Get ready for a vibrant cinematic journey! Join us for a week-long celebration of captivating stories and unforgettable experiences. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty of World cinema featuring films from France, Israel, Spain and Latin America.
ISRAEL SWINGS FOR THE GOLD
Monday, September 23 – 1pm
Tuesday, September 24 – 3:15pm
Wednesday, September 25 – 7:45pm
Thursday, September 26 – 1:00pm
In 2021, Israel’s baseball team competed in the Olympics for the first time. With no media allowed in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, the players record their own experiences. Mostly newly minted Israelis, they log unexpected battles against antisemitism and anti-Zionism. Victory for Israel comes on the playing field, even if not on the podium. Israel Swings for Gold follows the 2018 hit Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel, about Israel’s Cinderella run at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
THE GOLDMAN CASE
Sept 23 – 2:45pm, 5pm, 7:15pm
Sept 24 – 1pm. 5pm, 7:15pm
Sept 25 – 1pn, 3:15pm, 5:30pm
Sept 26 – 2:45pm, 5pm, 7:15pm
(France / French with English Subtitles)
In 1975, Pierre Goldman, a fiery and controversial figure of revolutionary left-wing activism, was put on trial in France. Accused of multiple crimes including two murders, Goldman proclaims his innocence. Twenty years before the O.J. Simpson case, the Goldman trial reflects the political, ideological and racial tensions that marked the 1970s in France and Europe. Considered to be the trial of the century, it divided an entire country and widened the gap between the conservative right and left-wing intellectuals.
SICA
Friday, September 20 – 1pm
Saturday, September 21 – 2:30pm
Sunday, September 22 – 6:15pm
(Spain / Catalan & Spanish with English Subtitles)
Waiting for answers that don’t seem to come, Sica stares at the waves. Her father, a fisherman, drowned in the sea. In an isolated corner of the world, Sica doesn’t lose hope. Even if she needs to go against the current.
CREATURA
Friday, September 20 – 8:15pm
Sunday, September 22 – 8pm
(Spain / with English Subtitles)
A sexual awakening causes a woman to reconsider her past relationships.
SICA
Friday, September 20 – 1pm
Saturday, September 21 – 2:30pm
Sunday, September 22 – 6:15pm
(Spain / Catalan & Spanish with English Subtitles)
Waiting for answers that don’t seem to come, Sica stares at the waves. Her father, a fisherman, drowned in the sea. In an isolated corner of the world, Sica doesn’t lose hope. Even if she needs to go against the current.
LULLABY
Friday, September 20 – 4:30pm
Saturday, September 21 – 6:15pm
Sunday, September 22 – 2:30pm
(Spain / Spanish with English subtitles)
Amaia, who has just become a mother, decides to return for guidance after her partner is temporarily away, to her parents’ house along the Basque coast.
THE PUNISHMENT
Friday, September 20 – 6:30pm
Saturday, September 21 – 4:30pm
Sunday, September 22 – 4:30pm
(Chile, Argentina / Spanish with English Subtitles)
A seven-year-old child disappears from his parents’ sight in a mysterious but haunting forest after a punishment.
YOU HAVE TO COME SEE IT
Friday, September 20 – 3:00pm
Saturday, September 21 – 1:00pm
Sunday, September 22 – 1:00pm
(Spain / Spanish with English subtitles)
One winter night in Madrid, two couples of friends in their thirties are having dinner. Susana and Dani rejoice in their new home, on the outskirts of town and close to the countryside, then announce the imminent arrival of a child.
