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FRIDAY 15 NOVEMBER
USA, France 2019
94 mins
SWALLOW
Carlo Mirabella-Davis
18:30 | GATE NARRATIVE
Hunter (an award-winning performance from Haley Bennett) has a seemingly idyllic life. She stays at home in her perfect house, wishing to be the perfect wife and daughter-in-law for her new husband and his wealthy parents. When Hunter discovers she is pregnant, control
of her own life is taken over by her new family. Then, one day, Hunter swallows a glass marble, soon to be followed by even more dangerous objects... Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ debut feature is an intricate mix of body-horror thriller and social satire, fusing queasy delight with an on- point commentary of our times. SE
Winner, Best Actress, Haley Bennett, Tribeca Film Festival, 2019
DISCO
Jorunn Myklebust Syversen
18:45 | GATE NARRATIVE
Mirjam (Josefine Frida Pettersen) is a 19-year-old dancing champion, a beautiful, confident young woman with the world at her feet. She’s also a devout believer and the leader of the youth group of a hip evangelical movement called The Freedom, where her stepdad Per (Nicolai Cleve Broch) is a charismatic pastor. All seems rosy for Mirjam, though she has to confront the doubts and demons she is struggling to supress. Addressing issues of faith and communication in the modern world, this cool, unsettling feature from Jorunn Myklebust Syversen is a supremely confident drama that dazzles and unnerves. MH
Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival, 2019
RECORDER: THE MARION STOKES PROJECT
Matt Wolf
20:15 | TRISKEL DOCUMENTARY
A beautiful bounty of archival wonder, Recorder is a portrait of Marion Stokes, an African American intellectual and activist who spent 30 years secretly recording every US television channel, collating over 70,000 VHS tapes and capturing every news event of the late- twentieth century. An advocate for the importance of discourse, debate and open dialogue, Marion believed strongly in the potential of media to shape public opinion and the power of propaganda. Intertwining Marion’s own life with the current affairs she obsessively recorded for so many years, the film is an incredible time capsule and a unique ode to Marion’s unconventional life. RG
Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival, 2019
There will be a post-screening Q&A with producer Kyle Martin.
Norway
2019
Photo: Jørgen Nordby, Mer Film
94 mins Subtitled
Second Chance Sun 17 Nov | 16:00 | Gate
USA 97 mins + Q&A 2019
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