27th Philadelphia Film Festival Schedule
Thursday, October 18, 2018
7:30pm - 9:13pm
BEN IS BACK
Centerpieces
BEN IS BACK
PETER HEDGES | USA | English | 2018 | 103 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:30pm
Directed with a quiet urgency by Peter Hedges, this gripping family drama stars Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges as a mother and son who must grapple with a history of addiction and broken promises on Christmas Eve.
Friday, October 19, 2018
12:00pm - 1:40pm
WOMAN AT WAR
Nordic Voices
WOMAN AT WAR
Benedikt Erlingsson | France, Iceland | Icelandic | 2018 | 100 MIN
PFS East B - 12:00pm
In this rousing Icelandic drama, a mild-mannered choir instructor becomes an unlikely eco-warrior when she decides to take the fight against big industry into her own hands.
12:10pm - 1:57pm
DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE STORY OF ROGER AILES
Documentary Showcase
DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE STORY OF ROGER AILES
Alexis Bloom | USA | English | 2018 | 107 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:10pm
This damning portrait chronicles the turbulent life and career of disgraced former Fox News tycoon Roger Ailes, who flamed out amid a barrage of sexual harassment allegations.
12:15pm - 1:56pm
TRANSIT
Masters of Cinema
TRANSIT
Christian Petzold | France, Germany | French, German | 2018 | 101 MIN
PFS East A - 12:15pm
Celebrated auteur Christian Petzold captures the plight of a man attempting to escape Nazi-occupied France under a false pseudonym, only it isn’t during WWII— it’s now.
2:15pm - 4:00pm
GIRL
World Narratives
GIRL
Lukas Dhont | Belgium, The Netherlands | Dutch | 2018 | 105 MIN
PFS East B - 2:15pm
This captivating and compassionate award-winning breakout film from Cannes follows determined teen Lara as she enters a prestigious ballet academy and anxiously awaits her gender affirmation surgery.
2:30pm - 4:04pm
STYX
World Narratives
STYX
Wolfgang Fischer | Austria, Germany | English, German | 2018 | 94 MIN
PFS East A - 2:30pm
Alone on a solo boating trip in the middle of a vast and tempestuous sea, a German emergency doctor unexpectedly finds herself faced with a devastating life-or-death dilemma.
2:45pm - 4:20pm
AND BREATHE NORMALLY
Nordic Voices
AND BREATHE NORMALLY
Ísold Uggadóttir | Belgium, Iceland, Sweden | Icelandic | 2018 | 95 MIN
Ritz Five - 2:45pm
A down and out single mother and an African woman seeking asylum in Iceland find themselves relying on one another in unexpected ways in this moving social-realist drama.
4:30pm - 6:00pm
EGG
Greater Filmadelphia
EGG
Marianna Palka | USA | English | 2018 | 90 MIN
PFS East B - 4:30pm
In this explosive comedy of manners from indie darling director Marianna Palka, two old friends and their husbands clash over conflicting ideas of motherhood and family while trying to reconnect at a dinner party.
4:40pm - 6:11pm
THE PARTY'S JUST BEGINNING
World Narratives
THE PARTY'S JUST BEGINNING
Karen Gillan | USA | English | 2018 | 91 MIN
PFS East A - 4:40pm
This stylish, intimate examination of a young woman trapped by her own grief and sadness marks the feature directorial debut of actress Karen Gillan, who also wrote and stars in the film.
4:50pm - 6:00pm
INFINITE FOOTBALL
Masters of Cinema
INFINITE FOOTBALL
Corneliu Porumboiu | Romania | Romanian | 2018 | 70 MIN
Ritz Five - 4:50pm
Corneliu Porumboiu brings his trademark off-kilter humor to this documentary portrait of a small-time bureaucrat on a decades-long quest to revise the rules of the world’s most popular sport.
6:00pm - 8:10pm
GREEN BOOK
Centerpieces
GREEN BOOK
Peter Farrelly | USA | English | 2018 | 130 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 6:00pm
In his foray into powerfully dramatic work as a feature director, Peter Farrelly helms the film inspired by a true friendship that transcended race, class and the 1962 Mason-Dixon line.
6:30pm - 8:00pm
AT FIRST LIGHT
American Independents
AT FIRST LIGHT
Jason Stone | Canada | English | 2018 | 90 MIN
Ritz Five - 6:30pm
In this inventive sci-fi indie, a teenage boy puts everything on the line to protect his longtime crush after she come in contact with other-worldly forces.
6:45pm - 8:19pm
GALVESTON
Spotlights
GALVESTON
Mélanie Laurent | USA | English | 2018 | 94 MIN
PFS East B - 6:45pm
A gripping, dark, and at times brutal adaptation of Nic Pizzolatto’s (TRUE DETECTIVE) noir novel, this intense crime thriller follows Roy (Ben Foster) on a quest for retribution and redemption.
7:00pm - 8:48pm
ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM
Shorts, Shorts Programs
ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM
108 MIN
PFS East A - 7:00pm
8:45pm - 10:57pm
EVERYBODY KNOWS
Centerpieces
EVERYBODY KNOWS
Asghar Farhadi | Spain | English, Spanish | 2018 | 132 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 8:45pm
When a wedding celebration erupts in tragedy, old wounds and long grudges bubble to the surface in this riveting mystery from master filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, with Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz.
8:50pm - 10:50pm
BODIED
Sight and Soundtrack
BODIED
Joseph Kahn | USA | English | 2017 | 120 MIN
PFS East B - 8:50pm
Outrageous and insightful, Joseph Kahn’s comedy follows a white, hip-hop-obsessed grad student who becomes immersed in the world of underground rap battles.
8:50pm - 10:29pm
WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK
American Independents
WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK
Stacy Cochran | USA | English | 2018 | 99 MIN
Ritz Five - 8:50pm
A young woman struggling to get by in New York City finds her fragile existence upended when an alluring figure from her past inserts himself back into her life and begins stirring up trouble.
9:10pm - 10:42pm
DIAMANTINO
World Narratives
DIAMANTINO
Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt | Brazil, France, Portugal | Portuguese | 2018 | 92 MIN
PFS East A - 9:10pm
In the most bizarre, puppy-filled political satire of the year, disgraced international soccer star DIAMANTINO unknowingly becomes the center of a Portuguese conspiracy to secede from the EU.
Saturday, October 20, 2018
12:10pm - 2:36pm
ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU
From the Vaults
ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU
Shunji Iwai | Japan | Japanese | 2001 | 146 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:10pm
Tracking the downward spirals of two troubled, pop-music obsessed teens, this poetic drama is both a time capsule of Y2K-era cyberculture and a timeless portrait of youthful alienation.
12:10pm - 2:10pm
THE FAVOURITE
Masters of Cinema
THE FAVOURITE
Yorgos Lanthimos | Ireland, UK, USA | English | 2018 | 120 MIN
PFS East B - 12:10pm
Yorgos Lanthimos lends his singularly twisted sensibility to this opulent costume drama about two ambitious aristocrats ruthlessly vying for power in the court of England’s eccentric Queen Anne.
12:20pm - 1:40pm
SOFIA
New French Films
SOFIA
Meryem Benm'Barek | France | Arabic, French | 2018 | 80 MIN
PFS East A - 12:20pm
When a Moroccan woman unexpectedly gives birth to a child and is reluctant to name the father, she must face the harsh repercussions of Casablanca law and the dishonoring of her family.
2:15pm - 3:57pm
DOGMAN
Masters of Cinema
DOGMAN
Matteo Garrone | France, Italy | Italian | 2018 | 102 MIN
PFS East A - 2:15pm
A brutish hooligan terrorizing his dilapidated Italian hometown drags a gentle dog groomer into the violent turmoil, leading to an ultimate fight for bloody vengeance.
2:20pm - 4:30pm
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
World Narratives
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
Bi Gan | China, France | Mandarin | 2018 | 130 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 2:20pm
In this groundbreaking neo-noir, a man recalls his past among the rainy, neon streets of Kaili in search of a mysterious woman and the friends he has lost before he slips into a hypnotic, 3D, dream.
2:40pm - 4:41pm
SHOPLIFTERS
Masters of Cinema
SHOPLIFTERS
Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | Japanese | 2018 | 121 MIN
PFS East B - 2:40pm
This year’s magnificent Cannes Palme d’Or winner from the legendary Hirokazu Kore-eda is a powerful tale of a ragtag, loving family surviving by any means necessary after taking in an abandoned child.
3:10pm - 5:12pm
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND
From the Vaults
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND
Orson Welles | USA | English | 2018 | 122 MIN
Ritz Five - 3:10pm
Set at his 70th birthday party on what would be the final day of his life, renowned yet struggling director J.J. “Jake” Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to make his triumphant comeback film.
4:30pm - 6:27pm
BUTTERFLIES
World Narratives
BUTTERFLIES
Tolga Karaçelik | Turkey | Turkish | 2018 | 117 MIN
PFS East A - 4:30pm
A motley trio of siblings is reconnected after an unexpected phone call from their estranged father prompts them to return to their hometown to fulfill a surprising last request.
5:00pm - 6:45pm
THE QUAKE
Nordic Voices
THE QUAKE
John Andreas Anderson | Norway | Norwegian | 2018 | 105 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 5:00pm
After surviving a tsunami in PFF24’s THE WAVE, geologist Kristian Eikjord must once again warn the citizens of Norway of an impending colossal disaster in this heart-pounding thrill ride.
5:15pm - 6:40pm
THE GUILTY
Nordic Voices
THE GUILTY
Gustav Möller | Denmark | Danish | 2018 | 85 MIN
PFS East B - 5:15pm
A police officer attempts to thwart an increasingly dangerous and horrific kidnapping over the phone from an emergency center in this taut, thrilling nail-biter from Denmark.
