Sambizanga
Sambizanga
Philadelphia, PA
A revolutionary bombshell by one of Africa’s first female directors, Sarah Maldoror’s electrifying chronicle of Angola’s awakening independence movement is a stirring hymn to those who risked everything in the fight for freedom. Based on a true story, Sambizanga follows young resistance leader Domi…
Saturday, August 27 2022
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Robinson's Garden
Robinson's Garden
Philadelphia, PA
On a drunken walk home, bohemian drug-dealer Kumi (Kumiko Ota) discovers an abandoned building on the outskirts of Tokyo. Attracted by the vast, untapped space, rampant with luxuriant vegetation, she promptly sells all of her belongings and retreats from the world. She carves an island for herself …
Saturday, October 1 2022
5:00 PM
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7:00 PM
Amorosa
Amorosa
Philadelphia, PA
Mai Zetterling’s directorial career came full circle with her final feature: whereas her first, Loving Couples, was adapted from a novel cycle by Agnes von Krusenstjerna, Amorosa offers a study of the author’s controversial life. As portrayed by Stina Ekblad in a bravura performance, Krusenstjerna …
Saturday, September 17 2022
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
La Guerre est finie
La Guerre est finie
Philadelphia, PA
NEW 4K RESTORATION Yves Montand plays an aging communist revolutionary, decades removed from the Spanish Civil War and still in hiding. A chance encounter with a student extremist group forces him to grapple with his conflicted views of militant tactics. Starring Yves Montand and Geneviève Bujold,…
Wednesday, September 21 2022
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
The Girls
The Girls
Philadelphia, PA
Arguably Mai Zetterling’s most autobiographical film, The Girls depicts a trio of female artists attempting to balance their professional careers, domestic lives, and political convictions in pursuit of creative and personal integrity. Harriet Andersson, Bibi Andersson, and Gunnel Lindblom play act…
Friday, September 16 2022
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
The Spanish Dancer
The Spanish Dancer
Philadelphia, PA
Pola Negri was already an international star; Antonio Moreno was her equal in terms of talent and sex appeal. The director Herbert Brenon was one of the greatest directors of his day, and he was assisted by his cinematographer, James Wong Howe. Together, they created one of the great romance epics …
Thursday, September 29 2022
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
What's Up Connection
What's Up Connection
Philadelphia, PA
When Hong Kong teenager Chi Gau Shin (Tse Wai Kit, School on Fire) wins a trip to Japan, he unleashes a chain of events that will soon bring him from the secluded fishing village of Po Toi O to Tokyo, by way of Kamagasaki – the so-called slums of Osaka. On the way, he connects with a barely compete…
Saturday, October 1 2022
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Loving Couples
Loving Couples
Philadelphia, PA
Adapted from a seven-novel cycle by Agnes von Krusenstjerna, Mai Zetterling’s debut directorial feature is as bold and provocative as its source material. Set on the eve of World War I, Loving Couples depicts the divergent social, romantic, and familial pressures that lead three women whose stories…
Wednesday, September 14 2022
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
A Night of Video Art Curated by Jayson Musson
A Night of Video Art Curated by Jayson Musson
Philadelphia, PA
Join Fabric Workshop & Museum Artist in Residence Jayson Musson BFA ’02 (Photography), at his alma mater, for an evening of performance art videos curated from the collection of Electronic Arts Intermix. Co-presented with the Fabric Workshop & Museum in conjunction with the exhibition Jayson Musso…
Friday, September 9 2022
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Night Games
Night Games
Philadelphia, PA
Featuring content that sparked controversy on the festival circuit, Night Games continues the daring exploration into sexual confusion that Mai Zetterling initiated in Loving Couples. The director’s sophomore feature centers on Jan (Keve Hjelm), a young man who introduces his fiancée (Lena Brundin)…
Thursday, September 15 2022
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM