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September 2023
THREE NIGHTS A WEEK (France) / Trois nuits par semaine
Presented by Desert Film Society and the Palm Springs Cultural Center - Cinema Diverse.
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A CUP OF COFFEE AND NEW SHOES ON (Albania)
https://youtu.be/JcNfZBtq3ww An emotional drama about identical deaf-mute twin brothers who discover they suffer from a genetic disease that will also progressively and irreversibly make them blind. They are confronted with their changing relationship to the world. Based upon a true story. The three leads, as well as the producer Blerina Hankollari, spent six months learning Albanian sign language with the Albania National Association of the Deaf (ANAD) in preparation for the film. This was Albania's official Academy Award submission in…
Find out more »MOTHER VALLEY / LA NUIT DU VERRE D’EAU
https://youtu.be/GOw0baYzN2g Lebanon, 1958. A civil war rages. A young mother and model wife, Layla, spends the summer with her family in a remote village in the Christian mountains. It’s wedding season but her two younger sisters, Eva and Nada, have no desire to follow in Layla’s footsteps by accepting an arranged marriage organized by their father, a broke feudal aristocrat. This summer, an encounter with a French guy and his mother opens Layla’s eyes on her condition as a woman…
Find out more »November 2023
A LA BELLE ETOILE / SUGAR AND STARS
https://youtu.be/RGMY1BLbnc8 Since he was a kid, Yazid has one big passion, pastry making. Raised between foster homes and group homes, the young man will try to make his dream come true: to work with the greatest pastry chefs and become the best. Genre: Comedy/Drama Run time: 110 min Country: France Language: French w/English subtitles Premiere: Director: Sébastien Tulard Writers: Yazid Ichemrahen (book: "Un Rêve d'Enfant Etoilé") | Cédric Ido (screenplay) Producer: Laurence Lascary Composer: Brice Davoli Cinematographer: Pierre Dejon Principal Cast: Riadh Belaïche, Loubna Abidar, Pascal Légitimus…
Find out more »BONNIE (U.S.)
A portrait of legendary casting director Bonnie Timmermann who discovered Sean Penn, Brian Cox and many others. . An homage to the craft of acting. Genre: Documentary Run time: 82 min Country: U.S.A. Language: English Premiere: Director: Simon Wallon Principal Cast: Website: Distributor: Kinology Trailer:
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