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31ST PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Schedule List
  • Wed 10/19
  • Thu 10/20
  • Fri 10/21
  • Sat 10/22
  • Sun 10/23
  • Mon 10/24
  • Tue 10/25
  • Wed 10/26
  • Thu 10/27
  • Fri 10/28
  • Sat 10/29
  • Sun 10/30

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

  • 7:00pm - 8:49pm

    THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

    Centerpieces

    THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

    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.

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  • 8:00pm - 9:49pm

    THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

    Centerpieces

    THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

    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.

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    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

    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.

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  • 11:45am - 1:40pm

    THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH

    Cinema De France

    THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH

    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.

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  • 12:00pm - 1:34pm

    TANTURA

    Non/Fiction

    TANTURA

    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.

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  • 1:45pm - 3:28pm

    LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG

    World View

    LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG

    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.

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  • 2:15pm - 4:01pm

    AMERICAN PAIN

    Non/Fiction

    AMERICAN PAIN

    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.

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  • 2:15pm - 4:20pm

    FOREVER YOUNG

    Cinema De France

    FOREVER YOUNG

    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.

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  • 4:15pm - 6:18pm

    LOVE LIFE

    World View

    LOVE LIFE

    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.

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  • 4:45pm - 6:11pm

    BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY

    Non/Fiction

    BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY

    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.

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  • 5:00pm - 6:32pm

    THE BOX

    World View

    THE BOX

    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.

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  • 5:00pm - 6:41pm

    A COMPASSIONATE SPY

    Masters of Cinema

    A COMPASSIONATE SPY

    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.

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  • 6:45pm - 8:55pm

    TILL

    Centerpieces

    TILL

    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.

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  • 7:00pm - 8:26pm

    ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM

    Shorts, Shorts Programs

    ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM

    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

    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.

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  • 7:30pm - 9:09pm

    LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

    World View

    LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

    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.

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  • 9:00pm - 10:37pm

    NANNY

    Made in USA

    NANNY

    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.

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  • 9:30pm - 11:25pm

    MAGIC MIKE XXL

    Special Events

    MAGIC MIKE XXL

    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.

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  • 9:45pm - 11:18pm

    HUESERA

    After Hours

    HUESERA

    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.

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  • 9:45pm - 11:06pm

    CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS

    After Hours

    CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS

    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.

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    Friday, October 21, 2022

  • 11:30am - 1:18pm

    BROTHER AND SISTER

    Masters of Cinema

    BROTHER AND SISTER

    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.

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  • 11:45am - 1:24pm

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2

    Shorts, Shorts Programs

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2

    99 MIN

    Bourse A - 11:45am

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM #2 (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.

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  • 12:00pm - 1:39pm

    THE INNOCENT

    Cinema De France

    THE INNOCENT

    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.

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  • 12:30pm - 1:52pm

    REBELLION

    Green Screen

    REBELLION

    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.

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  • 2:00pm - 3:40pm

    MILLIE LIES LOW

    World View

    MILLIE LIES LOW

    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.

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  • 2:00pm - 3:45pm

    RODEO

    Cinema De France

    RODEO

    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.

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  • 2:15pm - 4:20pm

    BOY FROM HEAVEN

    World View

    BOY FROM HEAVEN

    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.

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  • 2:45pm - 4:28pm

    BEFORE, NOW & THEN

    World View

    BEFORE, NOW & THEN

    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.

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  • 4:15pm - 5:54pm

    CROWS ARE WHITE

    Non/Fiction

    CROWS ARE WHITE

    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.

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  • 4:15pm - 5:59pm

    VIKING

    World View

    VIKING

    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.

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  • 5:00pm - 6:36pm

    THE FIVE DEVILS

    Cinema De France

    THE FIVE DEVILS

    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.

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  • 5:00pm - 6:43pm

    NEXT EXIT

    Made in USA

    NEXT EXIT

    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.

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  • 5:15pm - 6:43pm

    EO

    Masters of Cinema

    EO

    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.

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  • 6:30pm - 8:03pm

    YOUR FRIEND, MEMPHIS

    Filmadelphia

    YOUR FRIEND, MEMPHIS

    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.

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  • 6:45pm - 8:31pm

    AMERICAN PAIN

    Non/Fiction

    AMERICAN PAIN

    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.

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  • 7:15pm - 9:34pm

    GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

    Centerpieces

    GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

    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.

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  • 7:30pm - 8:59pm

    BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND

    PFS on Us, World View

    BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND

    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.

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  • 9:00pm - 10:23pm

    FILMADELPHIA SHORTS PROGRAM

    Shorts, Shorts Programs

    FILMADELPHIA SHORTS PROGRAM

    FILMADELPHIA SHORTS PROGRAM

    83 MIN

    PFS East A - 9:00pm

    FILMADELPHIA SHORTS PROGRAM (PFF31) | 83 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.

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  • 9:30pm - 11:26pm

    SOMETHING IN THE DIRT

    Made in USA

    SOMETHING IN THE DIRT

    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.

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  • 10:30pm - 11:50pm

    SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING

    After Hours

    SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING

    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.

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  • 10:30pm - 11:53pm

    SICK

    After Hours

    SICK

    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.

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    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

    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.

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  • 12:00pm - 1:27pm

    A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE

    Filmadelphia

    A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE

    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.

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  • 12:00pm - 1:10pm

    OINK

    World View

    OINK

    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.

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  • 12:15pm - 1:50pm

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 1

    Shorts, Shorts Programs

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 1

    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.

    CLICK HERE to return to the complete 31st Philadelphia Film Festival schedule.

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  • 12:45pm - 2:14pm

    BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND

    PFS on Us, World View

    BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND

    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.

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  • 1:45pm - 3:29pm

    THE GRAB

    PFS on Us, State of the Union

    THE GRAB

    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.

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  • 2:00pm - 4:09pm

    BROKER

    Masters of Cinema

    BROKER

    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.

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  • 2:15pm - 4:30pm

    REBEL

    Sight and Soundtrack

    REBEL

    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.

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  • 2:30pm - 4:13pm

    NEXT EXIT

    Made in USA

    NEXT EXIT

    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.

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  • 3:00pm - 4:40pm

    SHOUTING DOWN MIDNIGHT

    PFS on Us, State of the Union

    SHOUTING DOWN MIDNIGHT

    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.

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  • 4:30pm - 5:57pm

    NOTHING LASTS FOREVER

    Non/Fiction

    NOTHING LASTS FOREVER

    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.

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  • 4:45pm - 6:25pm

    NOT FOR NOTHING

    Filmadelphia

    NOT FOR NOTHING

    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.

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  • 5:00pm - 7:18pm

    DECISION TO LEAVE

    Masters of Cinema

    DECISION TO LEAVE

    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.

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  • 5:00pm - 6:40pm

    MILLIE LIES LOW

    World View

    MILLIE LIES LOW

    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.

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  • 5:15pm - 6:43pm

    BLOOD RELATIVES

    Made in USA

    BLOOD RELATIVES

    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.

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  • 7:00pm - 8:21pm

    CHOP & STEELE

    Non/Fiction

    CHOP & STEELE

    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.

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  • 7:15pm - 8:59pm

    LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES

    Sight and Soundtrack

    LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES

    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.

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  • 7:15pm - 9:07pm

    ONE FINE MORNING

    Masters of Cinema

    ONE FINE MORNING

    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.

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  • 7:30pm - 8:50pm

    EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ

    Made in USA, PFS on Us

    EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ

    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.

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  • 8:00pm - 9:57pm

    THE WHALE

    Centerpieces

    THE WHALE

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 9:15pm - 11:00pm

    ATTACHMENT

    After Hours

    ATTACHMENT

    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.

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  • 9:30pm - 10:45pm

    KIDS VS. ALIENS

    After Hours

    KIDS VS. ALIENS

    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.

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  • 9:45pm - 11:41pm

    HOLY SPIDER

    World View

    HOLY SPIDER

    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.

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  • 10:30pm - 2:30am

    AN EVENING WITH DREAM VIDEO DIVISION

    PFS on Us, Special Events

    AN EVENING WITH DREAM VIDEO DIVISION

    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.)

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    Sunday, October 23, 2022

  • 11:45am - 1:38pm

    CORSAGE

    World View

    CORSAGE

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 12:00pm - 1:40pm

    FALCON LAKE

    World View

    FALCON LAKE

    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.

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  • 12:00pm - 1:36pm

    THE YOUTUBE EFFECT

    Non/Fiction

    THE YOUTUBE EFFECT

    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.

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  • 12:15pm - 1:43pm

    BLOOD RELATIVES

    Made in USA

    BLOOD RELATIVES

    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.

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  • 2:30pm - 4:46pm

    WHITE NOISE

    Centerpieces

    WHITE NOISE

    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.

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  • 2:30pm - 3:54pm

    THE SMELL OF MONEY

    Green Screen, PFS on Us

    THE SMELL OF MONEY

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 2:45pm - 4:30pm

    GOOD NIGHT OPPY

    Non/Fiction

    GOOD NIGHT OPPY

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 2:45pm - 4:41pm

    HOLY SPIDER

    World View

    HOLY SPIDER

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 3:00pm - 4:32pm

    CAUSEWAY

    Spotlights

    CAUSEWAY

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 5:15pm - 6:50pm

    THE THIEF COLLECTOR

    Non/Fiction

    THE THIEF COLLECTOR

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 5:30pm - 7:06pm

    AFTERSUN

    World View

    AFTERSUN

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 5:30pm - 7:14pm

    WOMEN TALKING

    Centerpieces

    WOMEN TALKING

    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.

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  • 5:45pm - 7:29pm

    VIKING

    World View

    VIKING

    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.

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  • 5:45pm - 7:22pm

    NANNY

    Made in USA

    NANNY

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 7:45pm - 9:30pm

    CLOSE

    World View

    CLOSE

    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.

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  • 7:45pm - 9:20pm

    SICK OF MYSELF

    After Hours

    SICK OF MYSELF

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 7:45pm - 9:28pm

    RITTENHOUSE SQUARE

    Filmadelphia

    RITTENHOUSE SQUARE

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 8:00pm - 9:41pm

    XALÉ

    PFS on Us, World View

    XALÉ

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 8:00pm - 10:05pm

    R.M.N.

    Masters of Cinema

    R.M.N.

    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.

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    Monday, October 24, 2022

  • 12:45pm - 2:36pm

    THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT

    Cinema De France

    THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT

    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.

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  • 1:00pm - 3:13pm

    RETURN TO DUST

    World View

    RETURN TO DUST

    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.

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  • 1:30pm - 3:18pm

    THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER: FEATURING BRANDI CARLISLE

    Sight and Soundtrack

    THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER: FEATURING BRANDI CARLISLE

    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.

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  • 2:00pm - 3:42pm

    THE LINE

    World View

    THE LINE

    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.

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  • 3:15pm - 5:32pm

    THE BEASTS

    World View

    THE BEASTS

    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.

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  • 3:30pm - 5:23pm

    CORSAGE

    World View

    CORSAGE

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 3:45pm - 5:42pm

    RETURN TO SEOUL

    Cinema De France

    RETURN TO SEOUL

    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.

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  • 4:00pm - 5:35pm

    THE THIEF COLLECTOR

    Non/Fiction

    THE THIEF COLLECTOR

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 4:15pm - 5:39pm

    THE SMELL OF MONEY

    Green Screen, PFS on Us

    THE SMELL OF MONEY

    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.

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  • 6:00pm - 8:15pm

    SHE SAID

    Centerpieces

    SHE SAID

    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.

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  • 6:15pm - 7:51pm

    AFTERSUN

    World View

    AFTERSUN

    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.

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  • 6:15pm - 7:36pm

    CHOP & STEELE

    Non/Fiction

    CHOP & STEELE

    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.

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  • 6:30pm - 8:05pm

    SICK OF MYSELF

    After Hours

    SICK OF MYSELF

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 6:30pm - 8:04pm

    RETROGRADE

    PFS on Us, State of the Union

    RETROGRADE

    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.

