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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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CREATED:20250828T172606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T000230Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260404T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260404T153000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260325T183758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T043946Z
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SUMMARY:1:00 PM - LOVE ME TENDER (134 min)  Cinema Francais
DESCRIPTION:At the end of summer\, Clémence tells her ex-husband that she’s had relationships with women. Her life is turned upside down when he files to strip her of their son’s custody. Then begins a struggle of several years for Clémence to defend her right to be a mother and a woman – free to make her own choices  Vicky Krieps gives a towering performance as a passionate\, caring mother fighting for custody of her 8-year-old son against a legal system slanted against women who don’t conform to traditional images of motherhood. \nGenre:  Drana\, LGBTQIA+\nRunning Time: 133 m\nCountry: France | Luxembourg\nLanguage: French\nDirector:  Anna Cazenave\nCinematographer: Kristy Baboul\nPrincipal Cast:  Vicky Krieps\, Antoine Reinartz\, Monia Chokri\nDistributor:  BeForFilms\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/ReeRrpRomso
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/700-pm-love-me-tender-134-min-2/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cinema Francais
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260404T125000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20250828T172551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T003914Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T125000
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CREATED:20250828T172527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T233843Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T211500
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260119T090828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T182829Z
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SUMMARY:7:00 PM - THE STRANGER /L'etranger (122 m) - Cinema Francais
DESCRIPTION:The Stranger (French: L’Étranger) is a 2025 drama film written and directed by François Ozon\, based on Albert Camus‘s 1942 novel.  \nThe film is an adaptation of Albert Camus‘s 1942 novella The Stranger\, which centers on a detached and indifferent Frenchman in French Algeria\, who\, weeks after his mother’s funeral\, kills an unnamed Arab man in Algiers. The ensuing trial explores both the crime and his character.  It is considered a landmark work of existentialism and is widely regarded as Camus’s masterpiece.  It is also ranked as one of the most widely read French novels in the world and has been translated into 75 languages.  A 1967 film adaptation by Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti starred Marcello Mastroianni as Meursault. \nThe film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2025\, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion.  It was theatrically released in France by Gaumont on 29 October.  On January 18\, 2026 It won LUMIERE Awards for Best Actor\, Best Film and Best Cinematography.. Nominated for four César Awards\, including Best Actor (Voisin) and Supporting Actor (Pierre Lottin). \nGenre: Crime | Drama\nRunning Time: 122 m\nCountry: France | Belgium | Morocco\nLanguage: French\, Arabic\, Latin\nDirector: François Ozon\nPrincipal Cast:  Benjamin Voisin stars in the lead role of Meursault\, alongside Rebecca Marder\, Pierre Lottin\, Swann Arlaud and Denis Lavant\nDistributor:  Music Box\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/Wz47ooKCOu8 \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/700-pm-the-stranger-letranger-122-m/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Cinema Francais
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T174500
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260119T090341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T051349Z
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SUMMARY:4:00 PM - ADAM'S SAKE / L'interet d'Adam (78m) - Cinema Francais
