Schedule Of Events

October 17 2024

6:00 pm - BLACK DOG

In the leadup to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a ex-con with a target on his back is tasked with cleaning up his hometown, now overrun with wild dogs, only to bond with an elusive stray who is suspected of being rabid.
Director: HU GUAN
Runtime: 110 min
Film Society Center

6:15pm - GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS

At a strict Indian boarding school, rule-abiding Mirabai is torn between duty and desire when a charming new student stirs powerful feelings. Her traditional mother’s disapproval only deepens the conflict in this tender coming-of-age story.
Director: SHUCHI TALATI
Runtime: 118 min
Film Society Bourse

6:00pm,8:30pm - RUMOURS

A hilariously inept group of world leaders assembles for the annual G7 summit, only to encounter an increasingly bizarre series of occurrences in this absurdist, apocalyptic satire from a trio of directors including Canadian auteur Guy Maddin.
Director: GUY MADDIN, EVAN JOHNSON, GALEN JOHNSON
Runtime: 103 min
Film Society Bourse

8:45pm - SCORCHED EARTH

A seemingly straightforward art heist goes thrillingly off the rails for a hardened thief and his crew in this expertly paced, minimalistic neo-noir from German director Thomas Arslan.
Director: THOMAS ARSLAN
Runtime: 101 min
Film Society Bourse

8:15pm - SEPTEMBER 5

Opening Night Film & Party - This taut, thought-provoking historical thriller takes viewers behind the scenes as a TV news team scrambles to cover the unfolding hostage situation at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Director: TIM FEHLBAUM
Runtime: 94 min
Film Society Center

October 18 2024

6:30pm - ANORA

FRIDAY 10/18 | 6:30 PM | Badge and Rush Line Only -Tickets are still available for SATURDAY 10/19 - Winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or, Sean Baker’s giddy, fast-paced comedy features a star-making performance from Mikey Madison as a Brooklyn sex worker in a whirlwind romance with a Russian oligarch’s son. Presented on 35mm.
Director: SEAN BAKER
Runtime: 138 min
Film Society Center

12:00pm - ARMAND

By turns controlled and audacious, this riveting chamber drama features a breathtaking performance from Norwegian star Renate Reinsve as a mother whose young son is accused of an unspeakable crime.
Director: HALFDAN ULLMANN TØNDEL
Runtime: 116 min
Film Society East

5:00pm - BEN AND SUZANNE, A REUNION IN 4 PARTS

Defying genre conventions at every turn, U.S. filmmaker Shaun Seneviratne goes abroad to Sri Lanka with his charming and sweet (un)romantic comedy about an American couple's reunion and their increasingly feeble attempts at rekindling.
Director: SHAUN SENEVIRATNE
Runtime: 110 min
Film Society Bourse

9:30pm - BIRDEATER

A bachelor party goes terrifyingly off the rails, threatening to unravel the relationship between a bride-to-be and her fiancé in this brilliant, nerve-rattling takedown of toxic masculinity.
Director: JACK CLARK, JIM WEIR
Runtime: 113 min
Film Society East

4:00pm - BOUND IN HEAVEN

In this stunning, seedy, passionate love story, a woman in an unhappy marriage and a terminally ill man embark on a transformative, yet tragic, affair that dangerously reignites the missing spark in their lives.
Runtime: 109 min
Director: HUO XIN
Film Society Center

7:30pm - DANIELA FOREVER

After his girlfriend dies, a grieving man joins a clinical trial that lets him reconnect with her through lucid dreams. But as fantasy and reality blur, he's trapped by the past, leading to a haunting exploration of grief and obsession.
Director: NACHO VIGALONDO
Runtime: 118 min
Film Society Bourse

7:00pm - 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

9:45pm - ESCAPE FROM THE 21ST CENTURY

A mind-melting and frenetic, time-travel-by-sneeze adventure set 3,000 light-years away finds three best friends discovering they have the ability to save their future selves from a life that ***** in this heartfelt and delirious martial arts extravaganza.
Director: YANG LI
Runtime: 98 min
Film Society Center

2:30pm - GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS

At a strict Indian boarding school, rule-abiding Mirabai is torn between duty and desire when a charming new student stirs powerful feelings. Her traditional mother’s disapproval only deepens the conflict in this tender coming-of-age story.
Director: SHUCHI TALATI
Runtime: 118 min
Film Society East

2:45pm - LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM

A selection of narrative and documentary short films.
Runtime: 90 min
Film Society Bourse

