Complete Film Program

FILMS A TO Z

1341 Frames of Love and War

Israel, 2022, 90 minutes

Monday, January 9 • 10:30 am • MP Wednesday, January 11 • 8:30 pm • MP Sunday, January 15 • 3:00 pm • MP

TRUE STORIES A love letter to the power and beauty of photographic imagery, this intimate portrait of acclaimed photojournalist Micha Bar-Am offers a meditation on memory, violence and Israeli identity, and explores how a frozen moment becomes imbued with meaning and emotion.

Director: Ran Tal

With: Barak Bar-Am, Micha Bar-Am, Nimrod Bar-Am, Orna Bar-Am

1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture

USA, 2022, 92 minutes

Monday, January 9 • 9:00 am • CAM Friday, January 13 • 2:15 pm • REG Sunday, January 15 • 5:15 pm • REG

QUEER CINEMA The word “homosexual” did not appear in the Bible until 1946. Scholars, linguists, theologians and others have concluded it was a mistranslation, one that has had deadly consequences for the LGBTQ community. Sight unseen, this revelatory film has already been fiercely attacked by Christian conservatives.

Director: Sharon “Rocky” Roggio

With: Kathy Baldock, Ed Oxford, Sharon "Rocky" Roggio, Sal Roggio, Angela Parker, Steve Greenberg

Singapore, 2022, 90 minutes

Saturday, January 7 • 11:00 am • ANN Monday, January 9 • 9:00 am • MP Tuesday, January 10 • 7:00 pm • CAM

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Alcarràs

Spain, 2022, 120 minutes

Friday, January 6 • 12:00 pm • REG Tuesday, January 10 • 4:30 pm • REG Sunday, January 15 • 7:45 pm • MP

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All Quiet on the Western Front

Germany, 2022, 147 minutes

Friday, January 6 • 1:30 pm • REG Wednesday, January 11 • 8:00 pm • CAM Sunday, January 15 • 7:00 pm • MP

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Two things warm Auntie’s heart: her adult son and Korean soap operas. As her son eyes a move from Singapore to faraway Los Angeles, Auntie decides to take a muchneeded vacation alone to her beloved South Korea, where she will embark on the comic adventure of a lifetime.

Director: He Shuming

Cast: Hong Huifang, Jung Dong-Hwan, Kang Hyung Suk, Shane Pow

In this lyrical sophomore feature from acclaimed director Carla Simón (Summer 1993, PSIFF 2018), the Solé family is informed that they have until the end of summer to vacate their Catalonian peach farm, which threatens the very fabric of their once inseparable bonds.

Director: Carla Simón

Cast: Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Anna Otín, Xènia Roset, Albert Bosch, Ainet Jounou, Josep Abad, Montse Oró

Based on veteran Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 novel of the same name, this harrowing and poignant indictment of armed conflict follows a 17-year-old German conscript and his experiences fighting on the front lines of the First World War.

Director: Edward Berger

Cast: Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Adrian Grünewald, Thibault De Montalembert, Daniel Brühl, Devid Striesow

All That Breathes

India, 2022, 97 minutes

Friday, January 6 • 9:45 am • MP Wednesday, January 11 • 10:30 am • MP Sunday, January 15 • 8:00 pm • REG

TRUE STORIES Following two brothers from New Delhi who have dedicated their lives to the rescue and rehabilitation of injured birds of prey, this celebrated documentary takes a spiritually rich and gorgeously shot look at the terrifying effects of pollution and the interconnectedness of the species.

Director: Shaunak Sen

With: Salik Rehman, Mohammad Saud, Nadeem Shehzad

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

USA, 2022, 113 minutes

Friday, January 6 • 7:00 pm • MP Thursday, January 12 • 2:00 pm • CAM

MODERN MASTERS The latest from Oscar®-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour, PSIFF 2015) is an intimate and immense portrait of singular American artist and activist Nan Goldin, detailing the photographer’s life among contemporaries, experience with oxycontin addiction and personal tragedy, and her David vs. Goliath crusade against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family.

Director: Laura Poitras

ANN Annenberg Theater CAM Camelot Theatres - Palm Springs Cultural Center MP Mary Pickford is D’Place PSHS Richards Center for the Arts at Palm Springs High School REG Regal Palm Springs

Foreign-language films are shown with English subtitles. All programs are subject to change.

Anxious Nation

USA, 2022, 101 minutes

Saturday, January 7 • 1:30 pm • REG Sunday, January 8 • 6:00 pm • REG Friday, January 13 • 10:30 am • MP

TRUE STORIES Shedding light on the widespread effects of anxiety as well as extinguishing the stigma often associated with mental health, this insightful and revealing documentary thoughtfully explores the ever-evolving circumstances that bring anxiety into the lives of each new generation, and what can be done to treat a national crisis.