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n\nIn this intimate drama\, a pediatric nurse (Léa Drucker) breaks protocol to help a mother in distress (Anamaria Vartolomei)\, after her malnourished 4-year-old son is hospitalized. But when love turns into defiance\, what truly lies in the child’s best interest?\n\n\n\n\n\nGenre:  Drama\nRunning Time: 78 m\nCountry: Belgium | France\nLanguage: French w/English subtitles\nDirector:  Laura Wandel\nWriter:  Frédéric Noirhomme\nEditer:  Nicolas Rumpl\nPrincipal Cast::  Léa Drucker (Won 2026 Lumiere Best Actress for this role)\,\nDistributor: France.tvdistribution\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/E7P1tVrg3ok \n\n\n\n  \n\n\nShowing with NO HARM DONE / Même pas mai (18 m)  \n Mila\, who gave birth a week ago\, gets prepared with her boyfriend Joaquim to live a fateful moment : today is the circumcision of their son. She had never questioned this tradition; the arrival of her baby and the imminence of the ceremony shatter her certainties. \n\n\n\nGenre:  Comedy\nCountry:  France\nLanguage:  French w/English subtitles\n\n\nDirector:  Sarah Stern\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWriter:  Sarah Stern\n\n\n\n\nProducer:  Benjamin Bonnet\n\n\n\n\nComposer:  Benjamin Grossmann\n\n\n\n\nCinematographer:  Théo Reynal\n\n\n\n\nEditor:  Stéphane Pereira\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/toGYipAhSt0
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/400-pm-adams-sake-linteret-dadam-78m-cinema-francais/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Cinema Francais
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T144500
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260119T085334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T174542Z
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SUMMARY:12:30 PM - THE DREAMERS / Les reveurs  (106 m)  - Cinema Francais
DESCRIPTION:U.S. PREMIERE \nÉlisabeth\, an actress\, runs writing workshops at Necker Hospital for teenagers in severe psychological distress. Through her interactions with them\, she is drawn back into her own past: her internment at age 14. Gradually\, memories resurface\, along with the discovery of theatre\, which once saved her. \nGenre:  Drama\nRunning Time:  106 m\nCountry:  France (100%)\nLanguage: French wEnglish subtitles\nWriters: Isabelle Carré (adaptation) (novel) (screenplay) | Agnès de Sacy (collaborating writer)\nProducers: Camille Gentet | Philippe Godeau\nCinematographer: Irina Lubtchansky\nCasting Director: Elsa Pharaon\nProduction Designer: Nicolas de Boiscuillé\nPrincipal Cast: Isabelle Carré\, Alex Lutz\, Judith Chemla\, and Bernard Campan.\nDistributor: Playtime\nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWrfmpPXWSY \nShowing with SULAIMANI (19 m)  \nOne evening in Paris\, two Indian women from the Kerala region who do not know each other find themselves in the Indian restaurant Sulaimani. Sitting a few meters apart\, they observe each other\, intrigued by one another. In this miniature Kerala that is the restaurant\, the smells\, flavors\, music\, and language all remind them of the India of their past. Each revisits her experience of being uprooted and emancipation during this symbolic trip filled with memories. \nSituated in a relaxed but measured tempo of events\, we are introduced to the character’s past. The stop-motion puppet part is reserved for the present (with a darker-colored palette but still resonant)\, while the Indian ink 2D style of the past\, with its more free-floating (but identifiable) character and background design\, brings back the (good and bad) memories. \nGenres : Animation\, Artistic\, Drama\, Politica\nThemes : Encounters\, Friendship\, Gastronomy\, Memories\, Nostalgia\nProduction language : Malayalam\, French\nProduction country : France\nTrailer: https://mubi.com/en/films/sulaimani/trailer \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/1230-pm-the-dreamers-les-reveurs-106-m-cinema-francais/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Cinema Francais
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260228T213000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260119T084712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T173740Z
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SUMMARY:7:00 PM - LOVE ME TENDER (134 min)  Cinema Francais
DESCRIPTION:At the end of summer\, Clémence tells her ex-husband that she’s had relationships with women. Her life is turned upside down when he files to strip her of their son’s custody. Then begins a struggle of several years for Clémence to defend her right to be a mother and a woman – free to make her own choices  Vicky Krieps gives a towering performance as a passionate\, caring mother fighting for custody of her 8-year-old son against a legal system slanted against women who don’t conform to traditional images of motherhood. \nGenre:  Drana\, LGBTQIA+\nRunning Time: 133 m\nCountry: France | Luxembourg\nLanguage: French\nDirector:  Anna Cazenave\nCinematographer: Kristy Baboul\nPrincipal Cast:  Vicky Krieps\, Antoine Reinartz\, Monia Chokri\nDistributor:  BeForFilms\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/ReeRrpRomso
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/700-pm-love-me-tender-134-min/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Cinema Francais
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260228T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260228T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260119T084112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T173355Z
