Schedule

The Tale of Silyan

North Macedonia, U.S.A. 81 min.
Nikola, a farmer grappling with the harsh realities of new government policies, finds himself unable to sell his land or crops. When his family leaves in search of a better life abroad, Nikola takes a job as a landfill attendant, where he encounters the injured white stork Silyan. As he nurses the bird back to health, an unlikely bond forms between man and animal.

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

U.S.A. 90 min.
In this unique cinematic experience by visionary director Baz Luhrmann, Elvis Presley sings and tells his own story, building on the success of Luhrmann's 2022 film Elvis and featuring never-before-seen footage of the “King of Rock ’n’ Roll”. While working on his previous film, Luhrmann searched for rare footage of Elvis Presley and found 68 boxes of material on 35 mm and 8 mm reels, including numerous unseen recordings and interviews that had never been heard before. Over the course of two years, his team reviewed and restored this material, which audiences will now have the opportunity to see for the first time.

French New Wave Film Cycle: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

France, West Germany 92 min.
Cherbourg, a small coastal town, November 1957. Seventeen-year-old Geneviève works in an umbrella shop with her mother. She is in love with Guy, a twenty-year-old mechanic, but they must meet in secret because her mother disapproves of the relationship, believing that her beautiful daughter can find a much better 'match'. When Guy receives his draft notice for the war in Algeria, the two young lovers decide to marry when he returns. The night before he leaves, they vow their eternal love and consummate their relationship for the first time. Some time later, Geneviève realises she is pregnant and writes to Guy to tell him, but he replies to her letters less and less frequently...