Film Series

(2023) UK, PG-13, 100 min | Biography, Drama, History Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the 'Iron Lady of Israel,' faced during the Yom Kippur War. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy008gWLCGo

(2023) Finland, 81 min | Comedy, Drama In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usReZGPdlsA

(2022) Romania, 125 min | Drama A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias returns to his multi-ethnic Transylvanian village. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son, Rudi. The film is a non-judgmental analysis of the driving forces of human behavior when confronted with the unknown, […]

(2021) France, 106 min | Drama Based on French journalist Florence Aubenas's bestselling non-fiction work Le Quai de Ouistreham, investigating rising precarity in French society through her experiences in the northern port city of Caen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdPnov8PVhc

(2023) PG-13, 105 min | Drama, History, WarThe commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.4 Academy Award Nominations:Best PictureBest International FilmBest Director,  Jonathan GlazerBest Adapted Screenplay,  Jonathan GlazerBest Sound, Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFNtVaAuVYY

(2023) France, PG-13, 135 min | Drama, History, Romance The story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin, the gourmet she has been working for over the last 20 years. Growing fonder of one another, their bond turns into a romance and gives rise to delicious dishes that impress even the world's most illustrious chefs. […]

(2023) France, 107 min | DocumentaryBetween light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappear. Filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses to fill in their absence.Academy Award Nominated:Best Documentary Feature Filmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUsu78a5phM

(1968) G, 149 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR_e9y-bka0

The Fort Myers Film Festival’s 14th annual event will include BIG ARTS this year!  The festival will have select films screening May 23-May 25 in BIG ARTS Christensen Performance Hall.

Annie Baker, 2023, US, PG-13, 113 min
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet.

Kore-eda Hirokazu, 2023, Japan, PG-13, 127 min
When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong.

2023, US, R, 117 min
After unapologetic and fiercely loyal Inez kidnaps her son Terry from the foster care system, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.