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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS OF IIFC 2023

IIFC 2023 SPOTLIGHTED FILMS

Storage

Things spin out of control very quickly after a doctor awakens in a storage room with no idea how she got there, who put her there or who she even is.


SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

The Critic

'The Critic' is a romantic thriller that tells the story of Meghan Dupane (Julia Collier), a reserved and cosmopolitan hotel critic who travels the globe reviewing luxury hotels incognito. That is until her next assignment changes everything.  After checking into The Biltmore Hotel for what appears to be another routine review, her stay quickly spirals into an adventure of a lifetime when she meets Jack Tupper (Nick Puya), a charming and mysterious golfer who discovers her true identity and offers her a proposition she cannot refuse. What begins as a reluctant encounter turns into a romantic adventure that ends with an unforgettable stay and a surprising reveal.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

Strings

Penny has her share of demons, and she’s about to take on one more. Despite her inability to play, Penny has big dreams of becoming the world’s greatest axe player. After stealing one from an antique shop, she decides to break it in at the local punk bar she frequents. Things don't go very well, and Penny ends up face down in the alley after being thrown out by the owner. Defeated, she quickly turns to a familiar vice, shooting smack to ease the pain. As her high subsides, a dark presence approaches her with a proposition: Penny gives up three souls, and all her dreams come true.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

Rise of Fizzy Pop

Rise of Fizzy Pop is a dark comedy that roots for the underdog and shows how the most vulnerable can find their own voice, with the help of the most unexpected. Fizzy Pop, wannabe musician, played by Big Brother winner and Brighton icon Pete Bennett, is an agoraphobe who hasn’t stepped foot outside for ages. He is afraid of the outside world and what comes with it. Trapped in his own domain, a small flat adorned with music memorabilia, Fizzy practices his music, day in/day out, fantasising that one day he too can confidently rock the stage.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

Tomorrow

A bright young girl struggles to find her way home when she starts inexplicably waking up in a different body every day.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

The Wolf

Stacy’s casual dinner party takes a dark turn as she is thrown headfirst into a PTSD episode, navigating the night trigger by trigger.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

Shudderbugs

Samantha Cole returns to her childhood home when her mother suddenly passes. In place of familiar spaces and memories, Sam finds only uneasiness and confusion. Things are missing, the environment seems unnatural, and the neighbor (Noah) who discovered her mom's body is suspiciously obtuse. Isolated with these mysteries, a scavenger hunt her mom had prepared for her upcoming birthday, and rising red flags from Noah, Sam wrestles with her sanity and certainties. On her journey to untangle the truth, she finds herself at a dangerous crossroad: How far can she trust instincts that may be clouded by grief, guilt, and desperation?

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

1815

During the Highland Clearances, a stubborn old tenant farmer and a young Waterloo veteran strike a reluctant and uneasy bond in a relentless search through highlands; glimpsing the human cost of the clearances as they go.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

American Prerequisite

After being incarcerated for over 10 years, Marcus is determined to start a new life as he tries to find gainful employment to support his estranged son and baby mother. In an unforgiving world, he soon realizes the challenges one must face for redemption.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

The Can


A broken-spirited Tim struggles to navigate love and loss, only to find the extraordinary beauty of life from an ordinary can.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS OF IIFC 2023

    

1815 - During the Highland Clearances, a stubborn old tenant farmer and a young Waterloo veteran strike a reluctant and uneasy bond in a relentless search through highlands; glimpsing the human cost of the clearances as they go. SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

 

American Prerequisite - After being incarcerated for over 10 years, Marcus is determined to start a new life as he tries to find gainful employment to support his estranged son and baby mother. In an unforgiving world, he soon realizes the challenges one must face for redemption. SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

 

"3 Tequila Floor" - Josiah Siska

 

A Chateau in the Loire

 

A Zebra-Riding Boy

 

Afterlife of Memory

 

Āina Hānau (performed by Nathan Aweau) 

 

Alice, Through the Looking: À la recherche d'un lapin perdu

 

All That Glitters

 

America, I love You

 

An Island Drifts

 

Ballet

 

Batman - Immortal 

 

Being Michelle

 

Bella

 

Between The Medals

 

Bläckfisk

 

Bonus Time

 

Bump!