5:45pm - 7:23pm
THEY'LL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DEAD
Documentary Showcase
THEY'LL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DEAD
Morgan Neville | USA | English | 2018 | 98 MIN
Ritz Five - 5:45pm
The latest feature from Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville, THEY'LL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DEAD is an engrossing look into the life and career of legendary director Orson Welles and the making of his final film, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND.
7:00pm - 8:24pm
THE IMAGE BOOK
Masters of Cinema
THE IMAGE BOOK
Jean-Luc Godard | Switzerland | French | 2018 | 84 MIN
PFS East A - 7:00pm
Celebrated French New Wave auteur Jean-Luc Godard returns with a blistering cinematic collage pondering the state of the world through a terrifying barrage of film clips, readings, and sound.
7:10pm - 8:58pm
BORDER
Nordic Voices
BORDER
Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Sweden | Swedish | 2018 | 108 MIN
PFS East B - 7:10pm
An unusual looking border customs agent with a sense of smell so powerful it can identify criminals meets a suspicious stranger who shares her abilities in this utterly unique mystery.
7:20pm - 9:28pm
WIDOWS
Centerpieces
WIDOWS
Steve McQueen | USA | English | 2018 | 128 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:20pm
Steve McQueen follows up his Academy Award-winning 12 YEARS A SLAVE with a gripping thriller about four women left with no options other than to pull off a daring multi-million dollar heist.
8:10pm - 9:33pm
THIS ONE'S FOR THE LADIES
Documentary Showcase
THIS ONE'S FOR THE LADIES
Gene Graham | USA | English | 2018 | 83 MIN
Ritz Five - 8:10pm
An empowering and refreshingly honest look at female sexuality and solidarity, this eye-opening documentary follows Newark’s Nasty Boyz exotic dance troupe and the ladies who love them.
9:00pm - 10:31pm
MUG
World Narratives
MUG
Malgorzata Szumowska | Poland | Polish | 2018 | 91 MIN
PFS East A - 9:00pm
A biting satire of prejudice and hypocrisy in rural Poland, this affecting drama follows a young man whose small town turns against him after a freak accident leaves him disfigured.
9:30pm - 11:15pm
KNIFE + HEART
KNIFE + HEART
Yann Gonzalez | France, Mexico | French | 2018 | 105 MIN
PFS East B - 9:30pm
Backed by a throbbing soundtrack and spewing ‘70s grit and glam, a campy crew of gay porn auteurs is threatened by a masked killer as the production’s director herself descends into madness.
10:00pm - 11:49pm
OVERLORD
OVERLORD
Julius Avery | USA | English | 2018 | 109 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 10:00pm
From producer J.J. Abrams, OVERLORD is a thrilling, pulse-pounding action adventure with a twist.
10:20pm - 12:05am
LITTLE WOODS
American Independents
LITTLE WOODS
Nia DaCosta | USA | English | 2018 | 105 MIN
Ritz Five - 10:20pm
Jeopardizing the final days of her parole, the defeated Ollie makes one last illegal trip across the Canadian border with her estranged sister to save themselves and the ones they love.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
12:00pm - 2:21pm
I AM CUBA
From the Vaults
I AM CUBA
Mikhail Kalatozov | Cuba, Soviet Union | Spanish | 1964 | 141 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:00pm
The legendary “lost” Soviet-Cuban film returns newly restored, with all the music, characters, and jaw-dropping cinematic wizardry that was fitting for a country celebrating a revolution.
12:00pm - 1:37pm
YOMEDDINE
World Narratives
YOMEDDINE
A.B. Shawky | Austria, Egypt, USA | Arabic | 2018 | 97 MIN
PFS East A - 12:00pm
This Cannes award-winning road movie follows two very unlikely friends as they journey across Egypt in search of long-lost families and a place to call home.
12:10pm - 1:48pm
STUDIO 54
Sight and Soundtrack
STUDIO 54
Matt Tyrnauer | USA | English | 2018 | 98 MIN
PFS East B - 12:10pm
Scintillating and deeply informative, this fascinating doc provides the definitive account of the meteoric rise and infamous fall from grace of New York City’s most legendary nightlife hotspot.
2:10pm - 3:56pm
A PRIVATE WAR
Spotlights
A PRIVATE WAR
Matthew Heineman | USA | English | 2018 | 106 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 2:10pm
Based on the extraordinary career of renowned war correspondent and journalist Marie Colvin, this drama is an intense, powerful look leading up to the events of one of Colvin’s most dangerous assignments in the besieged Syrian city of Homs.
2:10pm - 3:37pm
BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY
Sight and Soundtrack
BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY
Dava Whisenant | USA | English | 2018 | 87 MIN
PFS East A - 2:10pm
This delightful documentary follows comedy writer Steve Young on his deep dive into the forgotten history of the elaborate, corporate-sponsored spectaculars known as industrial musicals.
2:20pm - 3:44pm
COLD WAR
Masters of Cinema
COLD WAR
Pawel Pawlikowski | France, Poland, UK | Polish | 2018 | 84 MIN
PFS East B - 2:20pm
The winner of the coveted Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, COLD WAR offers an exquisitely realized love story that transcends a lifetime against the backdrop of postwar Eastern Europe.
3:00pm - 4:39pm
WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK
American Independents
WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK
Stacy Cochran | USA | English | 2018 | 99 MIN
Ritz Five - 3:00pm
A young woman struggling to get by in New York City finds her fragile existence upended when an alluring figure from her past inserts himself back into her life and begins stirring up trouble.
4:15pm - 6:43pm
BURNING
Masters of Cinema
BURNING
Lee Chang-dong | South Korea | Korean | 2018 | 148 MIN
PFS East B - 4:15pm
In this thriller from Lee Chang-dong, one of the modern giants of cinema, an alienated young man begins to suspect the sinister intentions of the wealthy stranger who’s won the affections of the woman he longs for.
4:30pm - 6:15pm
GIRL
World Narratives
GIRL
Lukas Dhont | Belgium, The Netherlands | Dutch | 2018 | 105 MIN
PFS East A - 4:30pm
This captivating and compassionate award-winning breakout film from Cannes follows determined teen Lara as she enters a prestigious ballet academy and anxiously awaits her gender affirmation surgery.
4:30pm - 6:45pm
ROMA
Centerpieces
ROMA
Alfonso Cuarón | Mexico | Mixteco, Spanish | 2018 | 135 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 4:30pm
Iconoclastic auteur Alfonso Cuarón returns to motion pictures for the first time since 2013's GRAVITY with his most personal film yet— a masterwork for the ages that begs to be seen on the big screen.
5:30pm - 6:57pm
INVENTING TOMORROW
Documentary Showcase
INVENTING TOMORROW
Laura Nix | USA | English, Indonesian, Spanish | 2018 | 87 MIN
Ritz Five - 5:30pm
Six remarkable teen inventors from around the world compete in a prestigious science fair presenting their best ideas for creating lasting solutions for local environmental problems.
6:50pm - 9:06pm
ASH IS PUREST WHITE
Masters of Cinema
ASH IS PUREST WHITE
Jia Zhangke | China, France, Japan | Mandarin | 2018 | 136 MIN
PFS East A - 6:50pm
In this sweeping gangster epic from Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke, a woman is determined to find a lost love after serving time in jail, but doesn’t recognize the China she once knew.
7:15pm - 9:20pm
BIRDS OF PASSAGE
World Narratives
BIRDS OF PASSAGE
Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra | Colombia, Denmark, Mexico | English, Spanish, Wayuu | 2018 | 125 MIN
PFS East B - 7:15pm
The mythic birth and tragic rise of the Colombian drug trade is shown as never before in this stunning epic that opened Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
7:30pm - 9:24pm
BOY ERASED
Centerpieces
BOY ERASED
Joel Edgerton | USA | English | 2018 | 114 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:30pm
A minister's son must come to terms with his identity when he is forced into a dubious conversion therapy camp by his well-meaning parents in this deeply moving drama based on a true story.
7:45pm - 9:15pm
AT FIRST LIGHT
American Independents
AT FIRST LIGHT
Jason Stone | Canada | English | 2018 | 90 MIN
Ritz Five - 7:45pm
In this inventive sci-fi indie, a teenage boy puts everything on the line to protect his longtime crush after she come in contact with other-worldly forces.
9:40pm - 11:17pm
WILD
New French Films
WILD
Camille Vidal-Naquet | France | French | 2018 | 97 MIN
PFS East A - 9:40pm
Regardless of the harsh environment that surrounds Leo, a 22-year-old gay hustler, he longs for human connection and love, and will do anything to find it.
9:50pm - 11:35pm
KNIFE + HEART
KNIFE + HEART
Yann Gonzalez | France, Mexico | French | 2018 | 105 MIN
PFS East B - 9:50pm
Backed by a throbbing soundtrack and spewing ‘70s grit and glam, a campy crew of gay porn auteurs is threatened by a masked killer as the production’s director herself descends into madness.
10:00pm - 11:58pm
RIVER'S EDGE
RIVER'S EDGE
Isao Yukisada | Japan | Japanese | 2018 | 118 min
Ritz Five - 10:00pm
Based on a cult Japanese manga, this edgy drama follows several teenagers in a dead-end suburb of Tokyo who become enmeshed in a dangerous web of jealousy, betrayal, and violence.
Monday, October 22, 2018
12:00pm - 1:27pm
INVENTING TOMORROW
Documentary Showcase
INVENTING TOMORROW
Laura Nix | USA | English, Indonesian, Spanish | 2018 | 87 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:00pm
Six remarkable teen inventors from around the world compete in a prestigious science fair presenting their best ideas for creating lasting solutions for local environmental problems.
12:00pm - 1:25pm
THE GUILTY
Nordic Voices
THE GUILTY
Gustav Möller | Denmark | Danish | 2018 | 85 MIN
PFS East A - 12:00pm
A police officer attempts to thwart an increasingly dangerous and horrific kidnapping over the phone from an emergency center in this taut, thrilling nail-biter from Denmark.
