Schedule:

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

4:00pm: A Film About Couples (Dominican Republic)
Natalia and Oriol are a couple of filmmakers in their thirties who have a little daughter called Lia. One day, they receive an offer to direct a documentary and they decide to make a film about couples in love. Natalia and Oriol interview many couples, always wanting to know how they get along and what their most typical problems are. But as filming progresses, wounds of their own relationship begin to open up, fights and doubts seem to be endless. But finishing the film will be their opportunity to reformulate their love for each other and their love for cinema.

7:30pm: Salvatore:Shoemaker of Dreams (Italy)
Growing up poor in Bonito, Italy, Salvatore Ferragamo began his career as a shoemaker before he was barely a teenager. Immigrating to America in 1915 at the age of 16, his work would soon help invent the glamour of Hollywood’s silent era as he created shoes for iconic films including The Thief of Bagdad and The Ten Commandments and for stars including Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, many of whom became his friends. Overcoming a Depression-era setback, Ferragamo rebounded and would define mid-century elegance for performers including Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth, and Ingrid Bergman - all while embarking on a love story and warm family life with his wife, Wanda, and their six children.

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

4:00pm: Hit The Road (Iran)
Panah Panahi, son and collaborator of embattled Iranian master Jafar Panahi, makes a striking feature debut with this charming, sharp-witted, and deeply moving comic drama. Hit the Road takes the tradition of the Iranian road-trip movie and adds unexpected twists and turns. It follows a family of four - two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old - as they drive across the Iranian countryside. Over the course of the trip, they bond over memories of the past, grapple with fears of the unknown, and fuss over their sick dog. Unspoken tensions arise and the film builds emotional momentum as it slowly reveals the furtive purpose for their journey. The result is a humanist drama that offers an authentic, raw, and deeply sincere observation of an Iranian family preparing to part with one of their own.

7:30pm: Pink Moon (Netherlands)
When completely out of the blue Iris (29) is told by her father Jan (74) that he has had enough of life and wants to die, she is forced to face the total absurdity of the situation. As his unsettling deadline approaches, Iris decides to ignore her brother’s watertight action plan. She strong-arms her father into answering the one question that matters to her: why Without ever getting a satisfactory answer, she eventually tries to find herself a way to deal with her father’s very last wish.

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Opening Night Broker (Korea) And Opening Night Party
5:30pm: Party
7:30pm: Film
On Opening Night of the Festival, enjoy meeting fellow festival attendees and special guests inside a tented reception, from 5:30-7:00 PM, on the beautiful waterfront lawn adjacent to Lagoon Pond, just off Beach Road at the Tisbury Marketplace. We’ll be serving prosecco, wine, beer and Goldie’s Rotisserie Truck provides the bites, while the wonderful Jeremy Berlin jazz quartet performs under the tent.  After the reception, guests will be invited to make their way to the Film Center for a special Opening Night screening of the new drama from master filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, BrokerThe film begins at 7:30 pm.

Friday, September 9, 2022

1:00pm: Waiting For Bojangles (France)
A young boy, Gary, lives with his eccentric parents, and an exotic bird in a Parisian apartment – each night, Camille and Georges dance lovingly to their favourite song, Mr. Bojangles. At home, there is only room for fun, fantasy and friends. But as his mesmerizing and unpredictable mother descends deeper into her own mind, it is up to Gary and his father, Georges, to keep her safe.

4:00pm: My Love Affair With Marriage (Latvia/USA)
From an early age, songs and fairytales convince Zelma that Love would solve all her problems as long as she abides by societal expectations of how a girl should act. But as she grows older something doesn’t seem right with this concept of love: the more she tries to conform, the more her body resists. A story of inner-female rebellion.

7:30pm : Short Film Juried Competition
The International Juried Shorts Competition will feature a bonus Q & A with several directors and actors from the featured short films. From more than 250 entries our festival selection committee has chosen 10 finalists. We will screen each short film and our jury will select the “Best Overall” film at the conclusion of the program. The winning short film will be shown again prior to the Closing Night feature.

Saturday, September 10, 2022

1:00pm: Utama (Bolivia)
In the Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily routine for years. When an uncommonly long drought threatens their entire way of life, Virginio and Sisa face the dilemma of resisting or being defeated by the passage of time. With the arrival of their grandson Clever, the three of them will face, each in their own way, the environment, the necessity for change, and the meaning of life itself.

4:00pm: Bill Plympton’s World Of Animated Shorts (International)

7:30pm: The Good Boss (Spain)
Awaiting a visit by a committee that could give his company an award for excellence, the owner of an industrial scales manufacturing business tries to resolve any problems from his workers in enough time.

Sunday, September 11, 2022

12:00pm: Dos Estaciones (Mexico)
Fifty-year-old Maria Garcia is the owner of the Dos Estaciones, a once-majestic tequila factory struggling to stay afloat, and the final hold-over from generations of Mexican-owned tequila plants in the highlands of Jalisco; the rest have folded to foreign corporations. Once one of the wealthiest people in town, Maria knows her current financial situation is untenable. When a persistent plague and an unexpected flood cause irreversible damage, she is forced to do everything she can to save her community’s main source of economy and pride.

3:00pm: Karaoke (Israel)
Nominated For 14 Ophir Awards  (Israel’s Academy Awards)
Meir and Tova live a middle-class life in a sleepy suburb, plagued by an unspoken sense of disappointment and regret. When Itsik Marziano, a former Miami-based modeling agent, moves into their building, their lust for life is reignited.

Closing Night Official Competiton (Spain) & Closing Night Party At Fish Mv
4:30pm: Film
6:30pm: Party
Join us to celebrate the final night of films and bring another wonderful festival to a triumphant end. Following the Closing Night Film, Official Competition (Spain), we will reconvene on the porch at FISH MV, 80 Main Street in Vineyard Haven, for our closing Night Party. Your ticket includes both the closing night film, Official Competition, and admittance to the party at FISH MV. Enjoy wonderful food, libations and live music.

Date: September 6 - 11, 2022

Location:

Martha's Vineyard Film Center
79 Beach Road
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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