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31ST PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM

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A E I O U - A QUICK ALPHABET OF LOVE

A E I O U - A QUICK ALPHABET OF LOVE

Nicolette Krebitz | France, Germany | French, German | 2022 | 104 MIN

World View

In this thrilling and altogether unconventional love story, an aging actress’s world suddenly changes when she falls for the troubled 17-year-old who tried to mug her on the street.

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AFTERSUN

AFTERSUN

Charlotte Wells | UK, USA | English | 2022 | 96 MIN

World View

As a young father struggling to give his daughter a carefree vacation while battling his inner demons, Paul Mescal delivers a stunning performance in this delicately observed drama.

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ALCARRÀS

ALCARRÀS

Carla Simón | Italy, Spain | Catalan, Spanish | 2022 | 120 MIN

World View

Winner of the top prize at this year’s Berlinale, Carla Simón’s sun-dappled ensemble drama follows a rural family whose agricultural way of life is under threat from developers.

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ALICE, DARLING

ALICE, DARLING

Mary Nighy | Canada, USA | English | 2022 | 89 MIN

Spotlights

Anna Kendrick delivers a devastating performance in this intense psychological drama about a woman whose friends try to get her out of the grip of her abusive partner.

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ALL THAT BREATHES

ALL THAT BREATHES

Shaunak Sen | India, UK, USA | Hindi | 2022 | 94 MIN

Green Screen, PFS on Us

Amid escalating social conflict, two brothers operate a bird hospital to treat black kites injured in the polluted and dangerous skies of New Delhi in this award winning documentary.

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ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

Laura Poitras | USA | English | 2022 | 113 MIN

Masters of Cinema

31st Philadelphia Film Festival Closing Night Film

Winner of the top prize at this year’s Venice Film Festival, Laura Poitras’s portrait of photographer Nan Goldin is a stunning account of the acclaimed artist’s life and activism.

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AMERICAN PAIN

AMERICAN PAIN

Darren Foster | USA | English | 2022 | 106 MIN

Non/Fiction

In this crazier-than-life documentary, two juiced-up Florida bodybuilders’ get-rich-quick scheme leads to the largest distribution of oxycodone in the U.S., with a significant part of the country’s population now fatally addicted.

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ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM

ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM

86 MIN

Shorts, Shorts Programs

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ARMAGEDDON TIME

ARMAGEDDON TIME

James Gray | Brazil, USA | English | 2022 | 115 MIN

Centerpieces

James Gray returns with this star-studded coming-of-age drama about an 11-year-old boy discovering the workings of prejudice and privilege in 1980s New York City.

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ATTACHMENT

ATTACHMENT

Gabriel Bier Gislason | Denmark | Danish, English | 2022 | 105 MIN

After Hours

Offering a thrilling new spin on the possession story, this queer horror film inspired by Jewish folklore follows two women whose relationship is threatened by malevolent forces.

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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

Martin McDonagh | Ireland, UK, USA | English | 2022 | 109 MIN

Centerpieces

31st Philadelphia Film Festival Opening Night Film

Martin McDonagh reunites with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in a dark comedy about two longtime Irish drinking buddies at an impasse when one seeks to abruptly terminate their friendship.

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THE BEASTS

THE BEASTS

Rodrigo Sorogoyen | France, Spain | French, Spanish | 2022 | 137 MIN

World View

After moving to a rural Spanish community, a French farming couple’s dreams of the future clash with the town’s leery, resentful inhabitants in this thrilling drama from Cannes.

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BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND

BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND

Trevor Anderson | Canada | English | 2022 | 89 MIN

PFS on Us, World View

This tender and often hilarious coming-of-age story dripping with vibrant 1980s nostalgia follows a gender nonconforming student inexplicably drawn to their new school’s biggest bully.

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BEFORE, NOW & THEN

BEFORE, NOW & THEN

Kamila Andini | Indonesia | Indonesian | 2022 | 103 MIN

World View

Ascendant filmmaker Kamila Andini returns with a beautifully drawn, 1960s drama about a woman whose comfortable life is turned upside down by reminders of her traumatic past.

