Enzian Theater

American Birthright
2021-11-13 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
This film will take place at the Orlando Science Center Digital Adventure Theater.
Buy a Mensch Pass to receive admission to all 6 Central Florida Jewish Film Festival (CFJFF) programs with first priority seating!
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival, this directorial debut follows a young Israeli-American woman grappling with religion, love, and identity after her younger sister marries outside the faith. Becky Tahel’s intimate, deep and joyous investigation starts by asking “why marry Jewish?” and ends up exploring the subtler inquiry “why be Jewish?”. Through a series of conversations and trips, from Grenada—where her sister Gal has attended med school—to Israel–where she engages in conversations with locals and studies Torah–Becky’s 6-year journey shifts the very course of her life and gives an authentic voice to those struggling to fit in, find their purpose and identity, and own their individuality in a world that begs for assimilation.
Preceded by:
A JEW WALKS INTO A BAR

Florida Premiere!
Ultra-Orthodox Jew David Finkelstein struggles to balance his love of stand-up with his strict religious lifestyle until he’s forced to make a choice between his passion and his community. Winner of the Best Doc Short award at the River Run International Film Festival.

Ratatouille
2021-11-11 19:00 - 21:00
This film is a part of our Popcorn Flicks series, which takes place in Central Park, Winter Park once a month and it’s FREE and open to the public! These films are presented with open captions.

Remy dreams of becoming a great chef, despite being a rat in a definitely rodent-phobic profession. He moves to Paris to follow his dream and, with the help of hapless garbage boy Linguini, he puts his culinary skills to the test in the kitchen, but he has to stay in hiding at the same time with hilarious consequences. Remy eventually gets the chance to prove his culinary abilities to a great food critic, but… is the food good?

Tommy Boy
2021-11-09 21:30 - 23:15
After his beloved father (Brian Dennehy) dies, dimwitted Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley) inherits a near-bankrupt automobile parts factory in Sandusky, Ohio. His brand new stepmother, Beverly (Bo Derek), wants to cash out and close, but Tommy’s sentimental attachment to his father’s employees spurs him to make one last-ditch effort to find someone who will buy their products. With his father’s tightly wound assistant, Richard (David Spade), in tow, Tommy hits the road to scare up some new clients.

Antichrist
2021-11-07 12:00 - 14:00
While a married couple (Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg) is having sex, their infant son in a nearby room falls out a window to his death. She becomes distraught and is hospitalized, but her husband, who is a psychiatrist, attempts to treat her. Deciding that she needs to face her fears, he takes her to a cabin in the woods where she spent a previous summer with the boy. Once they are there, she becomes more unhinged and starts perpetrating sexual violence on her husband and herself.

Elixir Mixer
2021-11-06 13:00 - 16:00
We are so happy to announce that Elixir Mixer is back for its 8th run at our beautiful outdoor Eden Bar! Join us and some of our local partners as we serve up our best cocktails, wines and beers. Ticket includes access to delicious and creative tastings from Orlando’s most talented bartenders. While you’re here, make sure to vote for your favorite cocktail and beer selection as they compete to win!
Tickets:
Free to Enzian Members. Members are able to receive their tickets by logging into the Patron Portal. Members receive 2 free tickets per membership. Limited quantity available.
$25 per person. Must be 21 and over to attend.
Timeline of event:
1:00pm: Party starts
3:30pm: Voting ends
3:45pm: Announcement of winners!
4:00pm: Party ends
Vendors:
Citadel Beverages/Tequila Comisario
Coastal Pacific Wine & Spirits
Dees Brothers Brewery
Eden Bar
Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company
Maxine’s on Shine
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Ten10 Brewing Co.
Villa Loren (provided by Jazz Tastings)

The Seventh Seal
2021-11-06 12:00 - 13:30
An Ingmar Bergman classic that’s considered one of the greatest films of all time!
Max Von Sydow Tribute
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block (Max von Sydow) returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death (Bengt Ekerot) to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof (Nils Poppe) and his wife, Mia (Bibi Andersson), and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

