Philadelphia Film Festival

Schedule Of Events

6:00 pm - BLACK DOG

In the leadup to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a ex-con with a target on his back is tasked with cleaning up his hometown, now overrun with wild dogs, only to bond with an elusive stray who is suspected of being rabid.
Director: HU GUAN
Runtime: 110 min
Film Society Center

6:15pm - GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS

At a strict Indian boarding school, rule-abiding Mirabai is torn between duty and desire when a charming new student stirs powerful feelings. Her traditional mother’s disapproval only deepens the conflict in this tender coming-of-age story.
Director: SHUCHI TALATI
Runtime: 118 min
Film Society Bourse

6:00pm,8:30pm - RUMOURS

A hilariously inept group of world leaders assembles for the annual G7 summit, only to encounter an increasingly bizarre series of occurrences in this absurdist, apocalyptic satire from a trio of directors including Canadian auteur Guy Maddin.
Director: GUY MADDIN, EVAN JOHNSON, GALEN JOHNSON
Runtime: 103 min
Film Society Bourse

8:45pm - SCORCHED EARTH

A seemingly straightforward art heist goes thrillingly off the rails for a hardened thief and his crew in this expertly paced, minimalistic neo-noir from German director Thomas Arslan.
Director: THOMAS ARSLAN
Runtime: 101 min
Film Society Bourse

8:15pm - SEPTEMBER 5

Opening Night Film & Party - This taut, thought-provoking historical thriller takes viewers behind the scenes as a TV news team scrambles to cover the unfolding hostage situation at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Director: TIM FEHLBAUM
Runtime: 94 min
Film Society Center