PRIME VIDEO PRESENTS: SPOTLIGHT ON THE BETTER SISTER, A SERIES ADAPTATION

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Tag: Performing Arts

HIFF32: SATURDAY NIGHT

Spotlight Screening of
SATURDAY NIGHT

Narrative Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 104 minutes

At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television and culture forever. Academy Award®-nominated writer-director Jason Reitman (JUNO, UP IN THE AIR) and co-writer Gil Kenan bring to life the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Brimming with the humor and chaos of a revolution that almost wasn’t, SATURDAY NIGHT features a brilliant ensemble cast that embodies the frenetic magic of counting down the minutes in real time until those famous words were first spoken… (Note: the screening on 10/11 is the 49th anniversary of that fateful night.) A Sony Pictures release.

Directed by
Jason Reitman

Produced by
Jason Blumenfeld, Peter Rice, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan

Executive Produced by
Erica Mills, JoAnn Perritano

Written by
Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman

Featuring
Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn. Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys, J.K. Simmons

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HIFF32: NIGHTBITCH

Closing Night Screening of
NIGHTBITCH

East Coast Premiere

Narrative Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 98 minutes

 
Academy Award® nominee Amy Adams delivers a bold, transformative performance as a woman who pauses her successful career as an artist to become a stay-at-home mom to her toddler. As her husband (Scoot McNairy, HIFF Breakthrough Artist 2012) works long hours as the family’s sole breadwinner, the unrelenting demands of parenthood drag on, and her new domesticity begins to take a surreal turn. Based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Yoder, writer/director Marielle Heller’s (CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?, HIFF 2018) latest both frankly explores the aches and pains of being a parent and captures the innate wildness of womanhood. A Searchlight Pictures release.

Directed by
Marielle Heller

Produced by
Anne Carey, Marielle Heller, Sue Naegle, Christina Oh, Amy Adams, Stacy O’Neil

Written by
Marielle Heller

Featuring
Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Patrick Snowden, Emmett James Snowden, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Archana Rajan, Jessica Harper

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HIFF32: LILLY

World Premiere Spotlight Screening of
LILLY

Narrative Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 93 minutes

When a hard-working Alabama factory supervisor discovers that her company has been paying her half of what her male counterparts received for 20 years, she begins a historic fight towards justice. Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson fiercely portrays the remarkable life of fair pay activist Lilly Ledbetter, who battles for equality all the way to the Supreme Court, through the power corridors of Congress, and ultimately, into The White House. Rachel Feldman’s empowering feature film debut, featuring supporting turns from Jon Benjamin Hickey and Thomas Sadoski, is an extraordinary journey of an ordinary woman who refuses to accept the sexist status quo.
 

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HIFF32: EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS

Spotlight Screening of
EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS

Narrative Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 117 minutes

Celebrated American painter Tarrell (André Holland, MOONLIGHT) excavates beauty from the anguish of his youth through his art, keeping past wounds at bay. His joyful life with his wife Aisha (Academy Award® nominee Andra Day) and their young son is interrupted when his estranged father La’Ron (John Earl Jelks) returns home, desperate to reconcile. Pushed by his pious mother Joyce (Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), Tarrell reluctantly opens his heart to see if they can be a family once again. The feature debut from esteemed visual artist Titus Kaphar, EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS speaks through the raw language of art about the challenges and hope that come with letting go of the past. A Roadside Attractions release.

Directed by
Titus Kaphar

Produced by
Titus Kaphar, Stephanie Allain, Derek Cianfrance, Jamie Patricof, Sean Cotton

Executive Produced by
Claire Brooks, Stephanie Blackwood, Kim Coleman, Andrew Mann

Written by
Titus Kaphar

Featuring
André Holland, Andra Day, John Earl Jelks, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

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HIFF32: EMILIA PÉREZ

Spotlight Screening of
EMILIA PÉREZ

Narrative Feature | France | 2024 | Spanish | 133 minutes

Through liberating song, dance, and bold visuals, EMILIA PÉREZ follows the interconnected journeys of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing her own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death and look after her wife (Selena Gomez) and their children so Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self. Winner of the Jury Prize and a collective Best Actress Award at Cannes, renegade auteur and HIFF alum Jacques Audiard’s (RUST AND BONE, DHEEPAN) latest odyssey is an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. A Netflix release.

