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STALLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS 27TH ANNUAL
The best in new &
independent film
JULY 21-30, 2022 . (631)632-ARTS @stallercenter
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film festival
passes
Choose the pass that’s right for you!
PASS INFO
SWAG VOTE Q&A
GOLD PASS | $250 FESTIVAL PASS | $125 INDIVIDUAL TKTS
Guarantees entry and preferred seating Guarantees entry to ALL films. Individual movie tickets are available
for ALL films. starting July 1, subject to availability.
Gold Pass Includes: Festival Pass Includes: $13.50 Per Feature/Short time slot
• Entry to ALL films • Entry to ALL films $11 Senior Discount
• VIP Reserved Seating • Guaranteed Seating for sold out films $10 Saturday/Sunday Matinees
FILM FESTIVAL
• Closing Night Awards Ceremony (until 15 mins before film time) ***
• Opening & Closing Night After Parties • Closing Night Awards Ceremony
• Filmmaker Q&As • Filmmaker Q&As Many of the independent and foreign
• Voting for Audience Choice Award • Voting for Audience Choice Award films have not yet been rated. All titles,
• Discounts at local restaurants & • Discounts at local restaurants & dates, and times are subject to
businesses businesses change. The Stony Brook Film Festival is
• Stony Brook Film Festival Swag Bag • Stony Brook Film Festival Gift produced by Staller Center for the Arts
at Stony Brook University.
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SCHEDULE: JULY 21-30
PLEASE NOTE: Shorts play first at screening times. Running times are in parentheses. Later movie start times are
approximate as question & answer sessions may delay the start of the screening slots.
THURS JULY 21 FRI JULY 22 SAT JULY 23 SUN JULY 24 MON JULY 25
7:00 pm 4:30 pm 4:30 pm 7:00 pm
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FEATURE
Olga (87) The Jackie Stiles Story Nasima (85) Hit the Road (93)
(94)
SHORT SHORT
Kitchen Tales (22) 7:00 pm Summer of Bees (23)
7:00 pm FEATURE
9:30 pm FEATURE Berenshtein (110) 9:30 pm
OPENING FEATURE
Contra (108) SHORT FEATURE
NIGHT Glob Lessons (101) SHORT The Switcheroo (10) Seokkarae (102)
The Little Drummer Boy (10)
8:00 pm SHORT
9:30 pm
SHORT
Before Seven (15) Saving Elodie (11)
FEATURE 9:30 pm FEATURE
Peaceful (122) FEATURE This is a Film About
SHORT Peace in the Valley (88) My Mother (60)
Lentini (11) SHORT
SHORT
Elevate (15) North Star (30)
TUES JULY 26 WED JULY 27 THURS JULY 28 FRI JULY 29 SAT JULY 30
SCHEDULE
7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm CLOSING
FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE NIGHT
Hard Shell, Soft Shell (99) Image of Victory (128) Haute Couture Vera Dreams of the Sea 8:00 pm
(100) (82)
SHORT SHORT
Milk (9) FEATURE
Almost Winter (12) SHORT SHORT
Lost Transport (101)
Jungle (15) All That Glitters (23)
SHORT
9:30 pm 9:30 pm 9:30 pm 9:30 pm Mila (20)
FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE CLOSING NIGHT
The Justice of Bunny King The Test (85) Sons of the Sea (82) Black Box (129) AWARDS
(101) SHORT SHORT SHORT 10:30 pm
FILM FESTIVAL
SHORT Free Fall (19) Ousmane (25) Aysha (13)
The Dress (10)
Tickets and information:
stonybrookfilmfestival.com • (631) 632–ARTS
For directions to the Festival go to
stonybrookfilmfestival.com/directions @stallercenter
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You will not S
want to miss
this poignant
drama...
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LENTINI
United States - 11 min
PLEASE NOTE: SHORTS PLAY FIRST AT SCREENING TIMES
A film by Alessia Mandanici
A German-Italian girl travels to Sicily
for the first time in years for her
grandfather’s funeral, where she tries
to reconnect with her Italian
grandmother.
In German and Italian, with subtitles.
Thursday, July 21, 2022 - 8:00 pm
OPENING NIGHT FEATURE I U.S. PREMIERE
PEACEFUL
France - 122 min specialist Dr. Eddé. As Dr. Eddé, Sara, who also served as a
Directed by Emmanuelle Bercot. Written by Emmanuelle Bercot consultant on the film, becomes a sort of spiritual guide to the
and Marcia Romano. dying and their families, as well as to his own heroic medical team.
