Letters to Paul Morrissey
Letters to Paul Morrissey
Philadelphia, PA
Drugs, vampirism, existential crises and melodies of another time mark the lives of several characters: a sex symbol of the underground cinema, two cursed lovers, a man seeking his salvation, an unsuccessful actress and a Japanese artist with a mysterious illness. Five stories, apparently not relat…
Friday, September 10 2021
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Ikarie XB 1
Ikarie XB 1
Philadelphia, PA
A visionary work of Eastern Bloc science fiction, this mesmerizing Czechoslovak adaptation of a novel by Stanisław Lem melds Cold War ideology and utopian futurism into a tour de force of space-age modernism. In the year 2163, a band of astronauts embarks on a fifteen-year voyage deep into outer sp…
Friday, October 1 2021
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Faya Dayi
Faya Dayi
Philadelphia, PA
In her hypnotic documentary feature, Ethiopian-Mexican filmmaker Jessica Beshir explores the coexistence of everyday life and its mythical undercurrents. Though a deeply personal project—Beshir was forced to leave her hometown of Harar with her family as a teenager due to growing political strife—t…
Saturday, September 11 2021
7:00 PM
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9:30 PM
Delphine's Prayers
Delphine's Prayers
Philadelphia, PA
Delphine reclines on a daybed in her bright apartment in Belgium, an empty crib beside her. “I started to work the streets like crazy,” she says, matter-of-factly recounting her life story. “Selling my body.” Delphine, who is only identified by her first name, is quick-witted, engaging, passionate…
Friday, October 8 2021
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Uppercase Print
Uppercase Print
Philadelphia, PA
The case of a Romanian teenager whose graffiti messages against the Ceausescu regime spiraled into a personal and political tragedy is inventively retold through reenactment and archival footage. Gianina Cărbunariu’s “documentary play” forms one half of Radu Jude’s film as actors recite transcripts…
Friday, September 24 2021
7:00 PM
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9:30 PM
Arrebato (Rapture)
Arrebato (Rapture)
Philadelphia, PA
New 4K restoration Horror movie director José is adrift in a sea of doubt and drugs. As his belated second feature nears completion, his reclusive bubble is popped by two events, a sudden reappearance from an ex-girlfriend and a package from past acquaintance Pedro: a reel of Super-8 film, an audi…
Saturday, October 9 2021
7:00 PM
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9:30 PM
The Red Kimona
The Red Kimona
Philadelphia, PA
Notable for its female-led creative team, Dorothy Arzner (story), Adela Rogers St. John (screenplay) and Dorothy Davenport Reid (direction), The Red Kimona is a landmark “social conscience” film from the silent era. Based on the true story of Gabrielle Darley, the film proclaims itself to be a “sta…
Wednesday, September 29 2021
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Isabella
Isabella
Philadelphia, PA
Mariel (María Villar) wants to play the role of Isabella in a local theater troupe's production of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, but money problems prevent her from preparing for the audition. She thinks of asking her brother for financial help, but is worried about being too direct. Her solut…
Friday, September 17 2021
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched
Philadelphia, PA
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched explores the folk horror phenomenon from its beginnings in a trilogy of films—Michael Reeves’ Witchfinder General (1968), Piers Haggard’s Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971) and Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man (1973)—through its proliferation on British television in the 197…
Saturday, September 25 2021
7:00 PM
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10:30 PM
An Evening with Toney W. Merritt
An Evening with Toney W. Merritt
Philadelphia, PA
Toney W. Merritt is an independent filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist whose career spans five decades. His unique corpus of personal films and videos, totaling more than 30 titles, draws upon and subverts numerous experimental, narrative and documentary strategies and techniques. Merritt was pa…
Wednesday, October 13 2021
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