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SUMMARY:4:00 PM - NINO (96 min) - Cinema Francais
DESCRIPTION:In three days\, Nino will face a major challenge. But first\, his doctors have assigned him two vital tasks. Two missions that will lead the young man on a journey through Paris\, compelling him to reconnect with the world – and himself.  The quietly magnetic Pellerin wanders through an of-the-moment portrait of Paris\, seen here from a perspective outside the usual tourist precincts\, encountering a wide variety of people along the way—embodied by a sterling ensemble cast that includes the legendary Jeanne Balibar as Nino’s mother\, and a memorable cameo from Mathieu Amalric as a mysterious stranger. Winner of the Lumières Award for Best First Film. Nominated for three César Awards\, including Best Supporting Actress (Balibar) and Male Newcomer (Pellerin) Winner of the Lumières Award for Best First Film. . \nGenre: Drama\nRunning Time: 96 min\nCountry: France 100%\nLanguage: French with English subtitles\nDirector: Pauline Loquès\nWriters: Pauline Loquès (scenario) | Maud Ameline (collaboration)\nProducer: Sandra da Fonseca (producer)\nCinematographe: Lucie Baudinaud\nEditor: Clémence Diard\nCasting: DirectorYouna De Peretti\nProduction: DesignerAurette Leroy (chief set designer)\nPrincipal Cast:  Théodore Pellerin\, Jeanne Balibar\, Salomé Dewaels\, William Lebghil\nDistributor: This film is part of Young French Cinema\, a program of Unifrance and Villa Albertine\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/O4i0esZ7Ppo \nSHOWING WITH:\nBREAKDOWN / Le point de reprise (17m) \n\nA factory worker and her colleagues are faced with the arrival of young Tunisian women whom they must assess over four days. In a place where ideals no longer have a place\, Odile will\, despite herself\, restore meaning to the decision she is being asked to make. \nDirector: Nicolas Panay\nProducers: Patrick Hernandez\, Marine Lepaulmier\, Véronique Siegel\, Philippe Wendling\nCinematographer: Giovanni C. Lorusso\nEditors: Loup Coudray | Antoine Flandre (editing supervisor)\nCasting Director: Manon Garnier
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/400-nino-cinema-francais/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Cinema Francais
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260228T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260228T150000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260119T083223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T174731Z
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SUMMARY:1:00 PM - BEHIND THE PALM TREES (94 min) - Cinema Francais - U.S. Premiere
DESCRIPTION:U.S. PREMIERE \nIn Tangier\, Mehdi’s relationship with Selma is shaken when he meets Marie\, a wealthy French girl whose parents have bought a luxurious villa in the casbah. Drawn to her glamorous lifestyle\, he neglects Selma\, pretending not to see that his choices will catch up with him. \nGenre:  Thriller\nRunning Time: 94 min\nCountry: Morocco | France | Belgium | Qatar\nLanguage: Moroccan\, French\, Arabic\nScreenplay – Meryem Benm’Barek\, Fyzal Boulifa with the collaboration of Emma Benestan\, Agnès Feuvre\nDirector  – Meryem Benm’Barek\nProducers – Jean Bréhat (Tessalit productions\, France)\, Emma Binet (Furyo films\, France)\nCo producers – Souad Lamriki (Agora films\, Maroc)\, Olivier Dubois (Novak prod\, Belgique)\, Tristan Goligher (The bureau\, UK)\, Hugo Sélignac (Chi-fou-mi productions\, France)\nScore – Jim Williams\nImage – Son Doan\nEditing – Christel Dewynter\nSound – Fabrice Osinski\, Jeremy Hassid\, Julien Perez\nCasting – Hossein Sabir\nPrincipal Cast: SARA GIRAUDEAU\, MEHDI DRISS RAMDI\, SELMA NADIA KOUNDA. CLOTILDE CAROLE BOUQUET\nDistributor: Pyramid Films \nShowing with THE BOY WITH WHITE SKIN (15 m) \nTRAILER:  https://vimeo.com/1106504693?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=c\nEntrusted by his father to a group of gold-miners\, an albino child embodies all of their hopes. \nCountry: France\, Senegal\nLanguage: Wolof\nDirector: Simon Panay\nWriter: Simon Panay\nProducers: Laetitia Denis\, Souleymane Kébé\, Maud Leclair\nComposer: Philippe Fivet\nCinematographer:: Simon Gouffault\nEditor: Simon Panay
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/behind-the-palm-trees-100pm-cinema-francais/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Cinema Francais
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260227T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260227T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260125T185204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T065806Z
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SUMMARY:7:00 PM - THE QUIET SON (118 m) - Cinema Francais
