FILMS THE SURROGATE Jeremy Hersh Drama United States / 2020, 93 mins Cast: JASMINE BATCHELOR, CHRIS PERFETTI, SULLIVAN Principal Cast: JASMINE BATCHELOR, CHRIS PERFETTI, SULLIVAN JONES, BROOKE BLOOM JONES, BROOKE BLOOM Caribbean Premiere Theater One: Monday, January 4 / 12:00pm Jess is thrilled to be the surrogate for her best friend and Theater One: Saturday, January 9 / 9:00pm his husband, but when a prenatal test comes back positive, it creates a moral dilemma that threatens their friendship.

ALGORITHM (ALGORITMO) Thiago Foresti Short Film - Drama Brazil / 2020, 20 mins Cast: Agda Couto, Gui Clevitta, Pablo Magalhães, Principal Cast: Agda Couto, Gui Clevitta, Pablo Magalhães, Humberto Pedrancini, Pirita Regueira, Mariah Praia, Vitória Humberto Pedrancini, Pirita Regueira, Mariah Praia, Barreto, Marcelo Pelucio and Wellington Abreu Vitória Barreto, Marcelo Pelucio and Wellington Abreu North America Premiere Theater One: Monday, January 4 / 3:30pm A government-controlled algorithm keeps track of several Goombay Theater: Friday, January 8 / 5:30pm citizens, including an 18-yeard student who gets involved with a resistance guerilla. Trailer

LONELINESS Christopher Rogers Drama United States / 2020, 20 mins Cast: Meagen Fay, Thomas Francis Murphy Principal Cast: Meagen Fay, Thomas Francis Murphy Caribbean Premiere Theater One: Monday, January 4 / 3:30pm A lonely, middle-aged woman lives a bland, routinized life Goombay Theater: Friday, January 8 / 5:30pm in the 1970s until she stumbles on a sign, jammed down in a car window, that reads: Woman Wanted. Trailer

ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI Regina King OPENING FILM United States / 2020, 110 mins Cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Principal Cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Lance Reddick, Christian Magby, Joaquina Kalukango, Odom Jr. Nicolette Robinson, Michael Imperioli, Beau Bridges Drama Caribbean Premiere Theater One: Monday, January 4 / 8:30pm Set on the night of February 25, 1964, "One Night in Luna Rum Drive In: Thursday, January 7 / 6:00pm Miami" follows a young, brash Cassius Clay as he emerges from the Miami Beach Convention Center the new Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. Against all odds, he defeated Sonny Liston and shocked the sports world. While crowds of people swarm Miami Beach to celebrate the match, Clay - unable to stay on the island because of Jim Crow-era segregation laws - spends the evening at the Hampton House Motel in Miami's African American Overtown neighborhood celebrating with three of his closest friends: Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown. During this historic evening, these icons, who each were the very representation of the Pre-Black Power Movement and felt the social pressure their cross- over celebrity brought, shared their thoughts with each other about their responsibilities as influencers, standing up, defending their rights and moving the country forward to equality and empowerment for all black people. The next morning, the four men emerge determined to define a new world for themselves and their community. Trailer THE BADGER (GOORKAN) Kazem Mollaie The Badger” is the story of a 40-year-old woman called Iran / 2020, 93 mins Soodeh Sharifzadegan who faces a strange incident, right Principal Cast: "VISHKA ASAYESH (As Soodeh Sharifzadegan) HASAN MAJUNI (As Peyman Jenabi) MEHRAVEH SHARIFINIA (As before her second marriage. Trailer Afra) BEHNOOSH BAKHTIARI (As Mahindokht) GOHAR KHEIRANDISH (As Auntie Afsoon) REZA BEHBUDI (As Sirus Sharifzadegan) MEHDI HOSEINI NIA (As Rouzbeh) "

