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Showing posts with label narrative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label narrative. Show all posts

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Twinless

Twinless ๐Ÿ’–, dir. James Sweeney, 2025, USA, 100 min.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 8:30 pm, Herbst Theatre
๐Ÿณ️‍๐ŸŒˆ Queer Premiere

Roman (Dylan O'Brien) and Dennis (James Sweeney) at a Halloween party, dressed as characters from The Sims
Twinless

Lakeview

Lakeview ๐Ÿ‘, dir. Tara Thorne, 2024, Canada, 100 min.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 6:00 pm, New Parkway (Oakland)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ U.S. premiere
also available in the Digital Screening Room, June 23 to 30, 2025

3 women, one of them unconscious, sit on a long sofa
Lakeview

If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart Into Your Mouth and Smile

If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart Into Your Mouth and Smile (Wenn du Angst hast nimmst du dein Herz in den Mund und lรคchelst) ๐Ÿ’–, dir. Marie Luise Lehner, 2025, Austria, 87 min., in German, German Sign Language, and English, with full open captions in English
Friday, June 27, 2025, 3:30 pm, Roxie Theater
๐ŸŒŽ North American premiere
๐Ÿ† Winner: 2025 Berlinale, Teddy Award (jury) and CICAE Art Cinema Award (Forum section) — among other honors

an adolescent girl peers out the window
If You Are Afraid…
Wenn du Angst hast…

Night Stage (Ato Noturno)

Night Stage (Ato Noturno) ❓, dir. Filipe Matzembacher & Marcio Reolon, 2025, Brazil, 119 min., in Portuguese with subtitles
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 5:45 pm, Herbst Theatre
๐ŸŒŽ North American premiere
⚠️ content advisory: graphic violence

poster for the movie Night Stage: pictures of two men separately, overlaid with a photo of them kissing
Night Stage (Ato Noturno)

Long story short: I thought the last film by this duo (which actually won the Teddy at the Berlinale; this one was only nominated) was awful, so I decided not to spend my precious Pride Weekend time on this one. Here’s my review of Hard Paint (Tinta Bruta) from 2018.

IMDbtrailer • official website •

Friday, June 27, 2025

Only Good Things (Apenas Coisas Boas)

Only Good Things (Apenas Coisas Boas) ๐Ÿ’ฉ, dir. Daniel Nolasco, 2025, Brazil, 104 min., in Portuguese with English subtitles
Friday, July 27, 2025, 8:15 pm, Roxie Theater
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ U.S. premiere
⚠️๐Ÿ”ž content advisory: violence, brief explicit sex

two men kiss while chest deep in a river
Only Good Things (Apenas Coisas Boas)

TL;dr: Don’t waste your time. Note: the rest of this review may contain spoilers.

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Some Nights I Feel Like Walking

Some Nights I Feel Like Walking ๐Ÿ‘, dir. Petersen Vargas, 2024, Philippines/‌Singapore/‌Italy, 103 min., in Tagalog with English subtitles
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 8:30 pm, Roxie Theater
available in the Digital Screening Room, June 23 to 30, 2025
⚠️ content advisory: graphic drug misuse, disturbing themes

two young Filipino men walk along, carrying a third between them
Some Nights I Feel Like Walking

Lucky, Apartment (๋Ÿญํ‚ค, ์•„ํŒŒํŠธ)

Lucky, Apartment (๋Ÿญํ‚ค, ์•„ํŒŒํŠธ) (also known as Leogki, apateu) ๐Ÿ‘, dir. Kangyu Garam (๊ฐ•์œ ๊ฐ€๋žŒ), 2024, South Korea, 96 min., in Korean with subtitles
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 1:00 pm, Roxie Theater
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ U.S. premiere
⚠️ content advisory: homophobic language
๐Ÿ† honorable mention: 2025 Frameline Best First Narrative Feature jury award

two young Korean women stand outside the door of their apartment, looking anxious
Lucky, Apartment (๋Ÿญํ‚ค, ์•„ํŒŒํŠธ)

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Diciannove

Diciannove ๐Ÿ˜, dir. Giovanni Tortorici, 2024, Italy/UK, 108 min., in Italian with English subtitles, some parts in English without subtitles
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 7:45 pm, Roxie Theater
⚠️ content advisory: flashing lights, drug/alcohol abuse, talk of self-harm

a young man in sweats broods with his feet up on his desk
Diciannove

Drive Back Home

Drive Back Home ๐Ÿ’–, dir. Michael Clowater, 2024, Canada, 100 min.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 5:30 pm, Herbst Theatre
⚠️ content advisory: homophobic violence

