Schedule Of Events

3:15pm - ALPHA

The tension between a father and son comes to a head over the course of an increasingly perilous Alpine ski trip in this majestically photographed battle of egos.
Director: JAN-WILLEM VAN EWIJK
Runtime: 100 min
Film Society Bourse

1:00pm - BIRD

Andrea Arnold's (Fish Tank, American Honey) stunning new feature follows Bailey, a 12-year-old desparately doign what she can to protect herself and her siblings from domestic violence and neglect. When she meets an enigmatic stranger named Bird, a glimmer of hope appears.
Director: ANDREA ARNOLD
Runtime: 119 min
Film Society East

5:30pm - CITIZEN GEORGE

This fascinating and inspirational documentary tracks the life and work of Philly-based Quaker activist George Lakey, whose message of nonviolent social change remains more vital and resonant than ever.
Director: GLENN A. HOLSTEN
Runtime: 99 min
Film Society East

8:00pm - DREAMING OF YOU

In search of a cure for his nighttime struggles, a young man enrolls in a sleep study and crosses paths with an enigmatic fellow participant who brings unexpected romance and her own personal woes into his already complicated life.
Director: JACK MCCAFFERTY
Runtime: 95 min
Film Society East

3:00pm - DYING

Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, Matthias Glasner’s much-lauded dramedy is an intimate epic delving into the twisted dynamics of a highly dysfunctional German family.
Director: MATTHIAS GLASNER
Runtime: 185 min
Film Society Bourse

8:15pm - LA COCINA

Comedy, chaos, and cooking set the tone of this stylish restaurant drama, which follows a diverse band of kitchen staff as they push through the pressure of the lunch hour while grappling with the weight of their personal lives.
Director: ALONSO RUIZPALACIOS
Runtime: 138 min
Film Society East

12:30pm - MISTRESS DISPELLER

This stunningly intimate documentary follows a woman, her husband, his mistress, and a professional “mistress dispeller” who’s been hired to repair the fractured marriage through unconventional means.
Director: ELIZABETH LO
Runtime: 94 min
Film Society East

5:00pm - PAVEMENTS

The destined pairing of director Alex Ross Perry with the de facto torchbearers of ’90s indie rock, Pavement, is a postmodern cacophony of musicals, dramatizations, and high-art gallery shows all in tribute to the greatest slacker band in history and the unexpected mythology surrounding them.
Director: ALEX ROSS PERRY
Runtime: 128 min
Film Society Center

10:15am - SUPERBOYS OF MALEGAON

Based on an inspiring true story, this crowd-pleasing comedy follows a young aspiring filmmaker and his buddies as they attempt to remake a Bollywood classic using local talent from their hometown.
Director: REEMA KAGTI
Runtime: 127 min
Film Society East

8:15pm - WAKE IN FRIGHT

One of the high points of the Australian New Wave, this often talked about and rarely seen unsettling psychological thriller follows a schoolteacher’s shocking descent into drunken depravity after he’s stranded in a tiny Outback town. New 4K Restoration.
Director: TED KOTCHEFF
Runtime: 109 min
Film Society Bourse

3:00pm - ZURAWSKI V TEXAS

Following women denied life-saving care under strict Texas abortion laws as they face the state Supreme Court to restore their reproductive autonomy, this gripping documentary humanizes the dire impact of Roe v. Wade’s reversal.
Director: MAISIE CROW, ABBIE PERRAULT
Runtime: 98 min
Film Society East