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Tuesday, August 20
 

7:30pm CDT

Life & Liberty Spotlight Night: special preview screening of The Peanut Butter Falcon
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After running away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a pro wrestler, a man who has Down syndrome befriends an outlaw who becomes his coach and ally.

The Life & Liberty sidebar is sponsored by First Church Birmingham.
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TN

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First Church Birmingham

First Church Birmingham
An historic church in the heart of downtown Birmingham, First Church Birmingham is an open place for ALL to worship, grow, and serve. We are a diverse congregation made up of people from all over the Birmingham metro area and beyond.


Tuesday August 20, 2019 7:30pm - 10:00pm CDT
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema (A & B)
  Feature, Narrative
 
Saturday, August 24
 

10:00am CDT

Clementine
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“Clementine” follows Karen, who's in her twenties and fresh off a break up with an older woman. She holes up in her ex's lake house, where she meets Lana, a precocious teenage girl. The two form a strange bond, with each seeking some sort of validation from the other. The movie speaks most poignantly in moments with little to no dialogue, and the lush backdrop only enhances the story's sense of being adrift. — Brit Blalock
Filmmakers
LJ


Saturday August 24, 2019 10:00am - 11:33am CDT
Birmingham Museum of Art
  Feature, Narrative

10:10am CDT

Only
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This atmospheric slow-burn of a sci-fi story follows Will and Eva (“Hamilton’s” Leslie Odom Jr. and “Slumdog Millionaire’s” Freida Pinto), a couple struggling in the aftermath of a mysterious apocalyptic plague that kills women. While Will’s initial impulse is to quarantine Eva for as long as he can, she convinces him to take a chance and experience the outside world with her — even if it means facing the bands of hunters looking for surviving women. — Corey Craft

Screenings in the Alabama School of Fine Arts multiplex are proudly sponsored by Birmingham Business Journal and ASFA.

Filmmakers
avatar for Takashi Doscher

Takashi Doscher

Writer/Director
Takashi Doscher is an award-winning writer and director, caught between the worlds of scripted drama and cinematic documentary. His feature film, Only, starring Freida Pinto and Tony-winning Leslie Odom Jr premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. Previously, his film, Still, starring... Read More →

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avatar for Alabama School of Fine Arts

Alabama School of Fine Arts

Alabama School of Fine Arts
The Alabama School of Fine Arts is a partially residential public school authorized and funded by the Alabama Legislature to provide tuition-free instruction for impassioned students, grades 7-12. The school provides focused specialty instruction in Creative Writing, Dance, Mathematics... Read More →
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Saturday August 24, 2019 10:10am - 11:47am CDT
ASFA Lecture Hall
  Feature, Narrative

11:00am CDT

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back sponsored by Alpha Lumber
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Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels. After the Rebellion’s defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, who has lived in hiding since the fall of the Republic. In an attempt to convert Luke to the dark side, Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap at Cloud City. In the midst of a fierce lightsaber duel with the Sith Lord, Luke faces the startling revelation that the Vader is in fact his father.

Screenings in the Lyric Theatre are proudly sponsored by the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Filmmakers
IK

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Alpha Lumber and Supply Co., Inc.

Alpha Lumber and Supply Co., Inc.
Alpha Lumber & Supply in Montgomery is a full service building supply for both professional builders and individuals. Our goal is to provide quality lumber with professional service for every need from commercial and residendential projects, to remodeling, decks and privacy fences... Read More →
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Saturday August 24, 2019 11:00am - 1:07pm CDT
Lyric Theatre
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1:05pm CDT

Range Runners
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A woman hiking a remote wilderness trail stumbles upon two desperate criminals hiding out in the forest. They get the jump on her and steal her backpack and supplies, leaving her injured, stranded and miles from help. But they messed with the wrong hiker; resolved to get back what’s hers, she and the two men enter a struggle with increasing stakes. “Range Runners” is a nifty, exciting thriller that grows steadily more tense and involving as it progresses. — Corey Craft

Screenings in the Alabama School of Fine Arts multiplex are proudly sponsored by Birmingham Business Journal and ASFA.

