Montclair Film Festival 2021 Catalog

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Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 COVID Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ticketing Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Venues + Plan Your Visit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Accessibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Welcome Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Our Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Sponsors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Our Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Education Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Emerging Filmmaker Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Major Donors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Fundraiser Thank You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Featured Events Opening Film: The French Dispatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 The Harder They Fall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Closing Film: The Power of the Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Out Montclair Partnership Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Trans Affirming Alliance Partnership Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 American River. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Special Screenings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 In Conversation with Maggie Gyllenhaal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Competitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Programming Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Films. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Kids Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Restaurant + Eatery Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Ad Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Film Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

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This program is made possible with funds from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism, as well as the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Montclair Film is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Montclair Film Members get the best seats in the house!

Tickets

MEMBER ticket pre-sale begins September 27 PUBLIC ticket sale begins October 1 Become a member and purchase tickets before they go on sale to the public.

Montclair Film members enjoy: N EW year-round benefits at The Clairidge including $5 off Clairidge tickets Early access to new releases and screenings Invitations to members only events Discounts on tickets, concessions, classes, and merch

Visit MontclairFilm.org/Support to join!

Or call 973.783.6433, ext. 2

COVID Policies

Montclair Film is dedicated to ensuring the health and safety of our patrons, volunteers, staff, and the entire community. We follow guidelines from the CDC and the State of New Jersey, and will continue to update our policies as necessary. For up-to-the-minute attendance requirements, policies, and procedures at our venues and events, please visit MontclairFilm.org/COVID.

POLICIES (As of September 9, 2021) ll Montclair Film Festival staff, volunteers, guests, and patrons are A required to be fully vaccinated with an FDA- or WHO-authorized COVID vaccine and must show proof of vaccination and government-issued photo ID to enter any Festival venues.

Acceptable Forms of Proof

A ctual or photocopy of your vaccination card

D ocket App (New Jersey Residents only): Docket is a free app from the NJ Department of Health that makes it easier for you and your family to securely access your COVID-19 vaccination record. Individuals with an email or phone number on file with the New Jersey Immunization Information System can access and download their COVID-19 vaccination record using the app.

The Dockett App is available on Apple’s App Store and Google Play. covid19.nj.gov/pages/vaxrecords

E xcelsior Pass (New York residents only): Available on Apple’s App Store and Google Play. covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/excelsior-pass All patrons are required to wear masks while in the venue except when actively eating or drinking.

C hildren under 12 and/or those ineligible for vaccination are welcome at our outdoor family screening of THE MITCHELLS vs. THE MACHINES (page 65).

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Ticket Information ON SALE DATES Member Presale begins Monday, September 27 at 10:00am General Public on sale begins Friday, October 1 at 10:00am Not a Montclair Film member?

For early access and discounted tickets, join today at: MontclairFilm.org/Support

PURCHASE TICKETS We strongly recommend purchasing your tickets online at MontclairFilm.org Montclair Film Box Office located at The Clairidge (486 Bloomfield Avenue): Please check our website at MontclairFilm.org/Festival-Information/Tickets for box office hours.

Venue box offices open thirty (30) minutes before the first screening and close fifteen (15) minutes after the start of the last screening.

All ticket sales are final, no refunds or exchanges.

TICKET PRICING Opening Film: $25 regular/$20 member (reserved seating) Centerpiece Screenings: $20 regular/$18 member Conversations: $25 regular/$20 member Panels: Free (with advanced registration) Regular Screenings: $15 regular/$13 member Matinee Screenings: $10 regular/$8 member (weekdays only before 5:00pm) Virtual Screenings: $10 regular/$8 member

STANDBY LINES For shows with no online tickets available, there is a high probability that tickets will become available via the Standby Line beginning five (5) minutes prior to show time on a first-come, first-served basis at the venue. Standby Lines will form thirty (30) minutes prior to show time. Ticket holders must arrive no later than ten (10) minutes prior to the event start time to guarantee entrance.

Any available seats will be released to the Standby Line at that time.

Please note: All Standby tickets will be sold at regular pricing only.

Box office will only accept CASH during standby.

QUESTIONS For ticketing questions, please contact us and we will respond as quickly as possible. Email is preferred as we are often able to respond more quickly.

We receive a high volume of calls, so please be patient as we do our best to return your call in a timely manner.

Email: BoxOffice@MontclairFilm.org Phone: 973.783.6435

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Venues + Plan Your Visit VENUES The Clairidge / Box Office 486 Bloomfield Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 Lower Lackawanna Plaza Between Glenridge Avenue/ Grove Street/Bloomfield Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) Upper School Campus 6 Lloyd Road Montclair, NJ 07042

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) 1 Center Street Newark, NJ 07102 The Wellmont Theater 5 Seymour Street Montclair, NJ 07042 Montclair Film Virtual Cinema Visit our website for instructions on how to purchase tickets and access virtual programs MontclairFilm.org/ About/Virtual-Cinema-Step-By-Step

PARKING For updated parking information, please visit MontclairFilm.org/Plan-Your-Visit.

Pay-by-Phone parking app: We suggest downloading the app at US.ParkMobile.com for use at metered parking spots throughout town.

Consider ride sharing and carpooling when possible.

And remember, festival films start on time—there are no trailers. Please allow plenty of extra time to find parking, and please obey parking regulations.

PUBLIC TRANSPORATION Decamp Bus: DeCamp.com Decamp Bus #33 from Port Authority for venues along Bloomfield Avenue (Lackawanna, The Wellmont, The Clairidge and MKA).

NJ Transit: NJTransit.com NJ Transit Bus #29 from Newark Penn Station for venues along Bloomfield Avenue (Lackawanna, The Wellmont, The Clairidge and MKA).

NJ Transit Train Boonton Line from NYC to Bay Street.

Please visit our website at MontclairFilm.org/Plan-Your-Visit for updated information and please check train and bus schedules carefully.

ACCOMMODATIONS The MC Hotel 690 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042 Visit our website at MontclairFilm.org/Plan-Your-Visit for a special discount code.

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Accessibility Montclair Film is committed to making our programs and facilities accessible to all patrons.

We want to make your visit as easy and rewarding as possible. During the festival, we work with venues to facilitate accessibility needs for patrons upon request. To request specific accommodations, we require that you contact us at least two weeks prior to the scheduled program at 973.783.6435.

ACCESSIBLE PRINT All of our programming, including the festival guide, is available on our website where you can enlarge and view it for better clarity.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILITY Wheelchair seating is available in all venues. Please note this seating option in the Comments/Special Instructions box during checkout, when purchasing your tickets.

HEARING ASSISTANCE Upon request, most of our venues will provide wireless radio frequency hearing assistance receivers. See box office to request.

HEARING ASSISTANCE Upon request, a certified ASL interpreter will provide a sign language-interpreted translation of conversations that are part of The Storyteller Series. Please contact us at least two weeks prior to the scheduled program at 973.783.6435.

CLOSED CAPTIONING (SUBTITLES) Closed Captioning (CC) will be available for all foreign films.

Speech-to-text real-time captioning, provided by TotalCaption and Globetitles, will be available for download on your personal smart phone or tablet, which you can then use to read live transcriptions during select conversations. Visit MontclairFilm.org/Accessibility for more details or email us at ADA@MontclairFilm.org.

Universal accessibility is an ongoing effort and we welcome your feedback so that we can continually improve our services and create the most inclusive experience possible.

For specific information regarding mobility, hearing, or vision concerns, please visit our website at MontclairFilm.org/Accessibility or email us at ADA@MontclairFilm.org.

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Welcome

Dear Friends: It pleases me to extend a warm greeting to all those gathered for the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival.

Our state is fortunate to have events like the Montclair Film Festival that provide a platform for talented filmmakers and emerging artists from around the world to gather and tell their stories. Stories build empathy and connect us to our community and each other, and this non-profit arts organization excels at entertaining, educating, and engaging diverse audiences through the power of visual storytelling. I am proud to acknowledge those who dedicate their time to the arts, and I am delighted that the Montclair Film Festival showcases so much artistic talent for all to appreciate. I applaud all those who have committed their time, talent, and efforts to take part in the festival, furthering New Jersey’s reputation for excellence in the arts.

Best wishes for a successful and memorable event.

My very best,

Philip D. Murphy Governor

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Welcome

Dear Friends, It is an honor to extend my warmest greetings as you gather for the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival.

Since 2012, the Montclair Film Festival has captivated audiences and celebrated the work of emerging filmmakers. This festival is part of the many contributions that Montclair Film makes to our state’s arts community, from supporting the dreams of young artists to expanding arts education for New Jersey students.

Over the past decade, your efforts have uplifted countless people around our state, and as you celebrate another year’s worth of achievements, please accept my heartfelt appreciation for all that you have done and continue to do.

Once again, congratulations! Best wishes for a successful event.

Sincerely,

Cory A. Booker United States Senator

Dear Friends, On behalf of the citizens of the great state of New Jersey, it is an honor to welcome you to the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival. This unique event allows filmmakers to showcase their work to audiences and highlights their creative work to the community. Now entering its 10th year, this amazing film program has grown to become one of the top regional film festivals in the United States.

It is great to be able to recognize the valuable contribution of the Montclair Film Festival. It truly provides a unique opportunity for New Jersey residents to fall in love with film, especially in light of the challenges we face during the ongoing pandemic.

Sincerely,

Robert Menendez United States Senator

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Welcome

Dear Movie Fans, I want to welcome everyone to the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival!

This extraordinary event allows attendees to enjoy stories from a wide variety of producers, directors, and actors in their own community. This 10-day festival gives these filmmakers a chance to showcase their work to a diverse audience of fans and critics. In addition, it provides a stage to highlight the incredible creative talent we have in New Jersey. I know Montclair Film Executive Director Tom Hall and his amazing staff have created some truly unique experiences in a safe environment for viewers this year.

But the festival is just one part of Montclair Film’s commitment to increase and expand the community’s love of cinema. I would encourage everyone to sign up for one of the workshops, such as screenwriting, that Montclair Film + Education conducts every year. Also, it has a competition for emerging film directors as well as a children’s art project. If you cannot make the festival, feel free to contact them to rent out the Investors Bank Film and Media Center and have a private screening of your favorite film for friends and business associates.

So, stay safe and enjoy the festival.

Sincerely,

Donald M. Payne, Jr. Member of Congress

Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to the 2021 Montclair Film Festival! This annual Festival provides a platform for talented filmmakers from around the world to share their work with the local community and beyond. I want to extend my gratitude to the Montclair Film Festival’s board, staff, and members for their hard work putting together another entertaining program and ensuring we can safely enjoy it.

I am especially excited to recognize this tenth anniversary year of the Montclair Film Festival. Even through the challenges presented by the pandemic, the festival found creative ways to continue to bring this cultural staple to our community. For ten years, the Montclair Film Festival has supported a diverse array of artists, engaging its audience with educational and entertaining programs. I look forward to this year’s event and eagerly anticipate what the future holds.

I hope everyone enjoys this year’s Montclair Film Festival and I encourage you to appreciate all that Montclair has to offer as you visit our town! Stay safe and be well.

Sincerely,

Mikie Sherrill Member of Congress 17

Welcome

Dear Friends: Welcome to the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival!

This dynamic event is a wonderful opportunity to view high-quality films from veteran, emerging, independent, and cutting-edge artists. Whether you are a film enthusiast or come to watch just one movie, the broad and extraordinary lineup offers something for everyone.

But Montclair Film has evolved into more than just a festival to watch movies.

Montclair Film has grown by leaps and bounds, organized a year-long schedule of events, programs, and educational workshops, making it a dynamic resource and year-round asset for the community. We are even more excited about their announcement earlier this year to take over the operation of The Clairidge, which further cements the organization’s role in and commitment to Montclair.

We thank the committee for highlighting the extraordinary artistic talents of the filmmakers and actors, the importance of film as an art form, and for adding a generator of economic development to our vibrant community.

Essex County knows that the arts are a cultural and economic driver, and strongly supports efforts like the Montclair Film Festival. Together we will continue Putting Essex County First.

Sincerely,

Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. Essex County Executive

Welcome to the 2021 Montclair Film Festival!

We have been through so much and still find ourselves navigating a global pandemic. But through it all, we have remained the community we all love because of the resiliency of our residents, our businesses, and our community partners. It is with a thankful return to a new normal that we excitedly welcome the start of the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival!

WIth the success of each year’s festival, dating back to 2012, every year offers unique opportunities and the promise of an amazing experience.

The Montclair Film Festival, the signature event of Montclair Film, is part of the fabric that makes Montclair special, and we know you are as excited as we are to take part in this year’s October festival.

I congratulate and thank all those who have worked so hard to bring the 10th Annual Festival to us again this year.

Sincerely,

Sean M. Spiller Mayor, Township of Montclair

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Welcome Dear Friends, On behalf of the Board of Trustees, staff, and volunteers of Montclair Film, it is our pleasure to welcome you to the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival. Looking back over the past decade, we could not be more proud of the incredible growth of the festival, which has blossomed from an idea shared among friends and supporters around a kitchen table over eleven years ago into one of the region’s leading film non-profits, providing year-round film and education programs to thousands of patrons and students every year.

This past year, our community has faced unprecedented challenges, from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which required us to reimagine the 2020 Montclair Film Festival as a virtual and drive-in event, to the recent flooding from Tropical Storm Ida that severely damaged our education center and headquarters at 505 Bloomfield Avenue. We have been overwhelmed by the positive messages of support from so many of you, and they have given us the resolve to work harder than ever before to deliver world-class programs that continue to bring our community together.

We know that the COVID-19 pandemic has not ended, and so we continue to prioritize the health and safety of our community first. We are taking the following measures to ensure that patrons can enjoy the festival in the safest conditions possible: we’re requiring proof of vaccination and masking for all staff, volunteers, guests and patrons at all of our indoor events; and we’re taking longer breaks between films, allowing us to create social distancing, fewer lines and time for the thorough cleaning of our theaters. We are grateful to all of our patrons for their patience and understanding, and for their shared commitment to the physical and mental health of everyone attending.

