2024 PFF SpringFest
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Local cinephiles will enjoy a weekend packed with new unique selections from the international festival circuit, from American indie darlings and eye-opening documentaries to acclaimed foreign titles. Each film at SpringFest, presented by the Philadelphia Film Society, will have its Philadelphia premiere, ensuring an early jump on some of the most anticipated films of 2024.
All Screenings at PHILADELPHIA FILM CENTER | 1412 CHESTNUT STREET
THELMA
JOSH MARGOLIN | USA | 2024 | 97 MIN | ENGLISH
Friday, April 12 | 7:00 PM
Legendary character actress June Squibb delivers a fierce lead performance in this hilarious, touching, and action-packed Sundance favorite about a 93-year-old grandmother determined to hunt down a scammer.
IN A VIOLENT NATURE
CHRIS NASH | CANADA | 2024 | 94 MIN | ENGLISH
Friday, April 12 | 9:30 PM
We’ve all seen this horror movie before: a savage, undead monster stalks a group of unsuspecting teenagers in the woods. But filmmaker Chris Nash turns this premise on its head, following the creature on his relentless pursuit in this self-reflexive and innovatively brutal slasher.
THE IDEA OF YOU
MICHAEL SHOWALTER | USA | 2024 | 115 MIN | ENGLISH
Saturday, April 13 | 12:00 PM
Adapted from the bestselling romantic novel, this effervescent comedy stars Anne Hathaway as a 40-year-old single mom swept up in a whirlwind romance with the lead singer of the world’s biggest boy band.
BILLY & MOLLY: AN OTTER LOVE STORY
CHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES | UK | 2024 | 78 MIN | ENGLISH
Saturday, April 13 | 2:30 PM
Beautifully capturing the landscape of Scotland’s remote Shetland Islands, this heartfelt film explores the unique bond between a man and the adorable, orphaned otter that washes up on his jetty.
GHOSTLIGHT
KELLY O’SULLIVAN, ALEX THOMPSON | USA | 2024 | 115 MIN | ENGLISH
Saturday, April 13 | 4:30 PM
Unable to process his grief, a construction worker discovers an outlet for his emotions when he unexpectedly finds himself cast in a scrappy community theater production of Romeo and Juliet in this intimate and hilarious dramedy.
SING SING
GREG KWEDAR | USA | 2023 | 105 MIN | ENGLISH
Saturday, April 13 | 7:15 PM
Colman Domingo stars alongside an ensemble including many formerly incarcerated actors in this incredibly moving, SXSW Audience Award winning story of men finding meaning and creative release through a prison theater workshop.
ODDITY
DAMIAN MCCARTHY | IRELAND | 2024 | 98 MIN | ENGLISH
Saturday, April 13 | 10:00 PM
A blind medium resorts to desperate measures in an effort to find out the truth behind what happened to her sister in this mystical, terrifying thriller that will burn its lasting, nightmarish imagery into your brain.
WE GROWN NOW
MINHAL BAIG | USA | 2023 | 93 MIN | ENGLISH
Sunday, April 14 | 2:00 PM
Following two boys growing up in Chicago’s hardscrabble Cabrini-Green housing projects in the early 90s, Minhal Baig’s coming-of-age tale is a wise and poignant meditation on boyhood and community.
GOOD ONE
INDIA DONALDSON | USA | 2024 | 90 MIN | ENGLISH
Sunday, April 14 | 4:15 PM
In this enthralling, acutely observed and lauded feature debut, a 17-year-old girl is caught up in the tumultuous relationship between her father and his best friend on a tension-filled Catskills camping trip.
I SAW THE TV GLOW
JANE SCHOENBRUN | USA | 2024 | 100 MIN | ENGLISH
Sunday, April 14 | 6:30 PM
From visionary director Jane Schoenbrun, this mind-bending genre riff follows two alienated teens whose senses of reality are altered by their obsession with a mysterious late-night TV show.
BADGES & TICKETS
Applications for press accreditation to the 2024 PFF SpringFest can be submitted HERE. The application will be open until April 4, only those who will be receiving a press badge will be notified by April 8.