31ST PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
7:00pm - 8:49pm
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Centerpieces
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Martin McDonagh | Ireland, UK, USA | English | 2022 | 109 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:00pm
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.
8:00pm - 9:49pm
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Centerpieces
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Martin McDonagh | Ireland, UK, USA | English | 2022 | 109 MIN
PFS East B - 8:00pm
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.
Thursday, October 20, 2022
11:30am - 1:14pm
A E I O U - A QUICK ALPHABET OF LOVE
World View
A E I O U - A QUICK ALPHABET OF LOVE
Nicolette Krebitz | France, Germany | French, German | 2022 | 104 MIN
PFS East B - 11:30am
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.
11:45am - 1:40pm
THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH
Cinema De France
THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH
Dominik Moll | Belgium, France | French | 2022 | 115 MIN
PFS East A - 11:45am
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.
12:00pm - 1:34pm
TANTURA
Non/Fiction
TANTURA
Alon Schwarz | Israel, USA | Hebrew | 2022 | 94 MIN
Bourse A - 12:00pm
This powerful documentary draws on recorded testimony and contemporary interviews to reexamine a controversial chapter in the Israeli War of Independence.
1:45pm - 3:28pm
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG
World View
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG
Antonio Lukich | Ukraine | German, Ukrainian | 2022 | 105 MIN
PFS East B - 1:45pm
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.
2:15pm - 4:01pm
AMERICAN PAIN
Non/Fiction
AMERICAN PAIN
Darren Foster | USA | English | 2022 | 106 MIN
Bourse A - 2:15pm
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.
2:15pm - 4:20pm
FOREVER YOUNG
Cinema De France
FOREVER YOUNG
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | France | French | 2022 | 125 MIN
PFS East A - 2:15pm
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.
4:15pm - 6:18pm
LOVE LIFE
World View
LOVE LIFE
Kôji Fukada | France, Japan | Japanese | 2022 | 123 MIN
PFS East B - 4:15pm
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.
4:45pm - 6:11pm
BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY
Non/Fiction
BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY
Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb | USA | English | 2022 | 86 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 4:45pm
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.
5:00pm - 6:32pm
THE BOX
World View
THE BOX
Lorenzo Vigas | Mexico, USA | Spanish | 2021 | 92 MIN
Bourse A - 5:00pm
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.
5:00pm - 6:41pm
A COMPASSIONATE SPY
Masters of Cinema
A COMPASSIONATE SPY
Steve James | USA | English | 2022 | 101 MIN
PFS East A - 5:00pm
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.
6:45pm - 8:55pm
TILL
Centerpieces
TILL
Chinonye Chukwu | USA | English | 2022 | 130 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 6:45pm
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.
7:00pm - 8:26pm
ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM
Shorts, Shorts Programs
ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM
86 MIN
PFS East B - 7:00pm
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7:15pm - 8:55pm
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
Green Screen
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
Daniel Goldhaber | USA | English | 2022 | 100 MIN
Bourse A - 7:15pm
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.
7:30pm - 9:09pm
LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE
World View
LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE
Martika Ramirez Escobar | Philippines | English, Filipino | 2022 | 99 MIN
PFS East A - 7:30pm
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.
9:00pm - 10:37pm
NANNY
Made in USA
NANNY
Nikyatu Jusu | USA | English, Wolof | 2022 | 97 MIN
PFS East B - 9:00pm
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.
9:30pm - 11:25pm
MAGIC MIKE XXL
Special Events
MAGIC MIKE XXL
Gregory Jacobs | USA | English | 2015 | 115 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 9:30pm
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.
9:45pm - 11:18pm
HUESERA
After Hours
HUESERA
Michelle Garza Cervera | Mexico, Peru | Spanish | 2022 | 93 MIN
PFS East A - 9:45pm
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.
9:45pm - 11:06pm
CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS
After Hours
CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS
Joe Begos | USA | English | 2022 | 81 MIN
Bourse A - 9:45pm
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.
Friday, October 21, 2022
11:30am - 1:18pm
BROTHER AND SISTER
Masters of Cinema
BROTHER AND SISTER
Arnaud Desplechin | France | French | 2022 | 108 MIN
PFS East A - 11:30am
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.
11:45am - 1:24pm
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2
Shorts, Shorts Programs
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2
99 MIN
Bourse A - 11:45am
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM #2 (PFF31) | 93 MIN
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12:00pm - 1:39pm
THE INNOCENT
Cinema De France
THE INNOCENT
Louis Garrel | France | French | 2022 | 99 MIN
PFS East B - 12:00pm
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.
12:30pm - 1:52pm
REBELLION
Green Screen
REBELLION
Maia Kenworthy, Elena Sanchez Bellot | UK | English | 2021 | 82 MIN
Bourse B - 12:30pm
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.
2:00pm - 3:40pm
MILLIE LIES LOW
World View
MILLIE LIES LOW
Michelle Savill | New Zealand | English | 2021 | 100 MIN
Bourse A - 2:00pm
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.
2:00pm - 3:45pm
RODEO
Cinema De France
RODEO
Lola Quivoron | France | French | 2022 | 105 MIN
PFS East A - 2:00pm
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.
2:15pm - 4:20pm
BOY FROM HEAVEN
World View
BOY FROM HEAVEN
Tarik Saleh | Finland, France, Sweden | Arabic | 2022 | 125 MIN
PFS East B - 2:15pm
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.