12:00pm - SANTOSH

Newly widowed Santosh finds herself inheriting her late husband’s position as a constable and quickly becomes entangled in a new case after a young girl is murdered in this seering Indian mystery.
Director: SANDHYA SURI
Runtime: 128 min
Film Society Bourse

5:00pm - THE KINGDOM

Set in 1990s Corsica, The Kingdom looks at the world of organized crime through the eyes of a 15-year-old girl whose close relationship with her father is eclipsed by the mounting violence surrounding him and his inner circle.
Director: JULIEN COLONNA
Runtime: 108 min
Film Society East

7:30pm - THE KNIFE

Nnamdi Asomugha co-wrote, directed, and stars in this searing, anxiety-inducing thriller about a Black family whose lives are turned upside down over the course of a night by a home invasion and its aftermath.
Director: NNAMDI ASOMUGHA
Runtime: 82 min
Film Society East

4:30pm - THE LEGEND OF THE VAGABOND QUEEN OF LAGOS

With her home at risk of government-sanctioned demolition, a young mother with aspirations of changing her son’s life stumbles upon a life-changing amount of money, putting her values and devotion to community to the ultimate test.
Director: THE AGBAJOWO COLLECTIVE
Runtime: 101 min
Film Society East

9:45pm - THE QUIET ONES

Once-promising boxer Kasper is ****** into orchestrating the largest heist in Denmark’s history, but a growing conflict with his criminal partners, his rapidly disintegrating family life, and his own moral uncertainty jeopardizes the incredible feat in this moody thriller.
Director: FREDERIK LOUIS HVIID
Runtime: 110 min
Film Society East

5:15pm - THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT

This gripping study of the political gambles of the Bush ‘89 campaign that reshaped America’s climate future uses rare archival materials to reveal how corporate interests overpowered scientific warnings, setting the stage for today’s climate crisis.
Director: BONNI COHEN, JON SHENK, PEDRO KOS
Runtime: 96 min
Film Society Bourse

2:15pm - TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER

Photographer Joel Meyerowitz and writer Maggie Barrett lead this unflinching and meditative documentary about the complexities of marriage and companionship amid the tumultuous waves of life, creativity, and aging.
Director: MANON OUIMET, JACOB PERLMUTTER
Runtime: 100 min
Film Society East

10:15pm - VULCANIZADORA

Two troubled men embark on an enigmatic trek through the woods of Michigan bound by an unknown pact in filmmaker and star Joel Potrykus’ latest DIY feature that deftly balances cringe-inducing, hilarious monotony with deeply unsettling revelations.
Director: JOEL POTRYKUS
Runtime: 90 min
Fri, Oct 18
Film Society Bourse

12:15pm - WE WERE DANGEROUS

In the conformist world of 1950s New Zealand, a group of fiery teenagers find themselves shackled by the stifling rules of a reform school for delinquent girls and must rely on their wits and defiance to endure.
Director: JOSEPHINE STEWART-TE WHIU
Runtime: 83 min
Film Society East

12:30pm - WHO BY FIRE

A teenager joins his friend’s family on a vacation to a remote lodge owned by a film director he idolizes. The trip soon develops a tense atmosphere as the unhealthy dynamic between the adults becomes clear.
Director: PHILIPPE LESAGE
Runtime: 161 min
Film Society Bourse

October 19 2024

12:30pm - ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

Payal Kapadia's dreamy, sensuous Cannes prize-winner follows the emotional journeys of two women as they search for intimacy and connection amid the bustling urban sprawl of Mumbai.
Director: PAYAL KAPADIA
Runtime: 118 min
Film Society East

6:00pm - ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM

A selection of animated short films made for mature audiences.
Runtime: 90 min
Film Society East

12:00pm - ANORA

FRIDAY 10/18 | 6:30 PM | Badge and Rush Line Only -Tickets are still available for SATURDAY 10/19 - Winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or, Sean Baker’s giddy, fast-paced comedy features a star-making performance from Mikey Madison as a Brooklyn sex worker in a whirlwind romance with a Russian oligarch’s son. Presented on 35mm.
Director: SEAN BAKER
Runtime: 138 min
Film Society Center

8:30pm - ANTIDOTE

Following three men who have paid the price for uncovering the Russian government’s crimes, this harrowing documentary highlights the draconian methods of Putin’s regime and the bravery of his critics.
Director: JAMES JONES
Runtime: 89 min
Film Society Bourse