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  • 8:30pm - 10:48pm

    DECISION TO LEAVE

    Masters of Cinema

    DECISION TO LEAVE

    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.

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  • 8:30pm - 10:03pm

    MISTER ORGAN

    After Hours

    MISTER ORGAN

    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.

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  • 8:45pm - 10:55pm

    BURNING DAYS

    World View

    BURNING DAYS

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 9:00pm - 11:01pm

    SORCERER

    From the Vaults

    SORCERER

    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.

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    Tuesday, October 25, 2022

  • 12:45pm - 2:32pm

    SUBTRACTION

    World View

    SUBTRACTION

    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.

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  • 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

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 1:00pm - 2:41pm

    A COMPASSIONATE SPY

    Masters of Cinema

    A COMPASSIONATE SPY

    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.

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  • 1:15pm - 3:15pm

    ALCARRÀS

    World View

    ALCARRÀS

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 1:30pm - 3:04pm

    RETROGRADE

    PFS on Us, State of the Union

    RETROGRADE

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 3:15pm - 5:17pm

    THE BLUE CAFTAN

    World View

    THE BLUE CAFTAN

    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.

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  • 3:30pm - 5:35pm

    FOREVER YOUNG

    Cinema De France

    FOREVER YOUNG

    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.

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  • 3:30pm - 4:58pm

    GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY: THE BANKRUPTCY OF DETROIT

    Filmadelphia

    GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY: THE BANKRUPTCY OF DETROIT

    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.

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  • 3:45pm - 5:26pm

    XALÉ

    PFS on Us, World View

    XALÉ

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 4:00pm - 5:34pm

    ALL THAT BREATHES

    Green Screen, PFS on Us

    ALL THAT BREATHES

    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.

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  • 6:00pm - 7:55pm

    ARMAGEDDON TIME

    Centerpieces

    ARMAGEDDON TIME

    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.

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  • 6:00pm - 8:09pm

    A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION

    From the Vaults

    A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION

    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.

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  • 6:00pm - 7:45pm

    GOOD NIGHT OPPY

    Non/Fiction

    GOOD NIGHT OPPY

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 6:15pm - 7:51pm

    THE EXILES

    PFS on Us, State of the Union

    THE EXILES

    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.

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  • 6:15pm - 8:07pm

    ONE FINE MORNING

    Masters of Cinema

    ONE FINE MORNING

    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.

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  • 8:15pm - 10:12pm

    RETURN TO SEOUL

    Cinema De France

    RETURN TO SEOUL

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 8:30pm - 10:29pm

    EMPIRE OF LIGHT

    Centerpieces

    EMPIRE OF LIGHT

    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.

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  • 8:45pm - 10:18pm

    MISTER ORGAN

    After Hours

    MISTER ORGAN

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 8:45pm - 10:23pm

    TAURUS

    Sight and Soundtrack

    TAURUS

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
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    Wednesday, October 26, 2022

  • 1:00pm - 3:10pm

    BURNING DAYS

    World View

    BURNING DAYS

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 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

    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.

    VIEW ALL TIMES
  • 1:15pm - 2:35pm

    EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ

    Made in USA, PFS on Us

    EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKĪ

    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.

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  • 1:15pm - 2:51pm

    THE YOUTUBE EFFECT

    Non/Fiction

    THE YOUTUBE EFFECT

    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.

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  • 1:45pm - 3:29pm

    LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES

    Sight and Soundtrack

    LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES

    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.

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  • 3:30pm - 5:06pm

    THE EXILES

    PFS on Us, State of the Union

    THE EXILES

    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.

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  • 3:30pm - 5:17pm

    SUBTRACTION

    World View

    SUBTRACTION

    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.

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  • 3:30pm - 5:16pm

    PAMFIR

    PFS on Us, World View

    PAMFIR

    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.

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  • 4:00pm - 5:55pm

    THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH

    Cinema De France

    THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH

    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.

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  • 4:15pm - 5:21pm

    THIS IS MY BLACK

    Filmadelphia

    THIS IS MY BLACK

    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.

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  • 6:00pm - 7:34pm

    ALL THAT BREATHES

    Green Screen, PFS on Us

    ALL THAT BREATHES

    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.

