Mia explores the disparity between emotional and physical intimacy, coming to a head when she meets an intriguing couple.
/ Art House 1
Wednesday
/ Art House 1
UNDER COVERS
On the night of a lunar eclipse, uncover the secrets of a small town.
/ Art House 1
LOCKDOWN
Struggling with feelings for her best friend, 14 year-old Marie stages an almost perfect plan.
/ Art House 1
CATHERINE OPIE B 1961
Catherine Opie shares the emotional and political motivations for her provocative and influential photography.
/ Art House 1
BURNING MY TONGUE
Tania walks into a rural diner and finds herself navigating an encounter with a cup of coffee and a waitress, Alex, who may or may not be flirting with her.
/ Art House 1
LADIES DAY
While at the hairdresser, Amma dodges questions about why she hasn’t got a boyfriend and listens to the conversations of the women around her, which head into some uncomfortable territory.
/ Art House 1
BUBBLE
A Filipina teenager is determined to avoid two unstoppable forces: her family’s home foreclosure and the creeping realization that she’s gay.
/ Art House 1
THE LINE
An activist meets a punk loner during a clinic defense demonstration in 1993, when events spin out of control.
/ Art House 2
LAVENDER
A young gay man grows increasingly entangled in the marriage of an older couple
/ Art House 2
RENOVATION
Going out with a different boy every day, Francisco reveals to his friend that he is dissatisfied with his fat body.
/ Art House 2
DOCKING
Trevor reflects on his fear of dating.
/ Art House 2
I KNEW ANDY WARHOL
Explore the personality and artistry of icon Andy Warhol as told by his fellow artists, friends and collaborators
/ Art House 2
YOU SAY HELLO
A suicidal young gay man retreats to his family’s beach house to end his life, but a chance encounter with a hustler changes his plans.
/ Art House 2
HOW I CAME OUT!
Men share unique coming out stories.
/ Art House 2
THE COCOA FONDUE SHOW
Cocoa Fondue prepares to shoot the pilot of her new variety show but something ominous haunts the set.
Thursday
/ Waters Edge 1
Circus of Books
New England Premiere Filmmaker Rachel Mason’s parents Karen and Barry, are the proprietors of iconic L.A. pornography shop Circus of Books. Mason chronicles their life’s work as one of the biggest distributors of gay porn in the country, including their prosecution on obscenity charges and the shop’s role in offering refuge to the LGBTQ community during the height of the AIDS crisis. CIRCUS OF BOOKS… “Circus of Books”
/ Town Hall
AN ALMOST ORDINARY SUMMER
New England Premiere Two very different families spend their holidays in the same seaside house: the aristocratic Castelvecchio’s – open-minded, eccentric, but quite selfish – and the working-class Petagna’s – very tight-knit and united around solid conservative values. What brought such distant worlds together? Tony and Carlo, the two middle-aged heads of the families, who have assembled their families to not only announce they’re a… “AN ALMOST ORDINARY SUMMER”
/ Art House 2
CURE FOR INSOMNIA
A family drive through the woods leads to a the most unexpected conclusion.
/ Art House 2
THE RACE
The story of 3 generations of a family devastated by Huntington’s Disease and a researcher working on a cure.
/ Art House 2
THE BLACK MAMBAS
Meet South Africa’s first and only all-female, anti-poaching unit, the first line of defense in an attempt to rescue their country’s threatened rhino population from the edge of extinction.
/ Art House 2
TIME TO GO
A dementia patient drifts between the present and the past.
/ Art House 2
CLASS OF 84
Mike uncovers a horrifying curse that puts his Mother in immediate danger.
/ Art House 2
PUT YOUR FEET UP
A man discusses his fetish with a woman he met on Craigslist.
/ Art House 2
AWUMBUK
A burglar gets more than he’s bargained for when the couple he attempts to steal from takes a liking to him.
/ Waters Edge 2
LOCKDOWN
Struggling with feelings for her best friend, 14 year-old Marie stages an almost perfect plan.
/ Art House 2
I KNEW ANDY WARHOL
Explore the personality and artistry of icon Andy Warhol as told by his fellow artists, friends and collaborators
/ Waters Edge 2
THE LINE
An activist meets a punk loner during a clinic defense demonstration in 1993, when events spin out of control.
/ Art House 2
THE COCOA FONDUE SHOW
Cocoa Fondue prepares to shoot the pilot of her new variety show but something ominous haunts the set.