As we embark on our second decade, we are thrilled to be re-launching the newly renovated cinemas at The Clairidge, which has been a home for our festival and programs for the past decade. We look forward to welcoming you to The Clairidge year-round, with the high-quality independent, international, and non-fiction films that you have come to expect from the region’s leading arthouse cinema.

As Montclair Film continues to grow, the support of our patrons and community is more important than ever before. We hope you will join us as we celebrate ten years of bringing you the best in film, conversation, storytelling, and education. It has been an incredible decade, and we look forward to building the future together.

See you at the movies!

Bob Feinberg Chairman and Founder Montclair Film

Evelyn Colbert President Montclair Film

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Our Leadership We are very fortunate to have such thoughtful and dedicated Trustees and Advisors.

Thank you for your time, talent, and commitment to Montclair Film— your dedication and generosity makes all we do possible.

BOARD OFFICERS Bob Feinberg, Founder and Chairman Evelyn Colbert, President Matthew Iversen, Corporate Secretary Shelley Phillips, Treasurer Trevor Gandy, Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Sarah Glaymon Barrack, Vice President, Community Relations Luke Parker Bowles, Vice President, Artistic Mary Anne Vaughn, Vice President, Education

TRUSTEES Adunni Anderson

Alexis Finkle

Joe Quenqua

Daniel Battsek

Yana Guiterrerz

Warren Ross

Susan V. Bershad

Karen Gulliver

Lynn Selassie

Rose Cali

Bruce Keller

Matthew Smith

Chris Cerf

Rachel Lee

Jonathan Sobel

Brian Clarkson

Lorri Maake

Beth Wilensky

Conrad Fink

Glenda McNeal

Don Zief

ADVISORY BOARD J. J. Abrams

Dagmara Dominczyk

John Schreiber

Jonathan Alter

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Jon Stewart

Stephen Colbert

Emma Freud

Joel Stillerman

Kahane Cooperman

James Johnson

Julie Taymor

Jeff Cooperman

Laura Linney

Patrick Wilson

Richard Curtis

Raphaela Neihausen

Abigail Disney

Thom Powers

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Thank You CORPORATE SPONSORS

Thank you for your generous support of the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival Title Sponsor

Signature Sponsors

Presenting Sponsors

Leadership Sponsors

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Thank You PREMIER AND PRODUCING SPONSORS

Thank you for your generous support of the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival Premier Sponsors

Producing Sponsors

Official Bakery

Official Beer

Official Coffee

Official Cider

Official Ice Cream

Official DCP Provider

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Thank You CORPORATE FRIENDS, MEDIA SPONSORS, AND FESTIVAL PARTNERS Thank you for your generous support of the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival Corporate Friends

Media Sponsors

Festival Partners

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Thank You SUSTAINING ADVERTISERS

Thank you for your generous support of the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival

WITH GRATITUDE We are incredibly grateful to all the businesses and organizations that have supported us both in this difficult year and for the last 10 years. Thank you for helping us continue to bring our programming and events to the community.

To our audience, our community is stronger because of the businesses advertised within these pages. Please take a look at the incredible goods, services, and wonderful organizations within your neighborhood and show them some love.

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Our Team YEAR-ROUND STAFF Larisa Apan Senior Programmer Debbi Bernstein Grants + Sponsorship Manager Jennifer Cambras Festival + Events Producer Elana Castelli Membership + Development Manager

Jennifer Dominguez General Manager, The Clairidge Tom Hall Executive Director Sue Hollenberg Education Director Meredith Ladov Managing Director

Jill Montague Community Engagement/ Volunteer Manager Ryan Moore Education Program Manager Aran Roche Director of Development Mike Sampson Marketing Director

Rebecca Sokol Program Manager Kareem Wilder Digital Marketing Associate Michael Zembower Facilities Manager Zachary Zembower Technology Manager

MONTCLAIR FILM TEAM Accounting Linda Bowers Cullari Carrico LLC Maureen Leidl, CPA Ad Sales Harrison Brown Amy Browne Sheila Cole Tom Costello Mark DiBenedetto Linda Lis Taneisha Pathmore Debra Reichard Lisa Tuck Cynthia Walker Artist Services Laura Tressel, Manager Emery Bergmann Box Office Zack Hogan, Manager Joan Griffin Linda Lis Ellyn Minor Carol Schlein Erin Sliney Adrienne Young

Education Instructors Rob Asaro Reuben Atlas Al Baldino Raul Barcelona Jonathan Bucari Evan Dickerson Ben Donnellon Frank Hablawi Jay Kay T.J Mannix Zack Morrison John Rotondo Gary Rudoren Melissa Schaffer Marie Spiegeland David Steinke Chris Stetson Juani Tantillo Luke Ward Education Teaching Assistants Emery Bergmann Chloe Chowaniec Samar Hdaib Maria Hofmann Kenny Horn Axel Ortiz Events Laura Tressel Beth Wilensky

Festival Interns Isabella Chirico Janice Coleman Kasey Coury Samantha Givone Derek Grayson Meredith McGrath Martina Pannunzio Izabella Roman Kendrick Slaman Chloe Swift Graphic Design Brian Collins Stephanie Lee Elena Tapper Kids Art Project Sarah Barrack Cathi Flanagan Operations and Production Monique Cupid Jason Pauloski Kirstin Williams Photography Dan D’Errico Neil Grabowsky Frank Schramm Tony Turner

Projection and Tech DeWitt Davis, Director Emily Anderson Cassie Cosgrove Israel Ehrisman Tony Gedrich Renee Heitman Mike Lown Dael Norwitz Char O’Dair Gadler Dylan Pasture Warren Sharon Publicity, Frank PR Clare Anne Darragh Lina Plath Venue Staff Danna Boshak Stuart Bouwman Edgar Garcia Kevin Haden Eddie Hall Gail Leicht Christian Murrell David Polinchock Debra Reichard Len Ruvolo Barbara Vasconez Volunteer Program Mecca Lewis Webmaster Michael Stoppay

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Volunteers

Our wonderful volunteers, from 2013 (top) and 2019 (above).

HELP, ENGAGE, CONNECT Our Montclair Film volunteers have been the heart and soul of our organization from the early days of our festival to this day. Whether you have been with us from the beginning, or whether you are new to the team, thank you all for sharing your talents, enthusiasm and muscle with us over the last 10 years! Your efforts help us to continually achieve our vision and consistently pursue our mission.

Want to join in on the fun? We are always looking for great volunteers to be a part of our team. For more information or to register, visit MontclairFilm.org/volunteer.

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2021 MONTCLAIR FILM ACADEMY

Develop, Engage, Flourish

Year-round classes for tweens, teens and adults.

Hands-on learning and small, dynamic classes led by experienced instructors!

Space is limited, so register today!

Filmmaking

Podcasting

Acting for Film and TV

Animation

Voice Acting

Screenwriting

Improv

Visual Effects (VFX)

Editing… and much more!

Not all classes are available each session

For more information, visit us at MontclairFilm.org/Education

Financial assistance is available!

Education Dear Friends, Amidst the uncertainty and unique challenges of the past year, Montclair Film + Education remains committed to helping students of all ages find their voices and tell their stories.

Over the past year, our dedicated instructors taught virtual courses in Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Voice Acting, Acting for Film and TV, Editing, Podcasting, and more! Documentary and Horror fans, as well as seniors from The Montclair Institute for Lifelong Learning (MILL), screened films and came together on Zoom for lively conversations with filmmakers and community. And our 505 Films + Friends club continues to provide a welcoming and inclusive space for teens and young adults, with and without disabilities, to engage intellectually and socially through the viewing and discussion of films.

As schools continued to teach remotely, Montclair Film + Education extended their partnership with North Star Academy in Newark, providing virtual hands-on workshops for their students. We also partnered with Talking Eyes Media to bring THE SACRIFICE ZONE, Julie Winokur’s powerful film about the fight for environmental justice in Newark, to teachers and students throughout the region.

In June, Montclair Film opened its doors for the first time in over a year to celebrate our Emerging Filmmaker Competition (EFC) winners. Clearly, even COVID could not dampen the spirits and creativity of these young filmmakers! We held three red carpet ceremonies to award the 42 EFC winners and were thrilled to welcome filmmakers from as far as California!

As the world began to open up, our 2021 Summer Academy successfully launched with COVID safety protocols in place. In addition to six filmmaking workshops, tweens and teens enjoyed workshops in Screenwriting, Acting for Film and TV, Editing, Visual EFX, Comedy Writing, Stand-up Comedy, Podcasting, and Directing while our 2021 Summer Mini-Camp offered adults a choice of online or in-person classes.

Less than a week after summer classes wrapped, Hurricane Ida ravaged our building, destroying our media labs, storytelling studio, and cinema, as well as our equipment. While some of our fall classes have been postponed or moved online, we remain optimistic as we continue to rebuild and serve our resilient creative community. As always, we are so very grateful to our dedicated instructors, to our generous donors who help make our programs and classes accessible to all, and to our students who make it all worthwhile!

Wishing you all a healthy and happy year to come.

Warm regards,

Sue Hollenberg Education Director Montclair Film

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Education EMERGING FILMMAKER COMPETITION

Animated Film: Special Jury Prize Liam Murphy Ridge High School The Diving Contest Horror/Suspense: Grand Prize Darla Matches, Maura Collins, Abby Badrick, Sophie Jackson Middletown High School South The Love That Remains Horror/Suspense: Special Jury Prize Sophie Jackson Middletown High School South The White Wood

Watch these award-winning films at MontclairFilm.org/EFC-2021

Montclair Film Celebrates its 2021 Emerging Filmmaker Competition Winners!

Visionaries (Grades 9–12) Visionary Award Sam Zaslow-Braverman Golda Och Academy Vicariously Narrative: Grand Prize Adam Rodarte Fallbrook High School In These Streets Narrative: Special Jury Prize Peter Di Prospero Immaculata High School Copycat Narrative: Special Jury Prize Daniel Lee UCVTS Academy for Performing Arts Estimated Time of Arrival

Horror/Suspense: Special Jury Prize Ryan McWalters Chatham High School The Things We Do For Love

Comedy: Special Jury Prize Stephen Sassano, Jason Sassano Middletown High School South Immersion

Experimental: Grand Prize (tie) Pamela Hernandez Passaic County Technical Institute Day of the Dead

Animated Film: Grand Prize Recipient of the Guerriero’s Gelato & Cakes 2021 Sweetest Film Award Carli Platt Millburn High School Clayception

Experimental: Grand Prize (tie) Jennifer Ruiz-Gonzalez East Brunswick Tech – School of the Arts Growing Pains

Animated Film: Special Jury Prize Jason Lewis Montclair High School How To Wear A Mask

Experimental: Special Jury Prize Maya Zeidman East Brunswick Tech – School of the Arts Norepinephrine (continued)

Comedy: Grand Prize John-Trajan Bernardo, Sinjin-Kai Bernardo County Prep High School (Hudson County School of Technology in Jersey City) The Voice of Reason Comedy: Special Jury Prize Maura Collins, Ashlyn Estevez, Sasha Harris, Abby Badrick, Sophie Jackson Middletown High School South Life After Death This program is made possible with support from

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Education Emerging Filmmaker Competition (continued) Social Impact: Grand Prize Ashley Bergemann Passaic County Technical Institute The Reality of Eating Disorders Social Impact: Special Jury Prize Naylani Burton Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology Locked In Cinematography: Special Jury Prize Brooks Walker, Terrence Faison Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology Freak 2021 EFC Showcase: My Covid Life!

Special Jury Awards Carolann Cuebas County Prep High School Life During a Pandemic

Hafeez Hardin Columbia High School Lockdown Logins

Taylor Christenson Fallbrook High School Isolation

Ivie Medina Passaic County Technical Institute A Year in Quarantine

Elliot Chisholm-Reyes Fallbrook High School Covid & L’Manburg

Skyler Garcia Fallbrook High School My Covid VIRUS

Storytellers (Grades 6-8) Comedy: Grand Prize Jack Sclafane, Leonia Middle School we RIDE Documentary: Grand Prize Onyedikachi Osondu Bloomfield Middle School Escapades of a Pandemic Surfer Experimental: Grand Prize Willow Killebrew Montclair Kimberley Academy Middle School Los Ojos Bonitos (The Beautiful Eyes) My Covid Life!: Grand Prize Zack Donohue Far Hills Country Day School Remote Learning My Covid Life!: Special Jury Prize Lyla Larkin, Watchung School Out Of My Mind

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Featured Events OPENING FILM

THE FRENCH DISPATCH

hursday, October 21 T 7:30pm The Wellmont

Director: Wes Anderson Producers: Wes Anderson, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Bob Balaban, Frances McDormand, Mathieu Amalric, Christoph Waltz, Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Stephen Park, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Lyna Khoudri, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Léa Seydoux, Jeffrey Wright, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Henry Winkler USA, 107 min Montclair Film is incredibly excited to welcome you back to the movies at the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival! We’ve been working hard to create a safe and respectful environment for our patrons to come back together and experience the magic of moviegoing once again.

And we can’t wait to get started with our 2021 Opening Film, THE FRENCH DISPATCH. Wes Anderson (THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU) has earned a reputation as one of the cinema’s most distinctive visual stylists. In his new film THE FRENCH DISPATCH, Anderson has created a love letter to journalists, following the exploits of a band of writers, editors, and essayists working to publish The French Dispatch, a fictional twentieth century magazine, published in a fictional French city.

The film, structured as a collection of stories from the magazine, is at once delightful and thoughtful, as interested in the history of cinema as it is the magazine itself, a perfect marriage of ideas and visual storytelling.

Featuring an all-star cast at the top of its game, THE FRENCH DISPATCH is a wonderful, welcome return to the movies. Montclair Film is proud to present THE FRENCH DISPATCH as the Opening Night Film of the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival.

