Feature Films 2021
Melissa Lucio was the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas. For ten years she has been awaiting her fate, and now faces her last appeal.
Awards: Best Documentary Feature Raindance Film Festival
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Dinner in America
Adam Rehmeier | March 27th | 7:00 PM
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band unexpectedly fall in love and go on an epic journey together through America’s decaying Midwestern suburbs.
Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival
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My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell it To
Jonathan Cuartas | March 26th | 9:00 PM
Two mysterious siblings find themselves at odds over care for their frail and sickly younger brother.
Awards: Special Jury Mention Best Cinematography Tribeca Film Festival
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Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine
Alex Piperno | March 27th | 2:00 PM
Aboard a cruise ship out at sea, a young sailor discovers a door mysteriously leading to an apartment in Montevideo. Meanwhile, a group of Asian farmers find an abandoned shed in the valley, attributing it supernatural powers.
Official Selection: International Film Festival Rotterdam, Berlinale Forum
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Paper Spiders
Inon Shampanier | March 27th | 7:00 PM
Paper Spiders is the story of a high school girl struggling to help her mother, whose paranoid delusions spiral out of control.
Awards: Best Feature Film Boston Film Festival
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Bleed With Me
Amelia Moses | March 27th | 11:00 PM
During a winter getaway at an isolated cabin, a self-destructive young woman becomes convinced that her best friend is stealing her blood.
*Official Selection: Fantasia Film Festival
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Toprak
Sevgi Hirschhäuser | March 28th | 1:00 PM
TOPRAK is the dramatic story of a simple family in rural Turkey dealing with poverty, family traditions, and religious heritage.
Awards: Winner Best Cinematography & Best Emerging Filmmaker at Woods Hole Film Festival
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Le Café de mes Souvenirs
Valto Baltzar | March 28th | 5:30 PM
A visually mesmerizing film—song and music take lovers Emilie & Philippe from Cherbourg to Paris, where the stress of urban living and multiple jobs begins to threaten their relationship.
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Lorelei
Sabrina Doyle | March 28th | 8:00 PM
A working-class fable about a biker, a mermaid and three shades of blue.
Official Selections: Tribeca Film Festival, Deauville American Film Festival
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The Trouble with Being Born
Sandra Wollner | March 28th | 10:00 PM
Elli is an android programmed with memories that mean everything to her owner but nothing to her. The story of a machine and the ghosts we all carry within us.
*Official Selection: Berlinale