Philadelphia Film Festival

Schedule Of Events

12:00pm - A REAL PAIN at Film Society East

Badge and Rush Line Only | In this witty, moving road movie, Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play odd couple cousins who reconnect for a pilgrimage to the Polish homeland of their late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor.
Director: JESSE EISENBERG
Runtime: 89 min

12:00pm - AN UNFINISHED FILM

A filmmaker and his team unearth deserted footage from a project dating back a decade. They embark on a journey to finish it only to find themselves amid chaos as the beginnings of a global lockdown ensue.
Director: LOU YE
Runtime: 107 min
Film Society Bourse

5:45pm - ARMAND

By turns controlled and audacious, this riveting chamber drama features a breathtaking performance from Norwegian star Renate Reinsve as a mother whose young son is accused of an unspeakable crime.
Director: HALFDAN ULLMANN TØNDEL
Runtime: 116 min
Film Society East

4:00pm - CITIZEN GEORGE

This fascinating and inspirational documentary tracks the life and work of Philly-based Quaker activist George Lakey, whose message of nonviolent social change remains more vital and resonant than ever.
Director: GLENN A. HOLSTEN
Runtime: 99 min
Film Society East

6:00pm - DAHOMEY

Winner of the Golden Bear at this year's Berlin Film Festival, Mati Diop's unconventional documentary tracks the repatriation of 26 looted artifacts from the West African Kingdom of Dahomey.
Director: MATI DIOP
Runtime: 67 min
Film Society Bourse

10:00am - DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS

An intimate look at the legendary songwriter behind hits like "Because You Loved Me" and "I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing." With celebrity interviews and behind-the-scenes access, it delves into Diane Warren’s creative process and unique life.
Director: BESS KARGMAN
Runtime: 92 min
Film Society East

6:30pm - HARD TRUTHS

Mike Leigh reunites with Secrets & Lies actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste for this biting, darkly funny, and deeply compassionate drama about a cantankerous woman and her long-suffering family.
Director: MIKE LEIGH
Runtime: 97 min
Film Society East

2:30pm - NICKEL BOYS

Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this deeply immersive, formally daring historical drama follows two Black teenagers who forge a powerful connection inside an abusive reform school in 1960s Florida.
Director: RAMELL ROSS
Runtime: 140 min
Film Society Center

2:30pm - NO OTHER LAND

A young Palestinian activist living in the occupied West Bank documents the systematic dismantlement of his community and the forced eviction of his family in this devastating and vital documentary
Director: BASEL ADRA, HAMDAN BALLAL, YUVAL ABRAHAM, RACHEL SZOR
Runtime: 95 min
Film Society Bourse

8:00pm - SISTER MIDNIGHT

When an arranged marriage leaves a misanthropic housewife in a hellish prison of coupledom, her most animalistic urges begin to surface in this irreverent, pitch-black comedy.
Director: KARAN KANDHARI
Runtime: 110 min
Film Society Bourse

10:15am - THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

After spending 14 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Edmond Dantès embarks on a meticulously crafted journey of vengeance in this sweeping and epic retelling of the beloved novel.
Director: ALEXANDRE DE LA PATELLIÈRE, MATTHIEU DELAPORTE
Runtime: 178 min
Film Society East

8:45pm - THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE

Devoid of any color or hope, Magnus von Horn’s Cannes Competition entry is a fantastical Gothic nightmare that follows a downtrodden woman who finds herself in the employment of a mysterious, altruistic candy store owner with an underground practice of helping women relocate unwanted infants.
Director: MAGNUS VON HORN
Runtime: 115 min
Film Society East

5:45pm - THE LAST REPUBLICAN

Following former congressman Adam Kinzinger throughout the final year of his term, the insightful and often hilarious doc tracks a conservative politician’s journey that made him a pariah within his party for speaking out against Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection.
Director: STEVE PINK
Runtime: 88 min
Film Society Bourse

12:15pm - THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN

When parents lose their 25-year-old son to a degenerative disease, they mourn the life he never lived—until discovering that he thrived as his alter ego in the online game World of Warcraft, forming deep connections and a lasting legacy.
Director: BENJAMIN REE
Runtime: 104 min
Sun, Oct 20
Film Society Bourse