With Catherine Deneuve (Indochine), Benoît Magimel, You will not want to miss this poignant, life-affirming drama about
THUR 7/21
Gabriel A. Sara and Cécile de France (Fanny’s Journey). acceptance and resilience, from acclaimed actress and director
Emmanuelle Bercot (Polisse) and the producers of the Deneuve
Over the course of a year, Benjamin, an acting teacher with a masterpiece La Belle Epoque.
terminal illness, attempts to make peace with his imminent death,
while his fearful and controlling mother (played by a wonderful In French, with subtitles.
Catherine Deneuve) learns that she can no longer micro-manage Produced by François Kraus and Denis Pineau-Valencienne. Edited
the time he has left. The beating heart of this film comes from by Julien Leloup. Director of Photography: Yves Cape. A Les Films du
Gabriel Sara – a cancer specialist from Mount Sinai Hospital in Kiosque Production from Distrib Films US.
Manhattan in real-life – who portrays Benjamin’s very humane
OPENING NIGHT
PAUL W. ZUCCAIRE GALLERY
Connecting the Drops: The Power of Water
July 21 - October 29, 2022. Open every night during the festival.
Opening on July 21, Connecting the Drops: The Power of Water is a group exhibition
focused on environmental justice and the vital importance of water. The exhibition
presents seven women artists whose work addresses topics such as the Shinnecocks'
historical ties to water and whaling, community access to clean water, the cultural and
ecological significance of native plants and the social impact of climate change. Alicia Grullón, 7 Stories About Water (video still)
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Friday, July 22, 2022 - 7:00 pm Friday, July 22, 2022 - 9:30 pm
FEATURE FEATURE
OLGA GLOB LESSONS
Switzerland, France and Ukraine - 87 min United States - 101 min
Directed by Elie Grappe. Written by Raphaëlle Desplechin Directed by Nicole Rodenburg. Written by Nicole Rodenburg
and Elie Grappe. and Colin Froeber.
With Anastasiia Budiashkina, Sabrina Rubtsova, With Nicole Rodenburg and Colin Froeber.
and Caterina Barloggio. While performing low-budget children’s theatre out of a minivan
To avoid the growing conflict taking place in her home country, a 15- across the frozen Upper Midwest, two aimless thirtysomething
year-old Ukrainian gymnast seeks citizenship in Switzerland – the strangers – a repressed gay man and an enigmatic woman with a
home country of her deceased father – as she works to secure a wild streak – struggle to overcome their fears of inadequacy and
place on the Swiss national team. When the Euromaiden revolt in intimacy in order to survive the lonely tundra called life. This
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Ukraine erupts in 2013, anxieties rise as she finds herself torn riotous, too-funny-to-not-be-true story, written and performed with
between loyalty to her country and passion for her sport. This perfect timing by Rodenburg and Froeber, will leave you laughing for
incredibly timely story, which features real-life gymnasts in the lead days and then some.
roles, leaves the viewer with an indelible portrait of strength and Produced by Nicole Rodenburg and Colin Froeber. Edited by Nicole
courage. Rodenburg. Director of Photography: Dean Peterson.
In Ukrainian, French, German, Italian and English, with subtitles.
Produced by Tom Dercourt and Jean-Marc Fröhle. Edited by Suzana
Pedro. Director of Photography: Lucie Baudinaud. A Point Prod
production from Kino International.
7/22
SHORT SHORT
S KITCHEN TALES BEFORE SEVEN
United Kingdom - 22 min United Kingdom - 15 min
In English and Gujarati, A film by the RAY SISTERS
S
FRIDAY
with subtitles
An American babysitter
A film by Jane Moriarty
taking care of two young
Indian immigrants to the UK navigate 40 years of marriage British sisters on a cloudy
through the food they make and the meals they share as London day begins to
their family grows and their love struggles to survive. realize something is very
much amiss.
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Saturday, July 23, 2022 - 4:30 pm
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: THE JACKIE STILES STORY
United States - 94 min
Directed by Brent Huff. Written by William Elliott, Brent Huff and Lee Iovino.
