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Screening in the presence of director Laszlo Nemes

Sunset

Dir.: László Nemes
| 142 minutes

In Oscar winner (Son of Saul) László Nemes’s new film, a young woman arrives in Budapest in 1913 to work at a store that her deceased parents had once owned. Instead, she becomes caught up in a tempestuous journey on the eve of WWI. 

Screening in the presence of producer Catherine Dussart

Graves Without a Name

Dir.: Rithy Panh
| 116 minutes

Panh continues the journey he began with The Missing Picture (2013) in which he revisited the atrocities in 1970s Cambodia. The film focuses on Panh’s attempts to locate the burial sites of family members murdered by the Khmer Rouge.

Screening in the presence of director Pawel Pawlikowski, moderated by Ari Folman

Last Resort

Dir.: Pawel Pawlikowski
| 75 minutes

Tanya leaves Moscow to be reunited with her British fiancé, but he fails to show up. She has no passport, money, or rights; however, a new friendship with a man gives her some hope. Pawlikowski’s prize-winning drama. 

Screening in the presence of director Thomas Heise

Heimat is a Space in Time

Dir.: Thomas Heise
| 218 minutes

Senior German documentary filmmaker, Thomas Heise, uses materials from his private archive to weave together the story of his family. His personal narrative reflects and uncovers the tumultuous national narrative of modern Germany.

Screening in the presence of director Nicolas Philibert

Each and Every Moment

Dir.: Nicolas Philibert
| 105 minutes

Documentarian Nicolas Philibert (To Be and To Have) employs his characteristic cinema verité style while following student nurses at Montreuil’s medical institute. The result is both entertaining and moving.

Screening in the presence of producer Edgard Tenembaum

Tremors

Dir.: Jayro Bustamante
| 107 minutes

Paolo, a 40-year-old Guatemalan evangelist and married father of two, falls in love with a man. He moves in with his lover, but his family is determined to help him “heal.” A sensitive personal film from the director of Volcano.

Screening in the presence of director Pawel Pawlikowski

Ida

Dir.: Pawel Pawlikowski
| 82 minutes

In 1960s Poland, a novice nun embarks on a journey during which she learns about her family’s past, her parents who perished in the War, and her heretical, ex-communist, alcoholic aunt. Pawel Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning masterpiece.

Screening in the presence of director Amos Gitai

Berlin-Jerusalem

Dir.: Amos Gitai
| 89 minutes

Amos Gitai’s film from 1989 connects between two women who never actually met: Expressionist poet Else Lasker-Schüler, who fled Berlin in the early 1930s, and Zionist revolutionary, Mania Shochat.  A newly-restored copy.

Screening in the presence of director Frédéric Tcheng and producer Roland Ballester

Halston

Dir.: Frédéric Tcheng
| 120 minutes

A documentary following the life of the man whose name became synonymous with couture fashion in the 70s. Frédéric Tcheng (Dior and I), combines rare archival footage and interviews to reveal Halston’s flamboyant and complex persona.

Screening in the presence of producer Agustin Almodovar

Pain and Glory

Dir.: Pedro Almodóvar
| 113 minutes

Pedro Almodóvar’s new, heartfelt, personal film depicts a successful director in crisis and his encounters with people over the course of his lifetime. With Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas in an unforgettable role for which he won the Best Actor award at Cannes.

Screening in the presence of director Nora Fingscheidt

System Crasher

Dir.: Nora Fingscheidt
| 118 minutes

Nine-year-old Benni is a violent child so out-of-control she is unplaceable within the system. However, there is a spark of hope when Micha, an anger management specialist, takes her under his wing. Winner of the Berlinale Silver Bear.

Screening in the presence of director Philippe Lesage

Genesis

Dir.: Philippe Lesage
| 129 minutes

A heartfelt drama that follows a sharp-tongued boarding school student and his half-sister who navigate between their desire to be free and their need for love. An intelligent film that examines the emotional challenges 

Screening in the presence of director Laszlo Nemes

Sunset

Dir.: László Nemes
| 142 minutes

In Oscar winner (Son of Saul) László Nemes’s new film, a young woman arrives in Budapest in 1913 to work at a store that her deceased parents had once owned. Instead, she becomes caught up in a tempestuous journey on the eve of WWI. 

