Category: Film Festival 2020 – Shorts Included

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

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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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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I Am Not a Witch (2017) | May 19, 2:30 pm

When nine-year-old orphan Shula (Margaret Mulubwa) is accused of witchcraft, she is exiled to a witch camp run by a corrupt and inept government official. Tied to the ground and told that she will turn into a goat if she tries to escape, Shula becomes a star tourist attraction exploited by those around her for financial gain. Soon she is forced to make a difficult decision: resign herself to life at the camp, or risk everything for freedom. – The Criterion Channel

Director: Rungano Nyoni

Cast: Maggie Mulubwa, Nellie Munamonga, Dyna Mufuni

Country: Zambia, United Kingdom

Distributor: Film Movement

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 33 minutes

Platform: The Criterion Channel

Special Events: Shorts Included

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Rungano Nyoni’s award-winning short film Listen, co-directed by Hamy Ramezan, is also available to view on The Criterion Channel by following the link below.

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