PSIFF Day 12 Monday 1/15

Here are 5 films that you can explore on this day.

HAJJAN

Two young Bedouin brothers beat the odds to become top jockeys in the cutthroat world of camel racing in this thrilling, David-and-Goliath tale set in the Saudi Arabian desert.

Monday, January 15, 2024 3:00PM
Camelot 2/3

RUNNING ON SAND

When an Eritrean refugee about to be deported from Israel is mistaken for the Nigerian striker just signed to a struggling soccer team, his fate depends on the team’s success in this charming, socially relevant dramedy.

Monday, January 15, 2024 4:30PM
Camelot 1

COPA 71

The triumphant 1971 Women’s Soccer World Cup has been erased from history. But this rousing documentary, filled with archival footage, gathers the pioneering women athletes to tell the amazing story of their fight against the misogynist masters of the sport.

Monday, January 15, 2024 6:00PM
Camelot 2/3

ECHO

In this tender and visually stunning documentary, three rural families in the tiny Mexican village of El Eco find hope as they struggle within the unyielding demands of nature and community.

Monday, January 15, 2024 1:45PM
Mary Pickford 10

SOCIETY OF THE SNOW

Based on a true story, a rugby team is aboard Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 when it crashes in the Andes. Trapped in a hostile and inaccessible environment, the surviving passengers must resort to extreme measures to stay alive.

Monday, January 15, 2024 3:45PM
Regal 1

SUMO DIDI

Based on the incredible life of Hetal Dave, India’s first and only professional sumo wrestler, this rousing biopic follows Dave as she sets out for Japan to endure rigorous training and discover a potential she never knew she had.

Monday, January 15, 2024 11:30AM
Mary Pickford 11-14

HIDDEN MASTER: THE LEGACY OF GEORGE PLATT LYNES

A pioneer of homoerotic photography, the great early 20th-century fashion photographer George Platt Lynes was creating iconic images of the nude male body long before Robert Mapplethorpe. His glamorous, unconventional life was as rule-breaking as his art.

Monday, January 15, 2024 11:30AM
Regal 2/3

RICHELIEU

After facing personal hardship, Ariane is hired as an interpreter for seasonal Latin American migrant workers. Despite her vow to stay emotionally distant, the workplace abuses she witnesses force her to decide how, and if, she should fight for justice.

Monday, January 15, 2024 8:30PM
Regal 2/3

POWER ALLEY

When a young volleyball player searches for a solution after an unwanted pregnancy threatens to derail her international career path, she becomes the target of the conservative community, igniting a spark of solidarity and sisterhood from her teammates.

Monday, January 15, 2024 7:00PM
Regal 1

GOODBYE JULIA

Tensions between Northern and Southern Sudanese communities erupt into violence, forever changing two families in this moving story of an unlikely bond between two women as they confront issues of class, gender and race.

Monday, January 15, 2024 10:00AM
Mary Pickford 9

ABOUT OUR FESTIVAL

Launched in 1990, the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) is a premier presenter of world cinema located in the beautiful Coachella Valley at the base of Mt. San Jacinto in southern California. The Festival brings together a sophisticated and diverse audience, including industry, film aficionados from across the country and filmmakers from around the world.

The 35th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival is scheduled to be held physically from January 4 - 15, 2024. The annual star-studded Film Awards, honoring the best and brightest performances of the year, is scheduled for January 4, 2024.

PSIFF is mounted by the Palm Springs International Film Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization, whose mission is to cultivate and promote the art and science of film through education and cross-cultural awareness.