12:00pm - BEN AND SUZANNE, A REUNION IN 4 PARTS

Defying genre conventions at every turn, U.S. filmmaker Shaun Seneviratne goes abroad to Sri Lanka with his charming and sweet (un)romantic comedy about an American couple's reunion and their increasingly feeble attempts at rekindling.
Director: SHAUN SENEVIRATNE
Runtime: 110 min
Film Society Bourse

10:15pm - CLOUD

Back in his classic form, Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa returns with a genre-bending story of a successful internet reseller on the cusp of settling into a quiet, domestic life who becomes the target of a litany of mysterious attacks.
Director: KIYOSHI KUROSAWA
Runtime: 124 min
Film Society Center

8:15pm - DEVO

New wave legends Devo receive an affectionate tribute in this entertaining and enlightening account of their remarkable path from art-rock agitators to unlikely pop stars.
Director: CHRIS SMITH
Runtime: 94 min
Film Society East

4:45pm - 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

12:15pm - EEPHUS

In a small New England town, a group of amateur baseball players assembles for one last game before their local baseball field’s destruction in this gentle, melancholy debut from Carson Lund.
Director: CARSON LUND
Runtime: 99 min
Film Society Bourse

5:00pm - EVERY LITTLE THING

This heart-wrenching and beautifully uplifting documentary follows Terry Masear, a woman living in Hollywood who has dedicated her life to rescuing and rehabilitating injured hummingbirds.
Director: SALLY AITKEN
Runtime: 93 min
Film Society Bourse

10:00am - FLOW

When a devastating flood destroys his home, a solitary cat's only hope is a boat filled with eclectic animals. Together, they must navigate their differences and a world transformed by water in this visually stunning animated adventure.
Director: GINTS ZILBALODIS
Runtime: 85 min
Film Society Center

2:45pm - GRAND THEFT HAMLET

Two out-of-work actors attempt to stage The Bard’s Hamlet entirely inside the wildly unpredictable and violent digital world of Grand Theft Auto in this innovative, poignant, and thrilling documentary.
Director: SAM CRANE, PINNY GRYLLS
Runtime: 89 min
Film Society East

3:00pm - I'M STILL HERE

Walter Salles returns to his native Brazil for the first time in 16 years with the deeply personal true story of a woman fighting against the injustices of the military dictatorship after her husband’s disappearance.
Director: WALTER SALLES
Runtime: 136 min
Film Society East

10:30pm - NIGHT CALL

As Black Lives Matter protesters clash with the police on the streets of Brussels, a Black student moonlighting as a locksmith responds to a job that sparks a wild, one-night descent into the criminal underworld.
Director: MICHIEL BLANCHART
Runtime: 91 min
Film Society Bourse

9:30pm - OMAR AND CEDRIC: IF THIS EVER GETS WEIRD

An electrifying, unconventional band doc composed entirely from intimate archive footage about the eccentric creative soulmates behind At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta as they trace their roots, reject fame, and revolutionize music forever.
Director: NICOLAS JACK DAVIES
Runtime: 127 min
Film Society East

6:15pm - THE BRUTALIST

Brady Corbet’s sweeping American epic stars Adrien Brody as a Hungarian Holocaust survivor on a decades-long quest to realize an ambitious architectural work for a wealthy American patron. Presented on 35mm.
Director: BRADY CORBET
Runtime: 215 min
Film Society Center

7:00pm - THE LEGEND OF THE VAGABOND QUEEN OF LAGOS

With her home at risk of government-sanctioned demolition, a young mother with aspirations of changing her son’s life stumbles upon a life-changing amount of money, putting her values and devotion to community to the ultimate test.
Director: THE AGBAJOWO COLLECTIVE
Runtime: 101 min
Film Society East

10:30pm - THE SECOND ACT

As David attempts to pass his newest girlfriend off to his friend Willy, the unaware Florence eagerly anticipates introducing him to her father. When the four of them meet up at a restaurant in the middle of nowhere, the highly unexpected ensues…
Director: QUENTIN DUPIEUX
Runtime: 80 min
Film Society East

October 20 2024

12:00pm - A REAL PAIN at Film Society East

Badge and Rush Line Only | In this witty, moving road movie, Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play odd couple cousins who reconnect for a pilgrimage to the Polish homeland of their late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor.
Director: JESSE EISENBERG
Runtime: 89 min

