Competitions DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION The Documentary Feature Competition is a collection of the five most cinematic and engaging non-fiction films in our program. BERNSTEIN’S WALL, directed by Douglas Tirola, page 75 A COP MOVIE, directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios, page 79 THE FIRST WAVE, directed by Matthew Heineman, page 81 FLEE, directed by Jonas Roher Rasmussen, page 83 PRESIDENT, directed by Camilla Nielsson, page 97
DOCUMENTARY SHORT COMPETITION THE FIELD TRIP, directed by Meghan O’Hara, Mike Attie, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, page 107 HAPPINESS IS A JOURNEY, directed by Ivete Lucas, Patrick Bresnan, page 107 THE ISOLATED, directed by Jason Giampietro, page 107 LARRY & ME, directed by Lisa Melmed, page 107 R.I.P. T-SHIRTS, directed by David Heilbroner, Kate Davis, page 107 TEN LEAVES DILATED, directed by Kate Hinshaw, Ebony Blanding, page 107
FICTION FEATURE COMPETITION
The Fiction Feature Competition is a collection of the five finest, most ambitious, international and domestic auteur-driven films in our program. GREAT FREEDOM, directed by Sebastian Meise, page 83 A HERO, directed by Asghar Farhadi, page 83 MEMORIA, directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, page 91 THE POWER OF THE DOG, directed by Jane Campion, page 57 THE SOUVENIR PART II, directed by Joanna Hogg, page 99
FICTION SHORT COMPETITION
FUTURE/NOW COMPETITION The Future/Now Competition celebrates low-budget independent filmmaking by first or second time feature film directors who are creating innovative, challenging films. The winner will be awarded the Mark Urman Award for Fiction Filmmaking and a $5,000 cash prize. CLARA SOLA, directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesen, page 77 THE INNOCENTS, directed by Eskil Vogt, page 85 POPPY FIELD, directed by Eugen Jebeleanu, page 95 WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR, directed by Jane Schoenbrun, page 103 WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SKY?, directed by Aleksandre Koberidze, page 103
NEW JERSEY FILMS COMPETITION The New Jersey Films Competition is a collection of non-fiction films made, produced, or featuring talent from New Jersey. AMERICAN RIVER, directed by Scott Morris, page 63 KILI BIG, directed by Ida Joglar, page 85 LIFE OF CRIME 1984–2020, directed by Jon Alpert, page 87 MAYOR MOHAMED, directed by Jeffrey M. Togman, page 89 ONE PINT AT A TIME, directed by Aaron Hosé, page 91
NEW JERSEY SHORTS COMPETITION COUSINS, directed by Mandy Marcus, page 113 DON’T GO TELLIN’ YOUR MOMMA, directed by Topaz Jones, rubberband., page 113 SAFE, directed by Ian Barling, page 113 SUPERSTAR, directed by Jordan Hidalgo, page 113
AUDIENCE AWARD
Voted on by MFF audiences, the Audience Award is one of the most prestigious prizes at the festival. Prizes will be awarded in the Documentary, Fiction, World Cinema, and Short Film categories.
CHECKS AND BALANCE, directed by Brian Smail III, page 107 I’M LISTENING, directed by Mickey Sumner, page 107 LILI ALONE, directed by Zou Jing, page 107 NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR USE, directed by Julian Joslin, page 107 SOME STILL SEARCH, directed by Nesaru Tchaas, page 107 69
