Gena, a queer artist from a small town in Russia, stages radical performances in public that become a new form of art and activism—and put her life in danger.

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Run Time 98 min

English Subtitles

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OPENING NIGHT FILM

Wed. May 24 @7pm

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USFS

A group of hooligans from a decaying ex-mining city cling to their soccer team’s success as though their lives depend on it. When they face a series of personal and communal collapses, it seems that the whole world is changing — but will they? freedom, and justice.

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Run Time 81 min

English Subtitles

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Thurs. May 25 @2:00pm

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Edison Theatre

A family re-enacts the unbelievable, twisting true story of how their immigrant father Jerry, a recently divorced and retired Florida man, was unexpectedly recruited by the Chinese police to be an undercover agent in an international money laundering investigation.

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Run Time 75 min

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Thurs. May 25 @5:30pm

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Edison Theatre

When a heartbroken young artist is sucked into a unicorn-run alternate dimension, they must help conquer a dark force in order to bring peace to the kingdom and themselves.

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Run Time 90 min

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Thurs. May 25 @8:00pm

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USFS

 An aspiring hospital chaplain begins a yearlong residency in spiritual care, only to discover that to successfully tend to her patients, she must look deep within herself.

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Run Time 93 min

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Fri. May 26 @11:00am

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Edison

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Sponsored by Mammoth Lakes Lions Club

 A poignant profile of a smart and gifted teenage girl who desperately wants to go to college but has to face hard choices in the wake of her mother's tragic passing and her father's need for daily assistance.

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Run Time 53 min

English Subtitles

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Fri. May 26 @ 1:30pm

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Edison

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Sponsored by Volunteer Eastern Sierra

LaLa's plan to leave her abusive boyfriend Daddy crumbles around her when she realizes someone is watching her every move.

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Run Time 107 min

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Fri. May 26 @ 4:00pm

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Edison Theatre

 Benjamin tells his ex-girlfriend Angie that he joined a leftist terrorist cell to avenge her from being fired by an awful right-wing talk radio station. His wild story revolves around a hallucinogenic vinyl record album, and Angie suspects he’s making it all up just to get her back.

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Run Time 84 min

English Subtitles

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Fri. May 26 @ 6:30pm

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USFS

Trash-filled love ensues when a quirky antique shop owner searches for her missing father and falls for a determined dog lawyer along the way.

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Run Time 51 min

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Fri. May 26 @ 8:30pm

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USFS

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Sponsored by Black Tie Adventure Rentals

An ensemble of hypnotic instruments and choir weave together, intersect, and thread sonic and visual information in an unconventional approach to musical film.

 

Run Time 81 min

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Sat. May 27 @ 12:00pm

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Edison

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NOTE: For Mature Audiences Due to Sexual Content and Nudity

When Son begins a mysterious new business venture instructing strangers over the phone, Mother can’t help but involve herself. Mother plus Son to the power of gravity.

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Run Time 65 min

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Sat May 27 @ 2:30pm

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Edison Theatre

Diana, an aging sex worker, comes back to a town at the foot of a cliff, between a rubbish dump, barns, and a forest, where people form incestuous relationships and hold painful secrets.

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Run Time 75 min

English Subtitles

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Sat. May 27 @ 5:00pm

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USFS

The untold story of black male exotic dancing in south Los Angeles and how it intersects with the origins of hip hop, gang culture, and kung fu assassins.

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Run Time 113 min

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Sat. May 27 @ 5:00pm

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Edison Theatre

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NOTE: For Mature Audiences Due to Mature Themes and Nudity

An enigmatic drifter with terminal cancer lives his dream of floating down the Mississippi River on a ramshackle houseboat — until locals start to question his story.

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Run Time 86 min

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Sat. May 27 @7:30pm

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USFS

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Sponsored by Ground Up Climbing Guides

Taka, a shiftless young man, teams up with a quirky new friend and an edgy, mysterious young girl, on a quest to find his brother who has been kidnapped by a pack of vicious monster cats determined to execute unscrupulous pet shop owners.

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Run Time 86 min

English Subtitles

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Sun. May 28 @10:30am

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USFS

Ranjit takes on the fight of his life when he seeks justice for his 13-year old daughter, the victim of a gang rape.

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Run Time 125 min

English Subtitles

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Sun. May 28 @ 12:30pm

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USFS

Interviewees are exposed both physically and mentally in this irreverent look at Israeli masculinity, through a series of interviews with men from a broad range of ages and backgrounds.

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Run Time 60 min

English subtitles

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Sun. May 28 @ 12:30pm

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Edison Theatre

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NOTE: For Mature Audiences Due to Nudity

A stranger arrives in an isolated village and the locals suspect his involvement in constructing a highway nearby; their intolerance gradually builds to open conflict. Jana falls in love with him and sees the danger; she’s the only one who can save him.

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Run Time 82 min

English Subtitles

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Sun. May 28 @2:45pm

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Edison Theatre

Approaching the end of his twenties, a man impulsively decides to quit his cushy desk job and “embrace life” — only to realize he doesn’t really have one.

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Run Time 78 min

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Sun. May 28 @ 5:00pm

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USFS

Four outspoken Black transgender sex workers explore the dichotomy between the Black community and themselves, confronting long-avoided issues with deep insight, thoughtfulness, and a tart sense of humor

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Run Time 73 min

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Sun. May 28 @ 7:30pm

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Mineret Cinema