12:00pm - AN UNFINISHED FILM

A filmmaker and his team unearth deserted footage from a project dating back a decade. They embark on a journey to finish it only to find themselves amid chaos as the beginnings of a global lockdown ensue.
Director: LOU YE
Runtime: 107 min
Film Society Bourse

5:45pm - ARMAND

By turns controlled and audacious, this riveting chamber drama features a breathtaking performance from Norwegian star Renate Reinsve as a mother whose young son is accused of an unspeakable crime.
Director: HALFDAN ULLMANN TØNDEL
Runtime: 116 min
Film Society East

4:00pm - 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

6:00pm - DAHOMEY

Winner of the Golden Bear at this year's Berlin Film Festival, Mati Diop's unconventional documentary tracks the repatriation of 26 looted artifacts from the West African Kingdom of Dahomey.
Director: MATI DIOP
Runtime: 67 min
Film Society Bourse

10:00am - DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS

An intimate look at the legendary songwriter behind hits like "Because You Loved Me" and "I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing." With celebrity interviews and behind-the-scenes access, it delves into Diane Warren’s creative process and unique life.
Director: BESS KARGMAN
Runtime: 92 min
Film Society East

6:30pm - HARD TRUTHS

Mike Leigh reunites with Secrets & Lies actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste for this biting, darkly funny, and deeply compassionate drama about a cantankerous woman and her long-suffering family.
Director: MIKE LEIGH
Runtime: 97 min
Film Society East

2:30pm - NICKEL BOYS

Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this deeply immersive, formally daring historical drama follows two Black teenagers who forge a powerful connection inside an abusive reform school in 1960s Florida.
Director: RAMELL ROSS
Runtime: 140 min
Film Society Center

2:30pm - NO OTHER LAND

A young Palestinian activist living in the occupied West Bank documents the systematic dismantlement of his community and the forced eviction of his family in this devastating and vital documentary
Director: BASEL ADRA, HAMDAN BALLAL, YUVAL ABRAHAM, RACHEL SZOR
Runtime: 95 min
Film Society Bourse

8:00pm - SISTER MIDNIGHT

When an arranged marriage leaves a misanthropic housewife in a hellish prison of coupledom, her most animalistic urges begin to surface in this irreverent, pitch-black comedy.
Director: KARAN KANDHARI
Runtime: 110 min
Film Society Bourse

10:15am - THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

After spending 14 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Edmond Dantès embarks on a meticulously crafted journey of vengeance in this sweeping and epic retelling of the beloved novel.
Director: ALEXANDRE DE LA PATELLIÈRE, MATTHIEU DELAPORTE
Runtime: 178 min
Film Society East

8:45pm - THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE

Devoid of any color or hope, Magnus von Horn’s Cannes Competition entry is a fantastical Gothic nightmare that follows a downtrodden woman who finds herself in the employment of a mysterious, altruistic candy store owner with an underground practice of helping women relocate unwanted infants.
Director: MAGNUS VON HORN
Runtime: 115 min
Film Society East

5:45pm - THE LAST REPUBLICAN

Following former congressman Adam Kinzinger throughout the final year of his term, the insightful and often hilarious doc tracks a conservative politician’s journey that made him a pariah within his party for speaking out against Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection.
Director: STEVE PINK
Runtime: 88 min
Film Society Bourse

12:15pm - THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN

When parents lose their 25-year-old son to a degenerative disease, they mourn the life he never lived—until discovering that he thrived as his alter ego in the online game World of Warcraft, forming deep connections and a lasting legacy.
Director: BENJAMIN REE
Runtime: 104 min
Sun, Oct 20
Film Society Bourse

October 21 2024

6:30pm - A TRAVELER'S NEEDS

Isabelle Huppert stars as a quietly eccentric woman who takes unorthodox measures to teach two South Korean women French in Hong Sang-soo's newest enigmatic, lived-in dramedy.
Director: HONG SANG-SOO
Runtime: 90 min
Film Society East

8:30pm - BLACK DOG

In the leadup to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a ex-con with a target on his back is tasked with cleaning up his hometown, now overrun with wild dogs, only to bond with an elusive stray who is suspected of being rabid.
Director: HU GUAN
Runtime: 110 min
Film Society Bourse

6:00pm - CONCLAVE

Ralph Fiennes stars as a cardinal who must navigate both spiritual and worldly concerns when he's tasked with leading the next papal election in this twisty, wickedly entertaining thriller.
Director: EDWARD BERGER
Runtime: 120 min
Film Society Center