Theater One: Tuesday, January 5 / 1:30pm Theater Two: Friday, January 8 / 5:00pm

ASHMINA Dekel Berenson Short Film- Drama Nepal / 2019, 16 mins Cast: Dikshya Karki, Fabian Gleeson, Prakat Pageni, Principal Cast: Dikshya Karki, Fabian Gleeson, Prakat Pageni, Sadhana Bhandari Sadhana Bhandari Caribbean Premiere Goombay Theater: Tuesday, January 5 / 5:30pm In an impoverished country, rife with contradiction, a Goombay Theater: Sunday, January 10 / 5:30pm young girl is torn by her obligation to her family and the influence of foreign visitors. Trailer

DIVINE 419 - HAWKERS HUSTLE Johannes Krug Short Film - Drama, Comedy Ghana/ Germany / 2020, 35 mins Cast: Fiifi Neizer, Evan Eghan Principal Cast: Fiifi Neizer, Evan Eghan Caribbean Premiere Goombay Theater: Tuesday, January 5 / 5:30pm Kwame, a young hustling hawker, strives to be a Goombay Theater: Sunday, January 10 / 5:30pm successful actor, but when he loses everything the only way out seems to be the word of God. Trailer

MOTHER-IN-LAW Shin Seung Eun Short Film - Queer, Drama, Comedy Korea, Republic of / 2019, 24 mins Cast: Sohn Soo Hyun, Anjella An Principal Cast: Sohn Soo Hyun, Anjella An Caribbean Premiere Goombay Theater: Tuesday, January 5 / 5:30pm Goombay Theater: Sunday, January 10 / 5:30pm Hyoung-suk visits her daughter Hyun-seo’s room to give her some Kimchi and there she encounters Min-jin, her daughter's friend. Hyoung-suk gets displeased with Min- jin living off at her daughter's house as if it is her own house. But as she talks to Min-jin a while, she becomes to open her mind and cooks a meal for her. And then, Hyun- seo comes into the room drunken...

A DANGEROUS PRACTICE Gustavo Fernández Drama Brazil / 2020, 107 mins Cast: James Faulkner, Juliana Paes, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Principal Cast: James Faulkner, Juliana Paes, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Antonio Saboia, Alexandre Borges Antonio Saboia, Alexandre Borges Caribbean Priemere - Screening only for Bahamas and Theater One: Tuesday, January 5 / 6:00pm Caribbean Theater One: Friday, January 8 / 1:30pm

An uneducated family man is chosen by a mysterious force to rise up as a psychic healer. After channeling the surgical skills of Dr. Adolf Fritz he miraculously cures thousands of desperate sick and dying people. Though his extraordinary ability is beyond the explanation of medical science, his spiritual and physical healings quickly become scrutinized by the medical profession and the Catholic Church. Throughout his career, he was persecuted by the Brazilian government for being a fraud but never gave up on using his power by helping those in need. Trailer

ANGIE: LOST GIRLS Julia Verdin Drama, Thriller, Social Justice United States / 2019, 108 mins Cast: Jane Widdop, Olivia D'Abo, Dylan Sprayberry, MC Principal Cast: Jane Widdop, Olivia D'Abo, Dylan Sprayberry, MC Lyte, Anthony Montgomery, Randall Batinkoff, Juliette Hanover, Lyte Cherie Jimenez, Marty Dew, Denise Nicholson, Lindsey Da World Premiere Sylveira, Rita Rucker, Georgia T. Willow, Chaize Macklin, Sharmita Bhattacharya, Amin Joseph After Angie escapes the horrifying world of sex trafficking, she struggles to heal from the atrocities she’s Theater One: Tuesday, January 5 / 9:00pm endured as she mourns her stolen innocence. Eventually, Theater Two: Saturday, January 9 / 1:30pm she must confront her shame and fear to save the girls she left behind. Trailer DINNER IN AMERICA Adam Rehmeier Comedy, Drama, Music United States / 2020, 106 mins Cast: Kyle Gallner, Emily Skeggs, Griffin Gluck, Pat Healy, Principal Cast: Kyle Gallner, Emily Skeggs, Griffin Gluck, Pat Healy, Mary Lynn Rajskub, David Yow, Hannah Marks, Nick Mary Lynn Rajskub, David Yow, Hannah Marks, Nick Chinlund and Lea Thompson Chinlund, Lea Thompson Caribbean Premiere Goombay Theater: Wednesday, January 6 / 5:00pm Theater One: Friday, January 8 / 8:00pm An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band unexpectedly fall in love and go on an epic journey together through America's decaying Midwestern suburbs.