/ Art House 2
YOU SAY HELLO
A suicidal young gay man retreats to his family’s beach house to end his life, but a chance encounter with a hustler changes his plans.
/ Art House 2
DOCKING
Trevor reflects on his fear of dating.
/ Waters Edge 2
UNDER COVERS
On the night of a lunar eclipse, uncover the secrets of a small town.
/ Waters Edge 2
BUBBLE
A Filipina teenager is determined to avoid two unstoppable forces: her family’s home foreclosure and the creeping realization that she’s gay.
/ Waters Edge 2
LADIES DAY
While at the hairdresser, Amma dodges questions about why she hasn’t got a boyfriend and listens to the conversations of the women around her, which head into some uncomfortable territory.
/ Waters Edge 2
GIRL TALK
Mia explores the disparity between emotional and physical intimacy, coming to a head when she meets an intriguing couple.
/ Waters Edge 2
BURNING MY TONGUE
Tania walks into a rural diner and finds herself navigating an encounter with a cup of coffee and a waitress, Alex, who may or may not be flirting with her.
/ Art House 2
RENOVATION
Going out with a different boy every day, Francisco reveals to his friend that he is dissatisfied with his fat body.
/ Art House 2
LAVENDER
A young gay man grows increasingly entangled in the marriage of an older couple
/ Waters Edge 2
CATHERINE OPIE B 1961
Catherine Opie shares the emotional and political motivations for her provocative and influential photography.
/ Art House 2
HOW I CAME OUT!
Men share unique coming out stories.
/ Art House 1
Auggie
New England Premiere Forced into early retirement, Felix (Richard Kind) quickly finds himself bored and lonely. One day he decides to try on the augmented reality glasses he received as a retirement gift. What he discovers is a new, exciting world, wherein exists Auggie, a virtual companion who understands all of his needs and emotions. Slowly, Felix falls in love with Auggie. unleashing a chain… “Auggie”
/ Waters Edge 1
Adam
New England Premiere Awkward teen Adam spends his last high school summer with his big sister, who throws herself into NYC’s lesbian and trans activist scene. After meeting and falling for thoughtful, savvy Gillian he realizes that she’s mistaken his gender identity and makes the fateful decision not to correct her, as he and those around him encounter love, friendship and hard truths. Director Rhys… “Adam”
/ Town Hall
OFFICIAL SECRETS
The true story of British whistleblower Katharine Gun who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Academy Award winning director Gavin Hood (Tsotsi) dramatizes the political dilemma Gun (and the world) was facing with detail and care, while Keira Knightley brings quiet power to her performance as… “OFFICIAL SECRETS”
/ Waters Edge 1
STATE OF PRIDE
East Coast Premiere Fifty years after the Stonewall uprising, Oscar winning directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman travel to three different communities—Salt Lake City, Utah; San Francisco, California; and Tuscaloosa, Alabama—for an unflinching look at LGBTQ Pride, from the perspective of a younger generation for whom it still has personal urgency. Past struggles are revisited and trailblazers are celebrated as the millennial generation in these… “STATE OF PRIDE”
/ Art House 1
THE APOLLO
THE APOLLO explores the rich history and contemporary legacy of the New York City landmark, and follows a new production of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me as it comes to the theater’s grand stage. Academy and Emmy Award winning director Roger Ross Williams explores the current struggle of black lives in America, the role that art plays in that struggle and the broad… “THE APOLLO”
/ Waters Edge 2
MILLER & SON
A transwoman mechanic lives between running her family’s auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens the delicate balance.
/ Waters Edge 2
MADE PUBLIC
Dave isn’t sure if he should get married so he turns to the web.
/ Waters Edge 2
FAITHY, HEY
Artist revisits her Mother’s specific memories and dreams, and considers relationships altered by death.
/ Waters Edge 2
FRAN THIS SUMMER
Teenage love birds, sensitive Francis and skater girlfriend Angie, spend the summer shacked up at home while Fran begins their transition.
/ Waters Edge 2
THE HIGH BRIDGE
A Bronx teenager reluctantly confronts fatherhood when his young daughter gets sick.
/ Waters Edge 2
TWO BALLOONS
Two adventurous lemurs navigate halfway around the world to a place where their reunion is disrupted.
/ Waters Edge 2
THE MURALIST
East Village muralist Arnie Charnick celebrates his work featuring the New York of a bygone era in the lobby of one of Times Square’s oldest hotels.
