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The best in new

independent lm

JULY 22-31

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IN-PERSON

JULY 22-31

OR VIRTUAL

AUG. 5-30

@stallercenter

STALLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS 26TH ANNUAL

FILM FESTIVAL

PASS INFO

lm festival

passes

Choose the pass that’s right for you!

Join us in the theater, watch from home,

or a combination of both.

LIVE: July 22-31

VIRTUAL: August 5-30

INDIVIDUAL EVENING PASSES are available for $20,

starting July 6. Subject to availability.

GOLD PASS | $250

Guarantees entry and preferred seating for ALL

Live lms + full access to the Virtual Festival

Gold Pass Includes:

• Entry to ALL live lms in July

• Access to Virtual SBFF in August

• VIP Reserved Seating

• Closing Night Awards Ceremony

• Filmmaker Q&As

• Cast your vote for Audience Choice Award

• Discounts at Hospitality Sponsor

Restaurants & Businesses

• Stony Brook Film Festival Swag Bag

FESTIVAL PASS | $125

Guarantees entry to ALL live lms.

Festival Pass Includes:

• Entry to ALL live lms

• Guaranteed Seating for sold out lms

• Closing Night Awards Ceremony

• Filmmaker Q&As

• Cast your vote for Audience Choice Award

• Discounts at Hospitality Sponsor

Restaurants & Businesses

• Stony Brook Film Festival Gift

VIRTUAL PASS | $85

Guarantees access to ALL virtual lms.

Virtual Pass Includes:

• Full access to Virtual SBFF in August

• Recorded Filmmaker Discussions

• One pass per household

We have a Stony Brook Film Festival pass that is perfect for you.

All attendees at the Live Festival will be

invited to vote for their favorite lms to

help determine the Festival winners.

Many of the independent and foreign lms have not yet been rated. All titles, dates, and times are subject to change. The Stony Brook Film

Festival is produced by the Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University.

MANY FILMS WILL INCLUDE A Q&A

WITH FILMMAKERS AND ACTORS

FOLLOWING THE LIVE SCREENING.

7:00 pm

FEATURE

Lorelei (111)

SHORT:

Swipe (5)

9:15 pm

FEATURE

Perfumes (80)

SHORT:

Ganef (14)

8:00 pm

CLOSING NIGHT

FEATURE

Final Set (105)

CLOSING NIGHT

AWARDS

10:30 pm

7:00 pm

FEATURE

Sun Children

(99)

SHORT:

Noisy (10)

9:15 pm

FEATURE

The Castle

(91)

SHORT:

Inverno (Timo’s Winter)

(17)

7:00 pm

FEATURE

Murder at Cinema North

(83)

SHORT:

Devek (14)

9:15 pm

FEATURE

How to Stop a

Recurring Dream (83)

SHORT:

This Uncertain Moment

(15)

7:00 pm

FEATURE

Fire in the Mountains

(84)

SHORT:

The Music Video (14)

9:15 pm

FEATURE

Everything in the End

(80)

SHORT:

Max is Bleeding (8)

7:00 pm

FEATURE

Sisters

(90)

SHORT:

Girls Are Strong Here

(16)

9:15 pm

FEATURE

Games People Play

(117)

SHORT:

Off Duty

(10)

8:00 pm

OPENING NIGHT

FEATURE

The 5th Man (71)

SHORT:

Feeling Through (18)

7:00 pm

FEATURE

As Far As I Know

(77)

SHORT:

DA YIE (20)

9:15 pm

FEATURE

Willow

(101)

SHORT:

The Night I Left America

(12)

7:00 pm

FEATURE

Persona Non Grata

(91)

SHORT:

On the Sidewalk, at Night

(9)

9:15 pm

FEATURE

Anchorage

(82)

SHORT:

The Saverini Widow

(19)

7:00 pm

FEATURE

Risks & Side Effects

(88)

SHORT:

David (12)

9:15 pm

FEATURE

Red River Road

(90)

SHORT:

The Following Year

(22)

FILM FESTIVAL

SCHEDULE

@stallercenter

Tickets and information:

stonybrooklmfestival.com •

(631) 632–ARTS

LIVE SCHEDULE: JULY 22-31

Please note: Shorts play rst at screening times. Parenthesis indicate lm running times. Later movie start times are

approximate as Q&A sessions may delay the start of the later screenings. Films are in English without subtitles unless

otherwise noted.

