USAFF55 is pleased to be a part of Arts Month! Dallas Arts Month was first launched as Dallas Arts Week in 2013. It is a city-wide celebration of Dallas arts and is held annually in the month of April. Arts Month is designed to build awareness and appreciation for the work of Dallas artists and organizations and foster creative learning and activity throughout the city. Residents and visitors are encouraged to participate in events and programming offered by art and cultural institutions from all disciplines

Schedule of Events:

Magic Farm
7:00pm
When A Misguided American Documentary Crew In Search Of Their Next Viral Segment Ends Up In The Wrong Town In Rural Argentina, Chaos Ensues. As They Collaborate With Locals To Fake A New Music Trend, Unexpected Relationships Form And An Unfolding Health Crisis Becomes Apparent. Amalia Ulman's Absurdist Comedy Stars Chloë Sevigny, Alex Wolff, Simon Rex, Joe Apollonio, Camila Del Campo, Amalia Ulman, And Valeria Lois. Magic Farm Will Be Released By Mubi On May 9th. 93mins.

On Swift Horses
7:00pm
Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) And Her Husband Lee (Will Poulter) Are Beginning A Bright New Life In California When He Returns From The Korean War. But Their Newfound Stability Is Upended By The Arrival Of Lee's Charismatic Brother, Julius (Jacob Elordi), A Wayward Gambler With A Secret Past. A Dangerous Love Triangle Quickly Forms. When Julius Takes Off In Search Of The Young Card Cheat He's Fallen For (Diego Calva), Muriel's Longing For Something More Propels Her Into A Secret Life Of Her Own, Gambling On Racehorses And Exploring A Love She Never Dreamed Possible. Directed By Daniel Minahan, With A Screenplay By Bryce Kass, Based On The Novel Of The Same Name By Shannon Pufahl, On Swift Horses Also Stars Sasha Calle, Kat Cunning And Don Swayze. The Film Will Be Released By Sony Pictures Classics On April 25th. 117mins.

Unbroken
The Feature Film Unbroken Will Be Preceded By The Short Film Watching Walter
7:00pm
The Daughter Of A Holocaust Survivor, Filmmaker Beth Lane, Embarks On An International Quest To Uncover Answers About The Plight Of Her Mother And Six Siblings Who Escaped Nazi Germany. The Powerful Documentary Chronicles The Seven Weber Siblings Who Evaded Certain Capture And Death, And Ultimately Escaped Nazi Germany Following Their Mother's Incarceration And Murder At Auschwitz. After Being Hidden In A Laundry Hut By A Benevolent Farmer, The Children Spent Two Years On Their Own In War Torn Germany. Emboldened By Their Father's Mandate That They Always Stay Together, The Children Used Their Own Cunning And Instincts To Fight Through Hunger, Loneliness, Rape, Bombings And Fear. Their Journey Culminates With A Painful Ultimatum, When, Separated From Their Father, They Are Told That They Must Declare Themselves As Orphans In Order To Escape To A New Life In America. Unbeknownst To Them, This Salvation Would Become What Would Finally Tear Them Apart, Not To Be Reunited For Another 40 Years. Unbroken Is Beth Lane's Feature Debut, Written By Lane And Aaron Soffin. Presented With Our Friends At 3 Stars Jewish Cinema. 96mins. In Attendance: Writer/Director/Producer Beth Lane.
The Program Will Be Followed By An On-Stage Conversation With Filmmaker Beth Lane Moderated By Stephen Tobolowsky. This Screening Is Made Possible By The Weber Family Arts Foundation.