Tourist Trap
2021-10-30 23:59 - 2021-10-31 01:30
Don’t miss Eden Bar’s Halloween Party, which takes place right before this screening!
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween
Tanya Roberts Tribute
The roads of America hold many dangers. These include — but are not limited to — talking mannequins, telekinetic fiends, and acid-tinged facials. In other words, welcome to TOURIST TRAP! The mysterious Mr. Slausen (Chuck Conners) owns a dilapidated roadside attraction in the woods. When a carload of road-tripping party people arrive on his doorstep, Slausen introduces them to a whole new grade of nightmare fuel. Produced by Charles Band (RE-ANIMATOR, GHOULIES) and featuring production design by Robert Burns (THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE), TOURIST TRAP is an elegant, nerve-shredding slasher that set the gold standard for thousands of car-broke-down-in-a-maniac’s-front-yard movies.
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar all October! Especially:

Wrong Turn $13
Cask & Crew Orange Whiskey, Campari, Sweet Vermouth

The French Dispatch
2021-10-28 - 2021-12-02
ENDING SOON — FINAL DAYS!
Certified Fresh with 85% on Rotten Tomatoes!
THE FRENCH DISPATCH brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city. It stars Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson.

Possession
2021-10-26 21:30 - 23:30
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!
40th Anniversary!
Easily the most harrowing divorce drama ever made, Zuławski’s one-of-a-kind genre pastiche has spy Sam Neill returning to his Berlin home from a mission abroad to discover that wife Isabelle Adjani wants suddenly to split up. Launching an investigation into the reasons for her ever-more-alarming behavior, he discovers a truth more sinister (and nauseating) than his wildest suspicions, as Zuławski’s highly-choreographed cinematic delirium and Andrzej Korzyński’s pulsating score push things light years past over-the-top. Adjani won a César for her performance, one of the most grueling ever caught on films, though later reflected that the palpable ordeal she put herself through on the movie was nearly enough to make her leave acting behind.
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar all October! Especially:

Sinister Seduction $12
Gordon’s Gin, fresh lime, cherry, sugar, activated charcoal

The Nightmare Before Christmas
2021-10-25 - 2021-10-27
Encore Screenings by Popular Demand!
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!
The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people in the “real world.” When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmastown, all bright colors and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life — he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry.
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar all October! Especially:

What’s This
(Virgin $6) or (Add Nativo Overproof Rum $13)
Pineapple, Cream of coconut

The Nightmare Before Christmas
2021-10-24 10:30 - 14:00
Please note: This event is now on standby. However, due to popular demand, we have added encore screenings of The Nightmare Before Christmas! Click here to learn more.
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!
A day of fun, film, and spooks! Throw on your costumes and bring the entire family to Enzian for some outdoor Halloween activities, face painting, and trick-or-treating, followed by an indoor screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Event Begins: 10:30 AM
Parade & Costume Contest Begins: 11:30 AM
Film Begins: 12:15 PM
MAKE SURE TO ARRIVE ON TIME TO NOT MISS OUT ON ANY OF THE FUN!
Tickets:
Movie & Party Package: $20.00
*for children 12 & under only
*includes goodie bag, activities, candy, costume contest entry, movie ticket and FREE kids lunch!
Adult Movie Ticket: $10.00
Table reservations cannot be made for this event.
Movie & Party Package Tickets Include:
Goodie bag, activities, candy, costume contest entry, movie ticket, and FREE kids lunch!
The Nightmare Before Christmas:
The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people in the “real world.” When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmastown, all bright colors and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life — he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry.
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar all October! Especially:

What’s This
(Virgin $6) or (Add Nativo Overproof Rum $13)
Pineapple, Cream of coconut

Hausu
2021-10-23 23:59 - 2021-10-24 01:30
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!