VIRTUAL FESTIVAL: AUGUST 5-30 (See Virtual Festival schedule on Page 15.)

FRI JULY 23THURS JULY 22 SAT JULY 24 SUN JULY 25 MON JULY 26

WED JULY 28TUES JULY 27 THURS JULY 29 FRI JULY 30 SAT JULY 31

OPENING NIGHT

THUR 7/22

Thursday, July 22 - 8:00 pm

OPENING NIGHT FEATURE / WORLD PREMIERE

THE 5TH MAN

United States - 71 min

Written and directed by Trey Nelson.

For 50 years, Paul Limmer was a world class track coach at Long Island’s Mepham High

School. He holds New York State’s record for wins with 737 and was inducted into the

2016 New Balance Coaches Hall of Fame. Limmer’s true legacy, however, has nothing to do

with awards. Thousands of former athletes, many of whom never broke a single record or

won a solitary trophy, credit him for changing their lives.

THE 5TH MAN

is the story of all

the other kids—the ones who never felt “seen”—until Paul Limmer came into their lives.

This documentary is an extraordinary story about an ordinary teacher who changed so many

lives.

Produced by Dexter Braff, Rebecca Stern and Adam Brenner. Edited by Savannah Bayse,

Michael Choi and Catherine Trasborg. Director of Photography: Jaron Berman. A 5th Man

Productions & Atlantic Pictures Production.

THE 5TH MAN is

the story of all the

other kids—the

ones who never

felt “seen”—until

Paul Limmer came

into their lives.

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LIVE OR

VIRTUAL

OPENING NIGHT SHORT

FEELING THROUGH

United States - 16 min

A lm by Doug Roland.

A teen looking for a place to crash for the night encounters a

DeafBlind man in need of help to get home. Nominated for the

2021 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short, this is the

rst lm in the history of lm to feature a DeafBlind Actor, Long

Island’s own Robert Tarango.

PLEASE NOTE: SHORTS PLAY FIRST AT SCREENING TIMES

DOS MUNDOS:

(Re)Constructing Narratives

Featuring nearly 40 photographs by 12 artists of color who

explore issues of struggle, migration and representation.

On view at the PAUL W. ZUCCAIRE GALLERY

Staller Center, rst oor

ZuccaireGallery.stonybrook.edu

Open all evenings of the Film Festival. Free admission.

A SUNY-traveling exhibition organized by En Foco.

Photo: Daesha Devón Harris, How I Got Over, One More River to Cross Series

OPENING NIGHT

THUR 7/22

Be sure to stop by and visit the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery during the Festival.

FRIDAY

7/23

PLEASE NOTE: SHORTS PLAY FIRST AT SCREENING TIMES

Friday, July 23 - 9:15 pm

FEATURE

RED RIVER ROAD

United States - 90 min

Written and directed by Paul Schuyler. With Paul Schuyler, Jade

Schuyler, Quinn Schuyler and Shaw Schuyler.

A family of four isolating against a pandemic virus that spreads

through the internet and robs you of your ability to perceive

reality—often violently—begins to unravel when they suspect one

or all of them might be infected. This suspenseful, moody lm was

shot entirely under Covid-19 lockdown by one family—and their

dog—that served as the entire cast and crew, and yet it seems

destined to be one of the classic independent lms of our time.

Produced by Paul Schuyler and Jade Schuyler. Edited by Paul

Schuyler. Director of Photography: Paul Schuyler. From Wytshark

Media.

Friday, July 23 - 7:00 pm

FEATURE

RISKS & SIDE EFFECTS

Germany - 90 min

Directed by Michael Kreihsl. Written by Michael Kreihsl and Stefan

Vögel. With Samuel Finzi (Text for You), Inka Friedrich, Pia Hierzegger

and Thomas Mraz (A Hidden Life).

Kathrin needs a new kidney. Her husband Arnold has the same

blood type, and appears to be the perfect donor. So of course he

should be willing to donate one of his kidneys to save his wife’s life,

right? An uproarious comedy about love, marriage, hypochondria,

friends, architects, secrets, and taking risks. In German, with

subtitles.

Produced by Dieter Pochlatko and Jakob Pochlatko. Edited by

Andrea Wagner. Director of Photography: Wolfgang Thaler. From

Picture Tree International.

F F

SHORT

DAVID

United States - 12 min

A lm by Zachary Woods.

A depressed man reaches

out for an emergency

therapy session, but he’s

not the only one who needs

help. Featuring Will Ferrell

(Stranger Than Fiction) and

William Jackson Harper

(Paterson).

SHORT

THE FOLLOWING

YEAR

Spain - 22 min

A lm by Miguel Campaña.

A widowed farmer receives

the clone of the woman he

lost years ago under

mysterious circumstances.

Featuring Rachel Keller

(Fargo, Legion) and Kieran

O'Brien (Chernobyl).

SATURDAY

7/24

Saturday, July 24 - 9:15 pm

FEATURE

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Finland - 117 min

Written and directed by Jenni Toivoniemi. With Laura Birn

(Absolution), Emmi Parviainen, Eero Milonoff (Border), Samuli

Niittymäki, Paula Vesala (Little Wing), and Christian Hillborg.

An old group of friends gather to celebrate Mitzi's surprise birthday

party over a nostalgic weekend at an idyllic seaside villa—just like

they used to do as teenagers. While the familiar surroundings and

their old rituals cause them to temporarily leave their adulthood

behind, new revelations make them reassess their past as well as

their present. A heartfelt and ultimately uplifting lm that allows for

both nostalgia and sober reality. In Finnish, English and Swedish,

with subtitles.

Produced by Venla Hellstedt and Elli Toivoniemi. Edited by Samu

Heikkilä. Director of Photography: Jarmo Kiuru. From Level K.

F F

SHORT

GIRLS ARE

STRONG HERE

United States - 16 min

A lm by Scott Burkhardt.

A Syrian immigrant

mechanic is unsure how to

handle a mother and

daughter with more than

car problems. In Arabic and

English, with subtitles.

SHORT

OFF DUTY

United States - 10 min

A lm by Shetal Shah.

A woman wearing a hijab

tries to prevent a racist

police ofcer from

harassing a pregnant

homeless woman.

Featuring Aizzah Fatima.

Saturday, July 24 - 7:00 pm

FEATURE

SISTERS

France - 90 min

Directed by Yamina Benguigui. Written by Yamina Benguigui and

Abdel Raouf Dafri. With Isabelle Adjani (Camille Claudel), Rachida

Brakni, and Maïwenn (Polisse).

When Zorah writes a play about her childhood, her sisters are not

happy. The three Franco-Algerian sisters have longed to nd the little

brother kidnapped by their father in Algeria thirty years ago. When

they learn that their father is dying, they travel to Algeria in the hope

that he will tell them where their brother is. But it is a race against

time in an Algeria where a revolution is rising. A beautifully lmed

story with powerful performances and magical transitions between

memories and artistic interpretations. In French, with subtitles.

Produced by Yamina Benguigui. Edited by Nadia Ben Rachid and

Sercan Sezgin. Director of Photography: Antoine Roch. A

StudioCanal Film from The Festival Agency.

PLEASE NOTE: SHORTS PLAY FIRST AT SCREENING TIMES

F F

SHORT

ON THE

SIDEWALK,

AT NIGHT

United States - 9 min

A lm by Alexander Deland, Jr.

A disillusioned young dancer

nds her unhappiness is

being interrupted by a chatty

stranger. A charming short

made by student lmmakers

over three nights.

SHORT

THE SAVERINI

WIDOW

France - 19 min

A lm by Loïc Gaillard.

A widow’s life falls to

pieces when her son is

killed in an attack. Left with

only her dog, she plots a

desperate scheme. With

stunning visuals and no

dialogue, this lm keeps

you riveted to the end.

SUNDAY

7/25

Sunday, July 25 - 7:00 PM

FEATURE

PERSONA NON GRATA

Denmark - 91 min

Directed by Lisa Jespersen. Written by Sara Isabella Jønsson Vedde

and Lisa Jespersen. With Rosalinde Mynster (A Royal Affair), Adam Ild

Rohweder, Bodil Jørgensen, Anne Soe Wanstrup.

Laura—or Irina, as she now calls herself—returns to her hometown

for her brother's wedding after distancing herself from her rural family.

Now an established writer living in Copenhagen, she has just

published a book about her childhood. Much to her surprise, the bully

who tormented her as a youngster, and to whom she wrote about in

detail in her memoir, is now the future bride of her brother. A laugh-out-

loud dark and strangely wonderful comedy. In Danish, with subtitles.

Produced by Daniel Mühlendorph. Edited by Mads Michael Olsen.

Director of Photography: Manuel Alberto Claro. From Picture Tree

International.

Sunday, July 25 - 9:15 PM

FEATURE / WORLD PREMIERE

ANCHORAGE

United States - 82 min

Directed by Scott Monahan. Written by Dakota Loesch. With Scott

Monahan, Dakota Loesch, Christopher Corey Smith.

Two brothers attempt to drive a trunk full of opioids from Florida to

Alaska to cash-in big in the Land of Gold. An unexpected act of

violence in the California desert derails their trip and sets them on

a crash course with tragedy. By equal turns hilarious, poignant,

tragic and terrifying, this one-of-a-kind lm explores the toxic

relationship between men and the national crises of opioid

addiction. Acted brilliantly by director Scott Monahan and

screenwriter Dakota Loesch.

Produced by Taylor Harrington, Dakota Loesch, Scott Monahan, Gia

Rigoli, and Ethan Seneker. Edited by Spencer Showalter. Director

of Photography: Erin Naifeh. From The Mise En Scène Company.

MONDAY

7/26

Monday, July 26 - 9:15 PM

FEATURE

WILLOW

Republic of Northern Macedonia, Hungary, Belgium - 101 min

Written and directed by Milcho Manchevski. With Sara Klimoska,

Natalija Teodosieva, Kamka Tocinovski and Nenad Nacev.

A young peasant woman performs a strange ritual, prays fervently,

and nally seeks the help of an aged sorceress—all in the attempt

to get pregnant. Centuries later, two contemporary women nd

themselves struggling with their own beliefs, modern science, and

societal mores, in their own struggles to navigate motherhood. With

its amazing images and unconventional narrative, this is a lm

whose story and characters exhibit that rare authenticity that makes

you forget you’re watching a movie. In Macedonian, with subtitles.

Produced by Jane Kortoshev and Milcho Manchevski. Edited by

Nicolas Gaster. Director of Photography: Tamás Dobos. From Kino

Lorber Inc.

F F

SHORT

DA YIE

Ghana, Belgium - 20 min

A lm by Anthony Nti.

A foreigner who takes two

children on an unexpected

trip through Ghana’s coast

starts to question his

intentions. In Akan, English

and French, with subtitles.

SHORT

THE NIGHT I

LEFT AMERICA

United States - 12 min

A lm by Laki Karavias.

While waiting for his

mother’s visa renewal, a

teenage boy in Texas

confronts his unwanted

memories of Uganda. In

English and Swahili, with

subtitles.

Monday, July 26 - 7:00 PM

FEATURE

AS FAR AS I KNOW

Hungary - 77 min

Written and directed by Nándor Lörincz and Bálint Nagy. With Balázs

Bodolai, Gabriella Hámori, Attila Menszátor-Héresz, and Iván Fenyö

(Jarhead).

When a couple working in the same company nd the news of their

impending adoption overshadowed by the pregnancy of their friends,

their very different reactions lead to an argument on the bus home.

The woman unexpectedly gets off at a random stop, and the man

stays in his seat, arriving before her. When she arrives home much

later and in distress, it becomes clear to him that something terrible

has happened. A brilliantly made lm that wrestles with questions of

perspective, memory, and victimhood. In Hungarian, with subtitles.

Produced by Gábor Kovács, Ernõ Mesterházy, Zoltán Mártonffy,

Mónika Mécs and Ágnes Pataki. Edited by Márton Gothár. Director of

Photography: Bálint Nagy. From The National Film Institute, Hungary.