DESCRIPTION:Pierre\, a devoted father in his 50s\, raises his two sons alone. When Louis\, the youngest\, leaves home to attend the Sorbonne in Paris\, Fus\, slightly older and less academically successful\, becomes increasingly secretive. Driven by a fascination for violence\, he gets entangled in far-right extremist groups\, at the very opposite of his father’s values. Between them\, there is love and hate\, until tragedy happens. \nGenre:  Drama\nRunning Time: 118 m\nCountry: France\nLanguage: French\nDirectors: Delphine Coulin\, Muriel Coulin\nPrincipal Cast: Vincent Lindon\, Benjamin Voisin\, Stefan Crepon\nDistributer: Playtime\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/7zzfPmvDbu4
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/the-quiet-son-cinema-francais/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Cinema Francais
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260227T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260227T173000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260119T072254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T044107Z
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SUMMARY:3:30 PM - THE GIRL WITHOUT A NAME (Louise) (108 m) - Cinema Francais
DESCRIPTION:West Coast Premiere\n\n2008\, northern France. Marion and her little sister Jeanne\, witness their mother Catherine getting back with a man who brings back bad memories. One evening\, the man assaults Catherine in a drunken rage\, forcing Marion to intervene violently to help her. Panicked\, Marion runs to her father’s\, who is normally not allowed to see his daughters. He takes advantage of Marion’s distress to convince her to move to Brussels with him under a new identity.\n\nLouise finds herself torn between two identities\, faced with a choice that will determine the rest of her life: to remain who she has become or to reveal the truth and pick up where her life left off. \n\nGenre:  Drama | Family\nRunning Time:  108 m\nCountry: France 51.77% | Belgium 48.23%\nLanguage: French\nDirector:  Nicolas Keitel\nPrincipal Cast:  Diane Rouxel\, Cécile de France\, Salomé Dewaels\nDistributor: france.tv distribution\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/mnGehYmGoM8 \nSHOWING WITH:  SUPER CLEAN (13 m) \nArthur’s solitary life is peaceful and well-organised. The arrival of his younger brother Théo\, who he hasn’t seen for ages\, disturbs his orderly existence and throws him completely off balance. \nDirector: Alexandre Lança\nWriter: Alexandre Lança\nProducers: Baptiste Salvan (producer) | Gaetan Trigot (producer)\nComposer: Hugo Gonzalez-Pioli\nCinematographer: Florian Solin\nEditors: Chloé Gourçon | Alexis Noël\nDistributor: Pentacle Productions
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/330-the-girl-without-a-name-cinema-francais/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Cinema Francais
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260227T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260227T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260119T055218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T174843Z
UID:5226-1772193600-1772200800@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:12:00 - A PLACE FOR PIERROT / Une place pour Pierrot - (99 m) - Cinema Francais
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nU.S. PREMIERE \nPierrot\, 45\, is autistic and lives in a care home. Determined to provide him with a dignified life\, his sister Camille brings him to her home and sets out to find a place better suited to his needs. The journey is long\, but it promises a new life where everyone can find their place. \nGenre: Drama\nRunning Time: 99 min\nCountry: Belgium\nLanguage: French\nDirector:  Hélène Médigue\nWriters: Stéphane Cabel (screenplay) | Hélène Médigue (original idea) (screenplay)\nProducer:  Christophe Rossignon\nComposer:  Philippe\nCinematographer:  George Lechaptois\nEditor:  Thomas Fernandez\nProduction Designer:  Cyril Gomez-Mathieu\nPrincipal Cast:  Gregory Gadebois\, Marie Gillain\nDistributor: Playtime\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/qpTzPK7_wWQ \n\nSHOWING WITH:  AUXILIAIRE / CAREGIVER (24 min)\n\nDuring a night of self-doubt\, a caregiver (Marc) must admit to a person with a disability he has been caring for that he will not return to work the next day.\n\n\nFor more information:  www.CinemaFrancaisPS.org\, Beth@DesertFilmSociety.com\, 760-770-0507
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/1200-a-place-for-pierrot-une-place-pour-pierrot-cinema-francais/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Cinema Francais
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T213000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260120T065704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T222323Z
UID:5288-1772132400-1772141400@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:7:00 PM - VALENSOLE 1965 - (90 m) - Cinema Francais
