Philadelphia Film Festival

Schedule Of Events

6:30pm - A TRAVELER'S NEEDS

Isabelle Huppert stars as a quietly eccentric woman who takes unorthodox measures to teach two South Korean women French in Hong Sang-soo's newest enigmatic, lived-in dramedy.
Director: HONG SANG-SOO
Runtime: 90 min
Film Society East

8:30pm - 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 Bourse

6:00pm - CONCLAVE

Ralph Fiennes stars as a cardinal who must navigate both spiritual and worldly concerns when he's tasked with leading the next papal election in this twisty, wickedly entertaining thriller.
Director: EDWARD BERGER
Runtime: 120 min
Film Society Center

3:15pm - DANIELA FOREVER

After his girlfriend dies, a grieving man joins a clinical trial that lets him reconnect with her through lucid dreams. But as fantasy and reality blur, he's trapped by the past, leading to a haunting exploration of grief and obsession.
Director: NACHO VIGALONDO
Runtime: 118 min
Film Society Bourse

8:45pm - DEAD TALENTS SOCIETY

In this imaginative and bloody hilarious frightfest, a newbie ghost must partner with a washed-up diva and her pop-star-turned-ghost agent to win the coveted Golden Ghost Award or the once-glamorous spirit will cease to exist.
Director: JOHN HSU
Runtime: 110 min
Film Society East

3:00pm- 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

8:30pm - OMAR AND CEDRIC: IF THIS EVER GETS WEIRD

An electrifying, unconventional band doc composed entirely from intimate archive footage about the eccentric creative soulmates behind At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta as they trace their roots, reject fame, and revolutionize music forever.
Director: NICOLAS JACK DAVIES
Runtime: 127 min
Film Society East

6:00pm - PEACOCK

Matthias helps run a lucrative rent-a-friend agency, offering made-to-order companionship for all situations. When his girlfriend suddenly dumps him, it triggers an absurd series of events that leaves Matthias questioning everything.
Director: BERNHARD WENGER
Runtime: 102 min
Film Society Bourse

6:15pm - SEPARATED

The great Errol Morris returns with a furious indictment of one of the cruelest chapters in recent American history: the Trump administration’s policy of family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Director: ERROL MORRIS
Runtime: 93 min
Film Society East

12:45pm - THE BLACK SEA

When he lands in Bulgaria to find his expected host dead, a directionless dreamer from Brooklyn is forced to search for purpose and forge new connections in a remote village in this heartfelt dramedy.
Director: DERRICK B. HARDEN, CRYSTAL MOSELLE
Runtime: 93 min
Film Society Bourse

8:15pm - VULCANIZADORA

Two troubled men embark on an enigmatic trek through the woods of Michigan bound by an unknown pact in filmmaker and star Joel Potrykus’ latest DIY feature that deftly balances cringe-inducing, hilarious monotony with deeply unsettling revelations.
Director: JOEL POTRYKUS
Runtime: 90 min
Film Society Bourse