Festival Perspectives
Committed to highlighting bold, new voices, from film festivals around the world.
Nomadland
- Thu, Apr 22
Thu, Apr 22 @ 7:00 pm: included with an Awards Season Weekend Pass
Director: Chloe Zhao Run Time: 107 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2021
Starring: Frances McDormand, Gay DeForest, Linda May, Patricia Grier
Country: United States Language: EnglishFollowing the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.
Minari (2020)
Fri, Apr 23 @ 7:00 pm: included with an Awards Season Weekend Pass
Director: Lee Isaac Chung Run Time: 115 min. Rating: PG-13
Starring: Alan S. Kim, Noel Cho, Steven Yuen, Will Patton, Yeri Han, Yuh-Jung Youn
Country: United StatesLanguage: English, Korean with English subtitlesSundance Film Festival 2020 U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize winner. Universally acclaimed semi-autobiographical look at a Korean American family moving to Arkansas in the 1980s.
Promising Young Woman
- Fri, Apr 23
Fri, Apr 23 @ 9:30 pm: included with an Awards Season Weekend Pass
Director: Emerald Fennell Run Time: 113 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2020
Starring: Adam Brody, Alison Brie, Carey Mulligan, Sam Richardson
Country: United Kingdom, United States Language: EnglishA young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
The Father
- Sat, Apr 24
Sat, Apr 24 @ 2:00 pm: included with an Awards Season Weekend Pass
Director: Florian Zeller Run Time: 97 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2021
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Colman, Olivia Williams
Country: United Kingdom, France Language: EnglishA man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
2021 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts
Run Time: 99 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2021
Each year, the Film Center is thrilled to present the Academy Award-nominated shorts program in partnership with ShortsTV.
Mank
- Sat, Apr 24
Sat, Apr 24 @ 4:30 pm: included with an Awards Season Weekend Pass
Director: David Fincher Run Time: 131 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2020
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Lily Collins, Tuppence Middleton
Country: United States Language: English, German, Latin1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish “Citizen Kane.”
2021 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts
Run Time: 130 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2021
Each year, the Film Center is thrilled to present the Academy Award-nominated shorts program in partnership with ShortsTV.
Judas and the Black Messiah
- Sat, Apr 24
Sat, Apr 24 @ 7:30 pm: included with an Awards Season Weekend Pass
Director: Shaka King Run Time: 126 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2021
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Dominique Fishback, Jesse Plemons, LaKeith Stanfield
Country: United States Language: EnglishBill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panther Party per FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Party Chairman Fred Hampton ascends, falling for a fellow revolutionary en route, a battle wages for O'Neal's soul.
The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Sun, Apr 25
Sun, Apr 25 @ 2:00 pm: included with an Awards Season Weekend Pass
Director: Aaron Sorkin Run Time: 129 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2020
Starring: Alex Sharp, Eddie Redmayne, John Carroll Lynch, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mark Rylance, Sacha Baron Cohen, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Country: United States Language: English, Latin, FrenchThe landmark federal prosecution of seven anti-war demonstrators after a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard.
2021 Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts
Run Time: 136 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2021
Each year, the Film Center is thrilled to present the Academy Award-nominated shorts program in partnership with ShortsTV.
Sound of Metal
- Sun, Apr 25
Sun, Apr 25 @ 5:00 pm: included with an Awards Season Weekend Pass
Director: Darius Marder Run Time: 120 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2020
Starring: Lauren Ridloff, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Riz Ahmed
Country: United States Language: English, American Sign Language and French with English subtitlesA heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing. A limited number of seats will be available—get your Awards Season Weekend Pass now!