This program is co-presented by Investors Bank A Searchlight Release

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Special Screenings FICTION CENTERPIECE

THE HARDER THEY FALL

riday, October 22 F 7:30pm The Wellmont

Director: Jeymes Samuel Producers: Shawn Carter, James Lassiter, Lawrence Bender, Jeymes Samuel Cast: Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Idris Elba, LaKeith Stanfield, Delroy Lindo USA, 130 min When outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) discovers that his enemy Rufus Buck (Idris Elba) is being released from prison, he rounds up his gang to track Rufus down and seek revenge.

Those riding with him in this assured, righteously new school Western include his former love Stagecoach Mary (Zazie Beetz), his right and left hand men—hot-tempered Bill Pickett (Edi Gathegi) and fast drawing Jim Beckwourth (RJ Cyler)—and a surprising adversaryturned-ally. Rufus Buck has his own fearsome crew, including “Treacherous” Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield), and they are not a group that knows how to lose. Jeymes Samuel’s THE HARDER THEY FALL is a new school western, made with incredible style and an unflinching vision. Montclair Film is proud to present THE HARDER THEY FALL as the Fiction Centerpiece of the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival.

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Special Screenings DOCUMENTARY CENTERPIECE

DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER

aturday, October 23 S 4:00pm The Wellmont

Directors: Dave Wooley, David Heilbroner Producer: ​​Dave Wooley USA, 95 min Born and raised in the Oranges in New Jersey, Dionne Warwick found singing through her family, who were members of the legendary gospel group the Drinkard Singers. Singing in church and with her family inspired her to study music in college, where she started singing backup vocals on recordings. But after a fateful meeting with the composer Burt Bacharach and the lyricist Hal David, Warwick’s career took off, with songs like “Walk On By,” “Alfie,” and “I Say a Little Prayer” establishing her as one of pop music’s most beautiful interpreters of contemporary music. And that’s just the beginning of a story and career that spans decades. DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER is a celebration of Warwick’s amazing life and work, spanning her incredible singing career, to her pioneering advocacy for AIDS research, to her recent arrival on Twitter and beyond. Montclair Film is proud to present DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER as the Documentary Centerpiece of the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival.

Q&A with Dionne Warwick in attendance Presented in partnership with Out Montclair

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Special Screenings CLOSING FILM

THE POWER OF THE DOG

aturday, October 30 S 4:30pm MKA Upper School

Director: Jane Campion Producers: Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie Australia/New Zealand, 127 min THE POWER OF THE DOG is the new film from the Academy Award® winning writer/director Jane Campion (THE PIANO). In 1925 in rural Montana, brothers Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Burbank (Jesse Plemons) Burbank run their successful family ranch together, despite their differences; George is soft spoken and focused on political and business relationships, while Phil is tough and focused on the day to day life of ranching. Soon, their relationship begins to fracture when George falls for a local widow and decides to bring her and her son to live on the ranch, bringing Phil perilously close to having a long kept secret exposed. THE POWER OF THE DOG is a sweeping story of family and betrayal, love and loss and Montclair Film is proud to present it as the Closing Film of the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival.

Presented in partnership with Out Montclair

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Montclair Film joins Out Montclair in celebrating LGBTQIA+ films and filmmakers in this year’s festival! Featuring a diverse array of films, Q&As, and conversations, this year’s festival is sure to have something for everyone. Montclair Film is proud to partner with Out Montclair, a nonprofit organization created to raise awareness and provide support and solidarity for the LGBTQIA+ community of Montclair, offering educational and charitable activities and events to promote inclusivity and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, non-binary and gender-fluid youth and adults. We look forward to this and many future programs together!

The Films:

BERNSTEIN’S WALL (see page 75) Director: Douglas Tirola

ednesday, October 27, 7:30pm W Clairidge 2 Thursday, October 28, 6:00pm Clairidge 5

DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER (see page 55)

Directors: Dave Wooley, David Heilbroner

aturday, October 23, 4:00pm S The Wellmont

FLEE (see page 83)

Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen

onday, October 25, 8:00pm M Clairidge 4 Tuesday, October 26, 6:00pm Clairidge 5

GREAT FREEDOM (see page 83) Director: Sebastian Meise

aturday, October 23, 7:30pm S Clairidge 2 Thursday, October 28, 7:00pm Clairidge 1

MAURICE HINES: BRING THEM BACK (see page 89) Director: John Carluccio

aturday, October 23, 1:00pm S Clairidge 2 Sunday, October 24, 4:30pm Clairidge 2

NORTH BY CURRENT (see page 91) Director: Angelo Madsen Minax

unday, October 24, 12:00pm S Clairidge 4

OUT SHORTS (see page 115) Saturday, October 23, 1:30pm Clairidge 1 PETITE MAMAN (see page 95) Director: Céline Sciamma

aturday, October 23, 8:30pm S Clairidge 5 Monday, October 25, 5:30pm Clairidge 2

POPPY FIELD (see page 95) Director: Eugen Jebeleanu

riday, October 22, 6:30pm F Clairidge 5 Monday, October 25th, 4:00pm Clairidge 1

THE POWER OF THE DOG (see page 57) Director: Jane Campion

aturday, October 30, 4:30pm S MKA Upper School

THIS IS JESSICA (see page 101) Director: Andrea Meyerson

unday, October 24, 3:00pm S Clairidge 4

Panel: TRANSGENDER REPRESENTATION IN FILM (see page 61) Sunday, October 24, 6:00pm Clairidge 4, FREE with reserved ticket WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR (see page 103) Director: Jane Schoenbrun

unday, October 24, 8:30pm S Clairidge 4

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Montclair Film is proud to partner with the Trans Affirming Alliance to present a program of films by and featuring transgender filmmakers and subjects that speak to the contemporary experience of transgender artists. By celebrating the work of these artists and subjects, we stand together to elevate transgender voices and provide a space for thoughtful engagement with new films. Montclair Film stands with the transgender community to celebrate gender diversity at the 2021 Montclair Film Festival, and we look forward to year-round screenings and partnerships with the Trans Affirming Alliance in the weeks and years to come. Join us!

NORTH BY CURRENT (see page 91) Director: Angelo Madsen Minax

Sunday, October 24, 12:00pm, Clairidge 4 THIS IS JESSICA (see page 101) Director: Andrea Meyerson

Sunday, October 24, 3:00pm, Clairidge 4 WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR (see page 103) Director: Jane Schoenbrun

Sunday, October 24, 8:30pm, Clairidge 4

unday, October 24 S 6:00pm Clairidge 4, FREE with reserved ticket

PANEL: TRANSGENDER REPRESENTATION IN FILM

Join moderator Celeste Fiore, Esq., the Founder and Chair of the Trans Affirming Alliance™, and Managing Partner at Argentino Fiore Law & Advocacy, LLC for a discussion with subject and activist Jessica Bair (THIS IS JESSICA), and filmmakers Jane Schoenbrun (WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR), and Andrea Meyerson (THIS IS JESSICA) for a conversation on the issues and ideas surrounding transgender representation in film and in the film industry.

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aturday, October 23 S 8:00pm Clairidge 4 unday, October 24 S 2:00pm Clairidge 5

Director: Scott Morris Producers: Scott Morris, Kelly Sheehan USA, 86 min AMERICAN RIVER is a new documentary by Scott Morris about a four-day kayak journey down the Passaic River, one of the most beautiful and neglected waterways in the United States. The story centers on Mary Bruno, who spent her childhood fearing the polluted stretch of the Passaic near her home and returns decades later to rediscover the river of her youth.

The film is a cinematic adventure that follows Ms. Bruno and river guide Carl Alderson as they travel from the Passaic’s pristine headwaters to its toxic mouth in Newark Bay. Along the way, the filmmaker engages residents, experts and advocates in candid conversations that reveal the Passaic’s history, geology and ecology. How did this powerful and once-celebrated river become one of the most contaminated in America?

Can it be saved? The Passaic is an archetype for thousands of rivers across America facing similar reckonings.

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Special Screenings THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)

Saturday, October 30

9:00pm Clairidge 2

Director: Jim Sharman Producer: Michael White Cast: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O’Brien UK/USA, 100 min The classic camp musical that launched a million midnight movies returns to Montclair! Get ready to dust off your high heels and slip on your fishnets! Let’s do the Time Warp again!

Montclair Film is proud to present the 1975 classic, #1 cult-film of all time, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, featuring the live debut of The Ordinary Kids Floor Show. The Ordinary Kids were formed in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, as a virtual Rocky Horror experience and have made the transition to a live performing troupe made up of die hard fans.

FAMILY CENTERPIECE

THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES

Friday, October 22 6:30pm Lackawanna Plaza FREE with reserved ticket

Director: Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe Producer: Kurt Albrecht, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Cast: Danny McBride, Abbi Jacobson, Maya Rudolph, Eric André, Olivia Colman, Fred Armisen, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend USA/Canada/Hong Kong, 114 min When Katie Mitchell, a creative outsider, is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her plans to meet “her people” at college are upended when her nature-loving dad Rick determines the whole family, including Katie’s wildly positive mom Linda, her quirky little brother Aaron, and the family’s delightfully chubby pug Monchi, should drive Katie to school together and bond as a family one last time. Suddenly, the Mitchells’ plans are interrupted by a tech uprising: all around the world, the electronic devices people love—from phones, to appliances, to an innovative new line of personal robots—decide it’s time to take over and the Mitchells will have to get past their problems and work together to save each other and the world! Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe’s THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES is an instant family classic.

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presents The Storyteller Series

unday, October 24 S 1:00pm MKA Upper School oderated by M Stephen Colbert

IN CONVERSATION WITH MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Maggie Gyllenhaal, whose award-winning career as an actress is full of groundbreaking and thought-provoking performances, is making her directorial debut with her screen adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s novel THE LOST DAUGHTER, starring Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, and Jessie Buckley. For her work on this film, Gyllenhaal will receive the 2021 Montclair Film Festival Breakthrough Director & Writer Award.

Gyllenhaal won acclaim in 2002 for SECRETARY, starring opposite James Spader, for which she won a National Board of Review award and both Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award nominations. She followed with Laurie Collyer’s SHERRYBABY (2006), a painful look at a young woman getting out of prison and hoping to reclaim her child, which earned her a second Golden Globe nomination.

In 2009, she starred opposite Jeff Bridges in CRAZY HEART, earning her an Oscar nomination. Other notable film performances include DONNIE DARKO (2001), MONA LISA SMILE (2003), STRANGER THAN FICTION (2006), THE DARK KNIGHT (2008), NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS (2010), FRANK (2014), and THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER (2018), among many others.

Gyllenhaal moved into television with BBC/Sundance’s THE HONORABLE WOMAN (2014), for which she won a Golden Globe Award and SAG and Emmy nominations. And in 2019, Gyllenhaal concluded her three-season run as the sex worker Candy who becomes a film director in the HBO drama THE DEUCE, which she also produced. Her performance earned her rave reviews, and both Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award nominations.

She’s equally at home on stage. She played Priscilla in Tony Kushner’s HOMEBODY/KABUL (2004) in both Los Angeles and at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music). She also starred as Yelena in UNCLE VANYA (2009) and Masha in THE THREE SISTERS (2011), both alongside her husband Peter Sarsgaard in Austin Pendleton’s productions at the Classic Stage Company. She debuted on Broadway in Sam Gold’s revival of Tom Stoppard’s THE REAL THING opposite Ewan McGregor in 2014.

Her readings of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina and Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar can be heard on Audible. She also collaborated with artist Matthew Barney on the experimental film RIVER OF FUNDAMENT in 2014.

Gyllenhaal graduated from Columbia University and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two daughters.

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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

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Programming Welcome Dear Friends, On behalf of the staff of the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival, we are thrilled to welcome you back to the movies! The past year and a half have been an extremely challenging time, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing a shift in the film industry that has brought movies into our homes faster than ever before, with cinemas and film festivals required to re-imagine their events to include virtual, drive-in, and outdoor offerings to survive. In 2020, we were proud to launch our Virtual Cinema, and we want to thank everyone who took the time to explore our year-round virtual screenings at home; your support and interest in our programming meant the world to us as we worked to bring the best new films to you each week.

This past summer, we announced that Montclair Film would be taking over the operation of The Clairidge, and we are proud to say that our team will be selecting films for this beloved six-screen cinema on a year-round basis. We have been hard at work this summer, readying The Clairidge for launch, and we are so excited to open our doors during the 2021 Montclair Film Festival, followed by year-round exhibition of the high quality, independent, non-fiction, and international films for which The Clairidge is known, beginning on Friday, November 5, 2021.

If you’re planning to come back to the movies, we encourage you to become a Montclair Film Member, as we will be offering discounted tickets to films all year long, as well as special member perks like advanced tickets for the annual film festival, fundraiser, and more. And with our Education Center and Cinema505 severely damaged by flooding during the recent Tropical Storm Ida, your Membership and attendance at our festival, films, and classes provides our organization with crucial year-round support at a time when we need it most.

This year’s festival features a wonderful array of films from around the world, and we hope you will take the time to explore the program and find the films that interest you. If the program looks a little different this year, that’s because we have taken extra precautions to space the screenings out a little more, in the hopes of reducing lines, in-person waiting, and to give more time between films for cleaning of our theaters. All of our theaters feature new COVID compliant air filtering systems, and we ask that all attendees be vaccinated and masked for all screenings as we, together, prioritize the health and safety of all of our patrons, volunteers, staff, and guests.

Have a great festival and thank you for your enduring support! We look forward to seeing you in the cinemas, talking about the movies, calling on you for Q&As, and having a great event together again. THANK YOU for being a part of the 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival!

Tom Hall Executive Director Montclair Film

Larisa Apan Senior Programmer Montclair Film

Rebecca Sokol Programmer Montclair Film

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A BANQUET Director: Ruth Paxton Producers: Leonora Darby, Mark Lane, Nik Bower, James Harris, Laure Vaysse Cast: Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes, Kaine Zajaz, Lindsay Duncan UK, 97 min In Ruth Paxton’s haunting new feature A BANQUET, widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey (Jessica Alexander) experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs. A BANQUET is the story of a family confronting the horrors lurking beneath the comforts they take for granted.

