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New York Film Festival · 2018

New York Film Festival 2018

Projections

In addition to the features below, there will be a series of short programmes.

Programme

7 films · 2 reviews

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11 x 14

Avant garde film composed of single-shot sequences.

(Country: US, Canada; Year: 1977; Director: James Benning; Writer: James Benning; Stars: Serafina Bathrick, Ted Brady, Barbara Frankel, Rick Goodwin, Bette Gordon, Michael S O'Brien)

Classical Period

A group of young intellectuals partake in playful rounds of academic sparring.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Ted Fendt; Writer: Ted Fendt; Stars: Calvin Engime, Evelyn Emile, Sam Ritterman, Christopher Stump, Michael Carwile, Calvin Engime, Evelyn Emile, Sam Ritterman, Christopher Stump, Michael Carwile)

Diamantino (Tristes Monroes)

Review preview for Diamantino

The film carries a message about the importance of tolerance, love and a healthy dose of silliness in the face of the darker elements of modern life.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Diamantino was once the greatest football player in Portugal. Now, in the middle of the worst crisis of his life, he decides to fill his void by adopting a refugee boy.

(Country: Portugal; Year: 2017; Director: Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt; Writer: Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt; Stars: Joana Barrios, Abílio Bejinha, Chico Chapas)

Full review

The Grand Bizarre

Filmed over five years and in as many countries, this all-analogue travelogue finds thousands of textiles and printed designs dancing across locations from Mexico to Morocco to India.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Jodie Mack)

Roi Soleil

Review preview for Roi Soleil

By the end, you pray for death - his or your own, whichever would end the boredom faster.

Amber Wilkinson · 1.5 out of 5
Documentation of the Sun King’s final breaths. A filmed performance of an installation.

(Director: Albert Serra)

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Second Time Around (Segunda Vez)

Cinema as a historical intervention.

(Country: Belgium, Norway; Year: 2018; Director: Dora García)

Your Face (Ni De Lian)

Digital experiment considering the human face.

(Country: Taiwan; Year: 2018; Director: Tsai Ming-liang)