How to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi’s indescribable 1977 movie House (Hausu)? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime story? An episode of Scooby-Doo as directed by Mario Bava? Any of the above will do for this hallucinatory head trip about a schoolgirl who travels with six classmates to her ailing aunt’s creaky country home and comes face-to-face with evil spirits, a demonic house cat, a bloodthirsty piano, and other ghoulish visions, all realized by Obayashi via mattes, animation, and collage effects. Equally absurd and nightmarish, House might have been beamed to Earth from some other planet. Never before available on home video in the United States, it’s one of the most exciting cult discoveries in years.
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar all October! Especially:

The Haunted Hausu $11
Cask & Crew Ginger Spice Whiskey, Chocolate Bitters, Sugar

Hansard
2021-10-23 11:00 - 12:30
Purchase a Season Pass to attend all National Theatre Live performances and receive discounted admission, as well as a complimentary glass of house wine at each show!

Members that are Contributor level or above and Season Passholders are able to make a table reservation for this series. Reservations can only be made after a ticket or Season Pass has been purchased and are limited. Please make sure to have your confirmation number ready to provide to the box officer at time of your reservation.
See Olivier Award-winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman, About Time) and Alex Jennings (The Lady in the Van, The Crown), in this brand new play from Simon Woods, recorded live from the National Theatre in London.
It’s a summer’s morning in 1988 and Tory politician Robin has returned home to the idyllic Cotswold house he shares with his wife of 30 years, Diana; the picture of a perfect marriage. But all is not as blissful as it seems. Diana has a stinking hangover, a fox is destroying the garden, and secrets are being dug up all over the place. As the day draws on, what starts as gentle ribbing and the familiar rhythms of marital scrapping quickly turns to blood-sport.
Don’t miss this witty and devastating portrait of the governing class, directed by Simon Godwin (NT Live: Antony & Cleopatra, Twelfth Night).

The Velvet Underground
2021-10-22 - 2021-10-27
One Week Only!
Certified Fresh with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes!
The Velvet Underground created a new sound that changed the world of music, cementing its place as one of rock ’n’ roll’s most revered bands. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Todd Haynes, “The Velvet Underground” shows just how the group became a cultural touchstone representing a range of contradictions: the band is both of their time, yet timeless; literary yet realistic; rooted in high art and street culture.
The film features in-depth interviews with the key players of that time combined with a treasure trove of never-before-seen performances and a rich collection of recordings, Warhol films, and other experimental art that creates an immersive experience into what founding member John Cale describes as the band’s creative ethos: “how to be elegant and how to be brutal.”

Donnie Darko
2021-10-22 - 2021-10-24
Encore Screenings by Popular Demand!
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!
20th Anniversary and New 4K Restoration!
During the presidential election of 1988, a teenager named Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) sleepwalks out of his house one night and sees a giant, demonic-looking rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world will end in 28 days. When Donnie returns home, he finds that a jet engine has crashed into his bedroom. Is Donnie living in a parallel universe, is he suffering from mental illness – or will the world really end?
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar all October! Especially:

Donnie Dark n Stormy $10
Goslings black rum, ginger beer, lime

Thir13en Ghosts
2021-10-19 21:30 - 23:00
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!
20th Anniversary!
A state-of-the-art remake of the classic William Castle horror film about a family that inherits a spectacular old house from an eccentric uncle. There’s just one problem: the house seems to have a dangerous agenda all its own. Trapped in their new home by strangely shifting walls, the family encounters powerful and vengeful entities that threaten to annihilate anyone in their path.
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar all October! Especially:

All 13 Spirits $14
Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, Pineapple, Orange, Cream of Coconut, Float of Dark Rum

Coal Miner's Daughter
2021-10-18 21:30 - 23:30
Come early to hear live music by Lauren Carder Fox at Eden Bar from 6:30-9:30PM, courtesy of Performing Arts Matter!
Michael Apted Tribute
Raised in rural Kentucky poverty and married at the age of 13, Loretta Lynn (Sissy Spacek) begins writing and singing her own country songs in her early 20s. With the tireless help of her husband Oliver “Mooney” Lynn (Tommy Lee Jones), Loretta rises from local honky-tonks and small-time record deals to national tours and hit singles, befriending her idol Patsy Cline (Beverly D’Angelo) and becoming a country music icon despite the toll stardom takes on her family and her marriage.

