Kedi Sat, May 11 | 11am | TMT
as her mother and David Oyelowo ( Selma ) as real-life chess coach Robert Katende. DIRECTED BY: Mira Nair. WRITTEN: William Wheeler. WITH: David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, Madina Nalwanga, Martin Kabanza. 2016. 124 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG; recommended for ages 10+. DCP.
For centuries, Istanbul has been home to thousands of stray cats who roam freely and live in peace with the locals who see the animals as fellow citizens rather than as pets or nuisances. Director Ceyda Torun spent her childhood in Istanbul and follows seven particular cats over the course of her film; she avoids anthropomorphizing her subjects, allowing their dignity and individual personalities to shine through. For the filmmaker, Kedi reflected her need “to see things that remind us of the good things in the world and restore our faith in humanity [a] little bit." DIRECTED BY: Ceyda Torun. 2016. 79 min. Turkey/USA. Color. Turkish. Recommended for ages 8+. DCP.
HE NAMED ME MALALA
He Named Me Malala Sat, Apr 27 | 11am | TMT
Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim ( An Inconvenient Truth ) directed this powerful documentary about Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist who survived a near-fatal Taliban attack at age 15 and went on to become the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in history for her efforts to ensure education for children, especially girls. Guggenheim follows Yousafzai in her activism while also finding time to explore her relationship with her family, and benefits from animated sequences directed by Jason Carpenter and a thoughtful score by 15-time Academy Award– nominee Thomas Newman ( Finding Nemo ). DIRECTED BY: Davis Guggenheim. WITH: Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Toor Pekai Yousafzai, Khushal Yousafzai. 2015. 88 min. USA/United Arab Emirates. Color. English. Rated PG-13; recommended for ages 12+. DCP.
THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE
The Spirit of the Beehive Sat, May 18 | 11am | TMT
In the half century since the film’s release, The Spirit of the Beehive has been regarded as one of cinema’s most hauntingly evocative portrayals of a child’s imagination. A 6-year-old girl living in a remote village at the end of the Spanish Civil War becomes obsessed with the film Frankenstein , which inspires her to help a wounded soldier she identifies with the monster. Erice’s camera captures the lonely beauty of the remote Spanish locations, and debuting child actor Ana Torrent went on to cultivate an impressive career that continues to this day. DIRECTED BY: Víctor Erice. WRITTEN BY: Ángel Fernández-Santos, Víctor Erice. WITH: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Tellería. 1973. 98 min. Spain. Color. Spanish. DCP.
Turning Red Sat, May 25 | 11am | TMT
Meilen “Mei” Lee, a 13-year-old girl from Toronto, discovers she has more to worry about than whether she can get tickets to see her favorite boy band when she finds that, following a family tradition, she transforms into a giant red panda at times of emotional distress. Writer-director Domee Shi won the 2018 Animated Short Film Oscar for her touching Bao , and her feature debut, which was nominated for Animated Feature Film, is an equally impressive mix of identifiable emotions and cultural specificity, finding room for kaiju-style spectacle and original songs written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell. DIRECTED BY: Domee Shi. WRITTEN BY: Julia Cho, Domee Shi. STORY BY: Domee Shi, Julia Cho, Sarah Streicher. WITH: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park. 2022. 100 min. USA. Color. English, Cantonese, Korean. Rated PG; recommended for ages 10+. DCP.
ACCESSIBLE SCREENINGS
Queen of Katwe Sat, Mar 30 | 11am | TMT
This inspiring film from director Mira Nair ( Monsoon Wedding ) tells the true story of Phiona Mutesi, a young girl living in a Ugandan slum with her siblings and struggling mother, who discovers an unexpected aptitude for chess that gives her the chance for a better life for her and her family. Madina Nalwanga, a first-time Ugandan actor who had never even seen a film before she was cast by Nair, gives a memorably touching lead performance, with outstanding support from Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o ( 12 Years a Slave )
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