29th Philadelphia Film Festival Program
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40 YEARS A PRISONER | DRIVE-IN
Philadelphia native Tommy Oliver follows the efforts of Mike Africa Jr. to exonerate his parents, both incarcerated members of the revolutionary group MOVE.
AMMONITE
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan deliver revelatory performances in this breathtaking 19th Century romance between an isolated paleontologist and a sheltered young wife.
BLACK BEAR | DRIVE-IN
An endlessly inventive and playful yet twisted drama finds Aubrey Plaza as an actress-turned-director retreating to a couple’s secluded country home to write her next script.
BULLETPROOF
In this disquieting doc, Todd Chandler observes American institutions faced with the threat of gun violence and the industry that has grown to protect them.
COWBOYS
A desperate father and his transgender son seek a new start when they set out for the Canadian border, with the boy’s worried mother and a concerned cop hot on their trail.
DEADLINE
A notorious trashy horror writer just wants to get some work done, but his loathsome wife and kids get in the way in this gleefully funny and forgotten schlock from the north.
Derek DelGaudio's IN & OF ITSELF
Derek DelGaudio’s beloved Off-Broadway show gets a stunning cinematic treatment in this poignant, awe-inspiring performance film.
ENEMIES OF THE STATE
An American family flees the country after their hacker son is targeted by the US government in this stranger-than-fiction documentary from Sonia Kennebeck.
HARLEY
In this bizarre character portrait, an eccentric, middle-aged criminal defense attorney attempts a quixotic quest to woo the love of his life by entering an MMA fight in Brazil.
LA LEYENDA NEGRA
A Salvadoran teenager on the brink of being undocumented struggles to keep advocating for her right to stay in America.
MLK/FBI | DRIVE-IN
In this searing and timely doc, newly declassified files reveal the FBI’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King Jr. at the height of the civil rights movement.
MONSTER HOUSE
A group of kids face off against a malevolent house on Halloween in this rollicking, eerie kids’ classic executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg.
THE MONSTER SQUAD
A group of monster-obsessed kids must save their town from Count Dracula and his gang of classic horror villains in this nostalgic cult classic.
NO ORDINARY MAN
Filmmakers Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt craft an innovative, deeply personal exploration of the life and legacy of pioneering trans jazz musician Billy Tipton.
NOMADLAND
After the passing of her husband and loss of her home, a woman seeks a new life of freedom on the road in this masterful drama starring Frances McDormand.
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
Regina King’s captivating drama imagines what happened one night in 1964, when four of the greatest figures in sports, music, and activism met in Miami.
PG (PSYCHO GOREMAN)
Bickering siblings discover a magic crystal that controls a civilization-destroying monster in this bonkers, high five inducing throwback filled with eye-popping practical effects.