Naples International Film Festival

Schedule of Events:

Sunday October 27, 2024

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Documentary Features

76 Days Adrift

Director: Joe Wein—Steven Callahan, author of the bestseller Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea, recounts an astonishing 76 days when he drifted helplessly across the vast Atlantic Ocean in an inflatable raft.

Theater 9: 12:25pm

The Accidental Spy

Director: Anthony Wonke—Recruited from a Manhattan prison after 9/11, a man becomes a CIA mole inside al-Qaeda, risking everything to protect his family—only to be betrayed by the country he served.

Theater 2: 2:40pm

Between the Mountain and the Sky

Director: Jeremy Power Regimbal—In the wake of a devastating loss, a Nepalese family of over 50 orphaned children must redefine the meaning of family and find hope in their darkest moments.

Theater 10: 11am

Every Little Thing

Director: Sally Aitken—Amid Hollywood’s glamour, a woman’s journey of love and healing unfolds as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds, revealing a tale of fragility, resilience and delicate beauty in tiny acts of greatness.

Theater 8: 7:50pm

Giants Rising

Director: Lisa Landers—Journey into the heart of America’s most iconic forests and uncover the secrets, superpowers and timeless saga of the redwoods—some of the tallest and oldest living beings on Earth.  

Theater 1: 5:45pm

Mad About the Boy

Director: Barnaby Thompson—Using his own words, music and home movies, this documentary tells the story of writer, director, actor, singer, songwriter and poet Noël Coward—one of the greatest multitalented artists ever.

Theater 9: 5:45pm

Naked Ambition: Bunny Yeager FL

Directors: Dennis Scholl, Kareem Tabsch— Bunny Yeager, the unseen force behind popularizing the bikini, Bettie Page's rise, Playboy's allure and even the invention of the selfie comes to life in Naked Ambition.

Theater 11: 4:50pm

Porcelain War

Directors: Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev— Under the roar of fighter jets, three Ukrainian artists remain in their homeland, defiantly finding beauty amid destruction and proving that fear is easy to create, but passion is indestructible.

Theater 10: 4:15pm

Rise Above

Director: Maryilene Blondell—Born into a life of poverty and not far from the rolling greens, dramatic slopes and azaleas of Augusta National, Carl Jackson defied fate to become golf’s greatest caddie.

Theater 1: 3:50pm

Sanibel

Director: Herbert James Winterstern—Sanibel is the story of seashells, grief and a community destroyed by one of the most destructive storms in Florida's history.

Theater 11: 2:45pm

Shari & Lamb Chop

Director: Lisa D'Apolito—After her children’s show is canceled, ventriloquist Shari Lewis reinvents herself—only to learn her beloved sock puppet, Lamb Chop, was the vehicle that reinforced her commitment to children’s education.

Theater 10: 1:40pm

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Narrative Features

Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts

Director: Shaun Seneviratne—A couple’s romantic reunion is thwarted when holiday plans become an unconventional work-from-home vacation, giving way to a hilarious yet amorous journey across Sri Lanka.

Theater 9: 3:15pm

Breakup Season

Director: H. Nelson Tracey—A young man brings his girlfriend to his rural Oregon hometown to introduce her to his family...only for things to go terribly wrong shortly after their arrival.

Theater 8: 5:05pm

Days of Happiness

Director: Chloé Robichaud—As Emma considers a new opportunity with a prestigious orchestra, the young conductor attempts to navigate the toxic relationship with her father/agent and her budding romance with a cellist.

Theater 2: 7:45pm

Fight Like a Girl

Director: Matthew Leutwyler—After escaping an illegal Congolese mine, a resilient young woman discovers her strength and purpose by joining a renowned all-women boxing club, fighting both for survival and redemption.

Theater 11: 11:45am

Kiss of the Con Queen

Director: Tom Waller—A striving actor is targeted by an ingenious and sadistic scammer, terrorizing the industry and impersonating Hollywood elites.

Theater 8: 2:05pm

My Sunshine

Director: Hiroshi Okuyama—Two young figure skaters team up to train as a duo. But as winter unfolds and the two grow closer, the lines between friendship and something more begin to blur.

Theater 1: 8:10pm

Never Not Yours

Directors: John Klein, Steve Kniss—When retired parents announce their divorce to their adult children, chaos ensues as the family grapples with its changing dynamics.

Theater 1: 1:25pm

The Paper Bag Plan

Director: Anthony Lucero—Diagnosed with cancer, a father races against time to train his disabled son for a life of independence.

Theater 8: 11:15am

Sheepdog

Director: Steven Grayhm—A decorated combat veteran is court ordered into treatment when an ex-convict shows up on his doorstep and reveals that he must put himself back together again.

Theater 2: 11:35am

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Short Films

Shorts Package 1:

Unexpected Journeys 

LUKi and the Lights

The Calm Under the Water

The Ice Cream Man

I See You

The Car that Came Back  from the Sea

Life’s unexpected paths unfold in five films, including a paralyzed surfer’s return to the scene of his accident, a Dutch ice cream man defying Nazis and a mother accepting her neurodivergent baby.

Theater 1: 11am

Screening time for five films: 83 minutes

Shorts Package 2:

Made for Each Other

Collage

Catherine & Michael

Yuck!

SilverSizzle 

Hearts of Stone

Five films explore the complexities of love, from museum coworkers discovering deeper connections and a long-married couple rekindling their passion to a living statue performer falling for a beautiful stone sculpture and more.

Theater 2: 5:20pm

Screening time for five films: 83 minutes

Shorts Package 3: 

Odds and Ends

Cantata

The Day Keeper

Wander to Wonder

The Bullfighter

L+T

À toi les oreilles

This eclectic mix of short films includes a man living his life like an opera, children’s TV puppets surviving their puppeteer’s death and a bullfighter-turned-flag-waving parking

attendant. 

Theater 10: 6:45pm

Screening time for six films: 81 minutes

Package 4: 

Family and Community

Lip Virgin

Walk with Me

Beautiful Men

Bogotá Story

Saving Superman

And Granny Would Dance

Witness the powerful bonds between individuals and their communities through six films, including a girl’s first kiss, three bald brothers seeking hair transplants in Istanbul and an autistic superhero celebrated by a small Chicago community.

Theater 11: 7:05pm

Screening time for six films: 78 minutes

Closing Night

Awards Ceremony, Film & Wrap Party

Sunday, Oct 27, 5:30pm · Daniels Pavilion

The evening begins with the awards ceremony in Daniels Pavilion where the best of independent film is recognized. Then, enjoy complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres in Norris Garden before moving to Hayes Hall for a screening of the iconic film Batman (1989) in Concert. After the film, return to Daniels Pavilion for dessert and a nightcap.

Batman (1989) in Concert

Sunday, Oct 27, 7:30pm · Hayes Hall

35th Anniversary Tour Naples Philharmonic Jack Everly, principal pops conductor Thirty-five years after Tim Burton’s Batman became a global sensation, the first cinematic Caped Crusader receives a symphonic salute as Jack Everly and the Naples Philharmonic perform the iconic score onstage while Batman takes on the Joker in a live film screening.

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Date: October 24–27, 2024