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BLOOD RELATIVES

BLOOD RELATIVES

Noah Segan | USA | English | 2022 | 88 MIN

Made in USA

A vampire is forced to give up his solitary lifestyle when his long-lost daughter shows up on his doorstep in this witty, bloody, and surprisingly sweet horror comedy.

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THE BLUE CAFTAN

THE BLUE CAFTAN

Maryam Touzani | Belgium, Denmark, France, Morocco | Arabic | 2022 | 122 MIN

World View

A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship turned upside down by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice in this understated, immensely powerful Moroccan drama.

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THE BOX

THE BOX

Lorenzo Vigas | Mexico, USA | Spanish | 2021 | 92 MIN

World View

At once a taut thriller and furious critique of industrial exploitation, this drama follows an orphaned boy who becomes convinced that he’s located his supposedly dead father.

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BOY FROM HEAVEN

BOY FROM HEAVEN

Tarik Saleh | Finland, France, Sweden | Arabic | 2022 | 125 MIN

World View

From director Tarik Saleh, this dynamic espionage thriller follows a devout young man unwittingly entangled in a covert struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elites.

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BOYCOTT

BOYCOTT

Julia Bacha | USA | English | 2021 | 73 MIN

PFS on Us, State of the Union

Following three ordinary citizens taking action to protect their civil liberties, this doc examines America’s complex history regarding boycotts and the trend to censure nonviolent protest.

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BROKER

BROKER

Hirokazu Kore-eda | South Korea | Korean | 2022 | 129 MIN

Masters of Cinema

In his most crowd-pleasing film yet, Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda returns with a deeply heartfelt caper about a band of misfits on an illegal mission to find an abandoned baby the loving, adoptive parents it deserves.

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BROTHER AND SISTER

BROTHER AND SISTER

Arnaud Desplechin | France | French | 2022 | 108 MIN

Masters of Cinema

Prolific French auteur Arnaud Desplechin returns with a blistering drama starring Marion Cotillard and Melvil Poupaud as estranged siblings forced to reunite after a tragedy.

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BURNING DAYS

BURNING DAYS

Emin Alper | Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey | Turkish | 2022 | 130 MIN

World View

A young public prosecutor assigned to a drought-stricken Turkish backwater becomes entangled in a dangerous web of small-town corruption and crime in this taut Turkish thriller.

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BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY

BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY

Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb | USA | English | 2022 | 86 MIN

Non/Fiction

Chronicling beloved educational program Reading Rainbow’s journey from inception to final broadcast, this behind-the-scenes profile will delight both ardent fans and newcomers.

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CALL JANE

CALL JANE

Phyllis Nagy | USA | English | 2022 | 121 MIN

Spotlights

Elizabeth Banks stars as a suburban housewife who becomes involved with an underground network of women providing access to safe abortions in the years before Roe v. Wade.

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CAUSEWAY

CAUSEWAY

Lila Neugebauer | USA | English | 2022 | 92 MIN

Spotlights

Jennifer Lawrence delivers a subtly wrenching performance in this nuanced portrait of a soldier struggling to adjust to life at home after suffering a traumatic injury.

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CHOP & STEELE

CHOP & STEELE

Berndt Mader, Ben Steinbauer | USA | English | 2022 | 81 MIN

Non/Fiction

After pulling a stunt on a local morning show, merry pranksters and longtime friends Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher find themselves in a sticky legal battle in this rousing, hilarious doc.

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CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS

Joe Begos | USA | English | 2022 | 81 MIN

After Hours

With plans to get drunk, party, and maybe even get some on Christmas Eve, store owner Tori should have expected to be on the naughty list when a killer robotic Santa Claus comes to town.

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CLOSE

CLOSE

Lukas Dhont | Belgium, France, Netherlands | Dutch, Flemish, French | 2022 | 105 MIN

World View

The tender friendship between two 13-year-old boys is tested and tragically disrupted in this breathtaking and gut-wrenching coming-of-age drama.

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A COMPASSIONATE SPY

A COMPASSIONATE SPY

Steve James | USA | English | 2022 | 101 MIN

Masters of Cinema

Veteran documentarian Steve James’ latest feature chronicles the love story between a Harvard undergrad recruited to the Manhattan Project who sold state secrets to the Russians and the woman who helped him hide his espionage.