Directed by
Jacques Audiard

Produced by
Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello

Written by
Jacques Audiard, adapted from the novel ‘‘Écoute’’ by Boris Razon

Featuring
Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramirez, Mark Ivanir

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HIFF32: CONCLAVE

New York Premiere of Spotlight Film
CONCLAVE

Narrative Feature | UK/USA | 2024 | English/Italian | 120 minutes

In his highly anticipated follow-up to ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Academy Award® winner Edward Berger delves into one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events—selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Locked in the Vatican halls with the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders from around the world, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of the Church. Rounded out with an all-star cast including Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini, CONCLAVE is a thrilling interrogation of faith and betrayal. A Focus Features release.

Directed by
Edward Berger

Produced by
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson

Executive Produced by
Steven Rales, Alison Cohen, Milan Popelka, Ben Browning, Len Blavatnik, Danny Cohen, Edward Berger, Ralph Fiennes, Robyn Slovo, Peter Straughan

Written by
Peter Straughan

Featuring
Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Carlos Diehz, Lucian Msamati, Brian F. O”Byrne, Merab Ninidze, Sergio Castellitto, Isabella Rossellini

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HIFF32: BLITZ

Spotlight Film
BLITZ

Narrative Feature | UK | 2024 | English | 120 minutes

Set in London during World War II, BLITZ follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a defiant 9-year-old whose mother Rita (Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. Determined to return to his mother and grandfather (Paul Weller), George embarks on the perilous way home, while a distraught Rita desperately searches for her missing son and the bombing rages on. Academy and BAFTA Award winner Sir Steve McQueen (12 YEARS A SLAVE) returns to HIFF with this intense and emotional story of one family’s struggle to reunite during one of the world’s darkest eras. An Apple release.
Directed by

Steve McQueen

Produced by
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Steve McQueen, Anita Overland, Adam Somner, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Michael Schaefer

Executive Produced by
Anna Smith Tenser, Natalie Lehmann, Sheeran Shah, Sarah-Jane Wright

Written by
Steve McQueen

Featuring
Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, Elliot Heffernan

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HIFF32: BIRD

New York Premiere of
BIRD
 
Narrative Feature | UK/USA/France/Germany | 2024 | English | 119 minutes

Twelve-year-old Bailey (newcomer Nykiya Adams) lives with her single dad Bug (Academy Award nominee Barry Keoghan, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) and brother Hunter (Jason Buda) in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere. One day, she meets a stranger named Bird (Franz Rogowski, PASSAGES), an enigmatic and dreamlike character who becomes a part of Bailey’s life. Academy Award winner Andrea Arnold compassionately crafts this tender coming-of-age story that blends the harsh truths of life with the enthralling fantasy of a child’s rich inner world. A MUBI release.

Directed by
Andrea Arnold

Produced by
Lee Groombridge, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross

Executive Produced by
Mollye Asher, Len Blavatnik, Jessamine Burgum, Danny Cohen, Michael D’Alto, Kara Burrett, Randal Sandler, Chris Triana, Eva Yates

Written by
Andrea Arnold

Featuring
Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, Nykiya Adams

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HIFF32: A NICE INDIAN BOY

Hamptons Film Festival Screening of
A NICE INDIAN BOY

World Cinema Narrative Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 99 minutes

While worshiping at a temple, soft-spoken doctor Naveen (Karan Soni) meets Jay (Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff), a white man adopted by Indian parents. When Naveen finally brings Jay home to meet his family as his fiancé, they must contend with accepting his white artist boyfriend and help the couple plan the Indian wedding of their dreams. Through comic misunderstandings, frank fights, and emotional revelations, Roshan Sethi creates a sweetly hilarious and moving portrait of an unexpected couple finding each other and a family attempting to reconcile their expectations and beliefs with the love they have for one another.

Directed by
Roshan Sethi

Produced by
Levantine Films, Wayfarer Studios, Renee Witt, Andrew Calof, Charlie McSpadden, Justin Baldoni

Executive Produced by
Madhuri Shekar, Karan Soni, Steve Sarowitz, Angela Cardon, Jamal Daniel, Thalia Daniel, Mindy Kaling, Jessica Kumai Scott, Daniel Bekerman

Written by
Eric Randall, based on the play by Madhuri Shekar

Featuring
Karan Soni, Jonathan Groff, Sunita Mani, Zarna Garg, Harish Patel, Peter S. Kim, Sas Goldberg

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NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: PRESENT LAUGHTER

The best of British Theatre.

The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen.

As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.

Filmed live from The Old Vic in London during a sold out run in 2019, Matthew Warchus (Matilda The Musical) directs this giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness.

Cast Includes:  Andrew Scott, Monica Reed, Liz Essedine, Kitty Archer, Enzo
Director: Matthew Warchus
Writer: Noël Coward
Theatre: Old Vic, London

180 minutes, including intermission.