2:45pm - 4:28pm
BEFORE, NOW & THEN
World View
BEFORE, NOW & THEN
Kamila Andini | Indonesia | Indonesian | 2022 | 103 MIN
Bourse B - 2:45pm
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.
4:15pm - 5:54pm
CROWS ARE WHITE
Non/Fiction
CROWS ARE WHITE
Ahsen Nadeem | Ireland, Japan, USA | English, Japanese | 2022 | 99 MIN
Bourse A - 4:15pm
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.
4:15pm - 5:59pm
VIKING
World View
VIKING
Stéphane Lafleur | Canada | English, French | 2022 | 104 MIN
PFS East A - 4:15pm
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.
5:00pm - 6:36pm
THE FIVE DEVILS
Cinema De France
THE FIVE DEVILS
Léa Mysius | France | French | 2022 | 96 MIN
PFS East B - 5:00pm
An isolated young girl employs her extraordinary sensory capabilities to tap into her mother’s repressed memories in this intoxicating, wickedly inventive supernatural drama.
5:00pm - 6:43pm
NEXT EXIT
Made in USA
NEXT EXIT
Mali Elfman | USA | English | 2022 | 103 MIN
Bourse B - 5:00pm
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.
5:15pm - 6:43pm
EO
Masters of Cinema
EO
Jerzy Skolimowski | Italy, Poland, UK | English, French, Italian, Polish | 2022 | 88 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 5:15pm
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.
6:30pm - 8:03pm
YOUR FRIEND, MEMPHIS
Filmadelphia
YOUR FRIEND, MEMPHIS
David P. Zucker | Italy, USA | English | 2022 | 93 MIN
PFS East A - 6:30pm
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.
6:45pm - 8:31pm
AMERICAN PAIN
Non/Fiction
AMERICAN PAIN
Darren Foster | USA | English | 2022 | 106 MIN
Bourse A - 6:45pm
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.
7:15pm - 9:34pm
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
Centerpieces
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
Rian Johnson | USA | English | 2022 | 139 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:15pm
The venerable detective Benoit Blanc travels to coastal Greece for an all-new mystery from acclaimed director Rian Johnson.
7:30pm - 8:59pm
BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND
PFS on Us, World View
BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND
Trevor Anderson | Canada | English | 2022 | 89 MIN
Bourse B - 7:30pm
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.
9:00pm - 10:23pm
FILMADELPHIA SHORTS PROGRAM
Shorts, Shorts Programs
FILMADELPHIA SHORTS PROGRAM
83 MIN
PFS East A - 9:00pm
FILMADELPHIA SHORTS PROGRAM (PFF31) | 83 MIN
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9:30pm - 11:26pm
SOMETHING IN THE DIRT
Made in USA
SOMETHING IN THE DIRT
Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | USA | English | 2022 | 116 MIN
Bourse A - 9:30pm
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.
10:30pm - 11:50pm
SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING
After Hours
SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING
Quentin Dupieux | France | French | 2022 | 80 MIN
PFS East B - 10:30pm
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.
10:30pm - 11:53pm
SICK
After Hours
SICK
John Hyams | USA | English | 2022 | 83 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 10:30pm
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.
Saturday, October 22, 2022
11:30am - 1:22pm
TURN EVERY PAGE - THE ADVENTURES OF ROBERT CARO AND ROBERT GOTTLIEB
Spotlights
TURN EVERY PAGE - THE ADVENTURES OF ROBERT CARO AND ROBERT GOTTLIEB
Lizzie Gottlieb | USA | English | 2022 | 112 MIN
PFS East B - 11:30am
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.
12:00pm - 1:27pm
A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE
Filmadelphia
A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE
Zara Katz, Lisa Riordan Seville | USA | English | 2022 | 87 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 12:00pm
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.
12:00pm - 1:10pm
OINK
World View
OINK
Mascha Halberstad | Netherlands | Dutch | 2022 | 70 MIN
PFS East A - 12:00pm
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.
12:15pm - 1:50pm
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 1
Shorts, Shorts Programs
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 1
95 MIN
Bourse A - 12:15pm
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM #1 (PFF31) | 93 MIN
All sales are final. Admission is not guaranteed after scheduled start time.
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12:45pm - 2:14pm
BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND
PFS on Us, World View
BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND
Trevor Anderson | Canada | English | 2022 | 89 MIN
Bourse B - 12:45pm
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.
1:45pm - 3:29pm
THE GRAB
PFS on Us, State of the Union
THE GRAB
Gabriela Cowperthwaite | USA | English, Lala, Russian, Ukrainian | 2022 | 104 MIN
PFS East A - 1:45pm
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.
2:00pm - 4:09pm
BROKER
Masters of Cinema
BROKER
Hirokazu Kore-eda | South Korea | Korean | 2022 | 129 MIN
PFS East B - 2:00pm
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.
2:15pm - 4:30pm
REBEL
Sight and Soundtrack
REBEL
Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah | Belgium, France, LUXEMBOURG | Arabic, French | 2022 | 135 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 2:15pm
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.
2:30pm - 4:13pm
NEXT EXIT
Made in USA
NEXT EXIT
Mali Elfman | USA | English | 2022 | 103 MIN
Bourse A - 2:30pm
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.