Nosferatu the Vampyre
2021-10-16 11:00 - 13:00
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!
New 4K Restoration!
Stay after the screening for a discussion on Nosferatu the Vampyre and Bram Stoker’s Dracula, led by Dr. Jill Jones, member of the Master of Liberal Studies program at Rollins College. Professor Jones regularly lectures on subjects from American Literature to pop culture and is currently teaching the course; American Hauntings.
Werner Herzog’s only horror film is as rich with artistry and tragedy as his most grounded, human work. It is 1850 in the beautiful, perfectly-kept town of Wismar. Jonathan Harker (Bruno Ganz, DOWNFALL; WINGS OF DESIRE) is leaving on a long journey over the Carpathian Mountains to finalize real estate arrangements with a wealthy nobleman. His wife Lucy (POSSESSION’s Isabelle Adjani) begs him not to go and is troubled by a strong premonition of danger. Despite her warnings, Jonathan arrives four weeks later at a large, gloomy castle. Out of the mist appears a pale, wraith-like figure with deep-sunken eyes who identifies himself as Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski). The events that transpire slowly convince Harker that he is in the presence of a vampire. Even still, he doesn’t realize the magnitude of danger he, his wife and his town are about to experience.
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar all October! Especially:

Blood is Life $11
Aperol, Elderflower liqueur, Mint, Cherry, champagne

The Abominable Dr. Phibes
2021-10-14 20:00 - 21:30
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!
This film is a part of our Popcorn Flicks series, which takes place in Central Park, Winter Park once a month and it’s FREE and open to the public! Presented by Computer Business Consultants, Inc. These films are presented with open captions.
50th Anniversary Showing!
In a desperate attempt to reach his ill wife, organist Anton Phibes (Vincent Price) is horrifically disfigured in a car accident and presumed dead. When he learns that his wife died during an operation, Phibes blames her surgeons and plots an elaborate revenge to punish them for their incompetence. With the help of a mute assistant (Virginia North), Phibes creates a mask resembling his own face and murders the surgeons one by one using bizarre methods inspired by the biblical plagues.
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar all October! Especially:

Spooky Vibes by Dr. Phibes $11
Smirnoff Vodka, Fresh lime, Lavender syrup

Let the Right One In
2021-10-12 21:30 - 23:30
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!
When Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy living with his mother in suburban Sweden, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli (Lina Leandersson), they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl. Eventually, Eli shares her dark, macabre secret with Oskar, revealing her connection to a string of bloody local murders.
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar all October! Especially:

Decapitator $12
Ketel one grapefruit & Rose, Cranberry, fresh lime, Orange liqueur, sugar

The Driller Killer
2021-10-09 23:59 - 2021-10-10 01:30
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!
Showing an even seedier side of 1970s New York than TAXI DRIVER, Abel Ferrara’s landmark art-horror debut provides a look back to when Manhattan was an unforgiving labyrinth, a city of sleaze-inciting panic and inspiring an era of filmmaking that has rarely been equalled. Starving artist Reno (played by director Abel Ferrara) lives in a squalid tenement and is plagued with nightmarish visions. Tenuously clinging to sanity, Reno loses it when a punk band moves in next door and he takes to the streets to vent his rage . . . with a power drill. DRILLER KILLER strikes a terrific balance between punk atmosphere and horror shocks — and as a bonus, features some of the most repulsive on-screen pizza eating ever!
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar all October! Especially:

