Oscar-nominated screenwriter of the Inside Out franchise Meg LeFauve joins us to share her insights and inspiration for her screenplay and take your questions in a post-film Q&A.
Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.
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A touching portrait of family and friendship, EZRA follows Max Bernal (Bobby Cannavale), a stand-up comedian living with his father (Robert De Niro), while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra (introducing William Fitzgerald) with his ex-wife (Rose Byrne). When forced to confront difficult decisions about their son’s future, Max and Ezra embark on a cross-country road trip that has a transcendent impact on both their lives. Directed by Tony Goldwyn, who also appears in the film alongside additional cast members Vera Farmiga, Rainn Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg, Ezra is an endearing and often funny exploration of a family determined to find their way through life’s complexities with humor, compassion, and heart.
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Belfast schoolteacher JJ crosses paths with Naoise and Liam Og, self-proclaimed ‘low life scum,’ sparking a unique hip-hop act. Rapping in Irish, KNEECAP becomes the unexpected face of a Civil Rights movement to save their native language. Battling police, paramilitaries, and politicians, they fight to be heard while their anarchic lifestyle often complicates their mission. Playing themselves, KNEECAP delivers a fiercely original biopic that’s a global rallying cry for the defense of native cultures. Presented in English and Irish with English subtitles.
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11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 in rural Western Massachusetts, immersed in her imagination and her mother’s enchanting presence. As three visitors become captivated by Janet, Lacy’s detailed inner world starts to blend with reality. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker’s film debut beautifully captures a child’s perception of time and the poignant evolution of a mother-daughter relationship.
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A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird. From debut filmmaker Daina O. Pusić, Tuesday is a heart-rending fairy tale about the echoes of loss and finding resilience in the unexpected.
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New York City. JFK airport. A young woman jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi, striking up the most unexpected conversation resulting in a single, epic remarkable journey.
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When melancholic construction worker Dan finds himself drifting from his wife and daughter, he discovers community and purpose in a local theater’s production of Romeo and Juliet. As the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life, he and his family are forced to confront a personal loss.
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Dog lives in Manhattan and he’s tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot, a companion. Their friendship blossoms, until they become inseparable, to the rhythm of ’80s NYC. One summer night, Dog, with great sadness, is forced to abandon Robot at the beach. Will they ever meet again?
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Directed and co-written by four-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke, WILDCAT invites the audience to weave in and out of celebrated Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor’s mind as she ponders the great questions of her writing: Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing?
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Lola answers a call from her boyfriend Manni, a small-time courier for a big-time gangster. He has a problem: His boss is coming to pick up 100,000 Deutsche Marks in twenty minutes, and he doesn’t have the money. With Manni’s life on the line, Lola runs through the streets of Berlin to reach him and somehow pick up 100,000 marks along the way, making split-second decisions and encountering acquaintances, family, and strangers. As the clock ticks down, the tiniest choices become life-altering (or life-ending), and the fine line between fate and fortune begins to blur.
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