2021 San Diego Intl Film Festival
Oct 14-24, 2021
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- DirectorMike MillsStarsJoaquin PhoenixGaby HoffmannWoody NormanWhen his sister asks him to look after her son, a radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his energetic nephew to show him life away from Los Angeles.Opening Night Film
- DirectorMaggie GyllenhaalStarsOlivia ColmanJessie BuckleyDakota JohnsonA woman's beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.Closing Night Film
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsBenicio Del ToroAdrien BrodyTilda SwintonA love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".
- DirectorStephen KaramStarsRichard JenkinsJayne HoudyshellAmy SchumerDuring one evening, the Blake family gathers to celebrate thanksgiving in a broken-down flat newly rented by the daughter and her new man. As the darkness falls, we find that all have less to be thankful about.
- DirectorPablo LarraínStarsKristen StewartTimothy SpallSally HawkinsDiana Spencer, struggling with mental-health problems during her Christmas holidays with the Royal Family at their Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.
- DirectorJonas Poher RasmussenStarsDaniel KarimyarFardin MijdzadehMilad EskandariFLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsJoséphine SanzGabrielle SanzNina MeurisseNelly has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods. One day she meets a girl her age building a tree-house.Winner: Best International Feature
- DirectorLauren HadawayStarsIsabelle FuhrmanAmy ForsythDiloneA college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.
- DirectorJane CampionStarsBenedict CumberbatchKirsten DunstJesse PlemonsCharismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
- DirectorJoachim TrierStarsRenate ReinsveAnders Danielsen LieHerbert NordrumThe chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsJude HillLewis McAskieCaitríona BalfeA young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.Winner: Audience Choice Gala Award
- DirectorMartin Garde AbildgaardStarsMark StrepanOlivia VinallIben HjejleOn an island struck with a sleeping phenomenon, a rogue visitor falls for one of the inhabitants, not realising the personal danger it brings
- DirectorRossana Diaz CostaStarsLiliana AlegríaFernando BacilioRodrigo Barba PinillosJulius is a high class child of the 50's, in Lima-Peru. He lives in a palace with his family and a lot of servants. He will lose the innocence little by little, when discovering and never understanding a world full of injustices.
- DirectorJessie AnthonyParya LotfiazarStarsJustin RainLauren HillViolet RainJon, a young First Nations man, is struggling to overcome addiction and avoid the multiple warrants out on him. But he has several strong women in his corner: his girlfriend, his sister, his mother, and his unborn daughter are all hoping that he can master his demons.
- DirectorShariff KorverStarsJoes BrauersSpencer BogaertTobias KerslootAfter the sudden disappearance of their superior, three young soldiers are left to guard a military vehicle by themselves. As their situation and the scorching desert heat renders them increasingly disconnected from reality, an encounter with a local boy escalates into a fight that will mark their lives forever.Winner: Military Award
- DirectorMartin MakarievStarsAlexander SanoJulian VergovIgor AngelovHumanity hides in the deepest, darkest places.
- DirectorMélanie DelloyeStarsAntoine ChainSébastien DrouetJulie JuddFollows Philippe, an 80-year-old who has to fight against his children and some developers that want to take his mansion away by selling it and tearing it down.
- DirectorBrad RiddellSanford SternsheinStarsDavid WaltonMajandra DelfinoFrancis GuinanNostalgic for his glory days, a frustrated stay-at-home dad invites all of his high school Facebook friends to an 80s-themed surprise party for his exhausted corporate wife.
- DirectorAlexander KossevStarsYasen AtanasovAlissa AtanassovaVasil BanovGrieving due to injustice in school, betrayed by her closest people, 17 year-old Petya commits suicide. This happens to the talented poetess Petya Dubarova in 1979. This also happens in 2019 to a regular girl, also named Petya. Different times, different girl, the System which does not tolerate different ones remains the same.
- DirectorNana MensahStarsNana MensahMadeline WeinsteinMeekoGhanaian-American Sarah is all set to abandon her Ivy League doctoral program to follow her married lover across the country.Winner: Best Feature Film
- DirectorJulian Diaz VelosaStarsLiliana CalderónJuan Sebastián CasanovaFelipe CorreaThe conflict crosses destinies, SEebastian, a young rebel who dreams of being an artist, is forced to go to the army, where he meets ANDRÉS, a young guerrilla who is infiltrated.Winner: Audience Choice Feature Award
- DirectorAlexis GambisStarsWilliam MapotherPaulina GaitanTenoch HuertaA Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal metamorphosis.
- DirectorJim CummingsPJ McCabeStarsJim CummingsVirginia NewcombPJ McCabeA married Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, murder and infidelity.Winner: Best Drama Feature
- DirectorHannah CheesmanStarsMichaela KurimskyAlan Van SprangTaylor BelleA music student is hired as a nanny for the summer at a remote cottage.Winner: Best Thriller Feature
- DirectorByron LamarqueStarsJoseph GraySuzanne LenzDon DiPettaHaunted by his father's fanatical spirituality, a man's life is thrown into disarray when he discovers he is attracted to his wife's infidelity.