3:00pm - 4:40pm
SHOUTING DOWN MIDNIGHT
PFS on Us, State of the Union
SHOUTING DOWN MIDNIGHT
Gretchen Stoeltje | USA | English | 2022 | 100 MIN
Bourse B - 3:00pm
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.
4:30pm - 5:57pm
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
Non/Fiction
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
Jason Kohn | USA | English | 2022 | 87 MIN
PFS East A - 4:30pm
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.
4:45pm - 6:25pm
NOT FOR NOTHING
Filmadelphia
NOT FOR NOTHING
Tim Dowlin, Frank Tartaglia | USA | English | 2022 | 100 MIN
PFS East B - 4:45pm
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.
5:00pm - 7:18pm
DECISION TO LEAVE
Masters of Cinema
DECISION TO LEAVE
Park Chan-wook | South Korea | CHINESE, Korean | 2022 | 138 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 5:00pm
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.
5:00pm - 6:40pm
MILLIE LIES LOW
World View
MILLIE LIES LOW
Michelle Savill | New Zealand | English | 2021 | 100 MIN
Bourse A - 5:00pm
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.
5:15pm - 6:43pm
BLOOD RELATIVES
Made in USA
BLOOD RELATIVES
Noah Segan | USA | English | 2022 | 88 MIN
Bourse B - 5:15pm
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.
7:00pm - 8:21pm
CHOP & STEELE
Non/Fiction
CHOP & STEELE
Berndt Mader, Ben Steinbauer | USA | English | 2022 | 81 MIN
PFS East A - 7:00pm
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.
7:15pm - 8:59pm
LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES
Sight and Soundtrack
LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES
Sacha Jenkins | USA | English | 2022 | 104 MIN
Bourse A - 7:15pm
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.
7:15pm - 9:07pm
ONE FINE MORNING
Masters of Cinema
ONE FINE MORNING
Mia Hansen-Løve | France, Germany, UK | French | 2022 | 112 MIN
PFS East B - 7:15pm
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.
7:30pm - 8:50pm
EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ
Made in USA, PFS on Us
EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ
Alika Tengan | USA | English | 2022 | 80 MIN
Bourse B - 7:30pm
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.
8:00pm - 9:57pm
THE WHALE
Centerpieces
THE WHALE
Darren Aronofsky | USA | English | 2022 | 117 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 8:00pm
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.
9:15pm - 11:00pm
ATTACHMENT
After Hours
ATTACHMENT
Gabriel Bier Gislason | Denmark | Danish, English | 2022 | 105 MIN
PFS East A - 9:15pm
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.
9:30pm - 10:45pm
KIDS VS. ALIENS
After Hours
KIDS VS. ALIENS
Jason Eisener | USA | English | 2022 | 75 MIN
Bourse A - 9:30pm
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.
9:45pm - 11:41pm
HOLY SPIDER
World View
HOLY SPIDER
Ali Abbasi | Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden | PERSIAN | 2022 | 116 MIN
PFS East B - 9:45pm
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.
10:30pm - 2:30am
AN EVENING WITH DREAM VIDEO DIVISION
PFS on Us, Special Events
AN EVENING WITH DREAM VIDEO DIVISION
240 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 10:30pm
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.)
Sunday, October 23, 2022
11:45am - 1:38pm
CORSAGE
World View
CORSAGE
Marie Kreutzer | Austria | English, French, German, HUNGARIAN | 113 MIN
PFS East B - 11:45am
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.
12:00pm - 1:40pm
FALCON LAKE
World View
FALCON LAKE
Charlotte Le Bon | Canada, France | English, French | 2022 | 100 MIN
PFS East A - 12:00pm
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.
12:00pm - 1:36pm
THE YOUTUBE EFFECT
Non/Fiction
THE YOUTUBE EFFECT
Alex Winter | USA | English | 2022 | 99 MIN
Bourse A - 12:00pm
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.
12:15pm - 1:43pm
BLOOD RELATIVES
Made in USA
BLOOD RELATIVES
Noah Segan | USA | English | 2022 | 88 MIN
Bourse B - 12:15pm
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.
2:30pm - 4:46pm
WHITE NOISE
Centerpieces
WHITE NOISE
Noah Baumbach | USA | English | 2022 | 136 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 2:30pm
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.
2:30pm - 3:54pm
THE SMELL OF MONEY
Green Screen, PFS on Us
THE SMELL OF MONEY
Shawn Bannon | USA | English | 2022 | 84 MIN
Bourse B - 2:30pm
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.
2:45pm - 4:30pm
GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Non/Fiction
GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Ryan White | USA | English | 2022 | 105 MIN
PFS East A - 2:45pm
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.
2:45pm - 4:41pm
HOLY SPIDER
World View
HOLY SPIDER
Ali Abbasi | Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden | PERSIAN | 2022 | 116 MIN
Bourse A - 2:45pm
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.
3:00pm - 4:32pm
CAUSEWAY
Spotlights
CAUSEWAY
Lila Neugebauer | USA | English | 2022 | 92 MIN
PFS East B - 3:00pm
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.
5:15pm - 6:50pm
THE THIEF COLLECTOR
Non/Fiction
THE THIEF COLLECTOR
Allison Otto | USA | English | 2022 | 95 MIN
Bourse A - 5:15pm
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.
5:30pm - 7:06pm
AFTERSUN
World View
AFTERSUN
Charlotte Wells | UK, USA | English | 2022 | 96 MIN
PFS East B - 5:30pm
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.