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A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION

A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION

Edward Yang | Taiwan | Mandarin | 1994 | 129 MIN

From the Vaults

Edward Yang’s satirical comedy wittily skewers the materialism of 1990s Taipei, following a group of successful but unhappy young people floundering in life and love.

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CORSAGE

CORSAGE

Marie Kreutzer | Austria | English, French, German, HUNGARIAN | 113 MIN

World View

The great Vicky Krieps delivers a career-best performance in this revelatory biopic of one of the 19th century’s most renowned women, Empress Elisabeth of Austria.

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CROWS ARE WHITE

CROWS ARE WHITE

Ahsen Nadeem | Ireland, Japan, USA | English, Japanese | 2022 | 99 MIN

Non/Fiction

In this deeply personal doc, a Muslim man seeks spiritual guidance at a Japanese Buddhist monastery, but only an unorthodox monk more concerned with earthly pleasures than nirvana will speak with him.

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DECISION TO LEAVE

DECISION TO LEAVE

Park Chan-wook | South Korea | CHINESE, Korean | 2022 | 138 MIN

Masters of Cinema

In this immaculately crafted Hitchcockian thriller from auteur Park Chan-wook, a detective begins to fall for the mysterious woman he suspects of murdering her husband.

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EMPIRE OF LIGHT

EMPIRE OF LIGHT

Sam Mendes | UK, USA | English | 2022 | 119 MIN

Centerpieces

In this beautiful, sweeping period drama starring Olivia Colman, two movie theater employees grappling with their own demons fall desperately for each other.

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EO

EO

Jerzy Skolimowski | Italy, Poland, UK | English, French, Italian, Polish | 2022 | 88 MIN

Masters of Cinema

Inspired by Bresson’s Au Hasard Balthazar, Jerzy Skolimowski’s adventurous EO is an evocative morality tale about a donkey’s journey into the heart of human compassion and darkness.

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AN EVENING WITH DREAM VIDEO DIVISION

AN EVENING WITH DREAM VIDEO DIVISION

240 MIN

PFS on Us, Special Events

PFF is excited to welcome radical new media collective Dream Video Division — or DVD if you’re short on time — for a screening of some of their latest hilarious and visually stunning film remixes. (They make movies go weird.)

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EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ

EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ

Alika Tengan | USA | English | 2022 | 80 MIN

Made in USA, PFS on Us

All Naz wants to do is leave his small Hawaiian hometown for the Big Apple. But when opportunity arises, the avid skater faces uncertainty in this Sundance debut about identity and purpose.

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THE EXILES

THE EXILES

Violet Columbus, Ben Klein | China, France, Taiwan, USA | English | 2022 | 96 MIN

PFS on Us, State of the Union

Documentarian Christine Choy revisits an abandoned film she began in 1989, following three exiled dissidents and survivors of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

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FALCON LAKE

FALCON LAKE

Charlotte Le Bon | Canada, France | English, French | 2022 | 100 MIN

World View

In this quietly daring debut feature, a shy teenager on a summer vacation experiences the joy and pain of young adulthood when he forges an unlikely bond with an older girl.

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FILMADELPHIA SHORTS PROGRAM

FILMADELPHIA SHORTS PROGRAM

83 MIN

Shorts, Shorts Programs

FILMADELPHIA SHORTS PROGRAM (PFF31) | 83 MIN  


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THE FIVE DEVILS

THE FIVE DEVILS

Léa Mysius | France | French | 2022 | 96 MIN

Cinema De France

An isolated young girl employs her extraordinary sensory capabilities to tap into her mother’s repressed memories in this intoxicating, wickedly inventive supernatural drama.

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FOREVER YOUNG

FOREVER YOUNG

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | France | French | 2022 | 125 MIN

Cinema De France

This 1980s drama follows a troupe of young students at one of France’s most prestigious performing arts academies as they navigate the ups and downs of art and love.

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GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Rian Johnson | USA | English | 2022 | 139 MIN

Centerpieces

The venerable detective Benoit Blanc travels to coastal Greece for an all-new mystery from acclaimed director Rian Johnson.

