Author name: Marcus Stevanoski

From a Japanese animated fantasy to an Irish documentary about the importance of philosophy in schools, the IFS is screening some unmissable films in 2024.

These three diverse films– Uproar (2023), Singin’ in the Rain (1952) and Olga (2021) will be screening at the Gala Cinema, Warrawong next year for all IFS members.

Spain, 2021 | 114 mins | Comedy/Drama | Spanish
A wealthy businessman hires a neurotic director to produce his crowning achievement, a brilliant art film.

England, 2021 | 95 mins | Drama | English
Two lonely people develop an unexpected deep connection despite the lingering legacy of past relationships and emotional turmoil.

Iceland, 2021 | 70 mins | Documentary | Icelandic
An overqualified basketball coach leads a girls’ team aiming to break down cultural barriers, but his intense and controversial training program sees the bar constantly raised to new heights.

UK, 2022 | 101 mins | Drama | English
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between miniDV footage as she tries to reconcile the father she knew, with the man she didn’t.

UK, 2021 | 104 mins | Action/Comedy | English
Martial artist-in-training Ria believes she must save her older sister Lena from impending marriage. After enlisting her friends’ help, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious wedding heist in the name of independence and sisterhood.

USA, 2021 | 101 mins | Comedy/Drama | English
Dave and his working-class friends spend their post-high school days in Indiana, sparring with snooty students from the local university, chasing girls and– in Dave’s case– dreaming of joining the university’s annual bicycle endurance race.

USA, 1991 | 112 mins | Drama | English/Gullah
In 1902, the Peazant family gathers at their traditional island home one last time before migrating north for a better life. But long-simmering tensions within the family come to a boil as they grapple with their identity and survival.

Denmark/France/Norway/Sweden, 2021 | 90 mins | Documentary | Danish/Dari
The remarkable true story of Amin Nawabi, an Afghan refugee who grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years. It now threatens to derail the life he has built for himself, and his soon-to-be husband, in Denmark.