1 2 3 DIRECTORS’ NOTES 3

It’s been a busy year for all of us at the Philadelphia Film Society. As This feels like a year of monumental shift in film and it has certainly you may know, the end of 2013 saw us reopen the PFS Roxy Theater. been one for us. If you read Andy’s note or have been seeing all our Offering films reflective of those we’d play in the Philadelphia Film marketing around town, you know that we are extremely proud Festival, from the experimental to documentary, independent to of the ongoing work we are doing at the PFS Roxy Theater and the prestige studio releases, I have been thrilled with the diversity of the growing number of year-round programs. But it’s also been a shift films we’ve programmed at the PFS Roxy this year. for the rest of the world. We’ve lost a lot of the greats, such as Lauren Bacall and Philip Seymour Hoffman. We will be honoring them In addition, we’ve utilized the PFS Roxy to launch dynamic programs, with some of our screenings in a robust “From the Vaults” section including our Spring Showcase and Children’s Film Festival, special this year. This collection of classics will also include some of the series including a Wes Anderson retrospective and spotlight on strongest selections from our ongoing David Lynch Retrospective. the 2013 Oscar-Nominated documentaries as well as our monthly Saturday Morning Specials, Sensory Friendly Screenings, Graveyard Meanwhile, some of the greats still living brought us new surprises. Shift and Filmadelphia at the Roxy screenings. The PFS Roxy has Jean-Luc Godard made his first 3D feature with Goodbye to been crucial to fulfilling PFS’ mission and extending the Philadelphia Language. Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu honed the craft of long Film Festival year-round by giving us a venue to bring some of the takes in our incredibly cinematic opening night film, Birdman. The best cinema around the world to Philadelphia. Now, I am proud Dardennes Brothers made their most commercial movie to date with to add the PFS Roxy as a Festival venue, joining the Ritz East, Ritz the ticking-clock drama, Two Days, One Night. It’s certainly a great Bourse, Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center and the Prince Music time to try something new! Theater, and giving us an additional presence in the Rittenhouse Square area of the city. 2014 was a challenge for the programming team with such a bevy of riches. How to choose? As you can imagine, we keep our standards It’s a fantastic year to bring the PFS Roxy on as a Festival partner, high for the quality of content in the festival and this year presented as our Festival programming team has delivered yet another stellar a unique challenge of editing down our overflowing roster of films. program. This year, programmers visited more festivals than ever I am incredibly proud of this year’s lineup because it has come before, checking out Cartagena, Clermont-Ferrand, Edinburgh and together beautifully. From the powerful Oscar contenders including more in addition to circuit regulars such as Sundance, Berlin, SXSW, St. Vincent and Imitation Game, to the brilliant award-winners such Tribeca, Cannes, LAFF, and Toronto, all to bring to Philly a diverse, as Winter Sleep and Mommy, to soon-to-be sleeper hits like The provocative and highly anticipated lineup. With the continued Duke of Burgundy and Girlhood, this year’s festival is highlighted support of the Wyncote Foundation, I’m thrilled to offer films in the by ambitious filmmakers, challenging our sensibilities with daring American Independents and Documentary Showcase categories for new work that stands out from the rest. We are peeking through the free. keyhole of the cinematic future, and it’s incredibly satisfying to bring this to Philadelphia. Likewise, we’ve added some special events this year. Our Opening Night Celebration will be bigger than ever, screening two films at There’s a lot to take in, but in the spirit of all the great innovative the Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center followed by our opening work we have programmed, please take risks and step outside of night party upstairs. Likewise, our closing night event at Top of the your comfort zone as an audience member. Filmmakers this year Tower, with some of the best views in the city, will be equally festive. have transformed a simple ghost story into a beautiful work of art, In between, we’re hosting a reception in honor of filmmaker David a moving human rights documentary into a treatise on the nature Lynch, a Night Market in front of the PFS Roxy, and many events of perception, and a working class moral dispute into a nail-biting nightly at the Festival Lounge. All of these events will serve to race for survival. Nothing is what it seems, so I encourage you to read enhance the Festival experience even further. through all of the sections, choose carefully and take chances.

Thank you to all of our amazing supporters, including our returning As a final note, thank you all. Your continued patronage is what Official Sponsors 6ABC, Comcast Xfinity, Philadelphia Magazine, and inspires us to find and present the hottest films that are making Southwest Airlines, as well as our new Official Sponsors 500 Walnut, headlines and shaping new ways to think about the world. Thank the Lincoln Motor Company and Sweat Fitness. I also want to thank you for opening your eyes and ears and letting us share with you this the PFS Board of Directors and our PFS Members for their continued magic we’ve been collecting all year long. support, as well as the incredibly hardworking PFS and Festival staff, and the hundreds of volunteers who give countless hours to make the Festival run smoothly. Finally, but just as important, I thank you for making this event possible. I encourage you to see as many MICHAEL LERMAN films as you can, and to share your experience with others. Become ARTISTIC DIRECTOR immersed in the full Festival experience. I look forward to seeing you at the movies.

J. ANDREW GREENBLATT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4

GETTING YOU TO THE SHOW SINCE 1921.

A proud sponsor of the Philadelphia Film Festival

Schedule service, find parts and shop online at PepBoys.com or call us at 1-800-PEP-BOYS. 5

IMPORTANT INFO

Directors’ Notes 3 Programmer Bios 7 Our Sponsors 9 Keys to a Successful Festival 10 Ticket Information 11 Opening Night Festivities 13

Closing Night Celebration 13 Special Events 15 Film Awards 20 Community & Education Programs 23 Screening Schedule 24 Thank You 101 Film Index 106

THE PROGRAM

Opening Night Film 29 Closing Night Film 31 Centerpieces 33 From the Vaults 40 Spotlights 44 Masters of Cinema 48 World Narratives 52 New French Films 62 Spanish Language Stories 68 Cinema Down Under 72 American Independents 76 Greater Filmadelphia 80 Documentary Showcase 84 CONTENTS Sight and Soundtrack 90 Animated Shorts Program 95 The Graveyard Shift 96 Welcome to the twenty-third Philadelphia Film Festival. See something you’ll never forget! Philadelphia Film Festival-PROOF.pdf 1 8/29/14 3:25 PM 6

C

M

Y

CM

MY

CY

CMY

K 7 PROGRAMMER BIOS 7

MICHAEL LERMAN J. ANDREW GREENBLATT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Born and raised in Philadelphia, Michael A Philadelphia native, J. Andrew Greenblatt is a veteran programmer of film festivals, assumed the position of Executive Director/ currently also curating for Fantastic Fest Chief Executive Officer of the Philadelphia and working as a Programming Associate Film Society in September 2008. He is for the Toronto International Film responsible for the annual budget and Festival. Previously, he was the Director of long-term financial plan while also acting Acquisitions for The Film Sales Company and has written for several as primary fundraiser and overseer of programming initiatives. Prior film publications including indieWIRE, Spout and Hammer to Nail. to PFS, Greenblatt began his career in the entertainment industry He also co-runs a production company called Tiger Industry Films with Film 101 Productions, an independent production company. Working both with Film 101 and independently, he has produced for which he produces, directs, writes, and edits. films including Explicit Ills, Café, Twelve, and Everything Must Go.

TOM QUINN RYAN WERNER PROGRAMMER PROGRAMMER Tom Quinn is the co-president of Radius, Ryan Werner, recepient of The Hollywood The Weinstein Company’s new cross- Reporter’s “Next Gen Award” in 2006, platform film releasing label, developing is a freelance publicity and marketing content and distribution strategies that consultant. He was recently SVP of move beyond the on-demand model. Marketing at IFC Entertainment, where Before that he was at Magnolia for eight he oversaw all marketing and publicity years, where he was SVP. Quinn is also a programmer, having worked for the company’s theatrical and home video releases. Prior to IFC, for Atlanta, Woodstock, and Actionfest. Prior to joining Magnolia, he Werner was Head of Theatrical Distribution at Wellspring and Palm was at Samuel Goldwyn for seven years, eventually becoming VP of Pictures. He has also worked at Magnolia Pictures, Shooting Gallery, Acquisitions. Quinn’s first industry job was working in domestic film Sundance Channel, and IFP. Werner has also programmed at the publicity for Nancy Willen at Dennis Davidson Associates. Woodstock Film Festival.

CHARLOTTE COOK DOUG JONES ASSOCIATE PROGRAMMER ASSOCIATE PROGRAMMER Charlotte is Director of Programming at Hot Doug Jones got his first job in film selling Docs, North America’s largest documentary popcorn behind the candy stand of a movie festival. She was previously Head of Film theater when he was 14. As an adult, Jones Programming at the Frontline Club in has curated films for Minneapolis’ Oak London. Charlotte has worked with Street Cinema, the Mill Valley Film Festival BBC Storyville, the Channel 4 BritDoc in Northern California, the San Francisco Foundation’s Puma Creative Catalyst Fund and the Edinburgh Film Society and the San Francisco International Film Festival and International Film Festival and specializes in international conflict, the Los Angeles Film Festival, where he served as Associate Director investigative journalism and the role of technology for the media. of Programming. He is currently Executive Director of Images Cinema in Western Massachusetts.

SHERYL AMIRA HALI ELIZABETH JESSE SANTACRUZ ABDELLAHI HAMILTON SKERITT TRUSSELL PROGRAMMING SCREENER SCREENER SCREENER SCREENER MANAGER 8

Changing the way you think about Philadelphia. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2014 // 9am-4pm LeBow College of Business // Drexel University

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS FEATURED SPEAKERS The most innovative thinkers in our city share their big ideas about the future of Philadelphia.

THINKFEST U SPONSORED BY WELLS FARGO From modern poetry to entrepreneurship—hear lectures from the area’s top professors.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Featuring flash performances curated by FringeArts.

INSPIRING VIDEOS From shaping public policy to making a statement on Project Runway, get a behind-the-scenes look at The Best Philadelphians Under 40.

HYUNDAI LUNCHEON LOUNGE Eat, unwind, and connect with like-minded Philadelphians .

BUY TICKETS NOW: PHILLYMAG.COM/THINKFEST

SPONSORED BY: CATERING ENTERTAINMENT PARTNER: PARTNER: 9 OUR SPONSORS 9

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

PREMIERE SPONSORS

PATRON SPONSORS

PARTICIPATING SPONSORS

COMMUNITY SPONSORS

FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL Curtis Institute of Music / InLiquid / Larabar / Painted Bride Art Center / Philadelphia Free Library / Philadelphia Gay News / Philly Pretzel Factory PIFVA / Pretzel Crisps / ReelBlack / The Art Blog / The Barnes Foundation / UTZ Chips / World Cafe Live 10 10 KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL

TIPS BADGES ORDER TICKETS EARLY: Screenings can sell quickly – especially THE IDEAL FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE! We offer tiered badge options tailored Opening, Closing, and Centerpiece films – so get your tickets in to your preferences. Badge holders get into screenings just by showing up advance. Tickets are available to everyone beginning Tuesday, (no tickets!) and receive priority admission. With four options to choose September 30th. PFS Members have access to an exclusive four day from, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for! pre-sale beginning Friday, September 26th. WEEKEND BADGE A/B...... $165 General Public (25% off DON’T BE LATE: All shows begin ON TIME and are not preceded by for PFS Members) previews. No one is guaranteed a seat after a screening begins, not Your four day ticket to the Festival, with access to film screenings even ticket or badge holders. Lines will form a half-hour before the and the Festival VIP Lounge from (A) October 16-19 including the screening, so come early. Opening Night Film & Party, or (B) October 23-26 including the Closing Night Film & Party. Non-transferable. STAY UPDATED: Stay up to date on sell-outs, scheduling changes, special guests, event info and more! Follow us on Twitter (@phillyfilmsoc), like us on Facebook (philafilmsociety), or sign up for SILVER BADGE. . . $400 General Public (25% off for PFS Members) our newsletter at www.filmadelphia.org. Enjoy the full Festival experience with access to all film screenings, Opening & Closing Night Parties, and the Festival VIP FOLLOW THEATER ETIQUETTE: To ensure that everyone can find a Lounge. Non-transferable. seat quickly and that the film starts on time, seats cannot be held. Once the film has started, please silence your cell phone and refrain GOLD BADGE . . . $600 General Public (25% off for PFS Members) from using it while in the theater – a lit screen will distract everyone Share the Festival experience with friends and family through the around you! transferable Gold Badge that provides access to all film screenings, Opening & Closing Night Parties, and the Festival VIP Lounge. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS: We want to hear from you! Fill out the Audience Award voting ballot for each screening to let us know what PLATINUM BADGE...... $1,000 films stood out this year. And remember to thank your Volunteers – Have it all with the transferable Platinum Badge. Includes access we couldn’t do this without them! to ALL film screenings, special events, the VIP Lounge, and the Exclusive Opening Night Pre-Reception. Plus, Reserved Priority Lines will form outside, so BE PREPARED, RELAX, AND ENJOY! Seating at ALL screenings. Can be shared by multiple individuals; remember to check the weather and dress appropriately. If there is admits one per screening or event. a long line for your screening, don’t worry; if you have a ticket and arrive early, you will get in. NOTES ABOUT BADGES: Badge holder must arrive to screenings 30 minutes in advance or priority admission is not guaranteed. Festival Badges will be available for pick-up at the PFS Roxy Theater starting September 26th. This WHILE is the only location where badges can be picked up. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Get your Festival Badge online NOW at SUPPLIES NO REFUNDS, RETURNS, OR EXCHANGES. FILMADELPHIA ORG/BADGES. LAST!

Prince Music Theater VENUES 1412 Chestnut St. (at Broad St.) MARKET STREET PFS Roxy 215-569-9700 Theater PFF23 2023 Sansom St. CHESTNUT STREET BOX 267-639-9508 OFFICE Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center WALNUT STREET 300 S. Broad St. (at Spruce St.) 215-893-1999

SPRUCE STREET River Schuykill

LOMBARD STREET BROAD STREET STREET5TH STREET4TH 3RD STREET 2ND STREET 21ST STREET 20TH STREET 15TH STREET 11 TICKET INFORMATION 11

TICKET INFORMATION PRICING (TICKET PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WHERE NOTED) HOW TO BUY TICKETS: Tickets to any screening can be purchased INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES online, by phone, at any festival theatrical venue (only on screening Regular screenings...... $12 / PFS Members $10 dates), or at the PFS Roxy Theater up to 30 minutes before Weekday matinees (before 5:00 PM) ...... $6 / PFS Members $5 showtime, subject to availability. Thirty minutes prior to showtime, Graveyard Shift screenings ...... $6 .66 / PFS Members $5 tickets can only be purchased at the screening venue. Venue box offices open 30 minutes before the first screening of the day and close 15 minutes after the last screening of the day begins. Seating OPENING NIGHT EVENT: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 8:00 PM-1:00 AM for ticket holders is only guaranteed until 15 minutes prior to the FILM & PARTY : Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center, 300 S . Broad Street scheduled start time; no late seating. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO Film & Party ...... $50 / PFS Members $40 REFUNDS, RETURNS, OR EXCHANGES. Film only...... $20 / PFS Members $15

WILL CALL: When ordering tickets online, select Will Call to have CLOSING NIGHT EVENT: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 7:00 PM-1:00 AM your tickets available for pickup at the venue prior to showtime. All FILM: Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center, 300 S . Broad Street tickets ordered over the phone will be placed at Will Call. PARTY: Top of the Tower, 50th Floor, Three Logan Square, 1717 Arch Street Film & Party ...... $50 / PFS Members $40 ORDER BY PHONE: Tickets to the festival can be ordered by calling Film only...... $20 / PFS Members $15 267-607-3385 during regular box office hours. You can choose to receive your tickets either via email or Will Call. A $1.00 convenience fee will be applied to each ticket in your phone order at the time of ADVANCE & IN-PERSON SALES: purchase. PURCHASE IN PERSON: PFS Roxy Theater, 2023 Sansom Street 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM RUSH TICKETS: Even when tickets for a screening are no longer PFS Members Only: Friday, September 26 - Monday, September 29 available, there is still a chance for admission through the Rush Open to Public Ticket Sales: Tuesday, September 30 - Sunday, October 26 Line. In most cases, a limited number of rush tickets are released The PFS Theater at the Roxy can process badge sales, PFS membership shortly before show time. Rush tickets are sold on a first-come, sales, and regular ticket orders. first-served basis. Cash only, full price. Students w/ valid ID may purchase $5 rush tickets, except when noted. Please plan on lining PFF ON US FREE TICKET PROGRAM up 30 minutes in advance for rush tickets Thanks to the generous support of the Wyncote Foundation, PFS is once again proud to present PFF On Us, the 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival’s GROUP SALES: Group sale rates are available for groups of 20+. free ticket program that offers complimentary tickets to the American Please call 267-607-3385 or email [email protected] for Independents and Documentaries screening categories. Getting your free group sale inquiries. Excludes Special Events and other specially tickets is easy! Reserve your free tickets online, over the phone, or at any priced screenings. festival box office. See page 23 for more information on this program. ORDERING BY PHONE? Contact the Call Center at 267-607-3385 Available 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Mon-Fri; 12:00-5:00 PM Sat-Sun

Ritz Bourse MARKET STREET Festival 400 Ranstead St. Lounge (along 4th St.) Ritz East 110 Chestnut St. 215-925-7900 125 S. 2nd St. CHESTNUT STREET 2nd Floor (at Sansom) 215-925-7900 WALNUT STREET

SPRUCE STREET Delaware River I-95 Expressway Delaware LOMBARD STREET BROAD STREET STREET5TH STREET4TH 3RD STREET 2ND STREET Open 7 Days: Lunch • Dinner • Cocktails • Private Events for up to 300 Guests

LIFE IS FULL OF HARD CHOICES... Dinner OR Drinks Before OR After Your Movie

Society Members Receive 10% Off Your Food Check When You Show Your Ticket Stub During the Festival

“Mediterranean Dream”

212 WALNUT ST, 2ND FL, PHILADELPHIA 215.238.0499 WWW.POSITANOCOAST.NET “Mediterranean Dream” 13 OPENING NIGHT FESTIVITIES 13

THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 8:30 PM-1:00 AM OPENING NIGHT FILM SCREENING OF BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) DIR: ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU / CAST: MICHAEL KEATON, ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, EDWARD NORTON, AMY RYAN, EMMA STONE, NAOMI WATTS See page 29 for more information about this film.

PERELMAN THEATER AT THE KIMMEL CENTER 300 S . BROAD STREET, CENTER CITY, 8:30-10:30 PM This year, festival goers will kick off the 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival in Center City’s largest film screening venue, the Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center with the Philadelphia premiere of Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Our opening night film is a bold, black comedy from director Alejandro G. Iñárritu that shines a light directly back on the film industry. Following the film screening, the Philadelphia Film Society will host the annual Opening Night party. Catered by the Garces Group, it is sure to be an unforgettable evening on the Kimmel Center’s second floor indoor and outdoor balconies. Enjoy music, light bites and sponsored bars featuring SPONSORED BY Stella Artois, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Dock Street Beer and Spodee Wine.

OPENING NIGHT ADMISSIONS Film and Party are FREE with your Festival Badge. 21+, ID required. See “Pricing” on page 11 for advance-purchase information.

CLOSING NIGHT CELEBRATION

FRIDAY, OCT. 24, 8:00 PM-1:00 AM AWARD CEREMONY AND CLOSING NIGHT FILM SCREENING OF WILD PRINCE MUSIC THEATER, 1412 CHESTNUT STREET, 8:00-10:30 PM DIR: JEAN-MARC VALLÉE / CAST: REESE WITHERSPOON, LAURA DERN, THOMAS SADOSKI, MICHIEL HUISMAN, GABY HOFFMANN, KEVIN RANKIN See page 31 for more information about this film.

PRINCE MUSIC THEATER, 1412 CHESTNUT STREET, 8:00-10:30 PM Join us as we announce the Grand Jury and Audience Award winners of the 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival, followed by the Philadelphia Premiere of Wild. Adapted from Cheryl Strayed’s powerful account of her solo 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, Wild delivers a striking and emotionally rich story of self-discovery and perseverance anchored by a brilliant performance from Reese Witherspoon. CLOSING NIGHT ADMISSIONS TH CLOSING NIGHT PARTY: TOP OF THE TOWER, 50 FLOOR, THREE Film and party are FREE with your Festival Badge. 21+, ID required. LOGAN SQUARE, 1717 ARCH STREET, CENTER CITY, 10:00 PM-1:00 AM See “Pricing” on page 11 for advance-purchase information. Close out this year’s showcase of cinema in style at Top of the Tower! With sweeping views of the city, great food and music, there couldn’t SPONSORED BY be a better setting to recap and discuss your favorite films of the Festival! We’re happy to invite back our generous sponsors at Stella Artois, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and Dock Street Beer for creating complimentary beer and cocktails created exclusively for the 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival!

15 SPECIAL EVENTS 15

FESTIVAL LOUNGE 110 CHESTNUT ST ., 2ND FLOOR, OLD CITY HOURS: MONDAY–WEDNESDAY, 4:00–10:00 PM THURSDAY–SUNDAY, 12:00–10:00 PM*

Exclusive to filmmakers, industry guests, select Badge Holders, Spotlight Circle members, sponsors and of course, Festival VIPs. Located in Old City, at 110 Chestnut St., the Festival VIP Lounge will serve as a private space for food, drinks, a little “R&R” between films and perhaps even a casual encounter with a filmmaker or two! Daily events will be featured throughout the Festival including panel discussions, private receptions, food or wine tastings and meet and greets with PFF programmers.

*Lounge will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 16. Lounge will The Philadelphia Film Festival Lounge be open from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm on Friday, Oct. 24. is hosted by Prime Stache Restaurant.

TASTINGS AT THE LOUNGE Throughout the Festival, the Lounge will feature product samplings and tastings from a few of our great partners. Vendors include: Dock Street Mezcal, David’s Tea, Eagle Peak Water, Food Should Taste Good, Honest Tea, Honeygrow, Larabar, Little Baby’s Ice Cream, Philly Pretzel Company, Stella Artois and more.

Select events will be open to the public . For a full schedule and list of vendors, visit www.filmadelphia.org/festivalevents

PFS ROXY THEATER & NIGHT MARKET PHILADELPHIA CELEBRATE THE FILM FESTIVAL!

THURSDAY, OCT . 23, 2014, 7:00-9:00 PM / ON SANSOM STREET BETWEEN 20TH AND 21ST STREETS

In honor of the PFS Roxy Theater’s almost one-year anniversary and first time as a venue during the Philadelphia Film Festival, the Philly Film Society is partnering with The Food Trust’s Night Market Philadelphia to celebrate “our home, your theater!” The best of our local food trucks will be taking over Sansom Street for a few hours of great food and great fun! 16 16 Ardmore Toyota And Central City Toyota Are Proud To Support The Philadelphia Film Society Thank You To All Of Our Customers, Family And Friends For Your Continued Support 610-645-5000 WWW.ARDMORETOYOTA.COM Sincerely Max and Brad Paul

Family Owned And 215-476-1200 Operated WWW.CENTRALCITYTOYOTA.COM Since 1905. 17 SPECIAL EVENTS 17

YOUTH VOICES: THE GREAT INVISIBLE DEBATE Hosted by ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships (www.phillyasap.org)

TUESDAY, OCT. 21, 5:20 PM RITZ EAST, 125 S. 2ND STREET, THEATER A When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010, it became the largest offshore spill in American history, killing 11 people, unleashing hundreds of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and devastating surrounding fishing communities. See page 85 for more information about this film.

ASAP organizes after school initiatives throughout the city, including thePhiladelphia Scholastic Debate League, one of the largest urban debate leagues in the country, consisting of 38 middle and high school debate teams competing weekly in the Public Forum Debate format. Students participating in the PSDL, research and debate a variety of complex and relevant topics determined by the National Forensics League. Following the screening of The Great Invisible, distinguished debaters from local high schools will lead an interactive debate on whether or not offshore drilling is in the best interest of the American people. Borrowing from the Town Hall debate format, filmgoers will have the chance to interact with student debaters and determine the winner by an audience poll. ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships is a non-profit organization with the goal of keeping Philadelphia’s youth safe and engaged in the dangerous after school hours through academically enriching activities. Since 2002, ASAP has recruited volunteers, teachers and organizations to lead enrichment clubs citywide, with special emphasis on providing activities for youth in the most underserved areas of the city.

AFTER THE FILM 18 18 19 SPECIAL EVENTS 19

BREAKFAST WITH CARROLL SPINNEY AND A VERY SPECIAL GUEST SATURDAY, OCT. 25, 9:30 AM PFS ROXY THEATER, 2023 SANSOM STREET ALL AGES; GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET: $5 See page 86 for more information about this film.

In a rare appearance, the PFS Roxy Theater will host a conversation with Carroll Spinney, the beloved 80-year-old puppeteer who has played Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. Spinney is the subject of a new documentary and Official Selection of the 2014 Philadelphia Film Festival called I Am Big Bird, which features interviews and personal stories from his career in showbiz – which is still going strong for this octogenarian. The conversation will also welcome a special SECRET guest, but you’ll have to attend to find out who it is! Proceeds benefit: The WHOLE KIDS FOUNDATION and its work to put gardens and salad bars in schools across the country. Children’s Programming at the PFS ROXY THEATER including Saturday Morning Specials and Sensory Friendly Screenings.

AFTER THE FILM CRESCENDO! THE POWER OF MUSIC LIVE YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND DISCUSSION SATURDAY, OCT. 25, 3:15 PM PRINCE MUSIC THEATER, 1412 CHESTNUT STREET See page 80 for more information about this film.

Since its inception in 1976, El Sistema, Venezuela's phenomenal youth orchestra program, has brought social transformation to several million disadvantaged children in that country. Expanding into the United States, Crescendo! The Power of Music documents the Sistema-inspired youth orchestra programs in both Philadelphia, through Stanford Thompson’s Play On, Philly! Program, and Harlem, through Anne Fitzgibbon’s Harmony Program. Join us after this powerful and captivating film to experience the phenomenal success of these programs with a post-screening live performance and discussion.

AFTER BALLET 422 ON-POINTE THE FILM DISCUSSION PANEL SATURDAY, OCT. 25, 8:30 PM PRINCE MUSIC THEATER, 1412 CHESTNUT STREET See page 85 for more information about this film.

Jody Lee Lipes’ new documentary Ballet 422 provides a fantastic look behind the curtain and into the intricacies of the work that goes into creating and performing new artistic ballet works. After enjoying this intriguing and delightful documentary, join us for a post-screening discussion with ballet performers, instructors, and choreographers. 20 20 FILM AWARDS

PET PET PET PET PET M IT M IT M IT M IT M IT O I O I O I O I O I Be sure to vote for this year’s O O O O O C C C ARCHIE C C NARRATIVE N DOCUMENTARY N N PINKENSON N N

N N N FIRST N N SHORT FILM

I I I I FEATURE I FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE AWARD audience award! Ballots will be AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD given out at the screenings.

NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION Titli, directed by Kanu Behl Traitors, directed by Sean Gullette ’71, directed by Yann Demange The Tribe, directed by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy Cracks in Concrete, directed by Umut Dag The Way He Looks, directed by Daniel Ribeiro The Duke of Burgundy, directed by Peter Strickland Force Majeure, directed by Ruben Östlund PINKENSON AWARD LOCAL FEATURE COMPETITION Girlhood, directed by Céline Sciamma In Order of Disappearance, directed by Hans Petter Moland Crescendo! The Power of Music, directed by Jamie Bernstein Happy Valley Villa Touma, directed by Suha Arraf , directed by Amir Bar-Lev Listen Up Philip, directed by Alex Ross Perry Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION directed by Dave Jannetta Art and Craft, directed by Sam Cullman and Jennifer Grausman, Teacher of the Year, directed by Jason Strouse co-directed by Mark Becker Tomorrow We Disappear, directed by Jimmy Goldblum and Adam Weber Ballet 422, directed by Jody Lee Lipes The Immortalists, directed by David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg SHORT FILM COMPETITION The Overnighters, directed by Jesse Moss 12 Years of DFA: Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be Classic, Point and Shoot, directed by Marshall Curry directed by Max Joseph This Is My Land, directed by Tamara Erde 8 Bullets, directed by Frank Ternier Tomorrow We Disappear, directed by Jimmy Goldblum and Adam Weber After School,directed by Guillaume Renusson Astigmatismo, directed by Nicolai Troshinsky ARCHIE AWARD FIRST FEATURE The Chaperone, directed by Fraser Munden and Neil Rathbone Chevette 83, directed by Luis Oliva DIRECTOR COMPETITION The Cut, directed by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles ’71, directed by Yann Demange High Ground, directed by Geoff Bailey Big Significant Things, directed by Bryan Reisberg Inside the Mind of Colin Furze, directed by David Beazley Faults, directed by Riley Stearns Marilyn Myller, directed by Mikey Please Gabriel, directed by Lou Howe Me + Her, directed by Joseph Oxford Güeros, directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios The Obvious Child, directed by Stephen Irwin Housebound, directed by Gerard Johnstone Port Nasty, directed by Rob Zywietz Imperial Dreams, directed by Malik Vitthal Tim and Susan Have Matching Handguns, directed by Joe Callander Life Partners, directed by Susanna Fogel A Town Called Panic: The Christmas Log, directed by Stéphane Aubier Los Ángeles, directed by Damian John Harper and Vincent Patar Love at First Fight, directed by Thomas Cailley Video Dating Tape of Desmondo Ray, Aged 33 & 3/4, Manos Sucias, directed by Josef Wladyka directed by Steve Baker The Mule, directed by Angus Sampson and Tony Mahony Watch Out, directed by Joshua Stewart Song One, directed by Kate Barker-Froyland The Way, directed by Max Ksjonda Teacher of the Year, directed by Jason Strouse Yearbook, directed by Bernardo Britto 2013 AWARD WINNERS CONGRATULATIONS TO LAST YEAR’S WINNERS

BEST NARRATIVE BEST DOCUMENTARY BEST SHORT FEATURE FEATURE RPG OKC ILO ILO GOD LOVES UGANDA directed by Emily Carmichael directed by Anthony Chen directed by Roger Ross Williams

PINKENSON ARCHIE AWARD AWARD AUDIENCE AWARD HARMONY LESSONS LET THE FIRE BURN THE SHORT GAME directed by Emir Baigazin directed by Jason Osder directed by Josh Greenbaum 21 21

ARCHIE AWARD COMPETITION (FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE) SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 8:00 PM / PRINCE MUSIC THEATER

The Archie Award, named after Archie Perlmutter, will be presented to the best film by a first-time director at the Closing Awards ceremony, Friday, Oct. 24, at the Prince Music Theater. Each year, for the last nine years, the Philadelphia Film Society has celebrated the life of Archie Perlmutter, who was one of the most vibrant stalwarts of the Philadelphia film community. This year, the Archie Award for Best Debut Director will be presented by Archie’s wife, Ruth.

Archie, along with Ruth, both pictured at right, was a founding board member of the Philadelphia Film Society in addition to his career as an independent film reviewer and cinema studies instructor. After he graduated from MIT as a chemical engineer, he worked on the Manhattan atom bomb project in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Post-war, he married Ruth and they had three children, Bonnie, David and Sharon. Perlmutter’s interest in film was sparked in the early 1970s when Ruth took post-doctoral studies in cinema at New York University. Soon the couple became regulars on the film-festival circuit, scouting movies to write film criticism and features for numerous local and national newspapers and journals. In 1981, the intrepid cinephile founded and co-directed the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival at the Gershman Y, now in its 34th year. Archie molded the program into an event that combined two things he revered: secular Judaism and film, especially those that promoted the Jewish ethics to mend the world. Since his death, Ruth assumed his role until her retirement.

The following films and filmmakers have been recipients of the Archie Award: Me and You and Everyone We Know by Miranda July, 2005; Sweetland by Ali Selim, 2006; Red Road by Andrea Arnold, 2007; Phoebe in Wonderland by Daniel Barnz, 2008; Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley, 2009; Hesher by Spencer Susser, 2010; Michael by Markus Schleinzer, 2011; and The Woman in the Septic Tank, by Marlon Rivera, 2012; and Harmony Lessons by Emir Baigazin, 2013.

SHARON PINKENSON AWARD (FOR BEST LOCAL FEATURE)

For more than 20 years, Sharon Pinkenson has been synonymous with film in Philadelphia. As the first Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO), Sharon has been responsible for CONGRATULATIONS TO LAST YEAR’S WINNERS bringing in scores of tremendous films with incredible talent over the years, including highlights such as: Philadelphia, The Sixth Sense, National Treasure, In Her Shoes, Law Abiding Citizen, Silver Linings Playbook and hundreds more!

No one has been more instrumental in developing, strengthening and sustaining the film industry across the Philadelphia region, making it possible for the city and region to become such a desirable place to shoot a film, be it studio or independent. In recognition and tremendous gratitude for her dedication and accomplishments throughout her remarkable career, the Philadelphia Film Society is thrilled to honor Sharon by renaming the annual Greater Filmadelphia award given to best local film in her name, which will now be titled the Sharon Pinkenson Award for Best Local Feature Film. 22

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS IS A PROUD PARTNER OF THE PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL.

Founded in 1876, UArts continues to be an innovative leader in educating creative individuals in film and other visual arts, performing arts, design and writing.

·Animation ·Film + Animation ·Film & Media Studies ·Film & Video ·Film Design & Production ·Photo + Film Media ·Writing for Film & Television

LEARN MORE AT UARTS.EDU 320 SOUTH BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 | (800) 616–ARTS • (215) 717–6030

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS 23 COMMUNITY & EDUCATION PROGRAMS 23

PFF ON US FREE TICKETING PROGRAM 2014 marks the third year that the Film Festival is proud to offer PFF ON US, a free ticketing program made possible through generous support by the Wyncote Foundation. PFF ON US allows the Film Society to realize its mission of utilizing film’s unique capacity to engage a broad cross-section of the community while providing access to powerful films from around the world in order to increase education and understanding. The Film Society is thrilled at the opportunity to make the festival accessible to all interested Philadelphians and connect with our community in a meaningful way through shared cultural experiences.

THE FILMS TICKETS Free tickets are available to Individual general public tickets are available online at filmadelphia.org, at the Festival Box Office [PFS all films in the AMERICAN Roxy Theater, 2023 Sansom St.], or by calling (267) 607-3385. Limit 2 tickets per individual reservation. INDEPENDENTS (see pages Ticket packages for community groups, art and cultural organizations, colleges and universities, and other 76-79) and DOCUMENTARY groups can be reserved by contacting [email protected]. SHOWCASE (see pages 84-88) Note: Tickets required. Seating is first come, first served. Reservations do not guarantee admission. categories. Please arrive early.

STUDENT SCREENING SHOWCASE Each year, the Film Festival hosts dozens of classes from public, private, and charter schools for free weekday morning field trips to screen the best in contemporary independent cinema that focuses on important issues and excellent storytelling technique. Films are curated for an arts- integration experience and students learn to become active and media literate audience members.

Students are challenged to think critically about what they are seeing through interactive screening response curriculum and, when available, post-screening Q&A sessions and discussions with visiting filmmakers and industry professionals. This opportunity is made possible through support from PECO.

FOR EDUCATORS Teachers of grades 6-12 are eligible to participate. For program details including film schedule, age recommendations, and reservation information contact [email protected]. Apply early! Space is limited and filled on a first come, first served basis. Films include:

MUDBLOODS GIRLHOOD ART AND CRAFT I AM BIG BIRD See page 87 for more See page 63 for more See page 84 for more See page 86 for more informationPROUDLY PRESENTED about this film. information about this film. information about this film. information about this film. 19 IN PART BY FILMADELPHIA EDUCATION 19

THANKS TO OURPF SPONSORS:F ON US Thanks to the generous support provided by the Wyncote Foundation, the Film Festival will once again o er a free ticketing program (PFF On Us) to help the Film Society further realize its mission: to utilize film’s unique capacity to engage a broad cross-section of the community, while further providing access to powerful films from around the world in order to increase education and understanding. By providing complimentary tickets to all films in the American Independents and Documentary categories, PFS hopes to make the Festival accessible to all interested Philadelphians and to create a shared cultural experience throughout the community. Tickets are available to the public on a first-come, first- served basis online at www.filmadelphia.org/tickets, at the Festival Box O ice, or by calling 267-908-4733.

STUDENT SCREENING PROGRAM

FRIDAY, OCT. 18 / 12:05 PM / RITZ EAST B WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23 / 12:30 PM / RITZ EAST B THE ROCKET REMOTE AREA MEDICAL See page 59 for more information See page 88 for more information about this film. about this film.

MONDAY, OCT. 21 / 12:00 PM / RITZ EAST B THURSDAY, OCT. 24 / 12:00 PM / RITZ EAST B LET THE FIRE BURN DOCUMENTED See page 83 for more information See page 87 for more information about this film. about this film.

TUESDAY, OCT. 22 / 1:15 PM / RITZ EAST B FRIDAY, OCT. 25 / 12:20 PM / RITZ EAST B ERNEST AND CELESTINE THE DISCOVERERS See page 63 for more information See page 83 for more information about this film. about this film.

THE KILL TEAM DEBATE FILM PRESENTED BY MONDAY, OCT. 21 / 4:30 PM / PRINCE MUSIC THEATER See page 88 for more information about this film.

Organized by ASAP/A erschool Activities Partnerships, the Philadelphia Scholastic Debate League (PSDL) is one of the largest urban debate leagues in the country, consisting of 38 middle and high school debate teams competing weekly in the Public Forum Debate format. Students participating in the PSDL, research and debate a variety of complex and relevant topics determined by the National Forensics League.

At this year’s Festival, champion scholastic debaters from local high schools will participate in a post-screening debate on the topic of whether U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East undermines our national security. The winner of the debate will be determined by a panel of industry professionals.

The Philadelphia Film Society is proud to support a erschool programming through our relationship with ASAP/A er School Activities Partnerships.

ASAP/A er School Activities Partnerships is a non-profit organization with the goal of keeping Philadelphia’s youth safe and engaged in the dangerous a er school hours through academically enriching activities. Since 2002, ASAP has recruited volunteers, teachers, and organizations to lead enrichment clubs citywide, with special emphasis on providing activities for youth in the most underserved areas of the city. ASAP disseminates easily accessible information for families and those working with young people. 24 24 SCREENING SCHEDULE . 16 l l PERELMAN 6:00 ST. VINCENT 8:30 BIRDMAN THEATER (103 min, p. 36) (119 min, p. 29) THU 10 THU

3:55 l SOMEONE 7:00 l MOMMY 9:45 l IT FOLLOWS RITZ EAST A YOU LOVE (134 min, p. 49) (94 min, p. 98) (113 min, p. 92) 17 . 12:15 l GETT, THE TRIAL OF 2:50 l BREATHE 5:00 l CRACKS IN 7:30 l LOVE, ROSIE 9:50 l IN ORDER OF RITZ EAST B VIVIAN AMSALEM (91 min, p. 62) CONCRETE (102 min, p. 47) DISAPPEARANCE (118 min, p. 55) (105 min, p. 53) (115 min, p. 97) FRI 10 l l l l l RITZ 12:00 MANOS SUCIAS 2:30 THE WAY 4:50 THE 7:00 ART AND CRAFT 9:15 HOUSEBOUND BOURSE (103 min, p. 70) HE LOOKS OVERNIGHTERS (89 min, p. 84) (120 min, p. 97) (96 min, p. 59) (100 min, p. 87)

12:00 l TWO DAYS, 2:10 l FORCE MAJEURE 4:50 l GIRLHOOD 7:30 l LIFE PARTNERS 9:45 l V/H/S: VIRAL RITZ EAST A ONE NIGHT (118 min, p. 54) (112 min, p. 63) (93 min, p. 47) (98 min, p. 99) (85 min, p. 50)

12:10 l VILLA TOUMA 2:20 l GETT, THE TRIAL OF 5:00 l THIS IS MY LAND 7:20 l TEACHER OF 9:30 l THE DUKE OF RITZ EAST B

18 (87 min, p. 58) VIVIAN AMSALEM (93 min, p. 64) THE YEAR BURGUNDY . (118 min, p. 55) (81 min, p. 82) (101 min, p. 54)

l l l l l RITZ 12:00 THE 2:15 TOMORROW 4:20 WILD CANARIES 6:45 THE TALE OF 9:45 MUDBLOODS IMMORTALISTS WE DISAPPEAR (98 min, p. 79) PRINCESS KAGUYA (87 min, p. 87) SAT 10 BOURSE (83 min, p. 86) (84 min, p. 83) (137 min, p. 57)

PRINCE 4:45 l MULHOLLAND DR. 8:00 l THE IMITATION MUSIC (147 min, p. 41) GAME THEATER (113 min, p. 34)

12:10 l MUDBLOODS 2:20 l CLOUDS OF 5:00 l SONG ONE 7:10 l LISTEN UP PHILIP 9:30 l CREEP RITZ EAST A (87 min, p. 87) SILS MARIA (86 min, p. 92) (102 min, p. 81) (80 min, p. 45) (124 min, p. 48)

12:00 l GLASS CHIN 2:00 l MAN FROM RENO 5:00 l ANIMATED 7:00 l LOVE AT 9:10 l THE TRIBE RITZ EAST B (87 min, p. 77) (132 min, p. 78) SHORTS PROGRAM FIRST FIGHT (132 min, p. 58) . 19 (92 min, p. 95) (100 min, p. 64)

l l l l l RITZ 12:10 THIS TIME 2:20 THE GREAT 4:30 HOUSEBOUND 7:10 TITLI 9:55 THE INFINITE MAN BOURSE NEXT YEAR INVISIBLE (120 min, p. 97) (124 min, p.57) (84 min, p. 73) SUN 10 SUN (90 min, p. 88) (92 min, p. 85)

PRINCE 8:00 l THE GOOD LIE 10:30 l WILD AT HEART MUSIC (110 min, p. 33) (125 min, p. 43) THEATER

OPENING/CLOSING MASTERS OF CINEMA NEW FRENCH FILMS SIGHT AND SOUNDTRACK

CENTERPIECES WORLD NARRATIVES AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS CINEMA DOWN UNDER

SPANISH LANGUAGE FROM THE VAULTS GREATER FILMADELPHIA GRAVEYARD SHIFT

KEY STORIES

SPOTLIGHTS DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE 25 25

12:00 l BELOVED SISTERS 3:20 l HUMAN CAPITAL 5:45 l THE LAST 8:00 l TWO DAYS, 10:00 l GABRIEL RITZ EAST A (170 min, p. 53) (110 min, p. 55) FIVE YEARS ONE NIGHT (88 min, p. 46) (94 min, p. 91) (85 min, p. 50)

1:45 l HIPPOCRATES 3:55 l TITLI 6:45 l MAN FROM RENO 9:40 l GÜEROS

20 RITZ EAST B

. (101 min, p. 63) (124 min, p. 57) (132 min, p. 78) (108 min, p. 69)

12:30 l CHARLIE'S 3:00 l CRESCENDO! THE 5:10 l THIS TIME 7:25 l 52 TUESDAYS 10:10 l REVENGE OF THE RITZ COUNTRY POWER OF MUSIC NEXT YEAR GREEN DRAGONS BOURSE (114 min, p. 72) MON 10 (108 min, p. 73) (85 min, p. 80) (90 min, p. 88) (94 min, p. 98)

PRINCE 7:50 l LAGGIES 10:00 l BLUE VELVET MUSIC (100 min, p. 35) (120 min, p. 40) THEATER

2:15 l RUN 5:20 l THE GREAT 7:50 l ESCOBAR: 10:20 l V/H/S: VIRAL RITZ EAST A (100 min, p. 56) INVISIBLE PARADISE LOST (98 min, p. 99) (122 min, p. 85) (120 min, p. 45)

12:20 l STATIONS OF 2:45 l XENIA 5:30 l LOVE, ROSIE 7:40 l GLASS CHIN 10:00 l THE TRIBE 21

. RITZ EAST B THE CROSS (128 min, p. 60) (102 min, p. 47) (87 min, p. 77) (132 min, p. 58) (110 min, p. 56)

l l l l l RITZ 12:25 LOS ÁNGELES 2:45 LOVE AND 5:00 THE MULE 7:35 MANOS SUCIAS 10:00 WHEN ANIMALS BOURSE (97 min, p. 69) TERROR ... (103 min, p. 74) (103 min, p. 70) DREAM TUES 10 (95 min p. 82) (102 min, p. 59)

PRINCE 6:00 l THE STRAIGHT 8:30 l HAPPY VALLEY MUSIC STORY (89 min, p. 81) THEATER (112 min, p. 42)

2:40 l BREATHE 5:00 l LOVE AT 7:20 l CLOUDS OF 10:10 l REVENGE OF THE RITZ EAST A (91 min, p. 62) FIRST FIGHT SILS MARIA GREEN DRAGONS (100 min, p. 64) (124 min, p. 48) (94 min, p. 98)

12:00 l LIFE PARTNERS 2:05 l MANOS SUCIAS 4:15 l BELOVED SISTERS 7:35 l THE LAST 9:40 l RUN

22 RITZ EAST B FIVE YEARS

. (93 min, p. 47) (103 min, p. 70) (170 min, p. 53) (100 min, p. 56) (94 min, p. 91)

l l l l l RITZ 12:00 10,000 KM 2:25 THIS TIME 4:30 IMPERIAL 6:45 THE TALE OF 9:30 STATIONS OF BOURSE (114 min, p. 68) NEXT YEAR DREAMS PRINCESS KAGUYA THE CROSS

WED 10 (90 min, p. 88) (90 min, p. 77) (137 min, p. 57) (110 min, p. 56)

PRINCE 6:45 l GOODBYE TO MUSIC LANGUAGE 3D THEATER (77 min, p. 49)

2:25 l HIPPOCRATES 4:50 l SONG ONE 7:00 l BEYOND 9:45 l A HARD DAY RITZ EAST A (101 min, p. 63) (86 min, p. 92) THE LIGHTS (111 min, p. 96) (116 min, p. 90)

12:00 l LOS ÁNGELES 2:05 l SOMEONE 4:30 l I AM BIG BIRD 6:40 l WINTER SLEEP 10:25 l TEACHER OF RITZ EAST B (97 min, p. 69) YOU LOVE (85 min, p. 86) (196 min, p. 50) THE YEAR (113 min, p. 92) (81 min, p. 82) 23 . l l l l l RITZ 12:00 CHARLIE’S 2:30 WHEN ANIMALS 5:00 FAULTS 7:15 IMPERIAL 9:30 CREEP BOURSE COUNTRY DREAM (89 min, p. 46) DREAMS (80 min, p. 45) (108 min, p. 73) (102 min, p. 59) (90 min, p. 77)

THU 10 6:00 l WILD CANARIES 8:30 l TU DORS NICOLE ROXY A (98 min, p. 79) (93 min, p. 93)

6:10 l 52 TUESDAYS 8:40 l GÜEROS ROXY B (114 min, p. 72) (108 min, p. 69) 26 26 SCREENING SCHEDULE

12:00 l HUMAN CAPITAL 2:35 l ESCOBAR: 5:20 l BIG SIGNIFICANT 7:30 l I AM BIG BIRD 9:40 l IT FOLLOWS RITZ EAST A (110 min, p. 55) PARADISE LOST THINGS (85 min, p. 86) (94 min, p. 98) (120 min, p. 45) (85 min, p. 76)

12:30 l DEEP CITY 2:25 l THE INFINITE MAN 4:30 l TRAITORS 6:40 l THE WAY 9:00 l XENIA RITZ EAST B (70 min, p. 91) (84 min, p. 73) (82 min, p. 93) HE LOOKS (128 min, p. 60) 24 . (96 min, p. 59)

PRINCE 8:00 l WILD MUSIC FRI 10 (120 min, p. 31) THEATER

2:15 l TO HAVE AND 4:40 l LOVE AND 7:00 l KUMIKO, THE 9:30 l THE MIRAGE ROXY A HAVE NOT TERROR ... TREASURE HUNTER (46 min, p. 79) (100 min, p. 42) (95 min, p. 82) (105 min, p. 78)

12:15 l WINTER SLEEP 4:00 l ’71 6:10 l GABRIEL 8:20 l DEEP CITY 10:00 l A HARD DAY RITZ EAST A (196 min, p. 50) (99 min, p. 52) (88 min, p. 46) (70 min, p. 91) (111 min, p. 96)

12:00 l TU DORS NICOLE 2:20 l VILLA TOUMA 4:30 l BREATHE 6:50 l FAULTS 9:00 l SECRET RITZ EAST B (93 min, p. 93) (87 min, p. 58) (91 min, p. 62) (89 min, p. 46) SCREENING 25 . (100 min, p. 99)

PRINCE 11:00 l BIG HERO 6 1:15 l GOODBYE TO 3:15 l CRESCENDO! THE 6:30 l TOMORROW 8:30 l BALLET 422 MUSIC (93 min, p. 44) LANGUAGE 3D POWER OF MUSIC WE DISAPPEAR (103 min, p. 85) SAT 10 THEATER (77 min, p. 49) (115 min, p. 80) (84 min, p. 83)

12:00 l 10,000 KM 2:30 l CRACKS IN 5:10 l THE 7:15 l KUMIKO, THE 9:45 l THE MULE ROXY A (114 min, p. 68) CONCRETE IMMORTALISTS TREASURE HUNTER (103 min, p. 74) (105 min, p. 53) (83 min, p. 86) (105 min, p. 78)

12:30 l GIRLHOOD 3:00 l FORCE MAJEURE 5:25 l POINT AND 7:20 l THE DUKE 9:30 l HAPPY VALLEY RITZ EAST A (112 min, p. 63) (118 min, p. 54) SHOOT OF BURGUNDY (89 min, p. 81) (85 min, p. 88) (101 min, p. 54)

12:15 l LISTEN UP PHILIP 2:40 l THIS IS MY LAND 5:00 l BIG SIGNIFICANT 7:05 l ANIMATED SHORTS 9:25 l IN ORDER OF

26 RITZ EAST B (102 min, p. 81) (93 min, p. 64) THINGS PROGRAM DISAPPEARANCE . (85 min, p. 76) (92 min, p. 95) (115 min, p. 97)

12:20 l CAPOTE 2:45 l THE 4:55 l TRAITORS ROXY A (114 min, p. 41) OVERNIGHTERS (82 min, p. 93) SUN 10 (100 min, p. 87)

12:30 l LIVE ACTION 2:25 l ART AND CRAFT 4:40 l LOVE AND ROXY B SHORTS PROGRAM (89 min, p. 84) TERROR ... (88 min) (95 min, p. 82)

OPENING/CLOSING MASTERS OF CINEMA NEW FRENCH FILMS SIGHT AND SOUNDTRACK CENTERPIECES WORLD NARRATIVES AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS CINEMA DOWN UNDER FROM THE VAULTS SPANISH LANGUAGE GREATER FILMADELPHIA GRAVEYARD SHIFT

KEY STORIES SPOTLIGHTS DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE

SATELLITE VENUES This year, the HIWAY 8:00 l BIG SIGNIFICANT Philadelphia Film Festival will extend beyond 212 York Rd, THINGS Center City, partnering with three additional Jenkintown, PA (85 min, p. 76) 10/21 venues in the Philadelphia suburbs. These new partner venues, the Ambler Theater, BRYN MAWR 3:00 l HIPPOCRATES 5:30 l TEACHER OF 8:00 l MAN FROM RENO 824 W Lancaster, (101 min, p. 63) THE YEAR (111 min, p. 78) the Bryn Mawr Film Institute and the Hiway Bryn Mawr, PA (81 min, p. 82) in Jenkintown, will each host an evening 10/22 of screenings of Festival films, making the AMBLER 5:30 l LOS ÁNGELES 8:00 l I AM BIG BIRD 108 E Butler (97 min, p. 68) (85 min, p. 86) Festival even more accessible and able to be Ave, Ambler, PA enjoyed by a broader audience. 10/22 27 B:7” 28 T:7” S:7” B:9” S:9” T:9”

THE FIRST-EVER LINCOLN MKC. LIVE IN YOUR MOMENT.

Feel free to take on whatever chaos comes your way, with the turbocharged EcoBoost® engine and active noise control technology in the 2015 MKC. Experience the MKC at Lincoln.com/MKC.

Philadelphia Film Festival File: LRET00480_LQAE0098000A_PFF_R02.indd Date: 7-31-2014 5:11 PM Rev: 2 Galley: 1 Philadelphia Film Festival Inks: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black Client: Lincoln Retail First Engraver: None Fonts: Lincoln Proxima Nova (Regular, Bold), Lincoln Links: SHOT01_COMP12_FinalArt_PRINT_SP_PK_RECOM.psd (CMYK; 798 ppi; Ad #: LQAE0098000a Doc Scale: 100% Proxima Nova Light (Regular) 37.59%), 12LINC_LMCStar1L_K_R01.eps (15.92%) Agency #: DVLGEN1082578 Output Size: None Park #: LRET-00480 Media/Type: Live: 7” x 9” Trim: 7” x 9” Bleed: 7” x 9” Note: This document utilizes the Pantone + color library

Park ADD: None Creative Director: Direct Mail Ops: Legal: Park Designer: None Art Director: D. Willey Art Producer: Product Info: Park PM: P. Nicholl Writer: Account Super: Copy Editor: Park Prod Artist: L. Mansfield Print Producer: M. Covington Account Exec: D. Beer Traffic: J. Greco 29 OPENING NIGHT 29

BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) DIR: ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 119 MIN CAST: MICHAEL KEATON, ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, EDWARD NORTON, ANDREA RISEBOROUGH, AMY RYAN, EMMA STONE, NAOMI WATTS

THURSDAY, OCT. 16 / 8:30 PM / PERELMAN THEATER

A bold, black comedy from director Alejandro G. Iñárritu that shines a light directly back on the film industry, Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) who is famous for portraying an iconic superhero as he struggles to mount a Broadway play and battles his ego while attempting to recover his family, his career, and himself.

Dating back to his breakthrough film Amores Perros, Iñárritu’s films have always been challenging yet captivating. Here, working to create the illusion of having been filmed all in one take and taking place almost exclusively in and around a Broadway theater, Iñárritu’s camera soars, engaging the audience in an original film that is a departure from his previous works, yet again displays his talent for innovative storytelling. Boldly questioning how closely fiction reflects reality, Birdman stars Michael Keaton as onetime action hero Riggan Thomson, who, in an effort to be taken more seriously as an artist and win renewed acclaim and respectability, is staging his own adaptation of Raymond Carver’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. As he attempts to put his alter ego of Birdman behind him — although never too far — Riggan pours all his effort and money into the play: writing, directing, and co-starring in the endeavor alongside Lesley (Naomi Watts), another film star making her Broadway debut, and Laura (Andrea Riseborough), a former and perhaps future lover. When the other male actor in the piece shockingly and suddenly becomes incapacitated, Lesley’s boyfriend, Mike Shiner (Edward Norton), a major film name, volunteers to come aboard, even though the chemistry and his intentions are suspect. At the same time, Riggan must deal with his straight-from-rehab daughter Sam (Emma Stone), whom he has engaged as his personal assistant, as well as his exasperated producer and attorney (Zach Galifianakis). Featuring stellar performances all around from an unbelievably talented and well-known cast, Birdman is buoyed by Keaton in a lead role seemingly destined for an Oscar nomination.

PRINT SOURCE: ALLIED-THA / MICHAEL FOELL / [email protected]

SEE PG. 13 FOR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FILM 30 31 CLOSING NIGHT 31

WILD DIR: JEAN-MARC VALLÉE / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 120 MIN CAST: REESE WITHERSPOON, LAURA DERN, THOMAS SADOSKI, MICHIEL HUISMAN, GABY HOFFMANN, KEVIN RANKIN

FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 8:00 PM / PRINCE

Adapted from Cheryl Strayed’s powerful account of her solo 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, Wild delivers a striking and emotionally rich story of self-discovery and perseverance anchored by a brilliant performance from Reese Witherspoon.

At its heart, Wild is a survival story; however, Strayed’s battle for survival starts well before she begins her trek. Reeling from the loss of her mother Bobbi (Laura Dern) to cancer, the 22-year-old Strayed spirals into a self-destructive decline, destroying her marriage by serially cheating on her husband and becoming addicted to heroin in the process. When she hits bottom four years later, Strayed decides to leave her demons behind by embarking on a life-changing journey from the Mojave Desert to the Oregon-Washington border, despite being a novice hiker. The adventures that Strayed has on the trail, from her encounters with animals to confronting the elements, reinforce the unpredictability, lack of control, and danger she faces trekking alone. It is the occasional human encounters, however, that enrich Strayed’s journey, from veteran hikers to spiritual seekers, granola freaks to ordinary people, all serving as a string of reminders that people are often much more than they seem. Portraying Strayed, Witherspoon delivers a transformative performance, leaving behind her rom-com, good-girl image and turning in a performance both raw and filled with emotion. Witherspoon’s stellar performance is supported by an equally moving turn from Laura Dern as Witherspoon’s caring mother and the source of her survival instinct. Thomas Sadoski, as Strayed’s concerned yet supportive ex-husband, also puts in a stirring performance. Renowned author Nick Hornby’s (High Fidelity, About a Boy, An Education) adaptation is tautly directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, who, in his follow-up to last year’s Oscar-winning Dallas Buyers Club, delivers another fantastic film centered on a strong-willed central character overcoming significant odds. Alternating between Strayed’s bold journey and flashbacks of the tragic life that preceded and encouraged it, Wild is a powerful and inspirational film equal parts epic and intimate. It will most certainly be among the most anticipated and lauded films of the year.