12:30pm - 2:15pm
TREAT ME LIKE FIRE
New French Films
TREAT ME LIKE FIRE
Marie Monge | France | French | 2018 | 105 MIN
PFS East B - 12:30pm
A young woman falls for a roguish conman and gets swept up in the alluring but dangerous world of underground gambling in this sexy, stylish romantic thriller from France.
2:00pm - 3:59pm
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM
Shorts, Shorts Programs
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM
119 MIN
PFS East A - 2:00pm
2:20pm - 4:40pm
FOREBODING
Masters of Cinema
FOREBODING
Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan | Japanese | 2017 | 140 MIN
Ritz Five - 2:20pm
Kiyoshi Kurosawa continues to dazzle audiences with his newest cult sci-fi entry that explores an alien race’s invasion of earth to further understand life, love, hate, and death.
2:50pm - 4:31pm
TRANSIT
Masters of Cinema
TRANSIT
Christian Petzold | France, Germany | French, German | 2018 | 101 MIN
PFS East B - 2:50pm
Celebrated auteur Christian Petzold captures the plight of a man attempting to escape Nazi-occupied France under a false pseudonym, only it isn’t during WWII— it’s now.
4:50pm - 6:33pm
TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD
New French Films
TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD
Guillaume Nicloux | France | French | 2018 | 103 MIN
PFS East A - 4:50pm
After a massacre leaves him the sole survivor, a French WWII soldier goes rogue in the nightmarish jungles of Indochina in search of revenge as his own heart descends into darkness.
5:10pm - 6:47pm
MOTHERS' INSTINCT
New French Films
MOTHERS' INSTINCT
Olivier Masset-Depasse | Belgium, France | French | 2018 | 97 MIN
PFS East B - 5:10pm
In this taut and smartly styled thriller set in the ‘60s, a sudden tragedy upends the previously-close bond between two women and their families.
5:15pm - 7:38pm
MONROVIA, INDIANA
Masters of Cinema
MONROVIA, INDIANA
Frederick Wiseman | USA | English | 2018 | 143 MIN
Ritz Five - 5:15pm
Legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman lends his signature observational style to this eye-opening examination of the institutions and inhabitants of one small Midwestern town.
6:00pm - 7:52pm
YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY
Spotlights
YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY
Miranda Bailey | USA | English | 2017 | 112 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 6:00pm
In this uproarious comedy of errors, an angsty teen on his last spring break discovers that his father (Jim Gaffigan) is not as uptight as he once thought—at least not with his second family.
7:10pm - 9:18pm
HAPPY AS LAZZARO
World Narratives
HAPPY AS LAZZARO
Alice Rohrwacher | Italy | Italian | 2018 | 128 MIN
PFS East A - 7:10pm
Simple-minded Lazzaro finds himself thrust into the center of a time-bending, saintly odyssey after he’s enlisted to stage a kidnapping by the rebellious son of an Italian tobacco tycoon.
7:20pm - 9:08pm
NON-FICTION
Masters of Cinema
NON-FICTION
Olivier Assayas | France | French | 2018 | 108 MIN
PFS East B - 7:20pm
Juliette Binoche is at her radiant best in auteur Olivier Assayas’ intelligent, uproarious comedy of manners about Parisian intellectuals struggling to come to terms with changing technology.
8:10pm - 9:43pm
GENERAL MAGIC
Documentary Showcase
GENERAL MAGIC
Matt Maude, Sarah Kerruish | UK, USA | English | 2018 | 93 MIN
Ritz Five - 8:10pm
An unexpected look into one of Silicon Valley’s most dramatic failures, this doc recounts the story behind the company often credited with designing the world’s first smartphone.
8:30pm - 10:28pm
THE UPSIDE
Spotlights
THE UPSIDE
Neil Burger | USA | English | 2019 | 118 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 8:30pm
Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart’s infectious chemistry illuminates the story of a wealthy quadriplegic man’s newfound zest for life when he befriends an ex-con from the other side of the tracks in STXfilms and Lantern Entertainment’s new heartfelt comedy THE UPSIDE.
9:40pm - 11:46pm
LETO
Sight and Soundtrack
LETO
Kirill Serenbrennikov | France, Russia | English, Russian | 2018 | 126 MIN
PFS East B - 9:40pm
In this electric punk rock opus out of Cannes, an outsider musician submerges himself in Leningrad’s early-80s underground scene and finds love as he revolutionizes rock music.
9:50pm - 11:48pm
RIVER'S EDGE
RIVER'S EDGE
Isao Yukisada | Japan | Japanese | 2018 | 118 min
PFS East A - 9:50pm
Based on a cult Japanese manga, this edgy drama follows several teenagers in a dead-end suburb of Tokyo who become enmeshed in a dangerous web of jealousy, betrayal, and violence.
10:30pm - 12:07am
WILD
New French Films
WILD
Camille Vidal-Naquet | France | French | 2018 | 97 MIN
Ritz Five - 10:30pm
Regardless of the harsh environment that surrounds Leo, a 22-year-old gay hustler, he longs for human connection and love, and will do anything to find it.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
12:10pm - 1:45pm
AND BREATHE NORMALLY
Nordic Voices
AND BREATHE NORMALLY
Ísold Uggadóttir | Belgium, Iceland, Sweden | Icelandic | 2018 | 95 MIN
PFS East B - 12:10pm
A down and out single mother and an African woman seeking asylum in Iceland find themselves relying on one another in unexpected ways in this moving social-realist drama.
12:10pm - 1:43pm
GENERAL MAGIC
Documentary Showcase
GENERAL MAGIC
Matt Maude, Sarah Kerruish | UK, USA | English | 2018 | 93 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:10pm
An unexpected look into one of Silicon Valley’s most dramatic failures, this doc recounts the story behind the company often credited with designing the world’s first smartphone.
12:20pm - 1:47pm
BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY
Sight and Soundtrack
BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY
Dava Whisenant | USA | English | 2018 | 87 MIN
PFS East A - 12:20pm
This delightful documentary follows comedy writer Steve Young on his deep dive into the forgotten history of the elaborate, corporate-sponsored spectaculars known as industrial musicals.
2:15pm - 3:57pm
DOGMAN
Masters of Cinema
DOGMAN
Matteo Garrone | France, Italy | Italian | 2018 | 102 MIN
PFS East B - 2:15pm
A brutish hooligan terrorizing his dilapidated Italian hometown drags a gentle dog groomer into the violent turmoil, leading to an ultimate fight for bloody vengeance.
2:30pm - 4:01pm
AMIN
World Narratives
AMIN
Philippe Faucon | France | French | 2018 | 91 MIN
Ritz Five - 2:30pm
A solemn Senegalese immigrant in Paris finds himself in a moral struggle after he strikes up a fleeting romance with a recent divorcee while raising money for his wife and children back home.
2:40pm - 4:03pm
CHEF FLYNN
Feast
CHEF FLYNN
Cameron Yates | USA | English | 2018 | 83 MIN
PFS East A - 2:40pm
Determination meets deliciousness in this delectable documentary that charts teen chef Flynn McGarry’s meteoric rise from home cook to acclaimed culinary wunderkind.
4:30pm - 6:27pm
BUTTERFLIES
World Narratives
BUTTERFLIES
Tolga Karaçelik | Turkey | Turkish | 2018 | 117 MIN
PFS East B - 4:30pm
A motley trio of siblings is reconnected after an unexpected phone call from their estranged father prompts them to return to their hometown to fulfill a surprising last request.
4:30pm - 5:53pm
THIS ONE'S FOR THE LADIES
Documentary Showcase
THIS ONE'S FOR THE LADIES
Gene Graham | USA | English | 2018 | 83 MIN
Ritz Five - 4:30pm
An empowering and refreshingly honest look at female sexuality and solidarity, this eye-opening documentary follows Newark’s Nasty Boyz exotic dance troupe and the ladies who love them.
4:50pm - 6:43pm
ANCHOR AND HOPE
World Narratives
ANCHOR AND HOPE
Carlos Marques-Marcet | Spain, UK | English, Spanish | 2018 | 113 MIN
PFS East A - 4:50pm
Living on a cramped boat in the London canals, bohemian couple Eva and Kat learn that more than their home might be sinkable when they enlist a friend to be the father of their child.
6:00pm - 7:44pm
WILDLIFE
Centerpieces
WILDLIFE
Paul Dano | USA | English | 2018 | 104 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 6:00pm
In this smoldering directorial debut from celebrated actor Paul Dano, 14-year-old Joe watches his parents’ marriage fall apart while a destructive wildfire blazes outside their idyllic Montana town.
6:45pm - 8:30pm
LITTLE WOODS
American Independents
LITTLE WOODS
Nia DaCosta | USA | English | 2018 | 105 MIN
Ritz Five - 6:45pm
Jeopardizing the final days of her parole, the defeated Ollie makes one last illegal trip across the Canadian border with her estranged sister to save themselves and the ones they love.
7:00pm - 8:31pm
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
Feast
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
John Chester | USA | English | 2018 | 91 MIN
PFS East B - 7:00pm
In this crowd-pleasing documentary about food, farming, dreams, and determination, a young couple leaves city life behind for a grand experiment in holistic agriculture.
7:20pm - 9:01pm
WHAT THEY HAD
Spotlights
WHAT THEY HAD
Elizabeth Chomko | USA | English | 2018 | 101 MIN
PFS East A - 7:20pm
Hilary Swank stars as a woman who must reckon with her complicated past when she returns home to care for her Alzheimer’s-afflicted mother, poignantly played by Blythe Danner.
8:45pm - 10:38pm
THE FRONT RUNNER
Centerpieces
THE FRONT RUNNER
Jason Reitman | USA | English | 2018 | 113 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 8:45pm
Oscar® nominee Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic politician Gary Hart for Academy Award®-nominated director Jason Reitman in the new thrilling drama THE FRONT RUNNER.