3:15pm - DANIELA FOREVER

After his girlfriend dies, a grieving man joins a clinical trial that lets him reconnect with her through lucid dreams. But as fantasy and reality blur, he's trapped by the past, leading to a haunting exploration of grief and obsession.
Director: NACHO VIGALONDO
Runtime: 118 min
Film Society Bourse

8:45pm - DEAD TALENTS SOCIETY

In this imaginative and bloody hilarious frightfest, a newbie ghost must partner with a washed-up diva and her pop-star-turned-ghost agent to win the coveted Golden Ghost Award or the once-glamorous spirit will cease to exist.
Director: JOHN HSU
Runtime: 110 min
Film Society East

3:00pm- NO OTHER LAND

A young Palestinian activist living in the occupied West Bank documents the systematic dismantlement of his community and the forced eviction of his family in this devastating and vital documentary
Director: BASEL ADRA, HAMDAN BALLAL, YUVAL ABRAHAM, RACHEL SZOR
Runtime: 95 min
Film Society Bourse

8:30pm - OMAR AND CEDRIC: IF THIS EVER GETS WEIRD

An electrifying, unconventional band doc composed entirely from intimate archive footage about the eccentric creative soulmates behind At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta as they trace their roots, reject fame, and revolutionize music forever.
Director: NICOLAS JACK DAVIES
Runtime: 127 min
Film Society East

6:00pm - PEACOCK

Matthias helps run a lucrative rent-a-friend agency, offering made-to-order companionship for all situations. When his girlfriend suddenly dumps him, it triggers an absurd series of events that leaves Matthias questioning everything.
Director: BERNHARD WENGER
Runtime: 102 min
Film Society Bourse

6:15pm - SEPARATED

The great Errol Morris returns with a furious indictment of one of the cruelest chapters in recent American history: the Trump administration’s policy of family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Director: ERROL MORRIS
Runtime: 93 min
Film Society East

12:45pm - THE BLACK SEA

When he lands in Bulgaria to find his expected host dead, a directionless dreamer from Brooklyn is forced to search for purpose and forge new connections in a remote village in this heartfelt dramedy.
Director: DERRICK B. HARDEN, CRYSTAL MOSELLE
Runtime: 93 min
Film Society Bourse

8:15pm - VULCANIZADORA

Two troubled men embark on an enigmatic trek through the woods of Michigan bound by an unknown pact in filmmaker and star Joel Potrykus’ latest DIY feature that deftly balances cringe-inducing, hilarious monotony with deeply unsettling revelations.
Director: JOEL POTRYKUS
Runtime: 90 min
Film Society Bourse

October 22 2024

1:00pm - BABY

After release from juvenile detention, a young man finds himself alone on the streets of São Paulo, desperate to survive and unable to locate his family until an alluring stranger pulls him into the dangerous world of sex work in this engrossing drama.
Director: MARCELO CAETANO
Runtime: 106 min
Film Society Bourse

8:45pm - DESERT ROAD

After a car crash in the middle of nowhere, a fledgling photographer finds herself trapped in a loop that she may never escape in this inventive mystery.
Director: SHANNON TRIPLETT
Runtime: 90 min
Film Society East

6:15pm - FILMADELPHIA SHORTS PROGRAM

A selection of locally made short films.
Runtime: 90 min
Film Society Center

3:15pm - MEN OF WAR

This explosive, stranger-than-fiction documentary profiles the man behind Operation Gideon, a failed attempt by American-trained mercenaries to overthrow the Venezuelan government.
Director: BILLY CORBEN, JEN GATIEN
Runtime: 103 min
Film Society Bourse

8:30pm - NIGHT CALL

As Black Lives Matter protesters clash with the police on the streets of Brussels, a Black student moonlighting as a locksmith responds to a job that sparks a wild, one-night descent into the criminal underworld.
Director: MICHIEL BLANCHART
Runtime: 91 min
Film Society Bourse

6:30pm - SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE

Cillian Murphy delivers a brilliantly understated performance in this quietly moving drama about a man caught between his faith and his conscience when he becomes aware of abuses within his village’s convent.
Director: TIM MIELANTS
Runtime: 97 min
Film Society East

8:00pm - THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME

During the Christmas season of 1989, Romanian bureaucrats and citizens alike intertwine as they fumble their way toward revolution in Bogdan Mur?anu's award-winning satire.
Director: BOGDAN MURESANU
Runtime: 138 min
Film Society Bourse