Filmmakers
PS

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avatar for Alabama School of Fine Arts

Alabama School of Fine Arts

Alabama School of Fine Arts
The Alabama School of Fine Arts is a partially residential public school authorized and funded by the Alabama Legislature to provide tuition-free instruction for impassioned students, grades 7-12. The school provides focused specialty instruction in Creative Writing, Dance, Mathematics... Read More →
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Saturday August 24, 2019 1:05pm - 2:57pm CDT
ASFA Black Box Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

2:00pm CDT

Greener Grass sponsored by Revelator Coffee Company
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One woman goes on a quest for suburban bliss in a picture-perfect community where all the adults have braces, spouses wear perfectly complementary outfits and everyone drives golf carts. “Greener Grass” marks the debut of improv comedians turned independent filmmakers Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe, who wrote, directed, and star in this surreal black comedy. It's silly, weird, hilarious, bizarre, uncomfortable and unpredictable — and destined to become a cult classic. — Charlie Brown Sanders

Screenings in the Lyric Theatre are proudly sponsored by the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Filmmakers
JD

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Revelator Coffee Company

Revelator Coffee Company
Revelator is a coffee roaster and café operator with our roots in metro markets across the Southeast. While specialty coffee is the origin of our brand, we approach coffee from a broader culinary perspective. We empower regional leadership and F&B talent to create memorable caf... Read More →


Saturday August 24, 2019 2:00pm - 3:35pm CDT
Lyric Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

2:40pm CDT

Vita & Virginia sponsored by I Love Picnics
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It's the fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf.

The SHOUT Film Festival is sponsored by AIDS Alabama.

Filmmakers
CB

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AIDS Alabama

AIDS Alabama
AIDS Alabama devotes its energy and resources statewide to helping people with HIV/AIDS live healthy, independent lives and works to prevent the spread of HIV.


Saturday August 24, 2019 2:40pm - 4:30pm CDT
Birmingham Museum of Art
  Feature, Narrative

2:45pm CDT

Feral
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An estimated 60,000 people are experiencing homelessness in New York City. In this feature film, we follow Yazime, a young woman who lives in the abandoned subway tunnels below the city. Based on actual stories from formerly homeless individuals, “Feral” offers insight into a complex woman living in a difficult world. Through Yazime’s eyes, we see why individuals may choose to shun shelter to live on their own terms. — Charlie Brown Sanders

The Life & Liberty sidebar is sponsored by First Church Birmingham.

Filmmakers
AW

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avatar for First Church Birmingham

First Church Birmingham

First Church Birmingham
An historic church in the heart of downtown Birmingham, First Church Birmingham is an open place for ALL to worship, grow, and serve. We are a diverse congregation made up of people from all over the Birmingham metro area and beyond.


Saturday August 24, 2019 2:45pm - 3:58pm CDT
First Church of Birmingham
  Feature, Narrative

3:00pm CDT

Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
Saturday August 24, 2019 3:00pm - 4:30pm CDT
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema (A)
  Feature, Narrative

4:35pm CDT

Shedding
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After spending days staring longingly out his apartment’s window at the outside world, a lonely housecat one afternoon magically transforms into a man. But being a human is not all it’s cracked up to be, and the world looks much different from a person’s perspective. After crossing paths with a woman who finds his human form familiar, our feline friend unwittingly is brought into a grieving family. “Shedding” is a gentle look at the comfort our furry friends can offer. — Corey Craft
Filmmakers
avatar for Jake Thomas


Saturday August 24, 2019 4:35pm - 5:51pm CDT
McWane Center Rushton Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

5:15pm CDT

The Nightingale sponsored by Cox Pools
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None of us were prepared for Jennifer Kent’s followup to “The Babadook.” Set in 1825 Tasmania, it tells the story of a woman’s rugged journey to wreak vengeance on the man who violently destroyed her life. To call “The Nightingale: a revenge tale robs it of its real power - this is a sermon for our time, about the nature of cruelty and how we react to it. It’s an awfully difficult pill to swallow, but within this story lives hope and love. — Kyle McKinnon
Filmmakers
JK


Saturday August 24, 2019 5:15pm - 7:31pm CDT
Alabama Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