9:15pm - 11:35pm
FOREBODING
Masters of Cinema
FOREBODING
Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan | Japanese | 2017 | 140 MIN
Ritz Five - 9:15pm
Kiyoshi Kurosawa continues to dazzle audiences with his newest cult sci-fi entry that explores an alien race’s invasion of earth to further understand life, love, hate, and death.
9:20pm - 10:57pm
MOTHERS' INSTINCT
New French Films
MOTHERS' INSTINCT
Olivier Masset-Depasse | Belgium, France | French | 2018 | 97 MIN
PFS East B - 9:20pm
In this taut and smartly styled thriller set in the ‘60s, a sudden tragedy upends the previously-close bond between two women and their families.
9:40pm - 11:27pm
PIG
World Narratives
PIG
Mani Haghighi | Iran | Farsi | 2017 | 107 MIN
PFS East A - 9:40pm
As a serial killer targeting the country’s best filmmakers terrorizes Tehran, one cocky but deeply neurotic director doesn’t know whether to be fearful or offended not to have made the hit list in this Iranian satire.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
12:00pm - 1:47pm
DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE STORY OF ROGER AILES
Documentary Showcase
DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE STORY OF ROGER AILES
Alexis Bloom | USA | English | 2018 | 107 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:00pm
This damning portrait chronicles the turbulent life and career of disgraced former Fox News tycoon Roger Ailes, who flamed out amid a barrage of sexual harassment allegations.
12:00pm - 1:43pm
L'ANIMALE
World Narratives
L'ANIMALE
Katharina Mückstein | Germany | German | 2018 | 93 MIN
PFS East A - 12:00pm
Tomboy Mati is treated just like one of the rowdy boys in her dirt bike gang, but when she rejects a fellow rider’s admiration, her exclusion from the group forces her to set a new course.
12:20pm - 1:50pm
RAMEN SHOP
Feast
RAMEN SHOP
Eric Khoo | France, Japan, Singapore | Cantonese, English, Japanese, Mandarin | 2018 | 90 MIN
PFS East B - 12:20pm
In this delicate family drama, a young Japanese ramen chef follows his heart and his stomach to his late mother’s hometown, hoping to uncover the truth about his family’s history.
2:15pm - 4:15pm
ASAKO I & II
World Narratives
ASAKO I & II
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | France, Japan | Japanese | 2018 | 120 MIN
PFS East A - 2:15pm
After the love of her life mysteriously vanishes, a lovelorn college student attempts to move on, finding hope when a potential new beau eerily resembles the disappeared.
2:20pm - 4:00pm
WOMAN AT WAR
Nordic Voices
WOMAN AT WAR
Benedikt Erlingsson | France, Iceland | Icelandic | 2018 | 100 MIN
PFS East B - 2:20pm
In this rousing Icelandic drama, a mild-mannered choir instructor becomes an unlikely eco-warrior when she decides to take the fight against big industry into her own hands.
2:40pm - 4:27pm
PIG
World Narratives
PIG
Mani Haghighi | Iran | Farsi | 2017 | 107 MIN
Ritz Five - 2:40pm
As a serial killer targeting the country’s best filmmakers terrorizes Tehran, one cocky but deeply neurotic director doesn’t know whether to be fearful or offended not to have made the hit list in this Iranian satire.
4:30pm - 6:15pm
TREAT ME LIKE FIRE
New French Films
TREAT ME LIKE FIRE
Marie Monge | France | French | 2018 | 105 MIN
PFS East B - 4:30pm
A young woman falls for a roguish conman and gets swept up in the alluring but dangerous world of underground gambling in this sexy, stylish romantic thriller from France.
4:45pm - 6:40pm
NARRATIVE SHORTS
Shorts, Shorts Programs
NARRATIVE SHORTS PROGRAM
115 MIN
PFS East A - 4:45pm
5:00pm - 6:41pm
WHAT THEY HAD
Spotlights
WHAT THEY HAD
Elizabeth Chomko | USA | English | 2018 | 101 MIN
Ritz Five - 5:00pm
Hilary Swank stars as a woman who must reckon with her complicated past when she returns home to care for her Alzheimer’s-afflicted mother, poignantly played by Blythe Danner.
6:00pm - 7:57pm
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Centerpieces
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Barry Jenkins | USA | English | 2018 | 117 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 6:00pm
MOONLIGHT director Barry Jenkins returns with this achingly beautiful James Baldwin adaptation about young lovers struggling against the unjust circumstances threatening to keep them apart.
6:45pm - 8:09pm
THE IMAGE BOOK
Masters of Cinema
THE IMAGE BOOK
Jean-Luc Godard | Switzerland | French | 2018 | 84 MIN
PFS East B - 6:45pm
Celebrated French New Wave auteur Jean-Luc Godard returns with a blistering cinematic collage pondering the state of the world through a terrifying barrage of film clips, readings, and sound.
7:15pm - 9:20pm
BIRDS OF PASSAGE
World Narratives
BIRDS OF PASSAGE
Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra | Colombia, Denmark, Mexico | English, Spanish, Wayuu | 2018 | 125 MIN
PFS East A - 7:15pm
The mythic birth and tragic rise of the Colombian drug trade is shown as never before in this stunning epic that opened Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
7:20pm - 11:30pm
AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL
World Narratives
AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL
Hu Bo | China | Mandarin | 2018 | 234 MIN
Ritz Five - 7:20pm
Late filmmaker Hu Bo’s masterful debut is an intimate epic about four characters in various states of desperation whose paths intersect over the course of a single day.
8:30pm - 10:17pm
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
Spotlights
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
Marielle Heller | USA | English | 2018 | 107 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 8:30pm
Based on a true story and set against a stunning backdrop of early-90s New York City, the lonely, once-celebrated author Lee Israel finds a new voice when she begins to imitate, forge, and sell personal letters of deceased literary icons.
8:40pm - 11:08pm
BURNING
Masters of Cinema
BURNING
Lee Chang-dong | South Korea | Korean | 2018 | 148 MIN
PFS East B - 8:40pm
In this thriller from Lee Chang-dong, one of the modern giants of cinema, an alienated young man begins to suspect the sinister intentions of the wealthy stranger who’s won the affections of the woman he longs for.
9:50pm - 11:16pm
THE WIND
THE WIND
Emma Tammi | USA | English | 2018 | 86 MIN
PFS East A - 9:50pm
Left alone on the edge of the Western frontier, a young settler must guard her homestead and her mind against dark forces lurking just beyond her lantern’s light in this unnerving genre-bender.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
12:00pm - 1:20pm
SOFIA
New French Films
SOFIA
Meryem Benm'Barek | France | Arabic, French | 2018 | 80 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:00pm
When a Moroccan woman unexpectedly gives birth to a child and is reluctant to name the father, she must face the harsh repercussions of Casablanca law and the dishonoring of her family.
12:00pm - 1:37pm
YOMEDDINE
World Narratives
YOMEDDINE
A.B. Shawky | Austria, Egypt, USA | Arabic | 2018 | 97 MIN
PFS East B - 12:00pm
This Cannes award-winning road movie follows two very unlikely friends as they journey across Egypt in search of long-lost families and a place to call home.
12:20pm - 2:36pm
ASH IS PUREST WHITE
Masters of Cinema
ASH IS PUREST WHITE
Jia Zhangke | China, France, Japan | Mandarin | 2018 | 136 MIN
PFS East A - 12:20pm
In this sweeping gangster epic from Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke, a woman is determined to find a lost love after serving time in jail, but doesn’t recognize the China she once knew.
1:50pm - 3:26pm
SHIRKERS
Documentary Showcase
SHIRKERS
Sandi Tan | USA | English | 2018 | 96 MIN
Ritz Five - 1:50pm
Both a film-within-a-film and a beguiling mystery, Sandi Tan’s captivating documentary attempts to piece together the long lost feature she made as a teen and track down the man who stole it from her.
2:10pm - 4:16pm
LETO
Sight and Soundtrack
LETO
Kirill Serenbrennikov | France, Russia | English, Russian | 2018 | 126 MIN
PFS East B - 2:10pm
In this electric punk rock opus out of Cannes, an outsider musician submerges himself in Leningrad’s early-80s underground scene and finds love as he revolutionizes rock music.
3:10pm - 5:16pm
THE ANGEL
World Narratives
THE ANGEL
Luis Ortega | Argentina, Spain | Spanish | 2018 | 126 MIN
PFS East A - 3:10pm
Based on a true story, a baby-faced rebel-without-a-cause cruises Argentina capturing the hearts of idolizing teens despite the growing number of murders in his wake.
4:20pm - 5:59pm
SIMPLE WEDDING
American Independents
SIMPLE WEDDING
Sara Zandieh | USA | English | 2018 | 88 MIN
Ritz Five - 4:20pm
In this winning romantic comedy, a young Iranian-American woman is caught between her traditional first generation parents and her new white boyfriend. Could a wedding be the answer to everyone’s problems?
4:50pm - 7:00pm
DEAD PIGS
World Narratives
DEAD PIGS
Cathy Yan | China | English, Mandarin, Shanghainese | 2018 | 130 MIN
PFS East B - 4:50pm
Following the crisscrossing paths of several eccentric characters, this ensemble satire captures the outrageous showdown between tradition and modernity in rapidly developing Shanghai.
5:50pm - 7:13pm
CHEF FLYNN
Feast
CHEF FLYNN
Cameron Yates | USA | English | 2018 | 83 MIN
PFS East A - 5:50pm
Determination meets deliciousness in this delectable documentary that charts teen chef Flynn McGarry’s meteoric rise from home cook to acclaimed culinary wunderkind.
6:50pm - 8:28pm
PROSPECT
American Independents
PROSPECT
Christopher Caldwell, Zeek Earl | USA | English | 2018 | 98 MIN
Ritz Five - 6:50pm
While searching for valuable gems on a remote moon, a teenage girl and her treasure-hunting father find themselves besieged by ruthless criminals in this brainy sci-fi adventure.
