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SUMMARY:MISTURA  (Peru)
DESCRIPTION:Genre: Drama / Romance\nR/T: 99 m\nCountry: Peru\nLanguage: Spanish with English subtitles\nPremiere:\nDirector & Writer: Ricardo de Montreuil\nProducer: Ivan Orlic\nPrincipal Cast: Barbara Mori\, Cesar Ballumbrosio\, Christian Meier\nWebsite: https://youtu.be/uvT_fJ8nz4Q\nDistributor: Outsider Pictures \nIn 1960’s Peru\, a privileged French-Peruvian woman’s life unravels when her husband’s betrayal ostracizes her from elite society and leads her to embrace people from the very communities that she was raised to disregard. \nAmidst the backdrop of newfound alliances\, she embarks on a transformative journey that challenges societal norms and reveals Peru’s authentic identity through a daring culinary venture that celebrates the country’s remarkably diverse cuisine and peoples and ignites a revolution that redefines her life. \nWinner Best Feature/Best Actress – Newport Beach Film Festival \nWinner Best Feature – Stony Brook Film Festival \nWinner Audience Award Best Film – Durango Film Festival \nWinner Best Film – Sarasota Film Festival \nWinner Best Feature Drama – Woods Hole Film Festival \nTheatrical release date: April 24\, 2026 in New York\, Miami\, Dallas and then expanding to Los Angeles\, Tampa\, San Diego \n“A wealthy woman’s fall from grace leads her to rediscover Peru through its diverse cuisine and communities in Mistura\, a vivid tale of self-discovery and change.” \nLoud and Clear Reviews \n“a compelling watch…often visually stunning film\, there’s plenty at play to enjoy” We Live Entertinament (SBIFF)
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/mistura-peru/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T100000
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SUMMARY:THE PRICE TO PAY / La Guerre de Prix  (France)
DESCRIPTION:U S PREMIERE \nAudrey\, 35\, manages the dairy products department for a retail chain. She also supports her brother who has taken over the family farm. Like him\, Audrey is a fervent advocate for organic and local products. Spotted by the head of the purchasing department\, Audrey is asked to join the company’s central purchasing unit. Convinced she can drive change from within\, she accepts. She is then confronted by Fournier\, a ruthless veteran of the negotiating table. As she struggles to defend the local producers’ interests\, she navigates a system that challenges her values. Will her newfound ambition come at the cost of the ideals she has always fought for? \nGenre: Drama/Thriller\nR/T: 96 m\nCountry: France 100%\nLanguage: French w/English subtitles\nPremiere: Opens in France 3/18/2026\nDirector: Anthony Dechaux\nScreenplay collaboration : Benjamin Charbit\, Mathilde Belin\, Maël Piriou\nExecutive producers : Laurence Méoc\, Aurélie Trouvé-Rouvière\nScreenwriter : Anthony Dechaux\nDirector of Photography : Pierre Dejon\nMusic Composer : Benjamin Grossmann\nPrincipal Cast: Ana Giradot\, Olivier Gourmet\, Julien Frison\nDistributor: france.tv\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/BO-DpylBu8k
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-2026-3-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T100000
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SUMMARY:PIECES OF A FOREIGN LIFE / L'étrangère  (France)
DESCRIPTION:Selma flees war-torn Syria\, leaving behind her 8-year-old son\, Rami\, and her husband\, Iyad\, who vanished in the regime’s prisons. After a dangerous journey\, she arrives in Bordeaux and takes on a series of undeclared jobs to survive. But her real fight begins as she battles for asylum and the chance to reunite with her son.\nAmidst the struggle\, she meets Jérôme\, a lawyer whom she convinces to help her. Soon they begin a relationship that will change everything. As Selma slowly rebuilds her life and rediscovers herself\, her love for Jérôme also raises difficult questions about her past. \nGenre: Drama\nR/T: 90 m\nCountry: France (100.0%)\nLanguage: French with English subtitles\nDirector: Gaya Jiji\nWriters; Sarah Angelini (as Sarah Angelina)\, Gaya Jiji\, Sara Wikler (script doctor)\nProducers: Laurent Lavolé\, Miléna Poylo\, Gilles Sacuto\nComposer: Valentin Hadjadj\nCinematographer: Antoine Hékeberlé\nEditor: Anne Souriau\nCasting: Emilie Chaumat\, François Guignard\nProduction Designer: Boris Piot\nPrincipal Cast:  Zar Amir\, Alexis Manenti\, Amr Waked\nDistributor: france.tv.distribution\nTrailer:
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-2026-3-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 - Screenings
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SUMMARY:THE POLISH WOMEN  (Brazil)
DESCRIPTION:1917. Fleeing famine and war in Poland\, Rebeca arrives in Brazil to reunite with her husband and start a new life. However\, contrary to the promises of happiness\, the reality she encounters in Rio de Janeiro is completely different. \nGenre:  Drama\nR/T: 125 m\nCountry: Brazil\nLanguage: Portugese\nDirector: João Jardim\nWriters: George Moura\, Jaqueline Vargas\, Flavio Araujo\, Elsa Drucaroff\nProducers: Iafa Britz\, Crolina Castro\nComposer: Flavia Tygel\nCinematographer: Louise Botkay\nEditors: Marilia Moraes\, Fernanda Rondon\nPrincipal Cast: Valentina Herszage\, Caco Ciocler\nDistributor: Seventh Art Releasing\nTrailer: https://youtu.be/PM5ew8WSRP0
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-2026-3-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 - Screenings
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SUMMARY:CASE 137 / DOSSIER 137
DESCRIPTION:CASE 137 received 7 Cesar Nominations: \nBEST FILM  for Dominik Moll \nBEST DIRECTOR  for Dominik Moll \nBEST ACTRESS  for Léa Drucker – WON ! \nBEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY  for Dominik Moll and Gilles Marchand \nBEST ORIGINAL SCORE  for Olivier Marguerit \nBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY  for Patrick Ghiringhelli \nBEST SOUND  for François Maurel\, Rym Debbarh-Mounir\, Nathalie Vidal \nBEST EDITING  for Laurent Rouan \nCase 137 is seemingly just another case for Stéphanie\, an investigator at the IGPN\, the police of the police. But an unexpected element will trouble Stéphanie and transform case 137 into something more than a simple number.  An Internal Affairs investigator is tasked with examining why a young man lies in critical condition after a chaotic protest in Paris. Case 137 should have been just another procedural assignment\, until one surprising revelation turns that number into a case that strikes far closer than expected.  2026 Lumiere & César Award Winner for Best Actress!    Nominated for eight César Awards\, including Best Film\, Director\, and  won Actress (Drucker). \nGenre: Crime | Drama\nRunning Time: 116 min\nCountry: France\nLanguage: French\nDirector:\nPrincipal Cast:\nDistributor: Film Movement\nTrailer:
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-2026-3/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 - Screenings
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SUMMARY:THE HEART IS A MUSCLE (South Africa)
DESCRIPTION:Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller\nR/T: 88 min\nCountry: South Africa\, Saudi Arabia\nLanguage  Afrikaans\, English:\nPremiere: Palm Springs\nDirector: Imran Hamdulay\nWriter: Imran Hamdulay\nProducers: Lesley-Ann Brandt (producer) | Khosie Dali (producer) | Imran Hamdulay (producer) | Brett Michael Innes (producer) | Adam Thal (producer)\nComposer: Tapiwa Musvosvi\nCinematographer: Kabeer Shaik\nPrincipal Cast;  Abduragman Adams\, Ridaa Adams\, Keenan Arrison\nDistributor:  MMM Film Sales\nTrailer: https://youtu.be/8X129RPMmOM \nOfficial Academy Award submission Best International Feature Film from South Africa. \nAt a barbecue with friends\, Ryan’s five year old son goes missing. Taking place over the course of a weekend\, this sparks a series of incidents which puts a strain on Ryan\, his friendships and his marriage. The Heart Is a Muscle is a humanist drama about parenthood\, friendships and a man learning that in order to be a better father and husband\, he must first learn to forgive himself for his past actions. \nThe film is South Africa’s official submission for the International Feature Film category at the 2026 Academy Awards. It was an official selection of the Berlin International Film Festival\, where it won the Ecumenical Jury Prize\, as well as the Sydney Film Festival and the Cairo International Film Festival.