Screening in the presence of director Yolande Zauberman and protagonist Menachem Lang

M

Dir.: Yolande Zauberman
| 105 minutes

Years after leaving the orthodox Jewish world, Menachen returns to Bnei Brak to face a dark secret from the past. His journey sheds light on a repressed and particularly disturbing phenomenon. An award-winning documentary. 

Screening in the presence of director Thomas Heise

Heimat is a Space in Time

Dir.: Thomas Heise
| 218 minutes

Senior German documentary filmmaker, Thomas Heise, uses materials from his private archive to weave together the story of his family. His personal narrative reflects and uncovers the tumultuous national narrative of modern Germany.

Screening in the presence of director Yolande Zauberman and protagonist Menachem Lang

M

Dir.: Yolande Zauberman
| 105 minutes

Years after leaving the orthodox Jewish world, Menachen returns to Bnei Brak to face a dark secret from the past. His journey sheds light on a repressed and particularly disturbing phenomenon. An award-winning documentary. 

Screening in the presence of director Nicolas Philibert

Each and Every Moment

Dir.: Nicolas Philibert
| 105 minutes

Documentarian Nicolas Philibert (To Be and To Have) employs his characteristic cinema verité style while following student nurses at Montreuil’s medical institute. The result is both entertaining and moving.

Screening in the presence of curator and producer Dominique Welinski 

The Factory 2019

59 minutes

The Factory helps new talents emerge on the international scene, allowing young filmmaking ensembles, local and international, to meet and create together. 

Screening in the presence of Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Ask Dr. Ruth

Dir.: Ryan White
| 100 minutes

A documentary about Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the pioneering sexologist who became a household name in the 1980s and continues to work incessantly. The film tells the story of her childhood in which she escaped the Nazis but lost her parents.

Screening in the presence of director Nora Fingscheidt

System Crasher

Dir.: Nora Fingscheidt
| 118 minutes

Nine-year-old Benni is a violent child so out-of-control she is unplaceable within the system. However, there is a spark of hope when Micha, an anger management specialist, takes her under his wing. Winner of the Berlinale Silver Bear.

Screening in the presence of Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Ask Dr. Ruth

Dir.: Ryan White
| 100 minutes

A documentary about Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the pioneering sexologist who became a household name in the 1980s and continues to work incessantly. The film tells the story of her childhood in which she escaped the Nazis but lost her parents.

Screening in the presence of director Frédéric Tcheng and producer Roland Ballester

Halston

Dir.: Frédéric Tcheng
| 120 minutes

A documentary following the life of the man whose name became synonymous with couture fashion in the 70s. Frédéric Tcheng (Dior and I), combines rare archival footage and interviews to reveal Halston’s flamboyant and complex persona.

Screening in the presence of producer Agustin Almodovar

Pain and Glory

Dir.: Pedro Almodóvar
| 113 minutes

Pedro Almodóvar’s new, heartfelt, personal film depicts a successful director in crisis and his encounters with people over the course of his lifetime. With Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas in an unforgettable role for which he won the Best Actor award at Cannes.

Screening in the presence of director Philippe Lesage

Genesis

Dir.: Philippe Lesage
| 129 minutes

A heartfelt drama that follows a sharp-tongued boarding school student and his half-sister who navigate between their desire to be free and their need for love. An intelligent film that examines the emotional challenges 

Screening in the presence of actor Levan Gelbakhiani and producer Ketie Danelia

And Then We Danced

Dir.: Levan Akin
| 103 minutes

Merab, a young Georgian dancer, practices incessantly in hope of joining the National Ballet, but his most significant challenge is what he feels for Iraki, a charismatic dancer. A bold and heartfelt film that screened at Cannes.