Program 21: A Moment In The Reeds

Mikko Makela / ASL Interpreted, Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Monday, Oct. 8 / Finland, UK / 2017 / 104 mins

Returning home to Finland after studying literature at grad school in Paris, Leevi finds himself back in a country he was more than happy to leave behind. But he’s agreed to help with renovations on his family’s lakeside cottage before his father Juoko (Mika Melender) prepares to sell it. Knowing Leevi’s not much for manual labor, his father has taken the liberty of hiring some additional help.

Program 23: Good Manners (As boas maneiras)

Marco Dutra and Juliana Rojas / Subtitled, ImageOut There! Series, Narrative Feature, Tuesday, Oct. 9 / Brazil, France / 2017 / 135 mins

There’s often at least a hint of horror to the most enduring fairy tales. They captivate and entertain us, luring us with fantastical and outlandish stories before digging into questions of real-world morality. It’s much the same with the atmospheric fable Good Manners, a haunting tale of love and motherhood that delicately weaves in themes of race, class, and social inequality.

Program 29: Boys (Jonas)

Christophe Charrier / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Thursday, Oct. 11 / France / 2018 / 81 mins

Fifteen-year-old Jonas sits in a dark car playing Tetris on his Game Boy. Out of the darkness a terrifying scene unfolds. This time it’s just a nightmarish vision, but clearly something terrible has happened to traumatize Jonas.

Program 32: Just Friends (Gewoon Vrienden)

Ellen Smit / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Friday, Oct. 12 / Netherlands / 2018 / 80 mins

Joris, blond and addicted to his gym routine, is so handsome that he could easily work as a model. But something is not right – there is a hole in him, unresolved damage from his father’s death when he was a boy. Joris spends day after day by himself, riding his motorcycle through the empty countryside, playing with his drone, looking down at the world as if looking for answers in his life.

Program 36: Canary (Kanarie)

Christiaan Olwagen / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Saturday, Oct. 13 / South Africa / 2018 / 120 mins

Music is my life,” 17-year-old Johan says during his audition for a coveted spot in the South African Defence Force Church Choir and Concert Group, also known as the Canaries. A New Wave-loving misfit with a passion for Queen, Kate Bush, Depeche Mode, and his beloved Boy George, Johan clings to their music like a lifeline; the lens through which he processes (and sometimes shields himself from) the world around him.

Program 38: My Best Friend (Mi mejor amigo)

Martin Deus / Subtitled, Next Generation Series, Narrative Feature, Sunday, Oct. 14 / Argentina / 2018 / 90 mins

Lorenzo is a classic bookworm: quiet, crazy skinny, the last kid to get picked for soccer, his face stuck in the pages of a science fiction novel. But he also has an intensity and a sense of responsibility which goes beyond the typical teenager. Protected by loving parents, Lorenzo seems at peace, if a little lonely, growing up in a small city in Argentina.

Program 40: My Big Gay Italian Wedding (Puoi baciare lo sposo)

Alessandro Genovesi / Subtitled, Narrative Feature, Sunday, Oct. 14 / Italy / 2018 / 86 mins

Antonio is about to get married to his fiance Paulo, the man of his dreams. But first he has to work up the courage to tell his parents that he’s gay. His father doesn’t take the news well, but Mom comes around quickly. She offers her blessing on the upcoming nuptials with three conditions. They must get married in Civita, the picturesque mountaintop village where Antonio’s father is mayor. Then Paolo must get his estranged mother, who disowned him when he came out to her several years earlier, to attend the wedding. Finally, the wedding must be planned by her favorite reality show wedding planner, Enzo Miccio.