SDiFF2020: San Diego Intl Film Festival
SDiFF | October 15-18, 2020
Unofficial list.
Source: https://sdfilmfest.com/2020-festival-slate-announced-nomadland-opening-the-san-diego-international-film-festival/
Unofficial list.
Source: https://sdfilmfest.com/2020-festival-slate-announced-nomadland-opening-the-san-diego-international-film-festival/
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- DirectorChloé ZhaoStarsFrances McDormandDavid StrathairnLinda MayA woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.Opening Night Film - Drive-In
Winner: Audience Choice Gala - DirectorRick KornStarsBill AyresJeannine AyresHarry BelafonteDocumentary about the life of Harry Chapin.
- DirectorEdward HallStarsDan StevensIsla FisherAimee-Ffion EdwardsA spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.World Premiere
- DirectorEkwa MsangiStarsNtare Guma Mbaho MwineZainab JahJayme LawsonReunited after 17 years, an Angolan immigrant is joined in the U.S. by his wife and daughter. Now strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance that may help them overcome the distance between them.Winner: Best Drama Feature
- DirectorGabriel RangeStarsJohnny FlynnMarc MaronJena MaloneChronicles the young David Bowie's first visit to the US in 1971 - a trip that inspired the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust."World Premiere"
- DirectorJohn CarlucciBrandon LaGankeStarsCharlie TahanKara HaywardPineapple TangaroaA directionless, young campus bus driver and a security guard strike up a strange friendship.Opening Night Film - Virtual Village
Winner: Best Feature Film and Audience Choice Feature - DirectorBastian GüntherStarsDouglas M. GriffinDavid M. WelchJoe ColeIn a small town in Texas, an annual endurance contest (Hands On) to win a pickup truck promises thrilling entertainment to spectators and the chance of a lifetime to participants, but ends in real tragedy.
- DirectorBrahmanand S. SinghTanvi JainStarsBoman IraniTannishtha ChatterjeeSanjay SuriIn a twinkle of an eye, a life-altering disappearance of her 7-year old kid brother sets Jhalki off on a mission to find him at all costs.150 Million Magical Sparrows
Winner: Best International Feature - DirectorTom SullivanStarsDónall Ó HéalaiSaise QuinnDara DevaneyIreland, 1845. As the famine progresses, a fisherman unable to protect his family is subsumed by darkness until a helpless little girl saves him from despair.
- DirectorStephen KunkenJack LewarsStarsFinnerty SteevesJeff TalbottJohn PankowThis sharp-witted dramedy studies a middle-aged NYC theatre actress suddenly forced to figure out the kind of person she wants to portray in real life when her marriage comes to an end after she catches her husband cheating.Winner: Best Ensemble Cast
- DirectorMatthys BoshoffStarsMarius WeyersSandra PrinslooCharlie BouguenonSouth African wilderness 1800's. Five years after their mother's death, preadolescent Rachel and 5-year-old Jamie find themselves on their way to the virgin gold fields with their father Herman as he tries to start a new life. When Jamie goes missing in a freak blizzard, Rachel braves the snowstorm to search for her little brother in the 19th-century South-African wilderness.
- DirectorScott AbramovitchStarsTony HaleElisha CuthbertDanielle BrooksA man who leads a dull life accidentally stalks an old college classmate, actress Elizabeth Banks, on social media. He rediscovers more of himself and the true meaning of friendship in his attempts to prove he knows her.Winner: Best Comedy Feature
- DirectorTalya LavieStarsAvigail HarariRan Khalil DankerDan AmroussiFollowing a fight in their honeymoon suite on the night of their wedding, a bride and groom embark on a surreal urban odyssey through the streets of Jerusalem.
- DirectorEliza SchroederStarsCelia ImrieShannon TarbetShelley ConnA young woman wishes to fulfill her mother's dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London. To do this, she enlists the help of an old friend and her grandma.Closing Night Film
- DirectorPaul ShoulbergStarsRoberta ColindrezJohn OrtizJudith LightMs. White Light is the story of Lex Cordova, a young woman who counsels terminally ill clients that have trouble letting go. While proving uniquely talented in her ability to connect with the dying, Lex is at a total loss when it comes to dealing with everyone else. When Valerie, a sharp-tongued free spirit who simply has no time for her own mortality, refuses to play by Lex's rules, Lex is forced to question her own decisions, and must decide if the business of dying is truly worth it...even at the cost of living her life.
- DirectorFranco VerdoiaStarsEsteban MeloniGabriel GoityGladys FlorimonteIn the midst of a family vacation, an unexpected reunion updates Pablo's childhood trauma. Confronted by the irony of chance, he begins a disturbing return to the landscapes of his childhood, dragging his wife Raquel and his son João in this process. Pablo decides to remain there, recovering the past to alter a memory that conditioned his entire life.
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- DirectorCooper RaiffStarsCooper RaiffDylan GelulaAmy LandeckerA lonely college freshman forges a strong connection with his resident assistant during a fraternity party.
- DirectorPrarthana MohanStarsDavid ArquetteMegan SuriPriyanka BoseWhen a bullied Indian teen forges her mother's signature to test out of high school, she discovers she must pay a test fee by the 7th period, leaving her no choice but to turn to the students she desperately wants to leave.Winner: Chris Brinker Award
- DirectorCharlotte DauphinStarsAstrid Bergès-FrisbeyJames ThierréeAnouk GrinbergAn intimate portrait of a woman's mental confrontation and drifting between dream and reality after experiencing loss.
- DirectorCasimir NozkowskiStarsBrian Tyree HenrySonequa Martin-GreenSunita ManiAn introverted editor living a vertical life in his 2nd-floor apartment, locks himself out of his building and is forced to go horizontal and confront the world he's been avoiding in search of a way back inside.
- DirectorLauren FashStarsMichael TruccoRobyn LivelyShanola HamptonA year after Charlie's daughter disappears, another girl from Elrod, Georgia goes missing. Convinced there is a connection, Charlie draws suspicion and contempt from local law enforcement and townspeople as she stops at nothing to expose its most devastating and darkest secret.Winner: Best Thriller Feature
- DirectorLayla Zhuqing JiStarsXianjun FuKahoe HonWilson HsuWhen both the victim's mother and the murderer's mother find out about the unknown sides of their sons, they have some tough decisions to make in this "We Media Era." What we see may be the facts, but not necessarily the truth.
- DirectorBrian MorrisonStarsJonathan HancockWalking 5,800 miles around the United States, Veteran Jonathan Hancock uses the solitude of the road and the company of his fellow Marine brothers and the families of their fallen to successfully manage his wounds from war.
- DirectorKeren PerlmutterStarsAvraham PerlmutterJan SmitMientje BeijersAvraham is ten years old when his life changes forever. After Nazis arrive in his hometown of Vienna, Austria, his parents send him to the Netherlands. But the invading German army soon follows. During the ensuing war-torn years, Avraham braves harrowing captures, daring escapes, torturous hiding, and heartbreaking losses. Yet he also experiences the goodness of humanity through the strangers who help him. Based on Avraham's #1 bestselling autobiography, this inspirational documentary is more than just a remarkable story of survival, it's a testament to human kindness, even in the darkest of hours, and to the achievements made possible through relentless perseverance.