2023 Calgary Film Festival
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- DirectorEstibaliz Urresola SolagurenStarsSofía OteroPatricia López ArnaizAne GabarainDuring a summer in a village house linked to beekeeping, an eight-year-old and her mother experience revelations that will change their lives forever.
- DirectorNuri Bilge CeylanStarsDeniz CelilogluMerve DizdarMusab EkiciA young teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after four years of mandatory service in a remote village, but is accused of inappropriate contact by two students. After losing hope, a colleague offers him new perspectives on life.
- DirectorBanchi HanuseStarsLogan Red CrowKitana ArcandJayme Big SnakeBanchi Hanuse's doc takes us to the golden plains of Blackfoot Territory to the home of Logan Red Crow, a young Siksika woman whose passion is the Indian Relay. A sport for the truly brave, the Relay's bareback riders vault from horse to horse in short, exhilarating races. Gentle and reflective, yet unshakable in her determination, Logan is a champion in the making. Besides her skill and sheer grit, she has a loving family, an elite group of horses, and a home on her ancestral lands. Those are invaluable, but this rider will need more for victory. As Hanuse follows her through one competition after another, we see courage put to the test, and also get a picture of the other factors involved in the sport-including blind circumstance. Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun offers the dual pleasures of serenity and suspense: we get leisurely, lyrical immersion in rural life as well as the thrill of rooting for victory. Logan's bond with her horses is palpable, and Hanuse shows us her tender interactions with them contrasted with gripping races. The animals are beautiful in their mute strength, and the director honours them with loving, graceful images. The connections explored here are profound and lasting: those between Father and Daughter, animal and human, family and community, ancestral tradition and contemporary life. Graceful, compelling and uplifting, this is an inspirational gem. It offers, through Logan, her horses, her family and her Nation, a portrait of radiant heroism.
- DirectorJustine TrietStarsSandra HüllerSwann ArlaudMilo Machado-GranerA woman is suspected of murder after her husband's death; their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.
- DirectorThomas CailleyStarsRomain DurisPaul KircherAdèle ExarchopoulosAn adventure between a father and his son, in a world where some humans have started mutating into other animal species.
- DirectorSofia AlaouiStarsOumaima BaridMehdi DehbiFouad OughaouAs she nears the end of her pregnancy, Itto and her in-laws find their lives turned upside down by a supernatural event.
- DirectorWim WendersStarsAnselm KieferDaniel KieferAnton WendersAnselm Kiefer is one of the greatest contemporary artists. His past and present diffuse the line between film and painting, thus giving a unique cinematic experience that dives deep into an artist's work and reveals his life path.
- DirectorSean DevlinStarsRey AclaoAmelia De La CruzRicky Gacho Jr.Set in the wake of a destructive typhoon, this witty combination of road movie and docu-drama is a marvel of trans cinema. - BFI London
- DirectorGabriel KahaneStarsJustin MarkHolly HeiserKirsten RussellWhen a lawbreaking teenager is forced to work at a wig shop for cancer patients, he meets a guarded woman who irreversibly alters the course of his life.
- DirectorAndrew H. BrownMoses ThuraniraStarsPatrick AchuckaKole JamesBetween the Rains is a feature collaboration with the Turkana-Ngaremara community that seeks to understand the experiences of a childhood caught within a traditional culture that is a casualty of climate change.
- DirectorCorey ShermanStarsIsaac KrasnerDora MadisonDavid Johnson IIIA teenage boy's unexpected crush turns a camping trip into a weekend of self-discovery in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy.
- DirectorStephan KomandarevStarsEli SkorchevaGerasim GeorgievRozalia AbgarianA teacher falls victim to a phone scam that robs her of her life savings, then realizes that there is no way to get the money back. The tables then turn as cash begins rolling in as she transforms into a scammer herself.
- DirectorJane M. WagnerStarsNarcissa WrightAfter coming out as trans, world-record-holding gamer, Narcissa Wright loses her massive fanbase. To win them back, she sets out to break a new record in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and live-stream every minute of her quest.
- DirectorDominic SavageStarsElliot PageHillary BaackWendy CrewsonFollow Sam who has the chance to encounter with an old friend on his way back home to a dreaded family reunion that forces him to confront long-buried memories.
- DirectorAlex EskandarkhahStarsDon PhillipsBol KongGerard MozwaWhen Don 'Tex' Phillips, an American basketball coach, takes the reins of a Canadian college team on the prairies, his squad becomes the subject of sabotage on their way to back-to-back titles, before his premature exit as head coach.
- DirectorSherien BarsoumStarsCindy AliRichard ColeDaniel CooWhen first responders arrive to a call of a break-in, they find 16-year-old Cynara without vital signs, and her mother, Cindy Ali, lying on the floor, unable to move. Hours later, Cynara is dead, and Cindy is the prime suspect.
- DirectorSean Patrick ShaulStarsMurray ActonSteve ApplefordWes BeechWhen does art become obscenity? From poignant protest songs to fluffy Top 40 hits, music has always defined our culture. This film looks at how the censorship of music has shaped how we view art, how it's made and who we are as consumers.
- DirectorRodrigo MorenoStarsDaniel ElíasEsteban BigliardiMargarita MolfinoBank employee Morán schemes to steal enough money to never work again, then confess and serve prison time while his colleague hides the cash. Soon under investigative pressure, accomplice Román meets a woman who transforms him forever.
- DirectorOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsPio MarmaïJonathan CohenNoémie MerlantTwo swindlers, deep in debt, infiltrate a group of climate activists when they are attracted to the free food and drinks they are offered.
- DirectorMilena AboyanStarsBayan LaylaHadnet TesfaiDerya DurmazElaha, 22, believes she must restore her supposed innocence before she weds. A surgeon could reconstruct her hymen but she cannot afford such an operation. She asks herself: why does she have to be a virgin anyway, and for whom?
- DirectorRyûsuke HamaguchiStarsHitoshi OmikaRyô NishikawaRyûji KosakaTakumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house, offering residents a comfortable escape to nature.
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsAlma PöystiJussi VatanenJanne HyytiäinenIn modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
- DirectorAxel DanielsonMaximilien Van AertryckStarsChris AndersonFelix BergssonUlrika BergstenFrom the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose both humanity's unique obsession with the camera's image and the social consequences that lay ahead.
- DirectorMolly McGlynnStarsMaddie ZieglerEmily HampshireDjouliet AmaraA teen girl is diagnosed with a reproductive condition that upends her plans to have a sex life, propelling her to explore unusual methods. Her relationships are challenged with everyone in her life, but most importantly, herself.
- DirectorSherren LeeStarsRobbie AmellSarah DesjardinsAndrea BangAfter she nearly drowns, a young woman unexpectedly falls for the small-town lifeguard who rescued her. Based on the novel by Kate Marchant.