22 JULY (drama) Director: Paul Greengrass Writer: Paul Greengrass Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie, Jon Øigarden, Jonas Strand Gravli A Venice Film Festival selection After a pair of shocking attacks in Norway, survivors — and the country — rally for healing and justice. Based on true events. (English subtitles)

A BREAD FACTORY, PART ONE (comedy) Director: Patrick Wang Writer: Patrick Wang Cast: Tyne Daly, Elisabeth Henry, James Marsters, Nana Visitor, Brian Murray, Philip Kerr, Glynnis O’connor, Zachary Sayle, Janeane Garofalo, Janet Hsieh, George Young, Trevor St. John, Amy Carlson, Martina Arroyo US Premiere After 40 years of running The Bread Factory, Dorothea and Greta are suddenly fighting for survival when a celebrity couple—performance artists from China—come to Checkford and build an enormous complex down the street catapulting big changes in their small town.

A BREAD FACTORY, PART TWO (comedy) Director: Patrick Wang Writer: Patrick Wang Cast: Tyne Daly, Elisabeth Henry, James Marsters, Nana Visitor, Brian Murray, Philip Kerr, Zachary Sayle, Jessica Pimentel, Janet Hsieh, George Young, Trevor St. John, Jonathan Iglesias, Martina Arroyo US Premiere At The Bread Factory, they rehearse the Greek play, Hecuba. But the real theatrics are outside the theater where the town has been invaded by bizarre tourists and mysterious tech start-up workers. There is a new normal in Checkford, if it is even really Checkford any longer.

A HAPPENING OF MONUMENTAL PROPORTIONS (comedy) Director: Judy Greer (Paul Weitz produced) Writer: Gary Lundy Cast: Common, Bradley Whitford, Storm Reid, Anders Holm, Rob Riggle, Katie Holmes, John Cho, Allison Janney A series of touching comic tableaus – some raucous, some sad, some instantly identifiable – mark actress Judy Greer’s directorial debut. The nonstop comedy intertwines students, parents, and teachers, all trying to find their way through one rough day. The all-star cast finds Daniel, an account manager (Common) with a boring job gearing up for Career Day at his lovely daughter’s elementary school, while dealing with the fallout of an intra-office romance with his assistant (Jennifer Garner) and his nasty new boss (Bradley Whitford). The boss’s unfortunately nerdy son finds himself instantly entranced with Daniel’s daughter (Storm Reid), seeking advice from their school’s hip shop teacher (John Cho) and depressed music teacher (Anders Holm), without success. The teachers’ principal team – Allison Janney and Rob Riggle – spend their day trying to hide the school’s dead gardener from not only the staff, but also the students and their parents, who experience a Career Day they likely will never forget.

A PRIVATE WAR (drama) Director: Matthew Heineman Writer: Arash Amel Based on: Marie Brenner’s 2012 Vanity Fair article “Marie Colvin’s Private War” Cast: Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci, Tom Hollander In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin (Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike) is one of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time. Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless, while constantly testing the limits between bravery and bravado. After being hit by a grenade in Sri Lanka, she wears a distinctive eye patch and is still as comfortable sipping martinis with London’s elite as she is confronting dictators. Colvin sacrifices loving relationships, and over time, her personal life starts to unravel as the trauma she’s witnessed takes its toll. Yet, her mission to show the true cost of war leads her along with renowned war photographer Paul Conroy (Jamie Dornan) to embark on the most dangerous assignment of their lives in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. Based on the extraordinary life of Marie Colvin, A PRIVATE WAR is brought to the screen by Academy Award-nominee and critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker Matthew Heineman in his pulse-pounding narrative feature debut. https://youtu.be/88w-xtEzibY