6:00pm - THE ROOM NEXT DOOR

With his first English-language feature, Pedro Almodóvar merges the captivating star power of Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton for an exquisite exploration of devotion, regret, and mortality.
Director: PEDRO ALMODÓVAR
Runtime: 106 min
Film Society East

8:30pm - THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

Mohammad Rasoulof's daring social thriller follows the dissolution of a middle-class Iranian family when a patriarch’s new government job brings him into conflict with his family.
Director: MOHAMMAD RASOULOF
Runtime: 167 min
Tue, Oct 22
Film Society East

3:45pm - VERMIGLIO

In the secluded mountain village of Vermiglio, the blossoming romance between the daughter of a schoolteacher and a young Sicilian soldier triggers a chain of events that will irreversibly transform their tight-knit community.
Director: MAURA DELPERO
Runtime: 119 min
Film Society Bourse

1:45pm - WE WERE DANGEROUS

In the conformist world of 1950s New Zealand, a group of fiery teenagers find themselves shackled by the stifling rules of a reform school for delinquent girls and must rely on their wits and defiance to endure.
Director: JOSEPHINE STEWART-TE WHIU
Runtime: 83 min
Film Society Bourse

October 23 2024

6:00pm - ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

Payal Kapadia's dreamy, sensuous Cannes prize-winner follows the emotional journeys of two women as they search for intimacy and connection amid the bustling urban sprawl of Mumbai.
Director: PAYAL KAPADIA
Runtime: 118 min
Film Society East

8:15pm - APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS

In this follow-up to Oscar nominee The Edge of Democracy, Petra Costa revisits Brazil’s turbulent political climate with this harrowing look at the all-too-relevant the rise of Christian nationalism as it relates to politics.
Director: PETRA COSTA
Runtime: 110 min
Film Society Bourse

8:30pm - BETTER MAN

Giving the musician biopic a much-needed jolt of uniqueness, this rousing portrait of British pop icon Robbie Williams is as unpredictable as its larger-than-life subject.
Director: MICHAEL GRACEY
Runtime: 134 min
Film Society Center

12:00pm - FREEDOM WAY

The boycott of a start-up triggers a chain of events intertwining the worlds of individuals from radically different class enclaves in Afolab Olalekani's striking feature directorial debut.
Director: AFOLABI OLALEKAN
Runtime: 83 min
Film Society Bourse

2:30pm - SUBURBAN FURY

Nearly 50 years after she attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford, Sara Jane Moore tells her own strange, gripping story in this engrossing documentary portrait.
Director: ROBINSON DEVOR
Runtime: 115 min
Film Society Bourse

3:30pm - 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 Bourse

8:30pm - THE BLACK SEA

When he lands in Bulgaria to find his expected host dead, a directionless dreamer from Brooklyn is forced to search for purpose and forge new connections in a remote village in this heartfelt dramedy.
Director: DERRICK B. HARDEN, CRYSTAL MOSELLE
Runtime: 93 min
Film Society Bourse

6:15pm - THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE

Devoid of any color or hope, Magnus von Horn’s Cannes Competition entry is a fantastical Gothic nightmare that follows a downtrodden woman who finds herself in the employment of a mysterious, altruistic candy store owner with an underground practice of helping women relocate unwanted infants.
Director: MAGNUS VON HORN
Runtime: 115 min
Film Society East

1:15pm - THE PHILLY SOUND…HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD

This engrossing, toe-tapping documentary tracks the story of the legendary Sigma Sound Studios, birthplace of the lush “Philadelphia Sound” that defined decades of American R&B and soul music.
Director: BILL NICOLETTI
Runtime: 82 min
Film Society Bourse

8:45pm - THE RULE OF JENNY PEN

Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow shine in this deliciously nasty thriller about a former judge confined to an eldercare facility, where a sadistic, hand-puppet-wielding resident seems to be violently ruling over the inhabitants.
Director: JAMES ASHCROFT
Runtime: 103 min
Film Society East

6:00pm - UNSTOPPABLE

The remarkable true story of Anthony Robles, a determined wrestler born with one leg, who overcame myriad personal challenges through the unwavering support of his mother, coaches, and teammates to become a national champion.
Director: WILLIAM GOLDENBERG
Runtime: 116 min
Film Society Center

October 24 2024

8:00pm - AFTER HOURS SHORTS PROGRAM

A selection of odd, eerie, thrilling and downright weird short films.
Runtime: 90 min
Film Society Bourse