7:45pm - 9:09pm
COLD WAR
Masters of Cinema
COLD WAR
Pawel Pawlikowski | France, Poland, UK | Polish | 2018 | 84 MIN
PFS East B - 7:45pm
The winner of the coveted Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, COLD WAR offers an exquisitely realized love story that transcends a lifetime against the backdrop of postwar Eastern Europe.
8:00pm - 9:30pm
RAMEN SHOP
Feast
RAMEN SHOP
Eric Khoo | France, Japan, Singapore | Cantonese, English, Japanese, Mandarin | 2018 | 90 MIN
PFS East A - 8:00pm
In this delicate family drama, a young Japanese ramen chef follows his heart and his stomach to his late mother’s hometown, hoping to uncover the truth about his family’s history.
9:20pm - 10:53pm
CAM
CAM
Daniel Goldhaber | USA | English | 2018 | 93 MIN
Ritz Five - 9:20pm
Capturing any social media star’s worst nightmare, CAM is a mind-bending nosedive into the horrors of a camgirl’s loss of identity when a menacing doppelgänger hijacks her account.
9:40pm - 11:21pm
DONNYBROOK
Spotlights
DONNYBROOK
Tim Sutton | USA | English | 2018 | 101 MIN
PFS East B - 9:40pm
Amidst the opioid epidemic infecting America’s rust belt, down-and-out ex-Marine Jarhead Earl (Jamie Bell) battles for a large cash prize in an underground boxing ring against a raging madman.
10:00pm - 12:00am
BODIED
Sight and Soundtrack
BODIED
Joseph Kahn | USA | English | 2017 | 120 MIN
PFS East A - 10:00pm
Outrageous and insightful, Joseph Kahn’s comedy follows a white, hip-hop-obsessed grad student who becomes immersed in the world of underground rap battles.
Friday, October 26, 2018
12:00pm - 2:08pm
HAPPY AS LAZZARO
World Narratives
HAPPY AS LAZZARO
Alice Rohrwacher | Italy | Italian | 2018 | 128 MIN
PFS East B - 12:00pm
Simple-minded Lazzaro finds himself thrust into the center of a time-bending, saintly odyssey after he’s enlisted to stage a kidnapping by the rebellious son of an Italian tobacco tycoon.
12:00pm - 1:38pm
THEY'LL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DEAD
Documentary Showcase
THEY'LL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DEAD
Morgan Neville | USA | English | 2018 | 98 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:00pm
The latest feature from Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville, THEY'LL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DEAD is an engrossing look into the life and career of legendary director Orson Welles and the making of his final film, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND.
12:20pm - 2:03pm
TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD
New French Films
TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD
Guillaume Nicloux | France | French | 2018 | 103 MIN
PFS East A - 12:20pm
After a massacre leaves him the sole survivor, a French WWII soldier goes rogue in the nightmarish jungles of Indochina in search of revenge as his own heart descends into darkness.
2:15pm - 3:46pm
MUG
World Narratives
MUG
Malgorzata Szumowska | Poland | Polish | 2018 | 91 MIN
Ritz Five - 2:15pm
A biting satire of prejudice and hypocrisy in rural Poland, this affecting drama follows a young man whose small town turns against him after a freak accident leaves him disfigured.
2:35pm - 4:06pm
AMIN
World Narratives
AMIN
Philippe Faucon | France | French | 2018 | 91 MIN
PFS East A - 2:35pm
A solemn Senegalese immigrant in Paris finds himself in a moral struggle after he strikes up a fleeting romance with a recent divorcee while raising money for his wife and children back home.
2:45pm - 4:13pm
THE DEVIL WE KNOW
Documentary Showcase
THE DEVIL WE KNOW
Stephanie Soechtig | USA | English | 2018 | 88 MIN
PFS East B - 2:45pm
This searing new documentary exposes a mega-corporation's active complicity and refusal to admit accountability in the poisoning of Americans with toxic chemicals.
4:20pm - 6:26pm
THE ANGEL
World Narratives
THE ANGEL
Luis Ortega | Argentina, Spain | Spanish | 2018 | 126 MIN
Ritz Five - 4:20pm
Based on a true story, a baby-faced rebel-without-a-cause cruises Argentina capturing the hearts of idolizing teens despite the growing number of murders in his wake.
4:40pm - 6:28pm
BORDER
Nordic Voices
BORDER
Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Sweden | Swedish | 2018 | 108 MIN
PFS East A - 4:40pm
An unusual looking border customs agent with a sense of smell so powerful it can identify criminals meets a suspicious stranger who shares her abilities in this utterly unique mystery.
5:00pm - 6:33pm
ALL SQUARE
Spotlights
ALL SQUARE
John Hyams | USA | English | 2018 | 93 MIN
PFS East B - 5:00pm
A small-time bookie (Michael Kelly) temporarily hits it big when he starts taking bets on little league games in this scrappy dramedy.
7:00pm - 8:31pm
THE PARTY'S JUST BEGINNING
World Narratives
THE PARTY'S JUST BEGINNING
Karen Gillan | USA | English | 2018 | 91 MIN
Ritz Five - 7:00pm
This stylish, intimate examination of a young woman trapped by her own grief and sadness marks the feature directorial debut of actress Karen Gillan, who also wrote and stars in the film.
7:00pm - 8:46pm
TEDDY PENDERGRASS
Centerpieces
TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME
OLIVIA LICHTENSTEIN | UK | English | 2018 | 106 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:00pm
Detailing the extraordinary story of Philadelphia’s own Teddy Pendergrass, this moving doc examines his brilliant career, inspiring story, and unique contribution to the history of popular music.
7:00pm - 8:25pm
PET NAMES
American Independents
PET NAMES
Carol Brandt | USA | English | 2018 | 75 MIN
PFS East A - 7:00pm
A young woman facing a quarter-life crisis makes the impromptu decision to invite her estranged ex-boyfriend (and his dog) on a fateful camping trip In this insightful indie dramedy.
7:20pm - 9:06pm
TEDDY PENDERGRASS
Centerpieces
TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME
OLIVIA LICHTENSTEIN | UK | English | 2018 | 106 MIN
PFS East B - 7:20pm
Detailing the extraordinary story of Philadelphia’s own Teddy Pendergrass, this moving doc examines his brilliant career, inspiring story, and unique contribution to the history of popular music.
9:20pm - 11:05pm
THUNDER ROAD
American Independents
THUNDER ROAD
Jim Cummings | USA | English | 2018 | 90 MIN
Ritz Five - 9:20pm
A young police officer's escalating struggles reach a breaking point in this grim yet awkwardly endearing character study effortlessly adapted from the Sundance grand-prize winning short of the same name.
9:20pm - 10:46pm
WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
Spotlights
WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
Madeleine Olnek | USA | English | 2018 | 86 MIN
PFS East A - 9:20pm
Starring a vivacious Molly Shannon as Emily Dickinson, this queer imagining cheekily portrays the notoriously secretive writer as an ardent lover with a tumultuous romantic life.
10:00pm - 11:26pm
THE WIND
THE WIND
Emma Tammi | USA | English | 2018 | 86 MIN
PFS East B - 10:00pm
Left alone on the edge of the Western frontier, a young settler must guard her homestead and her mind against dark forces lurking just beyond her lantern’s light in this unnerving genre-bender.
Saturday, October 27, 2018
12:00pm - 1:39pm
SIMPLE WEDDING
American Independents
SIMPLE WEDDING
Sara Zandieh | USA | English | 2018 | 88 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:00pm
In this winning romantic comedy, a young Iranian-American woman is caught between her traditional first generation parents and her new white boyfriend. Could a wedding be the answer to everyone’s problems?
12:00pm - 1:31pm
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
Feast
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
John Chester | USA | English | 2018 | 91 MIN
PFS East B - 12:00pm
In this crowd-pleasing documentary about food, farming, dreams, and determination, a young couple leaves city life behind for a grand experiment in holistic agriculture.
12:10pm - 2:20pm
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
World Narratives
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
Bi Gan | China, France | Mandarin | 2018 | 130 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 12:10pm
In this groundbreaking neo-noir, a man recalls his past among the rainy, neon streets of Kaili in search of a mysterious woman and the friends he has lost before he slips into a hypnotic, 3D, dream.
12:15pm - 2:10pm
NARRATIVE SHORTS
Shorts, Shorts Programs
NARRATIVE SHORTS PROGRAM
115 MIN
PFS East A - 12:15pm
2:20pm - 3:50pm
EGG
Greater Filmadelphia
EGG
Marianna Palka | USA | English | 2018 | 90 MIN
PFS East B - 2:20pm
In this explosive comedy of manners from indie darling director Marianna Palka, two old friends and their husbands clash over conflicting ideas of motherhood and family while trying to reconnect at a dinner party.
2:30pm - 4:08pm
PROSPECT
American Independents
PROSPECT
Christopher Caldwell, Zeek Earl | USA | English | 2018 | 98 MIN
Ritz Five - 2:30pm
While searching for valuable gems on a remote moon, a teenage girl and her treasure-hunting father find themselves besieged by ruthless criminals in this brainy sci-fi adventure.
2:45pm - 4:55pm
DEAD PIGS
World Narratives
DEAD PIGS
Cathy Yan | China | English, Mandarin, Shanghainese | 2018 | 130 MIN
PFS East A - 2:45pm
Following the crisscrossing paths of several eccentric characters, this ensemble satire captures the outrageous showdown between tradition and modernity in rapidly developing Shanghai.
2:50pm - 4:50pm
THE FAVOURITE
Masters of Cinema
THE FAVOURITE
Yorgos Lanthimos | Ireland, UK, USA | English | 2018 | 120 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 2:50pm
Yorgos Lanthimos lends his singularly twisted sensibility to this opulent costume drama about two ambitious aristocrats ruthlessly vying for power in the court of England’s eccentric Queen Anne.