5:30pm - 7:14pm
WOMEN TALKING
Centerpieces
WOMEN TALKING
Sarah Polley | USA | English | 2022 | 104 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 5:30pm
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.
5:45pm - 7:29pm
VIKING
World View
VIKING
Stéphane Lafleur | Canada | English, French | 2022 | 104 MIN
Bourse B - 5:45pm
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.
5:45pm - 7:22pm
NANNY
Made in USA
NANNY
Nikyatu Jusu | USA | English, Wolof | 2022 | 97 MIN
PFS East A - 5:45pm
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.
7:45pm - 9:30pm
CLOSE
World View
CLOSE
Lukas Dhont | Belgium, France, Netherlands | Dutch, Flemish, French | 2022 | 105 MIN
PFS East B - 7:45pm
The tender friendship between two 13-year-old boys is tested and tragically disrupted in this breathtaking and gut-wrenching coming-of-age drama.
7:45pm - 9:20pm
SICK OF MYSELF
After Hours
SICK OF MYSELF
Kristoffer Borgli | Norway, Sweden | Norwegian | 2022 | 95 MIN
Bourse A - 7:45pm
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.
7:45pm - 9:28pm
RITTENHOUSE SQUARE
Filmadelphia
RITTENHOUSE SQUARE
Brandon Eric Kamin | USA | English | 2022 | 103 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:45pm
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.
8:00pm - 9:41pm
XALÉ
PFS on Us, World View
XALÉ
Moussa Sene Absa | IVORY COAST, Senegal | French, Wolof | 2022 | 101 MIN
Bourse B - 8:00pm
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.
8:00pm - 10:05pm
R.M.N.
Masters of Cinema
R.M.N.
Cristian Mungiu | Belgium, France, Romania | English, French, German, HUNGARIAN, Romanian, Sinhala | 2022 | 125 MIN
PFS East A - 8:00pm
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.
Monday, October 24, 2022
12:45pm - 2:36pm
THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT
Cinema De France
THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT
Mikhaël Hers | France | French | 2022 | 111 MIN
PFS East B - 12:45pm
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.
1:00pm - 3:13pm
RETURN TO DUST
World View
RETURN TO DUST
Li Ruijun | China | Mandarin | 2022 | 133 MIN
Bourse A - 1:00pm
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.
1:30pm - 3:18pm
THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER: FEATURING BRANDI CARLISLE
Sight and Soundtrack
THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER: FEATURING BRANDI CARLISLE
Kathlyn Horan | USA | English | 2022 | 108 MIN
PFS East A - 1:30pm
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.
2:00pm - 3:42pm
THE LINE
World View
THE LINE
Ursula Meier | Belgium, France, Switzerland | French | 2022 | 102 MIN
Bourse B - 2:00pm
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.
3:15pm - 5:32pm
THE BEASTS
World View
THE BEASTS
Rodrigo Sorogoyen | France, Spain | French, Spanish | 2022 | 137 MIN
PFS East B - 3:15pm
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.
3:30pm - 5:23pm
CORSAGE
World View
CORSAGE
Marie Kreutzer | Austria | English, French, German, HUNGARIAN | 113 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 3:30pm
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.
3:45pm - 5:42pm
RETURN TO SEOUL
Cinema De France
RETURN TO SEOUL
Davy Chou | Belgium, France, Germany, Qatar | English, French, Korean | 2022 | 117 MIN
Bourse A - 3:45pm
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.
4:00pm - 5:35pm
THE THIEF COLLECTOR
Non/Fiction
THE THIEF COLLECTOR
Allison Otto | USA | English | 2022 | 95 MIN
PFS East A - 4:00pm
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.
4:15pm - 5:39pm
THE SMELL OF MONEY
Green Screen, PFS on Us
THE SMELL OF MONEY
Shawn Bannon | USA | English | 2022 | 84 MIN
Bourse B - 4:15pm
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.
6:00pm - 8:15pm
SHE SAID
Centerpieces
SHE SAID
Maria Schrader | USA | English | 2022 | 135 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 6:00pm
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.
6:15pm - 7:51pm
AFTERSUN
World View
AFTERSUN
Charlotte Wells | UK, USA | English | 2022 | 96 MIN
PFS East B - 6:15pm
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.
6:15pm - 7:36pm
CHOP & STEELE
Non/Fiction
CHOP & STEELE
Berndt Mader, Ben Steinbauer | USA | English | 2022 | 81 MIN
Bourse A - 6:15pm
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.
6:30pm - 8:05pm
SICK OF MYSELF
After Hours
SICK OF MYSELF
Kristoffer Borgli | Norway, Sweden | Norwegian | 2022 | 95 MIN
PFS East A - 6:30pm
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.
6:30pm - 8:04pm
RETROGRADE
PFS on Us, State of the Union
RETROGRADE
Matthew Heineman | USA | English | 2022 | 94 MIN
Bourse B - 6:30pm
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.
8:30pm - 10:48pm
DECISION TO LEAVE
Masters of Cinema
DECISION TO LEAVE
Park Chan-wook | South Korea | CHINESE, Korean | 2022 | 138 MIN
PFS East B - 8:30pm
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.
8:30pm - 10:03pm
MISTER ORGAN
After Hours
MISTER ORGAN
David Farrier | New Zealand | English | 2022 | 96 MIN
Bourse A - 8:30pm
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.
