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Feature Films 2021

State of Texas v.s Melissa

Sabrina Van Tassel | March 26th | 4:30 PM

Melissa Lucio was the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas. For ten years she has been awaiting her fate, and now faces her last appeal.

 

Awards: Best Documentary Feature Raindance Film Festival

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Dinner in America

Adam Rehmeier | March 27th | 7:00 PM

An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band unexpectedly fall in love and go on an epic journey together through America’s decaying Midwestern suburbs.

 

Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival

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My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell it To

Jonathan Cuartas | March 26th | 9:00 PM

Two mysterious siblings find themselves at odds over care for their frail and sickly younger brother.

 

Awards: Special Jury Mention Best Cinematography Tribeca Film Festival

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Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine

Alex Piperno | March 27th | 2:00 PM

Aboard a cruise ship out at sea, a young sailor discovers a door mysteriously leading to an apartment in Montevideo. Meanwhile, a group of Asian farmers find an abandoned shed in the valley, attributing it supernatural powers.

 

Official Selection: International Film Festival Rotterdam, Berlinale Forum

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Paper Spiders

Inon Shampanier | March 27th  | 7:00 PM

Paper Spiders is the story of a high school girl struggling to help her mother, whose paranoid delusions spiral out of control.

 

Awards: Best Feature Film Boston Film Festival 

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Bleed With Me

Amelia Moses | March 27th | 11:00 PM

During a winter getaway at an isolated cabin, a self-destructive young woman becomes convinced that her best friend is stealing her blood.

 

*Official Selection: Fantasia Film Festival

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Toprak

Sevgi Hirschhäuser | March 28th | 1:00 PM

TOPRAK is the dramatic story of a simple family in rural Turkey dealing with poverty, family traditions, and religious heritage.

Awards: Winner Best Cinematography & Best Emerging Filmmaker at Woods Hole Film Festival

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Le Café de mes Souvenirs

Valto Baltzar | March 28th | 5:30 PM

A visually mesmerizing film—song and music take lovers Emilie & Philippe from Cherbourg to Paris, where the stress of urban living and multiple jobs begins to threaten their relationship.

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Lorelei

Sabrina Doyle | March 28th | 8:00 PM

A working-class fable about a biker, a mermaid and three shades of blue.

 

Official Selections: Tribeca Film Festival, Deauville American Film Festival

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The Trouble with Being Born

Sandra Wollner | March 28th | 10:00 PM

Elli is an android programmed with memories that mean everything to her owner but nothing to her. The story of a machine and the ghosts we all carry within us.

 

*Official Selection: Berlinale 

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