5:25pm CDT

Black Magic for White Boys
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A New York illusionist introduces a real disappearing spell into his struggling act. Soon, the magician is hired both by a landlord who wants to raise his rents but first must make his minority tenants vanish, and by a man-child seeking to avoid fatherhood by making his girlfriend’s unborn child disappear. Onur Tukel’s latest blistering satire is a righteously furious look at gentrification, misogyny and pharmaceutical dependence, hilariously brought to life by a sprawling ensemble cast. — Corey Craft
Filmmakers
OT


Saturday August 24, 2019 5:25pm - 7:10pm CDT
ASFA Black Box Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

7:15pm CDT

Flawless
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What is the price one will pay for beauty? In this breakout Israeli coming-of-age film, three unpopular school teens fight through peer pressure in search of that answer, eventually banding together on a tempting journey loaded with glimmers of “Clueless” — but one that escalates with heightened drama. In her film debut, trans fashion model Stav Strashko delivers an exceptional performance in the lead role as Eden. — J Matthew Cobb
Filmmakers
SM
TG


Saturday August 24, 2019 7:15pm - 8:52pm CDT
Birmingham Museum of Art
  Feature, Narrative

7:30pm CDT

Premature
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Young college-bound Ayanna is thrown into a season of self-discovery when she meets aspiring music producer Isaiah. After a chance meeting, she embarks on a summer love that turns her world upside down. Navigating teenage love, friendship, loss and heartbreak, Ayanna finds the strength to take back control of her life and work to become the young woman she wants to be. — T. Marie King
Filmmakers
RE


Saturday August 24, 2019 7:30pm - 8:56pm CDT
RMTC Cabaret Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

8:10pm CDT

ENCORE: Range Runners
A woman hiking a remote wilderness trail stumbles upon two desperate criminals hiding out in the forest. They get the jump on her and steal her backpack and supplies, leaving her injured, stranded and miles from help. But they messed with the wrong hiker; resolved to get back what’s hers, she and the two men enter a struggle with increasing stakes. “Range Runners” is a nifty, exciting thriller that grows steadily more tense and involving as it progresses. — Corey Craft

Saturday August 24, 2019 8:10pm - 10:15pm CDT
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema (A)
  Feature, Narrative

8:15pm CDT

The Death Of Dick Long sponsored by ADTRAV
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It all started as a normal band practice. But things got weird, and good ol’ boy Dick died. Now his buddies Zeke and Earl are left to cover their tracks and keep a shocking dark secret. But they aren’t exactly master criminals, and terrible things never stay buried in small Alabama towns. Soon, the two raise the suspicions of the cops and Zeke’s much smarter wife. Birmingham native Daniel Scheinert directs this lovingly Southern caper comedy with an outrageous twist. — Corey Craft
Filmmakers
DS


Saturday August 24, 2019 8:15pm - 9:55pm CDT
Alabama Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

8:20pm CDT

Monos
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On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.
Filmmakers
AL


Saturday August 24, 2019 8:20pm - 10:02pm CDT
ASFA Dorothy Jemison Day Theater
  Feature, Narrative

9:30pm CDT

In Fabric sponsored by MDM Design Studio
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A beautiful but cursed red dress passes from owner to owner, causing mayhem and horror, in director Peter Strickland’s latest stylish homage to Euro-horror of the 1970s. During a midnight sale, a deeply unnerving department store sells this haunted garment to a lonely divorcee looking to shake things up. But she cannot anticipate the dress’s dark power. All will be brought under its spell in this horrific, kinky, hilarious take on the hypnotic compulsions of capitalism and fashion. Note: This film is rated NC-17. — Corey Craft
Filmmakers
PS


Saturday August 24, 2019 9:30pm - 11:28pm CDT
Lyric Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

9:40pm CDT

The Ghost Who Walks
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In this action-packed tale of redemption, a recently released prisoner ventures back into the city where he doesn’t belong. Determined to start a new life with his wife and daughter, he devises a plan that will free them from the clutches of a ruthless mob boss. But with his life suddenly in danger, he must accept the help low level thug and a stripper to stay alive long enough to see another day. — Kyle McKinnon
Filmmakers
avatar for Cody Stokes