Directors: Vanessa Roth, Laura Morton

With: Jonah Burns, Mike Sneideman, Meredith Burns, Nicole Cochrane, Giancarlos “GC” Coris, Dave Cummings

Argentina, 1985

Argentina, 2022, 140 minutes

Sunday, January 8 • 9:00 am • MP Wednesday, January 11 • 7:00 pm • CAM Saturday, January 14 • 11:00 am • PSHS

AWARDS BUZZ – BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM Despite living under constant threat and intimidation, prosecutor Luis Moreno Campo and his young, relentless legal team strive to bring members of the de facto dictatorship government – the junta – to justice. This gripping legal drama offers a front-row seat to the epic human rights trial that captivated the world.

Director: Santiago Mitre

Cast: Ricardo Darín, Gina Mastronicola, Francisco Bertín, Santiago Armas Estevarena, Alejandra Flechner

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

USA, 2022, 96 minutes

Sunday, January 8 • 8:00 pm • REG Monday, January 9 • 3:00 pm • ANN Sunday, January 15 • 10:00 am • CAM

NEW VOICES NEW VISIONS In 1987 El Paso, two teenagers become instant friends. But when Dante wants friendship to turn into romance, the conflicted Ari recoils. This beautiful, multilayered exploration of first love casts a beguiling spell.

Director: Aitch Alberto

Cast: Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, Kevin Alejandro, Luna Blaise, Eva Longoria, Eugenio Derbez, Veronica Falcón

The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher

USA, 2022, 87 minutes

Back Then

Poland, 2021, 94 minutes

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

Mexico, 2022, 159 minutes

Thursday, January 12 • 2:15 pm • REG Friday, January 13 • 1:30 pm • REG

TRUE STORIES M.F.K. Fisher’s writing changed the way America thought about eating and cooking: she made food sexy. A die-hard sensualist who led a daringly unconventional life, Fisher was an inspiration to Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl and Anne Lamott, who all lend their insights to this delicious portrait of a pleasure-loving gourmand.

Director: Gregory M. Bezat

With: Mary Dilts

Saturday, January 7 • 3:00 pm • REG Tuesday, January 10 • 10:00 am • CAM Thursday, January 12 • 7:30 pm • PSHS

WORLD CINEMA NOW In this uproarious and nostalgic comedy about growing up in the Polish People’s Republic in the mid-1980s, the members of a dysfunctional yet tight-knit family see an opportunity to break free of their oppressive existence after obtaining their dream car: an orange Fiat 126.

Director: Kinga Dębska

Cast: Kinga Preis, Adam Woronowicz, Ewa Wiśniewska, Barbara Papis, Alicja Warchocka, Katarzyna Kwiatkowska, Milena Lisiecka, Przemysław Bluszcz, Rafał Rutkowski

Friday, January 6 • 2:00 pm • MP Saturday, January 7 • 7:00 pm • ANN Thursday, January 12 • 10:00 am • CAM

AWARDS BUZZ – BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM Celebrated filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu returns to his native Mexico for this audacious autofictional film about a documentarian reflecting on a life split between two countries. The result is exuberant, introspective and sardonically funny, with personal and national histories converging into a one-of-a-kind experience.

Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Cast: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Íker Sánchez Solano, Hugo Albores

The Beasts

Spain, 2022, 137 minutes

Thursday, January 12 • 7:00 pm • MP Saturday, January 14 • 9:00 am • REG

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Beautiful Beings

Iceland, 2022, 123 minutes

Monday, January 9 • 2:00 pm • CAM Friday, January 13 • 8:30 pm • MP

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Before, Now & Then

Indonesia, 2022, 103 minutes

Sunday, January 8 • 7:00 pm • MP Sunday, January 15 • 7:30 pm • REG

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Living the quiet life in a small Galician village, French immigrants Antoine and Olga face the violent resentment of a pair of brutish brothers in this powerful and unpredictable thriller that unfolds in kinked, Hitchcockian fashion.

Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Cast: Marina Foïs, Denis Menochet, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido, Marie Colomb

A savagely bullied teenager forms a tentative rapport with a trio of tough outsiders. Together, they experiment with aggression and violence but also, in stark contrast to the uniformly toxic adult masculinity that surrounds them, learn about loyalty and love.

Director: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

Cast: Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson, Snorri Rafn Frímannsson, Aníta Briem, Ísgerður Gunnarsdóttir, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

During the political upheaval of 1960s Indonesia, Nana loses the man she loves. While he continues to linger in her dreams and memories, Nana settles down with a wealthy new husband, and finds an unlikely confidant in his mistress.

Director: Kamila Andini

Cast: Happy Salma, Laura Basuki