2027 Series: Becoming
Each film in this series considers the beauties and difficulties of our everyday experiences by centering on characters caught in liminal spaces, and the ways these spaces equip them for the life ahead.Every film will be screened at Wealthy Theater.
Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
In Brussels, a Romanian construction worker crosses paths with a bryologist just before he is supposed to return to his country.
An aging Spanish woman in Tangier resists her daughter’s plan to sell her home. She fights to keep her home, reclaims belongings and rediscovers love and desire.
Mature content. Viewer discretion is advised.
Set in 1889 France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie. They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
Mature content. Viewer discretion is advised.
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
Mature content. Viewer discretion is advised.