Jackie Stiles, a 5'8" basketball player from a small town in Kansas, averaged 47.5 points in high school, 30 in
college, and set the all-time NCAA scoring record. She was named All-American, then Rookie-of-the-Year for the
Portland Fire, and then she disappeared. What drove her to strive for perfection, even at her own risk?
Produced by Shawn Huff and Jeffrey B. Mallian. Edited by William Elliott and Lee Iovino. Director of Photography: William Elliott, Lee Iovino,
Boyderick Mays, Tracy Ready, Nate Robinson and Steve Wynn. A Chasing Beauty production.
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PLEASE NOTE: SHORTS PLAY FIRST AT SCREENING TIMES
Saturday, July 23, 2022 - 7:00 pm Saturday, July 23, 2022 - 9:30 pm
FEATURE: CONTRA FEATURE: PEACE IN THE VALLEY
Germany - 108 min United States - 88 min
Directed by Sönke Wortmann. Written by Doron Wisotzky. Written and directed by Tyler Riggs.
With Nilam Farooq (Sweethearts) and Christoph Maria Herbst. With Brit Shaw, Michael Abbott Jr., and Dendrie Taylor.
An unpopular Professor gets himself into serious trouble for When a senseless act of violence changes her life forever, Ashley is
making racist remarks to Naima Hamid when she arrives late for confronted with the burden of raising her son alone while trying to
his lecture. After a video of their exchange goes viral, he has one manage her overwhelming grief. Floundering between a well-meaning
chance to save his teaching career: prepare Naima to represent mother, a guilt-ridden brother-in-law, and her own loneliness, Ashley
the University in a national debate competition. While both are less realizes she must find a way through for the sake of her and her son.
than happy about the situation, time will tell if they can set aside
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Shaw’s unflinching portrayal of an imperfect survivor is stellar. A
their differences and work as a team. A hilarious, heartfelt film. wonderful American Indie you will not want to miss.
In German and Arabic, with subtitles. Produced by Andrew Carlberg and Brit Shaw. Edited by Adam Lemnah.
Produced by Christoph Müller and Tom Spiess. Edited by Martin Director of Photography: Mack Fisher. Produced by River Fall
Wolf. Director of Photography: Holly Fink. From Picture Tree. Productions.
SATURDAY
SHORT SHORT
THE LITTLE ELEVATE
S DRUMMER BOY S
United States - 15 min
United States - 10 min A film by Dylan Boom
A film by John Gray A security guard working the
From SBFF Alum John Gray (Extra Innings). All is not what it graveyard shift at a high-rise building
seems during a family confrontation on Christmas Eve. has a chance encounter that she will never forget.
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Sunday, July 24, 2022 - 4:30 pm
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: NASIMA
United States/Bangladesh - 85 min
Directed by Heather Kessinger. Written by Heather Kessinger, Jaimal Yogis and Kevin Klauber.
At 7 Nasima saw surfing for the first time. By 14 she was beating the local boys on the surf circuit. As the first
female surfer in Bangladesh, she has paddled alone against a current of societal condemnation, while the
next generation of girls watch closely. A powerful and exhilarating documentary.
In Bengali and English, with subtitles.
Produced Chevy Chen, Christine Günther, Heather Kessinger and Jaimal Yogis. Edited by Kristina Motwani.
Director of Photography: Jordan Dozzi. A Photo SF, Fireglory Pictures and Fireglory Pictures production.
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Sunday, July 24, 2022 - 7:00 PM Sunday, July 24, 2022 - 9:30 PM
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FEATURE: BERENSHTEIN FEATURE:
Israel and Ukraine - 110 min THIS IS A FILM ABOUT MY MOTHER
Directed by Roman Shumunov. Written by Simon Shechter and United States - 60 min
Tasha Karluyka. Written and directed by Tess Harrison.
With Yaroslav Kucherenko, Anton Karlinsky, and Lilya Ostapovich. With Tess Harrison, Will Harrison and Joyce Chopra.
The amazing, true story of Leonid Berenshtein, the last surviving Filmed in the cold grey pallet of Ithaca, New York, real-life siblings
member of the WWII partisan battalion that located Hitler’s secret Tess and Will Harrison play fictional siblings Eve and Max. After Eve
missile development facility, while hiding his real name and Jewish asks her brother to come home and help her make a documentary
identity from his comrades. This epic seamlessly intersperses about their author-illustrator mother who died a year earlier, the two
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Berenshtein’s story with footage of the real man during his last days. slowly reconnect over the course of a stark winter weekend. Made
In German, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian, with subtitles. on a micro-budget, but with a generous amount of patience and wit,
this captivating gem manages to pull a fully realized story out of thin
Produced by Ronen Balzam and Emanuel Shechter. Edited by
air. A one-of-a-kind true American Indie.