PRINT SOURCE: ALLIED-THA / MICHAEL FOELL / [email protected]

SEE PG. 13 FOR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FILM 32

Lights! Camera! Insurance! We have you covered from storyboard to distribution. • Motion picture business services • Entertainment packages • Completion bonds • Distribution liability • Producer’s liability • Worker’s compensation • Short-shoot packages

215.242.8200 • hirshorn.com 33 CENTERPIECES 33

THE GOOD LIE DIR: PHILIPPE FALARDEAU / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 110 MIN CAST: REESE WITHERSPOON, ARNOLD OCENG, GER DUANY, EMMAUEL JAL, COREY STOLL, KUOTH WIEL, EMMANUEL JAL

SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 8:00 PM / PRINCE

Four refugees from the Sudanese Civil War struggle to begin new lives and adapt to American culture with the help of their social worker Carrie Davis (Reese Witherspoon) after immigrating to Kansas City, Missouri, in this inspirational tale based on true stories of the Lost Boys of the Sudan.

Written by Boardwalk Empire screenwriter Margaret Nagle and directed by Philippe Falardeau (known for his 2011 Oscar-nominated Monsieur Lazhar), The Good Lie begins in 1983 as six orphaned children who survive a massacre in their village are forced to make the perilous trek thousands of miles on foot across Sudan, eventually finding asylum in a refugee camp across the Kenya border. Thirteen years later, the remaining members of the group are once again on the move — this time to America. There, aided by a spirited employment advisor played by Reese Witherspoon, and her boss Jack (Corey Stoll), they begin building new lives of hope and opportunity, facing each new challenge — finding a job, reuniting with a loved one, figuring out how to answer the phone — with good-natured humor and an unwavering resolve to prosper. In helping these Lost Boys find a new home, Carrie and Jack find more than just job success; they too become enriched. While Witherspoon might be the best-known actor in the cast, the film truly belongs to the four first-time Sudanese actors Arnold Oceng, Emmanuel Jal, Ger Duany, and Kuoth Wiel, each of whom lived through real-life circumstances similar to that of their characters. The authenticity of their performances, coupled with Nagle’s lively script and Falardeau’s sensitive direction, make The Good Lie a moving testament to the remarkable journey of Lost Boys everywhere.

PRINT SOURCE: ALLIED-THA / GINA CORREA / [email protected] 34 34 CENTERPIECES

THE IMITATION GAME DIR: MORTEN TYLDUM / COUNTRY: USA, UK / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 113 MIN CAST: BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, MATTHEW GOODE, RORY KINNEAR, CHARLES DANCE, MARK STRONG

SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 8:00 PM / PRINCE

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the British mathematician who helped end the Second World War and usher in the computer age, but ultimately paid a high price for his genius.

Desperate to turn the tide of World War II, the British government launched its most covert operation of the war, “Bletchley Park,” where scores of scientists, mathematicians and puzzle fanatics worked tirelessly to achieve the impossible and decipher Enigma, the Germans’ seemingly unbreakable code. Alan Turing, an obsessive and eccentric but brilliant mathematician, believed that he, and he alone, had the solution to the problem. Turing’s assured arrogance, coupled with his complete lack of social graces, alienated his colleagues and antagonized his superiors, forcing him to persevere isolated and often alone. Further complicating Turing’s life in the margins was the fact that he was a gay man living in a time when homosexuality was seen both as a sickness and a crime. Winner of the Audience Award at the Toronto Film Festival and based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma, The Imitation Game brings to life one of the most pivotal figures of WWII, one whose story remained largely unknown for nearly 40 years after the war ended. Cumberbatch gives a remarkable performance, with every line and gesture informed by Turing’s remarkable intellect and the secrets — both personal and political — he kept inside. Keira Knightley co-stars as Joan Clarke, the lone woman working on Enigma and the only person who could get past Turing’s prickly personality to see the troubled, tragic genius underneath.

PRINT SOURCE: ALLIED-THA / RACHEL GOLDMAN / [email protected]

FILM PRESENTED BY 35 35

LAGGIES DIR: LYNN SHELTON / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2013 / LENGTH: 100 MIN CAST: KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, CHLOË GRACE MORETZ, SAM ROCKWELL, ELLIE KEMPER, JEFF GARLIN, MARK WEBBER

MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 7:50 PM / PRINCE

Freaking out at the sudden encroachment of adulthood on her slacker lifestyle, a twentysomething woman, played by Keira Knightley, hides from her problems by crashing at the home of a teenage friend until she’s strong enough to face life.

Megan’s life has stalled out at 29 years old, but she doesn’t mind. Truth be told, her life hasn’t progressed much since high school. She still has the same boyfriend, is still working for her overly-indulgent dad (the winning Jeff Garland), and though she did earn a degree, she hasn’t used it. But that’s all fine with Megan. When her checked-out lifestyle is put under scrutiny after a disheartening 10-year reunion, a friend’s wedding, an unexpected family revelation, and, perhaps most overwhelming of all, an ill-timed marriage proposal, Megan runs off into the night, looking for refuge in the company of teenage Annika and her simpler world of slumber parties, prom dates, and ill-gotten wine. Hiding out in Annika and her single dad’s guest room, Megan tries to get it together, while not letting the world around her fall apart. Chloë Grace Moretz and Sam Rockwell co-star alongside Knightley — never more relaxed and approachable — as the father and daughter who take Megan in. It’s a testament to the strength of director Lynn Shelton and first-time screenwriter Andrea Seigel that, while this is undeniably Megan’s story, all three characters emerge believable and wonderfully realized. Touching and funny, Laggies shows that you can come of age no matter how old you are.

PRINT SOURCE: A24 FILMS / [email protected]

FILM PRESENTED BY 36 36 CENTERPIECES

ST. VINCENT DIR: THEODORE MELFI / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 103 MIN CAST: BILL MURRAY, MELISSA MCCARTHY, NAOMI WATTS, CHRIS O’DOWD, TERRENCE HOWARD, JAEDEN LIEBERHER

THURSDAY, OCT. 16 / 6:00 PM / PERELMAN THEATER

A dark yet endearing comedy starring the incomparable Bill Murray in quite possibly his finest role as the curmudgeonly titular character in St . Vincent, an unlikely positive role model for his new 12-year-old neighbor.

Playing a broke and temperamental Vietnam War veteran with a taste for liquor, loose women, and gambling at the local horse track, Vincent (Bill Murray) is easily the most unlikely and inappropriate role model imaginable. When single mother Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) moves into the house next door with her 12-year-old son Oliver, however, that is exactly what Vincent becomes. Though he’s reluctant at first, Vincent’s nonexistent finances and significant debt lead him to suggest caring for Oliver during Maggie’s late-night nursing shifts at the hospital. With no other options, Maggie reluctantly agrees. Accustomed to spending his time split among bars, the horse track, and the strip club, Vincent sees no reason to deviate from this routine so he simply brings Oliver along. Unorthodox and unusual as it may be, with such instructional gems as teaching Oliver how to bet at the race track or break a bully’s nose, Vincent’s caretaking and guidance of Oliver transforms into a tender and mutually beneficial friendship. An ensemble with a stellar cast that also includes Chris O’Dowd, Terrence Howard, and Naomi Watts, St. Vincent is buoyed by impressive and engaging performances all around. Performing against type, McCarthy and O’Dowd in particular play it straight and even somewhat subdued in the case of McCarthy, whereas Naomi Watts resides at the other end of the spectrum in her role as a pregnant Russian prostitute dealing with new-mom jitters. Yet it is Murray who holds court as the title character, delivering an amusing, off-putting, and heartfelt performance as his life begins to change despite his reservations and resistance.

PRINT SOURCE: ALLIED-THA / RACHEL GOLDMAN / [email protected] 37 37

We are proud to support the Philadelphia Film Society and the Philadelphia Film Festival.

r2lrestaurant.com 215.564.5337 50 s. 16th street, 37th floor philadelphia 38

Home of the annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival, FringeArts is food, fun & great performances, year-round, in a historic space on the Delaware River waterfront. THEATER | RESTAURANT | BAR | BEER GARDEN | LATE NIGHT FringeArts & La Peg 140 N Columbus Blvd at Race St (Less than a mile from the Liberty Bell) Tickets/Info/Directions/Parking 215.413.1318 • FringeArts.com Reservations/Menu 215.375.7744 • LaPegBrasserie.com DAVID LYNCH REVISITED: A RETROSPECTIVE FILM SERIES

23RD PHILADELPHILA FILM FESTIVAL FROM THE VAULTS: PRINCE MUSIC THEATER

MULLHOLLAND DRIVE - OCT 18TH - 4:45 PM WILD AT HEART - OCT 19TH - 10:30 PM BLUE VELVET - OCT 20TH - 10:00 PM THE STRAIGHT STORY - OCT 21ST - 6:00 PM

IN ASSOCIATION WITH PAFA’S CELEBRATION OF DAVID LYNCH THE UNIFIED FIELD WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE WYNCOTE FOUNDATION 39 Spotlight Circle

Cynthia Adams Samuel Greenblatt Laura Raab See something you Jack Adler Rochelle Greenfield Dianne Reed Barbara Albert Michael Greenwald Kathleen Roberts will never forget. J.P. Archie Jay Guben Franklyn Rodgers Phyllis Bailey Joan Gubernick Ruttenberg Mike Roselli PFS proudly presents the 2014 Betty Ballin Crystal Gurin Allen Sabinson members of the Spotlight Circle. Brian Best David Haas Will Sachse Barbara Black Libby Harwitz Gene Salkind Louis Bluver Brad Heffler Cheryl Sandini-Barth Members of the Spotlight Circle Evan Bollentin Lee Herman Julius Santise have generously supported the PFS Jill Bonovitz Mindi Hirsch Michael Sanyour mission to present the best in world David Brown Natalie and Ralph Hirshorn Anthony Siani cinema to the Philadelphia Laurada Byers Lynn Honickman Katie Sieckman Elizabeth Caulk Marjorie Honickman Howard Silverman Community. We thank you for Nancy Colman Anthony Hui Ellen Solms sharing our belief in film; that film JP Cummins Losenge Imasogie Edward Solomon can inform, inspire and assist in Peter Dachowski Victor Keen Paul Spain transforming our communities. Ellen Davis Laurie Kirszner Douglas Stasuk Tobey Dichter Susanna Lachs Harvey Stein Jay Donner Andy Lange Tamara Steinberg The Philadelphia Film Society Brian Effron Steve Lerner Liz and Nick Thomas encourages members to join the Andrea Ehrlich Donald Levinson David Traverso Spotlight Circle and experience all Deborah Feldman Linda Lightman Phil Wall of our special openings and Jamie Field Joseph Manko Sr. Donna Wechsler Betsy Filton Joseph Manko Jr. Judy Wellington receptions, and the VIP Brian Flieder Vickie McGowan Richard and Kelly Wolfington treatment at screenings. If you are Jeffrey Frank John Moore Linda Yaffe interested in receiving more Maryl & Barry Freedman Suzanne Naples information, please contact Melvyn Freid Luana Neducsin David Gerson Rebecca Cain Zoe and Dean Pappas Stanley Ginsburg Ruth Perlmutter [email protected]. Arlin Green Steve Poses 40 40 FROM THE VAULTS

BLUE VELVET DIR: DAVID LYNCH / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 1986 LENGTH: 120 MIN / CAST: ISABELLA ROSSELLINI, KYLE MACLACHLAN, DENNIS HOPPER, LAURA DERN

MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 10:00 PM / PRINCE

David Lynch’s infamously divisive 1986 erotic thriller follows a young man’s descent into the seedy, sexually charged criminal underbelly of the sleepy town where he was raised.

After his father’s stroke, Jeffrey Beaumont returns home to Lumberton from college to take care of his family. After finding a severed ear in a field on his way home from the hospital, he brings his gruesome discovery to the town’s detective. Befriending the detective’s daughter, Sandy, who gives him details on the case of the severed ear, Jeffrey sets about on his own investigation. He meets Dorothy Vallens, a mysterious lounge singer who’s involved with some of Lumberton’s most violent and corrupt individuals, including the manic criminal Frank Booth. In what is considered his first masterpiece, Lynch upends the quiet safety of suburban life as Jeffrey tries to save Dorothy and shelter the virtuous Sandy. But the dark side of Lumberton threatens to ensnare him as he navigates Lynch’s perverse and unsettling version of the all-American town. Presented with lush, Norman Rockwell-esque colors, this beautiful 35mm print is just as striking today as when it hit theaters in 1986. FROM THE THE FROM VAULTS PRINT SOURCE: PARK CIRCUS / CHRIS CHOUINARD [email protected]

Film history comes alive as it was meant to be seen — on the big screen! Come see old favorites bigger than life once again. ALL SCREENINGS PRESENTED IN 35MM 41 41

CAPOTE MULHOLLAND DR. DIR: BENNETT MILLER / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH DIR: DAVID LYNCH / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2001 YEAR: 2005 / LENGTH: 114 MIN / CAST: PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, LENGTH: 147 MIN / CAST: NAOMI WATTS, LAURA HARRING, CLIFTON COLLINS JR., CATHERINE KEENER JUSTIN THEROUX

SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 12:20 PM / ROXY A SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 4:45 PM / PRINCE

In what might have been his strongest screen performance ever, Widely regarded as one of David Lynch’s finest works, 2001’s the late Philip Seymour Hoffman portrays Manhattan bon vivant Mulholland Dr . blurs the fine line between truth and deception, Truman Capote as he spends five years researching and writing the turning reality and identity inside out, in this unconventional, prolific murder case that turned into his genre-bending classic, dreamy neo-noir thriller. In Cold Blood . In the role that put her on the map, Naomi Watts plays aspiring Already a regular on New York City’s society circuit with the success actress Betty, recently arrived in Los Angeles, whose life quickly of his short stories, including “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” Truman becomes intertwined with a mysterious woman. After a devastating Capote did a literary about-face in 1959 after hearing of the Clutter car crash on Mulholland Drive leaves a femme fatale, known as Rita family murder in Holcomb, Kansas. The eccentric and openly (Laura Harring), with amnesia, she and Betty team up to discover homosexual Capote travels to Holcomb to interview the family, her identity. Both women are pulled into a psychotic illusion friends, and murderers of the Clutter family. As he immerses himself involving a dangerous blue box, a director named Adam Kesher in the case, Capote befriends one of the perpetrators on death row, (Justin Theroux), and the mysterious nightclub Silencio. Originally Perry Smith, and, falling in love with him, struggles with his desire imagined for television, the pilot was rejected by TV execs for to help Smith. Over the next five years, Capote’s work expands being too bizarre, so Lynch, with his signature menace and style, from examining the effects of a small-town tragedy to inventing an reconceived his footage and the narrative into a masterpiece of entirely new genre, the nonfiction novel. However, his ingenuity independent cinema. Interwoven with layers that beg for multiple comes at an emotional price, as the success and logical conclusion views and endless discussion, Mulholland Dr. remains a dark, of his novel hinges on the eventual execution of his subjects. dazzling piece, projected in haunting beauty on 35mm. Capote wrestles with conflicting desires: to keep Smith alive and to wish him dead for a better book. Director Bennett Miller brilliantly PRINT SOURCE: UNIVERSAL PICTURES captures the moral ambiguity of Capote’s position and Philip Seymour Hoffman shines in his Oscar-winning portrayal of this literary giant who must confront his own humanity.

PRINT SOURCE: PARK CIRCUS / CHRIS CHOUINARD [email protected] 42 42 FROM THE VAULTS

THE STRAIGHT STORY TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT DIR: DAVID LYNCH / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 1999 DIR: HOWARD HAWKS / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH, FRENCH LENGTH: 112 MIN / CAST: RICHARD FARNSWORTH, SISSY SPACEK, YEAR: 1944 / LENGTH: 100 MIN / CAST: HUMPHREY BOGART, JANE GALLOWAY HEITZ LAUREN BACALL, WALTER BRENNAN

FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 2:15 PM / ROXY A TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 6:00 PM / PRINCE

Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall star in this Hollywood classic, A road movie of great charm, David Lynch’s 1999 film recounts the loosely based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel, about a fishing boat true story of 73-year-old Alvin Straight, who takes a riding lawn captain who helps transport a French Resistance leader during WWII mower across two states to visit his ailing brother. while romancing a feisty lounge singer.

Seen upon its initial release as a surprising change of pace for Set in Martinique in 1940, shortly after the fall of France to Germany, Lynch (although Lynch himself often referred to it as his “most Bogart stars as Harry Morgan, a charter boat operator who works experimental” film), The Straight Story has emerged over the for hire. When he is approached by a member of the French years as one of his most emotionally rich films. This portrait of Resistance movement to smuggle a top leader into Martinique, he contemporary folk hero Straight, played by the undeniably great refuses to accept the job. But when Harry meets Marie (Bacall), a Richard Farnsworth, recreates his 240-mile journey on a riding lawn beautiful drifter without a penny to her name, he is determined to mower from Iowa to Wisconsin in the hopes of reconciling with his come to her rescue. To help Marie return to America, Harry agrees estranged brother before it’s too late for either of them. A sense to take the job transporting the freedom fighters. But as he crosses of Americana has always informed Lynch’s work, and The Straight the waters back into Martinique with passengers in tow, Harry is Story allowed him to celebrate, rather than subvert, particular spotted by a patrol boat and bullets are exchanged. With enemies aspects of the film’s Midwestern milieu, from its John Deere tractors on his trail, Harry must find a way to protect his new companions. and picturesque farmland sunsets to Straight’s stoic sense of self- reliance and determination. That’s not to say there aren’t shadows. PRINT SOURCE: WARNER BROS. CLASSICS John Roach and Mary Sweeney’s script recognizes the hard times of Straight’s life, too, giving the film a subtly tragic undertone that makes it all the more rewarding upon repeated viewings.

PRINT SOURCE: SWANK MOTION PICTURES / [email protected] 43 43

WILD AT HEART DIR: DAVID LYNCH / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 1990 LENGTH: 125 MIN / CAST: NICOLAS CAGE, LAURA DERN, WILLEM DAFOE

SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 10:30 PM / PRINCE

Young lovers Luna and Sailor adventure their way across America as they run from the evil thugs Luna’s mother has set after them in this Wizard of Oz-inspired fever-dream from David Lynch.

Luna and her boyfriend, Sailor, reunite after his release from prison for killing an attacker who had been hired by Marietta Fortune, Luna’s mother. Making up in a haze of booze, dancing, and sex, the lovers set off for California to escape the clutches of Luna’s overbearing mother. Marietta, already on edge, hires her on-again off-again boyfriend, private investigator Johnnie Farragut, to find Sailor and bring Luna home. As Johnnie tracks them, Marietta also enlists the help of mobster Marcellus Santos. As Marietta’s hired hands confront each other on the road, she becomes deliriously unhinged. Meanwhile Luna and Sailor work their way cross-country, encountering menacing characters along the way who threaten their raucous version of domestic bliss. David Lynch’s Palme d’Or- winning follow-up to Blue Velvet is an outrageous odyssey of two cursed and truly wild lovers that revels in its own weirdness.

PRINT SOURCE: PARK CIRCUS / CHRIS CHOUINARD [email protected] 44

SPOTLIGHTS FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

BIG HERO 6 DIR: DON HALL, CHRIS WILLIAMS / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 93 MIN / CAST: RYAN POTTER, SCOTT ADSIT, JAMIE CHUNG

SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 11:00 AM / PRINCE

The latest release from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Big Hero 6 is an exciting, action-packed comedy adventure from the team behind Frozen and Wreck-It Ralph.

Marking the 54th feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Big Hero 6 centers on Baymax, a plus-size inflatable robot, and prodigy Hiro Hamada. When a devastating event befalls the city of San Fransokyo, catapulting Hiro into danger, he turns to Baymax and his close friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon, and fanboy Fred. Determined to uncover the mystery, Hiro transforms his friends into a band of high-tech heroes called Big Hero 6. Directed by Don Hall (Winnie the Pooh) and Chris Williams (Bolt), and inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name — thus marking the first collaboration between Walt Disney Animation Studios and Marvel — Big Hero 6 fuses exhilarating action alongside the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation.

PRINT SOURCE: ALLIED-THA / JOE FUCCI / [email protected] SPOTLIGHTS

Highly–anticipated movies from some of the biggest names in the industry, these films shine a spotlight on top talent from around the world. 45 45

CREEP ESCOBAR: PARADISE LOST DIR: PATRICK BRICE / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 DIR: ANDREA DI STEFANO / COUNTRY: FRANCE, SPAIN, BELGIUM LENGTH: 80 MIN / CAST: MARK DUPLASS, PATRICK BRICE LANG: ENGLISH, SPANISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 120 MIN CAST: BENICIO DEL TORO, JOSH HUTCHERSON, CLAUDIA TRAISAC

SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 9:30 PM / RITZ EAST A THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 9:30 PM / RITZ BOURSE TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 7:50 PM / RITZ EAST A FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 2:35 PM / RITZ EAST A An original and sometimes comedic twist on the found footage film produced by genre godfather Jason Blum, Creep delivers a clever, The Hunger Games’ Josh Hutcherson stars as a surfer drawn into intense, and, yes, creepy interplay between its two protagonists the dangerous world of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, played that is guaranteed to shock and surprise. with charismatic intensity by Benicio del Toro.

Broke and in need of work, videographer Aaron (Patrick Brice) With a surfboard under his arm and his brother by his side, Nick did answers an online ad offering $1,000 for the day for an unspecified not plan on falling in love in Colombia; but then he meets Maria, a filming service where discretion is appreciated. Traveling to a beautiful, compassionate nurse who also happens to be the niece remote vacation home, no questions asked, Aaron meets Josef of the powerful drug lord Pablo Escobar. Soon, the young Canadian (Mark Duplass), a seemingly sincere but offbeat guy, who explains finds himself drawn into the inner circle, where the populist that he is dying of cancer and wants Aaron to document a day of his Escobar’s Robin Hood aspirations go hand-in-hand with cocaine life so that he can leave a record for his unborn son to know him. smuggling and murder. Eventually, on the eve of Escobar’s 1991 Jumping right into the filming, Aaron is quickly confronted with incarceration in La Catedral, Nick realizes he’s so entangled in the Josef’s eclectic and strange behavior and realizes that Josef might world of the infamous drug kingpin that only the most desperate not be who he says and, in fact, might be much more dangerous measures can set him free. Forcefully directed by Italian actor than expected. Andrea de Stefano, last seen in Life of Pi and Eat Pray Love, Escobar: Paradise Lost offers a fascinating perspective on Escobar, a man PRINT SOURCE: RADIUS / JASON WALD vilified by most non-Colombians, but seen as a folk hero by many [email protected] in his homeland. Del Toro embraces all these contradictions; his Escobar is mesmerizing to watch — a caring father figure who, at any moment, could have you or or the people you love killed.

PRINT SOURCE: RADIUS / JASON WALD [email protected] 46 46 SPOTLIGHTS

SPOTLIGHTS FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

FAULTS GABRIEL DIR: RILEY STEARNS / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: DIR: LOU HOWE / COUNTRY:USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 2014 / LENGTH: 89 MIN / CAST: LELAND ORSER, MARY ELIZABETH LENGTH: 88 MIN / CAST: RORY CULKIN, DAVID CALL, DEIRDRE WINSTEAD, CHRIS ELLIS, LANCE REDDICK, JON GRIES, LEONARD O’CONNELL, EMILY MEADE, LOUISA KRAUSE, LYNN COHEN, EARL HOWZE, BETH GRANT ALEXIA RASMUSSEN

PET PET M IT M IT O I O I O C O C ARCHIE ARCHIE

N

N N

THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 5:00 PM / RITZ BOURSE N MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 10:00 PM / RITZ EAST A FIRST FIRST I I FEATURE FEATURE SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 6:50 PM / RITZ EAST B AWARD SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 6:10 PM / RITZ EAST A AWARD

Shifting between dark comedy and psychological thriller, In this powerful and engrossing drama, Rory Culkin Faults provides a captivating look at the power, seductiveness, shines as a mentally ill young man who will stop at nothing to be and mind-bending nature of religious cults. reunited with his first love as he struggles to transition from being institutionalized to rejoining life with his family. Dr. Ansel Roth (Leland Orser) is one of the world’s leading experts on cults, building a once-promising career out of helping former Upon being released from a mental health facility to live with his members overcome their brainwashing and reintegrate into mother, Gabriel’s first action is simple — go find Alice. Spending society. After a deprogramming went tragically wrong, his life countless nights dreaming of his lost love, the well-intentioned, but crumbled, leaving Ansel a broken man, traveling from hotel to prone to violent fits, Gabriel holds an unwavering belief that the hotel to promote his poorly received second book. In the midst of two are meant to be together. Embarking on an increasingly erratic a sparsely attended lecture, Ansel is approached by a distraught search, the young man watches as his world begins to crumble couple seeking his help in rescuing their daughter Claire from a around him, only to be supported by a loving but impatient family. new and powerful cult called Faults. Taking the job strictly for the Brought to life through a mesmerizing performance by Culkin, this money, Ansel orchestrates the kidnapping of Claire (Mary Elizabeth searing portrait of mental illness plays like a page-turning mystery Winstead), holding her in a motel room as the deprogramming novel. As we get wrapped in Gabriel’s world, we start to root for him retreat begins. As Claire reveals herself to be a formidable despite his hazy volatility and unpredictability. challenge, with her logic sound and beliefs unshakeable, a battle of wits and wills develops between the two as they delve deep into PRINT SOURCE: AGX / LUCA BORGHESE / [email protected] each other’s minds.

PRINT SOURCE: SCREEN MEDIA FILMS / [email protected] 47 47

LIFE PARTNERS LOVE, ROSIE DIR: SUSANNA FOGEL / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 DIR: CHRISTIAN DITTER / COUNTRY: GERMANY, UK / LANG: ENGLISH LENGTH: 93 MIN / CAST: LEIGHTON MEESTER, GILLIAN JACOBS, YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 102 MIN / CAST: LILY COLLINS, SAM CLAFIN, ADAM BRODY, MARK FEUERSTEIN, GABOUREY SIDIBE, ABBY ELLIOTT SUKI WATERHOUSE

PET M IT O I O C ARCHIE

N SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 7:30 PM / RITZ EAST A N FIRST FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 7:30 PM / RITZ EAST B I FEATURE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 12:00 PM / RITZ EAST B AWARD TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 5:30 PM / RITZ EAST B

The close friendship between an unmotivated lesbian Lifelong friends Rosie (The Mortal Instruments’ Lily Collins) and musician and a straight, focused environmental lawyer in their late Alex (Hunger Games’ Sam Claflin) discover whether their love can 20s is tested when a third person enters the picture in this hilarious overcome the roadblocks of life in this adaptation of Cecelia Ahern’s and observant female-driven debut by Susanna Fogel. bestselling novel, Where Rainbows End.

Paige (Community’s Gillian Jacobs) and Sasha (Gossip Girl’s Leighton Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5 years old, so Meester) were meant for each other ... as platonic soul mates, falling for each other is out of the question ... or is it? When it comes of course, so it’s a good thing for their friendship that they’ve to love, life, and making the right choices, these two are their own managed to avoid any long-term romantic relationships thus far. worst enemies. But a regrettable decision and a missed opportunity But when Paige gets serious about her new boyfriend, the girls’ send them hurling through life in different directions — literally. comfortable routine unravels. As her BFF settles down, Sasha’s life Rosie was meant to move to the U.S. with Alex for college, but one is crumbling — not only does she feel like she’s losing her bestie, but fateful night keeps her back in England, putting an ocean between her music is a dead end, lesbian dating politics are a drag, she still them. Yet somehow, across time, space, and different continents, relies on her parents to pay the bills, and disinterest in her 9-to-5 the tie that binds them cannot be undone — despite an unwanted office job is catching up with her. Meanwhile, Paige seems to have pregnancy, disastrous love affairs, marriage, infidelity, and divorce. everything lined up perfectly. However, happiness isn’t something Throughout the years the pair stay in touch as their lives change you can plan, especially when it involves other people, and the girls’ and destinies unfold. A modern comedy-of-errors, Love, Rosie is a diverging lives test the strength of their bond. Featuring cameos romance about never giving up on the one you love. from some of TV’s funniest women, Fogel’s film is an honest and charming portrait of the growing pains of lifelong friendship. PRINT SOURCE: ANDY BOHN / THE FILM ARCADE [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: MAGNOLIA PICTURES / MAUREEN MASTERS [email protected] FILM PRESENTED BY 48

MASTERS OF CINEMA FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA DIR: OLIVIER ASSAYAS / COUNTRY: FRANCE, USA / LANG: ENGLISH YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 124 MIN / CAST: CHLOË GRACE MORETZ, JULIETTE BINOCHE, KRISTEN STEWART, LARS EIDINGER

SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 2:20 PM / RITZ EAST A WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 7:20 PM / RITZ EAST A

One of the greatest auteurs of our time, Olivier Assayas delivers another witty, thoughtful drama that explores the process of aging through the eyes of one revered actress revisiting the play that made her a star.