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GOOD NIGHT OPPY

GOOD NIGHT OPPY

Ryan White | USA | English | 2022 | 105 MIN

Non/Fiction

This captivating and surprisingly moving documentary about the Mars exploration rover Opportunity takes viewers inside Mission Control alongside a passionate group of NASA scientists and engineers.

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THE GRAB

THE GRAB

Gabriela Cowperthwaite | USA | English, Lala, Russian, Ukrainian | 2022 | 104 MIN

PFS on Us, State of the Union

This explosive documentary tracks a years-long investigation into a shadowy international scramble for food and water supplies, a covert land grab with dire consequences.

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GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY: THE BANKRUPTCY OF DETROIT

GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY: THE BANKRUPTCY OF DETROIT

Sam Katz, James McGovern | USA | English | 2022 | 93 MIN

Filmadelphia

A firsthand look at how decades of bad decisions and mismanagement led Detroit into bankruptcy, this doc is a captivating account of a great American metropolis hanging in the balance and the sacrifices needed to save it.

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HOLY SPIDER

HOLY SPIDER

Ali Abbasi | Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden | PERSIAN | 2022 | 116 MIN

World View

From Border director Ali Abbasi, this propulsive procedural takes inspiration from a real-life serial killer who terrorized the Iranian city of Mashhad in the early 2000s.

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HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE

HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE

Daniel Goldhaber | USA | English | 2022 | 100 MIN

Green Screen

In this pulse-pounding, provocative thriller, a group of radical environmental activists attempt to execute an audacious plan to sabotage a West Texas oil pipeline.

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HUESERA

HUESERA

Michelle Garza Cervera | Mexico, Peru | Spanish | 2022 | 93 MIN

After Hours

In this unsettling work of body horror, a pregnant woman discovers that motherhood isn’t the fantasy she imagined when a sinister supernatural force begins threatening her child.

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THE INNOCENT

THE INNOCENT

Louis Garrel | France | French | 2022 | 99 MIN

Cinema De France

In this lighthearted French caper, a melancholy widower becomes increasingly wrapped up in the schemes of his mother’s paramour, a thief recently released from prison.

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THE INSPECTION

THE INSPECTION

Elegance Bratton | USA | English | 2022 | 95 MIN

Centerpieces

Elegance Bratton’s narrative debut, inspired by his compelling real-life story, follows a homeless young man as he encounters ruthless homophobia and retaliation after joining the Marines.

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KIDS VS. ALIENS

KIDS VS. ALIENS

Jason Eisener | USA | English | 2022 | 75 MIN

After Hours

When murderous extraterrestrials attack a house party, two siblings and their motley group of friends must team up to fight them off in this foulmouthed, slime-soaked thrill ride.

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LAND OF GOLD

LAND OF GOLD

Nardeep Khurmi | USA | English, Punjabi, Spanish | 2022 | 105 MIN

Filmadelphia

A first-generation Punjabi truck driver is forced to reexamine what family, culture, and identity really mean when he discovers an undocumented girl in his cargo.

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LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

Martika Ramirez Escobar | Philippines | English, Filipino | 2022 | 99 MIN

World View

After falling into a coma, a retired Filipino screenwriter gets one last shot to complete the 1980s-homage action film of her dreams with some surprising guest stars from her life.

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THE LINE

THE LINE

Ursula Meier | Belgium, France, Switzerland | French | 2022 | 102 MIN

World View

The physical and emotional consequences of a brawl between a troubled woman and her musician mother reverberate throughout this vivid family drama from Ursula Meier.

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LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 1

LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 1

95 MIN

Shorts, Shorts Programs

LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM #1 (PFF31) | 93 MIN  


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LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2

LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2

99 MIN

Shorts, Shorts Programs

LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM #2 (PFF31) | 93 MIN  


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THE LOST KING

THE LOST KING

Stephen Frears | UK | English | 2022 | 108 MIN

Spotlights

Based on an unbelievable true story, this charming biopic stars Sally Hawkins as an amateur historian bent on finding the remains of the much-maligned King Richard III.

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LOUDMOUTH

LOUDMOUTH

Josh Alexander | USA | English | 2022 | 120 MIN

PFS on Us, State of the Union

The Rev. Al Sharpton is the subject of this engrossing documentary, which explores the role of his larger-than-life, sometimes-divisive media persona in his decades of social justice activism.