TUESDAY

7/27

PLEASE NOTE: SHORTS PLAY FIRST AT SCREENING TIMES

Tuesday, July 27 - 7:00 PM

FEATURE

FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS

India - 84 min

Written and directed by Ajitpal Singh. With Vinamrata Rai, Chandan

Bisht, Harshita Tiwari, Mayank Singh Jaira and Sonal Jha.

From the director of 2018’s Rammat Gammat comes the story of

Chandra and Dharam, who run an inn that hovers high above the only

road in a small Himalayan village. The terrain is difcult, as they must

transport their son down the mountain in his wheelchair. Chandra

believes the boy needs more medical attention, but Dharam would

rather put the money toward a shamanic ritual. With amazing scenery

and stellar acting, this is a searing portrait of the power dynamics at

play between tradition and modernity. In Hindi, with subtitles.

Produced by Alan McAlex and Ajay Rai. Edited by Parikshhit Jha and

Simon Price. Director of Photography: Dominique Colin. From Jar

Pictures.

F F

SHORT

THE MUSIC

VIDEO

Canada - 14 min

In French, with subtitles

A lm by Camille Poirier.

A 13-year-old tomboy agrees

to change her style to be in

her brother’s music video,

with unintended results.

SHORT

MAX IS

BLEEDING

United States - 8 min

A lm by Jordan Anstatt.

When a man and woman

bring their injured dog to a

vet, it’s clear that

something else is wrong. A

chilling story for our time,

based on a real life

incident.

Tuesday, July 27 - 9:15 PM

FEATURE

EVERYTHING IN THE END

United States - 80 min

Written and directed by Mylissa Fitzsimmons. With Hugo de Sousa,

Bergdis Julia Johannsdottir, Lilja Þórisdóttir (Sense8) and Joi

Johannsson (His Dark Materials).

Made over 11 days in Iceland right before the world went into

lockdown, this lm about a man seeking solace from brief human

connections in a small village during Earth's nal days seems

downright prescient. The breathtaking scenery, the conversations

between people waiting for the inevitable, and the interplay between

the actors are all seamless as you are drawn to Paulo’s quest for

closure before everything comes to an end. A reective and timely

lm with scenes that stay with you for days.

Produced by Mylissa Fitzsimmons, Þórunn Guðjónsdóttir and

Brenden Hubbard. Edited by Nicole McClure. Director of

Photography: Todd Hickey.

WEDNESDAY

7/28

Wednesday, July 28 - 9:15 PM

FEATURE

THE CASTLE

Lithuania, Ireland - 91 min

Written and directed by Lina Luzyte. With Barbora Bareikyte, Gabija

Jaraminaite, Jurate Onaityte and Martyna Peszko.

Monika is a thirteen-year-old Lithuanian girl living in Dublin with her

mother and her grandmother, who has dementia. After singing with

her mother at a small local, they are approached with an invitation to

play in 'The Castle,' which they are told is one of the best music

venues in Ireland. Her mother accepts that there is no future for

them in music and sells their keyboard, but Monika comes up with a

plan to get EUR100 so she can rent a keyboard and perform. In

Lithuanian and English, with subtitles.

Produced by David Collins and Kestutis Drazdauskas. Edited by

Benjamin Mirguet. Director of Photography: Michael Lavelle. From

Wide Management.

F F

SHORT

NOISY

United States - 10 min

A lm by Cedric Hill.

On a noisy subway two

strangers discover they

have way more in common

than where they’re heading.

In English and American

Sign Language, with

subtitles.

SHORT

INVERNO

Italy - 17 min

A lm by Giulio

Mastromauro.

The youngest member of a

Greek community of

carnival workers learns to

confront loss with the help

of his family. In Greek, with

subtitles.

Wednesday, July 28 - 7:00 PM

FEATURE

SUN CHILDREN

Iran - 99 min

Directed by Majid Majidi. Written by Nima Javidi and Majid Majidi.

With Ali Nassirian, Javad Ezati, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Roohollah Zamani,

Mohammad Mahdi Mousavifar and Shamila Shirzad.