8:15pm - AN UNFINISHED FILM

A filmmaker and his team unearth deserted footage from a project dating back a decade. They embark on a journey to finish it only to find themselves amid chaos as the beginnings of a global lockdown ensue.
Director: LOU YE
Runtime: 107 min
Film Society East

6:15pm - 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

8:30pm - FREEDOM WAY

The boycott of a start-up triggers a chain of events intertwining the worlds of individuals from radically different class enclaves in Afolab Olalekani's striking feature directorial debut.
Director: AFOLABI OLALEKAN
Runtime: 83 min
Film Society Bourse

6:00pm - MEMOIR OF A SNAIL

After a profound loss, a woman embarks on a darkly humorous and moving journey of self-reflection, confronting a lifetime of pain, hoarding, and disappointment. Along the way, she discovers hope and transformation despite life’s hardships in this unconventional animated film from the mind behind Mary and Max.
Director: ADAM ELLIOT
Runtime: 95 min
Film Society East

1:30pm - MY FAVOURITE CAKE

Two lonely 70-somethings adrift in Tehran find companionship and the potential for romance over the course of an eventful evening in this quietly emotional two-hander.
Director: MARYAM MOGHADDAM, BEHTASH SANAEEHA
Runtime: 96 min
Film Society Bourse

6:00pm - SEW TORN

A desperate seamstress stumbles upon a briefcase full of cash. With nothing left to lose, she takes it, triggering a chaotic chain of events, where every decision leads her down an unpredictable—and often dangerous—path.
Director: FREDDY MACDONALD
Runtime: 95 min
Film Society Bourse

6:15pm - THE LAST SHOWGIRL

Pamela Anderson gives a career-defining performance as a Las Vegas showgirl forced to reckon with the parts of life she’s swept under the rug for decades when her floor show closes after 30 years.
Director: GIA COPPOLA
Runtime: 86 min
Film Society Center

8:30pm - THE ORDER

In this eerily relevant historical thriller based on a true story, a magnetic Jude Law plays an FBI agent investigating a homegrown, racist terrorist organization in the early 1980s.
Director: JUSTIN KURZEL
Runtime: 114 min
Film Society Center

8:45pm - THE SECOND ACT

As David attempts to pass his newest girlfriend off to his friend Willy, the unaware Florence eagerly anticipates introducing him to her father. When the four of them meet up at a restaurant in the middle of nowhere, the highly unexpected ensues…
Director: QUENTIN DUPIEUX
Runtime: 80 min
Film Society East

October 25 2024

2:45pm - ANTIDOTE

Following three men who have paid the price for uncovering the Russian government’s crimes, this harrowing documentary highlights the draconian methods of Putin's regime and the bravery of his critics.
Director: JAMES JONES
Runtime: 89 min
Film Society Bourse

7:15pm - BABY

After release from juvenile detention, a young man finds himself alone on the streets of São Paulo, desperate to survive and unable to locate his family until an alluring stranger pulls him into the dangerous world of sex work in this engrossing drama.
Director: MARCELO CAETANO
Runtime: 106 min
Film Society East

6:30pm - DEVO

New wave legends Devo receive an affectionate tribute in this entertaining and enlightening account of their remarkable path from art-rock agitators to unlikely pop stars.
Director: CHRIS SMITH
Runtime: 94 min
Film Society East

4:45pm - ERNEST COLE: LOST AND FOUND

This poetic documentary traces the life of South African photographer Ernest Cole, whose work bravely exposing the brutal realities of apartheid led him into years of exile and obscurity.
Director: RAOUL PECK
Runtime: 106 min
Film Society Bourse

3:45pm - SANTOSH

Newly widowed Santosh finds herself inheriting her late husband’s position as a constable and quickly becomes entangled in a new case after a young girl is murdered in this seering Indian mystery.
Director: SANDHYA SURI
Runtime: 128 min
Film Society East

8:45pm - THE KINGDOM

Set in 1990s Corsica, The Kingdom looks at the world of organized crime through the eyes of a 15-year-old girl whose close relationship with her father is eclipsed by the mounting violence surrounding him and his inner circle.
Director: JULIEN COLONNA
Runtime: 108 min
Film Society East

9:00pm - THE PHILLY SOUND…HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD

This engrossing, toe-tapping documentary tracks the story of the legendary Sigma Sound Studios, birthplace of the lush “Philadelphia Sound” that defined decades of American R&B and soul music.
Director: BILL NICOLETTI
Runtime: 82 min
Film Society Center

