2020 - Screenings
MRS G – Israel (plus 3 shorts)
Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center 2300 E Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA, United StatesDFS members will receive an E-mail link on 6/27 to enable them to watch this film. COACHELLA VALLEY PREMIERE MRS G. tells the story of Mrs. Lea Gottlieb, the […]
WHEN HITLER STOLE PINK RABBIT (Germany & Switzerland)
Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center 2300 E Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA, United StatesDFS Members will be sent a link on 7/11 to watch this film. Oscar®-winner Caroline Link (All About Me, Nowhere in Africa) adapted Judith Kerr’s bestseller When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, a true story about parting, family cohesion, and optimism, for the screen.
THERE ARE NO LIONS IN TEL AVIV (Israel)
On August 8 Desert Film Society members will receive a 24 hour link to watch this film at home.
PETER FALK VS COLUMBO (France)
On August 22, 2020 DFS members will receive an E-mail link to watch this.
For many, he is above all the fluffy and at the same time ingenious investigator who transfers the powerful to their luxury villas in a crumpled trench coat. But Peter Falk not only embodied Inspector Columbo, but also worked as an actor with directors such as Frank Capra, Sydney Pollack, John Cassavetes and Blake Edwards.
WHEN I BECAME A BUTTERFLY – Iran
Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center 2300 E Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA, United StatesOn September 12, 2020 Desert Film Society members will be e-mailed a link to enable them to watch this Iranian thriller.
SUBLET – U.S. / Israel
Note because of Rosh Hashanah, this film will be sent to Desert Film Society members on SUNDAY.
A New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city & his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.
MY DOG STUPID / Mon chien stupide (France & Belgium)
Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center 2300 E Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA, United StatesOn September 26, Desert Film Society members will receive an e-mail with a 24 hour link to enable them to watch MY DOG STUPID at home.
OH MERCY! (France)
On October 10, 2020 DFS members will be e-mailed a 24 hour link to watch this film at home.
CONVICTION (France | Belgium)
On October 24, 2020 Desert Film Society members will be e-mailed a 24 hour link to watch this film at home.
AFRICAN VIOLET (Iran)
On November 14 DFS members will be e-mailed a 24 hour link to watch this film at home.
WHITE LIE (Canada)
Confirmed new date is Nov 21, 2020. WHITE LIE - Canada - 96 min. A character-driven psychological thriller film from the promising new Toronto-based directors Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas.
BREAKING BREAD (Israel)
On Dec 5, 2020 DFS members will be e-mailed a 24 hour link to watch this film at home. Founded by Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel—the first Muslim Arab to win Israel's MasterChef—the A-sham Arabic Food Festival is creating social change through food. At the Festival, Arab and Jewish Israeli chefs collaborate on delectable dishes, working together to transform traditional recipes. Celebrating their unique cultural heritages and their common love of food, the chefs prove that there is no space for religion and politics in the kitchen.
THE WEASELS TALE / (El cuento de las comadrejas)
On Dec 12, 2020 DFS members will be sent a 24 hour link to preview this film at home. The film is the story of a group of four long-time friends, including a used-to-be-famous actress, her now disabled husband and the writer of her greatest hits. They are retired from the movie business, forming an unusual family in a decaying mansion in the countryside outside of Buenos Aires.
BEYOND THE HORIZON / Le Milieu de l’horizon
On Dec 19 Desert Film Society will e-mail members a 24 hour link.