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LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES

LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES

Sacha Jenkins | USA | English | 2022 | 104 MIN

Sight and Soundtrack

Sacha Jenkins explores the genius and complex personality of jazzman Louis Armstrong in this enlightening portrait, brought to life by audio diaries and electrifying performance footage.

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LOVE LIFE

LOVE LIFE

Kôji Fukada | France, Japan | Japanese | 2022 | 123 MIN

World View

In this tender and thoughtful drama, a fractured family must pick up their pieces and face years of unsaid truths after an unexpected event disrupts their peaceful life.

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LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG

LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG

Antonio Lukich | Ukraine | German, Ukrainian | 2022 | 105 MIN

World View

After learning that their estranged father is on his deathbed in Luxembourg, Ukrainian twin brothers Kolya and Vasya must decide whether to take a road trip to say goodbye in this gritty dramedy.

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LYNCH/OZ

LYNCH/OZ

Alexandre O. Philippe | USA | English | 2022 | 108 MIN

Spotlights

Alexandre O. Philippe’s astonishing documentary assembles commentators to ruminate on the fascinating connections between The Wizard of Oz and the work of David Lynch.

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MAGIC MIKE XXL

MAGIC MIKE XXL

Gregory Jacobs | USA | English | 2015 | 115 MIN

Special Events

Join us for a very special screening where glistening abs and riotous laughs abound in this raucous road trip sequel that the New York Times named one of the best movies of 2015.

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MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM

MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM

Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern | UK | English | 2022 | 105 MIN

Sight and Soundtrack

At the dawn of the century, a music scene emerged in Manhattan with the likes of The Strokes and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs that would have defined an era, if only anyone were sober enough to remember.

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MILLIE LIES LOW

MILLIE LIES LOW

Michelle Savill | New Zealand | English | 2021 | 100 MIN

World View

When she’s overcome with anxiety and misses her flight, a woman desperately attempts to maintain the ruse for her friends and family that she did, in fact, make it to a prestigious internship in New York.

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MISTER ORGAN

MISTER ORGAN

David Farrier | New Zealand | English | 2022 | 96 MIN

After Hours

An investigation into the mysterious culprit behind a bizarre parking dispute unexpectedly leads journalist David Farrier down a rabbit hole of manipulation and deceit in this darkly fascinating documentary.

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NANNY

NANNY

Nikyatu Jusu | USA | English, Wolof | 2022 | 97 MIN

Made in USA

An undocumented Senegalese woman intent on bringing her son to the U.S. sees her nightmares become real when she’s entangled in an upper-crust family’s manipulative web.

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NEXT EXIT

NEXT EXIT

Mali Elfman | USA | English | 2022 | 103 MIN

Made in USA

Two unhappy strangers find themselves on a road trip across the U.S. to partake in a scientist’s radical experiment with the afterlife in Mali Elfman’s poignant sci-fi debut.

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THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH

THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH

Dominik Moll | Belgium, France | French | 2022 | 115 MIN

Cinema De France

A young woman is brutally murdered, sending police captain Yohan on an obsessive hunt for the killer in this gripping and unnerving investigative thriller from Dominik Moll.

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NOT FOR NOTHING

NOT FOR NOTHING

Tim Dowlin, Frank Tartaglia | USA | English | 2022 | 100 MIN

Filmadelphia

After his girlfriend turns up dead, a man searches for answers with the aid of his fellow South Philly barflys only to ignite a dangerous street war with a mysterious drug dealer.

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NOTHING LASTS FOREVER

NOTHING LASTS FOREVER

Jason Kohn | USA | English | 2022 | 87 MIN

Non/Fiction

This thrilling exposé infiltrates the secretive diamond industry to uncover a market steeped in myth and deception, and whose longevity is threatened by synthetic gems.

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OINK

OINK

Mascha Halberstad | Netherlands | Dutch | 2022 | 70 MIN

World View

With eye-popping stop-motion animation and a delightfully offbeat sense of humor, this comedy follows the adventures of a young girl and her mischievous, adorable pet pig.

