The Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival, hosted annually in San Jose and Campbell, is back in theaters for the first time since 2020, running Tuesday, Aug. 16, through Aug. 29.
在2021年和今年早些时候,音乐节虚拟地成为Cinejoy。在重返现场编程时,Cinequest主题是“兴高采烈”,因为它展示了220部电影(包括130部世界或美国首映),并添加了一个新的啤酒花园,展示了现场音乐和站立喜剧。
通行证为$ 179- $ 650。开幕之夜的门票为20美元;$ 14的一般门票(有ID学生9美元);小牛精神活动15美元。对于完整的计划和购买门票,请转到www.cinequest.org。
Here’s a look at 11 highlights from this year’s lineup:
‘Linoleum’
Cinequest以2022年特立独行的精神奖得主吉姆·加菲甘(Jim Gaffigan)主演的这部超现实喜剧剧《挫败梦想》(Thewarted Dreams)主演,这是一个主持儿童科学节目的潜在宇航员。当他目睹一辆红色跑车从天上掉下来时,他的生活突然转变。Gaffigan将参加屏幕后的问答。
晚上7:308月16日,星期二。加利福尼亚剧院,圣何塞第一街345号。
‘#kidsontech’
一所无设备的硅谷学校,迎合科技工人的孩子,圣罗莎学院的一所学院,为其低收入学生提供Chromebook,以及一位Google设计师和他的妻子致力于确保他们的孩子与现实生活的互动纪录片中的受试者探讨了技术对儿童发展的影响。
下午3:158月18日,星期四。圣何塞Paseo de San Antonio 101 Hammer剧院中心;下午1点8月28日和下午4:458月29日。坎贝尔(Campbell)的Pruneyard Cinemas,1875 S. Bascom Ave.。
“我们接下来要做什么”
进步的纽约城市委员会成员桑迪(Karen Pittman) faces a reckoning on her ambitions when the young woman (Michelle Veintimilla) she inadvertently abetted in a murder is released from prison. Writer/director Stephen Belber examines political idealism versus cynical pragmatism in this tense, claustrophobic drama. Corey Stoll (“House of Cards”) co-stars.
7:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18. Hammer Theatre Center; 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19. California Theatre.
‘我们是Hinphy’
This in-depth documentary investigates hyphy, the hip-hop offshoot born in 1990s Oakland, looking at both the music and the Bay Area conditions that made it possible. Among the local luminaries featured are recording artist and actor Benjamin Earl Turner, actor and writer Rafael Casal, and rapper Kamaiyah.
2:20 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, California Theatre; 2:45 p.m. Aug. 28, Pruneyard Cinemas.
‘Rough Edges’
旧金山的技术作家和一位圣何塞艺术家在BDSM俱乐部挂钩,他们的一晚摊位演变成暂时的关系,他们探索彼此的扭结,并试图使事情变得随意。作家/导演查尔斯·里昂斯(Charles Lyons)从演员蒂姆·霍尔斯(Tim Huls)和菲比·琼斯(Phoebe Jones)引起了出色的表演,这是对身体亲密关系的一对,但犹豫不决地揭示了情感上的脆弱性。
8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. 3Below Theaters, 288 S. Second St, San Jose; 9 p.m. Aug. 27, Pruneyard Cinemas.
“在戒指中”
An oral history of wrestling from an LGBTQ perspective emerges in Ry Levey’s engaging documentary. Bountiful clips celebrate the wrestling circuit’s rock-’em-sock-’em action, dazzling costumes and outsized personalities, while depicting the homophobia facing LGBTQ wrestlers historically and the ongoing fight for a more open and inclusive sport.
2:50 p.m. Aug. 21. Hammer Theatre Center; 2:45 p.m. Aug. 25 and 1:45 p.m. Aug. 27. Pruneyard Cinemas.
‘格里·洛佩兹(Gerry Lopez)的阳和阳
When “Riding Giants,” Stacy Peralta’s documentary about the history of surf culture, came out 18 years ago, Gerry Lopez was among the elite surfers featured. Peralta’s latest work gives the spotlight solely to the Hawaiian native. Amiable and self-aware, Lopez spins the tale of an adventurous life in a film chock-full of footage of his graceful and daring athleticism.
下午7点8月23日。加利福尼亚剧院。
“停产”
现实只是一个模拟,演出将被取消。这对莎拉(Ashley Hutchinson,在一个引人注目的屏幕上首次亮相)来说应该是个好消息,每天的存在是一场挣扎。但是,相反,她通过在这部科幻喜剧中拥抱自己的生活而震惊了自己。
下午7点八月。23. 3Below Theaters; 12:45 p.m. Aug. 26 and 9:15 p.m. Aug. 28. Pruneyard Cinemas.
“卡门”
34年后,卡门(令人眼花nat乱的纳塔斯查·麦克尔洪(Natascha McElhone))被迫担任牧师兄弟的管家,被迫在一个充满古怪的马耳他村庄重塑自己。导演瓦莱丽·布哈吉(Valerie Buhagiar)在1980年代的低调戏剧性的戏剧中,坦率地倾斜了一座僵化的天主教教堂和小小的城镇居民。
7:10 p.m. Aug. 23. Hammer Theatre Center; noon Aug. 26. Pruneyard Cinemas.
'梦想之地'
In the near future, the U.S. Census Bureau collects data on citizens’ dreams in a bid to control their psyches. Iranian immigrant Simin (Sheila Vand) records people’s dreams for the bureau and uses the more interesting ones for a personal social media project. Co-scripted by the late celebrated screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière (“The Unbearable Lightness of Being”), this surreal political satire unfolds like a dream. Matt Dillon and Isabella Rossellini costar.
下午7点八月。24. Hammer Theatre Center.
‘Sonic Fantasy’
声音工程师是在录音室中录制和混合音乐的人。这部引人入胜的纪录片向制片人昆西·琼斯(Quincy Jones)的长期合作者布鲁斯·瑞典人(Bruce Swedien)致敬。导演马科斯·卡博塔(MarcosCabotá)专注于瑞典人作为迈克尔·杰克逊(Michael Jackson)的“惊悚片”的工程师的最大成就,为有史以来最畅销专辑的制作过程增添了宝贵的见解。
7:15 p.m. Aug. 24. California Theatre Center; 6:30 p.m Aug. 28 and 7 p.m. Aug. 29. Pruneyard Cinemas.