ART FOR EVERYBODY

USA | 2023 | 99

This engaging portrait of prolific painter Thomas Kinkade studies the populist and conservative artist who was widely panned by art critics but beloved by tens of thousands of Americans, ultimately revealing that the picture was not quite what it seemed.

SHOSHANA

United Kingdom/Italy | 2023 | 119

Set during the British Mandate in Palestine (1920–1948), this compelling fact-based thriller follows the star-crossed relationship between a ranking member of the British Palestine police force and a young Jewish woman amid extremism and violence.

RUNNING ON SAND

Israel | 2023 | 104

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.

JOIKA

New Zealand/Poland | 2023 | 110

Based on the true story, teenager Joy Womack (Talia Ryder) becomes one of the first American women to be admitted to the prestigious but punishing Bolshoi Ballet School, where she is tutored by the vaunted Tatiyana Volkova (Diane Kruger).

THE TASTE OF THINGS

France/USA | 2023 | 145

In this feast for lovers of splendid food and swoon-worthy romance, chef Eugénie (Juliette Binoche) and gourmet Dodin (Benoît Magimel) have worked side by side for decades, their growing feelings for each other reflected in the mouthwatering dishes they prepare.

MEMORY

USA/Mexico | 2023 | 100

The structured life of social worker Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) is thrown into disarray when Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows her home after their high school reunion. Something terrible happened in their youth, but revisiting painful memories leads both toward unexpected healing.

HAJJAN

Saudi Arabia/Egypt/Jordan | 2023 | 117

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.

THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA

United Kingdom | 2023 | 89

Here’s a twisty, suspenseful black comedy of which even Hitchcock would have been proud, following a well-to-do couple on the brink of financial crisis who confront the moral dilemma of their lives after an uninvited guest does the unthinkable.

CALL ME DANCER

India/USA/Israel | 2023 | 84

Overcoming impossible odds, an impoverished breakdancer from the streets of Mumbai stumbles into ballet class and, with the help of a stern but loving 70-year-old Israeli ballet master, pursues his dream of dancing on the world’s stage.

BONUS TRACK

United Kingdom | 2023 | 98

An underachieving teenager navigates the rocky road through high school by immersing himself in music. His dream of winning the school talent show seems attainable when he pairs up with a famous musician’s son who understands his music – and his heart.

THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER

Spain/France/Netherlands/Portugal/Peru | 2023 | 103

Pulsing to a vibrant bossa nova beat, this animated tale follows a journalist (voiced by Jeff Goldblum) investigating the disappearance and murder of the great young Brazilian piano player Tenorio Junior back in the dark days of totalitarian South America.

THE KITCHEN

United Kingdom | 2023 | 98

In a dystopian future London where all social housing has been eliminated, Izi and Benji fight to navigate the world as residents of The Kitchen, a community that refuses to abandon its home.

THE SPACE RACE

USA | 2023 | 91

This enlightening documentary highlights the invaluable and oft-overlooked contributions from African Americans to space exploration. With its revealing interviews and a wealth of rare archival materials, see how trailblazing Black astronauts overcame racial injustice to reach for the stars.

GLORIA GAYNOR: I WILL SURVIVE

USA/Spain | 2023 | 99

Gloria Gaynor’s radiant spirit shines in this inspiring portrait of the great disco queen of the ’70s. Overcoming one hurdle after another – a crippling back injury, an abusive husband, a murdered sister – Gaynor roars back with her Grammy-winning gospel album.

BROTHERS

Czech Republic/Germany/Slovakia | 2023 | 135

Based on true events, brothers Josef and Ctirad Mašín partake in armed resistance to communist Czechoslovakia in 1953, and mobilize 20,000 German police and Soviet Army members to hunt them down.

BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY

Switzerland/Georgia | 2023 | 110

In this endearing drama, an independent, middle-aged Georgian woman who has long challenged the societal expectations of her small (and small-minded) village falls into an affair with an itinerant truck driver.

CITY OF WIND

Mongolia/France/Germany/Netherlands/Portugal/Qatar | 2023 | 103

Mysterious, meditative and transportive, this unique coming-of-age tale follows 17-year-old Ze, a hardworking student and the shaman in his Mongolian village. When he develops feelings for a city girl, he begins to see a different future for himself.

LA CHIMERA

Italy/France/Switzerland | 2023 | 133

Arthur (Josh O’Connor) is a haunted English archaeologist with an unearthly gift for divining buried Etruscan treasures. Sprung from jail, and grieving his lost love, he reunites with a motley band of Tuscan grave robbers in Alice Rohrwacher’s enchanted fable.

CLOSE YOUR EYES

Spain/Argentina | 2023 | 165

Years after his leading actor vanishes without a trace, an unfinished film’s director is approached by a TV show reinvestigating the mystery. Legendary filmmaker Víctor Erice’s masterpiece is an evocative tale of the mighty communion between cinema and life.

LATE BLOOMERS

USA | 2023 | 92

When aimless late-twentysomething Louise (Karen Gillan) lands in the hospital, she makes quick enemies with Antonia, an elderly Polish woman who speaks no English. Despite their mutual distaste, Louise becomes her caregiver, and the odd couple form an unlikely bond.

MRS

India | 2023 | 111

This Hindi remake of the highly popular The Great Indian Kitchen follows Richa, who as a newly married woman is expected to be relegated to the kitchen. Desperate for autonomy, Richa must find a way to fight for her own aspirations.

SWEET DREAMS

Netherlands/Sweden/Indonesia/France | 2023 | 102

This audacious take on the demise of colonialism follows the repercussions of a Dutch plantation owner leaving his island estate to his illegitimate son, the child of his Indonesian housemaid. Blistering satire meets lavish aesthetics in this tantalizing cat-and-mouse game.

THE HOUSEMAID

South Korea | 1960 | 109

In this revered classic of South Korean cinema by genre auteur Kim Ki-young, a handsome piano teacher hires a maid to help his busy family, but chaos ensues when the unstable young woman seems hellbent on seduction and destruction.

IN THE REARVIEW

Poland/France/Ukraine | 2023 | 85

A Polish filmmaker takes his van and his camera into war-torn Ukraine to transport refugee families, who’ve left everything behind, to safety. This intimate and powerful film allows us to share their dangerous journey toward an unknown future.

THE FISHBOWL

Puerto Rico/Spain | 2023 | 92

Diagnosed with advanced cancer, Noelia returns to her native Vieques to reconnect with her origins. What she finds there is an island fighting its own terminal illness, the result of more than 60 years of military practices.

ALL ILLUSIONS MUST BE BROKEN

USA | 2023 | 89

Philosophically deep and cinematically rich, this inventive meditation on the wisdom of Pulitzer Prize-winning cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker shoots off a flurry of provocative ideas, from the evils of utopian thinking to the joy of living a life of disillusion.

LET THE DANCE BEGIN

Argentina/Spain | 2023 | 98

Carlos and Margarita were once the most famous tango couple of their time. When Carlos receives word that Margarita has passed, he embarks on an unexpected road trip where old resentments surface, decades-old secrets are revealed, and old flames rekindle.

LES INDÉSIRABLES

France/Belgium | 2023 | 97

Ladj Ly’s explosive follow-up to Les Misérables (PSIFF 2020) is a searing examination of politics, gentrification and race, set off by an ambitious and clueless new mayor who wants to evict the immigrant community from their high-rise tenement.

SHAME ON DRY LAND

Sweden/Malta | 2023 | 91

Forget the peculiar title, which is a literal translation of a Swedish expression, and enjoy this surprising, twisty neo-noir set among hedonistic Swedish expats in sunny Malta, where a former swindler seeks forgiveness from the business partner he betrayed.

THE SETTLERS

Chile/Argentina/France/Denmark/UK/Taiwan/Sweden/Germany | 2023 | 97

Chile’s brutal colonial legacy is laid savagely bare in this turn-of-the-century revisionist Western in which a bloodthirsty English soldier and a mercenary Texas cowboy must execute a landowner’s mission to clear his expansive property of its indigenous population.

COPA 71

United Kingdom | 2023 | 90

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.

OPPONENT

Sweden | 2023 | 118

In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family flee Iran, winding up as refugees in northern Sweden. To increase their chances of asylum, Iman breaks a promise to his wife and joins the local wrestling club.

100 YARDS

China | 2023 | 108

A martial arts master dies and leaves his top student and his only son to duel for who inherits the school. Their action-packed rivalry unleashes waves throughout the city in this delightful blend of old-school kung fu and contemporary cool.

BIG BOYS

USA | 2023 | 88

This endearing, understated ode to queer self-discovery follows awkward 14-year-old Jamie (the wonderful Isaac Krasner), who discovers on a family camping trip to Lake Arrowhead that he can’t take his eyes off his cousin’s hunky older boyfriend.

