Cinema 100 Winter & Spring Slate Includes NDFS Winner “Aftersun”
BY SCOTTIE KNOLLIN
Film fans in Bismarck/Mandan have the chance to see under-seen and diverse films on the big screen thanks to Cinema 100 Film Society, a non-profit that hosts screenings at Bismarck’s Grand Theatres.
Films screen on Thursdays at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Admission for the series can be purchased in-person ahead of screenings.
January 12 - The Beta Test
2021; Dir. Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe
Synopsis: “An engaged Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, infidelity, and digital data.”
January 19 - Petite Maman
2021; Dir. Céline Sciamma
Synopsis: “Nelly has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods. One day she meets a girl her same age building a treehouse.”
January 26 - Aftersun
2022; Dir. Charlotte Wells - Winner of the NDFS Award for Best Picture
Synopsis: “Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.”
February 2 - Emily the Criminal
2022; Dir. John Patton Ford
Synopsis: “Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.”
February 9 - The Perfect Candidate
2019; Dir. Haifaa Al-Mansour
Synopsis: “A determined young Saudi doctor's surprise run for office in the local city elections sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town's first female candidate.”
February 16 - Parallel Mothers
2021; Dir. Pedro Almodóvar
Synopsis: “The story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day.”
February 23 - The Sparks Brothers
2021; Dir. Edgar Wright
Synopsis: “A musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks.”
March 2 - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964; Dir. Jacques Demy
Synopsis: “A young woman separated from her lover by war faces a life-altering decision.”
March 9 - Funny Pages
2022; Dir. Owen Kline
Synopsis: “A bitingly funny coming-of-age story of a teenage cartoonist who rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.”
March 16 - The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021; Dir. Joel Coen
Synopsis: “A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.”