ALL ABOUT NINA (dramedy) Director: Eva Vives Writer: Eva Vives Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Common, Chace Crawford, Clea DuVall, Kate del Castillo, Beau Bridges A Tribeca Film Festival selection Nina Geld (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is an up-and-coming comedian in New York City. She’s funny, smart and has worked hard to build a career for herself in the male-dominated world of stand-up. But when it comes to romantic relationships, Nina’s life is a mess. Random guys in bars, abusive married men (Chace Crawford), and an inability to stand up for herself finally convince Nina it’s time for a change. She packs up and moves to Los Angeles, for a once in a lifetime opportunity to audition for Comedy Prime — the end all, be all of late night comedy. After killing it in Los Angeles, she meets chill contractor Rafe Hines (Common), who tempts the brash New Yorker into considering commitment. Sublimating her own desire to self-destruct, Nina has to answer the question, once and for all, of whether women can indeed have it all.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS-BYN5FC1Q

AN EVENING WITH BEVERLY LUFF LINN (comedy) Director: Jim Hosking Writer: Jim Hosking & David Wike Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Emile Hirsch, Jemaine Clement, Matt Berry, and Craig Robinson A Sundance Film Festival selection After getting fired by her scheming husband Shane Danger (Emile Hirsch) from his cappuccino shop, dissatisfied Lulu Danger (Aubrey Plaza) is stunned when a TV commercial for “An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn For One Magical Night Only” reveals a mysterious man from her past (Craig Robinson). When Shane and his bumbling cohorts steal the cashbox from Lulu’s adopted vegan brother Adjay, specialist Colin (Jemaine Clement) enters the fray to retrieve the stolen funds. But Lulu seizes the opportunity to run off in search of her mystery man—and events only become stranger from there. This is a story of love, theft, athletic swimming, and a magical magical event. https://youtu.be/ABhh1HifqJY

BEL CANTO (thriller) Director: Paul Weitz Writer: Paul Weitz, Anthony Weintraub Cast: Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe Based on Ann Patchett’s best-selling novel, BEL CANTO is a dramatic love story that follows a famous soprano (Julianne Moore) who travels to a military dictatorship in South America to give a private concert at a party for a wealthy Japanese industrialist (Ken Watanabe). Just as the glittering gathering of diplomats and politicians convenes, the mansion is taken over by a guerrilla rebel group demanding the release of their imprisoned comrades. Threats are made, lives are lost, a tense negotiation begins, and a month long standoff ensues. While they are confined to the house, the hostages and their captors, who speak different languages, are forced to find ways to communicate. Music, especially the beautiful arias performed by Moore’s character, a songbird in captivity, sparks a shared sense of comradeship and even love, uniting the disparate housemates as they form unexpected bonds, overcome their differences, and discover their shared humanity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBIQ0KFGn8M

BIRDS OF PASSAGE (drama) Director: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra Writer: Maria Camila Arias, Jacques Toulemonde Vidal Cast: Maria Camila Arias, Jacques Toulemonde Vidal A Telluride Film Festival selection In the 70s, as the american youth embraces hippie culture, marijuana bonanza hits Colombia, quickly turning farmers into seasoned businessmen. In the Guajira desert, a Wayuu indigenous family takes a leading role in this new venture, and discovers the perks of wealth and power. But when greed, passion, and honour blend together, a fratricidal war breaks out and will soon put their family, their lives and their ancestral traditions at stake. (English subtitles)

BOY ERASED (drama) Director: Joel Edgerton Writer: Joel Edgerton Cast: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe A Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival selection Boy Erased tells the courageous story of Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents (Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe). His parents struggle with reconciling their love for their son with their beliefs. Fearing a loss of family, friends, and community, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program. While there, Jared comes into conflict with its leader (Joel Edgerton) and begins his journey to finding his own voice and accepting his true self. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B71eyB_Onw

