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June 2022
IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE (South Korea)
June 4, 2022 - IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE. After years of living abroad, a middle-aged former actress (Lee Hye-young) has returned to Seoul to reconnect with her past and perhaps make amends.
Find out more »FULL TIME / A plein temps (France)
June 18, 2022 - FULL TIME / A TEMPS PLEIN - Marie goes to great lengths to raise her two children in the countryside while keeping her job in a Parisian luxury hotel despite the daily commute to Paris. When she finally gets a job interview for a position she had long been hoping for, a national strike breaks out, paralyzing the public transport system. The fragile balance that Marie has established is jeopardized. Marie then sets off on a frantic race against time, at the risk of foundering.
Find out more »July 2022
BOULEVARD! A HOLLYWOOD STORY (Filmmaker guests)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25UJskZlA98 When Gloria Swanson, the iconic star of Sunset Boulevard, saw an opportunity to parlay her silent film glory into a new phase of her career, she began to envision a musical stage adaptation of her most famous film. Enter, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two struggling songwriters (and romantic couple) looking for their big break. The men find themselves whisked away by Swanson to a sumptuous house in Palm Springs, where the trio set to creating the musical from the…
Find out more »August 2022
FILM, THE LIVING RECORD OF OUR MEMORY (Canada/Spain)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7mjM_X8cm4 Why are we still able to watch moving images captured over 125 years ago? As we move ever further into the digital age, our audiovisual heritage seems to be taken increasingly for granted. However, much of our filmed history and cinema has already been lost forever. Film archivists, curators, technicians and filmmakers from around the world explain what film preservation is and why it is needed. Our protagonists are custodians of film whose work behind the scenes safeguards the…
Find out more »September 2022
LA CIVIL / Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik3TEtfLyCU Cielo’s teenage daughter, Laura, is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. Despite paying several ransoms, Laura is not returned. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands. She finds help from Lamarque, a military man with an unconventional modus operandi, who agrees to assist her in her search – off the record – in exchange for information that she can provide as a local. Cielo’s collaboration with Lamarque will pull her into the…
Find out more »PEACEFUL / DE SON VIVANT (France/Belgium)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upCym_xcJfo A son in denial of a serious illness. A mother facing the unbearable. And between them a doctor and a nurse fighting to do their job and bring them to acceptance. They have one year and four seasons to come together and understand what it means to die while living. Genre: Drama Run time: 122 minutes Country: France, Belgium Language: French w/English subtitles Premiere: Director: Emmanuelle Bercot Writers: Emmanuelle Bercot (screenplay) | Marcia Romano (screenplay) Producers: François Kraus | Denis Pineau-Valencienne Composer: Eric Neveux Cinematographer: Yves Cape Casting…
Find out more »October 2022
ON THE EDGE (Belgium/France)
Brussels. Leo, a Spanish metro driver, while conducting his train and arriving at a station, sees a young man in distress on the edge of the platform. He recognizes his son Hugo right before he falls onto the rails and then dies at the hospital. Leo, who had not seen his son for years, will discover that he was involved in a bloody heist. While on the trail of his son’s murderers, Leo will be closely watched by the police,…
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