Friday, October 22, 8:15pm, Clairidge 4 Sunday, October 24, 8:00pm, Clairidge 5 FICTION FEATURE

BELFAST Director: Kenneth Branagh Producers: Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas Cast: Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan, Jude Hill UK, 97 min The Troubles of 20th century Northern Ireland, which saw the nation divided between Republicans, seeking unification with Ireland, and the Loyalists, seeking to preserve Northern Ireland’s relationship to the United Kingdom, provide the backdrop for BELFAST, the new film written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh. Told through the lens of a child’s perspective, one which reflects Branagh’s own experiences as a young boy in Northern Ireland, BELFAST is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy’s childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s.

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BERNSTEIN’S WALL Director: Douglas Tirola Producer: Susan Bedusa USA, 100 min BERNSTEIN’S WALL explores Leonard Bernstein’s legacy as one of America’s key musical figures and his lifelong fight to create social change and inspire political activism through his work. The son of a Russian Jewish immigrant who rose to become Conductor of the New York Philharmonic, Bernstein towered over the worlds of classical music, Broadway, and television. Douglas Tirola’s stirring documentary features newly discovered archival footage, personal photos, letters, and candid audio moments with his family, as well as highlights of his spectacular career to create an intimate look at one of the 20th century’s most prominent icons.

Presented in partnership with Out Montclair

ednesday, October 27, W 7:30pm, Clairidge 2 Thursday, October 28, 6:00pm, Clairidge 5 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

FICTION FEATURE

CARTERLAND

A CHIARA

Directors: The Pattiz Brothers Producers: Will Pattiz, Jim Pattiz USA, 123 min

Director: Jonas Carpignano Producers: Julie Billy, Paolo Carpignano, Jon Coplon, Eva Jakobsen, Katrin Pors, Carole Scotta, Ryan Zacarias Cast: Carmela Fumo, Claudio Rotolo, Carmelo Rotolo, Swamy Rotolo Italy/France, 121 min

One of the most misunderstood presidents in American history, Jimmy Carter was a leader ahead of his time, advocating for social change and sacrifice while leading the nation through a series of unprecedented crises. Carter confronted climate change and championed social justice at home and abroad, all while advocating for peace and moral integrity as the cores of American leadership. In their feature film debut, CARTERLAND, the Pattiz Brothers examine the tragic, yet inspiring story of Jimmy Carter, drawing on archival footage, experts, and insiders to reveal how Carter’s selfless leadership and moral integrity ultimately cost him the presidency.

Sunday, October 24, 4:00pm, Clairidge 1 Monday, October 25, 7:30pm, Clairidge 2

In Jonas Carpignano’s stunning A CHIARA, the Guerrasio family gathers to celebrate Claudio and Carmela’s oldest daughter’s 18th birthday. But when the party’s over and morning arrives, everything changes for the family; Claudio disappears, leaving the family to confront the reality of the life they have built together. 16-year-old Chiara decides to investigate the story of her father’s unexpected absence, and as she gets closer to the truth, confronts a world that has always been there, just below the surface, forcing her to decide what kind of future she wants for herself.

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CLARA SOLA Director: Nathalie Álvarez Mesén Producers: Nima Yousefi, Alan McConnell, Géraldine Sprimont, Anne-Laure Guégan, Karina Avellán Troz, Marcelo Quesada Mena Cast: Wendy Chinchilla Araya, Daniel Castañeda Rincón, Ana Julia Porras Espinoza, Flor María Vargas Chaves Costa Rica/Sweden/Belgium/Germany, 106 min Clara (played by the wonderful Wendy Chinchilla Araya, in her first role), is believed to have special powers as a “healer.”

She sustains a family and a village in need of hope, while finding solace in her relationship with the natural world. After years of being controlled by her mother’s repressive care, Clara’s sexual desires are stirred by her attraction to her niece’s new boyfriend. The stunning CLARA SOLA is the story of this newly awakened force, following Clara to unexplored territory, pushing the boundaries that have shaped her life, both physical and mystical.

Saturday, October 23, 3:00pm, Clairidge 5 Tuesday, October 26, 4:30pm, Clairidge 2 FICTION FEATURE

C’MON C’MON Director: Mike Mills Producers: Chelsea Barnard, Lila Yacoub, Andrea Longacre-White Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Scoot McNairy, Molly Webster, Jaboukie Young-White, Woody Norman USA, 108 min Shot in beautiful black and white, C’MON C’MON is the story of a radio documentary creator named Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) who is working on a story about the dreams and aspirations of children in cities across America. But when his sister Viv (Gaby Hoffmann) calls in need of support in caring for her young son, Johnny travels to LA to join his nephew (Woody Norman), forging a tenuous but transformational relationship in this delicate and deeply moving film about the connections between adults and children, the past and the future, from writer-director Mike Mills.

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DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

A COP MOVIE

COW

Director: Alonso Ruizpalacios Producers: Daniela Alatorre, Elena Fortes Acosta Cast: Mónica Del Carmen, Raúl Briones, María Teresa Hernández Cañas Mexico, 107 min

Director: Andrea Arnold Producer: Kat Mansoor UK, 94 min

Alonso Ruizpalacios’ inventive, genre-bending documentary takes us deep into the Mexican police force. Following family tradition, Teresa and Montoya join the force, only to find their convictions and hopes crushed by a corrupt system. Through an experimental style of narrative and documentary storytelling, A COP MOVIE propels the viewer into an unusual cinematic world, giving voice to one of Mexico’s and the world’s most controversial institutions. Playing with the performative boundaries of nonfiction, A COP MOVIE immerses the audience into the challenges of police work within a dysfunctional system.

Saturday, October 23, 4:00pm, Clairidge 1 Monday, October 25, 7:00pm, Clairidge 1

In her documentary debut, acclaimed director Andrea Arnold (AMERICAN HONEY) turns her lens towards a dynamic subject of few words—an English dairy cow named Luma.

We meet Luma during the birth of her calf, and from there, we watch with hypnotic fascination as their lives unfold.

Arnold’s contemplative style lends itself beautifully to the study of this magnificent creature as she asks us to meaningfully acknowledge her services and understand her realities. The daily life of a cow is by no means glamorous, but certainly thought-provoking, within this particular examination, which moves us closer to nature.

Tuesday, October 26, 4:00pm, Clairidge 1 Wednesday, October 27, 5:30pm, Clairidge 2

FICTION FEATURE

DRIVE MY CAR Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Producer: Teruhisa Yamamoto Cast: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima, Park Yurim, Jin Daeyeon Japan, 179 min In the beautiful, moving DRIVE MY CAR, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a stage actor and director, is happily married to Oto (Reika Kirishima), a screenwriter. But when an unforeseen tragedy strikes the couple, secrets are exposed that will change Kafuku’s life forever. Two years later, Kafuku receives an offer to direct Chekov’s UNCLE VANYA at a theater festival and drives to Hiroshima with his car. There, he meets Misaki (Toko Miura), a reticent woman assigned to become his chauffeur. As they spend time together, Kafuku finally begins to confront the haunting mystery of his wife.

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THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN Director: Will Sharpe Producers: Guy Heeley, Ed Clarke, Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones UK, 111 min Will Sharpe’s delightful new film THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN tells the extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public’s perception of cats forever. Moving from the late 1800s through to the 1930s, the film follows the incredible adventures of this inspiring, unsung hero, as he seeks to unlock the “electrical” mysteries of the world and, in so doing, to better understand his own life and the profound love he shares with his wife Emily Richardson (Claire Foy).

Saturday, October 23, 1:00pm, MKA Upper School DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION

THE FIRST WAVE Director: Matthew Heineman Producers: Matthew Heineman, Jenna Millman, Leslie Norville USA, 93 min With exclusive access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems, Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning director Matthew Heineman (CARTEL LAND) spotlights the everyday heroes at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leaving a devastating trail of death and despair, this once-in-a-century pandemic changed the very fabric of daily life and exposed long-standing inequities in our society. Heineman documents those harrowing first four months, embedding with a group of doctors, nurses and patients on the frontlines as they all navigate the emerging crisis.

Sunday, October 24, 7:00pm, Clairidge 1

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FLEE Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen Producers: ​​Signe Byrge Sørensen, Monica Hellstrøm Executive Producers: Riz Ahmed, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Denmark/France/Sweden/Norway, 90 min Told through a mix of animation and archival footage in order to protect the anonymity of the protagonist, FLEE follows Amin, an Afghan refugee who recounts how he escaped his native country as a teen, his years-long perilous journey through multiple countries, and his constant pursuit of a place in which he could freely explore his identity and feel a sense of belonging. Now on the verge of marriage, Amin decides to reveal his hidden past for the first time, which threatens to ruin the life he has built for himself outside of Afghanistan.

Presented in partnership with Out Montclair

Monday, October 25, 8:00pm, Clairidge 4 Tuesday, October 26, 6:00pm, Clairidge 5 FICTION FEATURE COMPETITION

FICTION FEATURE COMPETITION

GREAT FREEDOM

A HERO

Director: Sebastian Meise Producers: Sabine Moser, Oliver Neumann, Benny Drechsel Cast: Franz Rogowski, Georg Friedrich, Anton von Lucke, Thomas Prenn Austria/Germany, 117 min

Director: Asghar Farhadi Producers: Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Asghar Farhadi Cast: Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Fereshteh Sadrorafaii, Sahar Goldoust, Sarina Farhadi, Saleh Karimai Iran, 127 min

In postwar Germany, the Allies’ liberation does not mean freedom for everyone. Under Paragraph 175, Hans (Franz Rogowski) is spied on and imprisoned again and again, solely because of his sexuality. Throughout the years, the one steady relationship in his life proves to be the combative one he has with his cellmate Viktor (Georg Friedrich), a convicted murderer serving a life sentence. What begins as revulsion blossoms into something far more tender. Sebastian Meise’s GREAT FREEDOM is a revelation, a poignant tour-de-force anchored by Rogowski’s mesmerizing performance.

Presented in partnership with Out Montclair

Saturday, October 23, 7:30pm, Clairidge 2 Thursday, October 28, 7:00pm, Clairidge 1

Celebrated filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (A SEPARATION, THE SALESMAN)’s latest film follows Rahim (Amir Jadidi) who is separated from his wife and child and imprisoned due to an unpaid debt. When he is granted two days of leave from prison, Rahim attempts to turn his life around, but instead spirals even deeper into despair, weaving a seemingly inescapable web of deceit. A HERO (winner of the Cannes 2021 Grand Prix) is an intricate tale of human morality, exploring the fragility of justice and how even the sincerest of intentions can somehow lead to tragedy.

Tuesday, October 26, 7:30pm, Clairidge 2 Wednesday, October 27, 5:00pm, Clairidge 5

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FICTION FEATURE

THE INNOCENTS

JOCKEY

Director: Eskil Vogt Producer: Maria Ekerhovd Cast: Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim, Sam Ashraf Norway/Sweden/Denmark/UK, 117 min

Director: Clint Bentley Producers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Nancy Schafer Cast: Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, Moisés Arias USA, 95 min

THE INNOCENTS follows four children who become friends during the bright Nordic summer, when the days are long and tensions can seemingly rise from nowhere. Out of sight of the adults, the children discover they have hidden powers.

While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen. Eskil Vogt’s thrilling new film explores the interconnected nature of childhood experience, and the horror of power in the hands of children whose sense of morality is tethered to their self-interest.

An aging jockey (Clifton Collins Jr.), hopes to win one last title for his longtime trainer (Molly Parker), who has acquired what appears to be a championship horse. But the years – and injuries – have taken a toll on his body, throwing into question his ability to continue his lifelong passion. And the arrival of a young rookie rider (Moisés Arias), who claims to be his son, and whom he takes under his wing, further complicates the path to fulfilling his dream.

Saturday, October 30, 7:30pm, MKA Upper School

Friday, October 29, 6:30pm, Clairidge 5 Saturday, October 30, 7:00pm, Clairidge 1 NJ FILMS COMPETITION

KILI BIG Director: Ida Joglar Producers: Ida Joglar, Sam Kretchmar USA, 90 min A group of plus-sized women from around the world attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest freestanding mountain on the planet. They call themselves the Curvy Kili Crew, 20 women determined to conquer the roof of Africa and, in doing so, make way for others like them, who have been told their body types do not belong on a mountain. KILI BIG follows the group from training through the climb, all the while exploring themes of fatness, representation, self-acceptance, and everyday acts of courage that push these climbers to the limit.

Saturday, October 23, 12:00pm, Clairidge 5 Sunday, October 24, 5:00pm, Clairidge 5

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DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

LIFE OF CRIME 1984–2020

LISTENING TO KENNY G

Director: ​​Jon Alpert Producers: Jon Alpert, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller USA, 121 min

Director: Penny Lane Producer: Gabriel Sedgwick USA, 97 min

Shot over the course of 36 years on the streets of Newark, NJ, Jon Alpert’s LIFE OF CRIME 1984-2020 is a devastating look at the toll taken by addiction and the war on drugs.

Following the lives of hustlers working to earn enough money to feed their addictions, the film is a harrowing portrait of the cycles of criminality, imprisonment, and drug use that spirals ever-downward, destroying the lives and relationships of the film’s subjects through the power of relentless need. Alpert’s film is a compassionate examination that never flinches from their reality.

Kenny G is the best-selling instrumentalist of all time, and LISTENING TO KENNY G examines why that makes certain people so angry. This inventive and thought-provoking documentary, directed by Penny Lane (HAIL SATAN?) looks at how our artistic tastes shape our personal identities.

Through intimate moments with Kenny as he works on a new album, rare archival footage, and conversations with music critics, record executives, radio personalities, market researchers, and Kenny’s fans, LISTENING TO KENNY G will challenge your preconceptions about music.

