakable act of cruelty interrupts the idyllic summer of siblings Émile and Françoise.
Content Considerations: Animal cruelty
Skinny Bottines
Romain F. Dubois, Canada (20 min)
Dan, a nimble-fingered pickpocket, is accompanied by his cousin Pinpin for 24 hours.
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American Doctor
One of the most powerful documentaries of the year, this puts us smack in the open wound that is Gaza, filtered through the eyes of three American surgeons (of Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian backgrounds) compelled to do their utmost to alleviate harm.
The History of Concrete
After attending a workshop on pitching saccharine Hallmark movies, John Wilson tries to apply all the same best practices to his documentary about concrete. Frequently absurd and endlessly entertaining detours, asides, and digressions ensue.
La Bola Negra
A big, old-school historical melodrama gets a thrillingly modern, queer makeover from Spanish duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, who artfully juggle three gay protagonists across stories set in 1932, 1937, and 2017. Winner: Best Director, Cannes. Screening on 35mm.
A. Rimbaud
Patrick Wang (The Bread Factory) presents the life of French poet Arthur Rimbaud in this staggeringly adventurous and deeply considered movie, a three-hour, one-man show quite unlike anything we have seen before. "Poetic, audacious and singular."
The 39 Steps
In our new film studies series, FRAMEWORK, film scholar Michael van den Bos explores the work of Alfred Hitchcock, across four monochrome masterworks. This week: The 39 Steps (1935), a witty and fast-moving spy thriller from Hitchcock's English period.