BUTTERFLIES (PARPARIM) Yona Rozenkier Short Film - Drama Israel / 2019, 7 mins Cast: Yoel Rozenkier, Avraham Selektar, Varda Ben-Hur Principal Cast: Yoel Rozenkier, Avraham Selektar, Varda Ben-Hur Caribbean Premiere Theater Two: Wednesday, January 6 / 5:30pm Goombay Theater: Friday, January 8 / 7:30pm Another Sunday in April. A Kibbutz in the north of Israel. A natural phenomenon. A family on an impromptu ride, maybe the last one. Trailer

CHARON Yannick KARCHER Short Film - Drama, Comedy, Fantastic France / 2020, 15 mins Cast: Tcheky Karyo Principal Cast: Tcheky KARYO Caribbean Premiere Theater Two: Wednesday, January 6 / 5:30pm For fear of being killed by boredom, a freshly retired man Goombay Theater: Friday, January 8 / 7:30pm gets involved in the crazy project of building a boat in the cellar of his suburban house.

PAPER BOATS Yago Muñoz Comedy, Drama USA, Mexico / 2020, 72 mins Cast: Pedro Damian, Alexandra Melkman, Isabella Sky, Principal Cast: Pedro Damian (Jorge) Alexandra Melkman (Alma) Isabella Sky (Carolina) Max Levi (tomás) Lior Alexander (José) Max Levi, Lior Alexander Caribbean Premiere Goombay Theater: Wednesday, January 6 / 7:00pm Paper Boats: Mexican - American indie film that tells the Luna Rum Drive In: Saturday, January 9 / 6:30pm story of Jorge, a man who seems to have lost it all that recovers his will to live in the face of a tragedy, deportation. Trailer

JUMBO Zoé Wittock Drama, Fantasy France, Belgium, Luxembourg / 2020, 93 mins Cast: Noémie Merlant, Emmanuelle Bercot, Bastien Principal Cast: Noémie Merlant, Emmanuelle Bercot, Bastien Bouillon, Sam Louwyck Bouillon, Sam Louwyck Caribbean Premiere Theater Two: Wednesday, January 6 / 7:30pm Jeanne, a shy young woman, works in an amusement Theater One: Sunday, January 10 / 6:30pm park. Fascinated with carousels, she still lives at home with her mother. That's when Jeanne meets Jumbo, the park's new flagship attraction. Trailer

SMALL TIME Niav Conty Drama United States / 2020, 104 mins Cast: Audrey Grace Marshall, Kevin loreque, Holter Principal Cast: Audrey Grace Marshall, Kevin loreque, Holter Graham, Dominique Johnson, Maria Hasen Graham, Dominique Johnson, Maria Hasen Caribbean Premiere Goombay Theater: Wednesday, January 6 / 9:00pm Growing up a girl in Narco-Rural America. Trailer Theater Two: Saturday, January 9 / 11:00am

25 YEARS OF INNOCENCE Jan Holoubek Drama Poland / 2020, 112 mins Cast: Piotr Trojan, Agata Kulesza, Dariusz Chojnacki, Jan Principal Cast: Piotr Trojan, Agata Kulesza, Dariusz Chojnacki, Jan Frycz, Lukasz Lewandowski, Mikolaj Chroboczek, Andrzej Frycz, Lukasz Lewandowski, Mikolaj Chroboczek, Andrzej Konopka, Julian Swiezewski, Magdalena Rózczka, Adam Konopka, Julian Swiezewski, Magdalena Rózczka, Adam Nawojczyk Nawojczyk Caribbean Premiere Theater One: Thursday, January 7 / 11:00am Theater Two: Saturday, January 9 / 8:00pm A drama following the tragic story of a man who had served 18 years in prison before he was found not guilty in 2018. Tomasz Komenda was 23 years old when his life was brutally interrupted. He was arrested overnight, thrown into prison and charged with murder. Further reports confirmed his involvement in the crime and all evidence was against him. For nearly two decades of imprisonment, he was beaten, threatened, humiliated and left alone. Trailer THE SUBJECT Lanie Zipoy Drama United States / 2020, 119 mins Cast: Jason Biggs, Aunjanue Ellis, Anabelle Acosta, Carra Principal Cast: Jason Biggs, Aunjanue Ellis, Anabelle Acosta, Carra Patterson, Nile Bullock, Caleb Eberhardt Patterson, Nile Bullock, Caleb Eberhardt Caribbean Premiere Goombay Theater: Thursday, January 7 / 5:30pm A successful white documentary filmmaker deals with the Theater Two: Saturday, January 9 / 5:30pm fallout from his last film, which caught the murder of a Black teenager on tape. Now, someone else is videotaping his every move, threatening his idyllic life. Trailer