CAPERNAUM (drama) Director: Nadine Labaki Writer: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeilly, Michelle Keserwany in collaboration with Georges Khabbaz, with the participation of Khaled Mouzanar Cast: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawthar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Youssef, Cedra Izam, Alaa Chouchnieh, Elias Khoury, Nadine Labaki, Nour El Husseini, Joseph Jimbazian, Samira Chalhoub, Farah Hasno, Joe Maalouf Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and a Toronto International Film Festival selection Nadine Labaki’s CAPERNAUM (“Chaos”) tells the story of Zain (Zain al Raffea), a Lebanese boy who sues his parents for the “crime” of giving him life. CAPERNAUM follows Zain as he journeys from gutsy, streetwise child to hardened 12-year-old “adult”: fleeing his negligent parents, surviving through his wits on the streets, taking care of Ethiopian refugee Rahil (Yordanos Shiferaw) and her baby son Yonas (Boluwatife Treasure Bankole), being jailed for a violent crime, and finally, seeking justice in a courtroom. CAPERNAUM was made with a cast of non-professionals playing characters whose lives closely parallel their own. Following her script, Labaki placed her performers in scenes and asked them to react spontaneously with their own words and gestures. When the non-actors’s instincts diverged from the written script, Labaki adapted the screenplay to follow them. While steeped in the quiet routines of ordinary people, CAPERNAUM is a film with an expansive palette: without warning it can ignite with emotional intensity, surprise with unexpected tenderness, and inspire with flashes of poetic imagery. Although it is set in the depths of a society’s systematic inhumanity, CAPERNAUM is ultimately a hopeful film that stirs the heart as deeply as it cries out for action.(English subtitles)

CHANGE IN THE AIR (drama) Director: Director Dianne Dreyer attending (prod. Julie & Julia, Dan in Real Life) Writer: Audra Gorman Cast: Mary Beth Hurt, Aidan Quinn, Peter Gerety, M. Emmet Walsh, Rachel Brosnahan, with Macy Gray, and Olympia DukakisWhen a beguiling young woman moves in next door, a quiet neighborhood is awakened, bringing people face to face with their secrets and, ultimately, themselves.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBqcAYHDtPI

DESTROYER (drama) Director: Karyn Kusama Writer: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi Cast: Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Bradley Whitford, Jade Pettyjohn, Scoot McNairy A Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival selection Director Karyn Kusama’s (The Invitation, Girlfight) Destroyer is a riveting and gritty crime thriller starring Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman (Lion, Big Little Lies, The Hours) in a virtuoso performance as a hardened detective worn down to the nub by the rigors of her job and the aftermath of an undercover FBI sting gone horribly wrong. Haunted by guilt and loss, when an old nemesis, played by Toby Kebbell (War for the Planet of the Apes, A Monster Calls) resurfaces, she becomes hell bent on finding him, seeing it as her one last shot at redemption. The film is produced by Fred Berger (La La Land, Operation Finale) and the tense, pulsating screenplay was written by writer/producers Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (The Invitation, crazy/beautiful). Destroyer features a stellar co-starring cast, including Sebastian Stan (Avengers: Infinity War, I, Tonya), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) and Bradley Whitford (The Post, Get Out). Annapurna Pictures will distribute the film theatrically on December 25, 2018.

DOGMAN (drama) Director: Matteo Garrone Writer: Ugo Chiti, Massimo Gaudioso, Matteo Garrone Cast: Marcello Fonte, Edoardo Pesce, Nunzia Schiano Winner, Best Actor (and Palm Dog Award) at Cannes International Film Festival and a Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival selection In a seaside village on the outskirts of an Italian city, where the only law seems to be survival of the fittest, Marcello is a slight, mild-mannered man who divides his days between working at his modest dog grooming salon, caring for his daughter Alida, and being coerced into the petty criminal schemes of the local bully Simoncino, an ex-boxer who terrorizes the neighborhood. When Simoncino’s abuse finally brings Marcello to a breaking point, he decides to stand up for his own dignity through an act of vengeance, with unintended consequences. (English subtitles)

