PFF SpringFest

Every fall, the Philadelphia Film Festival brings Philly film lovers the best of the year-end slate of cinematic offerings. But what about the films hitting theaters throughout the spring and summer? With PFF SpringFest, the Philadelphia Film Society presents a mid-year survey of the freshest cinematic marvels from the international festival circuit–from American indie darlings and eye-opening documentaries to acclaimed foreign titles. Each film will be having its Philadelphia premiere, ensuring that SpringFest attendees will have an early jump on the films destined to dominate cinephile conversations in the months to come.

Congratulations to PFF SpringFest Audience Award Winner

RBG

At 85, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is more beloved than ever. This fascinating documentary delves deep into her trailblazing career and a legacy that is far longer than most of her admirers realize.

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See the Full Line Up Below! Click HERE to see the full PFF SpringFest Program Guide.

OPENING NIGHT FILM

BLINDSPOTTING

CARLOS LÓPEZ ESTRADA | 2018 | USA | ENGLISH | 95 MIN
Friday, April 27 | 8:30 PM | Prince Theater
One of the breakout hits of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Blindspotting is the brainchild of real-life friends Rafael Casal and Tony-winner Daveed Diggs (Hamilton), who drew upon their own experiences of coming of age in the Bay Area to write this intense, hip-hop influenced drama about lifelong buddies whose friendship is tested when a violent incident dredges up long-simmering conflicts of race and class in rapidly-gentrifying Oakland.

Writers and stars of the film, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, are scheduled to attend and participate in a Q&A following the screening.

OPENING NIGHT PARTY
Following the Opening Night screening of Blindspotting, PFS will toast to the first-ever PFF SpringFest and celebrate a weekend of new and acclaimed indies fresh off the festival circuit. The Opening Night Party will feature light bites and complimentary drinks.

CLOSING NIGHT FILM

TULLY

JASON REITMAN | 2018 | USA | ENGLISH | 94 MIN
Sunday, April 29 | 8:30 PM | Prince Theater
In this hilarious and insightful look at motherhood, Academy Award-winner Charlize Theron stars as Marlo, an exhausted mom of three whose hectic routine is upended by an enigmatic young night nurse named Tully.

Director Jason Reitman is scheduled to attend and participate in a Q&A following the screening.

AMERICAN ANIMALS

AVA

BELIEVER

DON ARGOTT | 2018 | USA | ENGLISH | 101 MIN
Sunday, April 29 | 6:25 PM | Prince Theater
In this moving documentary, Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds works against the clock to put together an ambitious concert in Utah aimed at bridging the gap between the Mormon church and the LGBTQ community.

THE CHARMER

MILAD ALAMI | 2017 | DENMARK | DANISH, ENGLISH, FARSI | 100 MIN
Sunday, April 29 | 4:05 PM | PFS Roxy
A disquieting look at the immigrant experience, this stylish mix of psychological thriller and erotic drama tells the story of a young Iranian desperate to secure Danish citizenship by seducing a string of women.

CLOSE-KNIT

DISOBEDIENCE

SEBASTIÁN LELIO | 2018 | UK | ENGLISH | 114 MIN
Sunday, April 29 | 2:00 PM | Prince Theater
Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams star as women rekindling a passionate romance despite the rigid views of their Orthodox Jewish community in this sensitive drama from A Fantastic Woman helmer Sebastián Lelio.

EIGHTH GRADE

BO BURNHAM | 2018 | USA | ENGLISH | 93 MIN
Saturday, April 28 | 4:30 PM | Prince Theater
In comedian Bo Burnham’s sweet, funny, and painfully honest directorial debut, a shy 13-year-old girl tries to overcome her insecurities as she makes her way through her last week of eighth grade.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ANDRÉ

KATE NOVACK | 2017 | USA | ENGLISH | 94 MIN
Sunday, April 29 | 2:00 PM | PFS Roxy
This insightful documentary follows former Vogue editor and style icon André Leon Talley, who rose from humble origins to become one of the most influential figures in the Paris and New York fashion scenes.