A STORYBOOK ENDING Lanre Olabisi Short Film - Crime, Dark-Comedy, Neo-Noir United States / 2020, 18 mins Cast: Carra Patterson, Rotimi Paul, Toni Ann DeNoble, Principal Cast: Carra Patterson, Rotimi Paul, Toni Ann DeNoble, Sawandi Wilson Sawandi Wilson Caribbean Premiere Theater Two: Thursday, January 7 / 6:00pm Theater Two: Saturday, January 9 / 3:30pm When a black man accidentally kills a white cop in self- defense, the cover-up sets off a chain reaction of deceit, blackmail, and murder. Trailer

TRAYTOWN Nadean Rawlins, Gareth Cobran Drama Jamaica / 2020, 13 mins Cast: JOVI ROCKWELL - Aria Sawyer - GABRIELLE Principal Cast: JOVI ROCKWELL - Aria Sawyer - GABRIELLE MURDOCK - Janelle Rose - RAMON WALKER - Dimitri Gavins - MURDOCK - Janelle Rose - RAMON WALKER - Dimitri PAUL ISSA - Richard Hill Gavins - PAUL ISSA - Richard Hill Bahamian Premiere Theater Two: Thursday, January 7 / 6:00pm A female politician grapples with her head and her heart, Theater Two: Saturday, January 9 / 3:30pm and those in her way, in her run for power as Traytown's next Member of Parliament. Trailer

MATERNA David Gutnik Drama United States, Kyrgyzstan / 2020, 105 mins Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Lindsay Burdge, Jade Eshete, Rory Principal Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Lindsay Burdge, Jade Eshete, Rory Culkin, Michael Chernus, Sturgill Simpson, Assol Abdullina Culkin, Michael Chernus, Sturgill Simpson, Assol Abdullina Caribbean Premiere Goombay Theater: Thursday, January 7 / 8:00pm Goombay Theater: Friday, January 8 / 9:30pm A closely observed psychological portrait of four women, whose lives are bound together by an incident on the New York City subway.

THIN SKIN Charles Mudede Drama United States / 2019, 120 mins Cast: Ahamefule J. Oluo, Annette Toutonghi Principal Cast: Ahamefule J. Oluo, Annette Toutonghi NOT AVAILABLE FOR U.S. REGION FOR VIEWING - only for Theater Two: Thursday, January 7 / 8:30pm Bahamas, Caribbean, and Latin America Theater Two: Sunday, January 10 / 4:00pm

Thin Skin is a music-infused dark comedy about keeping it together when you're falling apart. This story is loosely based on the award-winning Off-Broadway hit "Now I'm Fine." Aham is a divorced father of two who longs for a career as a musician but must pay the bills with his soul- sucking desk job. His father, a stranger from Nigeria, steps in with opinions on the matter which sends Aham into a tailspin. Trailer

A SHOT THROUGH THE WALL Aimee Long Drama United States / 2020, 90 mins Cast: Kenny Leu, Ciara Renée, Fiona Fu, Tzi Ma, Lynn Principal Cast: Kenny Leu, Ciara Renée, Fiona Fu, Tzi Ma, Lynn Chen Chen Caribbean Premiere Theater One: Thursday, January 7 / 9:30pm Goombay Theater: Saturday, January 9 / 5:00pm A young Chinese-American cop unravels after accidentally shooting an innocent African-American man through a wall. Trailer