DESCRIPTION:S P E C I A L   G U E S TS :  \nDominique Filhol –  Writer|Director|Producer \n\n\n Edouard Blanchot\, – Co-Writer \nMark Yaeger – Composer \n\n\nBased on a true story. Near the French village of Valensole France\, farmer Maurice Masse was smoking a cigarette just before starting work at 5:45 A.M. on July 1\, 1965\, when an object came out of the sky and landed in a lavender field 200 feet away. Annoyed and assuming that a helicopter had made an unauthorized landing\, he walked toward it. However\, he soon saw it was no helicopter but an oval-shaped structure resting on four legs. In front of it stood two figures\, not quite four feet tall\, dressed in tight gray-green clothes. Their heads were oversize and with sharp chins\, their eyes were large and slanted\, and they were making a “grumbling” noise. One of the beings pointed a pencillike device at Masse\, paralyzing him in his tracks. The figures entered the UFO and flew away\, and the witness needed 20 minutes to recover his mobility. In its wake the object left a deep hole and a moist area that soon hardened like concrete. Plants in the vicinity decayed\, and analysis found a higher amount of calcium at the landing site than elsewhere. \nGenre: Drama / Sci-Fi\nRunning Time: 90 min\nCountry: France\nLanguage: French\nDirector: Dominique Filhol\nProducers: Dominique Filhol\, Virginie Lacombe\nCinematography: Athys de Galzain\nPrincipal Cast:  Matthias Van Khache\, Vahina Giocante\nDistributor: MMM Film Sales\nTrailer: https://youtu.be/gLT6AzIdsZ8 \nSHOWING WITH:  Garçon!  (14 m) \nMathieu\, a waiter at the Abbaye’s restaurant\, will have to face the worst client he has ever been able to serve. \nGenre: Comedy\nDirector: Olivier Lallart\nWriters: Jean-Luc Ettori (co-writer) | Olivier Lallart (co-writer)\nProducer: Patrick Hernandez (producer)\nComposers: Sébastien Huet | Yohann Le Borgne\nCinematographers: Arthur Bourdaud (director of photography) | Anne-Charlotte Henry (director of photography) (as Anne-charlotte Henry)
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/700-pm-valensole-1965-cinema-francais/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cinema Francais
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260221T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260221T121500
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20250828T172402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T183321Z
UID:5073-1771668000-1771676100@desertfilmsociety.org
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260214T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260214T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20250828T172344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260214T165348Z
UID:5071-1771066800-1771074000@desertfilmsociety.org
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
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260212T173638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T180409Z
UID:5594-1770458400-1770465600@desertfilmsociety.org
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
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20250828T172253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T191258Z
UID:5069-1769248800-1769257800@desertfilmsociety.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260119T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260119T000000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260119T094149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T094149Z
UID:5207-1768780800-1768780800@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:7pm - VALENSOLE 1965 - Cinema Francais
DESCRIPTION:\Opening film for CINEMA FRANCAIS 2026.. Special Guests: \n  \n\n\nDirector:  Dominique Filhol\n\n\n\n\nWriters:  Edouard Blanchot (screenplay) | Dominique Filhol (screenplay)\n\n\n\n\nProducers:  Dominique Filhol (producer) | Virginie Lacombe (producer)\n\n\n\n\nComposer:  Mark Yaeger (composer)\n\n\n\n\nCinematographer:  Athys de Galzain (director of photography)\n\n\n\n\nEditor:  Julia Huteau-Mouglalis\n\n\n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/7pm-valensole-1965-cinema-francais/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Cinema Francais
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260118T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20260119T072501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T072523Z
UID:5248-1768723200-1768755600@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:THE QUIET SON - 7:00 pm - Cinema Francais
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/the-quiet-son-700-pm-cinema-francais/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251227T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251227T125000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20241005T205905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T044725Z
UID:4429-1766829600-1766839800@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:THE SHADOW OF THE SUN (Venezuela )
