Film

In The Mood For Awkward We all have been in that awkward moment, but can you imagine living in a world where awkwardness is the rule and there is no place for normalcy? This cluster of films is filled with those moments we live, literally or metaphorically. One of them will give you David Lynch vibes, another will bring back teenage memories. You will be witness to a condo meeting with a twist, then join a conversation about feminism that may end up in divorce. Welcome to Awkwardland, the place where awkward moments are a way of life.

South Florida LOCAL FILMMAKERS - This segment showcases an inspired local generation of filmmakers delighting us with an abundance of creativity and technical skills. Witness animation that will take you to an overwhelming reality then meets a movie editor attempting to edit his own life. One of the short films will prove that art not only can survive a pandemic but can also beat it. Of course, Florida can be a perfect holiday destination, but it can also become a nightmare born of your deepest fears. These films prove that Florida is much more than beaches and oranges, it is also Cinema!

With "Masculin Féminin", ruthless stylist and iconoclast Jean-Luc Godard introduces the world to "the children of Marx and Coca-Cola," through a gang of restless youths engaged in hopeless love affairs with music, revolution, and one another. French New Wave icon Jean-Pierre Léaud stars as Paul, an idealistic would-be intellectual struggling to forge a relationship with the adorable pop star Madeleine (real-life yé-yé girl Chantal Goya). Through their tempestuous affair, Godard fashions a candid and wildly funny free-form examination of youth culture in pulsating 1960s Paris, mixing satire and tragedy as only Godard can.

In a dreary Paris suburb, Franz (Sami Frey) and Arthur (Claude Brasseur) don’t have money, jobs, or prospects, but they do have a black convertible and a shared romantic interest in Odile (Anna Karina). When Odile lets slip that a stash of cash is ineptly hidden in the isolated villa where she lives, the men hatch a plan to take it for themselves. Piece of cake, but then... A jeu d’esprit, with Godardian set pieces including the trio line-dancing “Le Madison” (later appropriated by Quentin Tarantino for Pulp Fiction) and then “doing” the Louvre in record time.

Small-time crook Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) steals a car and murders a policeman. While on the run, he reconnects with Patricia (Jean Seberg), a journalism student living in Paris, and tries to convince her to escape with him to Italy. And so, the groundwork is laid for one of the most influential films in cinema history, oft-imitated but never replicated. "Breathless", an early example of the hip French New Wave, is a non-stop thrill featuring star turns by Seberg and Belmondo, strikingly sharp black-and-white photography from lauded cinematographer Raoul Coutard, and then-revolutionary jump-cutting. Director Jean-Luc Godard melds it all together to form one of the absolute coolest films ever made.

FilmGate Miami’s reimagined actor, writer and industry meet-up is back LIVE! This is the longest running Florida cold read event, that has open opportunities so many films! For October the theme is: spooky! This event features a read-through of screenplays and welcomes industry professionals to witness the talent Miami has to offer and to network. You will get to experience the first cold read of these exclusive scripts that are currently in their pre-production phase. Our mission with WTD is to craft, critic and expand works and performances, coming from our South Florida artists.

Join us as we screen Documentary Films from members of our Artists Collective. These mini documentary films tell the stories of the Underrepresented community of people in media from LGBTQ, BIPOC, and persons with Special Needs, which we like to call their Super Powers. We are also inviting Industry Professionals to come and meet our team of Artists. We represent a community of Directors, Cinematographers, Graphic Designers, and Editors just to name a few. This is an opportunity to network!

Starring Matt Damon as a manipulative sociopath who'll do anything to protect his secrets and Jude Law as the young socialite who becomes the object of his obsession, this tense and intelligent thriller didn't make quite as much of a splash as Anthony Minghella's previous film, the Academy Award juggernaut "The English Patient", but it still thrilled audiences and critics alike and went on to garner nominations for its suspenseful screenplay, its haunting original score, and Jude Law's performance.

Gloria Swanson is Norma Desmond, an aging silent film queen, and William Holden is Joe Gillis, the struggling writer who is held in thrall to her madness. Together, Swanson and Gillis delivered two of the silver screen's most memorable performances in this riveting Hollywood melodrama. Solidifying his status as one of America's best filmmakers, Billy Wilder weaves a bizarre and lurid tale of desperation into a cinematic classic. From the unforgettable opening sequence to the inevitable unfolding of its protagonists' tragic destinies, it's easy to see why Sunset Boulevard is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. It's the definitive statement on the dark side of fame, often imitated but never duplicated.

For forty uninterrupted years, Robert Moses exploited those in office through a mix of charm and intimidation. Motivated at first by a determination to improve the lives of New York City’s workers, he created parks, bridges and 627 miles of expressway to connect the people to the great outdoors. Faced with resistance by protest groups campaigning for a very different idea of what the city should become, will the weakness of democracy be exposed in the face of his charismatic conviction? Ralph Fiennes stars as Moses in this stage production presented by National Theatre Live and filmed at London's Bridge Theatre.