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Ali Abu Awwad surveys the land with a fellow resident of Gush Etzion. (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival.)

Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 2017: Rabbi Mordechai Vardi's 'The Field'

Talking across the divide

Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival brings Rabbi Mordechai Vardi's documentary 'The Field' from Israel to Philadelphia, as two peoples learn to speak a common language. Stacia Friedman reviews.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

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'The Other Side of Hope' makes a subtle plea to Europeans. (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Film Festival.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Aki Kaurismäki’s 'The Other Side of Hope'

A Finnish auteur bids adieu

Finnish writer/director Aki Kaurismäki’s final film, 'The Other Side of Hope,' debuted at the Philadelphia Film Festival. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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Laëtitia Eïdo's Lamia and Shady Srour's Adam prepare for some big changes. (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival.)

Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 2017: Shady Srour's 'Holy Air'

The almighty euro

Writer/director/performer Shady Srour's dark comedy about a get-rich-quick scheme is a worthwhile Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival entry. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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Nahuel Pérez Biscayart's Sean shows that ACT UP was about a lot more than mourning. (Photo by Celine Nieszawer.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Robin Compillo's 'BPM (Beats per Minute)'

La vie, l'amour

Robin Compillo's feature film 'BPM (Beats per Minute)' follows a Parisian branch of ACT UP during the height of the AIDS crisis. Gary Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

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The kids are all right. (Photo by A24.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Sean Baker's 'The Florida Project'

It's a small world, after all

‘The Florida Project,’ a Philadelphia Film Festival centerpiece screening, is an astonishing slice-of-life tale. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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L to R: Santos, Honkala, and Webber get real. (Photo courtesy of Philadelphia Film Festival.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Mark Webber's 'Flesh and Blood'

Virtual reality

Philadelphia-raised director-writer-actor Mark Webber, son of activist Cheri Honkala, treats his real-life dramas as exploded fiction in the experimental, earnest 'Flesh and Blood.' A.D. Amorosi reviews.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

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Takashi Miike's 'Blade of the Immortal.' (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Film Festival.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Unconventional action flicks

Lights, camera, action

It's hard to pick your way through the Philadelphia Film Festival's 100+ options. Rob Buscher makes it a little easier for action-genre fans.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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Margot Robbie's Tonya Harding gets ready to rumble. (Photo courtesy of NEON.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Craig Gillespie's 'I, Tonya'

'I, Tonya' skates into first place

'I, Tonya,' the Philadelphia Film Festival opener, finds a new way to tell an old story. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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Tequan Richmond's David goes undercover. (Photo via nowheremichigan.com)

FirstGlance Film Festival presents 'Nowhere, Michigan'

Anywhere but here

A meth chemist on the run, a love triangle, and small-town America merge in FirstGlance Film Festival's closing feature. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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Levin and Buno test the waters in Ocean City, New Jersey. (Photo courtesy of Paul Davidson)

Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini's documentary film 'Dina'

Love is (almost) all you need

Philadelphia-based directors Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles tackle local love on the neurodiversity spectrum with the warmly humorous documentary 'Dina.' A.D. Amorosi reviews.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

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