Thursday October 28, 4:00pm, Clairidge 1 Friday, October 29, 4:00pm, Clairidge 1

Thursday, October 28, 7:30pm, Clairidge 2 Friday, October 29, 7:00pm, Clairidge 1

FICTION FEATURE

THE LOST DAUGHTER Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal Producers: Charlie Dorfman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Talia Kleinhendler Cast: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dagmara Dominczyk, Peter Sarsgaard, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris, Paul Mescal, Alba Rohrwacher USA/Greece/UK/Israel, 121 min Alone on a seaside vacation, Leda (Olivia Colman) becomes consumed with a young mother and daughter as she watches them on the beach. Unnerved by their compelling relationship, (and their raucous and menacing extended family), Leda is overwhelmed by her own memories of the terror, confusion and intensity of early motherhood. An impulsive act shocks Leda into the strange and ominous world of her own mind, where she is forced to face the unconventional choices she made as a young mother and their consequences. Maggie Gyllenhaal’s THE LOST DAUGHTER is a stunning directorial debut.

Sunday, October 24, 4:30pm, MKA Upper School

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MAURICE HINES: BRING THEM BACK Director: John Carluccio Producers: John Carluccio, Tracy E. Hopkins USA, 92 min MAURICE HINES: BRING THEM BACK is a portrait of the charismatic song-and-dance man Maurice Hines, following him from his tap-dancing childhood to today. Maurice and friends—Chita Rivera, Mercedes Ellington and Debbie Allen—tell tales from his seven-decade career, including Broadway shows, a co-starring role in Francis Ford Coppola’s THE COTTON CLUB and his loving yet complex relationship with his superstar brother, the late Gregory Hines. Ever battling the challenges of being a gay, black man in show biz, Maurice shares his story with humor and grace.

Presented in partnership with Out Montclair

Saturday, October 23, 1:00pm, Clairidge 2 Sunday, October 24, 4:30pm, Clairidge 2 NJ FILMS COMPETITION

MAYOR MOHAMED Director: Jeffrey M. Togman Producers: Jeffrey M. Togman, Joshua Atesh Litle, Pierre Defendini USA/Syria/Turkey, 86 min In this quintessential film about the Muslim-American immigrant experience, Mayor Mohamed Khairullah risks his life to bring humanitarian relief into Syria while simultaneously fighting the forces of Islamophobia in the United States. When a conservative local politician in his small New Jersey town runs a campaign to unseat him as mayor, his own political survival, and a particular view of what it means to be American, is on the line. Jeffrey M. Togman’s MAYOR MOHAMED explores the fragility of our democratic values with dignity and keen insight into the issues that frame our collective identity.

Saturday, October 23, 4:30pm, Clairidge 2 Thursday, October 28, 8:15pm, Clairidge 4 89

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MEMORIA Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul Producers: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Diana Bustamante, Simon Field, Keith Griffiths, Charles de Meaux, Michael Weber, Julio Chavezmontes Cast: Tilda Swinton, Elkin Díaz, Jeanne Balibar Colombia/ Thailand/ United Kingdom/ France/ Germany/ Mexico, 136 min From the extraordinary mind of Palme d’Or winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and starring Academy Award® winner Tilda Swinton, MEMORIA is a bewildering drama about a Scottish woman, who, after hearing a loud ‘bang’ at daybreak, begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of Colombia. Filled with Weerasethakul’s gorgeous, languid takes and exploring the metaphysical themes that have shaped his work for years, MEMORIA nevertheless takes his storytelling in a bold, new direction, with brilliant sound design and Swinton’s performance creating an unsettling atmosphere that culminates in a startling conclusion.

Wednesday, October 27, 8:00pm, Clairidge 5 Saturday, October 30, 7:30pm, Clairidge 4 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

NJ FILMS COMPETITION

NORTH BY CURRENT

ONE PINT AT A TIME

Director: Angelo Madsen Minax Producer: Felix Endara USA, 85 min

Director: Aaron Hosé Producers: Aaron Hosé, Brigitte Hosé USA, 89 min

After the inconclusive death of his young niece, filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax returns to his rural Michigan hometown, preparing to make a film about a broken criminal justice system. Instead, he pivots to excavate the depths of generational addiction, Christian fervor, and trans embodiment. NORTH BY CURRENT is a visual rumination on the understated relationships between mothers and children, truths and myths, losses and gains.

Craft beer generates tens of billions of dollars annually for the US economy. Despite beer’s Egyptian and African heritage, these traditions have been mostly forgotten and are rarely found in American brewing culture. Today, Black-owned breweries make up less than 1% of the nearly 9,000 breweries in operation. Eager to shift the historical perception of who makes and drinks beer, Black brewers, brand owners and influencers across the country are reshaping the craft beer industry and the future of America’s favorite adult beverage. ONE PINT AT A TIME surveys the black craft beer landscape with rich insights.

Presented in partnership with Trans Affirming Alliance

Sunday, October 24, 12:00pm, Clairidge 4

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PAPER & GLUE A JR Project Producers: Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Dallas Brennan Rexer, Marc Azoulay France/USA, 94 min From acclaimed French street artist JR (FACES PLACES), and featuring collaborator Ladj Ly (LES MISÉRABLES), PAPER & GLUE showcases some of JR’s most monumental projects, starting with early illicit graffiti videos captured on nighttime Paris rooftops. From the US-Mexico border to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to a current collaboration at a California supermax prison, JR turns photographs of residents into eye-catching, immersive aerial installations. Magnetic and insightful, JR’s art re-centers the narrative on some of the most overlooked members of society, with awe-inspiring results.

aturday, October 23, 6:45pm, S Clairidge 1 Tuesday, October 26, 5:30pm, Clairidge 4 FICTION FEATURE

PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT Director: Jacques Audiard Producers: Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann Cast: Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba, Noémie Merlant, Jehnny Beth France, 106 min Adapted from the illustrated stories of the acclaimed New York cartoonist Adrian Tomine, Jacques Audiard’s PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT is the story of young lovers and the rollercoaster of sex, emotion, and friendship that defines contemporary romance. Filmed in beautiful black and white in the City of Lights, PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT tells the story of Émilie (Lucie Zhang) and Camille (Makita Samba) who meet when Camille answers Émilie’s ad seeking a new roommate. But when sparks begin to fly, new relationships and attractions create tensions that re-frame the romantic orbits that define their lives.

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PASSING Director: Rebecca Hall Producers: Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Margot Hand, Rebecca Hall Cast: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Camp USA, 98 min Adapted from the celebrated 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, PASSING tells the story of two Black women, Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Academy Award® nominee Ruth Negga), who can “pass” as white but choose to live on opposite sides of the color line during the height of the Harlem Renaissance in late 1920s New York. As their lives become more deeply intertwined, Irene finds her once-steady existence upended by Clare, and PASSING becomes a riveting examination of obsession, repression and the lies people tell themselves and others to protect their carefully constructed realities.

Saturday, October 23, 8:00pm, The Wellmont FICTION FEATURE

FUTURE/NOW COMPETITION

PETITE MAMAN

POPPY FIELD

Director: Céline Sciamma Producers: Bénédicte Couvreur Cast: Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Nina Meurisse, Stéphane Varupenne, Margot Abascal France, 70 min

Director: Eugen Jebeleanu Producer: Velvet Moraru Cast: Conrad Mericoffer, Alexandru Potocean, Radouan Leflahi, Cendana Trifan Romania, 82 min

After the passing of her grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly (Joséphine Sanz) returns with her parents to her mother’s childhood home to begin clearing out the house. While wandering the surrounding woods, Nelly discovers a secret that unlocks her mother’s past. With PETITE MAMAN, Céline Sciamma (PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE) once again brings forth a magical quietude, this time through the exploration of the emotional bonds between mothers and daughters. Sciamma’s luscious, cinematic poetry takes pleasure in confronting the spirit of imagination and the power of memory through the eyes of a child.

Planning to spend a romantic weekend with his longdistance boyfriend, Cristi’s tender reunion is cut short when he is called in to handle a crisis at work. Cristi is a member of the Bucharest police force, and his unit is sent to quell a protest at a local movie theater, where a far-right group has interrupted the screening of a queer film. As tensions mount, Cristi, closeted to his fellow officers, begins to spiral out of control when he spots a former fling in the crowd, blurring the line between authority and the truth.

Presented in partnership with Out Montclair

Saturday, October 23, 8:30pm, Clairidge 5 Monday, October 25, 5:30pm, Clairidge 2

Presented in partnership with Out Montclair

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PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN Director: Tatiana Huezo Producers: Nicolás Celis, Jim Stark Cast: Ana Cristina Ordóñez González, Marya Membreño, Mayra Batalla Mexico/Germany/Brazil/Qatar, 110 min In a mountain town, where corn and poppies grow, the girls wear boyish haircuts and have hiding places underground to escape the threat of being kidnapped by the cartels that control the area. Ana and her two best friends grow up together, discovering what it means to be women in a community marked by violence. Their mothers train them to flee death, and to escape those who would turn them into slaves or ghosts. PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN is a powerful drama that looks into the dark heart of the narco war in Mexico.

Thursday, October 28, 4:30pm, Clairidge 2 Saturday, October 30, 2:00pm, Clairidge 4 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION

PRESIDENT Director: Camilla Nielsson Producers: Signe Byrge Sørensen, Joslyn Barnes Denmark/USA/Norway, 115 min With PRESIDENT, director Camilla Nielsson returns to Zimbabwe to find the country is again at a crossroads. The new leader of the opposition party MDC Alliance, the young and charismatic Nelson Chamisa, is challenging the ZANU-PF, which in its heyday led the decolonization struggle. Represented by the acting president Emmerson Mnangagwa, ZANU-PF is determined to hang on to power. Can a free, fair and transparent election that reflects the will of the people proceed? PRESIDENT shows the international push for electoral integrity in a country desperate to build its democratic institutions.

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DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

RED ROCKET

RIVER

Director: Sean Baker Producers: Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Alex Saks, Shih-Ching Tsou Cast: Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, Suzanna Son, Brenda Deiss USA, 128 min

Directors: Jennifer Peedom, Joseph Nizeti Producers: Jennifer Peedom, Jo-Anne McGowan, John Smithson Narrator: Willem Dafoe Australia, 75 min

RED ROCKET is Sean Baker’s (THE FLORIDA PROJECT) examination of a small-time hustler looking to create his own version of the American Dream. Mikey (Simon Rex) returns to his small, Texas hometown after spending years in California working in the adult film industry. Down on his luck, but unwilling to take any responsibility for his ongoing misfortunes, he talks his way back into the life of his estranged wife Lexi (Bree Elrod). But when Mikey meets a teenage cashier at his local donut shop, he hatches a plan to do whatever it takes to get back on top.

Throughout history, rivers have shaped our landscapes and our journeys, and flowed through our cultures and dreams.

RIVER takes its audience on a journey through space and time, spanning six continents and showing rivers on scales and from perspectives never seen before. Its union of image, music and sparse, poetic script creates a film that is both dream-like and powerful, honoring the wildness of rivers but also recognizing their vulnerability. Featuring an ethereal score interpreted by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and music from Jonny Greenwood & Radiohead, merged with Willem Dafoe’s narration - RIVER is a cinematic and musical odyssey that will leave you spellbound.

Sunday, October 24, 7:30pm, Clairidge 2

Friday, October 22, 7:00pm, Clairidge 1 Saturday, October 23, 5:30pm, Clairidge 4 FICTION FEATURE COMPETITION

THE SOUVENIR PART II Director: Joanna Hogg Producers: Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton, Luke Schiller Cast: Honor Swinton Byrne, Tilda Swinton, Ariane Labed, Jaygann Ayeh, Richard Ayoade UK, 108 min The much-awaited follow up to her mesmerizing 2019 masterpiece, Joanna Hogg’s THE SOUVENIR PART II follows Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) in the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with Anthony (Tom Burke), a charismatic and manipulative older man. As Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in the making of her graduation film, she deliberately sorts fact from his elaborately constructed fiction. The hypnotic and enchanting story of this young woman’s complicated reaction to a formative first love is also a portrait of an artist that transcends the halting particulars of everyday life.

Saturday, October 23, 6:00pm, Clairidge 5 Sunday, October 24, 1:30pm, Clairidge 2

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SPENCER Director: Pablo Larraín Producers: Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Paul Webster, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski Cast: Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, Sean Harris Germany/UK, 111 min When Pablo Larraín’s hypnotic new film SPENCER begins, the marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate; tradition continues as always, as the royals enjoy a holiday of eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game, but this year, things will be profoundly different. SPENCER, featuring a mesmerizing performance from Kristen Stewart as Diana, is a new imagining of what might have happened during those few, fateful days.

Sunday, October 24, 7:30pm, MKA Upper School DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

THIS IS JESSICA Director: Andrea Meyerson Producers: Marsha Naify, Andrea Meyerson USA, 81 min From her earliest years, when Jessica Bair was being raised as a boy named Jonathan, she knew she was a girl. But born into the Mormon church, she also knew that saying so out loud could cause her to lose everything—her family, her faith, her life on earth and her eternal soul. Terrified to reveal her true self, young Jessica / Jonathan instead set about creating the perfect life of a young Mormon man. THIS IS JESSICA paints an intimate, emotional portrait of a woman forced to make a heartwrenching decision in order to save herself.

Presented in partnership with Trans Affirming Alliance

Sunday, October 24, 3:00pm, Clairidge 4

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Films FUTURE/NOW COMPETITION

FUTURE/NOW COMPETITION

WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR

WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SKY?