THE ANGEL (EL ANGEL) (drama) Director: Luis Ortega Writer: Luis Ortega, Rodolfo Palacios, Sergio Olguín Cast: Lorenzo Ferro, Chino Darín, Daniel Fanego, Mercedes Morán, Luis Gnecco A Cannes Film Festival selection Buenos Aires, 1971. Carlitos is a seventeen-year-old with movie star swagger, blond curls and a baby face. As a young boy, he coveted other people’s things, but it wasn’t until his early adolescence that his true calling—to be a thief—manifested itself. When he meets Ramon at his new school, Carlitos is immediately drawn to him and starts showing off to get his attention. Together they will embark on a journey of discovery, love and crime. Killing is just a random offshoot of the violence, which continues to escalate until Carlitos is finally apprehended. Because of his angelic appearance, the press dubs Carlitos “The Angel of Death.” Showered with attention because of his beauty, he becomes an overnight celebrity. Altogether, he is believed to have committed over forty thefts and eleven homicides.(English subtitles)

EVERYBODY KNOWS (drama) Director: Asghar Farhadi Writer: Asghar Farhadi Cast: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín A Cannes Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival selection On the heels of his second Academy Award®-winner The Salesman following his first for A Separation, Asghar Farhadi wrote and directed this Spanish-language psychological thriller starring Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Ricardo Darín. The film follows Laura (Cruz) on her travels from Argentina to her small home town in Spain for her sister’s wedding, bringing her two children along for the occasion. Amid the joyful reunion and festivities, the eldest daughter is abducted. In the tense days that follow, various family and community tensions surface and deeply hidden secrets are revealed.

GIRL (drama) Director: Lukas Dhont Writer: Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens Cast: Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter A Cannes International Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival selection Determined 15-year-old Lara is committed to becoming a professional ballerina. With the support of her father, she throws herself into this quest for the absolute at a new school. Lara’s adolescent frustrations and impatience are heightened as she realizes her body does not bend so easily to the strict discipline because she was born a boy. (English subtitles)

GREEN BOOK (drama) Director: Peter Farrelly Writer: Cast: Linda Cardellini, Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Don Stark, Nick Vallelongo, wri/pro (invited) Winner Audience Award at Toronto International Film Festival When Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on “The Green Book” to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger—as well as unexpected humanity and humor—they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime. In his foray into powerfully dramatic work as a feature director, Peter Farrelly helms the film inspired by a true friendship that transcended race, class and the 1962 Mason-Dixon line.

HIGH VOLTAGE (horror) Director: Alex Keledjian Writer: Alex Keledjian Cast: David Arquette, Luke Wilson, Allie Gonino, Perrey Reeves, Ryan Donowho Hollow Body is a struggling rock band led by Jimmy (David Arquette) who makes a deal with Rick (Luke Wilson) a shady record executive. Unfortunately, the band’s shy lead singer Rachel (Allie Gonino) suffers from severe stage fright and cannot play in front of a live audience. The band breaks up and as Rachel’s controlling stage mother Barb (Perrey Reeves) drives her home, they are struck by lightning and killed. Rachel comes back to life, now able to give electrifying performances, but at a terrible cost. Jimmy and bandmate Scott (Ryan Donowho) must decide if they are willing to pay the ultimate price for success.

HUMAN AFFAIRS (drama) Director: Charlie Birns Writer: Charlie Birns Cast: Julie Sokolowski, Dominic Fumusa, Kerry Condon, David Harbour Lucinda and Sidney, a successful, young couple in the New York City theatre world, hire a French woman, Genevieve, to carry their child. Three months pregnant and beginning to have second thoughts, Genevieve travels to New York to meet them and spend a long weekend together. During an unexpectedly intimate experience, all three must confront their own boundaries and vulnerabilities as they develop profound connections that culminate in a startling emotional moment. Featuring powerful performances from Kerry Condon (Better Call Saul, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri) and Dominic Fusuma (13 Hours, Focus) and a standout portrayal by young French actress Julie Sokolowski (star of Bruno Dumont’s Hadewijch) as Genevieve, the film also features David Harbour (Stranger Things).