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ONE FINE MORNING

ONE FINE MORNING

Mia Hansen-Løve | France, Germany, UK | French | 2022 | 112 MIN

Masters of Cinema

Filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve and star Léa Seydoux bring grace and subtle emotional power to this story of a single mother finding solace in new love as she copes with family tragedy.

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ORLANDO

ORLANDO

Sally Potter | France, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, UK | English, French | 1992 | 94 MIN

From the Vaults, PFS on Us

This beguiling, sumptuous adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s classic novel tells the story of a man who remains young and beautiful for centuries, even as his gender mysteriously shifts.

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PAMFIR

PAMFIR

Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk | CHILE, France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine | Ukrainian | 2022 | 106 MIN

PFS on Us, World View

Shot in enthralling long takes, this stunning debut sees a former smuggler reunited with his family at their home near the Ukrainian border only to be pulled into one last job for survival.

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THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT

THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT

Mikhaël Hers | France | French | 2022 | 111 MIN

Cinema De France

A luminous Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in this moving family drama, which tracks several transformational years in the lives of a Parisian divorcée and her children.

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THE PICTURE TAKER

THE PICTURE TAKER

Director: Phil Bertelsen | Producer: Lise Yasui | USA | English | 2022 | 80 MIN

Non/Fiction

Famed photographer Ernest Withers was credited with documenting the civil rights movement, but his legacy was blemished when it was revealed after his death that he’d been an FBI informant.

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PINK FLAMINGOS

PINK FLAMINGOS

John Waters | USA | English | 1972 | 93 MIN

From the Vaults

Still gleefully shocking after 50 years, this cult classic from underground icon John Waters stars larger-than-life drag queen Divine as the self-proclaimed “filthiest person alive.”

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R.M.N.

R.M.N.

Cristian Mungiu | Belgium, France, Romania | English, French, German, HUNGARIAN, Romanian, Sinhala | 2022 | 125 MIN

Masters of Cinema

The xenophobia and resentment lying beneath the surface of a quiet village come to the fore in explosive fashion in this dense, troubling social thriller from Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu.

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REBEL

REBEL

Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah | Belgium, France, LUXEMBOURG | Arabic, French | 2022 | 135 MIN

Sight and Soundtrack

When a video surfaces of his brother’s terrorist activities, a 12-year-old navigates social fallout and increasing pressure from local jihadi recruiters to join his brother’s radical efforts in this genre-blending epic.

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REBELLION

REBELLION

Maia Kenworthy, Elena Sanchez Bellot | UK | English | 2021 | 82 MIN

Green Screen

Environmentalist movement Extinction Rebellion is profiled in this gripping documentary, which follows the group’s successes as well as the infighting and interference threatening its survival.

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RETROGRADE

RETROGRADE

Matthew Heineman | USA | English | 2022 | 94 MIN

PFS on Us, State of the Union

The latest film from last year’s PFF Documentary Feature winner Matthew Heineman provides a haunting firsthand account of the chaos after America’s departure from Afghanistan and a sobering look at the people left behind.

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THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER: FEATURING BRANDI CARLISLE

THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER: FEATURING BRANDI CARLISLE

Kathlyn Horan | USA | English | 2022 | 108 MIN

Sight and Soundtrack

The unlikely team of bestselling singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile and legendary country artist Tanya Tucker is captured in this spirited look at the creation of Tucker’s comeback album.

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RETURN TO DUST

RETURN TO DUST

Li Ruijun | China | Mandarin | 2022 | 133 MIN

World View

Forced into an arranged marriage, an impoverished middle-aged couple attempts to live off the land in rural China. Though they face hardships, an unexpected bond begins to blossom.

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RETURN TO SEOUL

RETURN TO SEOUL

Davy Chou | Belgium, France, Germany, Qatar | English, French, Korean | 2022 | 117 MIN

Cinema De France

This forceful and inventive drama follows an adopted young woman whose attempts to understand her origins by traveling to South Korea leads to a years-long personal odyssey.

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RITTENHOUSE SQUARE

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE

Brandon Eric Kamin | USA | English | 2022 | 103 MIN

Filmadelphia

Finding himself on the street, a teen strikes up a friendship with a homeless veteran who encourages him to make the most of his musical talent in this touching, Philly-set drama.

