WORLD PREMIERE AT IDFA
Written and directed by DANAE ELON
A MESSAGE OF COURAGE, JUSTICE AND HOPE by the protagonist PROFESSOR DR. IZZELDIN ABUELAISH
Directed by Tal Barda
Written and Directed by Nick Butler
Produced by Nick Butler, Kyle Mac, Lucas Meeuse
Dive into the intimate world of Pat (she hates Patricia), a fiery writer on the brink of forty, plagued by an invasive and unreliable inner voice that constantly pushes her toward self-sabotage. Pat must face herself, forgive, and silence her insecurities if she wants to save her relationship with Jan—the musician she has just rekindled things with, who is struggling with an identity crisis—and repair her now fragile bond with her daughter Flavie, a teenager whose best friend is an imaginary emotional support dog named Jesus. A stay at Pat’s family cabin, in the heart of the harsh Québécois winter, unearths a childhood trauma that might just hold the key to her salvation…
Bedrock is a psychological journey across today’s Poland that weaves together stories of Poles living on Holocaust sites. Through a series of intimate encounters, this poetic film looks at the unsettling contradictions people learn to live with.
Surrounded by, and living in, oppression, injustice, deprivation, and refuge, Professor Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish chose education, wisdom, courage, and determination. When the 2008 war waged in Gaza and claimed the lives of his three daughters and his niece, he responded with bravery, faith, endurance, and steadfastness.
Set in the run-down Cloudy Falls apartment complex, the film follows tenants chosen at random by the narrator, Rita, the glib superintendent. They include Terry, a middle-aged man enamoured with the drifter squatting next door; Brigit, a YouTube spiritual debunker; and Riley, a compulsive liar whose tales are catching up with her, along with the collection of neighbours who surround them.
If Jerusalem stone could speak, it would tell this story: from Imperial Britain to Israeli occupation, Jerusalem buildings were clad in it. This is the story of how beauty and abuse go hand in hand.