4:50pm - 6:24pm
STYX
World Narratives
STYX
Wolfgang Fischer | Austria, Germany | English, German | 2018 | 94 MIN
PFS East B - 4:50pm
Alone on a solo boating trip in the middle of a vast and tempestuous sea, a German emergency doctor unexpectedly finds herself faced with a devastating life-or-death dilemma.
5:00pm - 6:36pm
SHIRKERS
Documentary Showcase
SHIRKERS
Sandi Tan | USA | English | 2018 | 96 MIN
Ritz Five - 5:00pm
Both a film-within-a-film and a beguiling mystery, Sandi Tan’s captivating documentary attempts to piece together the long lost feature she made as a teen and track down the man who stole it from her.
5:20pm - 7:12pm
VOX LUX
Sight and Soundtrack
VOX LUX
Brady Corbet | USA | English | 2018 | 112 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 5:20pm
Natalie Portman shines in one of her most audacious roles yet as a pop mega-star spiraling out of control in Brady Corbet's stylish indictment of our cultural generation.
5:40pm - 7:12pm
DIAMANTINO
World Narratives
DIAMANTINO
Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt | Brazil, France, Portugal | Portuguese | 2018 | 92 MIN
PFS East A - 5:40pm
In the most bizarre, puppy-filled political satire of the year, disgraced international soccer star DIAMANTINO unknowingly becomes the center of a Portuguese conspiracy to secede from the EU.
7:00pm - 8:34pm
GALVESTON
Spotlights
GALVESTON
Mélanie Laurent | USA | English | 2018 | 94 MIN
PFS East B - 7:00pm
A gripping, dark, and at times brutal adaptation of Nic Pizzolatto’s (TRUE DETECTIVE) noir novel, this intense crime thriller follows Roy (Ben Foster) on a quest for retribution and redemption.
7:30pm - 11:40pm
AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL
World Narratives
AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL
Hu Bo | China | Mandarin | 2018 | 234 MIN
Ritz Five - 7:30pm
Late filmmaker Hu Bo’s masterful debut is an intimate epic about four characters in various states of desperation whose paths intersect over the course of a single day.
7:45pm - 9:11pm
WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
Spotlights
WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
Madeleine Olnek | USA | English | 2018 | 86 MIN
PFS East A - 7:45pm
Starring a vivacious Molly Shannon as Emily Dickinson, this queer imagining cheekily portrays the notoriously secretive writer as an ardent lover with a tumultuous romantic life.
8:00pm - 10:15pm
HER SMELL
Greater Filmadelphia
HER SMELL
Alex Ross Perry | USA | English | 2018 | 135 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 8:00pm
Years after her spotlight has faded, Elizabeth Moss’s riot grrrl Becky Something is hell bent on a comeback as she careens down a self-destructive path leaving bandmates and family in her wake.
9:10pm - 10:43pm
CAM
CAM
Daniel Goldhaber | USA | English | 2018 | 93 MIN
PFS East B - 9:10pm
Capturing any social media star’s worst nightmare, CAM is a mind-bending nosedive into the horrors of a camgirl’s loss of identity when a menacing doppelgänger hijacks her account.
10:00pm - 11:23pm
RAFIKI
World Narratives
RAFIKI
Wanuri Kahiu | France, Germany, Kenya, Lebanon, Norway, South Africa, The Netherlands | English, Swahili | 2018 | 83 MIN
PFS East A - 10:00pm
On the lively, colorful Nairobi streets of the Slopes, two young daughters of local political opponents fall for each other despite the dangers if their controversial romance were to be discovered.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
12:00pm - 1:33pm
ALL SQUARE
Spotlights
ALL SQUARE
John Hyams | USA | English | 2018 | 93 MIN
PFS East B - 12:00pm
A small-time bookie (Michael Kelly) temporarily hits it big when he starts taking bets on little league games in this scrappy dramedy.
12:10pm - 1:20pm
INFINITE FOOTBALL
Masters of Cinema
INFINITE FOOTBALL
Corneliu Porumboiu | Romania | Romanian | 2018 | 70 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:10pm
Corneliu Porumboiu brings his trademark off-kilter humor to this documentary portrait of a small-time bureaucrat on a decades-long quest to revise the rules of the world’s most popular sport.
12:30pm - 2:30pm
ASAKO I & II
World Narratives
ASAKO I & II
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | France, Japan | Japanese | 2018 | 120 MIN
PFS East A - 12:30pm
After the love of her life mysteriously vanishes, a lovelorn college student attempts to move on, finding hope when a potential new beau eerily resembles the disappeared.
1:50pm - 4:13pm
MONROVIA, INDIANA
Masters of Cinema
MONROVIA, INDIANA
Frederick Wiseman | USA | English | 2018 | 143 MIN
Ritz Five - 1:50pm
Legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman lends his signature observational style to this eye-opening examination of the institutions and inhabitants of one small Midwestern town.
2:15pm - 3:51pm
EMPATHY, INC.
Greater Filmadelphia
EMPATHY, INC.
Yedidya Gorsetman | USA | English | 2018 | 96 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 2:15pm
In this chilling techno-thriller, an investor in a mysterious virtual reality startup finds that the sordid experiences the service provides its clients aren’t as virtual as he’d been told.
2:20pm - 4:21pm
SHOPLIFTERS
Masters of Cinema
SHOPLIFTERS
Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | Japanese | 2018 | 121 MIN
PFS East B - 2:20pm
This year’s magnificent Cannes Palme d’Or winner from the legendary Hirokazu Kore-eda is a powerful tale of a ragtag, loving family surviving by any means necessary after taking in an abandoned child.
3:00pm - 4:43pm
L'ANIMALE
World Narratives
L'ANIMALE
Katharina Mückstein | Germany | German | 2018 | 93 MIN
PFS East A - 3:00pm
Tomboy Mati is treated just like one of the rowdy boys in her dirt bike gang, but when she rejects a fellow rider’s admiration, her exclusion from the group forces her to set a new course.
4:55pm - 6:39pm
ZEROES
Greater Filmadelphia
ZEROES
Charles Smith III | USA | English | 2018 | 104 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 4:55pm
Two dim-witted roommates catch the vigilante bug when they thwart a Kensington robbery and become the heroes Philadelphia didn’t know it needed, must less deserved, in this hilarious homegrown comedy.
5:00pm - 6:48pm
NON-FICTION
Masters of Cinema
NON-FICTION
Olivier Assayas | France | French | 2018 | 108 MIN
PFS East B - 5:00pm
Juliette Binoche is at her radiant best in auteur Olivier Assayas’ intelligent, uproarious comedy of manners about Parisian intellectuals struggling to come to terms with changing technology.
5:00pm - 6:25pm
PET NAMES
American Independents
PET NAMES
Carol Brandt | USA | English | 2018 | 75 MIN
Ritz Five - 5:00pm
A young woman facing a quarter-life crisis makes the impromptu decision to invite her estranged ex-boyfriend (and his dog) on a fateful camping trip In this insightful indie dramedy.
5:15pm - 7:14pm
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM
Shorts, Shorts Programs
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM
119 MIN
PFS East A - 5:15pm
7:15pm - 8:43pm
THE DEVIL WE KNOW
Documentary Showcase
THE DEVIL WE KNOW
Stephanie Soechtig | USA | English | 2018 | 88 MIN
Ritz Five - 7:15pm
This searing new documentary exposes a mega-corporation's active complicity and refusal to admit accountability in the poisoning of Americans with toxic chemicals.
7:20pm - 9:13pm
ANCHOR AND HOPE
World Narratives
ANCHOR AND HOPE
Carlos Marques-Marcet | Spain, UK | English, Spanish | 2018 | 113 MIN
PFS East B - 7:20pm
Living on a cramped boat in the London canals, bohemian couple Eva and Kat learn that more than their home might be sinkable when they enlist a friend to be the father of their child.
7:40pm - 9:18pm
THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING
Greater Filmadelphia
THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING
Nathaniel Kahn | USA | English | 2018 | 98 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:40pm
The business side of art goes under the microscope in this frank, incisive doc that puts the art scene in its sights on a mission to finally determine how exactly the world got this way.
8:00pm - 9:41pm
DONNYBROOK
Spotlights
DONNYBROOK
Tim Sutton | USA | English | 2018 | 101 MIN
PFS East A - 8:00pm
Amidst the opioid epidemic infecting America’s rust belt, down-and-out ex-Marine Jarhead Earl (Jamie Bell) battles for a large cash prize in an underground boxing ring against a raging madman.
9:30pm - 11:15pm
THUNDER ROAD
American Independents
THUNDER ROAD
Jim Cummings | USA | English | 2018 | 90 MIN
Ritz Five - 9:30pm
A young police officer's escalating struggles reach a breaking point in this grim yet awkwardly endearing character study effortlessly adapted from the Sundance grand-prize winning short of the same name.
9:50pm - 11:38pm
ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM
Shorts, Shorts Programs
ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM
108 MIN
PFS East B - 9:50pm
10:30pm - 11:53pm
RAFIKI
World Narratives
RAFIKI
Wanuri Kahiu | France, Germany, Kenya, Lebanon, Norway, South Africa, The Netherlands | English, Swahili | 2018 | 83 MIN
PFS East A - 10:30pm
On the lively, colorful Nairobi streets of the Slopes, two young daughters of local political opponents fall for each other despite the dangers if their controversial romance were to be discovered.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
7:30pm - 9:13pm
BEN IS BACK
Centerpieces
BEN IS BACK
PETER HEDGES | USA | English | 2018 | 103 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:30pm
Directed with a quiet urgency by Peter Hedges, this gripping family drama stars Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges as a mother and son who must grapple with a history of addiction and broken promises on Christmas Eve.