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RITTENHOUSE SQUARE (2005)

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE (2005)

Robert Downey Sr. | USA | English | 2005 | 92 MIN

From the Vaults

Robert Downey Sr.’s vibrant documentary is a miniature city symphony, capturing an impressionistic portrait of one of Philadelphia’s most cherished public spaces.

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RODEO

RODEO

Lola Quivoron | France | French | 2022 | 105 MIN

Cinema De France

The high-octane world of Paris’s underground motocross culture comes to electrifying life in this stylish Cannes standout from debut feature filmmaker Lola Quivoron.

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RRR

RRR

S.S. Rajamouli | India | Telugu | 2022 | 181 MIN + Intermission

Special Events

The most exhilarating theatrical experience ever made imagines two revolutionary heroes of India’s British Raj era forming a brotherhood to combat colonialism and change cinema forever.

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SHE SAID

SHE SAID

Maria Schrader | USA | English | 2022 | 135 MIN

Centerpieces

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories of our time, shattering decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

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SHOUTING DOWN MIDNIGHT

SHOUTING DOWN MIDNIGHT

Gretchen Stoeltje | USA | English | 2022 | 100 MIN

PFS on Us, State of the Union

This timely doc follows Texas State Senator Wendy Davis’s filibuster in 2013, when she stood for 13 hours to fight an antiabortion law threatening women’s access to lifesaving healthcare.

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SICK

SICK

John Hyams | USA | English | 2022 | 83 MIN

After Hours

Two college students, podding together to escape the pandemic, shack up in the middle of nowhere only to discover they are being stalked by a masked killer in this throwback from scribe Kevin Williamson.

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SICK OF MYSELF

SICK OF MYSELF

Kristoffer Borgli | Norway, Sweden | Norwegian | 2022 | 95 MIN

After Hours

In this outrageous satire of 21st-century relationship strife, a young woman sacrifices her physical health in a desperate bid for attention, with hilariously grotesque results.

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THE SMELL OF MONEY

THE SMELL OF MONEY

Shawn Bannon | USA | English | 2022 | 84 MIN

Green Screen, PFS on Us

Elsie Herring, a resident of rural North Carolina, fights against one of the world’s largest pork corporations after years of suffering from deplorable living conditions because of a neighboring hog farm.

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SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING

SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING

Quentin Dupieux | France | French | 2022 | 80 MIN

After Hours

The Tobacco Force, a spandex-clad superhero team, is sent on a mandatory retreat to work on group cohesion in this uproarious comedy from absurdist mastermind Quentin Dupieux.

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SOMETHING IN THE DIRT

SOMETHING IN THE DIRT

Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | USA | English | 2022 | 116 MIN

Made in USA

Maverick filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead offer up a twisted reflection of our paranoid times in this inventive mix of buddy comedy and sci-fi thriller.

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SORCERER

SORCERER

William Friedkin | USA | English, French, German, Spanish | 1977 | 121 MIN

From the Vaults

Down and out in a rural Colombian village, four men embark on a suicide mission to transport highly unstable dynamite in hopes of securing a way out of the country … or die trying.

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"SR."

Chris Smith | USA | English | 2022 | 87 MIN

Spotlights

Late underground filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. receives a fittingly unconventional tribute in this documentary portrait, which combines intimate footage from his final years with a stirring look at his life and career.

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SUBTRACTION

SUBTRACTION

Mani Haghighi | France, Iran | PERSIAN | 2022 | 107 MIN

World View

After catching her husband with another woman, Farzaneh soon finds out that the truth is much more shocking. The man? Her husband’s doppelganger. The woman? Her own.

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TANTURA

TANTURA

Alon Schwarz | Israel, USA | Hebrew | 2022 | 94 MIN

Non/Fiction

This powerful documentary draws on recorded testimony and contemporary interviews to reexamine a controversial chapter in the Israeli War of Independence.

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TAURUS

TAURUS

Tim Sutton | USA | English | 2022 | 98 MIN

Sight and Soundtrack

Colson Baker (better known as musician Machine Gun Kelly) stars an unstable musician who is steadily descending into a fog of addiction and despair.