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-2026-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260214T110000
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SUMMARY:THE MOTHER AND THE BEAR (Canada)
DESCRIPTION:Johnny Ma’s\nTHE MOTHER AND THE BEAR\n2024 / Color / English and Korean with English Subtitles / 100 minutes / Not Rated\nWorld Premiere: Toronto International Film Festival \nIn a snow-swept Winnipeg\, school teacher Sumi (Leere Park) is hospitalized after a fall. On hearing the news\, her anxious mother\, Sara (Kim Ho-jung\, Revivre)\, flies over from Seoul to be with her comatose daughter — and once Sara sets herself up in the young woman’s apartment\, she discovers she doesn’t really know Sumi at all. \nSara despairs about her daughter’s single status\, so she immediately starts catfishing the pleasant Min (Jonathan Kim) to be Sumi’s boyfriend — once she wakes up\, of course — and also gets unwittingly entangled with Min’s estranged father\, Sam (Won-Jae Lee)\, who runs a Korean restaurant in the city. As Sam and the widowed Sara connect over their mutual melancholies\, a chance meeting with Sumi’s co-worker Amaya (Amara Pedroso Saquel\, Cha Cha Real Smooth) leads Sara to learn more about the life from which her daughter has chosen to exclude her. \nIn a departure from his previous films\, filmmaker Johnny Ma (Old Stone) embarks in a bold new direction\, using suburban Winnipeg as the stage for a unique mash-up of genres – a stylized\, whimsical narrative of crossed wires\, secret lives\, and conflicting agendas. \n“A charming and whimsical story brimming with adventure and self-discovery. Watching Kim Ho-jung on screen is a true delight” – Kristy Strouse\, Film Inquiry \n“A rare and lovely thing…a coming-of-age story for a woman in her 50s. Kim Ho-jung is delightful.” – Taylor Gates\, Collider \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGenre: Comedy | Drama | LGBTQ\nR/T: 100 min\nCountry: Canada\nLanguage: English & Korean with English subtitles\nPremiere: Palm Springs\nDirector: Johnny Ma\nWriter: Johnny Ma\nProducers: Niv Fichman  | Juan de Dios Larraín\nComposer: Marie-Hélène L. Delorme\nCinematographer: Inti Briones\nPrincipal Cast:  Kim Ho-jung\, Lee Won-jae\, Jonathan Kim\, Amara Pedroso\, Kalyn Bomback\nDistributor:  Dekanalog\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/G28UkcvmxgM \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-2026-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260207T100000
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SUMMARY:DOUBLE HAPPINESS (U.S.)
DESCRIPTION:An intimate\, character-driven romantic dramady exploring love\, grief & unexpected connections.  The film follows two people bound by decades of tradition\, who discover new depths in each other after loss. \nGenre: Comedy | Drama\nR/T: 17 min\nCountry: U.S.\nLanguage: English\nDirector: Shari Albert\nWriters: Shari Albert | Laura LeeLun\nProducer: Anthony Argento (producer)\nComposer: Louis Robert King (composer)\nCinematographer: Adam Kolodny\nEditor: Craig De Lorenzo\nCasting Director: Mia Cusumano (casting by)\nProduction Designer: Sonia Foltarz:\nPrincipal Cast:  Clem Cheung\, Kathryn Grody\, Beth Dover\nDistributor: 7th Art
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/double-happiness-u-s/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260124T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260124T123000
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SUMMARY:LATE SHIFT  (Switzerland)
DESCRIPTION:  \nGenre:  Drama / Thriller\nR/t:   91 min\nCountry:  Switzerland\nLanguage:  German\, Swiss German\nWriter & Director:  Petra Volpe\nComposer: Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch\nCinematographer: Judith Kaufmann\nPrincipal Cast:  Leonie Benesch\, Sonja Riesen\, Alireza Bayram\, Urs Bihler\, Margherita Schoch\, Jürg Plüss\, Ridvan Murati\, Urbain Guiguemdé\nDistributor:  Music Box Films\nOriginal Title:  Heldin \n\n\nNurse Floria works with passion and professionalism in the surgical ward of a Swiss hospital. Her every move is perfect. She has an open ear for patients\, even in the most stressful situations\, and is immediately on hand in an emergency – ideally. But in the harsh reality of her daily routine\, things are often unpredictable. When she starts her late shift one day\, a colleague is absent from the fully occupied\, understaffed ward. Amidst the hustle and bustle\, Floria looks after a seriously ill young mother and an old man desperately waiting for his diagnosis with the same care and routine as a private patient with extra demands. But as the night progresses\, her work becomes more and more of a race against time.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOfficial Submission for Best International Feature Film Submission for Academy Award 2026\nOfficial Selection – Berlin International Film Festival – Special Gala\nOfficial Selection – SXSW London\nOfficial Selection – Locarno Film Festival\nOfficial Selection – Hamptons International Film Festival \n\n\n\nAwards:\nGerman Camera Award – Best Cinematography; Best Film\, Haifa International Film Festival
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-2026/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 - Screenings
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