2 middle-aged men in loud clothes, one with an arm in a sling, carrying suitcases and a stuffed dead dog, walk down the middle of a road with snow on both sides as bystanders look on
Drive Back Home

#300Letters (#300cartas)

#300Letters (#300cartas) ๐Ÿ’–, dir. Lucas Santa Ana, 2025, Argentina/UK/Germany, 91 min., in Spanish with English subtitles
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 8:30 pm, Vogue Theatre
⚠️ content advisory: simulated sexual activity

two young men sit at a table looking at a pink gift box full of letters
#300Letters (#300cartas)

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Perro Perro

Perro Perro ๐Ÿ’– dir. Marco Berger, 2025, Argentina, 101 min., in Spanish with English subtitles
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 5:45 pm, Vogue Theatre
๐ŸŒ World premiere

A man's face looks out through the bushes
Perro perro

Monday, June 23, 2025

Touch Me

Touch Me ๐Ÿ‘, dir. Addison Heimann, 2025, USA, 100 min.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 7:45 pm, Roxie Theater
⚠️ content advisory: disturbing images

close-up of a woman's face, bathed in purple light, as she lies back rapturously
Touch Me

Sandbag Dam

Sandbag Dam (Zeฤji nasip) ๐Ÿ‘, dir. ฤŒejen ฤŒerniฤ‡ ฤŒanak, 2025, Croatia/‌Lithuania/‌Slovenia, 88 min., in Croatian with subtitles
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 3:30 pm, Vogue Theatre
⚠️ content advisory: homophobic language

a young man cradles another young man in his arms
Sandbag Dam (Zeฤji nasip)

Skinny Love (Einskonar รกst)

Skinny Love (Einskonar รกst) ๐Ÿ‘, dir. Sigurรฐur Anton, 2024, Iceland, 92 min., in Icelandic with English subtitles, but large portions in English without subtitles
Monday, June 23, 2025, 6:00 pm, Vogue Theatre
๐ŸŒŽ North American premiere
also available in the Digital Screening Room, June 23 to 30, 2025

two twentysomething blond women in sexy outfits
Skinny Love

A Night Like This

A Night Like This ๐Ÿ‘ (also known as On a Winter Night), dir. Liam Calvert, 2025, UK, 97 min.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 8:00 pm, Vogue Theatre
⚠️ content advisory: discussions and depictions of self-harm, homophobic language

two men converse on a bridge with the London night skyline behind them
A Night Like This

Sunday, June 22, 2025

To Live, to Die, to Live Again (Vivre, mourir, renaรฎtre)

To Live, to Die, to Live Again (Vivre, mourir, renaรฎtre) ๐Ÿ’–, dir. Gaรซl Morel, 2024, France, 104 min., in French with subtitles
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 3:30 pm, Vogue Theatre

in a park, a man blows bubbles with a man, a woman, and their young child
To Live, to Die, to Live Again
(Vivre, mourir, renaรฎtre)
photo ©2024 ARPSelection

We are Faheem and Karun

We are Faheem and Karun, ๐Ÿ’– dir. Onir, written by Fawzia Mirza & Onir, 2024, India, 75 min., in Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, English, and Malayalam, with full open captions for the hearing impaired
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 6:00 pm, Vogue Theatre
๐ŸŒŽ North American premiere

a man on a motorbike offers an apple to a border guard
We are Faheem and Karun

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Thesis on a Domestication (Tesis sobre una domesticaciรณn)

Thesis on a Domestication (Tesis sobre una domesticaciรณn) ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿฅฑ๐Ÿ‘Ž, dir. Javier van de Couter, 2024, Argentina/Mexico, 113 min., in Spanish with English subtitles
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 8:30 pm, Roxie Theater
⚠️ content advisory: transphobia, explicit sex

a woman in a red dress and a man in a white robe sit at opposite ends of a sofa, in front of floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city, gazing disinterestedly away from one another
Thesis on a Domestication
(Tesis sobre una domesticaciรณn)

Baby

Baby ๐Ÿ’–, dir. Marcelo Caetano, 2024, Brazil/‌France/‌Netherlands, 106 min., in Portuguese with English subtitles (small portions in English without subtitles)
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 8:30 pm, Vogue Theatre
⚠️ content advisory: themes of assault, R-rated depictions of sex

a young man and a middle-aged man stand outside an adult movie theater
Baby

Outerlands

Outerlands ๐Ÿ‘, dir. Elena Oxman, 2025, USA, 100 min.
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 6:00 pm, New Parkway, Oakland
Friday, June 27, 2025, 12:45 pm, Vogue Theatre

a young girl and a non-binary adult eat at in a diner
Outerlands