Roman Shumunov. Director of Photography: Evgeny Usanov, Ronen
Kruk and Kirill San. From Go2Films.
SUNDAY
SHORT SHORT
THE SWITCHEROO NORTH STAR
S S
United States - 10 min United States - 30 min
A film by Ryan and Anthony Famulari A film by P.J. Palmer
Everything is easier with a clone – A rural rancher and his ailing spouse
even dating! A fast-paced, ridiculously make a heartbreaking decision in
hilarious film from Stony Brook’s own Famulari brothers. the face of mounting financial pressures.
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Monday, July 25, 2022 - 7:00 PM Monday, July 25, 2022 - 9:30 PM
FEATURE FEATURE
HIT THE ROAD SEOKKARAE
Iran - 93 min Republic of Korea - 102 min
Written and directed by Panah Panahi. Written and directed by Mike Beech.
PLEASE NOTE: SHORTS PLAY FIRST AT SCREENING TIMES
With Pantea Panahiha, Hasan Majuni, Amin Simiar With Jiwon Lee, Jongho Lee and Jaejin Yun.
and Rayan Sarlak. In this character-driven and beautifully realized indie film from Korea,
What seems like a casual outing slowly reveals itself to be much, a quiet twenty-something attempts to keep the family business going
much more in this entertaining, mysterious, road trip masterpiece while dealing with her passive, alcoholic father and the recent death
by first time director Panah Panahi. As the family of four drives to an of her mother – who was a veritable force of nature. Faced with her
undisclosed location, the older son quietly broods, the younger son own complicated love life and violent threats from a querulous
is an unstoppable ball of energy, the grumpy father with his leg-in- neighbor, she accepts the aid of a local shaman as she slowly
cast is relegated to the back seat, and the overly nurturing mother begins to find her own surprising path. A rare glimpse into a world
worries about something none of them are talking about. we rarely get to see, with a wonderfully understated performance by
Simultaneously heart-wrenching, heart-warming, and even laugh-out- Jiwon Lee.
loud funny, this award-winning film is what everyone will be talking In Korean, with subtitles.
about for the rest of the festival. You do not want to miss it!
Produced by Jiwon Lee, Hyojin Lee, Mike Beech, Daniel Walker and
In Persian and English, with subtitles. Thomas Maitland. Director of Photography: Thomas Maitland. From
Produced by Mastaneh Mohajer, Jafar Panahi, Panah Panahi. Edited Moktan Productions.
by Amir Etminan, Ashkan Mehri. Director of Photography: Amin
Jafari. From Kino Lorber.
7/25
SHORT SHORT
SUMMER SAVING ELODIE
OF BEES United Kingdom - 11 min
MONDAY
Finland - 23 min A film by Jessica Hughes
S In Finnish, with subtitles S A surly teenager must
A film by Ida-Maria Olva confront real-life when the
A young woman decides to Wi-Fi dies at her Grandad's
quit school and instead use remote cabin in Iceland.
the money her parents saved
for her to start beekeeping…
with some reluctant help
from her mother.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2022 - 7:00 PM Tuesday, July 26, 2022 - 9:30 PM
FEATURE FEATURE
HARD SHELL, SOFT SHELL THE JUSTICE OF BUNNY KING
France - 99 min New Zealand - 101 min
Directed by Emma Benestan. Written by Emma Benestan Directed by Gaysorn Thavat. Written by Sophie Henderson,
and Nour Ben Salem. Gregory King and Gaysorn Thavat.
With Yasin Houicha, Oulaya Amamra and Raphaël Quenard. With Essie Davis (The Babadook), Thomasin McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit),
An oyster farmer has his heart broken when his long-time girlfriend Lively Nili and Tanea Heke.
