Debut
DEBUT
All filmmakers have to start somewhere. A debut film may catapult a director into the auteur stratosphere or be merely a blip on their IMDb list, yet the debut remains a defining moment that can serve as film forensic for everything that follows.
PASSION
RYÛSUKE HAMAGUCHI | JAPAN | 2008 | 115 MIN | NR | JAPANESE
May 4 | 3:00 PM /// May 25 | 1:00 PM
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, acclaimed director of DRIVE MY CAR and EVIL DOES NOT EXIST, established his propensity for weaving intricate and dramatic studies of being human in his debut feature about the fallout of an engagement dinner gone awry when past infidelities come to light.
GO FISH in 4K
ROSE TROCHE | USA | 1994 | 88 MIN | R | ENGLISH | 4K
June 23 | 6:30 PM /// June 26 | 4:00 & 7:00 PM /// June 27 | 4:00 PM
The brand new 4K restoration of Rose Troche’s historical lesbian romantic comedy that made a monumental splash at the Sundance Film Festival follows a young woman in Chicago juggling her long distance relationship with the undeniable spark of attraction she feels for a new woman.
PAST DEBUT SCREENINGS
AMORES PERROS | IN BRUGES | THE MALTESE FALCON | SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK | MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY | BOUND | FOLLOWING | CHOCOLAT | KINETTA | FEAR AND DESIRE: PREMIERE EDITION & THE SEAFARERS | LADY BIRD