2024 Screenings
Priscilla
January 17th, 2024
Dir. Sofia Coppola | 114 mins | 2023 | USA | English
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame.
The Boy and The Heron
February 14th, 2024
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki | 124 mins | 2023 | Japan | Japanese
During the Second World War, young Mahito Maki (Soma Santoki) suffers a heartbreaking family tragedy and must move immediately to the countryside, where his father (Takuya Kimura) works for a family making planes for Japan’s military, as Miyazaki’s own father did.
Isolated, Mahito begins exploring the mysterious landscapes and encounters a grey heron, persistent in its presence. The boy also happens upon an abandoned tower. Curious, he enters. From there, The Boy and the Heron expands into a wondrous, often-startling phantasmagoria.
Memory
March 6th, 2024
Dir. Michel Franco | 99 mins | 2023 | USA | English
Silvia (Jessica Chastain) works at a public home in New York City for adults struggling with mental health conditions. She leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. She meets Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) in the worst circumstances, after he has creepily followed her home from their high school reunion party and she finds him dripping wet and freezing outside her door the next morning. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.
Origin
March 29th, 2024
Dir. Ava DuVernay | 99 mins | 2023 | USA | English
ORIGIN chronicles the tragedy and triumph of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global phenomenon of epic proportions. Portrayed by Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“King Richard”), Isabel experiences unfathomable personal loss and love as she crosses continents and cultures to craft one of the defining American books of our time. Inspired by the New York Times best-seller “Caste,” ORIGIN explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance and a fight for the future of us all.
Perfect Days
April 10th, 2024
Dir. Wim Wenders | 124 mins | 2023 | Japan, Germany | Japanese
Hirayama feels content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, reads books and takes photos. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world. Koji Yakusho was awarded Best Actor at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival for his performance.
Suze
May 15th, 2024
Dir. Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart | 93 mins | 2023 | USA | English
When her only daughter leaves for college, Suze, a single mom who has lost her purpose, gets stuck taking care of her daughter’s heartbroken ex-boyfriend who she can’t stand. On her journey of self-discovery, Suze discovers what living purposefully really looks like, while making an unlikely bond along the way.
Wildcat
September 18th, 2024
Dir. Ethan Hawke | 108 mins | 2023 | USA | English
In 1950, Flannery (Maya Hawke) visits her mother Regina (Laura Linney) in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling with the same disease that took her father’s life when she was a child and desperate to make her mark as a great writer, this crisis pitches her imagination into a feverish exploration of belief. As she dives deeper into her craft, the lines between reality, imagination, and faith begin to blur, allowing Flannery to ultimately come to peace with her situation and heal a strained relationship with her mother.
With Love and a Major Organ
October 2nd, 2024
Dir. Kim Albright | 91 mins | 2023 | Canada | English
In a world where everyone’s heart is an object and there’s a strong societal pressure to dampen emotion, lonely Virtual Insurance broker Anabel (Anna Maguire) always follows her heart. At odds with this overly pragmatic society, and after a series of devastating emotional blows, she rips her heart from her chest and gives it to a man she’s fallen for, the strangely unfeeling George (Hamza Haq). Unburdened by her unique yet cumbersome heart, Anabel finds life easier. George, on the other hand, begins to feel everything, to the shock of his overbearing mother, Mona (Veena Sood). Anabel soon realizes she needs to get her heart back if she’s going to survive.
Thelma
October 16th, 2024
Dir. Josh Margolin | 98 mins | 2024 | USA | English
When 93-year-old Thelma Post (June Squibb) gets scammed by someone pretending to be her grandson, she refuses to be just another victim. Tenacious and determined, Thelma embarks on a wild adventure across the city, teaming up with a friend and his motorized scooter to reclaim what was taken from her.
We Live In Time
December 18th, 2024
Dir. John Crowley | 108 mins | 2024 | France, United Kingdom | English
We Live in Time, directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Payne, is an inventively structured romance featuring exceptional performances by Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. The film explores the fleeting nature of time through the lives of Almut (Pugh) and Tobias (Garfield), whose relationship is marked by extraordinary moments—from a meet-cute car accident to a gastronomical competition. Alternating between three timelines, the story delves into the collision of memory and present experience, heightened by Almut’s sobering medical diagnosis, which raises profound questions about living fully. Pugh dazzles as a determined young woman balancing personal and professional ambitions, while Garfield delivers a career-best performance as a deeply emotive partner, making this intricately told tale a poignant reflection on time’s relentless march.