8:45pm - 10:55pm
BURNING DAYS
World View
BURNING DAYS
Emin Alper | Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey | Turkish | 2022 | 130 MIN
PFS East A - 8:45pm
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.
9:00pm - 11:01pm
SORCERER
From the Vaults
SORCERER
William Friedkin | USA | English, French, German, Spanish | 1977 | 121 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 9:00pm
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.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
12:45pm - 2:32pm
SUBTRACTION
World View
SUBTRACTION
Mani Haghighi | France, Iran | PERSIAN | 2022 | 107 MIN
PFS East A - 12:45pm
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.
1:00pm - 2:44pm
A E I O U - A QUICK ALPHABET OF LOVE
World View
A E I O U - A QUICK ALPHABET OF LOVE
Nicolette Krebitz | France, Germany | French, German | 2022 | 104 MIN
PFS East B - 1:00pm
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.
1:00pm - 2:41pm
A COMPASSIONATE SPY
Masters of Cinema
A COMPASSIONATE SPY
Steve James | USA | English | 2022 | 101 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 1:00pm
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.
1:15pm - 3:15pm
ALCARRÀS
World View
ALCARRÀS
Carla Simón | Italy, Spain | Catalan, Spanish | 2022 | 120 MIN
Bourse A - 1:15pm
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.
1:30pm - 3:04pm
RETROGRADE
PFS on Us, State of the Union
RETROGRADE
Matthew Heineman | USA | English | 2022 | 94 MIN
Bourse B - 1:30pm
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.
3:15pm - 5:17pm
THE BLUE CAFTAN
World View
THE BLUE CAFTAN
Maryam Touzani | Belgium, Denmark, France, Morocco | Arabic | 2022 | 122 MIN
PFS East A - 3:15pm
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.
3:30pm - 5:35pm
FOREVER YOUNG
Cinema De France
FOREVER YOUNG
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | France | French | 2022 | 125 MIN
PFS East B - 3:30pm
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.
3:30pm - 4:58pm
GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY: THE BANKRUPTCY OF DETROIT
Filmadelphia
GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY: THE BANKRUPTCY OF DETROIT
Sam Katz, James McGovern | USA | English | 2022 | 93 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 3:30pm
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.
3:45pm - 5:26pm
XALÉ
PFS on Us, World View
XALÉ
Moussa Sene Absa | IVORY COAST, Senegal | French, Wolof | 2022 | 101 MIN
Bourse A - 3:45pm
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.
4:00pm - 5:34pm
ALL THAT BREATHES
Green Screen, PFS on Us
ALL THAT BREATHES
Shaunak Sen | India, UK, USA | Hindi | 2022 | 94 MIN
Bourse B - 4:00pm
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.
6:00pm - 7:55pm
ARMAGEDDON TIME
Centerpieces
ARMAGEDDON TIME
James Gray | Brazil, USA | English | 2022 | 115 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 6:00pm
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.
6:00pm - 8:09pm
A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION
From the Vaults
A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION
Edward Yang | Taiwan | Mandarin | 1994 | 129 MIN
Bourse A - 6:00pm
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.
6:00pm - 7:45pm
GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Non/Fiction
GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Ryan White | USA | English | 2022 | 105 MIN
PFS East A - 6:00pm
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.
6:15pm - 7:51pm
THE EXILES
PFS on Us, State of the Union
THE EXILES
Violet Columbus, Ben Klein | China, France, Taiwan, USA | English | 2022 | 96 MIN
Bourse B - 6:15pm
Documentarian Christine Choy revisits an abandoned film she began in 1989, following three exiled dissidents and survivors of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
6:15pm - 8:07pm
ONE FINE MORNING
Masters of Cinema
ONE FINE MORNING
Mia Hansen-Løve | France, Germany, UK | French | 2022 | 112 MIN
PFS East B - 6:15pm
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.
8:15pm - 10:12pm
RETURN TO SEOUL
Cinema De France
RETURN TO SEOUL
Davy Chou | Belgium, France, Germany, Qatar | English, French, Korean | 2022 | 117 MIN
PFS East A - 8:15pm
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.
8:30pm - 10:29pm
EMPIRE OF LIGHT
Centerpieces
EMPIRE OF LIGHT
Sam Mendes | UK, USA | English | 2022 | 119 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 8:30pm
In this beautiful, sweeping period drama starring Olivia Colman, two movie theater employees grappling with their own demons fall desperately for each other.
8:45pm - 10:18pm
MISTER ORGAN
After Hours
MISTER ORGAN
David Farrier | New Zealand | English | 2022 | 96 MIN
Bourse A - 8:45pm
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.
8:45pm - 10:23pm
TAURUS
Sight and Soundtrack
TAURUS
Tim Sutton | USA | English | 2022 | 98 MIN
PFS East B - 8:45pm
Colson Baker (better known as musician Machine Gun Kelly) stars an unstable musician who is steadily descending into a fog of addiction and despair.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
1:00pm - 3:10pm
BURNING DAYS
World View
BURNING DAYS
Emin Alper | Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey | Turkish | 2022 | 130 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 1:00pm
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.
1:15pm - 2:59pm
A E I O U - A QUICK ALPHABET OF LOVE
World View
A E I O U - A QUICK ALPHABET OF LOVE
Nicolette Krebitz | France, Germany | French, German | 2022 | 104 MIN
PFS East A - 1:15pm
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.