DESCRIPTION:Genre: Drama/Thriller\nR/T: 98 min\nCountry: Venezuela\nLanguage: Spanish (with English subs)\nPremiere:\nWriters: Miguel Angel Ferrer | Guillermo de la Rosa (written by)\nCinematographer:  Jose Duque\nComposer:  Sandro Morales Santoro\nPrincipal Cast: Greisy Mina\, Carlos Manuel Gonzalez\, Camila Curtis\nDistributor:  Outsider Pictures\nTrailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU511OMOK_s \nLeo (Carlos Manuel Gonzalez) is a blue collar worker with a musical past living in the remote city of Acarigua\, nestled in the Venezuelan inland empire. Haunted by financial debt and problems at home\, he does anything to stay afloat. \nOne day\, his younger brother Alex (Anyelo Lopez) who has been deaf since birth\, offers him a solution: to participate in a musical contest in the capital\, Caracas\, performing a song that he has written himself because the first prize may solve all his economic problems. \nForced by circumstance\, Leo must take a leap of faith\, unearth his dormant musical talent and do the impossible to change his and his brother’s future by joining their voices in an unforgettable journey. \n  \nTHE SHADOW OF THE SUN \nVenezuela’s Entry for the 96th Academy Awards \nOpened August 8th\, 2025 exclusively in Miami and South Florida \nand then expands. \nTHE SHADOW OF THE SUN was Venezuela’s entry to the 96th Academy Awards and has won numerous awards including: \n\nAudience Award at the Miami Film Festival\nBest Latin American Film at the Monterrey Film Festival\nSpecial Jury Prize + Best Actor\, Seattle Film Festival\n\n  \n  \nThe reviews are in and praise for the film is unanimous: \n“The best of Venezuelan cinema in the millenium” Sergio Monsalve\, Criticos Caracas \n“Absolutely Impressive” Steven Norton\, Screenfish \n“A tale that celebrates the Venezuelan spirit” Richard Alaniz\, KPFK Film
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/12-27/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T114500
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20241005T205852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T190658Z
UID:4427-1765620000-1765626300@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:THE MOHICAN (Corsica / France)
DESCRIPTION:Genre:  Drama / Thriller / Environment\nR/T: 87 min\nCountry: France\nLanguage: French with English subtitles\nPremiere:\nDirector:  Frédéric Farrucci\nScreenwriter:\nCinematographer:\nComposer:\nPrincipal Cast:\nDistributor:  Distrib Film US\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/dNuBKhgdMVI \nJoseph is the last shepherd on the island still grazing his goats on clifftop pastures overlooking the sea. But his land—passed down through generations—is coveted by the mafia and the forces of unchecked greed. \nWhen a group of menacing strangers arrives at his door to pressure him one final time\, the standoff turns violent. A gunshot shatters the calm\, and Joseph flees into the wild. What follows is a relentless manhunt across Corsica’s rugged scrubland and dense forests\, captured by Frédéric Farrucci with the tension and grandeur of a western. \nAs bandits swagger openly on café terraces and locals keep to the shadows\, Joseph’s flight becomes a stark portrait of resistance—an epic struggle of one man against the forces closing in. The last of the Mohicans. \nFestival Highlights:\n– Venice International Film Festival – Orizzonti Special– Thessaloniki International Film Festival – Official Selection\, Special Mention for Direction– Transilvania International Film Festival – Official Selection 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/12-13/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251122T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251122T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20241005T205838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T234737Z
UID:4425-1763805600-1763812800@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:BETWEEN THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SKY   (Canada / Nepal)
DESCRIPTION:Genre:  Documentary\nR/T:  94 min\nCountry: Canada / Nepal\nLanguage: English and Nepali with English subtitles   \n\n\nDirector:  Jeremy Power Regimbal\n\n\n\n\nProducer:  Jeremy Power Regimbal\n\n\n\n\nExecutive Producers:  Mark Duplass\, Jay Duplass\, Mel Eslyn\, Karen Mulvaney\, Tom Mulvaney\nCinematographers:  Robert Mentov | Jeremy Power Regimbal | Jesse Regimbal\n\n\n\n\nEditors:  Austin Andrews | Jeremy Power Regimbal\nOriginal Music:  :Aaron Martin\, Dag Rosenqvist\nPrincipal Cast:  Maggie Doyne\, Tope\nDistributor: ARGOT PICTURES\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/fRGJmpXNf2c\n\nAfter graduating high school\, Maggie embarks on a gap year to Nepal\, where she meets Tope\, a resilient Nepalese orphan devoted to caring for other orphaned children. United in purpose\, Maggie and Tope join forces to establish a children’s home\, a women’s empowerment program\, and a school for orphaned youth in Nepal. Over time\, Maggie becomes the guardian of more than 50 Nepalese children and is recognized as CNN’s Hero of the Year.