12:00pm - 1:40pm
WOMAN AT WAR
Nordic Voices
WOMAN AT WAR
Benedikt Erlingsson | France, Iceland | Icelandic | 2018 | 100 MIN
PFS East B - 12:00pm
In this rousing Icelandic drama, a mild-mannered choir instructor becomes an unlikely eco-warrior when she decides to take the fight against big industry into her own hands.
2:15pm - 4:00pm
GIRL
World Narratives
GIRL
Lukas Dhont | Belgium, The Netherlands | Dutch | 2018 | 105 MIN
PFS East B - 2:15pm
This captivating and compassionate award-winning breakout film from Cannes follows determined teen Lara as she enters a prestigious ballet academy and anxiously awaits her gender affirmation surgery.
4:30pm - 6:00pm
EGG
Greater Filmadelphia
EGG
Marianna Palka | USA | English | 2018 | 90 MIN
PFS East B - 4:30pm
In this explosive comedy of manners from indie darling director Marianna Palka, two old friends and their husbands clash over conflicting ideas of motherhood and family while trying to reconnect at a dinner party.
6:45pm - 8:19pm
GALVESTON
Spotlights
GALVESTON
Mélanie Laurent | USA | English | 2018 | 94 MIN
PFS East B - 6:45pm
A gripping, dark, and at times brutal adaptation of Nic Pizzolatto’s (TRUE DETECTIVE) noir novel, this intense crime thriller follows Roy (Ben Foster) on a quest for retribution and redemption.
8:50pm - 10:50pm
BODIED
Sight and Soundtrack
BODIED
Joseph Kahn | USA | English | 2017 | 120 MIN
PFS East B - 8:50pm
Outrageous and insightful, Joseph Kahn’s comedy follows a white, hip-hop-obsessed grad student who becomes immersed in the world of underground rap battles.
12:15pm - 1:56pm
TRANSIT
Masters of Cinema
TRANSIT
Christian Petzold | France, Germany | French, German | 2018 | 101 MIN
PFS East A - 12:15pm
Celebrated auteur Christian Petzold captures the plight of a man attempting to escape Nazi-occupied France under a false pseudonym, only it isn’t during WWII— it’s now.
2:30pm - 4:04pm
STYX
World Narratives
STYX
Wolfgang Fischer | Austria, Germany | English, German | 2018 | 94 MIN
PFS East A - 2:30pm
Alone on a solo boating trip in the middle of a vast and tempestuous sea, a German emergency doctor unexpectedly finds herself faced with a devastating life-or-death dilemma.
4:40pm - 6:11pm
THE PARTY'S JUST BEGINNING
World Narratives
THE PARTY'S JUST BEGINNING
Karen Gillan | USA | English | 2018 | 91 MIN
PFS East A - 4:40pm
This stylish, intimate examination of a young woman trapped by her own grief and sadness marks the feature directorial debut of actress Karen Gillan, who also wrote and stars in the film.
7:00pm - 8:48pm
ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM
Shorts, Shorts Programs
ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM
108 MIN
PFS East A - 7:00pm
9:10pm - 10:42pm
DIAMANTINO
World Narratives
DIAMANTINO
Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt | Brazil, France, Portugal | Portuguese | 2018 | 92 MIN
PFS East A - 9:10pm
In the most bizarre, puppy-filled political satire of the year, disgraced international soccer star DIAMANTINO unknowingly becomes the center of a Portuguese conspiracy to secede from the EU.
12:10pm - 1:57pm
DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE STORY OF ROGER AILES
Documentary Showcase
DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE STORY OF ROGER AILES
Alexis Bloom | USA | English | 2018 | 107 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:10pm
This damning portrait chronicles the turbulent life and career of disgraced former Fox News tycoon Roger Ailes, who flamed out amid a barrage of sexual harassment allegations.
2:45pm - 4:20pm
AND BREATHE NORMALLY
Nordic Voices
AND BREATHE NORMALLY
Ísold Uggadóttir | Belgium, Iceland, Sweden | Icelandic | 2018 | 95 MIN
Ritz Five - 2:45pm
A down and out single mother and an African woman seeking asylum in Iceland find themselves relying on one another in unexpected ways in this moving social-realist drama.
4:50pm - 6:00pm
INFINITE FOOTBALL
Masters of Cinema
INFINITE FOOTBALL
Corneliu Porumboiu | Romania | Romanian | 2018 | 70 MIN
Ritz Five - 4:50pm
Corneliu Porumboiu brings his trademark off-kilter humor to this documentary portrait of a small-time bureaucrat on a decades-long quest to revise the rules of the world’s most popular sport.
6:30pm - 8:00pm
AT FIRST LIGHT
American Independents
AT FIRST LIGHT
Jason Stone | Canada | English | 2018 | 90 MIN
Ritz Five - 6:30pm
In this inventive sci-fi indie, a teenage boy puts everything on the line to protect his longtime crush after she come in contact with other-worldly forces.
8:50pm - 10:29pm
WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK
American Independents
WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK
Stacy Cochran | USA | English | 2018 | 99 MIN
Ritz Five - 8:50pm
A young woman struggling to get by in New York City finds her fragile existence upended when an alluring figure from her past inserts himself back into her life and begins stirring up trouble.
6:00pm - 8:10pm
GREEN BOOK
Centerpieces
GREEN BOOK
Peter Farrelly | USA | English | 2018 | 130 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 6:00pm
In his foray into powerfully dramatic work as a feature director, Peter Farrelly helms the film inspired by a true friendship that transcended race, class and the 1962 Mason-Dixon line.
8:45pm - 10:57pm
EVERYBODY KNOWS
Centerpieces
EVERYBODY KNOWS
Asghar Farhadi | Spain | English, Spanish | 2018 | 132 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 8:45pm
When a wedding celebration erupts in tragedy, old wounds and long grudges bubble to the surface in this riveting mystery from master filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, with Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz.
12:10pm - 2:10pm
THE FAVOURITE
Masters of Cinema
THE FAVOURITE
Yorgos Lanthimos | Ireland, UK, USA | English | 2018 | 120 MIN
PFS East B - 12:10pm
Yorgos Lanthimos lends his singularly twisted sensibility to this opulent costume drama about two ambitious aristocrats ruthlessly vying for power in the court of England’s eccentric Queen Anne.
2:40pm - 4:41pm
SHOPLIFTERS
Masters of Cinema
SHOPLIFTERS
Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | Japanese | 2018 | 121 MIN
PFS East B - 2:40pm
This year’s magnificent Cannes Palme d’Or winner from the legendary Hirokazu Kore-eda is a powerful tale of a ragtag, loving family surviving by any means necessary after taking in an abandoned child.
5:15pm - 6:40pm
THE GUILTY
Nordic Voices
THE GUILTY
Gustav Möller | Denmark | Danish | 2018 | 85 MIN
PFS East B - 5:15pm
A police officer attempts to thwart an increasingly dangerous and horrific kidnapping over the phone from an emergency center in this taut, thrilling nail-biter from Denmark.
7:10pm - 8:58pm
BORDER
Nordic Voices
BORDER
Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Sweden | Swedish | 2018 | 108 MIN
PFS East B - 7:10pm
An unusual looking border customs agent with a sense of smell so powerful it can identify criminals meets a suspicious stranger who shares her abilities in this utterly unique mystery.
9:30pm - 11:15pm
KNIFE + HEART
KNIFE + HEART
Yann Gonzalez | France, Mexico | French | 2018 | 105 MIN
PFS East B - 9:30pm
Backed by a throbbing soundtrack and spewing ‘70s grit and glam, a campy crew of gay porn auteurs is threatened by a masked killer as the production’s director herself descends into madness.
12:20pm - 1:40pm
SOFIA
New French Films
SOFIA
Meryem Benm'Barek | France | Arabic, French | 2018 | 80 MIN
PFS East A - 12:20pm
When a Moroccan woman unexpectedly gives birth to a child and is reluctant to name the father, she must face the harsh repercussions of Casablanca law and the dishonoring of her family.
2:15pm - 3:57pm
DOGMAN
Masters of Cinema
DOGMAN
Matteo Garrone | France, Italy | Italian | 2018 | 102 MIN
PFS East A - 2:15pm
A brutish hooligan terrorizing his dilapidated Italian hometown drags a gentle dog groomer into the violent turmoil, leading to an ultimate fight for bloody vengeance.
4:30pm - 6:27pm
BUTTERFLIES
World Narratives
BUTTERFLIES
Tolga Karaçelik | Turkey | Turkish | 2018 | 117 MIN
PFS East A - 4:30pm
A motley trio of siblings is reconnected after an unexpected phone call from their estranged father prompts them to return to their hometown to fulfill a surprising last request.
7:00pm - 8:24pm
THE IMAGE BOOK
Masters of Cinema
THE IMAGE BOOK
Jean-Luc Godard | Switzerland | French | 2018 | 84 MIN
PFS East A - 7:00pm
Celebrated French New Wave auteur Jean-Luc Godard returns with a blistering cinematic collage pondering the state of the world through a terrifying barrage of film clips, readings, and sound.
9:00pm - 10:31pm
MUG
World Narratives
MUG
Malgorzata Szumowska | Poland | Polish | 2018 | 91 MIN
PFS East A - 9:00pm
A biting satire of prejudice and hypocrisy in rural Poland, this affecting drama follows a young man whose small town turns against him after a freak accident leaves him disfigured.
12:10pm - 2:36pm
ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU
From the Vaults
ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU
Shunji Iwai | Japan | Japanese | 2001 | 146 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:10pm
Tracking the downward spirals of two troubled, pop-music obsessed teens, this poetic drama is both a time capsule of Y2K-era cyberculture and a timeless portrait of youthful alienation.
3:10pm - 5:12pm
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND
From the Vaults
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND
Orson Welles | USA | English | 2018 | 122 MIN
Ritz Five - 3:10pm
Set at his 70th birthday party on what would be the final day of his life, renowned yet struggling director J.J. “Jake” Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to make his triumphant comeback film.