2:30pm - THE QUIET ONES

Once-promising boxer Kasper is ****** into orchestrating the largest heist in Denmark’s history, but a growing conflict with his criminal partners, his rapidly disintegrating family life, and his own moral uncertainty jeopardizes the incredible feat in this moody thriller.
Director: FREDERIK LOUIS HVIID
Runtime: 110 min
Film Society Bourse

7:30pm - TRANSPLANT

When he's assigned to train under a feared older surgeon, a hardworking surgical resident must decide whether to prioritize his sanity or sacrifice himself in the name of single-minded ambition.
Director: JASON PARK
Runtime: 93 min
Film Society Bourse

7:15pm - 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 Bourse

October 26 2024

11:00am - A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH at Film Society Center

Powell and Pressburger's classic romantic fantasy stars David Niven as a lovestruck British pilot summoned to defend his right to live after he's mistakenly allowed to survive a plane crash. New 4K Restoration.
Director: MICHAEL POWELL, EMERIC PRESSBURGER
Runtime: 104 min

5:00pm - A TRAVELER'S NEEDS

Isabelle Huppert stars as a quietly eccentric woman who takes unorthodox measures to teach two South Korean women French in Hong Sang-soo's newest enigmatic, lived-in dramedy.
Director: HONG SANG-SOO
Runtime: 90 min
Film Society East

4:45pm - 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 Center

4:45pm - BOUND IN HEAVEN

In this stunning, seedy, passionate love story, a woman in an unhappy marriage and a terminally ill man embark on a transformative, yet tragic, affair that dangerously reignites the missing spark in their lives.
Runtime: 109 min
Director: HUO XIN
Film Society Bourse

5:45pm - EVERY LITTLE THING

This heart-wrenching and beautifully uplifting documentary follows Terry Masear, a woman living in Hollywood who has dedicated her life to rescuing and rehabilitating injured hummingbirds.
Director: SALLY AITKEN
Runtime: 93 min
Film Society Bourse

8:00pm - LIONS OF MESOPOTAMIA

This high-octane sports documentary follows the harrowing journey of the Iraqi National Football Team as the players embark on their most daunting challenge yet: competing for the 2007 Asian Cup amid the Iraq War.
Director: LUCIAN READ
Runtime: 86 min
Film Society Bourse

7:15pm - MEN OF WAR

This explosive, stranger-than-fiction documentary profiles the man behind Operation Gideon, a failed attempt by American-trained mercenaries to overthrow the Venezuelan government.
Director: BILLY CORBEN, JEN GATIEN
Runtime: 103 min
Film Society Bourse

7:00pm - PARIS, TEXAS

Titan of the New German Cinema Wim Wenders turned his focus to the American Southwest with this arthouse classic, which follows a mysterious drifter on a quest to reunite with his wife and son. New 4K Restoration.
Director: WIM WENDERS
Runtime: 147 min
Film Society Center

10:00pm - STREETS OF FIRE

Turning 40 this year, this unforgettable cult classic from legendary director Walter Hill takes us to “another time, another place” where a mercenary is hired to save his rock star ex-girlfriend from the violent biker gang that kidnapped her.
Director: WALTER HILL
Runtime: 93 min
Film Society Center

1:15pm - THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

After spending 14 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Edmond Dantès embarks on a meticulously crafted journey of vengeance in this sweeping and epic retelling of the beloved novel.
Director: ALEXANDRE DE LA PATELLIÈRE, MATTHIEU DELAPORTE
Runtime: 178 min
Film Society Center

2:45pm - THE LAST REPUBLICAN

Following former congressman Adam Kinzinger throughout the final year of his term, the insightful and often hilarious doc tracks a conservative politician’s journey that made him a pariah within his party for speaking out against Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection.
Director: STEVE PINK
Runtime: 88 min
Film Society Bourse

7:30pm - THE ROOM NEXT DOOR

With his first English-language feature, Pedro Almodóvar merges the captivating star power of Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton for an exquisite exploration of devotion, regret, and mortality.
Director: PEDRO ALMODÓVAR
Runtime: 106 min
Film Society East

12:00pm - WHO BY FIRE

A teenager joins his friend’s family on a vacation to a remote lodge owned by a film director he idolizes. The trip soon develops a tense atmosphere as the unhealthy dynamic between the adults becomes clear.
Director: PHILIPPE LESAGE
Runtime: 161 min
Film Society Bourse

October 27 2024

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

Date : OCTOBER 17-27 2024

Location:

Various Venues in Philadelphia

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