Director: Jane Schoenbrun Producers: Daniel Patrick Carbone, Hannah Dweck, Abby Harri, Mila Matveeva, Theodore Schaefer, Sarah Winshall, Carlos Zozaya Cast: Anna Cobb, Michael J Rogers USA, 86 min

Director: Alexandre Koberidze Producer: Mariam Shatberashvili Cast: Ani Karseladze, Giorgi Bochorishvili, Oliko Barbakadze, Giorgi Ambroladze, Vakhtang Panchulidze, Sofio Tchanishvili Germany/Georgia, 150 min

Casey (Anna Cobb) is obsessed with a dark, twisted online game that features a progressively more dangerous series of creepy physical challenges. But as she immerses herself in the stories and community of the game, she undergoes a transformative personal change she could never have foreseen. Jane Schoenbrun’s provocative WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR is a one of a kind thriller that explores Casey’s interior world with a probing curiosity that highlights the uncertainty at her core.

It’s love at first sight when Lisa and Giorgi meet by chance on a street in the Georgian city of Kutaisi. Love hits them so suddenly, they even forget to ask each other’s names. Before continuing on their way, they agree to meet the next day, but little do they know that an evil eye has cast a spell on them. Will they meet again? And if they do, will they know who they are? Alexandre Koberidze’s shapeshifting romance WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SKY? is a magical fable of love and missed connections.

Presented in partnership with Trans Affirming Alliance

Thursday, October 28, 5:00pm, Clairidge 4 Saturday, October 30, 4:00pm, Clairidge 1

Sunday, October 24, 8:30pm, Clairidge 4 FICTION FEATURE

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD Director: Joachim Trier Producers: Thomas Robsahm, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar Cast: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum Norway/France/Sweden/Denmark, 127 min Julie (Renate Reinsve) is restlessly cycling through career paths, relationships and the taxing realities of existence. As she goes hurtling into her 30s, she’s left wondering: when will life really begin, and what is her true purpose? Framed around Julie’s delightful indecisiveness, the film follows four years of ups and downs, important relationships, and what ifs. This darkly comedic journey from director Joachim Trier (OSLO, AUGUST 31) is a biting take on the cinematic romance in the modern age, and earned Reinsve the Best Actress Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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Shorts CALLS TO ACTION SHORTS

Wednesday, October 27, 4:00pm, Clairidge 1 Available Thursday, October 28 to Sunday, October 31, MFF Virtual Cinema MELTDOWN IN DIXIE

Director: Emily Harrold USA, 40 min A battle erupts in Orangeburg, South Carolina between the Sons of Confederate Veterans and an ice cream shop owner.

TAKEOVER

Director: Emma Francis-Snyder USA, 38 min 1970. A group of activists take over a decrepit hospital in the South Bronx launching a battle for their lives.

COMMUNITY RESILIENCE SHORTS

Saturday, October 30, 1:00pm, Clairidge 1 This program is co-presented by Partners for Health Foundation GIVE AND TAKE

Director: Gareth Smit USA, 11 min An intimate look at the community fridge movement in New York City during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

LEAD ME HOME

Directors: Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk USA, 38 min LEAD ME HOME captures the experience of some of the 500,000 Americans who experience homelessness every night from multiple perspectives.

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Friday, October 22, 4:00pm, Clairidge 1 Available Saturday, October 23 to Sunday, October 31, MFF Virtual Cinema THE FIELD TRIP

LARRY & ME

HAPPINESS IS A JOURNEY

R.I.P. T-SHIRTS

THE ISOLATED

TEN LEAVES DILATED

Directors: Meghan O’Hara, Mike Attie, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck USA, 13 min A group of fifth graders learn what it takes to get ahead in the modern American workplace.

Directors: Ivete Lucas, Patrick Bresnan USA, 12 min A disparate group of warehouse workers process newspapers for delivery on Christmas Eve. Director: Jason Giampietro USA, 15 min As New Yorker’s manage the early days of the COVID-19 shutdown, one resident struggles with loneliness and finding human connection.

Director: Lisa Melmed USA, 12 min Herb Cohen shares memories of his 75-year friendship with Larry King.

Directors: David Heilbroner, Kate Davis USA, 31 min A small custom T-shirt shop in Washington, DC, sees a generation of Black youth experience gun violence.

Director: Kate Hinshaw, Ebony Blanding USA, 15 min A documentary that uses the make-believe world crafted by Cabbage Patch Kids to examine childbirth and motherhood in the American South.

FICTION SHORTS COMPETITION

Saturday, October 23, 2:00pm, Clairidge 4 Available Sunday, October 24 to Sunday, October 31, MFF Virtual Cinema CHECKS AND BALANCE

Director: Brian Smail III USA, 17 min A group of forgotten seniors create a mafia-esque scheme of stealing test answers and selling them to the institution’s wealthiest.

I’M LISTENING

Director: Mickey Sumner USA, 19 min A single mother starts up an unlikely friendship with Siri.

NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR USE

Director: Julian Joslin USA, 21 min A Syrian FBI informant and single father faces an impossible choice when one final chance to avoid deportation arises.

SOME STILL SEARCH

Director: Nesaru Tchaas USA, 16 min SOME STILL SEARCH follows the simultaneous stories of a woman in ICE detention, and the 5-yearold boy she’s left behind.

LILI ALONE

Director: Zou Jing China/Hong Kong/ Singapore, 22 min Lonely and poor, a young mother heads for the city in a bid to earn enough money to save her dying father.

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Wednesday, October 27, 8:30pm, Clairidge 4 Available Thursday, October 28 to Sunday, October 31, MFF Virtual Cinema CRICKET

Director: Chris Suchorsky USA, 18 min A man wakes from a nightmare, only to be haunted by the sounds that inhabit his dreams.

A LOCKER ROOM NIGHTMARE

Director: Matt Berns USA, 7 min Gym locker rooms can be a scary place.

DADDY ISN’T HERE RIGHT NOW

LUCKY FEET 2000

DON’T FREAK OUT

YOUNG FOREVER

Directors: John Weselcouch, Sara Lindsey USA, 15 min Gwen is pushed to the brink of insanity after her husband misses date night.

Director: Casimir Nozkowski USA, 7 min A visiting alien sends a message home.

Director: Mary Dauterman USA, 4 min A woman gets a supernatural pedicure.

Director: Stevie Szerlip USA, 14 min A Korean entrepreneur gets entangled in a pyramid scheme.

MONTCLAIR SHORTS

Friday, October 29, 8:00pm, MKA Upper School Available Friday, October 22 to Sunday, October 31, MFF Virtual Cinema APRIL SHOWERS

FLORA BOREALIS

ESCAPING OHIO

IMAGINATION STATION

EXPOSURE

RAT RACE

Director: Caytha Jentis USA, 12 min A man and a woman meet on a park bench under unusual circumstances.

Director: Jessica Michael Davis USA, 16 min After discovering that Sam intends to leave their small town for new adventures, JJ dares her to give him 24 hours to prove why Ohio is worth sticking around for.

Director: Alex Tomeo USA, 17 min A NASA darkroom photographer spots something out of the ordinary after the Apollo 11 mission.

Director: Casey Friedman USA, 10 min Two gay men struggle with depression in a ruined environment.

Director: Jerry Harney USA, 12 min Tim, a budding professional, is visited by his favorite children’s television character in an effort to teach him one final lesson.

Director: Stefanie Sparks USA, 12 min A young woman struggling to survive becomes addicted to lucrative, high-risk drug trials.

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Friday, October 22, 7:30pm, Clairidge 2

Montclair State University College of the Arts, School of Communication and Media, Filmmaking BFA Program presents New Visions 2021. A showcase of visually compelling, emotionally powerful short films created by MSU’s top student filmmakers.

7 O’CLOCK

OUT OF MIND.

THE ART OF COLORED MUSH

REMEMBER WHEN

Director: Charlee Reiff USA, 4 min A profile on claymation and visual effects artist Spaghetti Jesus.

Director: Paola Ossa USA, 15 min A young boy must find his 8-year-old sister when she goes missing in their unwelcoming trailer park community.

FEVER

ROCKET POP

THE FIRST DAY

SUNFLOWERBOY

LEGAL PARADISE

THE TOYMAKER

Director: Adam Chhour USA, 11 min A young doctor navigates his way to work at a hospital with the weight of two diseases hovering around him.

Director: Alyssa G. Mullings USA, 9 min A visit to the Fever Club sees one woman experience herself like never before.

Director: Colin Keyes USA, 15 min A high school freshman confronts an unorthodox bully on the first day of school.

Director: Jake Wisotsky USA, 19 min Dave meets a homeless man that steals his hardearned cash and changes his life forever.

Director: Angelica Rosario USA, 10 min Hunter struggles with the death of a loved one.

Director: Tim Jones USA, 7 min Mike’s night is turned upside down when a homeless drifter comes spouting word of the incoming apocalypse.

Director: Trevor Stephney USA, 5 min Johnson is faced with the choice of a lifetime: his girlfriend Erika, or his artificially intelligent girlfriend.

Director: John R. Caccamo USA, 20 min An old toymaker finds an unexpected solution for a young girl who’s in need of an escape from her abusive home life.

MOB MENTALITY

Director: Anthony Chidichimo USA, 15 min A young busboy doesn’t know how to keep his mouth shut in front of the mafia.

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Saturday, October 30, 1:30pm, Clairidge 2 Available Friday, October 22 to Sunday, October 31, MFF Virtual Cinema BASED ON A TRUE STORY

ONE ALL THE WAY

Director: Brielle Cruz USA, 18 min A girl consumed by her own teen angst finds comfort in pretending she’s the main character of an ‘80s brat pack movie.

Director: David Baram USA, 24 min Three Jersey guys search for the world’s greatest Hot Texas Weiner, but along the way, discover what happened to their hometown of Paterson, NJ.

DEAR FUTURE ME

SICKLY

FINDING BEAST

SOMEONE WILL ASSIST YOU SHORTLY

Directors: Sarah Klein, Tom Mason USA, 13 min Maplewood Middle School students participate in a rite of passage.

Director: Olivia Accardo USA, 17 min Olivia returns to New Jersey to rescue the ghost of her childhood cat from her family’s home before it’s too late.

Director: Byron Leon USA, 9 min A luckless Brooklynite searches through the night for medical care in an unfamiliar city.

Director: Jon Levenson USA, 14 min A hospice nurse’s panic and isolation come to light as he cares for his abusive and cognitively impaired father.

NJ SHORTS COMPETITION

Friday, October 29, 4:30pm, Clairidge 2 Available Friday, October 22 to Sunday, October 31, MFF Virtual Cinema COUSINS

SAFE

DON’T GO TELLIN’ YOUR MOMMA

SUPERSTAR

Director: Mandy Marcus USA, 13 min A Brooklyn teenager reunites with her Guyanese cousin.

Directors: Topaz Jones, rubberband.

USA, 35 min A view into artist Topaz Jones’ and America’s Black Identity through 26 individual scenes.

Director: Ian Barling USA, 16 min On a winter night in Atlantic City, the manager of a defunct casino must reckon with his parental failures when his unruly son needs help out of an illicit bind.

Director: Jordan Hidalgo USA, 15 min A homeless man attempts to keep his individuality despite being dehumanized by everyday society.

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Saturday, October 23, 1:30pm, Clairidge 1 Available Sunday, October 24 to Sunday, October 31, MFF Virtual Cinema Presented in partnership with Out Montclair THE BEAUTY PRESIDENT

CUPIDS

BRUISED FRUIT TASTES SWEETER

PURE

Director: Jake Kolton USA, 10 min A couple tries to mend their fragile relationship after a sudden car accident.

Director: Natalie Jasmine Harris USA, 12 min A young girl grapples with her own insecurities and fears on the eve of her cotillion ball.

THE CORONATION

WHEN I’M HER

Director: Whitney Skauge USA, 10 min In 1992, Joan Jett Blakk made a historic bid for the White House as one of the first openly queer write-in candidates.

Director: Dhruv Sud USA, 13 min A young boy sneaks out from his parents’ home in New Jersey to see his drag queen friends in New York City.

Director: Zoey Martinson USA, 10 min Three kids set out to find their beloved bus driver a date before summer begins.

Director: Emily Schuman USA, 15 min Michael finds refuge and liberation by assuming an alter ego: a sparkly turbanwearing, Russian ballet instructor named Madame Olga.

SHORTS FOR ALL AGES

Available Friday, October 22 to Sunday, October 31, MFF Virtual Cinema This program is co-presented by Horizon Foundation for New Jersey CUPIDS

IMAGINATION STATION

DEAR FUTURE ME

SOUNDS BETWEEN THE CROWNS

Director: Zoey Martinson USA, 10 min Three kids set out to find their beloved bus driver a date before summer begins.

Directors: Sarah Klein, Tom Mason USA, 13 min Maplewood Middle School students participate in a rite of passage.

THE FIELD TRIP

Director: Jerry Harney USA, 12 min Tim, a budding professional, is visited by his favorite children’s television character in an effort to teach him one final lesson.

Director: Filip Diviak Czech Republic, 15 min A homeless musician was kicked out of the city after the queen saw his face. Although the guards destroyed his instrument, he didn’t lose the motivation to fix it.

Directors: Meghan O’Hara, Mike Attie, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck USA, 13 min A group of fifth graders learn what it takes to get ahead in the modern American workplace.

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Shorts STUDENT SHORTS

Sunday, October 24, 1:00pm, Clairidge 1 Available Monday, October 25 to Sunday, October 31, MFF Virtual Cinema AIN’T NO MERCY FOR RABBITS

TEJANO NIGHT

Director: Aliza Brugger USA, 16 min When Gramma gets sick, Roan must learn to survive on her own in a world without drinkable water.

Director: Alexander Rosales USA, 13 min An awkward MexicanAmerican is forced to tag along on his cousin’s night out after butchering his Spanish pronunciation in front of his family.

BEAU

TRAPSTAR

Director: Constance Tsang USA, 16 min An emerging artist is set to unveil her latest installation.

Director: Beru Tessema UK, 21 min Ade tries to save his sister but discovers his real life mirrors the reality of Hamlet, the character he is rehearsing.

MUNKIE

Director: Steven Chow New Zealand, 15 min When Rose’s tiger parents’ tough love, dominance and manipulation become too much to bear, she hatches a violent plan of revenge with devastating consequences.