Jess – an up-and-coming actress – decides she wants to take a Forced into the fringes of society by powers beyond her control,
break right after he proposes to her. Moving back home to wallow in Bunny is quick-witted, broad-smiling, and ever-hopeful as she tries to
his grief, his mother is convinced he’s done something wrong, his carve out a life washing car windows, taking care of her sister’s
sister wants her bedroom back, and his friends are besides children, and doing her best to get her own kids out of foster care.
themselves over his extreme sensitivity. The only person to offer him Though she tries to follow the rules, or at least bend them to her
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a solution is Lila, who insists that she teach him to dance so he can advantage, things come crashing down when Bunny witnesses an
make Jess jealous at an upcoming party. Filmed on location in the incident her maternal instincts cannot ignore and finds herself on
beautiful southern port city of Sète, what could have been a just a the run with her emotionally wounded teenage niece. Essie Davis
light-hearted romantic comedy somehow becomes something much owns the screen in this searing portrait of a woman holding on to
more in the expert hands of writer-director Emma Benestan. This is her dignity and humanity in the face of an inflexible, misguided
the perfect summer getaway. bureaucracy.
In French, with subtitles. Produced by Emma Slade. Edited by Cushla Dillon. Director of
Produced by Caroline Nataf. Edited by Perrine Bekaert. Director of Photography: Ginny Loane. From FilmRise.
Photography: Aurélien Marra. A Unité production, from Salaud Morisset.
7/26
SHORT SHORT
ALMOST WINTER S THE DRESS
United States - 12 min United States - 10 min
TUESDAY
A film by Austin Kolodney A film by Marie Karkashadze
S A recent graduate, doing When a young woman
his best to keep a playful, wearing an ankle-monitor
absent-minded professor carefully prepares for a consequential meeting, a single
on track, begins to wonder distraction may be one too many.
if he is becoming more of a
caretaker than an
assistant.
.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022 - 7:00 PM Wednesday, July 27, 2022 - 9:30 PM
FEATURE FEATURE
IMAGE OF VICTORY THE TEST
Israel - 128 min France - 85 min
Directed by Avi Nesher. Written by Avi Nesher, Liraz Brosh Directed by Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud. Written by Noé Debré
and Ehud Bleiberg. and Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud.
PLEASE NOTE: SHORTS PLAY FIRST AT SCREENING TIMES
With Joy Rieger (Outdoors), Amir Khoury (7 Days in Entebbe), Ala With Alexandra Lamy, Philippe Katerine, Matteo Perez, Joaquim
Dakka (7 Days in Entebbe), Yadin Gellman and Neta Roth (Touch). Fossi and Chloé Gaillard.
During Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, the little-known Battle of In this fast-paced comedy, Annie is a Type-A wife and mother of four
Nitzanim pitted the rag-tag residents of a small seaside kibbutz with everything under control: Her husband is clueless, her oldest
against the massive Egyptian army, which was under orders to son is studious, her middle son is in love, her daughter is really
provide an ‘image of victory’ for Egypt’s King Farouk. By focusing on into her dance team, and they all happily take care of the youngest
two real figures from both sides of the conflict – an idealistic son. Nothing could possibly go wrong, or so it seems, until she
filmmaker from Cairo embedded with the Egytian troops, and an finds a positive pregnancy test hidden in their bathroom trash that
impetuous, heroic Israeli kibbutznik radio operator (brought no one seems to know anything about. As her investigation
wonderfully to life by Joy Rieger) – director Avi Nesher turns this uncovers secret after secret, Annie’s sense of control begins to
tragedy into a three-dimensional epic full of life, love, and even unravel in spectacular fashion. A laugh-riot from beginning to end.
laughter, fusing drama and history, while conveying the true human In French, with subtitles.
toll of war. With incredible acting and indelible images, you will not
forget these characters, or their bravery. Produced by Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber. Edited by Grégoire
Sivan. Director of Photography: Thomas Rames. From Distrib Films.
In Arabic, Hebrew and Spanish, with subtitles.
Produced by Ehud Bleiberg. Edited by Isaac Sehayek. Director of
Photography: Amit Yasur. From Panorama Films.
7/27
SHORT SHORT
MILK FREE FALL
WEDNESDAY
United Kingdom - 9 min France - 19 min
A film by Adam Etheridge A film by Emmanuel
S A single parent finds herself S Tenenbaum
trapped between the medical Inspired by a true story, a
advice she receives from her young stock trader in
son’s doctor and her London must make the
instincts as a mother. biggest decision of his
professional life on
September 11th, 2001.