Flesh and Bone $12
Smirnoff Vodka, fresh lime, pineapple, melon, almond

The Blob
2021-10-09 12:00 - 13:30
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!
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A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve (Steven McQueen) and his best girl, Jane (Aneta Corseaut), as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, Steve and Jane witness the blob destroying an elderly man and grow to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave (Earl Rowe) refuses to believe the kids without proof.
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar all October! Especially:

Creepy Crawler $12
Espolon Tequila, Apricot, Cranberry, passionfruit, fresh lemon

Lamb
2021-10-08 - 2021-10-21
FINAL WEEK!
Certified Fresh with 89% on Rotten Tomatoes!
A childless couple in rural Iceland make an alarming discovery one day in their sheep barn. They soon face the consequences of defying the will of nature, in this dark and atmospheric folktale, the striking debut feature from director Valdimar Jóhannsson.

Freddy vs. Jason
2021-10-05 21:30 - 23:00
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!
Two horror icons face off in this supernatural movie. Disfigured serial killer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), who attacks his victims in their dreams, has lost much of his power since citizens of his town have become less afraid of him. Enlisting the help of fellow violent murderer Jason Voorhees (Ken Kirzinger), Freddy orchestrates a new killing spree. However, when the hockey-mask-wearing psychopath won’t stop chopping up Freddy’s intended victims, the two ghouls start to battle each other.
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar throughout October! Especially:

Fright to the Death $14
Bulliet Bourbon, Lemon, Sugar, topped with red wine

Last Film Show
2021-10-04 18:30 - 20:30
Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films, plus priority seating!
Southeast Premiere!
Samay, a mischievous nine-year-old boy living with his family in a remote village in India, discovers films for the first time and is absolutely mesmerized. Against his father’s wishes, he returns by train to the rundown cinema day after day to watch more films, and even befriends the projectionist, who, in exchange for his lunch box, lets him watch movies for free. He quickly figures out that stories become light, light becomes films, and films become dreams. Samay and his wild gang of friends move heaven and earth to construct their own DIY projection apparatus and together, they find an innovative way to jubilantly succeed. But following your dreams often means leaving things behind, in this masterful homage to the universal magic of movies that transports us back to the awe and innocence of childhood.

Chhota Cinema: New Indian Shorts 2021
2021-10-03 11:00 - 12:40
Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films, plus priority seating!

LAST NIGHT IN VEGAS
USA, 2020, 8 MIN
Directed by J. Nicholas Meese
Southeast Premiere!
On the morning of her arranged marriage, a perfect Bengali-American daughter sings about the not-so-perfect choices she made the night before at her Vegas bachelorette party.

DAMMY
India, 2020, 28 MIN
Directed by Rukshana Tabassum
In Hindi with English Subtitles
U.S. Premiere!
A young widower and father living in rural Madhya Pradesh is left to care for his baby, trying his best to fill the mom’s absence. But his love for his lost wife and living child forces him into trying some bizarre solutions to the baby’s problems, and one very extreme request.

STRONG SON
Canada, 2020, 3 MIN
Directed by Ian Bawa
Southeast Premiere!
An endearing portrait of a South Asian father as he attempts to give life and marital advice to his bodybuilding and image-obsessed son. This touching, comedic, and autobiographical short film stars the director’s own father, Jagdeep Singh Bawa.

RUNS, IN THE FAMILY
USA, 2020, 10 MIN
Directed by Paras H. Chaudhari
Florida Premiere!
When the eldest son comes home to celebrate his birthday, he finds that a heated argument has caused everyone in the family to retreat to their own spaces. As he visits each room and finds them dealing with their anger in their own way, he must find a way to process his own.

NOTHING BUT A HUMAN
India, 2020, 45 MIN
Directed by Swati Jaiswal
In English and Hindi with English Subtitles
North American Premiere!
This visually striking and timely documentary focuses on Hiten Noonwal, a young gender-fluid artist seeking love and acceptance who also happens to belong to the LGBTQ community as well. From designing dressing for Local Ramleela Cosplay of his village to reaching NID Ahmedabad as an Apparel Design student, he has found a way to use his artistic talent to not only express himself through his art, but to also use it as a weapon to fight his social battles and bring awareness.

