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Exciting, last-minute additions to the festival lineup.


Dead Man’s Wire

Gus Van Sant  |   U.S.

Gus Van Sant recreates the wild true story of outlaw “Tony” Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård), who in 1977 took a mortgage mogul’s son hostage to seek retribution for feeling cheated.

English
Crime, Thriller

Highest 2 Lowest

Spike Lee  |   U.S.

When a powerful music mogul (Denzel Washington) is targeted by a ransom plot, he is forced to fight for his family and legacy while jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.


Crime, Drama, Thriller

Primavera

Damiano Michieletto  |   Italy, France

Early 1700s. Venice. At the Ospedale della Pietà orphanage young violinist Cecilia is awakened to the power of her musical gift with the arrival of a zealous new composer, Antonio Vivaldi.

Italian
Historical, Music, Women-Centered

The Testament of Ann Lee

Mona Fastvold  |   U.K.

From award winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist) comes a speculative retelling of the extraordinary story of Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried), founder of the radical religious sect known as the Shakers.

English
Historical, Musical, Religion, Women-Centered

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