Fresh from a critically lauded tour through the world’s most prestigious film festivals, The Clouds of Sils Maria follows Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche), who is asked to return to the play that made her famous decades earlier, but this time in the role of the older woman. The alluring younger role is to be reprised by an edgy American actress (Chloë Grace Moretz). To prepare, Enders retreats to the Swiss Alps with her personal assistant Valentine (Kristen Stewart), where the material, so reflective of her current situation, forces Maria to confront her feelings about aging, desire, and the bittersweet passage of time. Once again Assayas has crafted a film that is driven by beautiful cinematography and elegant camera movement. Yet the film is also given life by the performances; if Binoche is solidifying her status as a nuanced acting powerhouse, MASTERS MASTERS OF CINEMA Stewart is reemerging as a sharp, talented dramatic artist. It is a wry yet deeply compassionate meditation on shifting relationships.

PRINT SOURCE: IFC FILMS / JUSTIN DIPIETRO [email protected] These new films exemplify the masterly work of world-renowned filmmakers as they continue to thrill and inspire audiences with cutting-edge features. 49 49

GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3D MOMMY DIR: JEAN-LUC GODARD / ORIGINAL TITLE: ADIEU AU LANGAGE DIR: XAVIER DOLAN / COUNTRY: CANADA / LANG: FRENCH COUNTRY: FRANCE / LANG: FRENCH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 70 MIN YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 134 MIN / CAST: ANNE DORVAL, CAST: HELOISE GODET, KAMEL ABDELLI, RICHARD CHEVALIER SUZANNE CLEMENT, ANTOINE OLIVIER PILON

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 6:45 PM / PRINCE FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 7:00 PM / RITZ EAST A SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 1:15 PM / PRINCE Co-recipient of the Special Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes, French New Wave legend Jean-Luc Godard tackles 3D and so much Québécois Xavier Dolan explores the exhilarating and volatile love more in this audacious, provocative missive about communication, between mother and son in this powerful comic drama. technology, and the inner lives of dogs. In arguably his best work to date, the prolific 25-year-old director Godard himself might describe Goodbye to Language, his 39th film comes full circle, returning to the subject of his debut film: the and winner of the Cannes Jury Prize, as “Simple — a married woman tenuous relationship between a mother and her teenage son. and a single man meet. They love, they argue, fists fly,” but from the Unemployed and widowed, Diane (Anne Dorval) is barely keeping beginning of this anarchic, iconoclastic work, it’s obvious that we it together when the juvenile institution housing her son releases are in strikingly rarefied territory. Fragmenting the visuals and the him back into her custody after he sets fire to its cafeteria. Though soundtrack and using 3D in daring ways that truly add dimension he exudes a playful charm, Steve (Antoine-Olivier Pilon) is unruly, and depth, Godard immediately sets about refining his increasingly prone to violent fits and hysterical outbursts. Diane’s ability to experimental, but devilishly humorous, approach to his narrative manage him seems hopeless until Kyla (Suzanne Clément), the — such as it is — while simultaneously redefining and critiquing timid housewife from across the street, intervenes. The trio form how we absorb information through a barrage of ideas and images an unlikely family unit as they ride out the highs and lows of Steve’s flickering on screens of all sizes (turns out not even Godard can unpredictable nature. Shot in a narrow 1:1 ratio, we focus in on resist a good iPhone joke). As the aforementioned man and woman the characters as their emotions explode off the screen, tempered struggle with their relationship and more heady ideas — all at risk by stunning montages and a perfectly curated soundtrack. of being devalued by Google and other villains of accessibility — Dorval, Clément, and Pilon are all revelations in heart-wrenching perhaps, Godard suggests, their dog Roxy (played by Godard’s own performances. Canada’s entry for the foreign language Oscar, pet) has the answer: simply living in the moment. Mommy is a powerhouse of cinema not to be missed.

PRINT SOURCE: KINO LORBER / JONATHAN HERTZBERG PRINT SOURCE: ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS / STEPHANIE NORTHEN [email protected] [email protected]

PRECEDED BY: 130919 • A PORTRAIT OF MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ DIR: MATTHU PLACEK / LENGTH: 7 MIN SHORT A haunting, one-shot 3D study of the artist, capturing breadth of space in infinite detail. 50 50 MASTERS OF CINEMA

MASTERS OF CINEMA FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT WINTER SLEEP DIR: LUC DARDENNE, JEAN-PIERRE DARDENNE / COUNTRY: BELGIUM, DIR: NURI BILGE CEYLAN / ORIGINAL TITLE: KIS UYKUSU / FRANCE / LANG: FRENCH / YEAR: 2013 / LENGTH: 95 MIN COUNTRY: TURKEY, FRANCE, GERMANY / LANG: TURKISH, ENGLISH CAST: MARION COTILLARD, FABRIZIO RONGIONE, PILI GROYNE, YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 196 MIN / CAST: HALUK, BILGINER, SIMON CAUDRY MELISA SÖZEN, DEMET AKBAĞ, AYBERK PEKCAN, SERHAT KILIÇ, NEJAT İŞLER, TAMER LEVENT, NADIR SARIBACAK, MEHMET ALI NUROĞLU, EMIRHAN DORUKTUTAN SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 12:00 PM / RITZ EAST A MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 8:00 PM / RITZ EAST A THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 6:40 PM / RITZ EAST B SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 12:15 PM / RITZ EAST A In this small-town drama with epic feeling, Marion Cotillard is a mother who has one weekend to persuade her co-workers to keep her on the payroll rather than take the bonus they would receive if Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan returns to PFF with his latest they let her go. masterwork — an engrossing character study of a wealthy, but malcontent, hotel owner at odds with his family and community. The employees at a Belgian solar power plant are given a difficult choice: choose one person to be laid off and receive a large bonus, Turkish cinema celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014, so it’s or allow everyone to keep their jobs and receive nothing. When especially appropriate that Ceylan won the Palme d’Or at this Sandra (the Academy-Award-winning Cotillard) is voted out, she year’s Cannes Film Festival. Working with a script he co-wrote refuses to go quietly, pleading with her former colleagues one with his wife, Erbu, Ceylan revels in the spoken word, allowing his by one to reconsider, though they all have their own troubles. characters’ conversations and arguments, insults and compliments, The Dardenne brothers are known for finding both the relentless to build into an epic portrait of a problematic man, portrayed struggle and poignant acts of kindness in everyday situations, in with commanding presence by the stellar Haluk Bilginer. On the renowned films such as Beyond the Hills and The Kid With a Bike; steppes of the Cappadocia region of central Turkey — its unearthly Two Days, One Night is no exception. On the surface this film may be landscapes beautifully underscoring the film’s theme of isolation about one woman’s desire to keep her job, but as the story unfolds and distance — Aydin runs a boutique hotel on the land he inherited the stakes and the scope become far grander, growing into a from his father. A former actor who now begrudgingly acts as a profound tale of survival, dignity, and understanding. There are no landlord to many of the region’s poorer families, Aydin holds himself simple villains here, but many unlikely heroes. above everyone else, including his far more charitable sister and his long-suffering wife. It takes a rock thrown by an angry young boy to PRINT SOURCE: IFC FILMS / JUSTIN DIPIETRO startle him out of his casual indifference to the world outside of his [email protected] own head, if even for just a moment.

PRINT SOURCE: ADOPT FILMS / JEFF LIPSLKY / [email protected] FILM PRESENTED BY 51 51 TV and Internet together like never before.

XFINITY® on the X1 Entertainment Operating System® brings the best of TV and Internet together for the simplest, fastest and most complete way to access all your entertainment on all your screens.

XFINITY® is a proud sponsor of the Philadelphia Film Festival. Access select movies from the festival with XFINITY On Demand.™

comcast.com/x1

NPA146297-0030

102635_NPA146297-0030 X1 EOS ad_7x9.indd 1 8/29/14 3:28 PM 52

WORLD NARRATIVES FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

’71 DIR: YANN DEMANGE / COUNTRY: UK / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 LENGTH: 100 MIN / CAST: JACK O’CONNELL, SEAN HARRIS, RICHARD DORMER, PAUL ANDERSON

PET PET M IT M IT O I O I O O C C ARCHIE NARRATIVE N N

SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 4:00 PM N N FIRST I FEATURE I FEATURE RITZ EAST A AWARD AWARD

One of the most captivating and tense films of the year, ’71 is an action-thriller centered on a rookie British soldier separated from his squad and lost in enemy territory in Northern Ireland.

At the outset of ’71, fresh-faced English soldier Gary (Jack O’Connell, Starred Up) is deployed with his unit to Belfast, as Northern Ireland is quickly escalating toward civil war. Already divided between the “loyal” Protestant and “hostile” Catholic areas upon his arrival, he is confused as to where to throw his own loyalties with the shifting politics. Pressed into immediate action, Gary and his squad are ordered to patrol a Catholic area. As a riot breaks out, Gary is separated from his unit and attacked. Narrowly escaping injury, Gary is left to fend for himself in the midst of unfamiliar and treacherous enemy territory, beginning an epic odyssey to return to base throughout a night filled with fear, violence, and desperation.

PRINT SOURCE: ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS / STEPHANIE NORTHEN [email protected] WORLD NARRATIVES

Explore the world through film with this diverse selection of international cinema that features distinct perspectives and images from around the globe. 53 53

BELOVED SISTERS CRACKS IN CONCRETE DIR: DOMINIK GRAF / ORIGINAL TITLE: DIE GELIEBTEN SCHWESTERN DIR: UMUT DAĞ / ORIGINAL TITLE: RISSE IM BETON COUNTRY: GERMANY, AUSTRIA / LANG: GERMAN, FRENCH COUNTRY: AUSTRIA / LANG: GERMAN, TURKISH / YEAR: 2014 YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 170 MIN / CAST: HANNAH HERZSPRUNG, LENGTH: 105 MIN / CAST: MURATHAN MUSLU, ALECHAN TAGAEV, FLORIAN STETTER, HENRIETTE CONFURIUS, CLAUDIA MESSNER, IVAN KRIZNJAK, SHAMIL ILLISHANOV, DANIEL MIJATOVIC RONALD ZEHRFELD PET M IT O I O C NARRATIVE N FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 5:00 PM / RITZ EAST B N I FEATURE MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 12:00 PM / RITZ EAST A SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 2:30 PM / ROXY A AWARD WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 4:15 PM / RITZ EAST B After returning home from a 10-year stint in prison, a Two aristocratic sisters fall in love with post-Enlightenment writer father tries to connect with a son unaware of his existence, but soon and philosopher Friedrich Schiller in this gorgeously realized finds that the teen is on the same destructive path that put the melodrama by one of Germany’s foremost auteurs, Dominik Graf. father behind bars.

The fiery Caroline is unhappily married off to keep the family afloat Once a kingpin in the underground world of Vienna, Ertan emerges while her shy, reserved sister Charlotte must also find a husband of from prison a changed man, determined to turn his life around. proper wealth and standing. But a chance encounter with a famous Having left behind a wife and young son, he sets out to find them but penniless poet sets in motion a chain of events that finds both and reconnect. When Ertan finds his son Mikail, now a teenager, he sisters drawn to Schiller. A physically and intellectually intense works his way back into the boy’s life, but without letting on that relationship develops among the three; Charlotte marries Schiller he is his father. Ertan gets a construction job at the youth center to keep up appearances to the outside world, but it is Caroline where his son spends his free time so he can keep an eye on him. who is ignited sexually. The trio explore the consequences of Ertan quickly realizes that Mikail is caught up in a dangerous world unconventional love in their conventional late-18th-century society, of drugs and crime, once so familiar to him. Mikail, determined yet Graf still imbues this exquisitely detailed costume drama with to make it as a rapper, steals money from a powerful crime lord a contemporary feel, complete with fluid cinematography and a to fund his demo tape, but things quickly go awry. As Mikail gets refreshing take on a historical ménage à trois. deeper into trouble, Ertan must decide whether to help his son and recede back into a life of crime, or finally turn a new page. PFF alum PRINT SOURCE: MUSIC BOX FILMS / REBECCA GORDON Umut Dağ (Kuma) brings this electrifying story to the screen. [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: FILMS BOUTIQUE / VALESKA NEU [email protected] 54 54 WORLD NARRATIVES

WORLD NARRATIVES FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY FORCE MAJEURE DIR: PETER STRICKLAND / COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM DIR: RUBEN ÖSTLUND / ORIGINAL TITLE: TURIST / COUNTRY: SWEDEN LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 101 MIN LANG: SWEDISH, ENGLISH, FRENCH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 118 MIN CAST: SIDSE BABETT KNUDSEN, CHIARA D’ANNA CAST: JOHANNES KUHNKE, LISA LOVEN KONGSLI, CLARA WETTERGREN, VINCENT WETTERGREN PET M IT O I C O PE M TI NARRATIVE N T N O I O SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 9:30 PM / RITZ EAST B I C FEATURE NARRATIVE N AWARD N SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 7:20 PM / RITZ EAST A SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 2:10 PM / RITZ EAST A I FEATURE TUESDAY, OCT. 26 / 3:00 PM / RITZ EAST A AWARD In this audacious, visually sumptuous recasting of Eurocinema erotica, the relationship between a lesbian lepidopterist and her Winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes, this biting younger handmaiden is fraught with questions of love, desire, and comedy traces the familial aftershocks of an exceedingly poor control. decision made by a young father in a moment of panic during an avalanche in the French Alps. As night falls on an all-women conference of butterfly experts, held in the rarefied atmosphere of a lush bucolic estate resplendent with For Tomas and Ebba, a young Swedish married couple with two private gardens and, as we slowly learn, even more private desires, kids, a five-day ski vacation in the French Alps sounds like the visiting lecturer Cynthia berates Evelyn, her new housekeeper, perfect opportunity for some quality family time. Everything starts over an errant piece of lingerie. Soon, the disapproving words turn out great, but on their second day, during lunch on an outdoor to physical punishments, and what at first appeared to be a slyly patio, a “controlled” avalanche gets too close for comfort, and abusive upstairs/downstairs relationship is revealed as something when Tomas panics and flees to safety, he remembers to grab his far more intimate — an elaborate dance of fetishized role-play. gloves and iPhone, but mindlessly leaves his wife and children With an unerring sense of cinematic style and without ever getting behind. When the snow clears, everyone is fine, but that’s not to overly explicit, director Peter Strickland simultaneously tantalizes say damage hasn’t been done. During the next few days, Tomas and us with his Sapphic love story while also challenging our ideas of Ebba struggle with the emotional ramifications of what happened, submission, domination, and fantasy. As with Strickland’s previous as he finds refuge in self-denial, followed by self-loathing, while film, Berberian Sound Studio, The Duke of Burgundy is inspired she’s left questioning everything she held true. Filmed with an eye stylistically by a genre of a bygone era — in this case, the Euroerotic for telling details and unspoken condemnations — never has the cinema of the 1960s and ’70s — and through this act of homage, he act of brushing teeth been so laden with import — Ruben Östlund’s has crafted one of the most strikingly unique films of the year. insightful portrait of a marriage under pressure is as brutally honest as it is undeniably (and sometimes uncomfortably) funny. PRINT SOURCE: IFC FILMS / JEFF REICHERT [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: MAGNOLIA PICTURES / MAUREEN MASTERS [email protected] 55 55

GETT, THE TRIAL OF HUMAN CAPITAL DIR: PAOLO VIRZÌ / ORIGINAL TITLE: IL CAPITALE UMANO VIVIANE AMSALEM COUNTRY: ITALY / LANG: ITALIAN / YEAR: 2014 LENGTH: 110 MIN DIR: RONIT ELKABETZ, SHLOMI ELKABETZ / COUNTRY: ISRAEL, CAST: FABRIZIO BENTIVOGLIO, VALERIA GOLINO, VALERIA BRUNI FRANCE, GERMANY / LANG: HEBREW, FRENCH / YEAR: 2014 TEDESCHI, FABRIZIO GIFUNI LENGTH: 115 MIN / CAST: RONIT ELKABETZ, SIMON ABKARIAN, MENASHE NOY, SASSON GABAY, ELI GORNSTEIN MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 3:20 PM / RITZ EAST A FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 12:00 PM / RITZ EAST A FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 12:15 PM / RITZ EAST B SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 2:20 PM / RITZ EAST B A freak Christmastime bicycle-SUV accident serves as the tipping point for a seismic shift between two families of different classes Unable to obtain a divorce unless her husband grants it, Viviane in a gripping whodunnit told in four chapters, each featuring a spends years in court fighting Jewish law to win her freedom after different character’s point of view, that became a smash hit at the 30 years of marriage in this stunningly-acted Israeli drama. Italian box office.

Unlike other countries where marriage dissolutions are handled When a cyclist is hit by an SUV late one winter evening, Massimiliano in civil court, Jewish women in Israel may be legally divorced Bernaschi, the son of a wealthy hedge fund manager, is immediately from their husbands only if he gives her a “gett” — permission as the prime suspect. His girlfriend, Serena Rovelli, is thought to observed by a rabbinical court. Despite having been separated be protecting him when she claims that she does not know who from her husband for several years, Viviane Amsalem continues to drove Massimiliano’s car home. The six months prior to and pay off a home where she no longer resides, makes meals for her after the accident are told from the perspectives of different family, and lives in the shed of her brother’s house. In an effort to characters in distinct chapters as the lives of the middle-class legally end her marriage, Viviane and her lawyer press her husband, Rovellis and affluent Bernaschis play out. Dino Rovelli, covetous Elisha, to set her free. The agonizing process unfolds over five years, of the Bernaschis’ wealth, takes out a massive loan to buy into told in powerful vignettes separated by several months and shot their high-yield hedge fund. Despite being turned off by Dino’s in only a few rooms in a courthouse. Elegantly staged and almost fawning attitude, Giovanni Bernaschi takes his investment as entirely without music, sibling directors Ronit (who stars as Viviane) he navigates the massive financial pitfalls of a market crash. and Shlomi Elkabetz present a carefully constructed story that Meanwhile, Giovanni’s disenchanted wife Carla struggles to find examines, with stark visual style, one woman’s fight against a purpose separate from her husband’s success. Using a non-linear domineering patriarchal legal system. style, director Paolo Virzì creates unyielding emotional turmoil as secrets threaten to tear the families apart in this clever moralistic PRINT SOURCE: MUSIC BOX FILMS / REBECCA GORDON tale about the value of a human life and the aftermath of financial [email protected] collapse. The misguided passion, greed, and ambition of the Rovellis and Bernaschis compound in this character-driven mystery.

PRINT SOURCE: FILM MOVEMENT/RAM RELEASING REBECA CONGET / [email protected] 56 56 WORLD NARRATIVES

WORLD NARRATIVES FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

RUN STATIONS OF THE CROSS DIR: PHILIPPE LACÔTE / COUNTRY: IVORY COAST, FRANCE DIR: DIETRICH BRÜGGEMANN / ORIGINAL TITLE: KREUZWEG LANG: FRENCH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 100 MIN COUNTRY: GERMANY, FRANCE / LANG: GERMAN / YEAR: 2014 CAST: ISAACH DE BANKOLÉ, REINE SALI COULIBALY, ABDOUL KARIM LENGTH: 110 MIN / CAST: LEA VAN ACKEN, FRANZISKA WEISZ, KONATÉ, ABDOUL BAH, RASMANÉ OUEDRAOGO, ALEXANDRE DESANE FLORIAN STETTER

TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 2:15 PM / RITZ EAST A TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 12:20 PM / RITZ EAST B WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 9:40 PM / RITZ EAST B WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 9:30 PM / RITZ BOURSE

The current cultural and political climate in the Ivory Coast is An overly devout teenage girl struggles with issues of life, death, fascinatingly explored through this pulse-pounding, coming-of-age and religious doctrine in this strikingly assured, award-winning film fable about an enigmatic adolescent, Run, who assassinates the by German director Dietrich Bruggemann. country’s prime minister and must flee the city. Brüggemann, who also co-wrote with his sister Anna, approaches Proudly announcing himself as an exciting new voice in African his film with a formal rigor and intellectual liveliness that recalls cinema, Philippe Lacôte opens his debut fiction feature with the work of Michael Haneke or Lars von Trier. Structured, like the the titular character, Run, as he flees through the streets of Via Crucis, with 14 separate sections, each one filmed as a single, Yamoussoukro, trying to escape the police after committing uninterrupted shot, Stations of the Cross tracks the spiritual journey murder in a cathedral. Seamlessly navigating between past and of young Maria as she prepares for her First Communion within present, Run’s life is recounted, beginning with his apprenticeship her strict fundamentalist branch of the Catholic Church. With with a rainmaker. When his mentor sacrifices himself to the village church clergy constantly stressing the spiritual rewards of personal elders, Run begins a lifetime of assuming new identities to survive. sacrifice and a mother who views any dissent as an affront to herself As political tensions rise, he becomes a member of the loosely and God, Maria finds herself both drawn toward and shying away nationalistic Young Patriots, a ragtag militia led by a man called the from the secular world, which ultimately forces her to find her Admiral. As Run’s confidence and prominence in the group grows, own idiosyncratic interpretation of scripture, one that will have he and the Admiral develop a violent rivalry that leads them to surprising consequences for everyone. Poised between a satire with their eventual, terrifying fate. Employing a well-developed visual a deep, dark sense of humor and an unsettling drama of youthful style and fantastical storytelling qualities, Lacôte structures Run’s fanaticism, Stations of the Cross will surely spark much conversation story into an aesthetically rich and compelling triptych, traversing among viewers, as it refuses to give any easy answers to the the geographical and societal terrain of a country in turmoil as a provocative questions it poses. transient figure that is emblematic of the Ivory Coast itself. PRINT SOURCE: FILM MOVEMENT/RAM RELEASING PRINT SOURCE: BAC FILMS DISTRIBUTION / FRANKA SCHWABE REBECA CONGET / [email protected] [email protected] 57 57

THE TALE OF TITLI DIR: KANU BEHL / COUNTRY: INDIA / LANG: HINDI / YEAR: 2014 PRINCESS KAGUYA LENGTH: 124 MIN / CAST: RANVIR SHOREY, AMIT SIAL, LALIT BEHL, DIR: ISAO TAKAHATA / ORIGINAL TITLE: KAGUYA-HIME NO SHIVANI RAGHUVANSHI, SHASHANK ARORA MONOGATARI / COUNTRY: JAPAN / LANG: JAPANESE / YEAR: 2014 PET LENGTH: 137 MIN M IT O I O C ARCHIE

N N FIRST

SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 7:10 PM / RITZ BOURSE I MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 3:55 PM / RITZ EAST B FEATURE SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 6:45 PM / RITZ BOURSE AWARD WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 6:45 PM / RITZ BOURSE A young Indian man tries to escape the family business of petty crime and violence in Kanu Behl’s gritty feature debut, but puts his Based on an ancient folktale, a princess is plucked from a magical own morality at risk to gain freedom. bamboo stalk and, despite the expectations of everyone around her, determines her own destiny in this epic tale from legendary The youngest of three brothers, Titli is desperate to leave behind his Japanese animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli. life in the slums — even if it means betraying his family. But when they discover his plans after a botched job, he has no choice but to In contrast with today’s overabundance of computer-generated toe the line. To keep him in check and bolster their schemes, Titli’s images, this hand-drawn return to directing from Isao Takahata family orchestrates a marriage between him and Neelu, a seemingly (Grave of the Fireflies) exudes a sense of romance and childlike perfect subservient wife. It’s not long before Titli discovers that wonder with its stunning animation. Adapted from Japan’s oldest they have sorely miscalculated her submissiveness. The defiant surviving narrative, “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter,” we follow new bride also reveals that she is conducting a secret love affair the princess from her humble childhood in the country, raised by with a married man. Suddenly finding himself with an ally to face the farmer and wife who discovered her, to the grand mansion the horrors of familial life, Titli bands with Neelu to find a mutually in the capital city where she is transformed into a sought-after beneficial way out of their situation, even if it involves a little dirty noblewoman. Yet, despite the finery and the accolades, Kaguya work. Populated with intense, heartfelt performances, the strength still yearns for freedom. A worthy addition to the studio’s library of in Behl’s feature lies in the moral grayness of its characters. Titli’s renowned titles such as Spirited Away, The Wind Rises, and Princess brothers and domineering father, while architects of truly awful Mononoke, The Tale of Princess Kaguya is a lush, heroic poem filled exploits, are still members of a fiercely loving family, each colored with adventure, tragedy, laughter, and whimsy. by unexpected details that humanize them. As the film progresses, Titli (Hindi for “butterfly”) blossoms; but does he have to be as Note: The 10/18 screening will be presented in the new dubbed ruthless as the family he’s running away from to achieve his ends? English version. The 10/22 screening will be presented in the original Japanese. PRINT SOURCE: BEN REKHI / [email protected]

PRINT SOURCE: GKIDS / [email protected]

FILM PRESENTED BY 58 58 WORLD NARRATIVES

WORLD NARRATIVES FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

THE TRIBE VILLA TOUMA DIR: MYROSLAV SLABOSHPYTSKIY / ORIGINAL TITLE: PLEMYA DIR: SUHA ARRAF / LANG: ARABIC / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 87 MIN COUNTRY: UKRAINE / LANG: UKRAINIAN / YEAR: 2014 CAST: NISREEN FAOUR, ULA TABARI, CHERIEN DABIS, MARIA ZREIK LENGTH: 132 MIN / CAST: YANA NOVIKOVA, GRIGORIY FESENKO PET M IT O I E C O MP TI T NARRATIVE N O I SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 12:10 PM / RITZ EAST B N O C ARCHIE I FEATURE

N SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 9:10 PM / RITZ EAST B N FIRST AWARD

I SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 2:20 PM / RITZ EAST B FEATURE TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 10:00 PM / RITZ EAST B AWARD When 18-year-old Badia becomes too old for the orphanage where A stunning feature debut from Ukrainian writer/director Myroslav she grew up, she moves into the Ramallah home of her aunts, a trio Slaboshpytskiy, this richly cinematic tale of deaf school-age of spinsters who have shut themselves off from the world, triggering criminals and their underworld is unlike any film you’ve seen. the release of years of repressed feelings and resentments.

Performed entirely in sign language by a cast of nonprofessional When Badia arrives at her aunts’ isolated villa, she finds a world actors and presented without any subtitles or narration, The frozen in time. The sisters are the last remnants of the bourgeois Tribe plunges us into an unfamiliar and dangerous world with an Christian minority and refuse to adapt to modern life. Juliette, the audacious verve that is exhilarating to see onscreen. Behind the eldest sister, runs the house with extreme control, while Violet, a scenes of a foreboding boarding school for the deaf, the students bitter widow, and Antoinette, a shy but sweet young woman, fall (and a rather unsavory shop teacher) are operating a small but in line. Now faced with the burden of taking in Badia, the daughter vicious criminal empire. When new arrival Sergey is brought into the of their late brother, the sisters set off to find her a good Christian illegal enterprises and quickly promoted from the petty thief squad man to marry. They enroll Badia in piano lessons and French to pimping out his fellow students, things grow complicated as the classes in an attempt to disguise her lowly upbringing, but their usual story of boy-meets-girl takes on disturbing and dangerous efforts are largely rebuffed. But when Badia strikes up a romance ramifications. Working alongside cinematographer Valentyn with an unsuitable man, bringing shame to her aunts, it results in a Vasyanovych (also making his feature debut), Slaboshpytskiy has dramatic conclusion. Award-winning screenwriter Suha Arraf (The designed The Tribe to be a radical, visually immersive experience, Syrian Bride, Lemon Tree) makes her feature directorial debut with crafting images that are striking to see, even as they can be difficult this story of family, tradition, and love. to watch. Winner of three Cannes Critics Week awards, this complex and compelling work heralds the arrival of a daring young talent. PRINT SOURCE: SUHA ARRAF / BAILASAN / [email protected]

PRINT SOURCE: THE FILM COLLABORATIVE / JEFFREY WINTER [email protected] 59 59

THE WAY HE LOOKS WHEN ANIMALS DREAM DIR: DANIEL RIBEIRO / ORIGINAL TITLE: HOJE EU QUERO VOLTAR DIR: JONAS ALEXANDER ARNBY / ORIGINAL TITLE: NÅR DYRENE SOZINHO / COUNTRY: BRAZIL / LANG: PORTUGESE / YEAR: 2014 DRØMMER / COUNTRY: DENMARK / LANG: DANISH / YEAR: 2014 LENGTH: 96 MIN / CAST: GHILHERME LOBO, TESS AMORIM, LENGTH: 84 MIN / CAST: SONJA SUHL, LARS MIKKELSEN, SONJA FABIO AUDI RICHTER, JAKOD OFTEBRO, MADS RIISOM, ESBEN DALGAARD, GUSTAV GIESE, BENJAMIN BOE, TINA GYLLING MORTENSEN PET M IT O I O C ARCHIE

N FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 2:30 PM / RITZ BOURSE N FIRST I FEATURE FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 6:40 PM / RITZ EAST B AWARD TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 10:00 PM / RITZ BOURSE THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 2:30 PM / RITZ BOURSE The feature version of Daniel Ribeiro’s award-winning short, The Way He Looks is the simple, sweet story of a blind teenager In a remote seaside town in Northern Denmark, a young woman trying to gain independence from his family while nursing his secret with an independent spirit begins to display troubling signs of her crush on a boy in his class. heritage of werewolfism in this restrained supernatural thriller.