/ Art House 1
DOLCE FINE GIORNATA
In this visually sumptuous film, Maria, a free-spirited Nobel Prize winner, lives surrounded by warmth and chaos in her family’s Tuscan villa while also fostering a secret flirtation with the much younger Egyptian man who runs a nearby seaside inn. After a terrorist attack in Rome, Maria stubbornly refuses to succumb to the hysterical fear and anti-immigrant sentiment that quickly emerge, but is unprepared for… “DOLCE FINE GIORNATA”
/ Waters Edge 1
Honeyland
In an abandoned Macedonian village, middle-aged Hatidze tends to her bee colonies and cares for her bedridden mother. When her tranquil life is upended by the arrival of an itinerant family with seven squalling children, Hatdize reacts with grace and a willingness to teach them her much-beloved craft, even as their actions threaten her own way of life. HONEYLAND is an enchanting glimpse into a… “Honeyland”
/ Waters Edge 2
BABYLON
Franco Rosso’s incendiary BABYLON had its world premiere at Cannes in 1980, but went unreleased in the U.S. for “being too controversial, and likely to incite racial tension.” Raw and smoldering, it follows a young dancehall DJ in South London as he pursues his musical ambitions, battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front. Written by Martin Stellman… “BABYLON”
Friday
/ Art House 2
Adam
New England Premiere Awkward teen Adam spends his last high school summer with his big sister, who throws herself into NYC’s lesbian and trans activist scene. After meeting and falling for thoughtful, savvy Gillian he realizes that she’s mistaken his gender identity and makes the fateful decision not to correct her, as he and those around him encounter love, friendship and hard truths. Director Rhys… “Adam”
/ Waters Edge 2
MADE PUBLIC
Dave isn’t sure if he should get married so he turns to the web.
/ Waters Edge 2
TWO BALLOONS
Two adventurous lemurs navigate halfway around the world to a place where their reunion is disrupted.
/ Waters Edge 2
MILLER & SON
A transwoman mechanic lives between running her family’s auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens the delicate balance.
/ Art House 2
LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
New England Premiere Oscar winning directors, and 2008 PIFF Faith Hubley honorees, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman return to PIFF with LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE. With her singular voice, Linda Ronstadt created a genre-defying career that spanned decades—from the 1960s to her retirement in 2011 due to Parkinson’s disease. There was seemingly nothing she couldn’t do—and do fantastically well: folk, pop, country,… “LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE”
/ Waters Edge 2
FRAN THIS SUMMER
Teenage love birds, sensitive Francis and skater girlfriend Angie, spend the summer shacked up at home while Fran begins their transition.
/ Waters Edge 2
THE MURALIST
East Village muralist Arnie Charnick celebrates his work featuring the New York of a bygone era in the lobby of one of Times Square’s oldest hotels.
/ Waters Edge 2
THE HIGH BRIDGE
A Bronx teenager reluctantly confronts fatherhood when his young daughter gets sick.
/ Waters Edge 2
FAITHY, HEY
Artist revisits her Mother’s specific memories and dreams, and considers relationships altered by death.
/ Waters Edge 1
DRIVEWAYS
New England Premiere Kathy (Hong Chau) brings her son Cody (Lucas Jaye) to help clean out her dead sister’s house in order to put it on the market. They soon encounter taciturn neighbor, Del (a superb Brian Dennehy), a widower and Korean War veteran who takes an interest in Cody. With a skilled hand, director Ahn uses this simple premise to explore a number of… “DRIVEWAYS”
/ Art House 1
GOOD POSTURE
New England Premiere Recent film school graduate Lilian (Grace Van Patten) comes to New York to move in with her boyfriend, only for them to quickly break up, leaving her desperate for a new home. Enter Julia Price (Emily Mortimer), a renowned and reclusive writer who provides Lilian with a small room in her Brooklyn brownstone in exchange for cooking and cleaning. They instantly clash,… “GOOD POSTURE”
/ Art House 1
AWUMBUK
A burglar gets more than he’s bargained for when the couple he attempts to steal from takes a liking to him.
/ Art House 1
CURE FOR INSOMNIA
A family drive through the woods leads to a the most unexpected conclusion.
/ Waters Edge 1
END OF THE CENTURY
New England Premiere An Argentinian man from New York and a Spanish man from Berlin hook up by chance while in Barcelona. What seems like a one-night encounter between two strangers (Juan Barberini and Ramón Pujol) becomes an epic, decades-spanning relationship, which Lucio Castro depicts in a nonlinear fashion, and in which time and space refuse to play by the rules. Castro’s inventive and enigmatic… “END OF THE CENTURY”
/ Art House 1
THE RACE
The story of 3 generations of a family devastated by Huntington’s Disease and a researcher working on a cure.