SHORTS BEFORE FEATURES 230 HERTZ

Director: Brad Barber USA, 4 min Bianca visits a speech therapist in an unlikely place.

Playing with THIS IS JESSICA (page 101): Sunday, October 24, 3:00pm, Clairidge 4

PARTY LINE

Director: Lydia Cornett USA, 7 min At the early voting line in Ohio’s most populous county, civic duty is a public performance.

Playing with PRESIDENT (page 97): Friday, October 29, 5:30pm, Clairidge 4 Saturday, October 30, 3:00pm, Clairidge 5

THE WIND AND THE KITE

Directors: Robert Machoian, Keely Song USA, 7 min A powerful meditation on marital strife expressed through dance.

Playing with PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT (page 93): Tuesday, October 26, 7:00pm, Clairidge 1 Wednesday, October 27, 7:00pm, Clairidge 1

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Kids Art A love of film starts early. All summer long, kids around town have been creating incredible drawings of their favorite movies. Look for all their artwork posted in business windows throughout Montclair during the month of October.

For more information visit, MontclairFilm.org/KidsArt.

Thank you to our partners in this community project, the Park Street YMCA and the Montclair Public Library, along with The General Store at Cornerstone Montclair and Just Kidding Around.

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Restaurant + Eatery Guide Satisfy Your Appetite for Film + Food What better way to cap off a day of great film than with a meal or snack from one of these incredible local eateries and shops. From breakfast to dinner to a late night drink or dessert, you can’t go wrong.

Montclair is chock-full of fantastic food options.

These are at the top of our list.

ALLEGORY RESTAURANT 690 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ 973.329.5500 opentable.com/r/allegory-montclair Open for Bar Bites, Friday–Saturday, 4:00pm– 10:00pm; open for Brunch, Saturday–Sunday, 8:00am–3:00pm Reservations are highly encouraged but not mandatory to dine in Allegory Restaurant for brunch.

Allegory Restaurant only seats tables of four or smaller.

ALTO ROOFTOP LOUNGE 690 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ 973.329.5600 Open Monday–Wednesday, 4:00pm–10:00pm; Thursday–Saturday, 4:00pm–12:00am; Sunday, 2:00pm–10:00pm.

Our rooftop lounge is the perfect spot to enjoy a handcrafted cocktail, a glass of sparkling rosé and some light bites. Outdoor area is currently open. Due to our limited capacity and floor plan restrictions, reservations are no longer accepted. Walk in’s are taken on a first come first serve basis for tables of four or smaller only.

CHURCH STREET CATERING Off Premise Catering Location of Your Choice, Montclair and beyond 973.220.0031 ChurchStreetCatering.com Church Street Catering performs full service catering and event planning, offering custom menus for all types of events at the location of your choice.

COFFEE & CORNBREAD 38 Upper Montclair Plaza, Montclair, NJ 201.862.0600 coffeeandcornbread.com Open Wednesday–Sunday, 9:00am–3:00pm We founded Coffee & Cornbread with a simple mission in mind: to serve our community simple, delicious eats that everyone can enjoy! We believe in crafting food with integrity, using organic, non-GMO ingredients for each of our comfort food staples.

ANGELBECK’S 621 Valley Road, Upper Montclair, NJ 973.744.1375 angelbeckswine.com

EGAN & SONS 118 Walnut Street, Montclair, NJ 973.744.4229 egannsons.com

Open Monday–Tuesday, 10:00am–8:00pm; Wednesday–Saturday, 10:00am–9:00pm; Sunday, 12:00pm–5:00pm

Open seven days a week, 12:00pm–11:00pm

Angelbeck’s Fine Wines, Spirits, and Beer, in business since 1933, is located in the Upper Montclair Center. We offer a wide variety with the help of a knowledgeable staff.

Inviting neighborhood Irish pub and restaurant for all ages. Authentic Irish fare, seafood, and vegetarian options. Organically sourced where possible.

28 beers on tap. Specialty cocktails.

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Restaurant + Eatery Guide ETHAN AND THE BEAN 98 Main Street, Little Falls, NJ 973.826.9880 ethanandthebean.com

MARCEL BAKERY & KITCHEN 631 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 973.842.4086 marcelbakeryandkitchen.com

Open Monday–Saturday, 9:00am–4:00pm; Sunday, 10:00am–2:00pm

Open seven days a week, 8:00am–8:00pm

Non-profit coffee shop created to increase the employment rate for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities while changing the mindset of our community one cup of coffee a time.

A casual, globally infused Mediterranean eatery and bakery serving a selection of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and grab and gos.

FAUBOURG 544 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ 973.542.7700 faubourgmontclair.com

MATTARELLO BAKERY & CAFÉ 254 Bellevue Avenue, Montclair, NJ 973.337.6275 mattarellobakery.com

Open seven days a week: lunch, Monday–Friday, 12:00pm–2:30pm; brunch, Saturday–Sunday, 11:00am–3:00pm; snacks and drinks, 2:30pm–5pm; dinner, 5pm onward

Open seven days a week, 6:00am–7:00pm

Faubourg is a modern French brasserie in the heart of Montclair. Seasonal, French-inspired fare, unique wines, and craft cocktails are served in an elegant bi-level, indoor-outdoor space.

Bringing the sweets of Italy to you! Artisan Italian bakery. Premium ingredients and the best coffee around town. Indoor and outdoor seating.

Custom cakes.

GUERRIERO GELATO & CAKES 571 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ 973.509.1607 www.scoops2go.com

MESOB RESTAURANT 515 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ 973.655.9000 mesobrestaurant.com

Open seven days a week, 1:00pm–10:00pm

Open Wednesday–Thursday, 12:00pm–9:00pm, Friday–Saturday, 12:00pm - 10:00pm; Sunday, 12:00pm–9:00pm

Ice Cream and Gelato Shop! Cakes-ShakesSandwiches-Italian Ice

JAVA LOVE COFFEE AND ESPRESSO BAR 49 Church Street, Montclair, NJ 973.744.2323 244 Bellevue Avenue, Montclair, NJ 973.744.2122 JavaLoveRoasters.com Church St: Open Monday–Sunday, 8:00am–6:00pm; Bellevue: Open Monday–Sunday, 7:00am–6:00pm Java Love Coffee Roasting Co. is a women-owned, small batch coffee roasting company with two locations in Montclair, NJ. Serving freshly roasted brews and pastries daily.

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Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant of Montclair, NJ is a favorite for both vegans and meat lovers with its authentic Ethiopian food. Fits any dining experience whether it’s for a date or family.

MEZOCO CATERING AND FOOD TRUCK 973.744.4749 mezoco.com At the Montclair Farmers Market every Saturday, 8:00am–2:00pm Mezoco is a full service catering company. We can roll up in our taco truck or we can serve a multicourse wedding dinner and everything in between.

Contact us for your next party!

Restaurant + Eatery Guide MONTCLAIR BREWERY 101 Walnut Street, Montclair, NJ 973.850.0541 montclairbrewery.com

THE LITTLE DAISY BAKE SHOP 622 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 973.707.2157 shop.thelittledaisybakeshop.com

Open Wednesday–Thursday, 3:30pm–10:00pm; Friday, 3:00pm–11:00pm; Saturday, 12:00pm–11:00pm; Sunday, 12:00pm–9:00pm

Open Wednesday–Sunday, 8:00am–4:00pm

Montclair Brewery is a microbrewery, tasting room, and beer garden featuring locally-inspired and culturally intriguing beers. Our mission is to build a stronger community one beer at a time.

The Little Daisy Bake Shop offers the perfect sweets to celebrate any occasion! The entire menu is madefrom-scratch, and nut & peanut-free! Little Daisy ships across the USA!

MONTCLAIR DINER 613 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 973.746.0911 montclairdiner.com

THE SALAD HOUSE 18 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ 973.337.8438 thesaladhouse.com

Open Monday–Wednesday, 8:00am–7:00pm; Thursday–Saturday, 8:00am–8:00pm; Sunday, 8:00am–3:00pm

Open Monday–Friday, 10:00am–9:00pm; Saturday, 11:00am–7:30pm; Sunday, 11:00am-4:00pm

“Home of the ALL-DAY Breakfast and Yummy French Toast.” Local community diner serving Upper Montclair, NJ and the surrounding NJ/NY areas!

Quick Serve restaurant serving healthy options of salads, wraps, paninis, appetizers, and soups.

MONTCLAIR FARMERS MARKET Walnut Street Train Station, Montclair, NJ 973.850.9680 MontclairFarmersMarket.org

THE TEACOMPANY CAFE, MONTCLAIR 8 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ 973.707.2025 theteacompanycafe.com

Open Saturdays, 8:00am–2:00pm

Open Tuesday–Saturday, 8:00am–6:00pm; Sunday, 10:00am–3:00pm

Since 1993. Preserving New Jersey Farms Families.

Local Sustainable 80% Owner Operators at Stands.

Knowledgable, Influential, Original.

Tea cafe and retail shop.

PROVEN POKE CO. 19 Church Street, Montclair , NJ 973.860.7229 provenpokeco.com

VAN HOOK CHEESE & GROCERY 111 Grove Street, Montclair, NJ 973.830.2676 vanhookcheese.com

Open seven days a week, 11:00am–8:00pm

Open Monday–Friday, 10:00am–6:00pm; Saturday–Sunday, 9:00am–5:00pm

Proven Poke Co. offers Hawaii’s popular raw fish dish, poke, and other tropical treats and eats through our counter-serve, fast-casual restaurant.

RUTHIE’S BBQ AND PIZZA 64½ Chestnut Street, Montclair, NJ 973.509.1134 ruthiesbbq.com

Van Hook is a family owned and operated cut-toorder artisan cheese shop. In addition to excellent cheese, we offer all types of cured meats, preserves, pastas, oils, sweets, and gifts.

Open Wednesday–Saturday, 11:30am–9:00pm Slow Smoked BBQ, Thin Crust Pizza, Farm Fresh Eats, and Hot Jammin’ Blues. Created with love. Eric and Ruthie invite you to one of Montclair’s favorite hideaway restaurants.

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Schedule THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021 Wellmont 7:00pm

Opening Film 8:00pm

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THE FRENCH DISPATCH 7:30pm 107 min page 51

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HOW TO USE THE GRID Building a festival schedule is never easy, but we hope this grid will help you put together a plan for the films and events you want to attend at the 2021 Montclair Film Festival. Here are some tips to know about using the Grid to schedule your festival experience: Make a schedule based on when you are free, not what is playing. Your time is important, and you can’t see everything. Try drawing lines across the Grid that reflect when you can actually attend, and find a film that interests you in when you are available.

The boxes do not match the film lengths, but instead, are designed to include extra time for Q&As. Use the end of the box to draw a line to your next film; if they don’t overlap, you should be able stay for the Q&A and make it to your next movie.

Always refer to the website to confirm your schedule. Things change sometimes, films and events get added at the last minute, and adjustments to the schedule have to be made. Our website at MontclairFilm.org will always have the latest, up-to-the-minute information on scheduling.

For updates to the schedule, please check our website at MontclairFilm.org.

■ Fiction Feature ■ Fiction Feature Competition

■ Documentary Feature ■ Documentary Feature Competition

■ Future/Now Competition ■ NJ Film Competition ■ Shorts

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Schedule FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2021 Clairidge 1

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Lackawanna

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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS COMPETITION 4:00pm 98 min page 107

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POPPY FIELD 6:30pm 82 min page 95

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RIVER 7:00pm 75 min page 99 8:00pm

THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES 6:30pm 114 min page 65 Fiction Centerpiece

MSU NEW VISIONS SHORTS 7:30pm 130 min page 111

THE HARDER THEY FALL 7:30pm 130 min page 53

A BANQUET 8:15pm 97 min page 73

9:00pm

Outdoor Screening

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For updates to the schedule, please check our website at MontclairFilm.org.

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■ Documentary Feature ■ Documentary Feature Competition

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Schedule SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2021 Clairidge 1

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OUT SHORTS 1:30pm 70 min page 115

MAURICE HINES: BRING THEM BACK 1:00pm 92 min page 89 FICTION SHORTS COMPETITION 2:00pm 94 min page 107

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A COP MOVIE 4:00pm 107 min page 79

MAYOR MOHAMED 4:30pm 86 min page 89 RIVER 5:30pm 75 min page 99

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PAPER & GLUE 6:45pm 94 min page 93

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GREAT FREEDOM 7:30pm 117 min page 83

AMERICAN RIVER 8:00pm 86 min page 63

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For updates to the schedule, please check our website at MontclairFilm.org.

