SIFF Book Club: Carrie (50th Anniversary)
Waifish Carrie White is a tortured high school misfit bullied by her classmates and sadistic, fundamentalist mother. But her fragile demeanor belies the vast telekinetic powers she secretly possesses. With its iconic prom scene climax, Carrie is still one of cinema’s all-time great horror shockers. 50th anniversary screening.
The Open Road: Kikujiro (35mm)
Seeking the mother he has never met, 9-year-old Masao forms an unlikely bond with the brash Kikujiro, a former yakuza who guides the child on a heart-warming and hilarious summer quest. Presented in 35mm.
The History of Concrete
After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson tries to use the same formula to sell a documentary about concrete.
Nouvelles Femmes: Contempt
A film producer (Jack Palance) and his director (pantheon director Fritz Lang) are filming Homer’s The Odyssey. The screenwriter (Michel Piccoli) and his stunning wife (Brigitte Bardot) are on the scene. Godard seeks to “film thought, the beauty of moments,” and a small emotional miscalculation (or happenstance) sows doubt in a Mediterranean paradise.
Primetime
In 2006, "To Catch a Predator" host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.
SIFF Movie Club: Ginger Snaps
Ginger Snaps is a 2000 Canadian supernatural horror film about two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, who must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.
The History of Concrete
After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson tries to use the same formula to sell a documentary about concrete.
Nouvelles Femmes: Contempt
A film producer (Jack Palance) and his director (pantheon director Fritz Lang) are filming Homer’s The Odyssey. The screenwriter (Michel Piccoli) and his stunning wife (Brigitte Bardot) are on the scene. Godard seeks to “film thought, the beauty of moments,” and a small emotional miscalculation (or happenstance) sows doubt in a Mediterranean paradise.
Primetime
In 2006, "To Catch a Predator" host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.
SIFF Movie Club: Ginger Snaps
Ginger Snaps is a 2000 Canadian supernatural horror film about two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, who must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.
SIFF Book Club: Carrie (50th Anniversary)
Waifish Carrie White is a tortured high school misfit bullied by her classmates and sadistic, fundamentalist mother. But her fragile demeanor belies the vast telekinetic powers she secretly possesses. With its iconic prom scene climax, Carrie is still one of cinema’s all-time great horror shockers. 50th anniversary screening.
The Open Road: Kikujiro (35mm)
Seeking the mother he has never met, 9-year-old Masao forms an unlikely bond with the brash Kikujiro, a former yakuza who guides the child on a heart-warming and hilarious summer quest. Presented in 35mm.