/ Preservation Hall
THE APOLLO
THE APOLLO explores the rich history and contemporary legacy of the New York City landmark, and follows a new production of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me as it comes to the theater’s grand stage. Academy and Emmy Award winning director Roger Ross Williams explores the current struggle of black lives in America, the role that art plays in that struggle and the broad… “THE APOLLO”
/ Art House 1
CLASS OF 84
Mike uncovers a horrifying curse that puts his Mother in immediate danger.
/ Art House 1
TIME TO GO
A dementia patient drifts between the present and the past.
/ Art House 1
THE BLACK MAMBAS
Meet South Africa’s first and only all-female, anti-poaching unit, the first line of defense in an attempt to rescue their country’s threatened rhino population from the edge of extinction.
/ Art House 1
PUT YOUR FEET UP
A man discusses his fetish with a woman he met on Craigslist.
/ Art House 1
CLEMENCY
Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a psychic toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams (Alfre Woodard) and caused tension with her husband Jonathan (Wendell Pierce). As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man (Aldis Hodge) she is sanctioned to kill. Alfre Woodard gives a powerhouse performance in director… “CLEMENCY”
/ Waters Edge 1
Auggie
New England Premiere Forced into early retirement, Felix (Richard Kind) quickly finds himself bored and lonely. One day he decides to try on the augmented reality glasses he received as a retirement gift. What he discovers is a new, exciting world, wherein exists Auggie, a virtual companion who understands all of his needs and emotions. Slowly, Felix falls in love with Auggie. unleashing a chain… “Auggie”
Saturday
/ Art House 1
END OF THE CENTURY
New England Premiere An Argentinian man from New York and a Spanish man from Berlin hook up by chance while in Barcelona. What seems like a one-night encounter between two strangers (Juan Barberini and Ramón Pujol) becomes an epic, decades-spanning relationship, which Lucio Castro depicts in a nonlinear fashion, and in which time and space refuse to play by the rules. Castro’s inventive and enigmatic… “END OF THE CENTURY”
/ Art House 2
OFFICIAL SECRETS
The true story of British whistleblower Katharine Gun who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Academy Award winning director Gavin Hood (Tsotsi) dramatizes the political dilemma Gun (and the world) was facing with detail and care, while Keira Knightley brings quiet power to her performance as… “OFFICIAL SECRETS”
/ Art House 2
LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
New England Premiere Oscar winning directors, and 2008 PIFF Faith Hubley honorees, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman return to PIFF with LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE. With her singular voice, Linda Ronstadt created a genre-defying career that spanned decades—from the 1960s to her retirement in 2011 due to Parkinson’s disease. There was seemingly nothing she couldn’t do—and do fantastically well: folk, pop, country,… “LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE”
/ Art House 1
RENOVATION
Going out with a different boy every day, Francisco reveals to his friend that he is dissatisfied with his fat body.
/ Art House 1
THE COCOA FONDUE SHOW
Cocoa Fondue prepares to shoot the pilot of her new variety show but something ominous haunts the set.
/ Art House 1
YOU SAY HELLO
A suicidal young gay man retreats to his family’s beach house to end his life, but a chance encounter with a hustler changes his plans.
/ Art House 1
HOW I CAME OUT!
Men share unique coming out stories.
/ Art House 1
LAVENDER
A young gay man grows increasingly entangled in the marriage of an older couple
/ Art House 1
DOCKING
Trevor reflects on his fear of dating.