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  • 6:00pm - 8:05pm

    R.M.N.

    Masters of Cinema

    R.M.N.

    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.

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  • 6:15pm - 7:50pm

    THE INSPECTION

    Centerpieces

    THE INSPECTION

    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.

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  • 6:15pm - 7:49pm

    ORLANDO

    From the Vaults, PFS on Us

    ORLANDO

    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.

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  • 6:30pm - 7:56pm

    BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY

    Non/Fiction

    BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY

    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.

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  • 8:15pm - 9:52pm

    NANNY

    Made in USA

    NANNY

    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.

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  • 8:30pm - 10:25pm

    ARMAGEDDON TIME

    Centerpieces

    ARMAGEDDON TIME

    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.

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  • 8:30pm - 10:27pm

    CALL JANE

    Spotlights

    CALL JANE

    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.

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  • 8:30pm - 10:03pm

    HUESERA

    After Hours

    HUESERA

    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.

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  • 8:45pm - 10:13pm

    EO

    Masters of Cinema

    EO

    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.

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    Thursday, October 27, 2022

  • 1:00pm - 2:39pm

    THE INNOCENT

    Cinema De France

    THE INNOCENT

    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.

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  • 1:00pm - 3:13pm

    RETURN TO DUST

    World View

    RETURN TO DUST

    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.

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  • 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.

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  • 1:45pm - 3:27pm

    THE LINE

    World View

    THE LINE

    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.

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  • 3:00pm - 4:13pm

    BOYCOTT

    PFS on Us, State of the Union

    BOYCOTT

    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.

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  • 3:15pm - 5:20pm

    BOY FROM HEAVEN

    World View

    BOY FROM HEAVEN

    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.

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  • 3:45pm - 5:25pm

    FALCON LAKE

    World View

    FALCON LAKE

    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.

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  • 3:45pm - 5:33pm

    THE LOST KING

    Spotlights

    THE LOST KING

    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.

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  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm

    ALCARRÀS

    World View

    ALCARRÀS

    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.

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  • 5:00pm - 6:39pm

    LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

    World View

    LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

    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.

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  • 6:00pm - 8:17pm

    THE BEASTS

    World View

    THE BEASTS

    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.

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  • 6:00pm - 7:59pm

    EMPIRE OF LIGHT

    Centerpieces

    EMPIRE OF LIGHT

    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.

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  • 6:15pm - 7:47pm

    CAUSEWAY

    Spotlights

    CAUSEWAY

    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.

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  • 6:30pm - 8:15pm

    MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM

    Sight and Soundtrack

    MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM

    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.

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  • 7:15pm - 9:03pm

    LYNCH/OZ

    Spotlights

    LYNCH/OZ

    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.

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  • 8:30pm - 10:08pm

    TAURUS

    Sight and Soundtrack

    TAURUS

    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.

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  • 8:45pm - 10:33pm

    WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY

    Spotlights

    WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY

    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.

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  • 8:45pm - 10:05pm

    THE PICTURE TAKER

    Non/Fiction

    THE PICTURE TAKER

    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.

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  • 9:00pm - 10:45pm

    ATTACHMENT

    After Hours

    ATTACHMENT

    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.

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    Friday, October 28, 2022

  • 1:00pm - 2:48pm

    BROTHER AND SISTER

    Masters of Cinema

    BROTHER AND SISTER

    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.

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  • 1:15pm - 2:58pm

    LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG

    World View

    LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG

    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.

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  • 3:00pm - 5:02pm

    THE BLUE CAFTAN

    World View

    THE BLUE CAFTAN

    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.

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  • 3:30pm - 5:21pm

    THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT

    Cinema De France

    THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT

    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.

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  • 4:15pm - 5:35pm

    THE PICTURE TAKER

    Non/Fiction

    THE PICTURE TAKER

    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.

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  • 5:45pm - 7:41pm

    SOMETHING IN THE DIRT

    Made in USA

    SOMETHING IN THE DIRT

    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.

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  • 6:00pm - 7:48pm

    THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER: FEATURING BRANDI CARLISLE

    Sight and Soundtrack

    THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER: FEATURING BRANDI CARLISLE

    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.

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  • 6:30pm - 8:15pm

    RODEO

    Cinema De France

    RODEO

    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.

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  • 7:00pm - 8:53pm

    ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

    Masters of Cinema

    ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

    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.

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  • 8:15pm - 9:30pm

    KIDS VS. ALIENS

    After Hours

    KIDS VS. ALIENS

    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.

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  • 8:30pm - 9:59pm

    ALICE, DARLING

    Spotlights

    ALICE, DARLING

    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.

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  • 8:45pm - 10:05pm

    SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING

    After Hours

    SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING

    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.

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  • 10:00pm - 11:33pm

    PINK FLAMINGOS

    From the Vaults

    PINK FLAMINGOS

    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.”

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  • 10:15pm - 11:36pm

    CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS

    After Hours

    CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS

    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.

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    Saturday, October 29, 2022

  • 11:00am - 12:43pm

    BEFORE, NOW & THEN

    World View

    BEFORE, NOW & THEN

    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.

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  • 11:00am - 12:48pm

    THE LOST KING

    Spotlights

    THE LOST KING

    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.

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  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm

    LOUDMOUTH

    PFS on Us, State of the Union

    LOUDMOUTH

    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.

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  • 12:00pm - 1:27pm

    NOTHING LASTS FOREVER

    Non/Fiction

    NOTHING LASTS FOREVER

    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.

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  • 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

    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.

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  • 1:15pm - 2:54pm

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2

    Shorts, Shorts Programs

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2

    99 MIN

    Bourse A - 1:15pm

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM #2 (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.

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  • 2:15pm - 4:18pm

    LOVE LIFE

    World View

    LOVE LIFE

    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.

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  • 2:45pm - 3:51pm

    THIS IS MY BLACK

    Filmadelphia

    THIS IS MY BLACK

    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.

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  • 3:30pm - 5:16pm

    PAMFIR

    PFS on Us, World View

    PAMFIR

    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.

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  • 3:45pm - 5:11pm

    ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM

    Shorts, Shorts Programs

    ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM

    ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM

    86 MIN

    PFS East B - 3:45pm

    All sales are final. Admission is not guaranteed after scheduled start time. CLICK HERE to return to the complete 31st Philadelphia Film Festival schedule.

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  • 4:45pm - 7:00pm

    REBEL

    Sight and Soundtrack

    REBEL

    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.

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  • 5:00pm - 6:39pm

    CROWS ARE WHITE

    Non/Fiction

    CROWS ARE WHITE

    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.

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  • 5:45pm - 7:54pm

    BROKER

    Masters of Cinema

    BROKER

    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.

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  • 6:15pm - 8:00pm

    LAND OF GOLD

    Filmadelphia

    LAND OF GOLD

    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.

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  • 7:30pm - 8:57pm

    A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE

    Filmadelphia

    A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE

    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.

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  • 7:30pm - 10:46pm

    RRR

    Special Events

    RRR

    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.

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  • 8:30pm - 10:10pm

    NOT FOR NOTHING

    Filmadelphia

    NOT FOR NOTHING

    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.

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  • 8:45pm - 10:25pm

    HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE

    Green Screen

    HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE

    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.

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  • 9:45pm - 11:08pm

    SICK

    After Hours

    SICK

    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.

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    Sunday, October 30, 2022

  • 12:45pm - 1:58pm

    BOYCOTT

    PFS on Us, State of the Union

    BOYCOTT

    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.

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  • 12:45pm - 2:18pm

    YOUR FRIEND, MEMPHIS

    Filmadelphia

    YOUR FRIEND, MEMPHIS

    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.

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  • 1:00pm - 2:10pm

    OINK

    World View

    OINK

    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.

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  • 2:45pm - 4:20pm

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 1

    Shorts, Shorts Programs

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 1

    LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 1

    95 MIN

    Bourse A - 2:45pm

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


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  • 2:45pm - 4:07pm

    REBELLION

    Green Screen

    REBELLION

    REBELLION

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

    PFS East A - 2:45pm