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“JUPITER”
THE STORY – Newly elected French president Paul Archambault is called to Jupiter anti-atomic bunker located beneath the Élysée Palace to deal with an international crisis. The Russian president has been the victim of an assassination attempt, blames the Ukrainians and prepares to retaliate. Tension escalates and nuclear war looms: Paul Archambault and his political…
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“THE BASICS OF PHILOSOPHY”
THE STORY – A repressed philosophy professor grapples with lingering guilt over a decision from his past when the victim suddenly returns to his life. THE CAST – Jack Huston, Sofia Boutella, Daniel Zovatto, Bill Pullman, Dana Delany, Shiloh Fernandez & Karl Glusman THE TEAM – Paul Schrader (Director/Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 94 Minutes…
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“ONE MORE TIME”
THE STORY – Documentary following 90-year-old theater legend André Gregory and two longtime collaborators, Larry Pine and Gerry Bamman, as they film a reading of Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame” in Pine’s Long Island home, despite physical challenges. THE CAST – Gerry Bamman, André Gregory & Larry Pine THE TEAM – Cindy Kleine & André Gregory (Directors) THE…
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“MR. NELSON, DID YOU KILL PEOPLE?”
THE STORY – Allen Nelson was born into a poor family in New York and joined the Marine Corps at the age of 18 to escape discrimination and poverty. After serving at Camp Hansen in Okinawa, he was sent to the front lines of the Vietnam War in 1966, believing he could become a proud…
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“A PLACE TO HEAL”
THE STORY – Lucia, 17, is brought by the police to the adolescent psychiatric ward in a public hospital, a place she knows all too well. Back inside, she reunites with her friend Eloïse, who is hospitalized long-term, and meets a new group of teenagers, each wrestling with their own struggles. Led by Etienne, the…
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“QUEER EDWARD II”
THE STORY – Spring 1991: queer life faces attacks in Britain as Derek Jarman transforms Edward II into a radical protest film. Unseen behind-the-scenes footage reveals the power and cost of queer visibility, then and now. THE CAST – Derek Jarman THE TEAM –Theo Rollason (Director/Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 97 Minutes There’s a long…
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“SUMO: SPIRIT WEIGHS NOTHING”
THE STORY – Rare inside look at Japan’s private sumo world. Through one turbulent year, wrestlers at various career stages struggle to survive in this punishing tradition. Beyond the spectacle, true strength lies in spirit, not flesh. THE CAST – N/A THE TEAM – Erik Shirai (Director) THE RUNNING TIME – 99 Minutes Here in the…
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“ZOOM IN, ZOOM OUT”
THE STORY – When his roommate Gao disappears, Shi sets out across the city in search of him. Following an unexpected lead, he meets YY, Gao’s girlfriend, and together they begin piecing the fragments left behind. While pursuing the truth, they confront the blurred boundaries between memory and reality, finding a deeper understanding of genuine…
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