12-year-old Ali and his friends work hard to survive doing small jobs

in a garage and committing petty crimes to make fast money. When

Ali is entrusted to nd a hidden treasure in an underground tunnel,

he and his friends must enroll at the Sun School, a charitable

institution that tries to educate street kids. Iran's Oscar submission

for this year's Best International Film. In Persian, with subtitles.

Produced by Amir Banan and Majid Majidi. Edited by Hassan

Hassandoost. Director of Photography: Hooman Behmanesh. From

Strand Releasing.

THURSDAY

7/29

PLEASE NOTE: SHORTS PLAY FIRST AT SCREENING TIMES

Thursday, July 29 - 9:15 PM

FEATURE

HOW TO STOP A RECURRING DREAM

United Kingdom - 83 min

Written and directed by Edward Morris. With Ruby Barker

(Bridgerton), Lily-Rose Aslandogdu (A Monster Calls), Jamie Michie

(Game of Thrones), Miranda Nolan (Dunkirk), and Andre Flynn.

Faced with a split-custody break-up, Yakira—the oldest daughter in

a broken family—kidnaps her estranged younger sister and takes

to the road, in an attempt to reconnect before they are separated.

What could have been just a coming-of-age domestic drama

instead has that energy of a thriller and the suspense of a mystery

as these broken people are forced to confront what it means to be

a family.

Produced by Polly du Plessis. Edited by Flaura Atkinson. Director of

Photography: Ivan Bird. A Kidney Shaped Pool Production.

Thursday, July 29 - 7:00 PM

FEATURE

MURDER AT CINEMA NORTH

Israel - 83 min

Written and directed by Avida Livny.

In 1957, as people lined up to see the WWII-themed French classic

A Man Escaped at Tel Aviv's Cinema North, a young man red two

bullets into the crowd, seemingly without any intention of causing

harm. This begins the story that connects this young criminal

Holocaust survivor to an Italian-Jewish engineer who wanted to see

a movie, a German music teacher who forgives her husband's

murderer because of her Buddhist faith, and a Jewish woman who

carried on an affair with a Nazi to save her children. As the lines

from a single event reach backwards and forwards in time, you nd

yourself drawn into the world of this amazing documentary. In

English and Hebrew, with subtitles.

Produced by Dana Eden and Shula Spiegel. Edited by Yoni Kohen.

Director of Photography: Avner Shahaf. From Go2Films.

F F

SHORT

DEVEK

Israel - 14 min

A lm by Uriya Hertz.

When a young man takes his

sick mother to visit a psychic

medium near the Dead Sea,

things do not go as planned.

In Hebrew, with subtitles.

SHORT

THIS UNCERTAIN

MOMENT

United States - 15 min

A lm by Toby Wosskow.

An American woman

struggles to maintain a

long-distance relationship

with her Chinese boyfriend.

From the director of the

short lm Sides of a Horn

which played at the 2019

festival.

FRIDAY

7/30

Friday, July 30 - 7:00 PM

FEATURE

LORELEI

United States - 111 min

Written and directed by Sabrina Doyle. With Pablo Schreiber (First

Man, 13 Hours), Jena Malone (Five Star Day, Inherent Vice), Chancellor

Perry, Amelia Borgerding, and Parker Pascoe-Sheppard.

Just released after serving a 15 years sentence, Wayland tries to get

his life back together without getting back into trouble. While living at

a church halfway house, he runs into his High School girlfriend

Dolores who is attending a single mom’s support group. Now with

three children—all with different absentee fathers—Dolores and

Wayland try to reconnect and make the best of difcult circumstances.

Pablo Schreiber and Jena Malone grab your attention with their

honest, lived-in performance of these survivors.

Produced by Kevin Chinoy, Jennifer Radzikowski and Francesca

Silvestri. Edited by Daniel Myers. Director of Photography: Stephen

Paar. From Visit Films.

F F

SHORT

SWIPE

United States - 5 min

A lm by Anthony Sneed.

A delinquent teenage boy

learns a valuable lesson

about growing up when he

messes with the wrong

person. A true story from

the director’s disreputable

adolescence, with some

well-deserved retribution

added for fun.

SHORT

GANEF

United Kingdom - 14 min

A lm by Mark Rosenblatt.

