PFF28 Guests
Festival Guests
The following guests are anticipated to attend PFF28.
JUST MERCY – Opening Night Gala
Appearances:
Thursday, October 17 | 8:45 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
BRYAN STEVENSON, Author & Subject
ANDREW LANHAM, Screenwriter
TIM BLAKE NELSON, Actor
KARAN KENDRICK, Actor
KNIVES OUT – Closing Night Gala
Appearances:
Friday, October 26 | 6:45 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
RIAN JOHNSON, Director
THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM
Appearances:
Saturday, October 19 | 8:45 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
BEN SIMMONS, Executive Producer
Other Special Guests
BETTY FEEDS THE ANIMALS
Part of the Filmadelphia Shorts Program
Appearances:
Sunday, October 27 | 3:00 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
JAMES GANNON, Director
BETTY GANNON, Subject
COLEWELL
Appearances:
Saturday, October 26 | 1:45 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
TOM QUINN, Director
COME AS YOU ARE
Appearances:
Friday, October 18 | 7:15 PM | Ritz Five
RICHARD WONG, Director
GRANT ROSENMEYER, Actor
DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME
Part of the Filmadelphia Shorts Program
Appearances:
Sunday, October 27 | 3:00 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
LYDIA RICCI, Director
ENTROPIA
Part of the Filmadelphia Shorts Program
Appearances:
Sunday, October 27 | 3:00 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
KEIR POLITZ, Director
JONATHAN MASON, Writer/Producer
FOURTEEN
Appearances:
Friday, October 18 | 10:00 PM | Ritz Five
Saturday, October 19 | 12:00 PM | Ritz Five
DAN SALLITT, Director
HARRIET
Appearances:
Wednesday, October 23 | 8:30 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
KASI LEMMONS, Director
MAYBE NEXT YEAR
Appearances:
Monday, October 21 | 6:00 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
KYLE THRASH, Director
IAN ROSS, Producer
BOBBY REED, Producer
MATT SCHAFF, Editor
MICHAEL FALLER, Director of Photography
Various Subjects/Special Guests
MISS BARTON’S FAMOUS CAKES
Part of the Filmadelphia Shorts Program
Appearances:
Sunday, October 27 | 3:00 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
JARED HIRSCH, Director
NELSON VICENS, Director
THE NOMADS
Appearances:
Sunday, October 27 | 8:15 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
BRANDON ERIC KAMIN, Director
TATE DONOVAN, Actor
PARADISE HILLS
Appearances:
Sunday, October 20, | 5:15 PM | Ritz East
Monday, October 21, | 6:00 PM | Ritz East
ALICE WADDINGTON, Director
THE PLACE OF NO WORDS
Appearances:
Saturday, October 26 | 4:00 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
MARK WEBBER, Director/Actor
PLUCKED
Appearances:
Saturday, October 26 | 6:35 PM | Ritz Five
Sunday, October 27 | 8:00 PM | Ritz Five
JOEL VAN HAREN, Director
RED PENGUINS
Appearances:
Friday, October 25 | 7:10 PM | Ritz Five
Saturday, October 26 | 4:30 PM | Ritz Five
GABE POLSKY, Director
STALLONE: FRANK, THAT IS
Appearances:
Saturday, October 26 | 11:30 AM | Philadelphia Film Center
DEREK WAYNE JOHNSON, Director
FRANK STALLONE, Subject
SWALLOW
Appearances:
Sunday, October 20 | 8:00 PM | Ritz Five
CARLO MIRABELLA-DAVIS, Director
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Appearances:
Friday, October 18 | 9:45 PM | Ritz East
Saturday, October 19 | 10:30 PM | Ritz East
MATTHEW RANKIN, Director
THE WATER SONG
Part of the Filmadelphia Shorts Program
Appearances:
Sunday, October 27 | 3:00 PM | Philadelphia Film Center
DAVE JANNETTA, Director
WALDO ON WEED
Appearances:
Sunday, October 27 | 12:00 PM | Ritz East
TOMMY AVALLONE, Director