Cody Stokes

Director


Saturday August 24, 2019 9:40pm - 11:20pm CDT
Birmingham Museum of Art
  Feature, Narrative
 
Sunday, August 25
 

10:00am CDT

Sister Aimee
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In this playful comedy that’s part adventure tale, part musical, and completely entertaining, real-life 1920s evangelist Sister Aimee disappears right before her followers’ eyes. Or did she? What looks like a vanishing act is, in reality, a wily plot to abscond with her lover. But what was shiny and new in the U.S. loses its luster in Mexico, and now Aimee has to get back to Los Angeles, where her disciples and the authorities are searching for her. — Catherine Champion
Filmmakers
SB


Sunday August 25, 2019 10:00am - 11:27am CDT
Birmingham Museum of Art
  Feature, Narrative

12:15pm CDT

Safe Spaces sponsored by Southern Jewish Life
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A NYC professor spends a week re-connecting with his family while defending his reputation over controversial behavior at his college.
Filmmakers
DS


Sunday August 25, 2019 12:15pm - 1:48pm CDT
Alabama Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

12:40pm CDT

Pageant Material

Still recovering from the death of his mother, seventeen-year-old Rodney dreams of escaping his small southern hometown in pursuit of following in his mother’s footsteps as an award-winning pageant queen. Despite an onslaught of bullying and abuse from his step-father, step-brothers, and classmates, Rodney calls upon his best friend Monique and a unique cast of southern characters to help him take the crown in an upcoming teen drag pageant in Atlanta, GA.
This coming-of-age southern dramedy is about following your dreams, overcoming adversity, and forging down your own road no matter how treacherous the path. Imagine if John Waters gave us a movie with a little bit of To Wong Foo, a touch of Steel Magnolias, and the heart of Little Miss Sunshine all bundled as a loose adaptation of Cinderella. That’s “Pageant Material.”

Sunday August 25, 2019 12:40pm - 1:54pm CDT
ASFA Lecture Hall
  Feature, Narrative

2:00pm CDT

ENCORE: Shedding
Sunday August 25, 2019 2:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema (A)
  Feature, Narrative
  • Spotlight Family
  • Filmmaker Scheduled to Attend Yes

2:35pm CDT

Knives and Skin
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Big River is living in the shadow of missing teenager Carolyn Harper. Haunted and sad, the town is stuck in a chaotic funnel cloud of grief and looming doom. It’s easy to draw comparisons to “Twin Peaks” and “Donnie Darko” and even “Riverdale” and “Serial,” yet Knives and Skin is wholly original — beautiful and gross, feminine and androgynous, hopeless and joyous and brutally relevant in its poetic investigation of a doomed world. — Rachel Morgan
Filmmakers
JR


Sunday August 25, 2019 2:35pm - 4:30pm CDT
Alabama Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

2:40pm CDT

Sword of Trust sponsored by Golden Flake
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Shot on location and set in Birmingham, this easy-going but darkly dramatic comedy centers on a recently bequeathed sword with a dubious history — a relic that comes with bizarre documentation claiming the South won the Civil War. The laugh-out-loud entertaining (and increasingly absurd) storyline is expertly delivered by a talented cast, who bring real depth to the misfit group of characters, led by Marc Maron’s reluctant pawnshop owner Mel, who try to sell the sword to true believers. — Ashley B. Little
Filmmakers
LS

Sponsors
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Golden Flake

Golden Flake


Sunday August 25, 2019 2:40pm - 4:08pm CDT
ASFA Dorothy Jemison Day Theater
  Feature, Narrative

3:10pm CDT

Frances Ferguson
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Frances, a young mother and substitute teacher, is bored with her life and resentful of her terrible husband. So she blows it all up and starts an inappropriate relationship with a student. Of course, they are inevitably caught. What’s life like after jail for a pretty young sex offender in her 20s? No, this is not a typical setup for a comedy, but director Bob Byington’s look at a felonious teacher-student dalliance is prickly, deadpan, a bit misanthropic, and hilarious. — Corey Craft
Filmmakers
BB


Sunday August 25, 2019 3:10pm - 4:25pm CDT
RMTC Cabaret Theatre
  Feature, Narrative
  • Country of Origin USA
  • Run Time 1hr 15min
  • Trailer trailer not available

