Fresh from Cannes

 The Black Ball

• Accolades: Winner, Best Director, Cannes

• Starring: Penélope Cruz, Glenn Close, Julio Torres

• About: This stirring, decades-spanning exploration of queer desire in Spain is one of the most exuberant, sensual, and dazzling films of the year.

 Coward

• Accolades: Winner, Cannes Best Actor Award

• Director: Lukas Dhont (Close, SFF 2022)

• About: An ambitious, moving queer romance about two soldiers during World War I from the previous Sydney Film Prize winner.

 The Match

• Accolades: Cannes Official Selection

• About: A thrilling, joyous documentary centered on the legendary 1986 FIFA World Cup game between Argentina and England—featuring Maradona’s infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal, played in the shadow of the Falklands War.

All of a Sudden

• Accolades: Dual Winner, Best Actress Award, Cannes

• Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car, SFF 2021)

• Starring: Virginie Efira, Tao Okamoto

• About: A sprawling, emotional epic about two women who form a life-altering friendship.

 Tangles

• Accolades: Direct from Cannes

• Voiced by: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Abbi Jacobson, Bryan Cranston

• About: Sarah Leavitt’s tender graphic memoir is beautifully adapted into a moving animation exploring the lived realities of Alzheimer’s disease.

 Congo Boy

• Accolades: Winner, Best Actor Award, Cannes Un Certain Regard

• About: A stirring, autobiographical drama following a Congolese teen chasing his music dreams while juggling family pressure, exams, and political unrest.

 Red Rocks

• Accolades: Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes

• Director: Bruno Dumont

• About: The inventive auteur returns with a strikingly stripped-back, seaside tale of rival kinder-aged posses running wild in the French Riviera.

 Jim Queen

• Accolades: Direct from Cannes

• About: When Parisian gay gym-queen-supreme Jim contracts a virus that will turn him and others straight, his only hope for a cure is a shy fanboy twink. A hilariously camp, animated, musical romp.

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