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Film Fest Tucson 2023

Arts and Entertainment

September 13, 2023

From: Film Fest Tucson

Schedule:

Friday, October 13, 2023

8:00 p.m: Sonora
Location: Scottish Rite Blue Room
1931 in Mexico, under pressure from Sonora government, a group of Chinese Mexican families are forced to take a trip to Mexicali, where they will have to face racism and other kinds of dangers through the dangerous desert. Based on true events.
Screenplay/writer Guillermo Munro will be present for a post-screening Q&A along with cast members.
Directed by Alejandro Spingall
94 Minutes

6:00 p.m: Rachel’s Farm
Location: Scottish Rite Purple Room
Besieged by drought, brushfires, and ecological despair in the soil beneath her feet, an Australian farmer begins a journey of discovery to regenerate the land on her farm. Starring and directed by Rachel Ward, who will be present at the screening for a post-film discussion about regenerative farming.
Directed by Rachel Ward
84 Minutes

6:00 p.m: The Stones and Brian Jones
Location: Scottish Rite Blue Room
The Stones and Brian Jones examines the musical creativity of Jones, the secret to the band’s success, through candid interviews with all the essential performers and previously unreleased archive.
Directed by Nick Broomfield
93 Minutes

6:00 p.m: Immediate Family
Location: Scottish Rite Purple Room
Follows the work and lives of legendary 1970s session musicians who were featured on some of the most iconic recordings of the era.
Directed by Denny Tedesco
102 Minutes

8:00 p.m: The Space Race
Location: Playground
The Space Race explores the experiences of the first Black astronauts through decades of archive film and interviews in a reflective illumination on the burden of breaking barriers.
Directed by Lisa Cortes and Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
91 Minutes

8:00 p.m: A Bunch of Amateurs
Location: Scottish Rite Purple Room
Bradford Movie Makers is one of the oldest amateur filmmaking clubs in the world. Once a thriving community, these days the membership is dwindling and the group struggles to keep the wolf from the door.
Directed by Kim Hopkins
95 Minutes

6:00 p.m: Trigal
Location: AC Hotel Marbella Room
During the summer, 13-year-old Sofia moves to the country house, where her cousin Cristina is waiting for her to spend their vacations. During these days of games and discoveries, the two will be immersed in a love triangle with a man almost 20 years older. Its outcome will mark the passage from puberty to adolescence for both of them.
Directed by Anabel Caso
116 Minutes

6:00 p.m: Eileen
Location: Scottish Rite Red Room
A woman’s friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works takes a sinister turn. Anne Hathaway, Thomasin Mckenzie, Shea Whigham and Owen Teague star.
Directed by William Oldroyd
97 Minutes

Saturday, October 14, 2023

5:30 p.m: El Ray del Barrio (King of the Neighborhood) 1950
Location: AC Hotel Marbella Room
In this movie “Tin Tan” leads a gang of small-time con artists, their crimes consist in tricking wealthy women by acting as musicians, but everything gets complicated when one of the victims falls in love with “Tin Tan” and she is hell-bent on marrying him.
Directed by: Gilberto Martinez Solares
100 Minutes

6:00 p.m: Sometimes I Think About Dying
Location: Scottish Rite Red Room
Fran, who likes to think about dying, makes the new guy at work laugh, which leads to dating and more, now the only thing standing in their way is Fran herself. Daisy Ridley stars.
Directed by Rachel Lambert
91 Minutes

6:00 p.m: Drift
Location: Scottish Rite Blue Room
A young Liberian refugee named Jacqueline who has barely escaped her war-torn country to a Greek island. She offers massages to tourists in exchange for one or two euros to battle her hunger, while her daily struggle for survival keeps the memories that haunt her at bay. She meets an unmoored tour guide and the two become close as they each find hope in the other. Cynthis Erivo and Alia Shawkat star.
Directed by Anthony Chen
93 Minutes

Date: October 13 - 14, 2023

Location: Various Venues in Tucson, AZ 85701

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