LIFE & NOTHING MORE (drama) Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza Writer: Antonio Méndez Esparza Cast: Andrew Bleechington, Regina Williams, Robert Williams, Ry’Nesia Chambers Winner of John Cassavettes Award at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards In his remarkable second feature, Spanish-born filmmaker Antonio Méndez Esparza follows-up his debut drama Aquí y allá with another sensitive portrait of a struggling family. Stressed by her job in a diner, single mother Regina (Regina Williams) is raising her two children in northern Florida. When her 14-year-old son Andrew (Andrew Bleechington) has another brush with the law, she worries he’ll wind up in prison like his father. Méndez Esparza employs documentary-style realism in this snapshot of race, class and the bonds of family in contemporary America. https://vimeo.com/265497536

MDMA (drama) Director: Angie Wang Writer: Angie Wang Cast: Annie Q., Francesca Eastwood, Pierson Fode, Scott Keiji Takeda, Aalyrah Caldwell, Yetide Badaki, Noah Segan with Elisa Donovan and Ron Yuan MDMA is a semi-autobiographical crime drama inspired by true events of filmmaker Angie Wang’s gritty past as one of the major players in the party-drug business. It’s 1984, and a young working-class woman, Angie Wang (Annie Q.) from New Jersey is about to start her freshman year at a prestigious San Francisco university. On her first day, she meets her new roommate, a rich girl named Jeanine Rockwell (Francesca Eastwood), and the two bond over booze, boys, and their first taste of freedom! When her financial aid is cut, she uses her book and street smarts, along with school resources to synthesize the growing popular drug, Ecstasy. Her dual life as the Asian ‘model minority’ coed and profit-driven drug dealer is further complicated by her desire to help a girl who reminds her of her own dark past. https://youtu.be/n7f4u34Cf_s

NON FICTION (comedy) Director: Olivier Assayas Writer: Cast: Guillame Canet, Juliette Binoche, Vincent Mccaigne Alain (Guillame Canet), a successful Parisian publisher struggling to adapt to the digital revolution, has major doubts about the new manuscript of Léonard (Vincent Macaigne), one of his long-time authors - another work of autofiction recycling his love affair with a minor celebrity. Selena (Juliette Binoche), Alain’s wife, a famous stage actress, is of the opposite opinion.

PRIVATE LIFE (comedy) Director: Tamara Jenkins Writer: Tamara Jenkins Cast: Paul Giamatti, Kathryn Hahn, Kayli Carter A Sundance Film Festival selection A couple coping with infertility struggles to keep their marriage afloat as they navigate the world of assisted reproduction and adoption.

ROMA (drama) Director: Alfonso Cuarón Writer: Alfonso Cuarón Cast: Marina de Tavira, Yalitza Aparicio Winner, Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival; a Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival selection The most personal project to date from Academy Award®-winning director and writer Alfonso Cuarón, ROMA follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a young domestic worker for a family in Mexico City’s middle-class Roma neighborhood. Delivering an artful love letter to the women who raised him, Cuarón draws on his own childhood to create a vivid and emotional portrait of domestic strife and social hierarchy amidst Mexico’s political turmoil of the 1970s. ROMA marks Cuarón’s first project since the groundbreaking Gravity in 2013. (English subtitles) https://youtu.be/fp_i7cnOgbQ

SHOPLIFTERS (drama) Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Writer: Hirokazu Kore-eda Cast: Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Kilin Kiki, Kairi Jyo, Miyu Sasaki Winner Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival; a Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival selection After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the bonds that unite them… (English subtitles)

THE FAVOURITE (drama) Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Writer: Cast: Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Colman Winner Grand Special Jury Prize and The Volpi Cup for Best Actress, Olivia Colman, Venice Film Festival Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to fill in as theQueen’s companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way.