HONEYDEW Devereux Milburn Horror, Thriller United States / 2020, 106 mins Cast: Sawyer Spielberg, Malin Barr, Barbara Kingsley Principal Cast: Sawyer Spielberg, Malin Barr, Barbara Kingsley Caribbean Premiere Goombay Theater: Thursday, January 7 / 10:30pm Goombay Theater: Sunday, January 10 / 1:30pm Strange cravings and hallucinations befall a young couple after seeking shelter in the home of an aging farmer and her peculiar son. MY BLOOD IS RED (MEU SANGUE É VERMELHO) Marcelo Vogelaar, Thiago Dezan, Graciela Guarani, Documentary Alexandre Pankararu Cast: Criolo, Sonia Guajajara, Vincent Carelli Brazil, U.K. / 2019, 86 mins Principal Cast: Criolo, Sonia Guajajara, Vincent Carelli, Wera Caribbean Premiere Jeguaka Mirim as KUNUMI MC

A young indigenous poet and rapper search for identity in Theater One: Friday, January 8 / 4:00pm the violent landscape of Brazil’s indigenous Theater Two: Sunday, January 10 / 11:00am genocide. Trailer

THREE BLADES Matthieu Maunier - Rossi Short Film - Drama Haiti / 2019, 30 mins Cast: Davidson Duphy, Jordany Cothias, Norbert Alix Principal Cast: Davidson Duphy, Jordany Cothias, Norbert Alix Caribbean Premiere Theater One: Monday, January 4 / 3:30pm Haiti, nowadays. One day in the life of a family of three: Goombay Theater: Friday, January 8 / 5:30pm three men, alone with their dreams and frustrations. Three generations under the burning sun. A day like every other day... And between them, everywhere, in every hand, there are blades: machetes. So when the night eventually comes… Trailer

Aida Alimadadi (ﭘﺴﺮی ﮐﻪ ﻧﺎﭘﺪﯾﺪ ﺷﺪ) A BOY HAS DISAPPEARED Short Film - Drama Iran / 2020, 15 mins Cast: Bamdad Raki, Noushin Masoudian Principal Cast: Bamdad Raki, Noushin Masoudian World Premiere Theater Two: Wednesday, January 6 / 5:30pm Goombay Theater: Friday, January 8 / 7:30pm When nothing goes right, a 7 years old boy decides to disappear himself as well as the objects around him. Trailer

ANGELS IN THE ASYLUM Rob Sorrenti Short Film - Drama United Kingdom / 2019, 20 mins Cast: Morven Christie, Leila Mimmack, Stephen Wight Principal Cast: Morven Christie, Leila Mimmack, Stephen Wight Caribbean Premiere Theater Two: Wednesday, January 6 / 5:30pm As war ravages 1940s Britain, a willful young woman Goombay Theater: Friday, January 8 / 7:30pm fights for her mother's release from a mental asylum after she was unjustly incarcerated for contracting typhoid. Whilst inside, her mother is fighting a war of her own. Trailer

PIANO TO ZANSKAR Michal Sulima Documentary Himalayas / UK / 2018, 86 mins Cast: Desmond O'Keeffe, Harald Hagegard, Kristina Principal Cast: Desmond O'Keeffe, Harald Hagegard, Kristina Nadler, Anna Ray Nadler, Anna Ray Caribbean Premiere Theater One: Wednesday, January 6 / 3:30pm Theater Two: Friday, January 8 / 8:30pm A retired piano tuner from London attempts to deliver a 100-year old piano to a remote Himalayan school, situated in one of the most isolated settlements in the world. If successful, it will be the highest piano delivery in history. Trailer

DON'T BE AFRAID IF I HUG YOU (SE TI ABBRACCIO Niccolò Maria Pagani NON AVER PAURA) Italy / 2020, 56 mins Documentary Principal Cast: Franco Antonello, Andrea Antonello Caribbean Premiere Theater One: Thursday, January 7 / 4:30pm Cast: Franco Antonello, Andrea Antonello Theater One: Saturday, January 9 / 11:00am

Franco has an autistic son, Andrea. When Andrea turned 18, father and son decided to cross the United States with a motorbike. From that adventure, the writer Fulvio Ervas wrote the book Don't be afraid if I hug you, that in 2019 became a movie directed by Academy Award Winner Gabriele Salvatores. During the production of the movie, we decided to take Franco and Andrea and put them again on a motorbike, to cross all Europe to Africa, to arrive in the desert of Sahara. Creating a new documentary about autism, about the relationship between a father and son, and dedicated to a man that decided to never give up. AMICUS Yancey Wang Short Film - Student film United States / 2019, 15 mins Cast: Perry Chen Norman, Coda Marcus, Graham Vines Principal Cast: Perry Chen Norman, Coda Marcus, Graham Vines Caribbean Premiere Theater Two: Thursday, January 7 / 6:00pm Theater Two: Saturday, January 9 / 3:30pm Befriended solely by his ostracized roommate, fifteen- year-old newcomer Thomas Lang struggles to find his place in the social hierarchy of a prestigious boarding school.

MASTER MAGGIE Matthew Bonifacio Short Film - Drama United States / 2019, 22 mins Cast: Lorraine Bracco, Neil Jain, Brian Dennehy, Kenan Principal Cast: Lorraine Bracco, Neil Jain, Brian Dennehy, Kenan Thompson, Chris Henry Coffey Thompson, Chris Henry Coffey Caribbean Premiere Theater Two: Thursday, January 7 / 6:00pm A celebrity acting coach is interrupted by an unknown Theater Two: Saturday, January 9 / 3:30pm actor begging for her help for a TV audition. Trailer

ON THE RIDE Jen McGowan Short Film - Drama United States / 2020, 14 mins Cast: Jeremy Glazer, Beverly Todd, Brant Rotnem, Principal Cast: Jeremy Glazer, Beverly Todd, Brant Rotnem, Spencer Moore II Spencer Moore II Caribbean Premiere Theater Two: Thursday, January 7 / 6:00pm Theater Two: Saturday, January 9 / 3:30pm On his morning bike ride, Scott grapples with the memories of the trauma he experienced with his husband Todd. When his route suddenly takes an unexpected turn, Scott finds himself on the doorstep of a stranger intimately connected to the past he can’t shake. Trailer

THE SPECIAL (ESPECIAL) Ignacio Márquez Drama Venezuela, USA / 2020, 91 mins Cast: Greyber Rengifo, Ruper Vásquez, Brenda Moreno Principal Cast: Greyber Rengifo, Ruper Vásquez, Brenda Moreno Caribbean Priemere - Screening only for Bahamas and Theater One: Thursday, January 7 / 7:00pm Caribbean Theater One: Saturday, January 9 / 4:00pm CHUO, a profoundly charming young man must navigate the challenges of early adulthood with Down Syndrome as he seeks to build a life of independence from his troubled father. Trailer

THE GOLDEN RECORD Brandon C. Thomas, Kyle Ferguson Short Film - Sci-fi, Fantasy, Drama Bahamas, United States / 2020, 19 mins World Premiere Principal Cast: Brandon Thomas, Elena Ester, Chase Fernander, Xander Sherman, Jaquay Adderley Brandon Thomas, Elena Ester, Chase Fernander, Xander Sherman, Jaquay Adderley Theater One: Monday, January 4 / 3:30pm Goombay Theater: Friday, January 8 / 5:30pm The Film introduces Taino (24), a passionate young Luna Rum Drive In: Saturday, January 9 / 6:30pm student who lives in Nassau, Bahamas. Taino is frequently found daydreaming and lost in thought despite the gorgeous backdrop of paradise. As someone who always has his head in the clouds, he struggles to find his place in the world. And though he tries to build relationships, his only real friend is Elina. Elina (23) is a bubbly, outspoken islander whose mantra in life is to be present in all moments. She never rushes to get anywhere on time and stops whenever possible to admire the beauty around her.

