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Maria

  Pablo Larraín

  Italy, Germany, United States     123 minutes

Synopsis

Directed by Pablo Larraín (ChicagoIFF selections Spencer, Jackie, Neruda, The Club) and starring Academy Award®-winner Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as La Callas negotiates the blurred boundaries between her public image and private self. The film also stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

 English, Greek with subtitles

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Media

Film Credits

  •   Juan de Dios Larraín, Lorenzo Mieli, Jonas Dornbach, Pablo Larraín
  •   Steven Knight
  •   Angelina Jolie, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino, Valeria Golino
  •   Christian Vesper, Andrea Scrosati, Seb Shorr, Steven Knight

Sponsors

Film Patron

Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation

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Better Man

  Michael Gracey

  Australia     134 minutes

Synopsis

Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Under the visionary direction of Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), the film is uniquely told from Williams’ perspective, capturing his signature wit and indomitable spirit. It follows Robbie’s journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.

  

 English 

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Film Credits

  •   Paul Currie, Michael Gracey, Coco Xiaolu Ma, Craig McMahon, Jules Daly
  •   Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, Michael Gracey
  •   Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Alison Steadman, Kate Mulvany, Frazer Hadfield, Tom Budge, Anthony Hayes

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The Brutalist

  Brady Corbet

  United Kingdom     215 minutes

Synopsis

Escaping postwar Europe, visionary architect László Toth (Adrien Brody) arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones) after being forced apart by shifting borders and regimes during wartime. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce) recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost.

This film will be screened in 35mm.

  

 English, Hungarian, Yiddish, Hebrew, Italian with subtitles

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Film Credits

  •   Trevor Matthews, Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, Andrew Lauren, D.J. Gugenheim
  •   Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
  •   David Jancso
  •   Lol Crawley
  •   Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Isaach De Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola
  •   Daniel Blumberg
  •   Carter Stanton, Aaron Himmel, Joshua Horsfield
  •   Brookstreet Pictures, Kaplan Morrison, Andrew Lauren Productions

Sponsors

Film Patron

Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation

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Nickel Boys

  RaMell Ross

  United States     140 minutes

Synopsis

Elwood Curtis’s college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he’s sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory sunk deep in the Jim Crow South. There, he encounters another ward, the seen-it-all Turner. The two Black teens strike up an alliance: Turner dispenses fundamental tips for survival, and Elwood clings to his optimistic worldview. Backdropped by the burgeoning civil rights movement, Elwood and Turner’s existence appears worlds away from Rev. Martin Luther King’s burnished oratory. Despite Nickel’s brutality, Elwood strives to hold onto his humanity, awakening a new vision for Turner.

 English 

Award Event

headshot: RaMell RossAt this screening, director RaMell Ross is set to receive the Vanguard Award for this groundbreaking, visionary new film

Screenings & Events

Film Credits

  •   Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes
  •   RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes
  •   Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
  •   Alex Somers, Scott Alario
  •   Brad Pitt, Gabby Shepard, Emily Wolfe, Kenneth Yu, Chadwick Prichard
  •   Orion Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Anonymous Content, Louverture Films

Sponsors

Black Perspectives Program Sponsor

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Film Patrons

Ellen Rudnick and Paul Earle

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September 5

  Tim Fehlbaum

  Germany     94 minutes

Synopsis

September 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, September 5 provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.

At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). Together with German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) and his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage. As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages’ lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass.

  

 English, German with subtitles

Screenings & Events

Film Credits

  •   Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, Tim Fehlbaum, Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth
  •   Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum
  •   Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch

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