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Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
The iconic jazz label Blue Note Records, founded in New York by two German Jews who fled Berlin — and home to Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Norah Jones and so many more — is the subject of this rich, convivial musical feast.
Botero
Generally acknowledged as the world’s most popular living artist, the paintings and sculptures of Fernando Botero grace major institutions, private collections, and public spaces all around the globe. This beautifully photographed documentary delves into the dramatic events that shaped Botero’s character, groundbreaking vision and ambitions.
Character
His hatred for his father is passionate, but forceful enough to murder? Dutch director Mike van Diem’s feature film debut is an intensely emotional paradox. How can one man, seemingly decent and honorable, be accused of such a heinous crime? Rich, complex and moving, this is one of those rare films that feels like an instant, cinematic classic. (PSIFF 1998) Free community screening sponsroed by Desert Care Network.
Chocolat
In this whimsical fable set in a small, tranquil and traditional town, Vianne, opens a “chocolaterie” with mysterious and irresistible confections. Her ability to select just the right chocolate for someone slowly starts to win the town over, but also gains her a powerful enemy. (PSIFF 2001) Free community screening sponsored by Desert Care Network.
City of Joel
The City of Joel, a Hasidic enclave in Monroe, NY, numbers 22,000. The sect needs to expand, but it faces fierce opposition from other Monroe residents. Director Jesse Sweet captures a hornet’s nest of conflicting opinions and attitudes that couldn’t be timelier.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
A marvelous spectacle ignites the screen as the martial arts genre is reconsidered as a fabulous feminist epic. (PSIFF 2001) Free community screening sponsored by Desert Care Network.
Don’t Shoot
The latest from Stijn Coninx, the director of Festival favorite Marina , is a riveting, real-life film noir based on a notorious crime spree that traumatized Belgian society from 1982 tp 1985, when the Brabant Killers topped the country’s most-wanted list.
The Double Life of Veronique
The idea that each of us has a perfect double somewhere in the world, with the same talents, but making different choices, is a fascinating one. It is from this fantasy that The Double Life of Veronique springs. Sharing not only a name, but also a gift for music and a potentially fatal heart condition, the two women pursue their individual lives, somehow aware that they are special. Though one will die an untimely death, her effect on the other will not cease. (PSIFF 1992) Free community screening sponsored by Desert Care Network.
El Chicano
An avenger roams the barrio, taking down drug dealers and cartel kingpins in this action-packed thriller with a Latinx super hero at its center. The energy never flags in a film that film delivers chases, shootouts, explosions, and a story that packs a wallop.
Family First
The fragile thread holding together two brothers and their recovering alcoholic mother becomes strained to the point of crisis when the elder brother attempts to break away from the family’s criminal activities.