/ Art House 1
I KNEW ANDY WARHOL
Explore the personality and artistry of icon Andy Warhol as told by his fellow artists, friends and collaborators
/ Waters Edge 2
Circus of Books
New England Premiere Filmmaker Rachel Mason’s parents Karen and Barry, are the proprietors of iconic L.A. pornography shop Circus of Books. Mason chronicles their life’s work as one of the biggest distributors of gay porn in the country, including their prosecution on obscenity charges and the shop’s role in offering refuge to the LGBTQ community during the height of the AIDS crisis. CIRCUS OF BOOKS… “Circus of Books”
/ Art House 2
DOLCE FINE GIORNATA
In this visually sumptuous film, Maria, a free-spirited Nobel Prize winner, lives surrounded by warmth and chaos in her family’s Tuscan villa while also fostering a secret flirtation with the much younger Egyptian man who runs a nearby seaside inn. After a terrorist attack in Rome, Maria stubbornly refuses to succumb to the hysterical fear and anti-immigrant sentiment that quickly emerge, but is unprepared for… “DOLCE FINE GIORNATA”
/ Art House 1
AN ALMOST ORDINARY SUMMER
New England Premiere Two very different families spend their holidays in the same seaside house: the aristocratic Castelvecchio’s – open-minded, eccentric, but quite selfish – and the working-class Petagna’s – very tight-knit and united around solid conservative values. What brought such distant worlds together? Tony and Carlo, the two middle-aged heads of the families, who have assembled their families to not only announce they’re a… “AN ALMOST ORDINARY SUMMER”
/ Town Hall
VITA & VIRGINIA
The fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf springs to life in this sumptuous double portrait of its two extraordinary real-life protagonists explores how their liberating affair led to one of Woolf’s greatest novels. Rising Hollywood stars Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki provide undeniable chemistry as they embody Vita and Virginia with… “VITA & VIRGINIA”
/ Waters Edge 2
SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
Nominated for four Academy Awards including best director, SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY is the 1971 British drama written by Penelope Gilliat. It tells the story of a free-spirited young bisexual artist (Murray Head) and his simultaneous relationships with a divorced career woman (Glenda Jackson) and a middle-aged Jewish male doctor (Peter Finch). It was significant for its time with Finch’s lead gay character depicted as successful,… “SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY”
/ Art House 2
MADE PUBLIC
Dave isn’t sure if he should get married so he turns to the web.
/ Art House 2
THE HIGH BRIDGE
A Bronx teenager reluctantly confronts fatherhood when his young daughter gets sick.
/ Art House 2
MILLER & SON
A transwoman mechanic lives between running her family’s auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens the delicate balance.
/ Art House 2
THE MURALIST
East Village muralist Arnie Charnick celebrates his work featuring the New York of a bygone era in the lobby of one of Times Square’s oldest hotels.
/ Art House 2
TWO BALLOONS
Two adventurous lemurs navigate halfway around the world to a place where their reunion is disrupted.
/ Art House 2
FRAN THIS SUMMER
Teenage love birds, sensitive Francis and skater girlfriend Angie, spend the summer shacked up at home while Fran begins their transition.
/ Art House 2
FAITHY, HEY
Artist revisits her Mother’s specific memories and dreams, and considers relationships altered by death.
/ Waters Edge 2
BABYLON
Franco Rosso’s incendiary BABYLON had its world premiere at Cannes in 1980, but went unreleased in the U.S. for “being too controversial, and likely to incite racial tension.” Raw and smoldering, it follows a young dancehall DJ in South London as he pursues his musical ambitions, battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front. Written by Martin Stellman… “BABYLON”
Sunday
/ Art House 1
VITA & VIRGINIA
The fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf springs to life in this sumptuous double portrait of its two extraordinary real-life protagonists explores how their liberating affair led to one of Woolf’s greatest novels. Rising Hollywood stars Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki provide undeniable chemistry as they embody Vita and Virginia with… “VITA & VIRGINIA”
/ Preservation Hall
CLASS OF 84
Mike uncovers a horrifying curse that puts his Mother in immediate danger.
/ Preservation Hall
THE RACE
The story of 3 generations of a family devastated by Huntington’s Disease and a researcher working on a cure.
/ Preservation Hall
CURE FOR INSOMNIA
A family drive through the woods leads to a the most unexpected conclusion.
/ Preservation Hall
TIME TO GO
A dementia patient drifts between the present and the past.
/ Preservation Hall
THE BLACK MAMBAS
Meet South Africa’s first and only all-female, anti-poaching unit, the first line of defense in an attempt to rescue their country’s threatened rhino population from the edge of extinction.
/ Preservation Hall
AWUMBUK
A burglar gets more than he’s bargained for when the couple he attempts to steal from takes a liking to him.
/ Preservation Hall
PUT YOUR FEET UP
A man discusses his fetish with a woman he met on Craigslist.
/ Preservation Hall
THE MURALIST
East Village muralist Arnie Charnick celebrates his work featuring the New York of a bygone era in the lobby of one of Times Square’s oldest hotels.
/ Preservation Hall
TWO BALLOONS
Two adventurous lemurs navigate halfway around the world to a place where their reunion is disrupted.
/ Preservation Hall
MILLER & SON
A transwoman mechanic lives between running her family’s auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens the delicate balance.
