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Exciting, last-minute additions to the festival lineup.


In-Person
A bald, bearded man wearing a white button up stands in front of a large home with an American flag hanging from it.

American Fiction

Cord Jefferson  |   United States
English  
Comedy, Political, Social Commentary

Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Starring Jeffrey Wright as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment.

In-Person
A bearded man and a red-haired woman look at each other while sitting in a forest in winter.

Memory

Michel Franco  |   Mexico, United States
Drama, Family Affairs, Social Commentary

Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. But when Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion one night, their surprise encounter will profoundly impact their lives.

In-Person
An older man with white hair leans back in his armchair. The room is blue, and on the table before him is 6 eggs.

The Pigeon Tunnel

Errol Morris  |   United Kingdom
English  
Biopic, Documentary, Political

Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris (The Fog of War) pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell, better known as John le Carré, author of the most classic espionage novels of all time.

In-Person
A pale woman in a yellow dress looks over her shoulder, her black hair cascading down her back. A man stands behind her.

Poor Things

Yorgos Lanthimos  |   United States, United Kingdom, Ireland
English  
Drama, Sex and Sexuality, Social Commentary, Women Centered

The fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life from the brink of death by the brilliant, daring scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe).