Author: Josh Hornbeck

Josh is the founder of Cinema Cocktail, and he is a writer and director, podcaster and critic, and communications and marketing professional living and working in the greater Seattle area.

Tomboy (2011) | May 31, 5:00 pm

Tomboy tells the story of ten-year-old Laure (played by the amazing Zoé Héran) who moves to the suburbs and decides to pass as a boy among the pack of neighborhood kids. As “Mickäel” she catches the attention of leader of the pack, Lisa, who becomes smitten with her. Finding resourceful ways to hide her true self, Laure takes advantage of her new identity, as if the end of the summer would never reveal her unsettling secret. – The Criterion Channel

Director: Céline Sciamma

Cast: Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson

Country: France

Distributor: Wolfe Video

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes

Platform: The Criterion Channel

Special Events: Filmmaker Retrospectives

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Water Lilies (2007) | May 31, 3:00 pm

During a summer in Paris, a love triangle develops between three girls in this provocative and perceptive portrait of teen angst and nascent sexuality. The awkward Anne, the bad girl Floriane, and the gawky Marie play an intense game of emotional chess as they wrestle with love, friendship, and their desire for one another. – The Criterion Channel

Director: Céline Sciamma

Cast: Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adèle Haenel

Country: France

Distributor: Koch Lorber Films

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes

Platform: The Criterion Channel

Special Events: Filmmaker Retrospectives, Shorts Included

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Shorts Included

You can also watch Céline Sciamma’s short film, Pauline, below.

Scaffolding (2018) | May 31, 1:00 pm

17-year-old, Asher, has always been the impulsive troublemaker at school. While his strict father sees him as a natural successor to his scaffolding business, Asher forges a special connection with his literature teacher Rami and begins to see new possibilities for himself. – Amazon Prime

Director: Matan Yair

Cast: Asher Lax, Ami Smolarchik, Yakov Cohen, Keren Berger

Country: Israel, Poland

Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 28 minutes

Platform: Amazon Prime

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Pahuna: The Little Visitors (2017) | May 31, 11:00 am

Fleeing unrest in their native Nepal, three young siblings separated from their parents must beat the odds to survive on their own in India. – Netflix

Director: Paakhi A. Tyrewala

Cast: Ishika Gurung, Anmol Limbu, Sujoy Rai, Rupa Tamang

Country: India, Nepal

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 2 hours, 18 minutes

Platform: Netflix

Special Programming: Family Films

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Summer of 84 (2018) | May 31, 12:45 am

It’s the summer of 1984, the perfect time to be 15 years old and free. But when neighborhood conspiracy theorist Davey Armstrong begins to suspect his police officer neighbor might be the serial killer all over the local news, he and his three best friends begin an investigation that soon turns dangerous. – Shudder

Director: Francois Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell

Cast: Graham Verchere, Judah Lewis, Caleb Emery, Cory Gruter-Andrew

Country: Canada, United States

Distributor: Gunpowder & Sky

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes

Platform: Shudder

Special Programming: Midnight Movies

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Insiang (1976) | May 30, 11:00 pm

Jealousy and violence take center stage in this claustrophobic melodrama, a tautly constructed character study set in the slums of Manila. Lino Brocka crafts an eviscerating portrait of an innocent daughter and her bitter mother as women scorned. Insiang leads a quiet life dominated by household duties, but after she is raped by her mother’s lover and abandoned by the young man who claims to care for her, she exacts vicious revenge. – The Criterion Channel

Director: Lino Brocka

Cast: Hilda Koronel, Mona Lisa, Ruel Vernal, Rez Cortez

Country: Philippines

Distributor: Janus Films

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Platform: The Criterion Channel

Special Programming: Classic Cinema

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Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) | May 30, 7:45 pm

A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy. – JustWatch

Director: Eliza Hittman

Cast: Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin, Sharon Van Etten, Ryan Eggold

Country: United Kingdom, United States

Distributor: Focus Features

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 1 hour, 41 minutes

Platform: Video-On-Demand

Special Events: Filmmaker Retrospectives

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Beach Rats (2017) | May 30, 5:30 pm

An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self-identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online. – JustWatch

Director: Eliza Hittman

Cast: Harris Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, Kate Hodge, Neal Huff, Nicole Flyus

Country: United States

Distributor: Neon

Rating: R

Runtime: 1 hour, 38 minutes

Platform: Hulu

Special Events: Filmmaker Retrospectives

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It Felt Like Love (2013) | May 30, 3:45 pm

Set over the course of a languid South Brooklyn summer, this unflinchingly honest, refreshingly unsentimental tale of sexual exploration and awakening centers on Lila (Gina Piersanti, in a remarkable debut), a lonely 14-year-old girl who pushes herself into frightening and dangerous new territory in a quest to experience love. – The Criterion Channel

Director: Eliza Hittman

Cast: Gina Piersanti, Jesse Cordasco, Giovanna Salimeni

Country: United States

Distributor: Variance Films

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 23 minutes

Platform: The Criterion Channel

Special Events: Filmmaker Retrospectives, Shorts Included

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Shorts Included

Also included are Eliza Hittman’s two earlier short films, Second Cousins Once Removed, and Forever’s Gonna Start Tonight. Both films are available to watch on The Criterion Channel.

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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018) | May 30, 1:30 pm

Escaping war, a young girl finds a lone surviving infant and decides to raise him as her son. – IMDb.com

Director: Mari Okada

Cast: Manaka Iwami, Miyu Irino, Tomokazu Sugita, Yoshimasa Hosoya

Country: Japan

Distributor: Eleven Arts Anime Studio

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 55 minutes

Platform: Hoopla

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