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4:00 PM (109 min)
BOUND IN HEAVEN
PFC - Mainstage
In this stunning, seedy, passionate love story, a woman in an unhappy marriage and a terminally ill man embark on a transformative, yet tragic, affair that dangerously reignites the missing spark in their lives.
6:30 PM (138 min)
ANORA
PFC - Mainstage
FRIDAY 10/18 | 6:30 PM & SATURDAY 10/19 | Badge and Rush Line Only - Winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or, Sean Baker’s giddy, fast-paced comedy features a star-making performance from Mikey Madison as a Brooklyn sex worker in a whirlwind romance with a Russian oligarch’s son. Presented on 35mm.
9:45 PM (98 min)
ESCAPE FROM THE 21ST CENTURY
PFC - Mainstage
A mind-melting and frenetic, time-travel-by-sneeze adventure set 3,000 light-years away finds three best friends discovering they have the ability to save their future selves from a life that sucks in this heartfelt and delirious martial arts extravaganza.
12:00 PM (128 min)
SANTOSH
PFS - Bourse Theater 1
Newly widowed Santosh finds herself inheriting her late husband’s position as a constable and quickly becomes entangled in a new case after a young girl is murdered in this seering Indian mystery.
2:45 PM (90 min)
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM
PFS - Bourse Theater 1
A selection of narrative and documentary short films.
5:15 PM (96 min)
THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT
PFS - Bourse Theater 1
This gripping study of the political gambles of the Bush ‘89 campaign that reshaped America’s climate future uses rare archival materials to reveal how corporate interests overpowered scientific warnings, setting the stage for today’s climate crisis.
7:30 PM (118 min)
DANIELA FOREVER
PFS - Bourse Theater 1
After his girlfriend dies, a grieving man joins a clinical trial that lets him reconnect with her through lucid dreams. But as fantasy and reality blur, he's trapped by the past, leading to a haunting exploration of grief and obsession.
10:15 PM (90 min)
VULCANIZADORA
PFS - Bourse Theater 1
Two troubled men embark on an enigmatic trek through the woods of Michigan bound by an unknown pact in filmmaker and star Joel Potrykus’ latest DIY feature that deftly balances cringe-inducing, hilarious monotony with deeply unsettling revelations.
12:30 PM (161 min)
WHO BY FIRE
PFS - Bourse Theater 2
A teenager joins his friend’s family on a vacation to a remote lodge owned by a film director he idolizes. The trip soon develops a tense atmosphere as the unhealthy dynamic between the adults becomes clear.
5:00 PM (110 min)
BEN AND SUZANNE, A REUNION IN 4 PARTS
PFS - Bourse Theater 2
Defying genre conventions at every turn, U.S. filmmaker Shaun Seneviratne goes abroad to Sri Lanka with his charming and sweet (un)romantic comedy about an American couple’s reunion and their increasingly feeble attempts at rekindling /// Q&A with director Shaun Seneviratne to follow the screenings of Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts (10/18 & 10/19)
12:15 PM (83 min)
WE WERE DANGEROUS
PFS - East Theater 1
In the conformist world of 1950s New Zealand, a group of fiery teenagers find themselves shackled by the stifling rules of a reform school for delinquent girls and must rely on their wits and defiance to endure.
2:15 PM (100 min)
TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER
PFS - East Theater 1
Photographer Joel Meyerowitz and writer Maggie Barrett lead this unflinching and meditative documentary about the complexities of marriage and companionship amid the tumultuous waves of life, creativity, and aging.
4:30 PM (101 min)
THE LEGEND OF THE VAGABOND QUEEN OF LAGOS
PFS - East Theater 1
With her home at risk of government-sanctioned demolition, a young mother with aspirations of changing her son’s life stumbles upon a life-changing amount of money, putting her values and devotion to community to the ultimate test. Q&A with Director Mathew Cerf to follow screenings of The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos (10/18 & 10/19)
7:00 PM (95 min)
DREAMING OF YOU
PFS - East Theater 1
In search of a cure for his nighttime struggles, a young man enrolls in a sleep study and crosses paths with an enigmatic fellow participant who brings unexpected romance and her own personal woes into his already complicated life. Q&A with Director Jack McCafferty and Director of Photography Anthony Marotta to follow screenings of Dreaming of You (10/18 & 10/27)
9:30 PM (113 min)
BIRDEATER
PFS - East Theater 1
A bachelor party goes terrifyingly off the rails, threatening to unravel the relationship between a bride-to-be and her fiancé in this brilliant, nerve-rattling takedown of toxic masculinity.
12:00 PM (116 min)
ARMAND
PFS - East Theater 2
By turns controlled and audacious, this riveting chamber drama features a breathtaking performance from Norwegian star Renate Reinsve as a mother whose young son is accused of an unspeakable crime.
2:30 PM (118 min)
GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS
PFS - East Theater 2
At a strict Indian boarding school, rule-abiding Mirabai is torn between duty and desire when a charming new student stirs powerful feelings. Her traditional mother’s disapproval only deepens the conflict in this tender coming-of-age story.
5:00 PM (108 min)
THE KINGDOM
PFS - East Theater 2
Set in 1990s Corsica, The Kingdom looks at the world of organized crime through the eyes of a 15-year-old girl whose close relationship with her father is eclipsed by the mounting violence surrounding him and his inner circle.
7:30 PM (82 min)
THE KNIFE
PFS - East Theater 2
Nnamdi Asomugha co-wrote, directed, and stars in this searing, anxiety-inducing thriller about a Black family whose lives are turned upside down over the course of a night by a home invasion and its aftermath. Q&A with director/writer/actor Nnamdi Asomugha and actor Melissa Leo to follow the screening of The Knife (10/18)
9:45 PM (110 min)
THE QUIET ONES
PFS - East Theater 2
Once-promising boxer Kasper is sucked into orchestrating the largest heist in Denmark’s history, but a growing conflict with his criminal partners, his rapidly disintegrating family life, and his own moral uncertainty jeopardizes the incredible feat in this moody thriller.