⭐️ “[Jacquelyn] Mills contructs true art.” —POV Magazine
⭐️ “Arresting visual and aural storytelling.” —The Globe and Mail
⭐️ “Nature is embedded deep in the very form of the film.” —Film Quarterly

At the Belcourt THIS COMING Wed-Sun, Mar 22-26, Jacquelyn Mills’ documentary GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE is an immersion into the rich ecosystem of Sable Island, a remote sliver of land in the Northwest Atlantic. At Wed, Mar 22’s 8pm screening, an introduction from Jonathan Rattner, associate professor of cinema and media arts at @vanderbiltu. Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/GEOGRAPHIES).

The film follows Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who has lived there for over 40 years collecting, cleaning and documenting marine litter that persistently washes up on the island’s shores. Shot on 16mm and created using eco-friendly filmmaking techniques, GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE is a playful and reverent collaboration with the natural world filled with arresting images and made with an activist spirit. ...

“In prison, dinner was always a big thing…. Paulie did the prep work – he was doing a year for contempt – and he had this wonderful system for doing the garlic.”

#MartinScorsese’s GOODFELLAS this Fri-Tue, Mar 17-21 (ticket link in bio, or bit.ly/Belcourt-GOODFELLAS). ...

“A slow-boiling knockout….” —Manohla Dargis @nytimes.

Opening this Fri, Mar 17, #DavyChou’s RETURN TO SEOUL — starring first-time actor Ji-min Park (tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/RETURN-TO-SEOUL <http://bit.ly/RETURN-TO-SEOUL). ...

⭐️ “Masterful… A story of natural wonder, elemental beauty, and human folly.” —LA Times
⭐️ “A film of sturdy and stunning beauty.” —Sight & Sound
⭐️ “A cinematic original.” —Variety

Opening this Fri, Mar 17, Hlynur Pálmason’s GODLAND. In the late 19th century, a Danish priest makes the perilous trek to Iceland’s southeastern coast with the intention of establishing a church, but when he arrives, the reality of being an intruder in an unforgiving land tests the arrogant man of God’s resolve. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/GODLAND) ...

⭐️ “Expertly crafted with stirring grace and sensitivity.” —Hollywood Reporter
⭐️ “A jewel… Already feels like a classic.” —The Guardian
⭐️ A heartfelt, beautifully homespun tale… Remarkably moving.” —Variety

Colm Bairéad’s THE QUIET GIRL playing Fri-Thu, Mar 10-16 — with an Academy Award nomination for Best International Feature (ticket link in bio, or bit.ly/THE-QUIET-GIRL). ...

This Sun at at 3pm, 9pm (and Wed, Mar 8 at 3:15pm, 9pm) in our OscaRRR Picks, TO LESLIE with Andrea Riseborough, nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/TO-LESLIE)

Riseborough plays Leslie Rowland, a single mother and alcoholic who’s used up all of her lottery money and finds the chance to redeem herself when a motel owner (Marc Maron) offers her a job. “TO LESLIE recalls the grit of 1970s American indie cinema at its most indelible” writes #SheriLinden in #TheHollywoodReporter. ...

This weekend, we conclude Beloved: A Spotlight Series on Black Female Directors with Kasi Lemmon’s 1997 EVE’S BAYOU — screening Sat, Mar 4 at 12pm* + Sun, Mar 5 at 5:30pm — with a cast that included Jurnee Smollett, Lynn Whitfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Debbi Morgan, Meagan Good and Diahann Carroll. *After Sat’s screening, a discussion with Claudine Taaffe, Senior Lecturer and Associate Chair & Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of African American and Diaspora Studies at @VanderbiltU.

Here’s how #RogerEbert reviewed EVE’S BAYOU in 1997:

“A film of astonishing maturity and confidence — EVE’S BAYOU, one of the very best films of the year, is the debut of its writer and director, Kasi Lemmons…. That Lemmons can make a film this good on the first try is like a rebuke to established filmmakers…. EVES BAYOU resonates in the memory. It called me back for a second and third viewing. If it is not nominated for Academy Awards, then the academy is not paying attention. For the viewer, it is a reminder that sometimes films can venture into the realms of poetry and dreams.” (Nov 7, 1997)

#evesbayou @kasi_lemmons @jurneesmollett @mslynnwhitfield @samuelljackson @therealdebbimorgan @meagangood @ctinpeace #diahanncarroll ...

“TURNING RED is original, funny and tender, an affectionate reminder that adolescence is a time of life not easily tamed, and sometimes the animal inside us demands release.” —David Rooney @hollywoodreporter

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, TURNING RED screens this Sat, Mar 4 at 2:50pm + Sun, Mar 5 at 12pm (ticket link in bio, or bit.ly/TURNING-RED). ...

“Another melancholic, mature, beautifully constructed feather in the cap of [Mia] Hansen-Løve, one of the most personal (and most human) filmmakers out there.” —#CraigDLindsey @nashvillescene

Opening Fri, Feb 24, Mia Hansen-Løve’s ONE FINE MORNING starring Léa Seydoux (tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/ONE-FINE-MORNING). ...

#AyokaChenzira’s 1994 ALMA’S RAINBOW — in a new 4K restoration — this Sat, Feb 25 at 12pm* + Sun, Feb 26 at 5:30pm — part of Beloved: A Spotlight Series on Black Female Directors. And at 11am this Sat (before the 12pm screening), join us for a mixer/reception to celebrate the Beloved series. We’ll have complimentary snacks and beverages, and an intro from Belcourt staff member @sheronica_mars, who programmed the series. Then we’ll watch ALMA’S RAINBOW together…

“Chenzira’s much celebrated and award winning early work is essential viewing today as much as it was when first released in 1994.” —Julie Dash @dash_julie, presenter of the new restoration

“A gorgeous clarion call for our young Black girls, heralding the community, creativity and confidence that is the pride of our culture.” —Ava DuVernay @ava

@ayomentary @victoriousplatt @milestone_films #almasrainbow #kimwestonmoran #victoriagabrielleplatt #mizankirby #AcademyFilmArchive #TheFilmFoundation #MilestoneFilms ...