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Thursday, July 28, 2022 - 7:00 PM Thursday, July 28, 2022 - 9:30 PM
FEATURE FEATURE
HAUTE COUTURE SONS OF THE SEA
France - 100 min South Africa - 82 min
Directed by Sylvie Ohayon. Written by Sylvie Ohayon Written and directed by John Gutierrez.
and Sylvie Verheyde. With Roberto Kyle, Marlon Swarts, Brendon Daniels
At the end of her career as a head seamstress at Dior, Esther is and Nicole Fortuin.
distracted in the Metro by twenty-something Jade, only to have her A young hotel-worker from an impoverished South African fishing
handbag stolen by Jade’s partner-in-crime. When the contents of community is pressured by his older brother to steal two bags filled
the handbag cause Jade to regret the theft, she returns it, only to with abalone, which would bring them a fortune on the black-
have Esther offer her a job. While they are from different worlds, market. But when they realize they are being tracked by a corrupt
they sense something in the other they lack. Actors Nathalie Baye government official, the brothers’ mission to sell the goods takes
and Lyna Khoudri breathe life into these women whose shared them through the mountainous region of the fabled Cape of Good
passion for beauty and craftsmanship transcends everything that
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Hope, and into a fight for their own survival. This beautifully acted
should divide them. An endearing feel-good film. thriller sidesteps the usual stereotypes to show you this part of
In French, with subtitles. the world as you’ve never seen it.
Produced by Olivier Kahn. Edited by Mike Fromentin. Director of In Afrikaans and English, with subtitles
Photography: George Lechaptois. From Menemsha Films. Produced by Khosie Dali, John Gutierrez, Imran Hamdulay and
David Horler. Edited by Paul Speirs. Director of Photography:
Sebastian Cort. A Amiga Pictures and Miss K Productions
Production.
7/28
SHORT SHORT
JUNGLE OUSMANE
Australia - 15 min Canada - 25 min
THURSDAY
A film by Kieran Wheeler In French, with subtitles
S A young woman awakens to S A film by Jorge Camarotti
find herself in the midst of Ousmane, a newly arrived
a living nightmare, in this immigrant living in
gritty, heart-pounding drama Montreal, faces a
co-written by lead actress challenging situation when
Claudia Hruschka. he meets an elderly
disoriented lady at the end
of his workday.
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Friday, July 29, 2022 - 7:00 PM Friday, July 29, 2022 - 9:30 PM
FEATURE FEATURE
VERA DREAMS OF THE SEA BLACK BOX
Kosovo, Albania, and Republic of Macedonia - 82 min France and Belgium - 129 min
Directed by Kaltrina Krasniqi. Written by Doruntina Basha. Directed by Yann Gozlan. Written by Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard,
Yann Gozlan and Simon Moutairou.
PLEASE NOTE: SHORTS PLAY FIRST AT SCREENING TIMES
With Teuta Ajdini, Alketa Sylaj and Refet Abazi.
Vera – a middle-aged sign language interpreter, respected wife, With Pierre Niney, Lou de Laâge, and André Dussollier
mother, and grandmother – finds her seemingly serene life A young and talented Black Box analyst is tasked with finding the
disrupted when her husband’s suicide reveals a part of him that reason behind the deadly crash of a brand-new aircraft. When the
she never knew. After her seemingly supportive cousin-in-law case is suddenly closed by authorities, he senses that something
suddenly makes a claim to some of her late-husband’s property, is wrong, and risks everything with his own rogue and increasingly
Vera slowly comes face-to-face with the deep-seated corruption and dangerous investigation. This brainy film flies by as it twists and
gender inequality of her homeland and must decide how much she turns itself to its very end, taking what could have been a standard
is willing to risk to stand up to those threatening her. This taut paint-by-numbers thriller and coloring way outside the lines. Don’t
thriller will leave you hanging on until the very last scene. bother waiting for the inferior English-language remake that is
In Albanian, with subtitles. bound to happen – instead come watch the vastly better original in
all its suspenseful glory!
Produced by Shkumbin Istrefi. Edited by Kaltrina Krasniqi and
Vladimir Pavlovski. Director of Photography: Sevdije Kastrati. An In French and English, with subtitles.
ISSTRA Creative Factory, Vera Films production from Heretic Films. Produced by Wassim Béji, Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber.
Edited by Valentin Féron. Director of Photography: Pierre Cottereau.
A Studio Canal film from Distrib Films.
7/29
SHORT SHORT
ALL THAT AYSHA
GLITTERS Germany - 13 min
All That Glitters In Arabic and Kurdish, with
FRIDAY
S United Kingdom - 23 min S subtitles.