3:30pm CDT

The Karate Kid (1984)
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New kid in town Daniel LaRusso befriends his apartment complex’s handyman and all-around karate genius, Mr. Miyagi. Good thing because Daniel’s new crush, Ali, has an unscrupulous bully of an ex-boyfriend who isn’t too happy about Daniel’s recent relocation. “The Karate Kid” gave us William Zabka, Bananarama's "Cruel Summer” and one of the most epic film montages of all time. The movie celebrates its 35-year anniversary as part of the Family Fest lineup at the 2019 Sidewalk Film Festival. — Rachel Morgan
Filmmakers
JG


Sunday August 25, 2019 3:30pm - 5:36pm CDT
McWane Center Rushton Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

4:45pm CDT

Light From Light
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In rural Tennessee, a part-time paranormal investigator and single mom takes the case of a lonely widower whose wife died in a plane crash. He thinks his wife’s ghost still haunts their farmhouse; though reluctant, she agrees to investigate, and her teenage son and his would-be girlfriend tag along. What follows is less a ghost story than a searing, reserved emotional drama about unresolved issues and loneliness, beautifully performed amid the misty backdrops of the Great Smoky Mountains. — Corey Craft
Filmmakers
PH


Sunday August 25, 2019 4:45pm - 6:08pm CDT
ASFA Black Box Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

4:45pm CDT

Mapplethorpe: Director's Cut sponsored by Four Corners Custom Framing
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This stylish and well-crafted biopic covers the full life of its subject, world renowned and controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, most frequently providing an alluring view of New York in its grittiest era. The film stars Matt Smith and is directed by the only two-time Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, Ondi Timoner. Sidewalk is proud to host the world premiere of the director’s cut of “Mapplethorpe,” last year’s Audience Choice winner for Best Narrative Feature. — Rachel Morgan
Filmmakers
OT


Sunday August 25, 2019 4:45pm - 6:35pm CDT
Birmingham Museum of Art
  Feature, Narrative

5:20pm CDT

The Cat and the Moon sponsored by Philip Woods Homebuilder
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During his mother’s treatment in rehab, teenager Nick moves to New York to stay with Cal, a jazz musician friend of his late father. During his stay, Nick makes new friends who show him what the city has to offer. Dealing with mental issues of his own, Nick quickly finds himself struggling to cope. A beautiful and at times tragic story, “The Cat And The Moon” shows the complexities of teenage life in NYC. The young and exceptionally talented Alex Wolff of “Hereditary” and “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” not only stars, but makes his debut as writer and director. — Charlie Brown Sanders
Filmmakers
AW


Sunday August 25, 2019 5:20pm - 7:14pm CDT
Alabama Theatre
  Feature, Narrative

7:10pm CDT

The Mountain
After the death of his father, a sexually confused young man (Tye Sheridan) takes a job as assistant to a doctor (Jeff Goldblum) peddling a controversial and out-of-date lobotomy procedure to asylums. As the two make their way across a colorless landscape, the film radically dismantles 1950s American nostalgia and any notion of the “good old days.” Did I mention this was bleak? That’s even before Denis Lavant shows up in a performance of genuine, unhinged madness. — Corey Craft
Filmmakers
RA


Sunday August 25, 2019 7:10pm - 8:56pm CDT
Birmingham Museum of Art
  Feature, Narrative

7:30pm CDT

Showgirls
This film is rated NC-17
Sunday August 25, 2019 7:30pm - 9:38pm CDT
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema (A)
  Feature, Narrative

8:00pm CDT

Midsommar: Director's Cut sponsored by Brandino Brass
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Christian is about to break up with his girlfriend, Dani, when she suffers a catastrophic family tragedy. With their relationship on the verge of collapse and Dani in a precarious emotional state, Christian half-heartedly invites her to join him and his grad student friends on a trip to observe a rural Swedish commune’s solstice rites. Soon, the villagers’ pagan celebrations take a sinister, terrifying turn. This is an extended version of this summer’s horror sensation. — Corey Craft
Filmmakers
AA


Sunday August 25, 2019 8:00pm - 10:57pm CDT
Alabama Theatre
  Feature, Narrative
 
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