JUPITER’S MOON

KORNÉL MUNDRUCZÓ | 2017 | HUNGARY | HUNGARIAN, ENGLISH | 128 MIN
Sunday, April 29 | 8:30 PM | PFS Roxy
After being near-fatally shot while attempting to cross into Hungary, a Syrian refugee is graced with mysterious powers of levitation in this topical, supernatural thriller from White God director Kornél Mundruczó.

KILLING JESUS

LEAVE NO TRACE

DEBRA GRANIK | 2018 | USA | ENGLISH | 108 MIN
Friday, April 27 | 6:00 PM | Prince Theater
Winter’s Bone director Debra Granik delivers another powerful portrait of characters in the margins of society in this heartbreaking story of a teenage girl living off the grid with her loving but deeply troubled father.

LOTS OF KIDS, A MONKEY AND A CASTLE

MR. FISH: CARTOONING FROM THE DEEP END

PABLO BRYANT | 2017 | USA | ENGLISH | 70 MIN
Saturday, April 28 | 2:40 PM | PFS Roxy
This insightful doc explores the career of Philly area-based political cartoonist Mr. Fish, an artist known for challenging propriety with his hilariously subversive brand of humor and penchant for gleefully shocking images.

NO DATE, NO SIGNATURE

ON BORROWED TIME

ON CHESIL BEACH

DOMINIC COOKE | 2018 | UK | ENGLISH | 110 MIN
Saturday, April 28 | 12:00 PM | Prince Theater
Saoirse Ronan and Billy Howle star as a pair of love-struck newlyweds who fumblingly attempt to consummate their marriage in the socially repressed England of 1962 in this adaptation of Ian McEwan’s best-seller.

ON THE SEVENTH DAY

JIM MCKAY | 2018 | USA | SPANISH, ENGLISH | 92 MIN
Friday, April 27 | 6:15 PM | PFS Roxy
Director Jim McKay’s intimate character study follows a group of undocumented workers from Puebla, Mexico as they strain to make ends meet in Brooklyn through the week, but let loose every weekend on the soccer field.

RBG

BETSY WEST, JULIE COHEN | 2018 | USA | ENGLISH | 97 MIN
Saturday, April 28 | 2:20 PM | Prince Theater
At 85, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is more beloved than ever. This fascinating documentary delves deep into her trailblazing career and a legacy that is far longer than most of her admirers realize.

THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS

TIM WARDLE | 2018 | USA | ENGLISH | 100 MIN
Saturday, April 28 | 6:35 PM | Prince Theater
In 1980, three strangers discovered that they were identical triplets separated at birth. This riveting doc tells the story of the triplets’ stranger-than-fiction saga of overnight fame, sudden tragedy, and a bizarre conspiracy.

WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

MORGAN NEVILLE | 2018 | USA | ENGLISH | 94 MIN
Sunday, April 29 | 4:20 PM | Prince Theater
Generations of Americans grew up with cardigan-wearing TV host Fred Rogers. In this affectionate documentary, director Morgan Neville explores the surprisingly radical man behind the public persona.

WOODPECKERS

BADGES & TICKETS

ALL ACCESS BADGE
$150 | $125 PFS Members
The ideal way to experience the first-ever PFF SpringFest! All Access Badges grant holders priority admission for one (1) to all events and film screenings, plus reserved seating!

TICKETS ON SALE
Friday, April 6 | PFS Member Pre Sale
Monday, April 9 | Public On Sale

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>Badge holders receives priority admission to all screenings and Opening Night Film & Party.
>Badge holders receive reserved seating in theaters.
> Badge does not guarantee admission; badge line admission is first come, first served.
> Priority admission is granted via the Badge Holder Line until fifteen minutes before the screening start time.
> Badge Holders arriving less than fifteen minutes before the screening start time may be required to wait for admission until after ticket holders have been seated.
>Reseverd seats will be held until film’s scheduled start time. Any badge holders admitted after the scheduled start time will be reponsilble for finding seats independently.
> No Refunds or Exchanges