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Competition 170

■ Documentary Feature ■ Documentary Feature Competition

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Schedule SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2021 Clairidge 5

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KILI BIG 12:00pm 90 min page 85

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THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN 1:00pm 111 min page 81

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CLARA SOLA 3:00pm 106 min page 77

4:00pm

Documentary Centerpiece DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER 4:00pm 95 min page 55

5:00pm

6:00pm

7:00pm

THE SOUVENIR PART II 6:00 pm 108 min page 99

C’MON C’MON 7:30pm 108 min page 77

8:00pm

9:00pm

PETITE MAMAN 8:30pm 70 min page 95

PASSING 8:00pm 98 min page 95

10:00pm

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■ Fiction Feature ■ Fiction Feature Competition

■ Documentary Feature ■ Documentary Feature Competition

■ Future/Now Competition ■ NJ Film Competition ■ Shorts

■ Family ■ Special Event 171

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NORTH BY CURRENT 12:00pm 85 min page 91 1:00pm

STUDENT SHORTS 1:00pm 81 min page 117 2:00pm

THE SOUVENIR PART II 1:30pm 108 min page 99

3:00pm

CARTERLAND 4:00pm 123 min page 75

MAURICE HINES: BRING THEM BACK 4:30pm 92 min page 89

6:00pm

THE LOST DAUGHTER 4:30pm 121 min page 87

KILI BIG 5:00pm 90 min page 85 TRANSGENDER REPRESENTATION IN FILM 6:00pm 90 min page 61

7:00pm

8:00pm

AMERICAN RIVER 2:00pm 86 min page 63 THIS IS JESSICA with 230 HERTZ 3:00pm 85 min page 101

4:00pm

5:00pm

CONVERSATION WITH MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL 1:00pm 90 min page 67

THE FIRST WAVE 7:00pm 93 min page 81 RED ROCKET 7:30pm 128 min page 99

9:00pm

WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR 8:30pm 86 min page 103

A BANQUET 8:00pm 97 min page 73

SPENCER 7:30pm 111 min page 101

10:00pm

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■ Fiction Feature ■ Fiction Feature Competition

■ Documentary Feature ■ Documentary Feature Competition

■ Future/Now Competition ■ NJ Film Competition ■ Shorts

■ Family ■ Special Event 173

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A CHIARA 5:00pm 121 min page 75

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POPPY FIELD 4:00pm 82 min page 95

6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm

A COP MOVIE 7:00pm 107 min page 79

CARTERLAND 7:30pm 123 min page 75

9:00pm

FLEE 8:00 pm 90 min page 83

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COW 4:00pm 94 min page 79

CLARA SOLA 4:30pm 106 min page 77

6:00pm

PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT with THE WIND AND THE KITE 7:00pm 113 min 8:00pm page 93

PAPER & GLUE 5:30pm 94 min page 93

7:00pm

9:00pm

A HERO 7:30pm 127 min page 83

FLEE 6:00pm 90 min page 83

ONE PINT AT A TIME 8:15pm 89 min page 91

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■ Fiction Feature ■ Fiction Feature Competition

■ Documentary Feature ■ Documentary Feature Competition

■ Future/Now Competition ■ NJ Film Competition ■ Shorts

■ Family ■ Special Event 175

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4:00pm 78 min – page 105

COW 5:30pm 94 min page 79

6:00pm

ONE PINT AT A TIME 6:00pm 89 min page 91

7:00pm PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT with 8:00pm

THE WIND AND THE KITE 7:00pm 113 min page 93

BERNSTEIN’S WALL 7:30pm 100 min page 75

MIDNIGHT SHORTS 8:30pm 65 min – page 109

9:00pm

A HERO 5:00pm 127 min page 83

MEMORIA 8:00pm 136 min page 91

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LIFE OF CRIME 1984–2020 4:00pm PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN 121 min 4:30pm page 87 110 min page 97

6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm

GREAT FREEDOM 7:00pm 117 min page 83

LISTENING TO KENNY G 7:30pm 97 min page 87

9:00pm

WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SKY? 5:00pm 150 min page 103

BERNSTEIN’S WALL 6:00pm 100 min page 75

MAYOR MOHAMED 8:15pm 86 min page 89

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■ Documentary Feature ■ Documentary Feature Competition

■ Future/Now Competition ■ NJ Film Competition ■ Shorts

■ Family ■ Special Event

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4:00pm

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LIFE OF CRIME 1984–2020 4:00pm 121 min page 87

NJ SHORTS COMPETITION 4:30pm 79 min page 113

PRESIDENT with PARTY LINE 5:30pm 122 min page 97

6:00pm

7:00pm

8:00pm

LISTENING TO KENNY G 7:00pm 97 min page 87

THE INNOCENTS 6:30pm 117 min page 85 BELFAST 7:30pm 97 min page 73

9:00pm

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD 8:00pm 127 min page 103

MONTCLAIR SHORTS 8:00pm 79 min page 109

10:00pm

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■ Fiction Feature ■ Fiction Feature Competition

■ Documentary Feature ■ Documentary Feature Competition

■ Future/Now Competition ■ NJ Film Competition ■ Shorts

■ Family ■ Special Event 179

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COMMUNITY RESILIENCE 1:00pm 60 min page 105

2:00pm

NJ SHORTS 1:30pm 86 min page 113 PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN 2:00pm 110 min page 97

3:00pm

PRESIDENT with PARTY LINE 3:00pm 122 min page 97

4:00pm

5:00pm

WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SKY? 4:00pm 150 min page 103

6:00pm

Closing Film

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD 5:00pm 127 min page 103

A CHIARA 4:30pm 121 min page 75

7:00pm

8:00pm

THE POWER OF THE DOG 4:30pm 127 min page 57

DRIVE MY CAR 6:00pm 179 min page 79

THE INNOCENTS 7:00pm 117 min page 85

MEMORIA 7:30pm 136 min page 91

JOCKEY 7:30pm 95 min page 85

9:00pm

10:00pm

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 9:00pm 100 min page 65

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■ Fiction Feature ■ Fiction Feature Competition

■ Documentary Feature ■ Documentary Feature Competition

■ Future/Now Competition ■ NJ Film Competition ■ Shorts

■ Family ■ Special Event 181

Ad Index DON’T YOU LOVE A GREAT DEAL? Many of our local business partners are offering discounts or special offers to our Montclair Film Festival patrons. Grab a pin on your way out of the theater and take it to one of our Pin Partners (listed here in bold and marked with a small pin). Or check out MontclairFilm.org/PinPartners for the full list of discounts and special offers. Everyone wins when we support the businesses in our community!

Denotes pin program participant

DKB Group, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 E.B. Cohen Insurance & Risk Management . . . . . . . . 70

Architecture, Building & Design

Investors Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

Baseline Architecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Maureen A Leidl CPA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Brian Collins Graphic Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

RBC Wealth Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

BSL Design Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

William H. Connolly & Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Insite Design Studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Jack Finn & Co. Building Contractors, LLC . . . . . . . . . 90

Educational Provider

John M Reimnitz Architect PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Landmind LLC.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

College Help! Organization and Advising Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Marty Anderson & Associates – Stair Repair. . . . . 139

education edges + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Mierop Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

French Institute Alliance Française . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Parsons Cabinetry, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Montclair Cooperative School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

RHG Architecture + Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Montclair Kimberley Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Sionas Architecture, PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Montclair Tutoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Smith Maran Architecture + Interiors. . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Union Cong Nursery School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

The Bravitas Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Banking, Finance & Insurance

Entertainment Arthur Murray Dance Studio Montclair . . . . 74

Chartwell Consulting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Audible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Chubb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Barbara Johnson – actress and voice actor. . . . . . 153

Cullari Carrico LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Boy With Stick Productions LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 (continued) 183

Ad Index Entertainment (continued)

Legal Services

Bridge Furniture & Props. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Argentino Fiore Law & Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

German Film Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Ashenfelter, Trembulak, McDonough, Golia & Trevenen, LLP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Local One, IATSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Magic Door Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Outpost in the Burbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 PEAK Performances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 The Wellmont Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Law Office of Elvin Esteves, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 The Blanco Law Firm, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Media Baristanet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Foundations/Government Support Craig Newmark Philanthropies. . . . Inside Back Cover Discover Jersey Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 New Jersey Division of Travel & Tourism. . . . . . . . . . . . 6 New Jersey State Council on the Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Partners for Health Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Thomas P. Giblin, 34th District Assemblyman . . . 156

Healthcare, Fitness & Well-Being ENT and Allergy Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Ferguson Dental Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Hackensack Meridian Health, Mountainside Medical Center . . . . . Inside Front Cover

Hiker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ken Browne Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 NBPro Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 NJTV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 One-on-One with Steve Adubato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 UnBound MediaWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Zen Space Studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Non-Profit Organizations Ethan & the Bean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Jazz House Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Montclair African American Heritage Foundation. . 140 Montclair Art Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Montclair Breast Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Montclair Center BID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Montclair Radiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Montclair Farmers Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

NYU Langone Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Park Street Dental Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

NJArts.net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Recovery Zone Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Out Montclair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Sabin Elder Care Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Shine Global, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Salt Float Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Temple Sholom of West Essex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Serket Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

The Nature Conservancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Summit Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

The Newark Museum of Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey. . . . . . . . . 114

Trans Affirming Alliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Zura. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

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Village Square Realtors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Upper Montclair Business Association . . . . . . . . . . 141

Weichert, Realtors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Van Vleck House and Gardens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

West of Hudson Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

YMCA of Montclair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Realtors & Real Estate Development Andrée W. Bertsche – Stanton Company Realtors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Restaurants, Food & Wine Angelbeck’s Fine Wine, Spirits and Beer . . . . . . . . 141 Church Street Catering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Coffee & Cornbread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

BDP Holdings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Egan & Sons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New Jersey Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Events By Joni. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Christine Lane & The Laneteam @ Compass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Faubourg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Guerriero’s Gelato & Cakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Hoboken Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 and 9

Ironbound Hard Cider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Elaine Pardalos – Brown Harris Stevens NJ. . . . . . 108

Java Love Coffee Roasting Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Janet Sklar – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage . . . . . . . . . 112

Little Daisy Bake Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Jen + Sasha (Jennifer T. Ley and Alexander “Sasha” Tsyrlin, Realtors) Compass. . . . . . . . . . . 54 John Frenzer – Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Julie Salmon – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage . . . . . . . . . 112

Marcel Bakery / Mishmish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Mattarello Bakery & Café. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Mezoco Catering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Montclair Brewery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Keller Williams Realty-NJ Metro Group. . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Montclair Diner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Kyle Howland – Compass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Montclair Falafel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Linda Grotenstein – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage . . . . . . . . . 112

New Jersey Beer Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Lynne Mortimer – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. . . . . . . 159 Nancy Parlapiano – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage . . . . . . . . . 112 Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 The Home Collective – Compass . . . . . . . . . . 46 The Tamima Team @ Keller Williams NJ Metro Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Proven Poke Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Ruthies’s BBQ and Pizza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Samba Montclair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 The MC Hotel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 The Salad House of Montclair. . . . . . . . . . . 151 The TeaCompany Cafe, Montclair. . . . . . . . . 94 Van Hook Cheese & Grocery. . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 (continued)

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Ad Index Retail & son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 4 Flavors Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Barbara Eclectic/Village Vogue. . . . . . . . . . 152

Sicilia Mia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Station 1 Books & Vinyl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 The Eclectic Chic Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Cool Cat Music Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

The General Store at Cornerstone Montclair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Curated Home & Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Wacoal Short Hills Mall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Dodysdresses LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Watchung Booksellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

East Side Mags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Fairy Tales Hair Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Service Provider

Frederic’s Fine Jewelers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

AC Dance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Get Dressed Montclair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

American Express. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Gleek and Howard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

C3Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Just Kidding Around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Danceworks Studios & The Total Workout . . . . . . 148

Kaight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Gikas Painting and Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Maison Rogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

January’s Barbershop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Merit Kitchens, MK Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Johnson Estate and House Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

monty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Joe Zeff Design, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Moss & More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Paper Conservation Studio, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

MSC Custom Picture Framing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Powerhouse Tattoo Company . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Piazza Della Sole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Pure Energy Hair Studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Quincy Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Smith Letterpress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Rosaspina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Techrunners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Shoesector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

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230 HERTZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN, THE. . . . . . . . . . 81

7 O’CLOCK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

ESCAPING OHIO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 EXPOSURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

A AIN’T NO MERCY FOR RABBITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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AMERICAN RIVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

FEVER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

APRIL SHOWERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

FIELD TRIP, THE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 and 115

ART OF COLORED MUSH, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

FINDING BEAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 FIRST DAY, THE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

B BANQUET, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 BASED ON A TRUE STORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 BEAU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 BEAUTY PRESIDENT, THE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

FIRST WAVE, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 FLEE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 FLORA BOREALIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 FRENCH DISPATCH, THE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

BELFAST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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BERNSTEIN’S WALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

GIVE AND TAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

BRUISED FRUIT TASTES SWEETER . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

GREAT FREEDOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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CARTERLAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

HAPPINESS IS A JOURNEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

CHECKS AND BALANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

HARDER THEY FALL, THE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

CHIARA, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

HERO, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

CLARA SOLA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 C’MON C’MON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 COP MOVIE, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 CORONATION, THE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 COUSINS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 COW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 CRICKET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

I I’M LISTENING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 IMAGINATION STATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 and 115 INNOCENTS, THE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 ISOLATED, THE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

CUPIDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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JOCKEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

DADDY ISN’T HERE RIGHT NOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 DEAR FUTURE ME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 and 115 DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER. . . . . . 55 DON’T FREAK OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 DON’T GO TELLIN’ YOUR MOMMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

K KILI BIG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 (continued)

DRIVE MY CAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 191

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LARRY & ME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

R.I.P. T-SHIRTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

LEAD ME HOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

RAT RACE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

LEGAL PARADISE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

RED ROCKET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

LIFE OF CRIME 1984–2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

REMEMBER WHEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

LILI ALONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

RIVER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

LISTENING TO KENNY G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

ROCKET POP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

LOCKER ROOM NIGHTMARE, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, THE. . . . . . . . . . 65

LOST DAUGHTER, THE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 LUCKY FEET 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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S SAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 SICKLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

MAURICE HINES: BRING THEM BACK . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

SOME STILL SEARCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

MAYOR MOHAMED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

SOMEONE WILL ASSIST YOU SHORTLY. . . . . . . . 113

MEMORIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

SOUNDS BETWEEN THE CROWNS. . . . . . . . . . . . 115

MELTDOWN IN DIXIE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

SOUVENIR PART II, THE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

SPENCER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

MOB MENTALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

SUNFLOWERBOY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

MUNKIE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

SUPERSTAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR USE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

TAKEOVER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

NORTH BY CURRENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

TEJANO NIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 TEN LEAVES DILATED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

O ONE ALL THE WAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 ONE PINT AT A TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 OUT OF MIND.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

P PAPER & GLUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 PARTY LINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 PASSING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 PETIT MAMAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 POPPY FIELD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

THIS IS JESSICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 TOYMAKER, THE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 TRAPSTAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

W WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR. . . . . 103 WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SKY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 WHEN I’M HER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 WIND AND THE KITE, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD, THE. . . . . . . . . 103

POWER OF THE DOG, THE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

YOUNG FOREVER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

PRESIDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 PURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 192

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