Leonardo, blind since birth, wants nothing more than to break Marie has never felt comfortable in her secluded fishing village, free of his parents’ overprotective watch and finally have his first where secrets seem to stifle the air like the damp fog that rolls kiss. His best friend, Giovana, hopes she might have that honor in off the cold sea. Few people will look her in the eye, not even but because of Leo’s ignorance she contents herself with perhaps her overprotective father or her overly medicated mother. When a more vital role: being his eyes in school and in the outside world she gets a job at a local fish processing plant, the usual hazings in general. But the arrival of Gabriel upends their routine. Giovana seem uncomfortably antagonistic. At the same time, Marie feels is initially smitten with the new boy in school but when he and Leo herself undergoing some changes. She’s becoming stronger, more pair up for a project it quickly turns to jealousy. Leo is happy to confident and sexual, but also more aggressive. And what about have a new friend but now has to navigate new feelings as he slowly those strange patches of hair? Marie, like her mother before her, realizes Gabriel might be the key to both of his wishes. With a Belle is slowly becoming a werewolf. While her father wants to heavily & Sebastian tune to set the yearning mood, The Way He Looks is a sedate her and the loutish young men of the village want to abuse tender coming-of-age story that features beautifully understated her, young Marie has plans of her own. Director Jonas Alexander performances from its teenage leads and reminds us of the Arnby and screenwriter Rasmus Birch skillfully play out the genre complications of falling in love for the first time. elements of their story (tipping their hats to David Cronenberg and John Landis as they go) while also delivering a biting critique of PRINT SOURCE: STRAND RELEASING / NATHAN FAUSTYN patriarchal societies’ fear of female empowerment. [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: RADIUS / JASON WALD [email protected]

PRECEDED BY: AFTER SCHOOL DIR: GUILLAUME RENUSSON / LENGTH: 18 MIN Away at school, Gerald follows his roommate’s SHORT gang to the secret game they play at night. 60 60 WORLD NARRATIVES Be smart...

Be safe...

Participate! Research shows that youth involved in organized after school activities increase academic achievement, improve XENIA self-confidence, and have fewer disciplinary problems. DIR: PANOS H. KOUTRAS / COUNTRY: GREECE, FRANCE, BELGIUM LANG: GREEK, ALBANIAN / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 128 MIN ASAP coordinates after school enrichment activities at CAST: KOSTAS NIKOULI, NIKOS GELIA, AGGEIOS PAPADIMITRIOU, sites across Philadelphia. Last year ASAP served more TRIANDAFYLLIDOU MARISSA, YANNIS STANKOGLOU, ROMANNA LOBACH than 5,000 students in the city. To volunteer or find out more visit us at phillyasap.org or like us at Facebook.com/phillyasap TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 2:45 PM / RITZ EAST B FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 9:00 PM / RITZ EAST B

After the untimely death of their Albanian mother, two estranged brothers reunite for a road trip to confront their long-lost Greek father while also seeking the limelight on a national reality talent show in this hilarious and sexually charged comedy from Cannes.

The flamboyant 16-year-old Dany hasn’t quite found his place in the world. Populating his days with vivid daydreams and sordid Proud affairs with older men, the teenager is startled into action when he hears of his Albanian mother’s passing. Leaving Crete for Athens, he moves in with his older brother Ody. Concerned about being deported, Dany and Ody set off to find their Greek father, who supporter of the abandoned them 14 years earlier. Along the way, they reconnect with an old friend of their mother’s and find out that their father has become a local right-wing political candidate in Thessaloniki, where auditions for a popular Greek talent show also happen to be taking Philadelphia place. As a last-ditch attempt to stay in the country, Dany persuades his older brother to try out as a final homage to their showgirl mother. Amid confrontations with homophobic Albanian youths, dreamy episodes involving giant stuffed rabbits, and spontaneous dance sequences in the abandoned hotel where Dany and Ody take Film Society. up residence, Panos H. Koutras expertly imbues camp through a queer lens in this touching familial drama.

PRINT SOURCE: STRAND RELEASING / NATHAN FAUSTYN [email protected]

Pick-up is subject to geographic and other restrictions. ©2013 Enterprise Rent-A-Car. E00364 8/13 JM 61 61 FALL 2014 NOVEMBER 1-16

PHILA DELPHIA JEWISH

FILM A Program of

pjff.org | 215-545-4400 pjff.org FEST 62

BREATHE DIR: MÉLANIE LAURENT / ORIGINAL TITLE: RESPIRE / COUNTRY: FRANCE / LANG: FRENCH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 91 MIN / CAST: JOSÉPHINE JAPY, LOU DE LÂAGE, ISABELLE CARRÉ

FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 2:50 PM / RITZ EAST B WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 2:40 PM / RITZ EAST A SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 4:30 PM / RITZ EAST B

Charlie is an average French suburban teenager, but when she becomes fast friends with Sarah, the rebellious new girl at school, she discovers there’s nothing average about how she feels in Melanie Laurent’s sexy sophomore film.

Sarah is everything Charlie is not; having lived an exciting life abroad, she’s worldly and irreverent, with a bit of an edge. Still, the girls bond instantly and develop an intense and sometimes physical friendship. But their inseparable, idyllic existence doesn’t last long as Charlie moves from codependence into obsession. Sarah’s fickle, manipulative nature is just as fierce as Charlie’s possessiveness, and their relationship becomes turbulent, taking a destructive turn. Joséphine Japy plays Charlie’s emotional turmoil

NEW FRENCH FILMS with restraint, only hinting at its true depth, and Lou de Laâge is absolutely mesmerizing as Sarah, making it easy to see how her friend becomes so infatuated. They are skillfully directed by Laurent (a talented actress in her own right, best known for burning down a theater of Nazis in Inglourious Basterds), who loosely adapts Anne- Sophie Brasme’s best-selling novel into a seductive and beautiful The original language of cinema, psychological drama that ends on a powerful note. French remains the dominant PRINT SOURCE: GAUMONT / ARIANE BUHL / [email protected] tongue in some of the world’s funniest and most daring, sexy and unique films. Stop in for this celebration of films in French from all over the world. 63 63

GIRLHOOD HIPPOCRATES DIR: CÉLINE SCIAMMA / ORIGINAL TITLE: BANDE DE FILLES DIR: THOMAS LILTI / COUNTRY: FRANCE / LANG: FRENCH / YEAR: 2014 COUNTRY: FRANCE / LANG: FRENCH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 112 MIN LENGTH: 101 MIN / CAST: VINCENT LACOSTE, REDA KATEB, CAST: KARIDJA TOURÉ, ASSA SYLLA, LINDSAY KARAMOH, JACQUES GAMBLIN, MARIANNE DENICOURT, FÉLIX MOATI MARIÉTOU TOURÉ

PET M IT O I MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 1:45 PM / RITZ EAST B O C NARRATIVE N SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 4:50 PM / RITZ EAST A N I FEATURE THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 2:25 PM / RITZ EAST A SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 12:30 PM / RITZ EAST A AWARD Based on his own real-life experiences, director Thomas Lilti Girlhood is the story of shy French teen Marieme, who learns to explores the growing pains of a newly-minted doctor in this assert herself with the help of three girls who lure her into a gang. understated French comedy-drama.

An international film festival favorite, Girlhood follows Marieme, an Though his first hospital rounds as a new medical intern are insecure French teen, as she struggles to find her inner strength and overwhelming, Benjamin is confident in his skills as a doctor, identity. When three girls welcome Marieme into their group, she especially because his father runs the ward he’s assigned to. But jumps at the chance, even after she discovers that they are in a gang there’s a steep learning curve and mistakes are made (and covered and expect her to join them. Marieme takes to gang life with relish, up). The pressure is compounded by the presence of Abdel, a and though her behavior is increasingly violent and self-destructive, capable, seasoned doctor who is forced to play the role of an intern she also finds it empowering to be in control of her life. Director because of his immigrant status. Their relationship is fractious at Céline Sciamma (Water Lilies, Tomboy) is a master at capturing the first, but as Benjamin grows into his position, he realizes there’s a weird and wonderful, painful and poignant experience of being lot more required to being a doctor. However, even the best bedside an adolescent girl. Girlhood exhibits a depth in the characters manner can’t make up for the reality of dwindling resources and that allow the film to transcend the basics of the narrative arc and budgetary bottom lines. Vincent Lacoste stars as Benjamin, whose explore the complex relationships of girls. Girlhood vibrates with the endearing charm and spoiled petulance perfectly complement fervent energy of its characters, hip-hop music, and fluorescent-lit Reda Kateb’s Abdel, who embodies the film’s moral heart. More shopping malls without forgetting for a moment that youth can be a than a coming-of-age story, Hippocrates is both a scathing very dangerous game. indictment of the business of medicine and a heartfelt love letter to the doctors and nurses who toil thanklessly in the field. PRINT SOURCE: STRAND RELEASING / NATHAN FAUSTYN [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: LE PACTE / ARNAUD AUBELLE [email protected] SEE PG. 23 FOR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FILM 64 64 NEW FRENCH FILMS

LOVE AT FIRST FIGHT THIS IS MY LAND DIR: THOMAS CAILLEY / ORIGINAL TITLE: LES COMBATTANTS DIR: TAMARA ERDE / COUNTRY: FRANCE / LANG: ENGLISH, HEBREW, COUNTRY: FRANCE / LANG: FRENCH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 100 MIN ARABIC / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 93 MIN CAST: KEVIN AZAÏS, ADÈLE HAENEL PET M IT O I E C O MP TI T DOCUMENTARY N O I SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 5:00 PM / RITZ EAST B N C O I ARCHIE FEATURE N SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 7:00 PM / RITZ EAST B N FIRST I SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 2:40 PM /RITZ EAST B AWARD FEATURE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 5:00 PM / RITZ EAST A AWARD Israeli-born director Tamara Erde questions the methods used to Winner of several awards at the Cannes Film Festival, Thomas teach children the history of Palestine and Israel in a documentary Cailley’s charming feature debut sees two French teenagers in a that takes an unflinching look at institutionalized bias. sleepy coastal town honing their survival skills as they navigate love in this survivalist rom-com. Director Tamara Erde only learned of the occupation of Palestine by her country when she served in the Israeli army. How could she not Madeleine is a doomsday prepper. She spends every waking have learned this earlier? Educating herself at a late age, she begins moment training to join the army, hoping it will help develop her to reflect on her former teachers and how she was socialized into a apocalypse-readiness. Arnaud is still weighing his options for the Zionist mentality. She searches for answers as she journeys back to next phase of life, but for now he’s taking up the mantle in the family her home and the occupied lands of Palestine. There, she questions construction business after his father’s death. He wins a chance to teachers about the national curriculum that shapes deep-seated prove himself with a new construction project for clients whose convictions at the heart of the conflict. The results are a fascinating, daughter is none other than eccentric Madeleine. He is thrown well-shot, engaging, and sometimes shocking account of youth into the middle of her crazy training regimen and can’t help but be assimilation and pedagogy. Uncovering radical teaching techniques fascinated by this strange creature, neglecting his responsibilities on all sides, Erde shows how historical prejudices are transferred to impress her. When Arnaud follows Madeleine to training camp onto the next generation. his practicality shines over her unrelenting fervor and strains their relationship, but a forest fire that puts them in real danger might PRINT SOURCE: FILMS TRANSIT INTERNATIONAL, INC be the thing that helps them survive each other. Featuring humor DIANA HOLTZBERG / [email protected] that’s absurd but never ridiculous, acerbic but never too mean, Love at First Fight is a fun, romantic comedy that defies convention and is not what you expect.

PRINT SOURCE: STRAND RELEASING / NATHAN FAUSTYN [email protected] philadelphia_ff_titos.pdf 1 9/10/14 4:20 PM 65 65 AMERICA’S ORIGINAL CRAFT VODKA

C

M

Y

CM

MY

CY

CMY

K

2014 66 66 NEW FRENCH FILMS 67 67 *OFFICIAL EVENT PLANNERS

ANYTHING YOUR COMPANY MAY NEED... EVENTS MARKETING SOCIAL MEDIA PR DESIGN PRODUCTION & ART DIRECTION COAST TO COAST

[email protected]

*PROUD SUPPORTERS

1600 N. 5TH STREET PHILA, PA 19122 OFFICE: 267-507-5385 FAX: 888-203-2160 WWW.THENOUVEAUIMAGE.COM

Located literally steps from the city’s most treasured attractions!

The Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District is walking distance from Historic sites such as the US Mint, Independence Park, Liberty Bell, National Constitution Center, Betsy Ross House & More!

In addition, dozens of restaurants, featuring a multitude of cuisines and various retail shops are located within two blocks of the hotel.

It doesn’t get any closer than this!

 8,000 sq ft of Function Space  364 Newly Renovated Rooms  Corporate Meetings  Complimentary Wi-Fi 400 Arch Street  Family Reunions  Seasonal Rooftop Pool  Weddings  On-site Restaurant & Bar Philadelphia, PA 19106  Family Vacations  Fitness Center 215-923-8660  Tour Groups  Wyndham Rewards Points www.wyndham.com 68

SPANISH LANGUAGE STORIES PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

10,000 KM DIR: CARLOS MARQUES-MARCET / COUNTRY: SPAIN, USA LANG: SPANISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 99 MIN / CAST: NATALIA TENA, DAVID VERDAGUER

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 12:00 PM / RITZ BOURSE SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 12:00 PM / ROXY A

Told almost entirely through the new digital language of love (text messaging, video chatting, phone calls) 10,000 KM follows the long-distance relationship of lovers Sergi and Alex, one in Barcelona, the other in Los Angeles.

Sergi and Alex are a very-much-in-love couple living in Barcelona when Alex receives a job offer that takes her to Los Angeles. Although the two keep in touch as much as possible through the magic of modern technology, the limits of that connection may not be enough, as latent issues in the relationship are exacerbated by the strain of the distance. Director Carlos Marques-Marcet reveals not only Sergi and Alex’s most passionate moments, but also the less glamorous day-to-day rituals often left offscreen, but no less a part of what being in a relationship entails (brushing teeth, making plans), before moving into their period of separation. 10,000 KM is a deeply intimate film, sharing the idiosyncrasies of one couple’s love SPANISH SPANISH LANGUAGE STORIES and pain with such specific, fully developed detail that make it all the more heartbreakingly universal.

PRINT SOURCE: BROAD GREEN PICTURES / ASHER GOLDSTEIN [email protected] Offering gripping stories and unique perspectives, these PRECEDED BY: THE CUT DIR: GENEVIÈVE DULUDE-DE CELLES Spanish-language films explore LENGTH: 15 MIN SHORT A father and daughter’s relationship fluctuates a multitude of subjects ranging at the moment of a haircut. from the culturally specific to the universal. 69 69

GÜEROS LOS ÁNGELES DIR: ALONSO RUIZPALACIOS / COUNTRY: MEXICO / LANG: SPANISH DIR: DAMIAN JOHN HARPER / COUNTRY: MEXICO, GERMANY YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 108 MIN / CAST: TENOCH HUERTA, ILSE SALAS, LANG: ZAPOTEC, SPANISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 97 MIN LEONARDO ORTIZGRIS, SEBASTIAN AGUIRRE CAST: MATEO BAUTISTA MATÍAS, LIDIA GARCÍA GARCÍA, MARCOS RODRÍGUEZ RUIZ, DANIEL BAUTISTA GUTIÉRREZ PET M IT O I C O PET ARCHIE M IT N O I MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 9:40 PM / RITZ EAST B N FIRST O I C ARCHIE FEATURE N N FIRST THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 8:40 PM / ROXY B TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 12:25 PM / RITZ BOURSE I AWARD FEATURE THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 12:00 PM / RITZ EAST B AWARD Three young men ramble around Mexico City in search of a fabled folk singer in this freewheeling comedy that won Best First Feature The American Dream beckons a young man in southern Mexico who at the Berlin Film Festival. must navigate both traditional customs and the specter of gang life in this gripping true-life drama. After an unfortunate incident with a baby and a water balloon, Tomas’ mother decides to ship the teen off to Mexico City, where she Before becoming a filmmaker, writer/director Damian John Harper hopes the influence of Sombra, his older university-going brother, spent a year as an ethnologist and anthropology major in the will straighten him out. She doesn’t realize that students have village of Santa Ana del Vale. There, he got a unique perspective been on strike from the school for months, and the lackadaisical on U.S./Mexico immigration issues, as seen by those who either Sombra considers himself “on strike from the strike.” Together with have not yet left or were left behind. In the film, 17-year-old Mateo Sombra’s roommate Santos, the brothers eventually make it off the is readying himself for a trip north. Convinced that aligning himself couch and into the streets as they set out to find a fabled folk singer with a local gang will increase his chances for success, Mateo who, legend has it, once made Bob Dylan cry. The debut feature heads down a dangerous path, forcing him to reconcile his familial from Alonso Ruiz Palacios, Güeros recalls the work of fellow Mexican responsibilities with the demands for fidelity to the gang leader, filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke by way of early Jim Jarmusch, all the while desperate to raise $10,000 for the “coyote” who will but Ruiz Palacios, who co-wrote the film with playwright Gibran take him north. For his debut film, Harper followed the example of Portela, offers plenty of cinematic surprises of his own. Loose and the Italian neo-realists and cast nonprofessional actors and shot in with a refreshing sense of playfulness, Güeros is a true delight from their actual homes and villages, giving his work a remarkable sense an exciting new filmmaker. of verisimilitude. A rare look at the culture of the Oaxaca region, which has seldom been seen onscreen, Los Ángeles emerges as a PRINT SOURCE: KINO LORBER / JONATHAN HERTZBERG compelling, authentic drama of borders and personal boundaries. [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: PICTURE TREE INTERNATIONAL [email protected] 70 70 SPANISH LANGUAGE STORIES

SPANISH LANGUAGE STORIES PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

MANOS SUCIAS DIR: JOSEF WLADYKA / COUNTRY: USA, COLOMBIA / LANG: SPANISH YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 82 MIN / CAST: CRISTIAN ADVINCULA, JARLIN MARTINEZ, MANUEL DAVID RIASCOS, HADDER BLANDON

PET M IT O I O FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 12:00 PM / RITZ BOURSE C ARCHIE

N N FIRST TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 7:35 PM / RITZ BOURSE I FEATURE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 2:05 PM / RITZ EAST B AWARD

Two impoverished Afro-Colombian brothers travel along Colombia’s Pacific Coast trafficking drugs in newcomer Josef Wladyka’s ® powerful film, executive produced by Spike Lee.

With a wife who left him long ago and a murdered son, Jacobo has settled into the grim realities of life in western Colombia. However, DISCOVER AN INNOVATIVE his estranged brother, Delio, is naïvely seduced by the flashy gangster lifestyle but lacks the constitution to get his hands dirty. WAY TO FEEL BETTER He will need his brother’s help. Both desperate to leave their port city, a hotbed of violence and criminal activity, for Bogota, they pair up to take a job transporting drugs up the country’s perilous coastal waters to Panama. A long journey lies ahead of them as they set off with millions of dollars worth of cocaine in a rickety fishing boat. Dangerous run-ins with right-wing paramilitaries, leftist guerrillas, and drug traffickers are juxtaposed with quiet, solitary moments in which the brothers reconnect. Featuring a nonprofessional cast speaking in the local Buenaventuran dialect, Manos Sucias opens a window on the humanity and culture from Jacobo and Delio’s corner of the world. Iroko is a global pharmaceutical company PRINT SOURCE: SIX SALES / GLADYS REYES / [email protected] dedicated to advancing the science of pain PRECEDED BY: THE WAY management. DIR: MAX KSJONDA / LENGTH: 21 MIN In town, the kids like to ride on a wheelchair VISIT IROKO.COM TO LEARN MORE SHORT fastened to a truck. Today is Misha’s turn.

© 2013 Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC. 09/13 IRO_266_(0913) Printed in USA. 71 71 72

52 TUESDAYS DIR: SOPHIE HYDE / COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA / LANG: ENGLISH YEAR: 2013 / LENGTH: 114 MIN / CAST: TILDA COBHAM-HERVEY, DEL HERBERT-JANE, IMOGEN ARCHER, MARIO SPÄTE, BEAU WILLIAMS, SAM ALTHUIZEN

MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 7:25 PM / RITZ BOURSE THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 6:10 PM / ROXY B

In this moving Australian drama, 16-year-old Billie struggles to understand her own sexual identity as she supports her mother through a gender transition and is forced to move in with her estranged father.

A favorite of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, 52 Tuesdays is the story of Sophie (Tilda Cobham-Hervey) and her mother (Del Herbert-Jane), who is gender transitioning. To add to the turmoil, Sophie must move in with her father during the process. She sees her mother only once a week — every Tuesday evening through the transition. Although the love between parent and child runs deep, they struggle to maintain the relationship through turbulent times, as her mother adjusts to his new self and secretly begins dating a co-worker, and Sophie begins filming her experimentation with a couple from school. Director Sophie Hyde cast nonprofessional actors and created a unique filming situation: The cast and crew would shoot only every Tuesday for an entire year, with actors CINEMA DOWN UNDER receiving scripts weekly. As a result, the performances have an immediacy and a beautifully unpolished intensity that deepens the film’s exploration of identity, acceptance, and — in all its many complicated, messy forms — love. From the land that brought us PRINT SOURCE: KINO LORBER / JONATHAN HERTZBERG [email protected] Mad Max, Moulin Rouge! and Driving Miss Daisy comes brave new work from veteran and budding Australian voices alike. 73 73

CHARLIE’S COUNTRY THE INFINITE MAN DIR: ROLF DE HEER / COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA / LANG: YOLNGU, DIR: HUGH SULLIVAN / COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA / LANG: ENGLISH ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 108 MIN / CAST: PETER DJIGIRR, YEAR: 2013 / LENGTH: 84 MIN / CAST: JOSH MCCONVILLE, DAVID GULPILIL, LUKE FORD HANNAH MARSHALL, ALEX DIMITRIADES

MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 12:30 PM / RITZ BOURSE SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 9:55 PM / RITZ BOURSE THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 12:00 PM / RITZ BOURSE FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 2:25 PM / RITZ EAST B

David Gulpilil won the Best Actor prize at this year’s Cannes for To give the perfect anniversary gift to his girlfriend, a fastidious his role as Charlie, an aging Aboriginal who abandons his remote young scientist invents time travel and attempts to re-create their community in order to live a traditional lifestyle and must find his fondest memory as a couple, a beach vacation, with increasingly way back home. complicated and unanticipated results in this hilarious and twisty Australian comedy. Gulpilil co-wrote this semiautobiographical film with director Rolf de Heer, their third collaboration together after 2002’s Through The Dean and Lana arrive at a beach motel, the site of their first Tracker and 2006’s Ten Canoes. Charlie struggles in vain to find his anniversary. One year later, the motel has been abandoned, but the place in the dominant white society, whose members have claimed obsessive Dean insists that they follow the exact itinerary of their his native lands for themselves and imposed laws that strip his previous trip while he records it. While reenacting the romance of people of their identity and power. When his spear and gun are their first getaway in an effort to rekindle their spark, Dean and confiscated, he decides he’s had enough and takes off into “the Lana are thwarted by the arrival of Lana’s ex-boyfriend Terry. bush” to live by the old indigenous ways. But a return to nature Unwilling to lose Lana, Dean decides to invent time travel and show is not the easy solution he had predicted as he merely survives her once and for all what she has forgotten. It’s not long before from one crisis to the next. The film is a meditation on cultural mayhem ensues and the three find themselves caught in a never- dislocation and the impact of colonialism as much as it is a journey ending series of hilarious paradoxes. Wholly character-driven, each of personal discovery and resilience. Gulpilil gives an authentic, iteration of Lana, Dean, and Terry is uniquely brought to life by magnetic performance and in this melancholy yet uplifting story we writer-director Hugh Sullivan’s dizzying romantic comedy. never lose sight of who Charlie is. To his credit, de Heer treats his subject with a matter-of-fact simplicity, employing a gentle touch PRINT SOURCE: INVINCIBLE PICTURES / [email protected] and an eye for culture.

PRINT SOURCE: VISIT FILMS / LITA ROBINSON / [email protected] 74 74 CINEMA DOWN UNDER

THE MULE DIR: ANGUS SAMPSON, TONY MAHONY / COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 103 MIN / CAST: HUGO WEAVING, ANGUS SAMPSON, LEIGH WHANNELL, EWEN LESLIE, GEOFF MORRELL, GEORGINA HAIG, NONI HAZLEHURST, JOHN NOBLE

PET M IT O I O C ARCHIE

N TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 5:00 PM / RITZ BOURSE N FIRST I FEATURE SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 9:45 PM / ROXY A AWARD

An impressive fusion of a dark, clever comedy and a brutal thriller, The Mule tells the story of a suspected drug mule who engages in a battle of wills and bodily fortitude with the police detectives waiting for the evidence that will incriminate him.

Based on an unbelievable true story, The Mule centers on Ray, a good-natured but naïve man who agrees to help Gavin smuggle drugs back from Thailand, all in the name of friendship. Nervous GLENMEDE upon reentering Australia, Ray’s erratic behavior gets him flagged IS PROUD TO SUPPORT and placed into police custody, with a belly full of heroin-packed condoms. After refusing to volunteer for an X-ray scan, the police move Ray into a cheap hotel room to wait for him to expel the drugs PHILADELPHIA naturally and be carted off to jail. Legally allowed to hold Ray for seven days, the police are content to wait ... and wait. Ray makes FILM SOCIETY a desperate choice to defy his bodily functions and withhold the evidence for as long as humanly possible.

PRINT SOURCE: XLRATOR MEDIA / [email protected] Glenmede, an independent wealth man- agement firm, was founded in 1956 as a trust company to serve as investment manager of the Pew family’s charitable interests—The Pew Trusts. We provide customized investment and advisory services to individuals, families, family offices, endowments and foundations.

www.glenmede.com 75 75

Cozen O’Connor proudly supports the Philadelphia Film Society and its 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival.

E. Gerald Riesenbach 215.665.4159 | [email protected] 1900 Market Street | Philadelphia, PA 19103 575 Lawyers | 23 Of ces Worldwide cozen.com

© 2014 Cozen O’Connor 76

AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

BIG SIGNIFICANT THINGS DIR: BRYAN REISBERG / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 LENGTH: 85 MIN / CAST: HARRY LLOYD, KRISTA KOSONEN PET M IT O I O C ARCHIE

N N FIRST

FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 5:20 PM / RITZ EAST A I FEATURE SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 5:00 PM / RITZ EAST B AWARD

Part road movie, part character study, Big Significant Things is a comedic look at a young man attempting to escape and delay life- changing decisions for however long possible.