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/11-22/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20241005T215246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251026T074538Z
UID:4434-1762596000-1762603200@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:HALISA  (Israel)
DESCRIPTION:Every day\, Sarah cares for other people’s babies at the Children’s Health Center in Haifa’s impoverished\, multi-ethnic Halisa neighborhood\, but she also yearns for a child of her own. After two years of failed attempts\, her desperate desire for motherhood collides with the struggles of a young mother\, culminating in a risky decision with potentially devastating consequences. \nThis moving story features a touching lead performance by acclaimed Israeli actress Noa Koler (“Rehearsals”\, “Checkout”\, “The Wedding Plan”). \nNominated in 5 Categories\, Israeli Academy Awards 2024 \n\n\n\nGenre:  Drama\nRunning Time: 102 min\nDirector(s):  Sophie Artus\nProducer(s):  Yochana Kredo\, Guy Jacoel\nExecutive Producer(s):  Linor Lavi\, Irit Ben-Yehuda Lazar\nScript:  Sophie Artus\nCinematography:  May Abadi Grebler\nEditor:  Boaz Lion\nPrincipal Cast:  Noa Koler\, Dana Bercovici\, Anatoly Beliy\nSound Design:  Yuval Bar-On\nDistributor: Go2Films\nTrailer: https://youtu.be/9cU0NIviYI4
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/09-13/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251025T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251025T123000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20241005T205813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T225403Z
UID:4421-1761386400-1761395400@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:A WOLF AMONG THE SWANS / Um Lobo Entre os Cisnes  (Brazil)
DESCRIPTION:Thiago Soares\, a boy from the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro\, leaves hip hop behind and embarks on the world of classical ballet. His story takes an unexpected turn after he meets his mentor and he reaches stardom\, by becoming the principal dancer of the Royal Ballet of London. \nGenre: Biopic / Romance / Fiction\nRun Time: 110 minutes\nCountry: Brazil\nLanguage: Portuguese with English subtitles\nPremiere:\nDirector:  Marcos Schechtman | Helena Varvaki\nScreenwriters:  Camila Agustini (screenplay) | Guillermo Arriaga\nCinematographer:\nComposer: Pedro Faerstein\nPrincipal Cast:  Matheus Abreu\, Dario Grandinetti\, Margarida Vila-Nova\nDistributor: MMM Film Sales\nTrailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRpr7BizYIo
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/10-25/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 - Screenings
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SUMMARY:THE MUSICIANS /Les musiciens    (France)
DESCRIPTION:Astrid Thompson finally succeeds in fulfilling her father’s dream of bringing together four Stradivarius instruments for a unique concert eagerly awaited by music lovers the world over. But Lise\, George\, Peter and Apolline\, the four virtuosos recruited for the occasion\, are unable to play together. Rehearsal after rehearsal leads to one ego crisis after another. With no solution in sight\, Astrid decides to seek out the only person who\, in her eyes\, can still save the event: Charlie Beaumont\, the composer of the score. \nGenre: Comedy/Drama/Music\nR/T: 102 min\nCountry: France\nLanguage: French w/English subtitles\nPremiere:\nDirector: Gregory Magne\nComposer: Gregoire Hetzel\nWriters: Haroun (collaborating writer) | Grégory Magne (screenplay)\nProducers: Pierre-Louis Garnon | Frédéric Jouve\nCinematographer: Pierre Cottereau\nPrincipal Cast: Valerie Donzelli\, Frederic Pierrot\, Mathieu Spinosi\, Emma Ravier\nDistributor: Outsider Pictures\nTrailer:  https://youtu.be/y1C2AFkZSq0 \nTHE MUSICIANS opened Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous market showcase in Paris earlier this year and has been sold to many countries around the world. \nA charming\, music-centered comedy\, the film centers on a wealthy woman who brings together four Stradivarius for a unique concert but the egos of the virtuoso musicians make it seem impossible the event will ever happen. \nThe cast is led by filmmaker and actress Valerie Donzelli\, whose “Marguerite & Julien” screened in Competition at Cannes\, while Frederic Pierrot plays a composer who might save the day. \nThe quartet comprises real musicians. \nDirector Gregory Magne previously made 2019 romantic comedy drama “Perfumes”\, starring Emmanuelle Devos. \nPyramide Distribution released the film in France on May 7 where it opened to the #1 spot at the Box Office! \nThe reviews are in and praise for the film is unanimous: \n“A filmmaker of connection and the senses\, Grégory Magne\, after “L’Air de rien” and “Les Parfums\,” offers us his most accomplished\, sensitive\, and funny film. A magnificent ode to beauty and living together.” BANDE A PART \n“Given the subject matter\, it’s no surprise that “The Musicians” quickly takes on the feel of an ensemble film. A complex form of storytelling that Grégory Magne masters brilliantly.” ABUS DE CINE \n“Beneath its vaudeville exterior\, a comedy without false notes and of great elegance about music and the quest for harmony.” ELLE \n“Director Grégory Magne skillfully portrays the world of music and its human tensions\, blending emotion\, comedy\, and precision. The Musicians stands out for its precise interpretation\, carried by actor-musicians who actually play their instruments\, and by an original soundtrack by Grégoire Hetzel.” LA CROIX