 

Calvin

 

Cara Romero: Following the Light

 

Caralique

 

Davey's Lullaby

 

Embers

 

Empty Nest

 

Fall Dance

 

Fetish

 

Garden City, Kansas

 

Guru$$

 

Healin

 

Heretic

 

Hermanita

 

Heroes

 

Hotel No Tell

 

I'm The Boss

 

Kody Switch

 

LACED

 

Lear Alone Episode 3

 

Loren & Rose

 

Mad Chicken

 

Making A Difference in Their Community; Dave's Rock Garden

 

Olympicos

 

Once upon a February

 

OPERATION: PAYBACK

 

Out of Water

 

Outgrown

 

Parallels

 

POU (PEACOCK)

 

Pretty Doesn't Hurt

 

Pretty On Pitch

 

Promises

 

REFUGIA - EPISODE 1 & 2

 

Rise of Fizzy Pop  - Rise of Fizzy Pop is a dark comedy that roots for the underdog and shows how the most vulnerable can find their own voice, with the help of the most unexpected. Fizzy Pop, wannabe musician, played by Big Brother winner and Brighton icon Pete Bennett, is an agoraphobe who hasn’t stepped foot outside for ages. He is afraid of the outside world and what comes with it. Trapped in his own domain, a small flat adorned with music memorabilia, Fizzy practices his music, day in/day out, fantasising that one day he too can confidently rock the stage.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

 

Roadwash

 

Ronald's Little Factory 

 

S4V3 H3R

 

Shudderbugs - Samantha Cole returns to her childhood home when her mother suddenly passes. In place of familiar spaces and memories, Sam finds only uneasiness and confusion. Things are missing, the environment seems unnatural, and the neighbor (Noah) who discovered her mom's body is suspiciously obtuse. Isolated with these mysteries, a scavenger hunt her mom had prepared for her upcoming birthday, and rising red flags from Noah, Sam wrestles with her sanity and certainties. On her journey to untangle the truth, she finds herself at a dangerous crossroad: How far can she trust instincts that may be clouded by grief, guilt, and desperation? SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

 

Sideliners - Pilot Episode

 

Still Working 9 to 5

 

STILLNESS

 

Storage - Things spin out of control very quickly after a doctor awakens in a storage room with no idea how she got there, who put her there or who she even is. SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

 

Strings - Idyllwild - Penny has her share of demons, and she’s about to take on one more. Despite her inability to play, Penny has big dreams of becoming the world’s greatest axe player. After stealing one from an antique shop, she decides to break it in at the local punk bar she frequents. Things don't go very well, and Penny ends up face down in the alley after being thrown out by the owner. Defeated, she quickly turns to a familiar vice, shooting smack to ease the pain. As her high subsides, a dark presence approaches her with a proposition: Penny gives up three souls, and all her dreams come true.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

 

Swing

 

Tell Me About It

 

TESTIMONY

 

That's Our Time

 

The Can - A broken-spirited Tim struggles to navigate love and loss, only to find the extraordinary beauty of life from an ordinary can.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

 

The Critic - 'The Critic' is a romantic thriller that tells the story of Meghan Dupane (Julia Collier), a reserved and cosmopolitan hotel critic who travels the globe reviewing luxury hotels incognito. That is until her next assignment changes everything.  After checking into The Biltmore Hotel for what appears to be another routine review, her stay quickly spirals into an adventure of a lifetime when she meets Jack Tupper (Nick Puya), a charming and mysterious golfer who discovers her true identity and offers her a proposition she cannot refuse. What begins as a reluctant encounter turns into a romantic adventure that ends with an unforgettable stay and a surprising reveal.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

 

THE FRAGILE KING

 

The Gentle Sex

 

The Great American Short Story

 

The Mask in Our Hands

 

The Other Face of the Mountain

 

The Party

 

The Phoenix

 

The Road of Excess

 

The Sisters Karras

 

The Sisters Lee

 

The Wolf - Stacy’s casual dinner party takes a dark turn as she is thrown headfirst into a PTSD episode, navigating the night trigger by trigger.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

 

Tomorrow - A bright young girl struggles to find her way home when she starts inexplicably waking up in a different body every day.

SHOWTIMES COMING SOON!

 

UBER: Los Angeles 

 

Under the Fur

 

UPEKSHA

 

Waving

 

When the Dust Clears

 

Where The Devil Is Fanged


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