The Toxic Avenger
2021-10-02 23:59 - 2021-10-03 01:30
Part of our 13 Films & Cocktails of Halloween!
THE TOXIC AVENGER stands with PINK FLAMINGOS and THE EVIL DEAD as one of the most gleefully offensive “midnight movies” of the twentieth century. Now, this 1980s horror classic returns to the big screen in a big way! Among the residents of Tromaville is Melvin, a nerdy janitor at the local health club. A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong and Melvin is cast through a third story window into a vat of toxic waste. However, an unexpected metamorphosis takes place. As the chemicals take hold of his body, Melvin turns into the Toxic Avenger, doer of good, and brutal mauler of evil! The excitement is non-stop as Toxie sets out to single handedly wipe out the forces of evil that torment the people of Tromaville.
Try one of our 13 Cocktails of Halloween, available at Eden Bar throughout October! Especially:

Crime-Fighting Monster $11
Aperol, Champagne, Orange

Pebbles
2021-10-02 14:00 - 15:40
Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films, plus priority seating!
Florida Premiere!
An irascible drunkard drags his reticent boy to a distant village to get his estranged wife to return, but when the encounter turns ugly, the journey home through unforgiving Tamil Nadu barrens transforms the father and son’s parched relationship. What proceeds is a sublime stretch of pure cinema, as the story, buoyed by the randomness of metaphysical encounter, enters the realm of fable, mirage, even prayer, in a land undergoing steady desertification. Vinothraj crafts spare, intimate vignettes linked by rigorous tracking shots that set the expressive physicality of his actors against the grandeur of rock formations and lineages of scorched earth. Winner of the Tiger Award at the 2021 Rotterdam Int’l Film Festival.

preceded by PILIBHIT
Florida Premiere!
Mounting livelihood pressures and tragedies corner an impoverished flute maker to take a drastic measure that threatens to tear down his values and a loved one. Inspired by true stories of Pilibhit, North India, where man eating tigers thrive.

The Bengali
2021-10-02 11:00 - 12:40
Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films, plus priority seating!
Southeast Premiere!
There will be a post-film Zoom Q&A with the director!
A multi-racial writer from Louisiana, where her family has lived for four generations, Fatima Shaik embarks upon an unlikely quest when she travels from New Orleans to a part of India where no American has ever gone. Accompanied by Kolkata-born filmmaker Kavery Kaul, her search for the past is fraught with uncertainty as she looks for her grandfather’s descendants, the land he claimed to own, and the truth behind the stories she grew up with. Winner of the Flickers International Humanitarian Award at the Rhode Island Int’l Film Festival.

preceded by SON OF A SWEEPER

Director will be in attendance!

Vimal Kumar is the son of a sweeper, or “untouchable” in India’s cruel caste system. This enlightening doc short profiles his efforts to provide options and hope for other children of sweepers through education and his “Movement for Scavenger Community” centers.

Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021-10-01 - 2021-10-07
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT — ONE WEEK ONLY!
In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage, dozens of legendary roles) is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor (Bill Moseley, The Devil’s Rejects), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella, Atomic Blonde) has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption. Legendary Japanese cult-director Sion Sono’s (Suicide Club, Cold Fish) marks his English-language debut with this delirious mash-up of Western, samurai, and post-apocalyptic thrillers. Think Mad Max trapped in a Sergio Leone film with “Rage” Cage, in one of his most unhinged performances to date, swaggering through a wasteland populated by fearsome gunslingers, lethal swordsmen, vengeful ghosts, and a deranged desert cult. Sono orchestrates his large international cast through a kaleidoscope of upended exploitation tropes, balletic fight scenes, and audacious needle drops. Liberated from genre conventions, Prisoners of the Ghostland is destined to leaving you asking, “WTF did I just watch?”