At 26 years old, Craig (Harry Lloyd, Game of Thrones) seems to have locked into a good, set life plan. He has a supportive family, a stable job, and is about to relocate across the country with his girlfriend, purchasing a new home in the process. In the wake of all these big life changes, Craig decides to take a week-long vacation from his life, embarking alone on a cross-country road trip, taking in various unique attractions and visiting all the “world’s largest” tourist- trap novelties he can find. Telling his girlfriend that he’s still working while she searches for their new home, Craig drifts in and out of rural Southern towns and the lives of people he meets along the way, seeking an answer to the question of what he truly wants from life and his future. AMERICAN AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS PRINT SOURCE: UNCORKED PRODUCTIONS / ANDREW D. CORKIN [email protected]

Featuring powerful new voices in American cinema, these fresh, gritty films explore a variety of subjects through the filmmaker’s uncompromising vision. PRESENTED FREE AS PART OF PFF ON US. SEE PAGE 23 FOR MORE DETAILS. 77 77

GLASS CHIN IMPERIAL DREAMS DIR: NOAH BUSCHEL / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 DIR: MALIK VITTHAL / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 LENGTH: 87 MIN / CAST: COREY STOLL, BILLY CRUDUP, MARIN LENGTH: 90 MIN / CAST: JOHN BOYEGA, ROTIMI AKINOSHO, IRELAND, YUL VAZQUEZ, KELLY LYNCH, JOHN DOUGLAS THOMPSON GLENN PLUMMER, KEKE PALMER, DE’AUNDRE BONDS

PET M IT O I O C ARCHIE

N SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 12:00 PM / RITZ EAST B WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 4:30 PM / RITZ BOURSE N FIRST I FEATURE TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 7:40 PM / RITZ EAST B THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 7:15 PM / RITZ BOURSE AWARD

A down-and-out ex-boxer (Corey Stoll) seeks to regain past glory After a stint in prison, an aspiring writer returns to the crime-ridden when he makes a deal with a dangerous benefactor (Billy Crudup) in housing projects of Watts, Los Angeles, to try to make a better life Noah Buschel’s Glass Chin. for himself and his child in Malik Vitthal’s nuanced directorial debut.

Bud Gordon was going to be boxing’s next big thing — until a well- British rising star John Boyega, who broke out in 2011’s Attack the placed punch to the chin in an important match at Madison Square Block and has been tapped for JJ Abrams’ Star Wars, is captivating Garden ended his career. Now he and his girlfriend Ellen scrape as Bambi who, after two years in jail, is determined to become a together a mediocre existence in the New Jersey suburbs. A chance writer and take care of his 4-year-old son. But, in a place like Watts, to return to the glitz of Manhattan quickly turns into a dead end the odds are stacked high against him; between the bureaucratic when he agrees to work for restaurateur/art collector/drug kingpin nightmare of finding a legitimate job, constant harassment from JJ, whose eccentric tastes mask his ruthless motives, Bud learns the police, the threat of social services taking away his boy, and just how much he’s willing to compromise to save himself. Buoyed pressure from his family, the temptations loom large for Bambi to by outstanding performances from Stoll and Crudup (as well as a return to his former life. Can he find a better way to live despite cameo from David Johansen of the New York Dolls) and armed with the harsh realities of the inner city? Winner of the Best of NEXT a dark humor and cinematography that keep things fresh, Glass Chin Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and featuring is an unlikely tale of redemption. an inspired score by Flying Lotus, this low-key, hopeful drama announces two new exciting talents in Vitthal and Boyega. PRINT SOURCE: CINETIC MEDIA / [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: SUPER CRISPY ENTERTAINMENT [email protected] 78 78 AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS

AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

KUMIKO, THE MAN FROM RENO DIR: DAVE BOYLE / COUNTRY: USA, JAPAN / LANG: JAPANESE, TREASURE HUNTER ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 111 MIN / CAST: AYAKO FUJITANI, DIR: DAVID ZELLNER / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: JAPANESE, ENGLISH PEPE SERNA, KAZUKI KITAMURA YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 105 MIN / CAST: RINKO KIKUCHI, NOBUYUKI KATSUBE, DAVID ZELLNER, NATHAN ZELLNER, SHIRLEY VENARD SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 2:00 PM / RITZ EAST B MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 6:45 PM / RITZ EAST B FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 7:00 PM / ROXY A SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 7:15 PM / ROXY A Secretive strangers and murder bring together a Japanese crime novelist and a Latino sheriff to puzzle out, not just “whodunit,” but A young woman goes on a quixotic quest from Japan to the also “what did they do?” in this cleverly crafty mystery. American Midwest in search of buried treasure in this delightful, dreamlike film from indie favorites the Zellner Brothers. Winner of the Best Dramatic Feature prize at the Los Angeles Film Festival, Man from Reno begins on a foggy night in rural San After discovering a VHS copy of the Coen Brothers’ film Fargo, Marco County, just south of San Francisco, where a small-town Kumiko, a demure office worker in Japan played by Babel’s Rinko sheriff accidentally hits a man with his squad car. Devoid of any Kikuchi, becomes obsessed with the idea of finding the suitcase identification, but sporting plenty of bruises from an earlier fight, of money left buried in the snow at the end of the film. After the stranger disappears from the hospital before the sheriff can studying grainy freeze-frames, oversize atlases of Minnesota and question him. Meanwhile, the author of a successful series of hand-stitched treasure maps, Kumiko embarks upon her treasure Japanese detective novels — herself seeking some anonymity in hunt, overloaded with quiet determination but lacking any real the City by the Bay — meets a cagey and handsome stranger in the plans once she lands in Minneapolis in the dead of winter. Blithely hotel bar. After one night together, he vanishes too, leaving behind marching out into the ice and snow, Kumiko charms and confounds a suitcase, a head of lettuce and plenty of unanswered questions. most of the locals she meets. When they try to explain that Fargo As they begin to dig deeper into their enigmatic encounters, the and its buried treasure is just a movie, Kumiko simply answers, “It novelist and the sheriff discover they’re not the only ones who have is my destiny.” A long-gestating project for filmmakers David and a stake in the case of the shadowy strangers. Director Dave Boyle’s Nathan Zellner (and, like Fargo, “inspired” by a true story), Kumiko, mercurially plotted intrigue wonderfully plays with its characters The Treasure Hunter is a charmingly peculiar modern-day fable — its and audience alike, keeping us all guessing right to the end. humor tempered with a touch of melancholy — about embracing the intersection of fantasy and reality. PRINT SOURCE: TIGER INDUSTRY FILMS / DAVE BOYLE [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: AMPLIFY / [email protected]

PRECEDED BY: HIGH GROUND DIR: GEOFF BAILEY / LENGTH: 21 MIN In the near future, five New Yorkers struggle to SHORT adjust to new lives on a remote rural farm. 79 79

THE MIRAGE WILD CANARIES DIR: KYLE ROPER / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 DIR: LAWRENCE MICHAEL LEVINE / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH LENGTH: 42 MIN YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 98 MIN / CAST: SOPHIA TAKAL, LAWRENCE MICHAEL LEVINE, ALIA SHAWKAT, ANNIE PARISSE, JASON RITTER, KEVIN CORRIGAN FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 9:30 PM / ROXY A

SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 4:20 PM / RITZ BOURSE A behind-the-scenes look into the world of car design, construction, THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 6:00 PM / ROXY A and the politics behind it, The Mirage is a compelling documentary on the near-success of a modern rarity: the independently manufactured sports car that almost was. A Brooklyn couple leads a modern-day caper as they investigate the inhabitants of their small walkup after the suspicious death of an Certain he could create a better high-end-performance car than elderly neighbor in this hilarious mystery/comedy. anyone else, Peter Kalikow sets out to build one from scratch that will be conservative, well-built, beautifully made, and comfortable. Barri, a jobless twentysomething, and Noah, her underemployed Working with some of the great luminaries of the European fiancé, are the quintessential hipster Brooklyn couple. Living with automotive industry, Kalikow endeavors to fuse the sophistication their lesbian roommate, Jean, they struggle to make ends meet of European automobiles with American reliability. The result, as Barri muses about starting an inn in the Catskills and Noah after three years of development, design, and modeling, is the works hard to keep them afloat. He does this despite his failing Momo Mirage. Earning the cover of Road & Track magazine, the business and mild gambling problem. When their elderly neighbor Momo Mirage debuts to rave reviews at the New York International Sylvia passes away, Barri suspects foul play and throws herself Auto Show, seemingly primed for success. But, falling victim to into investigating her prime suspect: the dead woman’s son. As international events beyond its creator’s control, the car’s name Noah tries to save his company while resisting the temptation to turns out to be a premonition of its destiny — a vision that simply rekindle things with his business partner (and ex-girlfriend), Barri’s could not be attained. obsession grows, eventually involving other friends and neighbors of the couple. Unable to dissuade Barri, Noah joins her harebrained PRINT SOURCE: SACRED BULL MEDIA / KYLE ROPER investigation and the suspicious death proves to be the catalyst [email protected] for previously dormant domestic and romantic tensions. Witty and biting, Wild Canaries is a quickly paced mystery set amongst the coffeehouses, startups, and bourgeois sensibilities of present-day FILM PRESENTED BY Brooklyn.

PRINT SOURCE: CINETIC MEDIA / [email protected]

PRECEDED BY: CHEVETTE 83 DIR: LUIS OLIVA / LENGTH: 4 MIN Luis is 10. His divorced parents take the whole SHORT family to Niagara Falls, aboard the Chevette 83. Luis doesn’t understand. 80

GREATER FILMADELPHIA FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

CRESCENDO! THE POWER OF MUSIC DIR: JAMIE BERNSTEIN / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 85 MIN PET M IT O I O C PINKENSON N N MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 3:00 PM / RITZ BOURSE I FEATURE SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 3:15 PM / PRINCE AWARD

Crescendo! The Power of Music examines the impact of El Sistema, a youth orchestra program that has transformed the lives of disadvantaged children worldwide, based on the principle that music can be the engine for social change.

Since its inception in Venezuela in 1976, El Sistema has been putting instruments into the hands of at-risk children and has inspired similar programs to take shape around the world. This impassioned documentary follows three kids as they participate in a pair of Sistema-based programs in the United States. In West Philadelphia’s “Play On, Philly!,” we meet Raven, a young violinist with natural talent whose growing ego gets her in trouble. We also meet Zebadiah, who struggles to make friends, but whose social awkwardness is eventually transformed through the program. Meanwhile in New York, Harlem’s “Harmony Program” nurtures troubled Mohammed, a star trombonist whose academic struggles threaten his participation in after-school classes. As we witness the children discover themselves through the power of music, we see art’s transformative power and the effect it can have during one of GREATER FILMADELPHIA life’s most crucial stages.

PRINT SOURCE: ELIZABETH KLING / [email protected]

Featuring work from some of our FILM PRESENTED BY

finest homegrown filmmakers, this SEE PG. 19 FOR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FILM category brings our city and its talent to the big screen. 81 81

HAPPY VALLEY LISTEN UP PHILIP DIR: AMIR BAR-LEV / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 DIR: ALEX ROSS PERRY / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 LENGTH: 98 MIN LENGTH: 108 MIN / CAST: JASON SCHWARTZMAN, ELISABETH MOSS, JONATHAN PRYCE, KRYSTEN RITTER, JOSÉPHINE DE LA BAUME PET M IT O I C O E P TI PINKENSON N M T N O I

TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 8:30 PM / PRINCE I O FEATURE C PINKENSON N AWARD N SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 9:30 PM / RITZ EAST A SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 7:10 PM / RITZ EAST A I FEATURE SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 12:15 PM / RITZ EAST B AWARD “Football first” culture (recently under the microscope again) is explored in this documentary following the aftermath of the Independent provocateur Alex Ross Perry casts a jaundiced eye November 2011 child abuse revelations and subsequent cover-up on New York artists and intellectuals in this comedy about a that rocked Penn State and college football fans everywhere. narcissistic, self-righteous author and the people he alienates.

Director Amir Bar-Lev, the filmmaker behind My Kid Could Paint Jason Schwartzman, in his best role since Rushmore, stars as Philip That and The Tillman Story, turns his eye for controversy to the Lewis Friedman, a self-absorbed author who lives his life solely town of State College, PA, nicknamed Happy Valley. It’s there that focused on himself — he surely sees himself as his own greatest legendary Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno is under creation — much to the dismay of his long-suffering girlfriend, extreme scrutiny after allegedly ignoring several child sexual played by a spot-on Elisabeth Moss. The only person whom Philip abuse complaints implicating his longtime assistant coach, Jerry grants a modicum of attention is his literary hero, Ike Zimmerman, Sandusky. When the scandal hits, the town is torn apart. For played by Jonathan Pryce as an obvious surrogate for author some, their saintly image of a local hero is shattered. For others, Philip Roth, whose usual themes of alienation and satirical social indignation takes hold as they desperately cling to their loyalty for commentary also inform Listen Up Philip. Perry has crafted an Paterno, their team, and their school. Several years in the making, extremely literate film, not just by setting his tale in the world of Happy Valley is a comprehensive look at the horrifying story of what book tours, celebrity interviews and writers’ retreats, but also in might have been an open secret of corruption and pedophilia, and a how he approaches his narrative. Breaking up his story into shorter thoughtful meditation on the nature of fandom. and longer segments, shifting the focus from one character to another and utilizing a wry narration by Eric Bogosian, Perry directs PRINT SOURCE: MUSIC BOX FILMS / REBECCA GORDON with a unique vision that makes Listen Up Philip one of the most [email protected] acerbically funny films in recent memory.

PRINT SOURCE: TRIBECA FILMS/ KATE BROKAW [email protected] 82 82 GREATER FILMADELPHIA

GREATER FILMADELPHIA FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

LOVE AND TERROR ON TEACHER OF THE YEAR DIR: JASON STROUSE / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 THE HOWLING PLAINS LENGTH: 81 MIN / CAST: MATT LETSCHER, KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY, OF NOWHERE SUNNY MABREY, LARRY JOE CAMPBELL, JAMIE KALER, JASON SKLAR, DIR: DAVE JANNETTA / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 RANDY SKLAR, CAITLIN CARMICHAEL, BRENDA STRONG LENGTH: 95 MIN

PET PET SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 7:20 PM M IT M IT PET O I O I M IT C O C O O I ARCHIE C O RITZ EAST B N PINKENSON N

TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 2:45 PM / RITZ BOURSE N FIRST N

I I PINKENSON N FEATURE

N I FEATURE FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 4:40 PM / ROXY A FEATURE AWARD AWARD THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 10:25 PM AWARD SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 4:40 PM / ROXY B RITZ EAST B

When a body is discovered in the backwoods of a small town in When Mitch Carter, English Department Chair at Truman High Nebraska, the unusual circumstances surrounding the death leave School, wins the California Teacher of the Year award, he receives the whole town playing detective. a tempting job offer that forces him to make a decision: stay with eccentric colleagues or abandon them for more conventional In 2006, Dr. Steven Haataja, a brilliant but mysterious math hallways. professor in Chadron, Nebraska, disappears without a trace. When his body is discovered three months later tied to a tree and burned As we enter the halls of Truman High School, it’s clear that there beyond recognition, it shocks the sleepy town. The community is more drama on the syllabus than learning. The school’s faculty members start developing their own conspiracy theories, ranging is filled with eccentric personalities: Clive and Lowell Hammer, from the plausible to the absurd, each convinced they know twin guidance counselors who are doubly incompetent; Steven the truth. The town begins to come to life in the aftermath of Queeg, a robotics teacher with a chip on his shoulder; and principal Haataja’s death, as the eccentric cast of characters each vies Ron Douche, whose last name says it all. But when Mitch Carter, for a minute in the spotlight. The town is full of so many colorful arguably Truman’s sanest educator, wins Teacher of the Year, it characters, viewers might forget they are watching Dave Jannetta’s leads to a lucrative job offer that puts the school at risk of losing documentary. As everyone weighs in with their opinions, Po one of its best. Starring Matt Letscher and MADtv alum/Key & Peele Ballantine, a local writer, is determined to crack the case and bring co-creator Keegan-Michael Key, Teacher of the Year is a delightful justice to his town. But as Ballantine, whose acclaimed memoir revival of the mockumentary genre. inspired the film, inches closer to the truth, it becomes clear that this Twin Peaks-esque mystery might never be solved. PRINT SOURCE: LOWER MERION FILMS / JASON STROUSE [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: 23-20 PRODUCTIONS / DAVE JANNETTA [email protected] 83 83

TOMORROW WE DISAPPEAR DIR: JIMMY GOLDBLUM, ADAM WEBER / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: HINDI YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 84 MIN

PET PET SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 2:15 PM M IT M IT O I O I O O C C RITZ BOURSE N PINKENSON N

N DOCUMENTARY N I FEATURE I FEATURE SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 6:30 PM AWARD AWARD PRINCE

Delhi India’s famed Kathputli Colony has been home to magicians, puppeteers, snake charmers, and acrobats for decades, but when the government sells the land to developers, the street performers must fight to save their culture from becoming the next InspIre. educate. disappearing act. transform. Home to more than 1,500 artist families, the Kathputli colony — referred to in Salman Rushdie’s novel Midnight’s Children as a “ghetto of magicians” — is one of the last of its kind. Through their JoIn us. folklore and crafts, the residents provide a link to India’s old cultural traditions and creative history. But when the slumlike conditions of Restore the Roxy. the colony no longer fit into the government’s vision of the future, the residents are faced with eviction. Directors Adam Weber and Name your seat. Jimmy Goldblum capture the growing tensions as the artists clash with the government and developers. This classic David-and- Become a member. Goliath story unfolds and compels viewers to root for the colorful street performers as they race against time to protect the only life they’ve ever known. Refusing to see this as their final act, the artists band together in a last-ditch attempt to preserve their homes, their culture and their history. Rich with stunning visuals, Tomorrow We Disappear is a beautiful homage to the vibrancy of life and the importance of art.

PRINT SOURCE: PREFERRED CONTENT / ZAC BRIGHT [email protected] filmadelphia.org/support

BuyASeat2_3.375x4.375.indd 1 9/23/14 4:10 PM 84

DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

ART AND CRAFT DIR: SAM CULLMAN, JENNIFER GRAUSMAN, CO-DIRECTED BY MARK BECKER / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 LENGTH: 89 MIN

PET M IT O I O C

N FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 7:00 PM / RITZ BOURSE N DOCUMENTARY I FEATURE SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 2:25 PM / ROXY B AWARD

A talented and schizophrenic art forger is pitted against an out-of-work curator in a clever battle over authenticity in this crowd-pleasing documentary about art and integrity.

Prepare to enter the universe of Mark Landis, one of the world’s most prolific and successful art forgers. Fueled by a mischievous desire to deceive, Landis has copied hundreds of famous artworks and offered them up for donation to countless museums around the United States. With his impeccably clever eye for detail, the schizophrenic Landis has managed to fool dozens of curators. But he might have met his match in Matt Leininger of Cincinnati Art Museum, an obsessive collector who, despite having been introduced to Landis for only a few minutes when being duped by him, will stop at nothing to expose him. Now, on the eve of Landis’ first full exhibition, when his work will be recognized not for its DOCUMENTARY DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE duplicity, but rather its craft, the two men will meet again. Carefully letting the events draw out the film’s themes, directors Jennifer Grausman and Sam Cullman mount a complex and frequently playful story of the art behind forgery and the obsession behind accuracy. Comprising the best in documentary PRINT SOURCE: OSCILLOSCOPE LABORATORIES / KATE MCEDWARDS filmmaking, these compelling films [email protected] feature everything from stirring SEE PG. 23 FOR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FILM character studies to fascinating looks at current global issues.

PRESENTED FREE AS PART OF PFF ON US. SEE PAGE 23 FOR MORE DETAILS. 85 85

BALLET 422 THE GREAT INVISIBLE DIR: JODY LEE LIPES / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 DIR: MARGARET BROWN / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH LENGTH: 73 MIN YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 92 MIN PET M IT O I O C

N

N DOCUMENTARY SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 8:30 PM / PRINCE I FEATURE SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 2:20 PM / RITZ BOURSE AWARD TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 5:20 PM / RITZ EAST A With unfettered access to the New York City Ballet, director/cinematographer Jody Lee Lipes paints an intimate When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010, it portrait of the internationally renowned company as it creates and became the largest offshore spill in American history, killing 11 performs its 422nd original piece. people, unleashing hundreds of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and devastating surrounding fishing communities. Director Jody Lee Lipes, known for his sharp, distinctive work as a cinematographer on such films as Tiny Furniture and Martha Marcy After burning for two days, the BP-operated Deepwater Horizon May Marlene, takes us behind the scenes of the New York City Ballet sank, with the resulting oil spill lasting for nearly three months. as it creates the 422nd original piece in its decades-long history. Four years after the catastrophe, residents of the Gulf Coast are still The film focuses particularly on Justin Peck, the wunderkind feeling the effects. With most coast-dwellers relying on the ocean choreographer responsible for creating this piece at the tender age for work, the irreversible consequences to the the environment of 25. The world of ballet is infamously private, and Ballet 422 is the have left thousands jobless. In The Great Invisible, filmmaker first film to document the entire process of mounting a new piece, Margaret Brown goes beyond the media coverage to examine the from the development of the choreography, to the first rehearsal, ongoing impact of the catastrophic spill, proving the story is not yet to the incredible collaboration with musicians, costume designers, yesterday’s news. Using powerful onboard footage and gripping and other artisans. The verité nature of the film showcases Lipes’ personal accounts, Brown explores the crisis in-depth while ability to disappear into the action and allow the camera to behave revealing the environmental and personal costs in a world where oil as one of the dancers. It’s a fascinating look at the blood, sweat, and is the most valuable currency. tears that go into creating the illusion of effortless elegance. PRINT SOURCE: RADIUS / JASON WALD PRINT SOURCE: MAGNOLIA PICTURES / MAUREEN MASTERS [email protected] [email protected] SEE PG. 17 FOR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FILM FILM PRESENTED BY

SEE PG. 19 FOR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FILM 86 86 DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE

DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

I AM BIG BIRD: THE THE IMMORTALISTS DIR: DAVID ALVARADO, JASON SUSSBERG / COUNTRY: USA CARROLL SPINNEY STORY LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 80 MIN DIR: CHAD WALKER, DAVE LAMATTINA / COUNTRY: USA PET LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 85 MIN M IT O I O C

N

SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 12:00 PM / RITZ BOURSE N DOCUMENTARY I SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 5:10 PM / ROXY A FEATURE THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 4:30 PM / RITZ EAST B AWARD FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 7:30 PM / RITZ EAST A What would you do if you could live forever? This documentary showcases two quirky, aging scientists who believe their research I Am Big Bird offers a glimpse into the life of 80-year-old Carroll will halt the aging process and bring immortality within our reach, Spinney, the master puppeteer and creator behind Sesame Street’s giving new meaning to eternal youth. Big Bird, and his extraordinary contributions that influenced generations of children. Live forever, or die trying. That’s the motto of biologists Aubrey de Grey and Bill Andrews in this doc by David Alvarado and Jason For more than 40 years, Carroll Spinney has delighted audiences as Sussberg. Aubrey, a free-loving hippie-type Brit who is never Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, but little is known without a beer in hand, and Bill, an ultra-marathoner with an about the man inside the bird. Preferring to let his larger-than-life addiction to adventure, couldn’t be more different. But where characters take center stage, Spinney is brought to the foreground they unite is their rock-solid belief that aging can be cured. As they in this charming and intimate portrait. Filmmakers Chad Walker advance in their discoveries, they face pushback from opponents in and Dave LaMattina chronicle Spinney’s life from his early days as the scientific world who believe that reversing aging is a defiance of an artist and puppeteer, to his iconic work on Sesame Street. Using nature with potentially dangerous consequences. Since 90 percent exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and an impressive archive of of the population dies from age-related causes, Aubrey and Bill home movies, they provide an intimate, unflinching adult look into believe that finding a cure is the most important task at hand. the life of the man responsible for bringing two of the world’s most As they experience the loss of loved ones and confront their own beloved characters to life. He has donned the bird suit for more than ticking clocks, their crusade begins to take on new meaning. half his life, and Spinney has no intention of stopping. PRINT SOURCE: THE FILM COLLABORATIVE / JEFFREY WINTER PRINT SOURCE: PREFERRED CONTENT / KEVIN IWASHINA [email protected] [email protected]

FILM PRESENTED BY SEE PGS. 19, 23 FOR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FILM

PRECEDED BY: FROM INSIDE THE MIND OF COLIN FURZE DIR: DAVID BEAZLEY / LENGTH: 3 MIN SHORT Tearing about on the world’s fastest mobility scooter, Furze transforms mundane objects. 87 87

MUDBLOODS THE OVERNIGHTERS DIR: FARZAD SANGARI / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 DIR: JESSE MOSS / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2013 LENGTH: 87 MIN LENGTH: 100 MIN PET M IT O I O C

N

N DOCUMENTARY SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 9:45 PM / RITZ BOURSE FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 4:50 PM / RITZ BOURSE I FEATURE SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 12:10 PM / RITZ EAST A SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 2:45 PM / ROXY A AWARD

The competitive and pulse-pounding world of collegiate Quidditch, In this intimate, troubling documentary, a small-town pastor strives a Harry-Potter inspired sport, is profiled in this hilarious and to bridge the gap between his wary North Dakota community and the inspiring documentary. influx of unemployed hopefuls chasing a broken American Dream.

Quidditch, a sport played while flying on brooms, is just one of In recent years, vast pools of oil have been unearthed in North the many inventions in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter book series Dakota, turning small rural communities like Williston into that captured the imaginations of a generation. Farzad Sangari’s contemporary boom towns as hundreds of people arrive looking documentary follows the UCLA Bruins, the upstart Quidditch team for work, but too often finding nothing. Viewed with suspicion from his alma mater, as it attempts to make it to its first Quidditch by most locals, the newcomers find a champion in Jay Reinke, a World Cup in New York City. Led by its endlessly optimistic coach Lutheran pastor who sees it as his spiritual duty to help his fellow as he recounts the team’s humble beginnings, the Bruins spend man. Reinke opens up his church and home to the men, a selfless the season playing assertively while fundraising aggressively to get act that draws the ire of his congregation and community and will to the finals. Meanwhile, the sport’s chief advocate, Alex Benepe, eventually have devastating repercussions for him and his family. who took the fictional sport and made it a reality while attending Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, The Middlebury College, faces struggles of his own to execute the World Overnighters is an extraordinary accomplishment. Director Jesse Cup for the 95 teams attending. Overcoming the persistent stigma Moss paints with great finesse a compelling portrait of Reinke, a against them, the Bruins and Benepe confront accusations of man of great compassion coupled with troubling contradictions. nerdiness while helping to popularize the sport that they’ve taken In addition, through the stories of the men who traveled so far off the pages and onto the field. searching for an opportunity to work, Moss brings to light the human cost of our nation’s issue with economic disparity, making PRINT SOURCE: BOND STRATEGY AND INFLUENCE / BROOKE MEDANSKY, this essential viewing. GREG HOLTZMAN / [email protected], [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: THE FILM COLLABORATIVE / JEFFREY WINTER [email protected] SEE PG. 23 FOR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FILM 88 88 DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE

DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

POINT AND SHOOT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR DIR: MARSHALL CURRY / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH DIR: JEFF REICHERT, FARIHAH ZAMAN / COUNTRY: USA YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 83 MIN LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 90 MIN PET M IT O I O C

N

N DOCUMENTARY SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 5:25 PM / RITZ EAST A I FEATURE SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 12:10 PM / RITZ BOURSE AWARD MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 5:10 PM / RITZ BOURSE Point and Shoot is the incredible true story of Baltimore WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 2:25 PM / RITZ BOURSE native Matthew VanDyke, who left behind his girlfriend, his family, and the comforts of his American life to join the Libyan rebel army. This Time Next Year tenderly documents the residents of Long Beach Island, New Jersey, in the year following Superstorm Sandy, From the time he was young, Matthew VanDyke dreamed of a life and the slow road to recovery after catastrophic devastation. full of adventure, living vicariously through films such as Lawrence of Arabia. So in 2006, after graduating from university, VanDyke In 2012, Superstorm Sandy swept along the Atlantic Coast, ravaging bought a video camera, a motorbike and a plane ticket and set off homes and businesses in its wake. Filmmakers Jeff Reichert and for a “crash course in manhood.” Over the course of several years, Farihah Zaman focus their lens on the residents of Long Beach he toured through Northern Africa and the Middle East, amassing Island, a barrier island just 18 miles long and a few blocks wide that hundreds of hours of footage. While traveling, he strikes up an was devastated by the storm. As the people of this quaint shore unexpected friendship with a Libyan hippie. But when war breaks community and beachgoers’ paradise battle insurance companies out in Libya, Matt decides to join his friend (camera in hand) in the and await help that might never come, they find strength in one fight against dictator Muammar Gadhafi. He’s soon captured and another and band together in the face of adversity. Choosing to forced into solitary confinement for six months before escaping and take action on their own, the community quickly mobilizes and returning to the front lines. Two-time Academy-Award-nominated begins the long journey to recovery, along the way confronting what filmmaker Marshall Curry uses VanDyke’s gripping footage to weave it means to be vulnerable to the ocean, the very thing that also together a tale of friendship and the fight for freedom. sustains them. As we tour the wreckage and see firsthand accounts through the residents’ own footage, This Time Next Year gives us an PRINT SOURCE: THE ORCHARD / MATTHEW LANDERS intimate look at the unwavering hope of Long Beach Island, and the [email protected] true importance of home, community, and security.