1:15pm - 2:35pm
EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ
Made in USA, PFS on Us
EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ
Alika Tengan | USA | English | 2022 | 80 MIN
Bourse B - 1:15pm
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.
1:15pm - 2:51pm
THE YOUTUBE EFFECT
Non/Fiction
THE YOUTUBE EFFECT
Alex Winter | USA | English | 2022 | 99 MIN
Bourse A - 1:15pm
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.
1:45pm - 3:29pm
LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES
Sight and Soundtrack
LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES
Sacha Jenkins | USA | English | 2022 | 104 MIN
PFS East B - 1:45pm
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.
3:30pm - 5:06pm
THE EXILES
PFS on Us, State of the Union
THE EXILES
Violet Columbus, Ben Klein | China, France, Taiwan, USA | English | 2022 | 96 MIN
Bourse B - 3:30pm
Documentarian Christine Choy revisits an abandoned film she began in 1989, following three exiled dissidents and survivors of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
3:30pm - 5:17pm
SUBTRACTION
World View
SUBTRACTION
Mani Haghighi | France, Iran | PERSIAN | 2022 | 107 MIN
PFS East A - 3:30pm
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.
3:30pm - 5:16pm
PAMFIR
PFS on Us, World View
PAMFIR
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk | CHILE, France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine | Ukrainian | 2022 | 106 MIN
Bourse A - 3:30pm
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.
4:00pm - 5:55pm
THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH
Cinema De France
THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH
Dominik Moll | Belgium, France | French | 2022 | 115 MIN
PFS East B - 4:00pm
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.
4:15pm - 5:21pm
THIS IS MY BLACK
Filmadelphia
THIS IS MY BLACK
Stephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough | USA | English | 2022 | 66 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 4:15pm
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.
6:00pm - 7:34pm
ALL THAT BREATHES
Green Screen, PFS on Us
ALL THAT BREATHES
Shaunak Sen | India, UK, USA | Hindi | 2022 | 94 MIN
Bourse B - 6:00pm
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.
6:00pm - 8:05pm
R.M.N.
Masters of Cinema
R.M.N.
Cristian Mungiu | Belgium, France, Romania | English, French, German, HUNGARIAN, Romanian, Sinhala | 2022 | 125 MIN
PFS East A - 6:00pm
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.
6:15pm - 7:50pm
THE INSPECTION
Centerpieces
THE INSPECTION
Elegance Bratton | USA | English | 2022 | 95 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 6:15pm
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.
6:15pm - 7:49pm
ORLANDO
From the Vaults, PFS on Us
ORLANDO
Sally Potter | France, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, UK | English, French | 1992 | 94 MIN
Bourse A - 6:15pm
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.
6:30pm - 7:56pm
BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY
Non/Fiction
BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY
Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb | USA | English | 2022 | 86 MIN
PFS East B - 6:30pm
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.
8:15pm - 9:52pm
NANNY
Made in USA
NANNY
Nikyatu Jusu | USA | English, Wolof | 2022 | 97 MIN
Bourse B - 8:15pm
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.
8:30pm - 10:25pm
ARMAGEDDON TIME
Centerpieces
ARMAGEDDON TIME
James Gray | Brazil, USA | English | 2022 | 115 MIN
PFS East B - 8:30pm
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.
8:30pm - 10:27pm
CALL JANE
Spotlights
CALL JANE
Phyllis Nagy | USA | English | 2022 | 121 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 8:30pm
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.
8:30pm - 10:03pm
HUESERA
After Hours
HUESERA
Michelle Garza Cervera | Mexico, Peru | Spanish | 2022 | 93 MIN
Bourse A - 8:30pm
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.
8:45pm - 10:13pm
EO
Masters of Cinema
EO
Jerzy Skolimowski | Italy, Poland, UK | English, French, Italian, Polish | 2022 | 88 MIN
PFS East A - 8:45pm
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.
Thursday, October 27, 2022
1:00pm - 2:39pm
THE INNOCENT
Cinema De France
THE INNOCENT
Louis Garrel | France | French | 2022 | 99 MIN
PFS East B - 1:00pm
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.
1:00pm - 3:13pm
RETURN TO DUST
World View
RETURN TO DUST
Li Ruijun | China | Mandarin | 2022 | 133 MIN
Bourse A - 1:00pm
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.
1:45pm - 3:12pm
"SR."
Spotlights
"SR."
Chris Smith | USA | English | 2022 | 87 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 1:45pm
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.
1:45pm - 3:27pm
THE LINE
World View
THE LINE
Ursula Meier | Belgium, France, Switzerland | French | 2022 | 102 MIN
PFS East A - 1:45pm
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.
3:00pm - 4:13pm
BOYCOTT
PFS on Us, State of the Union
BOYCOTT
Julia Bacha | USA | English | 2021 | 73 MIN
Bourse B - 3:00pm
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.
3:15pm - 5:20pm
BOY FROM HEAVEN
World View
BOY FROM HEAVEN
Tarik Saleh | Finland, France, Sweden | Arabic | 2022 | 125 MIN
PFS East B - 3:15pm
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.
3:45pm - 5:25pm
FALCON LAKE
World View
FALCON LAKE
Charlotte Le Bon | Canada, France | English, French | 2022 | 100 MIN
Bourse A - 3:45pm
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.
3:45pm - 5:33pm
THE LOST KING
Spotlights
THE LOST KING
Stephen Frears | UK | English | 2022 | 108 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 3:45pm
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.