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/10-11/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250927T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250927T123000
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20241005T205724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T180623Z
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SUMMARY:SANDBAG DAM   (Lithuania)
DESCRIPTION:This film is Desert Film Society selection for CINEMA DIVERSE 2025.  Marko lives in a Croatian village with his parents and his younger brother Fićo\, of whom he is very fond. Although he is a gifted athlete\, he prepares to follow his father’s plan for him to become a car mechanic once he has finished school. Two events throw Marko’s seemingly stable life out of balance: the village is threatened by flooding\, and his forbidden first love\, Slaven\, returns home for his father’s funeral. Marko struggles to stay focused on his girlfriend Petra and an upcoming sporting tournament. But the closer the floods loom\, the greater his emotional turmoil grows. While the villagers work tirelessly to build sandbag walls around their homes\, Marko builds a wall of his own – one designed to keep his emotions at bay. But like water\, feelings have a way of breaking through all obstacles. \nGenre: Coming of Age\, LGBTQ+\, Romance\nRun Time: 88 min\nCountry: Croatia\, Slovenia\, Lithuania\nLanguage: Croation w/English subtitles\nPremiere:  Palm Springs\nDirector:  Čejen Černić Čanak\nWriter:  Tomislav Zajec\nProducers:  Ankica Juric Tilic | Dragan Juric | Hrvoje Pervan\nComposer:  Domas Strupinskas\nCinematographer:  Marko Brdar\nEditor:  Slaven Zecevic\nPrincipal Cast:  Lav Novosel\, Andria Zunar\nDistributor: Dark Star Pictures\nTrailer: https://vimeo.com/1041853875
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/09-27/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T115500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T214002Z
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SUMMARY:TO KILL A WOLF  (USA)
DESCRIPTION:  \nFilmmaker guests:  Kelsey Taylor (Director / Writer) and Adam Lee (Producer / Cinematographer)  \nOn the fringes of the Oregon wilderness\, two strangers with troubled pasts are brought together when a reclusive Woodsman discovers a teenage runaway\, Dani\, hypothermic and barely conscious in the woods. After saving Dani from the elements\, The Woodsman begrudgingly agrees to take the teen to her grandmother and the two become unlikely travel companions. As they make their way across the state\, they forge an unexpected bond and test their abilities to trust one another. Ultimately\, with each other’s help\, they come to face the demons that haunt them and discover a way to start their lives anew. \nGenre: Drama/Mystery\nRunning Time: 92 min\nCountry: USA\nLanguage: English\nDirector: Kelsey Taylor\nScreenwriters:  Kelsey Taylor\nCinematographer: Adam Lee\nPrincipal Cast:  Madison Brown\, Ivan Martin\nTrailer: https://youtu.be/d5hx_Rk5APo
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/to-kill-a-wolf-usa/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:2025 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250823T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250823T124500
DTSTAMP:20260422T033011
CREATED:20241005T205659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T173315Z
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SUMMARY:DIAMANTI / DIAMONDS   (Italy)
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n\n\n\n\n\nA film director gathers his favorite actresses\, those he worked with and those he loved. He wants to make a film about women but he doesn’t reveal much: He observes them\, takes cue\, until his imaginary throw them into another era\, in a past where the noise of the sewing machines fills a workplace handled and populated by women\, where men have minor and marginal roles and cinema can be told from another point of view: the one of costume. Between loneliness\, passions\, anxieties\, heartbreaking absence and unbreakable bonds\, reality and fiction permeate\, as well as the lives of the actresses and those of the characters\, the competition and the sisterhood\, the visible and the invisible.\n\nGenre:  Dramedy\nRunning Time: 135 min\nCountry:  Italy\nLanguage:  Italian with English subtitles\nDirector;  Ferzan Özpetek\n\n\n\n\nWriters;  Elisa Casseri | Carlotta Corradi | Ferzan Özpetek\n\n\n\n\nProducers;  Marco Belardi | Tilde Corsi\n\n\n\n\nComposers;  Giuliano Taviani | Carmelo Travia\n\n\n\n\nCinematographer;  Gian Filippo Corticelli\n\n\n\n\nEditor:  Pietro Morana\n\n\n\n\nCasting Director;  Davide Zurolo\n\n\n\n\nProduction Designer;  Deniz Göktürk Kobanbay\nPrincipal Cast:  Luisa Ranieri and Jasmine Trinca\nDistributor:  Outsider Films\nTrailer: https://youtu.be/sf00CqaR4uI
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/08-23/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 - Screenings
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