MY HEART CAN'T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO Jonathan Cuartas Horror, Drama United States / , 90 mins Cast: Patrick Fugit, Ingrid Sophie Schram, Owen Campbell Principal Cast: Patrick Fugit, Ingrid Sophie Schram, Owen Campbell Caribbean Premiere Goombay Theater: Tuesday, January 5 / 9:30pm Two mysterious siblings find themselves at odds over Theater One: Saturday, January 9 / 6:30pm care for their frail and sickly younger brother.

ROOMMATE WANTED Michael McCartney Comedy, Horror USA / 2020, 90 mins Cast: Angelique Sabrina White, Jack Shulruff, Ricky Cruz, Principal Cast: Angelique Sabrina White, Jack Shulruff, Ricky Cruz, Isabela Valotti, MJ Garcia Isabela Valotti, MJ Garcia Caribbean Premiere Luna Rum Drive In: Wednesday, January 6 / 5:30pm Maria and her college housemates think they've found Goombay Theater: Saturday, January 9 / 9:30pm the “perfect” roommate in Dean, only to discover that he’s an escaped mental patient with multiple violent personalities. It’s up to Maria to face her fears and save her roommates from a total massacre. Trailer SAPELO Nick Brandestini Documentary USA. Switzerland / 2020, 91 mins Cast: Cornelia Walker Bailey Principal Cast: Cornelia Walker Bailey Caribbean Premiere Theater One: Monday, January 4 / 5:15pm On the barrier island of Sapelo, two brothers, JerMarkest Theater One: Sunday, January 10 / 11:30am and Johnathan, are growing up in the last remaining enclave of the Saltwater Geechee people. Their greatest joy is exploring the island like their adoptive mother, Cornelia Walker Bailey, did as a child. As Sapelo’s storyteller and elder matriarch, she works to preserve what remains of this unique community established by her ancestors. Reflecting on the complicated splendor of her youth, Cornelia strives to shepherd her young sons through theirs. At the dawn of adolescence, the brothers inherit her hope but begin to clash with each other and the wider world. Trailer

KINGS OF MULBERRY STREET Judy Naidoo Comedy, Family South Africa / 2019, 87 mins Cast: Aaqil Hoosen, Shaan Nathoo Principal Cast: Aaqil Hoosen, Shaan Nathoo Caribbean Premiere Theater Two: Tuesday, January 5 / 4:30pm Once in a lifetime comes a story of true greatness such Theater Two: Sunday, January 10 / 1:30pm as the epic tale of Baboo and his best friend Ticky. Feisty TICKY is like a tjara artful dodger – cheeky and daring with a streetwise swagger and little respect for rules. He escapes the realities of his 80’s Sugarhill District existence by living in a Bollywood dream world where he’s an unbeatable action hero. Rooftops are his kingdom. When chubby, timid BABOO moves into the neighborhood with his snooty, academic dad, Ticky thinks he’s the biggest loser he’s ever seen – but soon the two boys are drawn together by the shared threat of local bully and crime boss, RAJA. Trailer

FREELAND Mario Furloni, Kate McLean Drama United States / 2020, 80 mins Cast: Lily Gladstone, Krisha Fairchild, Frank Mosley, Principal Cast: Lily Gladstone, Krisha Fairchild, Frank Mosley, George Psarras, Cameron James Matthews, Michelle Maxson George Psarras, Cameron James Matthews, Michelle Maxson Goombay Theater: Tuesday, January 5 / 7:30pm Caribbean Premiere Theater One: Sunday, January 10 / 2:00pm

An aging pot farmer finds her world shattered as she races to bring in what could be her final harvest. Trailer

WOMAN OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS (SHASHIN NO Takeshi KUSHIDA ONNA) Japan / 2020, 89 mins Romance, Horror, Comedy Principal Cast: Hideki NAGAI / Itsuki OTAKI / Toshiaki INOMATA / Toki KOINUMA Cast: Hideki NAGAI / Itsuki OTAKI / Toshiaki INOMATA / Toki KOINUMA Theater One: Wednesday, January 6 / 8:30pm North America Premiere Theater One: Sunday, January 10 / 4:30pm A misogynic photographer discovers for the first time in his life the joys of loving a woman, this one confused about her self-identity and self-esteem, by helping her in her perceptions of herself with his photographic retouching skills. Trailer

EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT Roger Spottiswoode Dramedy United States / 2020, 86 mins Cast: Adam Kantor, Yasha Jackson, Comfort Clinton, Principal Cast: Adam Kantor, Yasha Jackson, Comfort Clinton, Allison Strong, Sarah Rich Allison Strong, Sarah Rich World Premiere Goombay Theater: Sunday, January 10 / 9:00pm EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT is a celebration of the intoxicating diversity of the city that never sleeps and follows the separate but interconnecting stories of four characters…

EVENTS Closing Film EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT Theater One: Sunday, January 10 / 9:00pm Sunday, Jan 10, 9pm Closing Film Dramedy Cast: Adam Kantor, Yasha Jackson, Comfort Clinton, Allison Strong, Sarah Rich Includes after party

Opening Film

ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI Theater One: Monday, January 4 / 8:30pm Monday, Jan 4, 8:30 pm OPENING FILM Drama Cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr. Includes after party

Panel Discussions

APPRECIATING THE ERA OF CINEMA WITHIN THE Westend Love Beach Pavilion: Monday, January 4 / 7:00pm BAHAMAS Monday, Jan 4 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm Steven Beer/ Leslie Vanderpool / Chris Mortimer / Andrew O'Brien / Audley Hanna Jr. / Lauren Glinton

BUDGETING & LINE PRODUCING Westend Love Beach Pavilion: Tuesday, January 5 / 12:00pm Tuesday, Jan 5 @12:00pm Jib Polhemus - Moderator, Michael Mandaville, Rene Besson

PRODUCING MASTER CLASS Westend Love Beach Pavilion: Tuesday, January 5 / 3:30pm Tuesday, Jan 5 @ 3:30pm Denise Robert, Danny Delillo - Moderator

ROLE OF THE VIRTUAL SPACE sonaBLAST! Yacht: Wednesday, January 6 / 2:00pm Wednesday, Jan 6 @ 2:00pm Kerim Duran, Jon Fitzgerald – IGEMSTV, Paul Jun - FILMOCRACY

DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING Westend Love Beach Pavilion: Thursday, January 7 / 1:00pm Thursday, Jan 7 @ 1pm – 2pm Sarah Nodjumi, Lisa Chanoff, Danny DeLillo - moderator

ART OF COLLABORATION DIRECTORS AND Westend Love Beach Pavilion: Thursday, January 7 / 3:30pm PRODUCERS Thursday, Jan 7 @ 3:30pm Meet BIFF filmmakers intimately Kate McLean, Mario Furloni, Lanie Zipoy, Devereux Milburn, David Gutnik, Julia Verdin, Zoe Wittock

THE GLOBAL NETWORK - KNOW YOUR TURF Westend Love Beach Pavilion: Saturday, January 9 / 11:30am Saturday, Jan 9, 11:30 am Nicole Guillemet, Marika Kozlovska, César Garrido, Fabio Golombek, Guillaume Kervern

MUSIC AND FILM PANEL sonaBLAST! Yacht: Sunday, January 10 / 2:00pm Sunday, Jan 10 @ 2:00pm Trent Berry, Tree Adams, Sefi Carmel, Taylor Owenby – Moderator

Special Events

VIRTUAL OPENING PARTY sonaBLAST! Yacht: Monday, January 4 / 10:30pm Monday, Jan 4 @ 10:30pm following Opening Night Film ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI CAREER TRIBUTE Westend Love Beach Pavilion: Saturday, January 9 / 6:00pm Saturday, Jan 9 @ 6:00pm Denys Arcand Tribute

SHINING STARS TRIBUTE Westend Love Beach Pavilion: Saturday, January 9 / 7:30pm Saturday, Jan 9 @ 7:30pm Krisha Fairchild & Oliva D’abo, Moderated by Danny Delillo

FILM AWARDS & VIRTUAL CLOSING PARTY sonaBLAST! Yacht: Sunday, January 10 / 11:00pm Sunday, Jan 10 @ 11:00pm Following Closing Night Film - EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT