US & NY Premieres
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Quartiers Lointains is a touring, short film program which has highlighted PanAfrican and French multicultural filmmakers since 2013. The program now comes to FIAF on the occasion of its 10th anniversary with four new, inspiring short films.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Dir. Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret, 2022, 99 min
In French with English subtitles
A New York Times Critic’s Pick! The Worst Ones tells the story of a director shooting a film in the northern French suburbs. Looking for gritty authenticity, he casts four working class teenagers from the local housing project—kids the locals call “the worst ones”.
NY Premiere
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Tinker Auditorium
Dir. Emmanuelle Nicot, 2022, 87 min
In French with English subtitles
Twelve-year-old Dalva has been abruptly removed from her father’s home by authorities. With the help of a social worker and new roommate, Dalva begins her journey to recovery.
NY Premiere
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Dir. Jeanne Aslan, Paul Saintillan, 2022, 105 min
In French with English subtitles
Sophie, 15, escapes her family when given keys to her wealthy friend Jade’s empty summer home. When Jade’s older brother Stéphane arrives, Sophie is invited to stay, making for an unexpectedly surprising summer.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Dir. Giacomo Abbruzzese, 2023, 92 min
In French, English, Nigerian, Polish, Russian, and lgbo with English subtitles
Giacomo Abbruzzese’s debut feature film examines the consequences of capitalism, militarism, and immigration as it follows a Belarusian emigrant (Franz Rogowski) arriving in Paris only to be sent to serve in the French Foreign Legion. Trying to remain unnoticed until he obtains a passport, he becomes affected with a Nigerian villager’s plight to rebel against French oil companies that have inflicted harm.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Dir. Léa Mysius, 2022, 96 min
In French with English subtitles
A New York Times Critic’s Pick! Léa Mysius’s captivating and witchy second feature is both a queer love story and a young girl’s time-hopping coming of age fantasy. This magical genre-defying tale of desire and revenge is, at its core, a story of the bonds between and mother and daughter.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Dir. Léa Mysius, 2022, 96 min
In French with English subtitles
A New York Times‘ Critic’s Pick! Léa Mysius’s captivating and witchy second feature is both a queer love story and a young girl’s time-hopping coming of age fantasy. This magical genre-defying tale of desire and revenge is, at its core, a story of the bonds between and mother and daughter.
Tuesday, November 7
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Dir. Jean Cocteau, 1946, 93 min, 35mm
In French with English subtitles
Jean Cocteau’s adaptation of the classic fairy tale called “one of the most magical of all films,” by Robert Ebert, is a groundbreaking surreal fantasy. An adaptation of the classic fairy tale is transformed into a visually stunning journey.
Tuesday, November 14
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1932, 73 min, DCP, Black & White
German intertitles with English subtitles
A surreal cinematic nightmare from legendary director Carl Theodor Dreyer tells the story of an occult student assaulted by supernatural and evil forces outside of Paris. Dreyer creates a mood of dreamlike terror through signature disturbing imagery, powerful cinematography, and ominous audio hallucinations.
Tuesday, November 21
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Dir. Catherine Breillat, 2008, 80 min, DCP, Color
In French with English subtitles
In the dark French folktale Bluebeard, a 17th-century lord suspected of killing all his wives marries again—and plans to dispose of his latest. Richard Brody of The New Yorker called it ‘haunting,’ referring to director Catherine Breillat’s feminist reworking of the gory tale that leads to a surprising new fairytale ending.
Tuesday, November 28
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Dir. Roger Vadim, 1960, 74 min, 35mm, Color
In French with English subtitles
The beautiful Carmilla assumes the life of an un-dead vampire ancestor in order to pursue her cousin’s fiancée, Georgia, in a sensual but lethal encounter.
Tuesday, December 5
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Dir. Harry Kümel, 1971, 90 min, DCP, Color
In English
Stefan and Valérie, newlyweds at a vacation resort, draw the attention of the beautiful and myterious Countess Bathory. The Countess delights in telling Stefan a frightening story about one of his ancestors, revealing a connection to his shocking supernatural lineage.
Tuesday, December 12
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Dir. Julie Delpy, 2009, 98 min, DCP, Color
In English
The 17th-century Countess Bathory of Hungary (Julie Delpy) is desperate to preserve her beauty after she falls in love with a young man—inspiring her murderous plan to sacrifice countless virgins and bathe in their blood. Both a rich period piece and psychological horror movie, The Countess was directed, written, and co-produced by Delpy.
Tuesday, December 19
4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Dir. René Clair, 1950, Italy, France, 95min, DCP, Black & White
In French with English subtitles
Professor Henri Faust, a retiring yet unfulfilled 18th-century university scientist, is approached by Mephistopheles—Lucifer’s servant—with an offer of youth and a new life. Youth, however, diverts Faust’s attention from science to women, and Mephistopheles plots to take the young man’s fragile soul.
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