PRECEDED BY: TIM AND SUSAN PRINT SOURCE: JEFF REICHERT / [email protected] HAVE MATCHING HANDGUNS DIR: JOE CALLANDER / LENGTH: 2 MIN SHORT You don’t know what love is until you swap clips with your spouse in the middle of a problem. 89 89

DrexelMEDIA Arts&&&& ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS ARCHITECTURE ARTS ADMINISTRATIONDesign DANCE DESIGN & MERCHANDISING DIGITAL MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT & ARTS MANAGEMENT FASHION DESIGN FILM & VIDEO GAME ART & PRODUCTION GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA INTERIOR DESIGN INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN MUSIC INDUSTRY MUSEUM LEADERSHIP PHOTOGRAPHY PRODUCT DESIGN SCREENWRITING & PLAYWRITING TV PRODUCTION & MEDIA MANAGEMENT TELEVISION MANAGEMENT

www.drexel.edu/westphal 90

SIGHT AND SOUNDTRACK FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

BEYOND THE LIGHTS DIR: GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 116 MIN / CAST: GUGU MBATHA RAW, NATE PARKER, MINNIE DRIVER, COLSON “MGK” BAKER, DANNY GLOVER

THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 7:00 PM / RITZ EAST A

Feeling both familiar and original, Beyond the Lights is an inspirational romantic drama focused on a rising superstar within the music industry.

Noni Jean (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, brilliant in Spring Showcase favorite Belle), is the hot new award-winning artist, primed for superstardom. However, all is not what it seems. Noni’s career has been shaped from childhood, constantly and forcefully driven forward by her strong and determined manager-mother (Minnie Driver). The pressures of the industry mount, pushing Noni to the edge of breakdown, until she meets Kaz Nicol (Nate Parker), a promising young cop and aspiring politician who is assigned to her security detail. Immediately drawn to each other, Noni and Kaz cannot resist seeking a deeper connection, despite the protests of their families and advisors. The latest from writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood (director of Love & Basketball, and The Secret Life of Bees), Beyond the Lights captures the seductive chemistry between Mbatha-Raw and Parker while telling the story of a forbidden romance complete with the believable ups and downs that go with a life as the world’s newest diva.

SIGHT AND SIGHT SOUNDTRACK PRINT SOURCE: ALLIED-THA / MICHAEL FOELL [email protected]

Featuring rockumentaries, musician biopics and films that are centered on the unifying power of music. 91 91

DEEP CITY: THE BIRTH THE LAST FIVE YEARS DIR: RICHARD LAGRAVENESE / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH OF THE MIAMI SOUND YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 94 MIN / CAST: ANNA KENDRICK, DIR: DENNIS SCHOLL, MARLON JOHNSON, CHAD TINGLE JEREMY JORDAN COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 57 MIN

MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 5:45 PM / RITZ EAST A FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 12:30 PM / RITZ EAST B WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 7:35 PM / RITZ EAST B SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 8:20 PM / RITZ EAST A

Based on the beloved Off-Broadway hit musical of the same A rousing story exploring the birth of soul music in Miami, Deep name, The Last Five Years tells the story of a couple’s five-year City documents the musicians creating this unique sound and their relationship through engaging, powerful, and heartbreaking songs. contributions to the historical music scene. Avoiding any spoken dialogue and instead telling the story Alongside the rise of iconic record companies Motown in Detroit exclusively through song, The Last Five Years provides an intimate and Stax in Memphis, the 1960s and 1970s saw explosions in the look at the relationship between rising novelist Jamie Wellerstein popularity of soul music throughout the country, with Miami (Jeremy Jordan) and struggling actress Cathy Hyatt (Anna being home to one of the lesser-known, long forgotten, but just Kendrick). As Jamie’s new novel catapults him toward stardom and as impressive scenes. Until now. Deep City tells the story of Willie recognition throughout the literary scene, success continues to Clarke and Johnny Pearsall, two producers who met in college and elude Cathy, leaving her returning annually to do summer stock in later partnered to form Deep City Records. It was the first black- Ohio. Told separately from each of their perspectives, Cathy’s side owned record label in Florida, and it operated out of Pearsall’s of the story is offered in reverse order, starting from what may be record store. Mixing toe-tapping music and archival footage with the end of their marriage, while Jamie’s version of events moves new interviews that document the songwriters, performers, and forward in time, beginning on the couple’s first night together. entrepreneurs of the Miami soul scene, Deep City is an enjoyable Shifting back and forth to detail their tumultuous relationship look at a little-known entry in the history of American music. and buoyed by original music that moves between uplifting and melancholy, The Last Five Years is an enticing roller coaster of a film PRINT SOURCE: THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION / MARLON JOHNSON that will leave you singing yet teary by its foregone conclusion. [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: RADIUS / JASON WALD PRECEDED BY: 12 YEARS OF DFA: TOO OLD [email protected] TO BE NEW, TOO NEW TO BE CLASSIC DIR: MAX JOSEPH / LENGTH: 13 MIN SHORT We turn our attention to DFA: the iconic NYC record label that got the indie kids to dance. 92 92 SIGHT AND SOUNDTRACK

SIGHT AND SOUNDTRACK FILMS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

SOMEONE YOU LOVE SONG ONE DIR: PERNILLE FISCHER CHRISTENSEN / ORIGINAL TITLE: DIR: KATE BARKER-FROYLAND / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH EN DU ELSKER / COUNTRY: DENMARK, SWEDEN YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 86 MIN / CAST: ANNE HATHAWAY, LANG: SWEDISH, ENGLISH, DANISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 100 MIN JOHNNY FLYNN, MARY STEENBURGEN, BEN ROSENFIELD CAST: MIKAEL PERSBRANDT, TRINE DYRHOLM, BIRGITTE HJORT PET M IT SØRENSEN, SOFUS RØNNOV, EVE BEST, LOURDES FABERES O I O C ARCHIE

N SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 5:00 PM / RITZ EAST A N FIRST I FEATURE THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 4:50 PM / RITZ EAST A AWARD FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 3:55 PM / RITZ EAST A THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 2:05 PM / RITZ EAST B In a desperate attempt to find something that will help her estranged brother recover from a coma, a beautiful young In this moving family drama, a reclusive musician returns home to anthropologist navigates her way through the underground Denmark where his plans to record a new album are waylaid by the Brooklyn music scene, only to find unexpected love in this lyrical unexpected arrival of his 11-year-old grandson. romance starring Anne Hathaway.

Although his songs are frank and raw with emotion, the intimacy After losing contact with her brother Henry for six months after singer-songwriter Thomas Jacob displays onstage belies the his decision to drop out of college in favor of pursuing a musical guarded solitude he prefers in his troubled personal life. A Leonard career, Franny (Hathaway) finds herself adrift in Manhattan, racked Cohen-esque figure played with a fierce intensity by Mikael by guilt after a freak accident leaves her brother in a coma. As a Persbrandt, Jacob has spent years isolating himself; first through Ph.D. student studying in Morocco, she had avoided her prying the usual rock ‘n’ roll trappings of drinking and drugs, then with mother (Mary Steenburgen) — and, in turn, Henry — to focus on her a decades-long self-imposed exile to Los Angeles. Now, sober academic career, but upon returning home she seeks to understand and having returned to his homeland to record a new album with her brother’s love of music. Finding his journal, she visits his favorite his dwindling inner circle, he must confront his past when his haunts in the city, eventually meeting and befriending his musical estranged, rehab-bound daughter leaves her son in Jacob’s care. idol, James Forester. Together they record the sounds of Manhattan Each damaged in his own way, Jacob and his grandson slowly to play back to Henry, in hopes of aiding his recovery. Beautifully begin to overcome their suspicions and doubts, gradually finding shot and pitch-perfectly directed by newcomer Kate Barker- an uneasy peace that is disrupted by tragedy. Award-winning Froyland, this story of grief and hope belies the size of New York filmmaker Pernille Fischer Christensen displays remarkable City, rejoicing in the tender intimacy of personal connections. empathy for her flawed characters in this gripping drama, which won the Audience Award at the recent Los Angeles Film Festival. PRINT SOURCE: ANDY BOHN / THE FILM ARCADE [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: DANISH FILM INSTITUTE / LIZETTE GRAM MYGIND [email protected]

PRECEDED BY: ME + HER DIR: OSEPH OXFORD / LENGTH: 13 MIN In a world behind a willow, Jack Cardboard SHORT goes on a journey to mend his broken heart. 93 93

TRAITORS TU DORS NICOLE DIR: SEAN GULLETTE / COUNTRY: MOROCCO / LANG: ARABIC, DIR: STÉPHANE LAFLEUR / COUNTRY: CANADA / LANG: FRENCH ENGLISH / YEAR: 2013 / LENGTH: 82 MIN / CAST: CHAIMAE BEN ACHA, YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 93 MIN / CAST: JULIANNE CÔTÉ, CATHERINE SOUFIA ISSAMI, NADIA NIAZI, DRISS ROUKHE, MOURADE ZEGUENDI ST-LAURENT, MARC-ANDRE GRONDIN, FRANCIS LA HAYE, SIMON LAROUCHE, GODEFROY REDING PET M IT O I O C ARCHIE

N FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 4:30 PM / RITZ EAST B N FIRST I FEATURE SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 4:55 PM / ROXY A AWARD THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 8:30 PM / ROXY A SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 12:00 PM / RITZ EAST B In this vibrant debut from Sean Gullette, a young punk rock girl in Tangier gambles that she won’t get caught smuggling drugs to In this sweetly nuanced Canadian comedy, two young Québécois make the money she needs to save both her band and family. women (Nicole and Veronique) play out their restless summer days by planning vacations, scamming their bosses, and competing for What would you be willing to do to make your dreams come true? guys in Nicole’s brother’s band. That’s what Malika (Chaimae Ben Acha) has to ask herself in Traitors, which just happens to be the name of its fiery protagonist’s all-girl Feeling as though she has been set adrift in the world after her punk band. Feeling trapped and out of place in her home of Tangier, graduation, the young tomboy Nicole must find ways to occupy the Malika is given the chance to get out when a music producer takes dog days of summer. Sick of her meaningless job and with only her an interest in her band, but only if she can raise the money to pay best friend, Veronique, to hang out with and alleviate the boredom, for a recording studio, a near impossibility given that her family is Nicole’s life is pretty dull. But when her brother unexpectedly on the verge of being evicted. So she agrees to take a job smuggling comes home one day with his sexy new bandmates, suddenly hashish across the border. Although Gullette is American, Traitors everything changes. Flutters of relationships start, and slowly is entrenched in a new wave of youthful, inventive contemporary but surely a wedge is placed between these two once inseparable Moroccan filmmaking. Edgy and energetic but also smartly written friends. Populated with dry yet whimsical humor, and an endearing and elegantly structured, it is a kind of thriller that travels lightly performance by actress Julianne Côté, this sleeper hit from the between action and contemplation, city and country, humor and Cannes Film Festival tells a musical and magical tale about the drama, without losing sight of its beautifully feral heroine. solitude of summer and the pains of growing up.

PRINT SOURCE: FILM MOVEMENT/RAM RELEASING / REBECA CONGET PRINT SOURCE: SEVILLE INTERNATIONAL/ENTERTAINMENT ONE GROUP [email protected] RUBY RONDINA / [email protected] 94

We put our energy into the arts.

Arts and culture organizations have an impact of more than $1 billion on our local economy. Through PECO-sponsored programs we help people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy and experience the arts throughout our region.

PECO is proud to support the 23rd annual Philadelphia Film Festival.

Find out more at www.peco.com/community

© PECO Energy Company, 2014

Center for the Arts at Temple University Department of Film & media arts

the Film and media arts department programs focus OUr STUDeNTS BeNeFiT FrOM: on the development of creative and technical skills > internationally Acclaimed Teaching Faculty in film, video, audio, new media and the theoretical > Greater Philadelphia region with affordable proximity to NYC Follow Us on Twitter understanding of media and culture. > LA Study Away Program templetFma Students graduate with Bachelor of Arts and Master > More FMA students have won Princess Grace Film and eastman Friend Us on Facebook of Fine Arts degrees for work in Documentary, [Kodak] Scholar Awards than any other film school in the temple Film and United States over the past five and twenty years respectively Narrative, Media Arts and Screenwriting media arts department

for information: 215.777.9135 or [email protected] temple.edu/Fma ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM 95 95

SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 5:00 PM / RITZ EAST B AND SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 7:05 PM / RITZ EAST B **PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES.

PORT NASTY THE OBVIOUS CHILD DIR: ROB ZYWIETZ / LENGTH: 10 MIN DIR: STEPHEN IRWIN / LENGTH: 12 MIN In a forgotten port town fighting to survive, Somebody broke the girl’s parents. The a young man must prove his worth. rabbit was there. It was an awful mess.

THE CHAPERONE A TOWN CALLED PANIC: DIR: FRASER MUNDEN, NEIL RATHBONE THE CHRISTMAS LOG LENGTH: 11 MIN DIR: STÉPHANE AUBIER, VINCENT PATAR LENGTH: 26 MIN The true story of a teacher who takes on an army of bikers when they crash a dance. When Cowboy and Indian ruin Horse’s yule log, so begins a very long Christmas Eve. MARILYN MYLLER THE VIDEO DATING TAPE OF DIR: MIKEY PLEASE / LENGTH: 6 MIN DESMONDO RAY, AGED 33 & 3/4 Marilyn maketh. Marilyn taketh away. DIR: STEVE BAKER / LENGTH: 3 MIN Marilyn is trying to create something good. Ray enjoys hearing sad music while having 8 BULLETS happy thoughts. This is his dating tape. DIR: FRANK TERNIER / LENGTH: 13 MIN YEARBOOK A grief-stricken expat tracks down the man DIR: BERNARDO BRITTO / LENGTH: 6 MIN responsible for killing his family. A man is hired to compile the definitive history of human existence before the ASTIGMATISMO planet blows up. DIR: NICOLAI TROSHINSKY / LENGTH: 4 MIN Without his glasses, a boy explores a world Live action shorts will be shown before features and in of unknown places and strange characters. a program on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 12:45 PM in Roxy B.

Opening Night Screening Centerpiece Film Wed, November 12, 2014 Sat, November 15, 2014 A leAding mAn FArAh goes BAng During a cross-country road trip campaigning When a young and talented Chinese American for John Kerry in the 2004 Election, a Persian actor is fired from his starring role on a television American woman in her twenties tries to lose her show, he attempts to salvage his career by sleep- virginity. An interesting revisionist perspective ing with a successful casting director. Exposing on American life just one decade ago, this the toxic culture of show business, this film offers buddy-flick coming-of-age comedy confronts broad criticism of the roles of Asian Americans in stereotypes of gender, and what it means to be contemporary Hollywood. a woman of Middle Eastern descent in post-9/11 America.

Closing Night Film Sun, November 16, 2014 BrAhmin Bulls An Indian American university professor plans a surprise visit to Los Angeles in search of an old flame, under the guise of mending the relationship with his estranged son, played by Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder from NBC’s “He- roes”). This film offers a heartfelt and humorous exploration of the ever-evolving relationship between father and son, the women in their lives, and the powerful secrets they keep.

Festival Venues

International House Philadelphia 3701 Chestnut Street Asian Arts Initiative 1219 Vine Street 96

A HARD DAY DIR: SEONG-HUN KIM / ORIGINAL TITLE: KKEUT-KKA-JI-GAN-DA COUNTRY: SOUTH KOREA / LANG: KOREAN / YEAR: 2014 LENGTH: 111 MIN / CAST: SUN-KYUN LEE, JIN-WOONG CHOI

THURSDAY, OCT. 23 / 9:45 PM / RITZ EAST A SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 10:00 PM / RITZ EAST A

Disposing of a hit-and-run victim’s body is just the beginning of a homicide detective’s problems in this high-octane, devilishly twisty Korean thriller.

The title of writer/director Kim Seong-Hun’s latest is something of a misnomer, as there’s no way a film with this much black humor, this many action scenes, and endlessly cascading reversals of fortune could ever fit into one single day. Instead we follow corrupt detective Gun-soo on what must be the most stressful two weeks of his life, beginning with a night in which he must attend his mother’s funeral, dispose of the body of a small-time criminal he accidentally killed, and deal with Internal Affairs sniffing around his brazenly dirty department. And that’s only the beginning as an unknown blackmailer who claims to know all his dirty little secrets draws the increasingly harried Gun-soo into a fiendish game of cat-and-mouse that can end only one way — with more murder. A delicious ode to desperation, A Hard Day pulses with energy, moving deftly from one unexpected complication to another without fail, only slowing down enough for us to wonder what could possibly come next.

THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT PRINT SOURCE: SHOWBOX/MEDIAPLEX EUGENE KIM / [email protected]

Horror, action, suspense, and the downright weird, these films will keep you awake during the graveyard shift. 97 97

HOUSEBOUND IN ORDER OF DIR: GERARD JOHNSTONE / COUNTRY: NEW ZEALAND LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 109 MIN DISAPPEARANCE CAST: MORGANA O’REILLY, RIMA TE WIATA, GLEN-PAUL WARU, DIR: HANS PETTER MOLAND / ORIGINAL TITLE: KRAFTIDIOTEN CAMERON RHODES, MILLEN BAIRD, ROSS HARPER, BRUCE HOPKINS, COUNTRY: NORWAY / LANG: NORWEGIAN, SWEDISH / YEAR: 2014 RYAN LAMPP, IAN MUNE, WALLACE CHAPMAN LENGTH: 115 MIN / CAST: STELLAN SKARSGÅRD, BRUNO GANZ, PÅL SVERRE HAGEN, BIRGITTE HJORT SØRENSEN PET M IT O I PE O TI C ARCHIE M T

N O I O

FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 9:15 PM / RITZ BOURSE N FIRST C I NARRATIVE N FEATURE FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 9:50 PM / RITZ EAST B N SUNDAY, OCT. 19 / 4:30 PM / RITZ BOURSE AWARD I FEATURE SUNDAY, OCT. 26 / 9:25 PM / RITZ EAST B AWARD

Equal parts horror thriller and dysfunctional family comedy, Gerard Johnstone’s foray into genre film has you chuckling over the Nils Dickman (Stellan Skarsgård), is a respected community leader familiar bickering with mom one minute, jumping in terror the next. and snow plow driver who is awarded “Citizen of the Year” for his efforts, but when his son is found dead, Nils suspects foul play and Heading down the “wrong path” for some time now, wild child resolves to take matters into his own hands. and petty criminal Kylie finds herself under house arrest after a hilariously botched robbery attempt. Considering the rather Unwilling to believe the police report that his son has died of a drug dysfunctional relationship she has with her mother, who believes overdose, Nils investigates the true cause and quickly discovers his their old rambling home is haunted, Kylie might have preferred the son has been murdered by a gang of Norwegian drug lords. As he jail time. After a few spooky incidents, however, Kylie is starting sets out on a quest for vengeance, he picks off members of the gang to see that her mother might not be such a crackpot after all, and one at a time, working his way up the chain to the leader, known that they will need to band together — along with her equally odd only as “The Count.” But Nils’ actions unknowingly ignite a war stepfather and paranormal-loving security guard hired to monitor when the Norwegians suspect a rival Serbian gang is responsible for her electronic anklet — to solve the mystery of the evil lurking the growing body count. As tensions escalate and bullets begin to within their home. With deft twists and razor-sharp writing, this fly, Nils finds himself caught in the middle of an accidental turf war. favorite from this year’s genre film festival circuit is full of the kind Employing elements of dark comedy, director Hans Petter Moland of clever visual gags and witty one-liners typical of New Zealand delivers a humorous revenge thriller set against the stunning comedy without sacrificing any of the horror. landscape of an all-encompassing Norwegian winter.

PRINT SOURCE: XLRATOR MEDIA / [email protected] PRINT SOURCE: TRUSTNORDISK / SUSAN WENDT [email protected]

PRECEDED BY: WATCH OUT DIR: JOSHUA STEWART / LENGTH: 11 MIN In a snowbound house without power, a SHORT woman realizes, to her horror, she is not alone. 98 98 THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT

IT FOLLOWS REVENGE OF THE DIR: DAVID ROBERT MITCHELL / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 94 MIN / CAST: MAIKA MONROE, GREEN DRAGONS KEIR GILCHRIST, DANIEL ZOVATTO, OLIVIA LUCCARDI, LILI SEPE, DIR: ANDREW LAU, ANDREW LOO / COUNTRY: USA / LANG: ENGLISH JAKE WEARY YEAR: 2013 / LENGTH: 94 MIN / CAST: RAY LIOTTA, JUSTIN CHON, KEVIN WU, HARRY SHUM JR., SHUYA CHANG, GEOFF PIERSON

FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 9:45 PM / RITZ EAST A FRIDAY, OCT. 24 / 9:40 PM / RITZ EAST A MONDAY, OCT. 20 / 10:10 PM / RITZ BOURSE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 / 10:10 PM / RITZ EAST A

Fresh from its premieres in Cannes and Toronto, It Follows is a frighteningly original independent horror film about a young girl Martin Scorsese executive-produced this action-packed crime film pursued by an evil shape-shifting apparition seen only by her. about the Asian-American gangs who fought for supremacy on the mean streets of New York in the 1980s and ’90s. Nineteen-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe) believes she is falling in love with Hugh. The last thing she expects after sleeping with him is to be Co-directed by filmmakers Andrew Loo and Andrew Lau, who stuck with a sexually transmitted apparition constantly stalking her, previously made the acclaimed Infernal Affairs trilogy (the first taking the form of friends, family, or other figures. Wherever Jay is, film of which Scorsese remade as The Departed), Revenge of the the apparition follows, walking directly toward her at a steady pace. Green Dragons tells a classic American tale — the rise and fall of a It can be outrun, but it is always coming, and the only way to get rid gangster — with a distinctly Hong Kong flair. After being smuggled of the curse is to pass it on to somebody else via sexual intercourse. into the country under dire circumstances, 10-year-old Sonny is Tormented and terrorized, and reduced to constantly looking over lost and alone until he meets Steven, a classmate who offers to her shoulder, Jay sets out with her friends to defeat the apparition help. Together, the boys attract the attention of the Green Dragons, before it claims her as its next victim. the gang that controls the local Chinese underworld, running everything from drugs to prostitution to illegal mah jong parlors. PRINT SOURCE: RADIUS / JASON WALD Flash-forward 10 years: Sonny and Steven are now both lieutenants [email protected] in the Green Dragons, but with very different approaches. Sonny is more calm and levelheaded, while Steven tends to shoot first, and then shoot some more. When a gangland double cross threatens to light their whole world on fire, the two friends must decide where their loyalties truly lie in this visually striking, high-octane thriller.

PRINT SOURCE: A24 FILMS / [email protected] 99 99

V/H/S: VIRAL SECRET SCREENING DIR: MARCEL SARMIENTO, NACHO VIGALONDO, JUSTIN BENSON, LENGTH: 100 MIN AARON MOORHEAD, GREGG BISHOP / COUNTRY: USA, SPAIN LANG: ENGLISH / YEAR: 2014 / LENGTH: 98 MIN / CAST: JUSTIN WELBORN, BLAIR REDFORD, EMILIA ZORYAN, CARRIE KEAGAN, SATURDAY, OCT. 25 / 9:00 PM / RITZ EAST B AMANDA BAKER

We’ve got a surprise for you. SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 9:45 PM / RITZ EAST A But we can’t spoil it. Or we’re not allowed to spoil it. Or TUESDAY, OCT. 21 / 10:20 PM / RITZ EAST A we just don’t want to spoil it. Either way, you’re gonna have to trust us on this one. We’ll be delivering to you one of the hottest The third and most adrenaline-fueled installment of the popular genre titles of the year that is going to make everyone else jealous horror anthology franchise sees directors including Justin Benson, that you saw it first. No one will know what they’re seeing until the Aaron Moorhead, and Nacho Vigalondo bring us innovative “found” title credits roll, but we’re sure you will not be disappointed in tales of terror. taking the risk.

The premise is familiar to horror fans now: a group of mysterious videos is discovered by an unsuspecting party who has no idea what horrors await them as they watch. The V/H/S series has brought out some of the best work from horror greats including Ti West, Adam Wingard, and Timo Tjahjanto. This third film is no exception. This time around, the producers have set their sights on viral video. Tales of evil magicians, mad scientists stuck in parallel universes, and cocky skateboarders in a fight to the death with occult-like zombies are all brought into your homes and onto your phones through the power of a hypnotic video signal coming from a mysterious ambulance that roams the streets. Directed by the people who brought you such great features as Timecrimes, Resolution, and Dead Girl, V/H/S: Viral might be the most terrifying trip down the found footage rabbit hole yet.

PRINT SOURCE: MAGNOLIA PICTURES / MAUREEN MASTERS [email protected] 100 101 THANK YOU 101

PFS STAFF MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES The Philadelphia Film Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to utilize film’s unique capacity to engage a broad cross-section of the community, while further providing access to powerful films from around the world in order to increase education and understanding. The Film Society thanks the generous foundations and individuals who make our work possible.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COPY EDITOR SPECIAL THANKS TO ... BOARD J . Andrew Greenblatt Sarah Jordan Tom Ashley, Cameron Bailey, Jack Adler Arianna Bocco, Brent Celek, Louis Bluver MANAGING DIRECTOR MEDIA RELATIONS Chef Hee “Chino” Chang, David Brown Parinda Patel REPRESENTATIVE Gabe Cohen, Pete Conlin, Laurada Byers Kate Miller, Allied-THA Dave Cowden, Robert Elizabeth Caulk ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Cozzolino, Kerri Craddock, Peter Dachowski Michael Lerman SPECIAL EVENTS Dave Cuozzo, Jesse Cute, Ellen Davis COORDINATOR Christine D’Souza, Jeff Brian Effron DEVELOPMENT The Nouveau Image Deutchman, Justin Ennis, Betsy Filton DIRECTOR Michael Foell, Bill Farrar, Barry Freedman TECHNICAL ADVISOR Rebecca­­­­­­­ Cain Joe Fucci, Alexandra Brad Heffler Rick Tramontana Galvis, Rachel Goldman, Ralph Hirshorn EDUCATION & PROGRAMS DIRECTOR ASSISTANT GENERAL Dan Guando, David Haas, Losenge Imasogie Allison Koehler MANAGER, PFS ROXY Rachael Honowitz, Marcus Joseph Manko Jr . THEATER Hu, Tim League, Bob Lowery, Suzanne Naples MARKETING Benjamin Marks Kathleen McInnis, Paula Luana Neduscin CONSULTANT Moritz, Ann-Marie Nacchio, Dean Pappas Elizabeth Schiller FESTIVAL VENUE Dan Neducsin, Russell Nelson, Ruth Perlmutter MANAGERS Michael Norris, Sharon Steve Poses OPERATIONS MANAGER Christian Armstrong, Trey Pinkenson, Thom Powers, Michael Sanyour & VOLUNTEER Shields, Ben Schuler, Maggie Cheldin Rumer, Maggie Linda Yaffe COORDINATOR Rybak Rybak, Mona Saeed, Rasha Alexandra Gibson Salti, Bryon Schreckengost, ADVISORY BOARD FESTIVAL ASSISTANTS Benjamin Schuler, John von Jill Bonovitz TICKETING MANAGER Sam Rossman, Catherine Thaden, Molly Thompson, Marc Brownstein Scott Hudson Casem, Deana Croog Michael Tolcher, Zakia Nicole Cashman Walker-White, Michael JP Cummins MEMBERSHIP SCREENING Yazujian, Landon Zakheim Tobey Dichter COORDINATOR COMMITTEE Arlin Green Alyssa Kaminski Amira Abdellahi, Hali FOUNDATION SUPPORT Michael Greenwald Hamilton, Dorota Lech, Sheryl Christian R . and Mary F . David Haas MARKETING Santacruz, Elizabeth Skeritt, Lindback Foundation Eileen Heisman COORDINATOR Jesse Trussell Dolfinger - McMahon Roger LaMay Mariah Weiler Foundation Bob Lowery PROGRAM GUIDE John S . and James L . Knight Joe Manko GUEST SERVICES, WRITERS PROGRAMMING & Foundation Paula Moritz Amira Abdellahi, Andrew MKM Foundation Sharon Pinkenson PRINT TRAFFICKING Greenblatt, Hali Hamilton, COORDINATOR Pennsylvania Council Carla Ricci Doug Jones, Michael Lerman, Sheryl Santacruz on the Arts Richard Vague Sheryl Santacruz, Farihah Philadelphia Cultural Fund Justin Wineburgh GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Zaman Philadelphia Foundation

Martha Smith, Katie Powell Virginia and Harvey Kimmel WEB DESIGN Arts Education Fund Scott Hudson, Parinda Patel COVER DESIGN Wyncote Foundation Katie Powell 102 102 THANK YOU

Thank you to all of our loyal members. Your commitment supports our city’s rich film community and helps us continue to bring world-class cinema to Philadelphia.