5:45pm - 7:23pm
THEY'LL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DEAD
Documentary Showcase
THEY'LL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DEAD
Morgan Neville | USA | English | 2018 | 98 MIN
Ritz Five - 5:45pm
The latest feature from Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville, THEY'LL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DEAD is an engrossing look into the life and career of legendary director Orson Welles and the making of his final film, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND.
8:10pm - 9:33pm
THIS ONE'S FOR THE LADIES
Documentary Showcase
THIS ONE'S FOR THE LADIES
Gene Graham | USA | English | 2018 | 83 MIN
Ritz Five - 8:10pm
An empowering and refreshingly honest look at female sexuality and solidarity, this eye-opening documentary follows Newark’s Nasty Boyz exotic dance troupe and the ladies who love them.
10:20pm - 12:05am
LITTLE WOODS
American Independents
LITTLE WOODS
Nia DaCosta | USA | English | 2018 | 105 MIN
Ritz Five - 10:20pm
Jeopardizing the final days of her parole, the defeated Ollie makes one last illegal trip across the Canadian border with her estranged sister to save themselves and the ones they love.
2:20pm - 4:30pm
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
World Narratives
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
Bi Gan | China, France | Mandarin | 2018 | 130 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 2:20pm
In this groundbreaking neo-noir, a man recalls his past among the rainy, neon streets of Kaili in search of a mysterious woman and the friends he has lost before he slips into a hypnotic, 3D, dream.
5:00pm - 6:45pm
THE QUAKE
Nordic Voices
THE QUAKE
John Andreas Anderson | Norway | Norwegian | 2018 | 105 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 5:00pm
After surviving a tsunami in PFF24’s THE WAVE, geologist Kristian Eikjord must once again warn the citizens of Norway of an impending colossal disaster in this heart-pounding thrill ride.
7:20pm - 9:28pm
WIDOWS
Centerpieces
WIDOWS
Steve McQueen | USA | English | 2018 | 128 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:20pm
Steve McQueen follows up his Academy Award-winning 12 YEARS A SLAVE with a gripping thriller about four women left with no options other than to pull off a daring multi-million dollar heist.
10:00pm - 11:49pm
OVERLORD
OVERLORD
Julius Avery | USA | English | 2018 | 109 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 10:00pm
From producer J.J. Abrams, OVERLORD is a thrilling, pulse-pounding action adventure with a twist.
12:10pm - 1:48pm
STUDIO 54
Sight and Soundtrack
STUDIO 54
Matt Tyrnauer | USA | English | 2018 | 98 MIN
PFS East B - 12:10pm
Scintillating and deeply informative, this fascinating doc provides the definitive account of the meteoric rise and infamous fall from grace of New York City’s most legendary nightlife hotspot.
2:20pm - 3:44pm
COLD WAR
Masters of Cinema
COLD WAR
Pawel Pawlikowski | France, Poland, UK | Polish | 2018 | 84 MIN
PFS East B - 2:20pm
The winner of the coveted Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, COLD WAR offers an exquisitely realized love story that transcends a lifetime against the backdrop of postwar Eastern Europe.
4:15pm - 6:43pm
BURNING
Masters of Cinema
BURNING
Lee Chang-dong | South Korea | Korean | 2018 | 148 MIN
PFS East B - 4:15pm
In this thriller from Lee Chang-dong, one of the modern giants of cinema, an alienated young man begins to suspect the sinister intentions of the wealthy stranger who’s won the affections of the woman he longs for.
7:15pm - 9:20pm
BIRDS OF PASSAGE
World Narratives
BIRDS OF PASSAGE
Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra | Colombia, Denmark, Mexico | English, Spanish, Wayuu | 2018 | 125 MIN
PFS East B - 7:15pm
The mythic birth and tragic rise of the Colombian drug trade is shown as never before in this stunning epic that opened Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
9:50pm - 11:35pm
KNIFE + HEART
KNIFE + HEART
Yann Gonzalez | France, Mexico | French | 2018 | 105 MIN
PFS East B - 9:50pm
Backed by a throbbing soundtrack and spewing ‘70s grit and glam, a campy crew of gay porn auteurs is threatened by a masked killer as the production’s director herself descends into madness.
12:00pm - 1:37pm
YOMEDDINE
World Narratives
YOMEDDINE
A.B. Shawky | Austria, Egypt, USA | Arabic | 2018 | 97 MIN
PFS East A - 12:00pm
This Cannes award-winning road movie follows two very unlikely friends as they journey across Egypt in search of long-lost families and a place to call home.
2:10pm - 3:37pm
BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY
Sight and Soundtrack
BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY
Dava Whisenant | USA | English | 2018 | 87 MIN
PFS East A - 2:10pm
This delightful documentary follows comedy writer Steve Young on his deep dive into the forgotten history of the elaborate, corporate-sponsored spectaculars known as industrial musicals.
4:30pm - 6:15pm
GIRL
World Narratives
GIRL
Lukas Dhont | Belgium, The Netherlands | Dutch | 2018 | 105 MIN
PFS East A - 4:30pm
This captivating and compassionate award-winning breakout film from Cannes follows determined teen Lara as she enters a prestigious ballet academy and anxiously awaits her gender affirmation surgery.
6:50pm - 9:06pm
ASH IS PUREST WHITE
Masters of Cinema
ASH IS PUREST WHITE
Jia Zhangke | China, France, Japan | Mandarin | 2018 | 136 MIN
PFS East A - 6:50pm
In this sweeping gangster epic from Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke, a woman is determined to find a lost love after serving time in jail, but doesn’t recognize the China she once knew.
9:40pm - 11:17pm
WILD
New French Films
WILD
Camille Vidal-Naquet | France | French | 2018 | 97 MIN
PFS East A - 9:40pm
Regardless of the harsh environment that surrounds Leo, a 22-year-old gay hustler, he longs for human connection and love, and will do anything to find it.
12:00pm - 2:21pm
I AM CUBA
From the Vaults
I AM CUBA
Mikhail Kalatozov | Cuba, Soviet Union | Spanish | 1964 | 141 MIN
Ritz Five - 12:00pm
The legendary “lost” Soviet-Cuban film returns newly restored, with all the music, characters, and jaw-dropping cinematic wizardry that was fitting for a country celebrating a revolution.
3:00pm - 4:39pm
WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK
American Independents
WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK
Stacy Cochran | USA | English | 2018 | 99 MIN
Ritz Five - 3:00pm
A young woman struggling to get by in New York City finds her fragile existence upended when an alluring figure from her past inserts himself back into her life and begins stirring up trouble.
5:30pm - 6:57pm
INVENTING TOMORROW
Documentary Showcase
INVENTING TOMORROW
Laura Nix | USA | English, Indonesian, Spanish | 2018 | 87 MIN
Ritz Five - 5:30pm
Six remarkable teen inventors from around the world compete in a prestigious science fair presenting their best ideas for creating lasting solutions for local environmental problems.
7:45pm - 9:15pm
AT FIRST LIGHT
American Independents
AT FIRST LIGHT
Jason Stone | Canada | English | 2018 | 90 MIN
Ritz Five - 7:45pm
In this inventive sci-fi indie, a teenage boy puts everything on the line to protect his longtime crush after she come in contact with other-worldly forces.
10:00pm - 11:58pm
RIVER'S EDGE
RIVER'S EDGE
Isao Yukisada | Japan | Japanese | 2018 | 118 min
Ritz Five - 10:00pm
Based on a cult Japanese manga, this edgy drama follows several teenagers in a dead-end suburb of Tokyo who become enmeshed in a dangerous web of jealousy, betrayal, and violence.
2:10pm - 3:56pm
A PRIVATE WAR
Spotlights
A PRIVATE WAR
Matthew Heineman | USA | English | 2018 | 106 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 2:10pm
Based on the extraordinary career of renowned war correspondent and journalist Marie Colvin, this drama is an intense, powerful look leading up to the events of one of Colvin’s most dangerous assignments in the besieged Syrian city of Homs.
4:30pm - 6:45pm
ROMA
Centerpieces
ROMA
Alfonso Cuarón | Mexico | Mixteco, Spanish | 2018 | 135 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 4:30pm
Iconoclastic auteur Alfonso Cuarón returns to motion pictures for the first time since 2013's GRAVITY with his most personal film yet— a masterwork for the ages that begs to be seen on the big screen.
7:30pm - 9:24pm
BOY ERASED
Centerpieces
BOY ERASED
Joel Edgerton | USA | English | 2018 | 114 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:30pm
A minister's son must come to terms with his identity when he is forced into a dubious conversion therapy camp by his well-meaning parents in this deeply moving drama based on a true story.
12:30pm - 2:15pm
TREAT ME LIKE FIRE
New French Films
TREAT ME LIKE FIRE
Marie Monge | France | French | 2018 | 105 MIN
PFS East B - 12:30pm
A young woman falls for a roguish conman and gets swept up in the alluring but dangerous world of underground gambling in this sexy, stylish romantic thriller from France.
2:50pm - 4:31pm
TRANSIT
Masters of Cinema
TRANSIT
Christian Petzold | France, Germany | French, German | 2018 | 101 MIN
PFS East B - 2:50pm
Celebrated auteur Christian Petzold captures the plight of a man attempting to escape Nazi-occupied France under a false pseudonym, only it isn’t during WWII— it’s now.
5:10pm - 6:47pm
MOTHERS' INSTINCT
New French Films
MOTHERS' INSTINCT
Olivier Masset-Depasse | Belgium, France | French | 2018 | 97 MIN
PFS East B - 5:10pm
In this taut and smartly styled thriller set in the ‘60s, a sudden tragedy upends the previously-close bond between two women and their families.
7:20pm - 9:08pm
NON-FICTION
Masters of Cinema
NON-FICTION
Olivier Assayas | France | French | 2018 | 108 MIN