During a vacation on the Italian coast, a classy woman and her free-spirited adult daughter are struggling to connect, in this ode to body changes, femininity, and sorority.
Country: France
Charlie is Not a Boy
This is the tale of Charlie, who seeks solace in the whimsical world of his eccentric grandmother. As his safe haven unravels, Charlie must navigate the hostile world caught between his authentic self and the mask he must wear.
John Waters Presents: Sick of Myself
The second feature from Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli, this wicked comedy is a deliciously dark portrait of a toxic relationship that landed on John Waters’ Top Ten List in 2022. In Artforum, he described SICK OF MYSELF this way: “ A pair of narcissistic lovers can’t stop competing for the public’s attention. He’s a sculptor who uses furniture he steals as material, and she takes recalled poison medication on purpose to make her skin break out in rashes and boils so she can become a model with disabilities. No, it’s not Female Trouble, but it’s just as nuts. Pretty? Pretty? Pretty fucked up!”With a delectable pair of performances at its center, SICK OF MYSELF plumbs the merciless depths of its protagonists’ narcissism for an uproarious modern fable.
In a Whisper
Back in Tunisia for her uncle’s funeral, Lilia (Eya Bouteraa) reunites with a family that knows nothing about her life in Paris, especially her love life. She’s brought along her girlfriend Alice (Marion Barbaeau), but drops her off at a hotel to avoid family scrutiny. Determined to unravel the mystery surrounding the sudden death of her uncle, Lilia finds herself confronted with family secrets in a house where three generations of women move between silences and longstanding traditions. Lilia’s mother (Succession’s Hiam Abbas) refuses to accept her daughter’s sexual orientation, keeping her distance while Lilia investigates her uncle’s hidden past. Unfolding as two intertwining storylines, IN A WHISPER is a delicate, emotional family mystery about love and acceptance.In French and Arabic with English subtitles“… an excavation of the past, finding truth in complex familial relationships.” — Variety
Jaripeo (Spotlight Film)
A journey to Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos descends into the subconscious of memory, queer desire, and longing, leading to a reckoning with the wounds and beauty of a home left behind. Efrain Mojica and Rebecca Zweig’s lyrical, inventive documentary captures a portrait of life as a young queer ranchero in Penjamillo. Jaripeos are frequently raucous, rural rodeos that often host hidden queer encounters. It’s an erotically-charged and deeply sensorial film, vividly exploring performative machismo through a uniquely specific queer lens, embracing its subjects’ bodies and spirit within its stylized dreamy depiction of their shared memories.“… shows us a shimmering, sensual subculture beneath the sweat and dust.” — Screen DailyIn Spanish with English subtitles and EnglishCo-directors Efrain Mojica and Rebecca Zweig are scheduled to attend on Saturday, June 13.