PFS MEMBERS Vickie McGowan Deborah Duskey David Stevens Timothy Moir Lori Cohen AS OF 9/5/14 John Moore Carol Eicher Donna Stokes Martha Moore Sarah Collett Dianne Reed Lisa Elliott Louise Strawbridge Robert Morrison Mari Rosa Coloir SPOTLIGHT Kathleen Roberts Miyoshi Faggins Ryan Sullivan James Mulcahy Paul Connolly CIRCLE Franklyn Rodgers Cheryl Fedyna Robert Tabas Luana Neducsin James Conway Mike Roselli Ruth Fine Angelo Trivelli Leslie Pearlman Barbara Cook LUMINARY Allen Sabinson Judith Finkel Tracey Welson- Robert Pisani Dan Coyle Victor Keen Cheryl Sandini- Marilyn Frank Rossman Keith Pittman Kathie and Stewart EXECUTIVE Barth Arlene Freiman Jessica Ploumis Dalzell PRODUCER Julius Santise Danita Fries SCREENWRITER Deborah Pollack Jennifer Daug Michael Greenwald Anthony Siani David Girardot Stephen Arrivello Judy Pote Frances Deitrich Joe Manko Katie Sieckman Laura Gitlin Nick Atzert Marc Prine Marilyn Deutsch Laura Raab Howard Silverman Dennis Grousosky Regina Austin Ana Radonjic Helen Diemer Will Sachse Edward Solomon Robert Guerrieri Larry Besnoff Joseph Rogers Mario DiMaio Gene Salkind Paul Spain Barbara Habershaw Adam Block Patricia Saddier Jeffrey DiSabatino Ellen Solms Douglas Stasuk Kevin Ho William Brencher Natalia Scafidi Charlotte Dobrasin Harvey Stein William Hooper Sandra Bressler Louis Schmidt Sue Dudkin PRODUCER Tamara Steinberg Mark Alan Hughes Lynn Brown Mary Schucker Jill and Nigel Dunne Cynthia Adams Liz and Nick Brigid Hynes-Cherin Ellen Churchill Charles Schwartz Craig Eaton Barbara Albert Thomas Kathie Jeffries Pauline Cohen Caroline Simon Malcolm Ecker J .P . Archie David Traverso Deborah Kahn Norman Cohn Gayle Smith Michael Einbinder- Phyllis Bailey Phil Wall Ellen Kaye Patricia Daly Donald Todd Schatz Betty Ballin Donna Wechsler Carole Keidel Kevin Daug Annie Uris Kathleen English Brian Best Judy Wellington Rhona Kitchman Benjamin Denkin Bob Uris Judith Farber Barbara Black Richard Wolfington Stephen Klasko Elizabeth Denton Peggy Vogelson James Farmer Evan Bollentin Keith Knapp Linda Donovan C . Donald Weinberg Patricia Fiorella Jill Bonovitz DIRECTOR G T Lenard Shafiq Ebrahim Ele Wood Vincent Fumo Nancy Colman Edna Adelberg Daniel Levinthal Michael Feighan Wendi Furman JP Cummins Lynn Marie Ahern William Lotsey Debra Felman BEST BOY/GIRL Vivian Gast Jay Donner Charlene Aikman Keith Lyons Phyllis Fischer Shehab Ahmad Fred Gehring Andrea Ehrlich David Allen Alberta Mapp Harry Freedman Concha Alborg Scott Gellman Deborah Feldman Valarie Arms John Marsden Florence Gallagher Peter Alele Mike Geno Jamie Field Eileen Baird Megan Martin Sue Gausch Joseph Amodei Joseph Gervasi Brian Flieder Juanita Ball Salvatore Martino Georgia Getz Kellee Andrews Roberta Ginsburg Jeffrey Frank Christopher Bandoian Wil Maxton Daniel Gindin Chris Archer Marc Goldberg Melvyn Freid Lynda Barness Fran Melmed Jay Goldstein Kay Armstrong Carol Goodrich David Gerson Jacob Berman Susan Moran Shelley Hankins Robert Aronowitz Joel Gottfried Stanley Ginsburg Elayne Bloom Vida Morkunas Lori Hansen Theodora Ashmead Aline Gray Arlin Green Harris T Bock Virginia Morris Lystra Harris Kamran Athar Colleen Gray-Mackey Samuel Greenblatt Theodore Bosworth Therese Obringer Darla Henning Michelle Atherton Carol Greco Rochelle Greenfield Michael Buckley Tyrone Payton Janet Johnson Jane Balascki Brent Groce Jay Guben Paul Bujwid Karl Perkins Yasmin Kafai Diane Bass Gary Grunder Joan Gubernick Shelley Burcat John Politis Patricia Kalata Gisele Bathish Margaret Harris Ruttenberg Helen Buttel Fitz Putnam Carole and Robert Dwight Bechtel Adrienne Hart Crystal Gurin Timothy P Carey Merle Raab Keidel Ron Benenson Judith Harwood David Haas Larry Ceisler Laura Regnier William Kempton Myron Blumberg Gerald Hendricks Libby Harwitz Kathy Chase Penny Rezet Valerie Knight Mary Brightwell- Marie Hilferty Lee Herman Rochelle Cohen Brett Riley Yuri Knizhnik Arnold Constance Holt Mindi Hirsch Michael Coleman Renee Rollin Leslie Kramer Delores Brown Joann Hyle Natalie Hirshorn Marsha Coren Andy Rosen Trish Leone Ruth Brown Jon Ivey Lynne Honickman Wendy Cox Greg Rouleau Charles Lerman Jim Bryan Frederick Jackes Marjorie Honickman Alan Cylinder James Russo Carol Lert Sean Burns Marvin Jackson Anthony Hui Joyce Darrow Joan Saltzman Kara Lieff Sandy Cadwalader Richard Jaffe Laurie Kirszner Viki Denny Denise Scobee Esther Marshall Christina Chimi Anne Johnson Susanna Lachs Tobey Dichter Barry Scott Patrick Matthews Chloe Cho Robert Jones Andy Lange Molly Dougherty Nadya Shmavonian William McCool John Cianci Susan Kanterman Steve Lerner Donkey Dover Norma Simmonds Kate McDevitt Elizabeth Cirelli John Kearney Donald Levinson Shelby Ducharme- Susan Sklaroff Matthew McShea Nancy Claster Charles Kelly Linda Lightman Spain Joseph Snyder Francis Melvin Edmund Cohen Kate Kinslow 103 103

Allison Kirshner Gail Sernoff Julie Courtney Beverly Hayden Tamme McClelland Carol Saline Susan Klein Carl Sheingold Joseph Croft MaryBeth Heilmann Scott McCreary Siamak Samii Elizabeth Knudsen Harvey Shubert Cara Crosby Judy Heller Joseph McDonnell Chris Satullo Neal Krouse Michael Silverman Julie Curson B Hibbs Kathleen Mcgrann Ruth Ann Saul Roger LaMay Daniel Smith Isabel Czech Norma Hillelson Megan McNamara Barbara Savadove Carolyn Levine Donald Smith Marcella Dalsey Terry Hirshorn Cibeles Mello Bobbi Schimmel Hezekiah Lewis John Smith Ellen Danish Max Hofman Regine Metellus Jay Schinfeld Carol Lidz Shirley Smith Amitanshu Das David Hofstein Toby Meyer Karen Schwartz Rochelle Litman Robert Solms Teresa De Luca Mariana Hotea Madeline E Miller Phyllis & Shel Patricia Malley Regina Spitalieri Dominic DiBernardi Robert Hotes Ronald Miller Seligsohn Albert Malmfelt Betty Jean Swartz Angela DiOrio Sharon Hough Marty Millison Karen Senser John Masino Amanda Taylor Mary Donovan Mimi Hudachek Alan Milstein Steve Shemin Shelley McFarland Rochelle Teachey Julie Dougherty Keith Hughes Audrey Milstein Matt Shipley Punit Mehndiratta Carolyn Temin Kevin Dunkerley Kimberly Hugo Barbara Mirell Hedvah Shuchman Mindy Mellits Patrick Thumudo Lisa Eckenroth William Hutchison Robert Moore Bruce Sigman Douglas Mellor Joe Vereneault Larry Eisman Frank Innes Jennifer Morganroth Chris Sikich Barbara Miller Beth Vernick Sarah Engel Laura Jacobs Alan Morrison Edward Silver Karen Miller Kevin Walshe Justin Ennis Stephen Joyce Amanda Mott Marsha Simmons Ruth Miller Donna Wargo Evelyn Eskin D . Ethan Kahn Sanford Mozes Owen Sindler Frederick Miller Jr . Robert Weinberg Rosemary Esposito Roberta Kangilaski Kathleen Mulhern Paulette Singleton Dima Mircheva Carl Weiss Chris Evangelista Leah Kaplan Sudhir Muralidhar Robin Slutzky Gibbs Murray Joan Wells Walter Evans Linda Katz Juanda Myles Jonne Smith Pamela Nagy Joan Wenger Gil Feinberg Caroline Kelch David Nastasi Robert Smith Barbara Nelson Edward Wiener Julio Feldman Diane Kiddy Ginny Nelson Eileen Smithe Emmanuelle Nicolas Russell Williams Todd Feldman Constance Kirker Jolene Nieves Rick Snyder C .J . O’Berry Ben Winston David Fetkewicz David Klein Danuta Nitecki Bonnie Solish Kathleen Obuszewski Kathryn Donna Fisher Marlene Kline Michael Norris James Steele Nancy Odell Wohlschlaeger Anthony Flacco Michael Knauer Mary O’Malley Karen Stensgaard Patience Okolie Leslie Wood Leonard Frank John Kominetz Richard O’Malley Helene Sternberg Brian Ortelere Nick Wood Susan Frank Andrii Kovalenko Tim O’Rourke Burke Stinson Justin Pakuris Galit Yosipovitch Tema Freed Jackie Kraeutler Brandon Och Dorothy Storm Howard Panitch Karen Yuska Diane Freedman Joyce Krain Patricia Olin Christi Strawley Mary Panitch Pamela Freyd Stephen Krasnow Petra Opett Bert Strieb Satoko Parker GAFFER Arlene Friedman Edward Kung Cathy Palmer Charles F Tarr Jackie Payton Susan Abrams Gary Gadren Katherine Kurtz Carolyn Parker Priya Travassos Elisabeth Perez Luna Sandra Ackler Eileen Garstka Ronald Kustina Kevin Parker Alice Trice Marlene Harmon Janet Adler Kahn Dan Geisler Helen Laman Maryanne Parlato Pamela Tudor Perkins Jacqueline Akins Mel Gellman Jane Lamb Jennifer Petitt Deborah Vaughan- Susan Perloff Philip Alperson Rebecca Genter Bob Larkin Ian Petrie Gowen Daria Petraglia Natalie Arost Ruth Genter Susan Laurie Mark Phillips Jacinta Vrabel Suzanne Petruzel Penny Bach Richard Gerber Cheryl Lawson Deborah Pines Peggy Wachs Ron Powers Charles Baillie Wayne Geschwindt William Lee Jana Pines Scott Weaver Lawrence Raffel Kristin Bair Dina Ghen Stefanie Leibovitz Stanley Platt Mary Ellen Weber Lori Rapp Jack Balaban Nanci Gilberg Susan Levering Lauren Pokras Lawrence White Elizabeth Ray Anirban Banerjee Eric Ginsburg Susan Levin Samm Portelli Suzan Willcox Nancy Resnick Joy Bannett Lori Ginzberg Ann Levine Louise Pulini Sandra Williams Betty Rice Ari Barkin Wendy Glazer Elaine Levitt Paul Rathblott Charlotte Wilson Claudine Richman Phyllis Beck Amber Gohn Gershman Lawrence Real Patricia Wisch Michelle Rief Nancy Bergman Iris Gold Phyllis Lewy Joe Revlock Joan Wohl Amaryllis Rivera Brenda Block Tori Goldberg Wilma Lilly-Collins Ryan Richards Annie Yaros Dena Robbins Rita Block Patricia Goldentyer Perry Liss Mary Richmond Cornelia Yetter Ena Rosen Erica Brendel Anabel Gonzalez Jeffrey Lonoff Gabriella Romani Lillian Youman Nathalie Rosenthal Talmage Brennan Angeles Gonzalez Kathleen Lovett Brian Ronsayro Leslie Zahler Barbara Rosenzweig Janet Brinkman Prado Joan Lukas Paul Rosen Barbara Rosin Stacy Bronstein Jevon Green Kathryn MacArthur Joshua Rosenzweig GRIP Bernard Rothman Stuart Brooks Jack Greenberg Wendy Magee Valerie Ross Ann 5 Roberta Ruby Nicole Brown Jeffrey Greenstein Elizabeth Mahoney Christyn Rossman Lev 5 Harrison Rusk Anthony Bruno Sarah Griffith Stephen Maiorana Carl Rotenberg Crystal Abel Renee Saul Rona Buchalter Ed Grusheski Kathleen Makoid Augustine Roth Nona Abrams Metro Sauper Nicole Cashman Rose Hagopian Piers Marchant Cynthia Rudy Temmy Acton Stefan Schreffler Thomas Castellini Michael Hairston Laura Marmar Janet Russell Evelyn Adler Hannah Schwarzman Frank Cellucci Neil Halloran Glenda Marshall Barbara Ryan Elisa Advani Sloan Seale Doris Chorney Phyllis Halpern Sandrine Martin Amy Sabsowitz Vinod Aggarwal Sharon Segal Gail Ciociola Rebecca Harclerode Joel Mathis Ricardo Safed Suhnne Ahn Lauren Seminack Wendy Concannon Pat Harner Rosalie Matzkin Joseph Salema Diana Altegoer 104 104 THANK YOU

Mitchael Anderson Dori Even-Shoshan Lawrence Kerson Noel Newbold Ann Stouffer Stephen Crout Jay Anstadt Moshe Even-Shoshan Pat Kimmelman Herta Newman Sunny Sudarsanan John D’Alessandro Agnes Armao Sandra Farrell Robert Kirkland Charlene Nolten Kay Sude Aliya Dossayeva Elazar Aslan Joseph Fayer Morris Klein Patrick Noon Annie Sung Corbin DuCharme Melba Axelrod Marge Feld Barbera Klejer Kathleen Noonan Mitchell Swann Niejeriah Edwards Ann Bacon Alan Feldman Ann Klusaritz Carlye Norton Cy Swartz Brian Fishbone Sally Baldus Eric Feldman Suzanne Koff Janis O’Connor Natan Szapiro Edward Garcia Lorie Balistocky Peter Femenella Myra Kranzel Stanley Ordo Isil Tanyeri Konstantinos Gatsis Karen Bareiss Stephen Ferguson Sandra Kuby Karen Orman Sarah Tolles Victoria Gavila Robert Baren Kurt Findeisen Derek Kunz Naomi Orwin Fred Tracy Mary Jo Barthmaier Phyllis Fink Ken Labowe Clifford Pearlman George Trotman Kevin Ge Regina Basile Wendy Forman Deborah Larkin Jacqueline Pearlman Nancy Turner Fred Gorenstein Stephanie Baum Sara Forster Robin Lebow John Petitt Mike Tyler Julia Grayer Ada Bello Melania Freeburn Marc Lefebvre Ben Picker Beverly Unger Harrison Haaas Alia Benammar Marie Freshard Carter Leidy Giuliana Pierson Susan Untereker Sarah Hafer DeeDee Bennett Ellen Furstenberg Doris Lenz Dick Polman Fred Valente Margaret Hake Marum Black Susan Gailey William Leonard Jyll Portnoy Mae Belle Vargas James Harvey III Barbara Blake Ruth Gainsborough Ann Lesch Barbara Pressman Fod Vick Emily Headrick Sondra Blasenstein Bindu Gajria Harriet Lessy Sara Rafalin Elise Vider Christina Hogan Marcia Bloomfield Alexandra Gibson David Lewis Lise Raven Janice Volkman Katarzyna Hopek Daniel Boehmcke Mia Gilchrist Valerie Lewis Gerardo Razumney Wayne Wagner Sarah Hoskins Stephen Boll Nan Glascow Edwin Li Danette Richards Elizabeth Walsh Cheryl Borck-Hadley Susan Goldberg Jeffrey Libert Bettina Ricks Kris Ward Stephen Ianniccari Andrea Bowman Woody Goldberg Norman Lirberman Bianca Robinson James Warden Jesus Jimenez-Lara Ron Brill Norma Golden Steven Lipschutz Nadine Robinson Robert Waters Katie Johantgen Oleg Brovender Barbara Goldenberg Elisabetta Liverani Nancy Roggen Taube Weinberg Anthony Kearse Rochelle Brown Donald Goldsmith Helen London Amy Rogovin Barry Weisfeld Charles Kirkwood Kerry Bryan Barbara Grabias Rachel Luterman Laura Rogovin Susan West Akhil Kotian Barry Bub Marci Gran Steve Lynch Suzanne Root Tessie West Jake Lasker Caitlin Butler Diane Gray Charmaine Mack- Ruth Rosen Gabriel Wiener Kristine Lima Joanne Buzzetta Marilyn Gray Britton Marjorie Rosenblum Mattie Wilson Ran Liu Rhoda Byck David Greenwald Marian Makins Lynn Rosenthal Dennis Winters Francesca Macera Vincent Cancro Ken Greiff Barbara Manfredi Julie Ruth Mung Wong Tom Molz Carol Candor Maura Gripp Brian Marino Peter Han-Chih S Michael Wranovics Robin Carney William Grobes Colleen Marsini Pete Salpeas Micki Young Monica Montiel Michael Carroll Francis Guarnaccia Laura Martin Susan Saltzman Terri Zager Judith Newborne Janet Cary Kevin Hall Jaime Maseda Rae Santman William Zeidner Michael Newman Joan Chait Susan Hancock Author Matusow Beth Schad Jose Zighelboim Brandon Niezgoda MJ Chatten Kate Hanssen Ellen Mazer Susan Schulman Jason Owen Lisa Chianese-Lopez Joe Haro Diana McCarter Lisa Schultz STUDENT Anthony Parendo Giovanna Chiti Lesly Harris Patrick McClafferty Toby Schwait Bob Alcorn Genevieve Philbin Matthew Clark Lorenz Hart Matt Mcconnell Anne Schwartz Aaron Aleiner Theresa Picciallo Irwin Cohen Jean Haskell Jane McMaster- Seth Amos Esta Schwartz James Princivalle Nadine Cohen Catherine Hawkes Conroy Evelyn Schwartz Elpiniki Apostolaki- Ryan Regan Julia Cole William Helfand Ann McNamee Judy Sciaky Iosifidou Megan Reilly Rosina Coltellaro Isabella Heller Yolanda Middleton Claire Scott Drew Bateman James Richards Fannie Cooper Sergio Hernandez- William Midler William M . Scott Frederick Bates Steph Cooper Cabrera Patrick Mikesell Stanley Shapiro Dan Benenson Jason Roshinko Elizabeth Cuidet Stanley Hershey Susan Miller Zachary Shevich Adrienne Berger Kamille Scarlett Nancy Cunningham Geoffrey Hindle Sandra Millstein Florence Silvers Jonathan Blandford Florence Schrank Joy Cutler Marlyn Hirschhorn Roberta Mintz Ron Simon Emma Bock Shannon Sears Linda Cutler Constance Holley Eugene Minus Henrietta Slap Kim Broomall Kun Shi Mary Lou daSilva Harris Hollin Rina Mitchell Shara Smiley Sinead Brown Sheila Smith Cheryl Davis Jill Horn Jeff Morgan Adrienne Smith Joan Cahan Henry Smythe Susan Davis Emma Callahan Kent Horton Julie Moyer Elaine Smith Gail Stevenson Joseph DePaula Anthony Ingargiola Missy Moyer Mina Smith-Segal Garrett Cantor Nikos Vasilakis Tim Dougherty Thomas Ipri Maggie Mund Marla Soffer Karin Chien Mariah Weiler Judy Drasin Carol Jessup Jeanne Murphy James Speer John Cifone John Luke Widman Thom Duffy Bernice Kaplan Robert Murray Heather Speirs Jake Cohen Suzanne Eagleson Arlan Kardon William Murray Portra Sperr M R Cohen Madeleine Wilcox James Eby Molly Karpin Ron Myers Judy Spielman Chelsea Colatriano Justin Yglesias Dina Engel Svetlana Katsev Nicholas Natalicchio Jeffrey Stein Christopher Gordon Estes Christine Kemp Kristopher Naylor Sandra Stevens Comstock 105 105

2013 PFF Christian Burger Heather Hodgkins Kelsey Leljedal Melissa Puchek Shawn Reid VOLUNTEERS Christine Calbry Heather Smith Kenneth Tull Meredith Montgomery Shelby DuCharme Alex Pletcher Christine Dickerson Heidi Moy Kevin Ge Micael O’Donnell Sheri Zachary Colleen Donley Helena de Llanos Kevin LaCato Michael Emmer Allen Schlegel Shiyi Tian Corbin DuCharme Henrique Terra Kevin New Michael Lubinsky Alysia Davis Sicily Stump Amanda DiPaolo Cory Masonis Huma Akhtor Khaleya Spence Michael W . Albright Sidney Cain Kreitzer Amanda Martin Craig Harris Ian Moran Kim Brommall Mona Saeed Sinead Brown Amanda Murphy Crystal Abel Iris Fuiman Kimberly Hugo Morgan Dingle Sofia Bella Vitaye Gill Amber Davis Crystal McKinney Jacob Smolinski Kristen Warden Morgan Williams Amin Zerhouane Dan Marino Jacqueline D Horsey Kyle Harter N’Dia Dugue Soyun Shin Ana María López Danielle McKenzie James Gorry Kyrie Fisher Nathaniel Stevens Stanley Hershey Danny Bedrossian Betancourt James Harvey Lamarr Swain Nathiel Burger Stefanie Kroll Daryel Jarmen Jamie Funk Lance Canilao Nicholas Branco Andrew Wert Stephen Coleman Daryl Spruill Janice Johnson Latifah Wright Nick Lofaso Andrew Wertz Suraj Chokshi David Geyer Jaqueline D Horsey Laura Webb Nick Seibert Ang Borda Deborah Butler Jasmine Callis Lauren Grossi Nicole Soll Sybil Reese Annie Mae Shaw Demetria Saddler Jasmine Griffen Lauren Rabito Obreanna McReynolds Teresa Montano Anubha Bhargava Derek Stone Jason Braxton Lauren Wallace Olena Mylchaylyuk Theresa Guido Arthur Cohen Diamonique Jason Philippe Lee Fishman Paige Schunk Thutrang Luu Aurica Hurst Drummond Joe Revlock Leora Jones Pat O’Bannon Ayana L . Dunn Tiffany Howard Diana Padre Jenni Kowal Lianghong Deng Polina Morilova Ben Marks Tiffany Patterson Dianne McMillan Jennifer Warhoftig Lindsey Brenner Rachel Frederick Bernadette Sprague Tim Cahill Donecia Williams Jerry Qin Lolita Tull Rachel Meese Bethany Lowe Doris Henderson Jessica Brinker Lu Chen Rachel Seralee Tina Hogan Bev Agard Ed Miller Jessica Neill Luke Kozlowski Ran Liu Tina Wu Bill Lotsey Eddie Finn Jessica Vasquez Lynn Ahern Rebecca Butterfield Tommy Kliggerman Bill Miller Elena Verdecchio Jia Kuang Maggie Bues Rhonda Bell Tom Molz Brian Lange Emily Brennan Joan Steiner Makeda Miller Rita Langston Tony McClenton Brianna Clarke Emily Brozzoski Joanna Glum Maria Gonzalez Rita Sharper Trey Sheilds Brianna Lopez Emily Dayton Joanne Miller Mark Coleman Robyn Dooley Tyler J Kitchenman Brittany Ali Jones Emily Robinson Joauna Riley Marquis Walker Rose Magano Tyler Kulp Brittany Kelly Emma Smith Joe Mirizio Matt Noll Royce Reeves-Darby Caitlin Kaczynski Emma Xu Joe Revlock Matt Zimmerman Roz Holladay Tyrell Steele Cameron Lester Erin McGinn John Thomas III Matthew Carroll Ruimin Xiao Vanessa Habershaw Carlin Michel Erin Montrose Jonny Shenk Matthew Durso Ryan Halloran Will Torrence Carlos Reyes Esther Buck Jordan Smith Maura Fauber Ryan Pratt William Toliver Caroline Bennett Farhat Rahman Julianne Weagley Max Matez Ryzir Green Xinxin Li Carryn Golden Federico Casanova Julie Dougherty Megan Alexander Sabrina Henderson Xinyan Tang Cecilia R . Korman Frank Cobbina Justin Santaro Megan Cooley Sadie Hopkins Yingchan Long Chantal Garrett Gabe Cohen Justin Z Santoro Megan Mo Sammie Barret Yuan Zeng Charles Harp Gary Callaway Kaitlyn Boccardo Megan Reilly Sandra Terry Chasyah Scott George Boothby Karol Santa-Valencia Meghan Payne Sara Murphy YuYang Wang Chris Gage Glenn Davis Kate Zachary Melanie Horton Sarah Falchuk Zachary Naser Chris Repak Greg Martin Katie Steward Melanie Speck Sarah Mackie Zakia Walker-White

NOTES

106 106 FILM INDEX

The Good Lie 33 # The Great Invisible 85 P 10,000 Km 68 Point and Shoot 88 Güeros 69 52 Tuesdays 72 ’71 52 H R Happy Valley 81 Revenge of the Green Dragons 98 A A Hard Day 96 Run 56 Art and Craft 84 Hippocrates 63 Housebound 97 S B Human Capital 55 SECRET SCREENING 99 Ballet 422 85 Someone You Love 92 Beloved Sisters 53 I Song One 92 Beyond the Lights 90 I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story 86 Stations of the Cross 56 Big Hero 6 44 The Imitation Game 34 The Straight Story 42 Big Significant Things 76 The Immortalists 86 St. Vincent 36 Birdman or (The Unexpected Imperial Dreams 77 Virtue of Ignorance) 29 In Order of Disappearance 97 Blue Velvet 40 T The Infinite Man 73 Breathe 62 The Tale of Princess Kaguya 57 It Follows 98 Teacher of the Year 82 C K This Is My Land 64 Capote 41 This Time Next Year 88 Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter 78 Charlie’s Country 73 Titli 57 Clouds of Sils Maria 48 L To Have and Have Not 42 Cracks in Concrete 53 Tomorrow We Disappear 83 Laggies 35 Creep 45 The Last Five Years 91 Traitors 93 Crescendo! The Power of Music 80 Life Partners 47 The Tribe 58 Listen Up Philip 81 Tu Dors Nicole 93 D Los Ángeles 69 Two Days, One Night 50 Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound 91 Love and Terror on the Howling The Duke of Burgundy 54 Plains of Nowhere 82 V Love at First Fight 64 V/H/S: Viral 99 E Love, Rosie 47 Villa Touma 58 Escobar: Paradise Lost 45 M F Man From Reno 78 W The Way He Looks 59 Faults 46 Manos Sucias 70 When Animals Dream 59 Force Majeure 54 The Mirage 79 Wild 31 Mommy 49 G Mudbloods 87 Wild at Heart 43 Gabriel 46 The Mule 74 Wild Canaries 79 Gett, the Trial of Viviane Amsalem 55 Mulholland Dr. 41 Winter Sleep 50 Girlhood 63 Glass Chin 77 O X Goodbye to Language 3D 49 The Overnighters 87 Xenia 60 107 ©1996, 2009 Southwest Airlines Co. Airlines Southwest 2009 ©1996,

Southwest Airlines. Official Airline of the Philadelphia Film Festival 108

Introducing Philadelphia’s second ultra-luxe tower.

▪ Spectacular design ▪ Sweeping vistas of Independence Park and the Delaware River ▪ 37 world-class residences ▪ Extraordinary amenities, including a fully automated robotic parking system

Now Accepting Pre-Construction Reservations 215.574.0500 | [email protected]

Groundbreaking Spring 2015 Occupancy Spring 2017

The developers of 1706 Rittenhouse ( Philadelphia’s fi rst ultra-luxe tower )