/ Preservation Hall
THE HIGH BRIDGE
A Bronx teenager reluctantly confronts fatherhood when his young daughter gets sick.
/ Preservation Hall
FAITHY, HEY
Artist revisits her Mother’s specific memories and dreams, and considers relationships altered by death.
/ Preservation Hall
MADE PUBLIC
Dave isn’t sure if he should get married so he turns to the web.
/ Preservation Hall
FRAN THIS SUMMER
Teenage love birds, sensitive Francis and skater girlfriend Angie, spend the summer shacked up at home while Fran begins their transition.
/ Art House 1
GOOD POSTURE
New England Premiere Recent film school graduate Lilian (Grace Van Patten) comes to New York to move in with her boyfriend, only for them to quickly break up, leaving her desperate for a new home. Enter Julia Price (Emily Mortimer), a renowned and reclusive writer who provides Lilian with a small room in her Brooklyn brownstone in exchange for cooking and cleaning. They instantly clash,… “GOOD POSTURE”
/ Waters Edge 1
THE APOLLO
THE APOLLO explores the rich history and contemporary legacy of the New York City landmark, and follows a new production of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me as it comes to the theater’s grand stage. Academy and Emmy Award winning director Roger Ross Williams explores the current struggle of black lives in America, the role that art plays in that struggle and the broad… “THE APOLLO”
/ Art House 2
JOHN WATERS PRESENTS: MOM AND DAD
In a screening hosted by John Waters, Nicholas Cage and Selma Blair star in this pitch-black horror-comedy about a worldwide mass hysteria where, for 24 brutal hours, parents turn violently against their own children. The reviews are almost as awesome as the movie: “Like a twisted remake of Home Alone on bath salts” –Screen Crush “Zero to 60 speedy crazy” –The Hollywood Reporter “One of… “JOHN WATERS PRESENTS: MOM AND DAD”
/ Waters Edge 2
DRIVEWAYS
New England Premiere Kathy (Hong Chau) brings her son Cody (Lucas Jaye) to help clean out her dead sister’s house in order to put it on the market. They soon encounter taciturn neighbor, Del (a superb Brian Dennehy), a widower and Korean War veteran who takes an interest in Cody. With a skilled hand, director Ahn uses this simple premise to explore a number of… “DRIVEWAYS”
/ Preservation Hall
Auggie
New England Premiere Forced into early retirement, Felix (Richard Kind) quickly finds himself bored and lonely. One day he decides to try on the augmented reality glasses he received as a retirement gift. What he discovers is a new, exciting world, wherein exists Auggie, a virtual companion who understands all of his needs and emotions. Slowly, Felix falls in love with Auggie. unleashing a chain… “Auggie”
/ Waters Edge 2
Honeyland
In an abandoned Macedonian village, middle-aged Hatidze tends to her bee colonies and cares for her bedridden mother. When her tranquil life is upended by the arrival of an itinerant family with seven squalling children, Hatdize reacts with grace and a willingness to teach them her much-beloved craft, even as their actions threaten her own way of life. HONEYLAND is an enchanting glimpse into a… “Honeyland”
/ Art House 1
CLEMENCY
Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a psychic toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams (Alfre Woodard) and caused tension with her husband Jonathan (Wendell Pierce). As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man (Aldis Hodge) she is sanctioned to kill. Alfre Woodard gives a powerhouse performance in director… “CLEMENCY”
/ Art House 2
THE LINE
An activist meets a punk loner during a clinic defense demonstration in 1993, when events spin out of control.
/ Art House 2
LOCKDOWN
Struggling with feelings for her best friend, 14 year-old Marie stages an almost perfect plan.
/ Art House 2
GIRL TALK
Mia explores the disparity between emotional and physical intimacy, coming to a head when she meets an intriguing couple.
/ Art House 2
UNDER COVERS
On the night of a lunar eclipse, uncover the secrets of a small town.
/ Art House 2
BUBBLE
A Filipina teenager is determined to avoid two unstoppable forces: her family’s home foreclosure and the creeping realization that she’s gay.
/ Art House 2
BURNING MY TONGUE
Tania walks into a rural diner and finds herself navigating an encounter with a cup of coffee and a waitress, Alex, who may or may not be flirting with her.
/ Art House 2
CATHERINE OPIE B 1961
Catherine Opie shares the emotional and political motivations for her provocative and influential photography.
/ Art House 2
LADIES DAY
While at the hairdresser, Amma dodges questions about why she hasn’t got a boyfriend and listens to the conversations of the women around her, which head into some uncomfortable territory.