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THE THIEF COLLECTOR

THE THIEF COLLECTOR

Allison Otto | USA | English | 2022 | 95 MIN

Non/Fiction

Did an unassuming Arizona couple steal a $160 million painting? Unraveling the mystery behind a brazen art heist, this true crime doc keeps viewers guessing until its conclusion.

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THIS IS MY BLACK

THIS IS MY BLACK

Stephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough | USA | English | 2022 | 66 MIN

Filmadelphia

In this groundbreaking musical documentary, the nuances of Black adolescence and surviving institutional violence are explored through the musically inclined students at Philadelphia’s Pine Forge Academy.

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TILL

TILL

Chinonye Chukwu | USA | English | 2022 | 130 MIN

Centerpieces

After the lynching of her 14-year-old son in 1955, Mamie Till-Mobley galvanizes a divided nation and changes the Civil Rights movement forever in Chinonye Chukwu’s powerful drama.

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TURN EVERY PAGE - THE ADVENTURES OF ROBERT CARO AND ROBERT GOTTLIEB

TURN EVERY PAGE - THE ADVENTURES OF ROBERT CARO AND ROBERT GOTTLIEB

Lizzie Gottlieb | USA | English | 2022 | 112 MIN

Spotlights

Filmmaker Lizzie Gottlieb has crafted an insightful look at the half-century collaboration between Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro and her father, editor Robert Gottlieb.

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VIKING

VIKING

Stéphane Lafleur | Canada | English, French | 2022 | 104 MIN

World View

From a dingy warehouse on Earth, five Canadians heroically attempt to save the world’s first manned voyage to Mars by mimicking the troubled space crew’s behaviors in this wry comedy.

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WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY

WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY

Eric Appel | USA | English | 2022 | 108 MIN

Spotlights

In this entirely true, not-at-all-fabricated biopic, Daniel Radcliffe bravely dons the Hawaiian shirt of the man who changed the world with just an accordion and a dream.

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THE WHALE

THE WHALE

Darren Aronofsky | USA | English | 2022 | 117 MIN

Centerpieces

Brendan Fraser gives a touching performance in Darren Aronofsky’s powerful adaptation of Samuel D. Hunter’s play about a depressed man trying to connect with his daughter in the twilight of his life.

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WHITE NOISE

WHITE NOISE

Noah Baumbach | USA | English | 2022 | 136 MIN

Centerpieces

Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig shine in Noah Baumbach’s ambitious, sprawling adaptation of Don DeLillo’s postmodern adventure that follows a “Hitler Studies” professor and his family whose lives are turned upside down after a town’s airborne toxic event.

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A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE

A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE

Zara Katz, Lisa Riordan Seville | USA | English | 2022 | 87 MIN

Filmadelphia

This powerful documentary follows Kristal Bush, a Philadelphia woman fighting to keep people connected to loved ones in prison even as she contends with the impact of incarceration on her own family.

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WOMEN TALKING

WOMEN TALKING

Sarah Polley | USA | English | 2022 | 104 MIN

Centerpieces

After years of abuse, a select group of women in an isolated religious community secretly debate whether they should remain, leave their home, or kill their tormentors.

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XALÉ

XALÉ

Moussa Sene Absa | IVORY COAST, Senegal | French, Wolof | 2022 | 101 MIN

PFS on Us, World View

Senegalese filmmaker Moussa Sène Absa boldly inflects contemporary melodrama with traditional storytelling modes in this potent, music-filled tale of one woman’s tragedy and transcendence.

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YOUR FRIEND, MEMPHIS

YOUR FRIEND, MEMPHIS

David P. Zucker | Italy, USA | English | 2022 | 93 MIN

Filmadelphia

Memphis DiAngelis refuses to limit his grand ambitions because of his cerebral palsy. Despite family and friends’ concerns, he relentlessly pursues love, freedom, and fame.

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THE YOUTUBE EFFECT

THE YOUTUBE EFFECT

Alex Winter | USA | English | 2022 | 99 MIN

Non/Fiction

In this eye-opening documentary, Alex Winter presents a thoughtful, troubling look at YouTube, a site with humble origins that has gone on to change how we experience the world.

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