IN OUR DAY

South Korea | 2023 | 83

In parallel conversations, a poet and an actress are visited by a younger generation of aspiring artists in director Hong Sang-soo’s latest modest, featherlight jaunt, rife with gentle wisdom, cigarettes and soju, and the air of spending an afternoon with friends.

INSHALLAH A BOY

Jordan/USA | 2023 | 113

When a recently widowed woman with no male heir finds herself at risk of losing everything, she concocts a plan to save herself and her young daughter from homelessness in this compelling Jordanian drama.

TRUTH BE TOLD

USA | 2023 | 81

This deeply emotional and probing documentary looks at the troubled relationship between the Black church and its LGBTQ+ members. Featuring Billy Porter, Cedric the Entertainer and the rousing lesbian Pastor Pam, who shows the way toward healing.

FIRST WE BOMBED NEW MEXICO

USA | 2023 | 95

This shocking documentary follows activist and cancer survivor Tina Cordova as she fights for justice for the Trinity Bomb “downwinders,” the mostly Hispanic and Native victims whose suffering the government has ignored for generations.

THE GULLSPÅNG MIRACLE

Sweden/Norway/Denmark | 2023 | 108

After two devout sisters rent an apartment in the small Swedish town of Gullspång, they’re shocked to discover the seller is the spitting image of their older sister who died 30 years earlier. And that’s just the beginning of this bewildering stranger-than-fiction yarn.

RED ROOMS

Canada | 2023 | 118

A fashion model’s mysterious obsession with a serial killer standing trial for murders livestreamed on the dark web sends her down a dangerous and sordid path to obtain the elusive remaining piece of the puzzle.

STOLEN

India | 2023 | 94

In this nail-biting thriller, two sophisticated city boys, having witnessed a kidnapping, find themselves embroiled in a harrowing adventure when they try to help the destitute mother find her abducted baby.

THE EXTORTION

Argentina/USA | 2023 | 106

Airline pilot Alejandro hides a secret that puts his career in jeopardy. When intelligence service agents attempt to blackmail him, Alejandro enters a world of intrigue and corruption in this high-octane entertainment with constant twists and unpredictable consequences.

FRESH KILLS

USA | 2023 | 119

Join us for post-screening Q&As with director Jennifer Esposito and others on January 6, 7, 8 and 10.

Jennifer Esposito’s electrifying debut as writer-director centers on the women behind the men of a mafia family in 1980s Staten Island, and how teenager Rose Larusso forges her own path to break free from a life of fear and violence.

BONJOUR SWITZERLAND

Switzerland/Italy | 2023 | 88

In this wacky comedy poking fun at the multilingual Swiss, a referendum leaves the country with French as the only national language, catalyzing a crisis among the German and Italian speakers.

HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS

North Macedonia/Poland/Croatia/Serbia/Kosovo | 2023 | 107

Dita lives with her girlfriend, her girlfriend’s two daughters, and a group of queer misfits in the North Macedonian capital, Skopje, in this tender story about families – the ones we’re born into and the ones we find for ourselves.

VERA

Austria | 2022 | 115

Children of celebrities often have a hard time existing in (and out of) their famous parent’s shadows. This fascinating hybrid documentary centers on Vera Gemma, daughter of a popular spaghetti Western star, who plays a version of herself.

BAD FAITH

USA | 2023 | 89

The forces tearing apart our democracy have never been more frightening or powerful, but who is actually behind them? Bad Faith exposes the sinister Christian Nationalism movement and shines a light on its unholy plan to upend the constitution and impose Biblical law on all Americans.

UNICORNS

United Kingdom/USA/Sweden | 2023 | 119

In this powerful, lyrical story of serendipitous human connection, a queer South Asian nightclub performer crosses paths with a single working-class father, leading both down unexpected paths toward transformation, love and acceptance.

HIDDEN MASTER: THE LEGACY OF GEORGE PLATT LYNES

USA | 2023 | 96

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.

BEHIND THE HAYSTACKS

Greece/Germany/North Macedonia | 2023 | 118

Told in three chapters, each focusing on a different family member and their secrets, this contemporary Greek tragedy is set in a small town near the North Macedonian border as large numbers of refugees begin surging through the “Balkan corridor.”

RICHELIEU

Canada/France | 2023 | 89

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.

Dinner Inspired by: THE TASTE OF THINGS