THE GRIEF OF OTHERS (drama) Director: Patrick Wang Writer: Patrick Wang, based on the novel by Leah Hager Cohen Cast: Rachel Dratch, Mike Faist, Sonya Harum, Oona Laurence, Wendy Moniz, Jeremy Shinder, Trever St. John Based on Leah Hager Cohen’s critically acclaimed novel, a family struggles with a tragic loss when an unexpected visitor arrives. She stirs the pain of past betrayals but might also offer an unforeseen gift: a way out of their isolating grief. https://vimeo.com/286175489

THE GUILTY (drama) Director: Gustav Möller Writer: Gustav Möller, Emil Nygaard Albertsen Cast: Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Olsen, Jacob Hauberg Lohmann, Katinka Evers-Jahnsen, Jeanette Lindbæk, Simon Bennebjerg, Laura Bro, Morten Suurballe, Guuled Abdi Youssef, Caroline Løppke, Peter Christoffersen, Nicolai Wendelbo, Mort Winner at Sundance and Rotterdam Film Festivals This riveting Scandinavian thriller centers around police officer Asger Holm (Jakob Cedergren) demoted to desk work. He expects a sleepy beat as an emergency dispatcher, but instead must race against time when he answers a panicked phone call from a kidnapped woman who then disconnects abruptly. Asger, confined to the police station, is forced to use others as his eyes and ears as the severity of the crime slowly becomes more clear. The search to find the missing woman and her assailant will take every bit of his intuition and skill, as a ticking clock and his own personal demons conspire against him. In Danish with English subtitles.

THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN (dramedy) Director: David Lowery Writer: David Lowery Cast: Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Isiah Whitlock Jr., John David Washington, with Tom Waits and Sissy Spacek A Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival selection THE OLD MAN & THE GUN is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek), who loves him in spite of his chosen profession. This will mark Robert Redford’s final performance.

THE SISTERS BROTHERS (comedy) Director: Jacques Audiard Writer: Jacques Audiard, based on the novel by Patrick deWitt Cast: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Carol Kane Winner Best Director and Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival and a Toronto International Film Festival selection From acclaimed director Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet), and based on the novel by Patrick deWitt, THE SISTERS BROTHERS is a reimagining of the cinematic Western as a dangerous, witty, and emotionally cathartic exploration of what it means to be a man. It is 1851, and Charlie and Eli Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly) are both brothers and assassins, boys grown to men in a savage and hostile world. They have blood on their hands and they know no state of existence other than being gunmen. The older of the two, introspective Eli (Reilly) rides hard with his younger sibling yet dares to dream of a normal life. The younger of the two, hard-drinking Charlie (Phoenix) has taken charge with gusto as lead man on the duo’s assignments. The Sisters brothers find themselves on a journey through the Northwest and eventually, the Gold Rush land of California — a journey that will test the deadly family ties that bind. But, can it also be the path to rediscovering what remains of their humanity?

THEY’LL LOVE ME WHEN I’M DEAD (documentary) Director: Morgan Neville Writer: Cast: Orson Welles, Alan Cumming A Venice Film Festival selection This engaging documentary explores Orson Welles’s unfinished film, “The Other Side of the Wind,” which he worked on for a decade before his death.

WHAT THEY HAD (drama) Director: Elizabeth Chomko Writer: Elizabeth Chomko Cast: Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Blythe Danner A Toronto International Film Festival selection. From first-time writer/director Elizabeth Chomko, WHAT THEY HAD centers on a family in crisis. Bridget (Hilary Swank) returns home to Chicago at her brother’s (Michael Shannon) urging to deal with her ailing mother (Blythe Danner) and her father’s (Robert Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=1kBGxsyp__o

WILDLIFE (drama) Director: Paul Dano Writer: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Richard Ford Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould, Bill Camp A Sundance Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival selection 14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry—a housewife and a golf pro—in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job—and his sense of purpose—he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves. Suddenly forced into the role of an adult, Joe witnesses his mother’s struggle as she tries to keep her head above water.

Seminars

Join us for seminars on the art and business of filmmaking. Both are non-ticketed events.

Saturday, October 6th at 9:00 a.m.: The Art of Screenwriting, hosted by Chris Bergoch (The Florida Project)

Saturday, October 6th 11:00 a.m: Tax Incentives, What Does It Do?