A film by Dan Bronzite A film by Cengiz Akaygün
A desperate teenager Aysha’s sister has no
snatches a rich woman's problem quoting from the
handbag only to discover Koran, but Aysha falters
that her life is not as rosy as and instead struggles to
it seems. Featuring Sophia remove the veil that covers
Myles. their mother’s greatest fear.
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Based on real
events from the
final days of
World War II...
Saturday, July 30, 2022 - 8:00 PM CLOSING
CLOSING NIGHT FEATURE NIGHT
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EAST COAST PREMIERE
AWARDS
LOST TRANSPORT CEREMONY
S Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany - 101 minutes
Written and directed by Saskia Diesing. Presented by
With Hanna van Vliet, Eugénie Anselin, Anna Bachmann
and Bram Suijker.
In the spring of 1945, a train deporting 2,500 Jewish
former prisoners from the Bergen-Belsen concentration
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camp is abandoned by fleeing German soldiers near a Awards Ceremony
small German village, leaving the fate of its occupants immediately follows
SHORT to the advancing Russian troops. Amid the ensuing Closing Night film
MILA confusion and its very real dangers, three women from
screening.
vastly different backgrounds – Russian sniper Vera,
United States - 20 min village girl Winnie and Jewish-Dutch survivor Simone –
A film by Cinzia Angelini Staller Center Main Stage
realize they must work together if they are to survive.
Veteran animation artist Cinzia Based on real events from the final days of World War II,
Angelini brings us her directorial this gripping drama reveals a part of history rarely heard
CLOSING NIGHT
debut in this heart-warming or understood, as these very human characters set
story of a young girl who has aside their differences to forge a very unlikely friendship.
lost everything but still clings to A powerful and deeply moving film that provides the
hope. Inspired by events of the perfect ending to our festival.
Trento bombing in Italy, 1943. In Dutch, German, Russian and English, with subtitles.
Produced by Hans de Wolf, Alexander Dumreicher-
Ivanceanu, Christine Kiauk, Bady Minck, Hanneke Niens
and Herbert Schwering. Edited by Axel Skovdal Roelofs.
Director of Photography: Aage Hollander. From
Menemsha Films.
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PRESENTING SPONSOR
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SPONSORS
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FILM FESTIVAL
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For details visit stonybrookfilmfestival.com/passperks
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27 Years
PASSES & TICKETS
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By phone
(631) 632-ARTS [2787]
78 Countries Plan your visit
Represented Go to stonybrookfilmfestival.com/visit
53 World PRODUCERS CIRCLE
Premieres Additional support for the
Stony Brook Film Festival is provided by
Eddie Alfano Marcia & Mario Montoya
Michael Ardolino, Guy & Liz Miller
PASSES & TICKETS
10 DAYS 1092 Films
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& George J. Nugent
38 Feature & Short Films Screened Lalit & Kavita Bahl Yusuf Hannun
Elizabeth Barton & Lina Obeid
Loren & Patric Brennan Lisa Pastore
SUPPORT THE STONY BROOK Ann Brody & Gary Marker Rob & Linda Roth
FILM FESTIVAL Thomas & Eileen Cassidy
Barbara Cherches
Gloria & Mark Snyder
Mark & Mona Saidens
The Stony Brook Film Festival, produced by the Staller Center Ruth DesRoches Cary & Marisela Staller
for the Arts at Stony Brook University, is independently Anna Marie de Leyer Freddie Staller in memory
funded through philanthropic support from individual donors, Bob & Ellen Gaffney of Erwin Staller
corporate partners and Suffolk County. Our donors are the Leith & John Hill Stony Brook Cancer Center
reason for our continued success and we are extremely Lynn Spinnato The Subject - Lanie Zipoy
grateful for the impact they help to make in the film industry & Benjamin Hsiao Richard H. Warren
and in our community far and wide. Steven Kureczko
ORDERING
The Stony Brook Film Festival has a proven track record of The Festival is made possible through generous
27 years constantly increasing our reach and sales through philanthropic support.
creative marketing efforts and the selection of quality films To donate to the Producers Circle please visit
from typically over 3,000 entries submitted each year. stonybrookfilmfestival.com/support
Donate to the Stony Brook Film Festival at
stonybrookfilmfestival.com/support @stallercenter
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