Ghibli at GFC 2025: Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Posted on March 23, 2023

After losing their mother in the final months of World War II, two orphans move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive. An artistic and emotional tour de force based on the retellings of survivor Nosaka Akiyuki. | Country: Japan | Language: Japanese with English subtitles | Matinee screenings presented in English

Falcon Lake (2023)

Posted on March 23, 2023

Country: France, Canada
Language: French, English

A shy teenager on a summer vacation experiences the joy and pain of young adulthood when he forges an unlikely bond with an older girl. World Premiere at the 2022 Cannes Director’s Fortnight.

The Short Films of David Lynch

Posted on March 22, 2023

Country: United States
Language: English

A must-see for fans of the legendary filmmaker, this is a collection of new 2K digital restorations of the early student and commissioned film work of David Lynch.

Stonewalling (2023)

Posted on March 22, 2023

Country: China
Language: Mandarin

A college student finds herself isolated in a family scandal when a father loses his premature child, accuses her family of negligence, and calls in the local mob for compensation. Official Selection, 2022 Venice Film Festival.

You Hurt My Feelings (2023)

Posted on March 22, 2023

Country: United States
Language: English

A novelist’s longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book. World Premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Monica (2023)

Posted on March 22, 2023

A woman returns home to care for her ailing mother who she hasn’t seen in years in this tender portrait of family, forgiveness, and acceptance. World Premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. Nominated for Best Lead Performance (Trace Lysette) at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards. | Country: United States, Italy | Language: English

Master Gardener (2023)

Posted on March 22, 2023

Country: United States
Language: English

You reap what you sow. Giving into the demands of his employer, a meticulous horticulturist takes on a troubled new apprentice. World Premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.

Sick of Myself (2023)

Posted on March 22, 2023

Country: Norway, Sweden
Language: Norwegian, Swedish

Increasingly overshadowed by her boyfriend’s recent rise to fame as a contemporary artist creating sculptures from stolen furniture, Signe hatches a viscious plan to reclaim her rightfully deserved attention with the milieu of Oslo’s cultural elite. Official Selection, 2022 Cannes Film Festival

Passion (2008)

Posted on March 22, 2023

Country: Japan
Language: Japanese

Drive My Car (2021) director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s remarkable sophomore feature, never before released in the United States. In the film, a young couple announces their wedding at a party with friends. The reactions of the latter reveal hitherto unexpressed sentimental flaws within the group. The following days, the tension rises to the surface.

Millennium Mambo (2001)

Posted on March 22, 2023

Country: Taiwan, France
Language: English, Japanese, Mandarin

The ethereally beautiful Vicky recalls her romances with Hao Hao and Jack in the neon-lit clubs of Taipei. Winner, Technical Grand Prize, 2001 Cannes Film Festival.