4:00pm - 6:00pm
ALCARRÀS
World View
ALCARRÀS
Carla Simón | Italy, Spain | Catalan, Spanish | 2022 | 120 MIN
PFS East A - 4:00pm
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.
5:00pm - 6:39pm
LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE
World View
LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE
Martika Ramirez Escobar | Philippines | English, Filipino | 2022 | 99 MIN
Bourse B - 5:00pm
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.
6:00pm - 8:17pm
THE BEASTS
World View
THE BEASTS
Rodrigo Sorogoyen | France, Spain | French, Spanish | 2022 | 137 MIN
Bourse A - 6:00pm
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.
6:00pm - 7:59pm
EMPIRE OF LIGHT
Centerpieces
EMPIRE OF LIGHT
Sam Mendes | UK, USA | English | 2022 | 119 MIN
PFS East B - 6:00pm
In this beautiful, sweeping period drama starring Olivia Colman, two movie theater employees grappling with their own demons fall desperately for each other.
6:15pm - 7:47pm
CAUSEWAY
Spotlights
CAUSEWAY
Lila Neugebauer | USA | English | 2022 | 92 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 6:15pm
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.
6:30pm - 8:15pm
MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Sight and Soundtrack
MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern | UK | English | 2022 | 105 MIN
PFS East A - 6:30pm
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.
7:15pm - 9:03pm
LYNCH/OZ
Spotlights
LYNCH/OZ
Alexandre O. Philippe | USA | English | 2022 | 108 MIN
Bourse B - 7:15pm
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.
8:30pm - 10:08pm
TAURUS
Sight and Soundtrack
TAURUS
Tim Sutton | USA | English | 2022 | 98 MIN
PFS East B - 8:30pm
Colson Baker (better known as musician Machine Gun Kelly) stars an unstable musician who is steadily descending into a fog of addiction and despair.
8:45pm - 10:33pm
WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY
Spotlights
WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY
Eric Appel | USA | English | 2022 | 108 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 8:45pm
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.
8:45pm - 10:05pm
THE PICTURE TAKER
Non/Fiction
THE PICTURE TAKER
Director: Phil Bertelsen | Producer: Lise Yasui | USA | English | 2022 | 80 MIN
PFS East A - 8:45pm
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.
9:00pm - 10:45pm
ATTACHMENT
After Hours
ATTACHMENT
Gabriel Bier Gislason | Denmark | Danish, English | 2022 | 105 MIN
Bourse A - 9:00pm
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.
Friday, October 28, 2022
1:00pm - 2:48pm
BROTHER AND SISTER
Masters of Cinema
BROTHER AND SISTER
Arnaud Desplechin | France | French | 2022 | 108 MIN
PFS East A - 1:00pm
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.
1:15pm - 2:58pm
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG
World View
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG
Antonio Lukich | Ukraine | German, Ukrainian | 2022 | 105 MIN
PFS East B - 1:15pm
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.
3:00pm - 5:02pm
THE BLUE CAFTAN
World View
THE BLUE CAFTAN
Maryam Touzani | Belgium, Denmark, France, Morocco | Arabic | 2022 | 122 MIN
Bourse A - 3:00pm
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.
3:30pm - 5:21pm
THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT
Cinema De France
THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT
Mikhaël Hers | France | French | 2022 | 111 MIN
PFS East B - 3:30pm
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.
4:15pm - 5:35pm
THE PICTURE TAKER
Non/Fiction
THE PICTURE TAKER
Director: Phil Bertelsen | Producer: Lise Yasui | USA | English | 2022 | 80 MIN
PFS East A - 4:15pm
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.
5:45pm - 7:41pm
SOMETHING IN THE DIRT
Made in USA
SOMETHING IN THE DIRT
Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | USA | English | 2022 | 116 MIN
Bourse A - 5:45pm
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.
6:00pm - 7:48pm
THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER: FEATURING BRANDI CARLISLE
Sight and Soundtrack
THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER: FEATURING BRANDI CARLISLE
Kathlyn Horan | USA | English | 2022 | 108 MIN
PFS East B - 6:00pm
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.
6:30pm - 8:15pm
RODEO
Cinema De France
RODEO
Lola Quivoron | France | French | 2022 | 105 MIN
PFS East A - 6:30pm
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.
7:00pm - 8:53pm
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
Masters of Cinema
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
Laura Poitras | USA | English | 2022 | 113 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:00pm
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.
8:15pm - 9:30pm
KIDS VS. ALIENS
After Hours
KIDS VS. ALIENS
Jason Eisener | USA | English | 2022 | 75 MIN
Bourse A - 8:15pm
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.
8:30pm - 9:59pm
ALICE, DARLING
Spotlights
ALICE, DARLING
Mary Nighy | Canada, USA | English | 2022 | 89 MIN
PFS East B - 8:30pm
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.
8:45pm - 10:05pm
SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING
After Hours
SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING
Quentin Dupieux | France | French | 2022 | 80 MIN
PFS East A - 8:45pm
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.
10:00pm - 11:33pm
PINK FLAMINGOS
From the Vaults
PINK FLAMINGOS
John Waters | USA | English | 1972 | 93 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 10:00pm
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.”
10:15pm - 11:36pm
CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS
After Hours
CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS
Joe Begos | USA | English | 2022 | 81 MIN
Bourse A - 10:15pm
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.
Saturday, October 29, 2022
11:00am - 12:43pm
BEFORE, NOW & THEN
World View
BEFORE, NOW & THEN
Kamila Andini | Indonesia | Indonesian | 2022 | 103 MIN
Bourse A - 11:00am
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.
11:00am - 12:48pm
THE LOST KING
Spotlights
THE LOST KING
Stephen Frears | UK | English | 2022 | 108 MIN
PFS East B - 11:00am
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.
12:00pm - 2:00pm
LOUDMOUTH
PFS on Us, State of the Union
LOUDMOUTH
Josh Alexander | USA | English | 2022 | 120 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 12:00pm
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.
12:00pm - 1:27pm
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
Non/Fiction
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
Jason Kohn | USA | English | 2022 | 87 MIN
PFS East A - 12:00pm
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.
1:15pm - 3:07pm
TURN EVERY PAGE - THE ADVENTURES OF ROBERT CARO AND ROBERT GOTTLIEB
Spotlights
TURN EVERY PAGE - THE ADVENTURES OF ROBERT CARO AND ROBERT GOTTLIEB
Lizzie Gottlieb | USA | English | 2022 | 112 MIN
PFS East B - 1:15pm
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.
1:15pm - 2:54pm
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2
Shorts, Shorts Programs
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2
99 MIN
Bourse A - 1:15pm
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM #2 (PFF31) | 93 MIN
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2:15pm - 4:18pm
LOVE LIFE
World View
LOVE LIFE
Kôji Fukada | France, Japan | Japanese | 2022 | 123 MIN
PFS East A - 2:15pm
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.
2:45pm - 3:51pm
THIS IS MY BLACK
Filmadelphia
THIS IS MY BLACK
Stephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough | USA | English | 2022 | 66 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 2:45pm
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.
3:30pm - 5:16pm
PAMFIR
PFS on Us, World View
PAMFIR
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk | CHILE, France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine | Ukrainian | 2022 | 106 MIN
Bourse A - 3:30pm
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.
3:45pm - 5:11pm
ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM
Shorts, Shorts Programs
ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM
86 MIN
PFS East B - 3:45pm
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4:45pm - 7:00pm
REBEL
Sight and Soundtrack
REBEL
Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah | Belgium, France, LUXEMBOURG | Arabic, French | 2022 | 135 MIN
Philadelphia Film Center - 4:45pm
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.
5:00pm - 6:39pm
CROWS ARE WHITE
Non/Fiction
CROWS ARE WHITE
Ahsen Nadeem | Ireland, Japan, USA | English, Japanese | 2022 | 99 MIN
PFS East A - 5:00pm
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.
5:45pm - 7:54pm
BROKER
Masters of Cinema
BROKER
Hirokazu Kore-eda | South Korea | Korean | 2022 | 129 MIN
PFS East B - 5:45pm
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.
6:15pm - 8:00pm
LAND OF GOLD
Filmadelphia
LAND OF GOLD
Nardeep Khurmi | USA | English, Punjabi, Spanish | 2022 | 105 MIN
Bourse A - 6:15pm
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.
7:30pm - 8:57pm
A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE
Filmadelphia
A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE
Zara Katz, Lisa Riordan Seville | USA | English | 2022 | 87 MIN
PFS East A - 7:30pm
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.
7:30pm - 10:46pm
RRR
Special Events
RRR
S.S. Rajamouli | India | Telugu | 2022 | 181 MIN + Intermission
Philadelphia Film Center - 7:30pm
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.
8:30pm - 10:10pm
NOT FOR NOTHING
Filmadelphia
NOT FOR NOTHING
Tim Dowlin, Frank Tartaglia | USA | English | 2022 | 100 MIN
PFS East B - 8:30pm
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.
8:45pm - 10:25pm
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
Green Screen
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
Daniel Goldhaber | USA | English | 2022 | 100 MIN
Bourse A - 8:45pm
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.
9:45pm - 11:08pm
SICK
After Hours
SICK
John Hyams | USA | English | 2022 | 83 MIN
PFS East A - 9:45pm
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.
Sunday, October 30, 2022
12:45pm - 1:58pm
BOYCOTT
PFS on Us, State of the Union
BOYCOTT
Julia Bacha | USA | English | 2021 | 73 MIN
Bourse A - 12:45pm
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.
12:45pm - 2:18pm
YOUR FRIEND, MEMPHIS
Filmadelphia
YOUR FRIEND, MEMPHIS
David P. Zucker | Italy, USA | English | 2022 | 93 MIN
PFS East B - 12:45pm
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.
1:00pm - 2:10pm
OINK
World View
OINK
Mascha Halberstad | Netherlands | Dutch | 2022 | 70 MIN
PFS East A - 1:00pm
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.
2:45pm - 4:20pm
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 1
Shorts, Shorts Programs
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 1
95 MIN
Bourse A - 2:45pm
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM #1 (PFF31) | 93 MIN
All sales are final. Admission is not guaranteed after scheduled start time.
CLICK HERE to return to the complete 31st Philadelphia Film Festival schedule.
2:45pm - 4:07pm
REBELLION
Green Screen
REBELLION
Maia Kenworthy, Elena Sanchez Bellot | UK | English | 2021 | 82 MIN
PFS East A - 2:45pm
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.
3:15pm - 4:47pm
THE BOX
World View