A little girl, spooked by a

tale from her mother’s past,

begins to imagine their

beloved family cleaner is a

thief. Featuring Sophie

McShera (Downton Abbey)

and Lydia Wilson (Love Is

Thicker Than Water). In

English and Yiddish.

Friday, July 30 - 9:15 PM

FEATURE

PERFUMES

France - 101 min

Written and directed by Grégory Magne. With Emmanuelle Devos

(Coco Before Chanel), Grégory Montel, Zelie Rixhon, Sergi López

(Pan’s Labyrinth) and Gustave Kervern.

Anne Walberg, a former celebrity in the perfume world, has fallen

from grace in her career and now her skills are still in demand from

companies looking to mask the odors of their products. Over the

years she has become selsh and ill-tempered, but when she hires

a down on his luck chauffeur they strike up an unlikely and

respectful friendship. A refreshingly nuanced comedy that avoids

unnecessary complications as it offers a fascinating glimpse into

the ‘smell’ business. A certied crowd pleaser. In French, with

subtitles.

Produced by Frédéric Jouve. Edited by Beatrice Herminie and Gwen

Mallauran. Director of Photography: Thomas Rames. From

DistribFilms US.

CLOSING NIGHT

SAT 7/31

Saturday, July 31 - 7:00 PM

CLOSING NIGHT FEATURE / NEW YORK PREMIERE

FINAL SET

France - 105 minutes

Written and directed by Quentin Reynaud. With Alex Lutz, Ana Girardot (The Returned), and

Kristin Scott Thomas (Gosford Park, The Darkest Hour).

Thomas was once renowned as a young tennis prodigy, but never had the career he hoped

for. His alternatives appear to be coaching the children of wealthy socialites, sports

commentary, or becoming a house-husband. But at 37, against all recommendations from

his family, he decides to return to the French Open, in spite of declining physical tness and

a shattered knee. To succeed he will not only have to overcome the physical demands, but

will have to face his own demons as well as a young tennis genius who disturbingly reminds

him of himself. This intense, complexly drawn lm provides the perfect nail-biting conclusion

to close the festival. In French, with subtitles.

Produced by Léonard Glowinski. Edited by Jean-Baptiste Beaudoin. Director of Photography:

Vincent Mathias. A StudioCanal Film from Film Movement.

A once renowned

tennis prodigy

faces his own

demons, providing

a nail-biting

conclusion to the

Film Festival.

CLOSING NIGHT

AWARDS

CEREMONY

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The awards will be presented

from the stage this year.

VIRTUAL

SCHEDULE

VIRTUAL SCHEDULE

WEEK ONE | August 5 - 9

FEATURE: The 5th Man | Short: Feeling Through

FEATURE: Risks & Side Effects | Short: David

FEATURE: Red River Road | Short: The Following Year

FEATURE: Sisters | Short: Girls Are Strong Here

FEATURE: Games People Play | Short: Off Duty

WEEK TWO | August 12 - 16

FEATURE: Persona Non Grata | Short: On the Sidewalk at Night

FEATURE: Anchorage | Short: The Saverini Widow

FEATURE: As Far As I Know | Short: DA YIE

FEATURE: Willow | Short: The Night I Left America

WEEK THREE | August 19 - August 23

FEATURE: Fire in the Mountains | Short: The Music Video

FEATURE: Everything in the End | Short: Max is Bleeding

FEATURE: Sun Children | Short: Noisy

FEATURE: The Castle | Short: Inverno

WEEK FOUR | August 26 - August 30

FEATURE: Murder at Cinema North | Short: Devek

FEATURE: How to Stop a Recurring Dream | Short: This Uncertain Moment

FEATURE: Lorelei | Short: Swipe

FEATURE: Perfumes | Short: Ganef

FEATURE: Final Set

For the Virtual Festival, all movies will be available on their release date starting at 7:00 pm

through the following Monday at 11:59 pm. Passholders will be able to watch lms multiple times

and will have access to the lms the entire weekend. Pre-recorded discussions with lmmakers,

directors, cast and crew will be included with the Virtual Festival Pass.

For more information on the virtual Festival visit stonybrookfilmfestival.com/virtual

FILM FESTIVAL