
XALÉ
Senegal Rafael 2, Rafael 3 Oct 10, Oct 11 WORLD CINEMA FilmWORLD
Senegal 2022, 101 min, Director: Moussa Sene Absa
Acclaimed Senegalese director Moussa Sene Absa (Madame Brouette, MVFF26) unites ancient and contemporary modes of storytelling in this visually stunning and emotionally resonant tale…

WHITE NOISE
mvff 2022 United States GROW Rafael 1, Rafael 2 Oct 15 BIG NIGHTS, US CINEMASPOTLIGHT ON NOAH BAUMBACH
SCREENING + PRESENTATION OF THE MVFF AWARD FOR SCREENWRITING
GROW | US CINEMA
US 2022, 136 min, Director: Noah Baumbach
Writer-director-producer Noah Baumbach dazzles in his first film since his acclaimed Marriage…

WHINA
New Zealand TRAILBLAZERS Lark Theater, Rafael 2 Oct 14, Oct 8 WORLD CINEMA Mind the Gap FilmTRAILBLAZERS | MIND THE GAP | WORLD
New Zealand 2021, 112 min, Directors: James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones
This inspirational film reveals the extraordinary life of New Zealand’s Dame Whina Cooper, a courageous Māori woman whose…

WE DREAM OF ROBOTS (SOÑAR ROBOTS)
mvff 2022 Uruguay TRAILBLAZERS Rafael 2, Rafael 3, Virtual Oct 10, Oct 6, Oct 9 FAMILY FILMS Viva el Cine FilmTRAILBLAZERS | ¡VIVA EL CINE! | FAMILY
Uruguay 2021, 84 min, Pablo Casacuberta
A determined group of teenagers from the Uruguayan countryside tackles math, science, and the physics of friendship as they conquer the world of robotics. We Dream…

STILL WORKING 9 TO 5
United States LAUGH Lark Theater, Rafael 2 Oct 14, Oct 16 DOCS Mind the Gap FilmLAUGH | MIND THE GAP | DOCS
US 2021, 95 min, Directors: Camille Hardman, Gary Lane
The iconic 1980 screwball feminist revenge comedy that put the plight of women office workers on blast steps back into the spotlight in this fun and fascinating…

SOPHIA
United States TRAILBLAZERS Rafael 1, Rafael 2 Oct 14, Oct 15 DOCS Mind the Gap FilmTRAILBLAZERS | MIND THE GAP | DOC
US 2022, 89 min, Director: Crystal Moselle, Jon Kasbe
An exploration of brilliance and frailty in the pursuit of artistic perfection, Crystal Moselle and Jon Kasbe’s documentary follows ingenious but unsettled…

RODEO
France TRAILBLAZERS Rafael 2, Sequoia 1 Oct 10, Oct 9 WORLD CINEMA Mind the Gap FilmTRAILBLAZERS | MIND THE GAP | WORLD
France 2022, 105 min, Director: Lola Quivoron
Lola Quivoron kicks up major cinematic dust with her riveting feature debut. Julia, a young woman in love with motorbikes and addicted to speed and dangerous…

PROVO
mvff 2022 United States HEART Rafael 2, Rafael 3, Virtual Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 9 US CINEMA FilmHEART | MIND THE GAP | US
US 2022, 87 min, Director: Emma Thatcher
Writer-director-star Emma Thatcher makes an arresting feature debut with this idiosyncratic love story that’s also a bitingly funny ode to the oddities of the American Midwest,…

PLAN 75
Japan SPIRIT BAMPFA, Rafael 2 Oct 14, Oct 15 WORLD CINEMA FilmSPIRIT | WORLD
Japan 2022, 112 min, Director: Chie Hayakawa
Chie Hayakawa’s feature debut, which premiered at Cannes, puts our ageist society under a microscope. This dystopian drama may provoke comparisons to 1970s-era classics Logan’s…

THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT
France SPIRIT Rafael 2, Sequoia 1 Oct 8, Oct 9 WORLD CINEMA FilmSPIRIT | WORLD
France 2022, 111 min, Director: Mikhaël Hers
The dissolution of a marriage is always difficult, and it’s even more so for Elisabeth (the iconic Charlotte Gainsbourg, radiant), in early 1980s Paris. She’s never been in a…