Join us for Montclair Film’s first Summer Showcase weekend—a full weekend of festival-worthy films in June as part of the Prudential Presents North To Shore Festival. It includes 24 incredible fiction and documentary films that have not been widely released.

Tickets are $17 ($15 for Montclair Film Members).

Paul Giamatti In Conversation with Stephen Colbert
June 29, 2024 at 8:00pm at NJPAC
Join Stephen Colbert in a one-on-one conversation with Paul Giamatti for an evening you won’t want to miss.

 

Montclair Film’s Summer Showcase

OPENING FILM: SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY
Directors: Peter Ettedgui, Ian Bonhôte
The inspirational story of the actor Christopher Reeve who, after an accident left him paralyzed, became a powerful advocate for people with disabilities.
Thursday, June 27, 7:30pm, Clairidge 2
Thursday, June 27, 8:00pm, Clairidge 1

 

1-800-ON-HER-OWN
Director: Dana Flor
Singer, songwriter, and guitar goddess Ani DiFranco’s D.I.Y. ethos inspired a generation of musicians, but came at an unexpected cost.
Friday, June 28, 7:00pm, Clairidge 1

 

CENTERPIECE FILM: SING SING
Director: Greg Kwedar
A community of incarcerated men unite to create a unique piece of theater that will transform their lives.
Friday, June 28, 7:30pm, Clairidge 2

 

SUGARCANE
Directors: Emily Kassie, Julian Brave Noisecat
An investigation into the Canadian Indian residential school system that ignited a reckoning in the lives of survivors and descendants.
Friday, June 28, 8:00pm, Clairidge 4

 

LAST SUMMER
Director: Catherine Breillat
Anne, lives in perfect harmony with her husband Pierre and their six and eight-year-old daughters, in Paris, until Théo, 17, Pierre’s son from a previous marriage, moves in with them.
Friday, June 28, 8:30pm, Clairidge 5

 

GREEN BORDER
Director: Agnieszka Holland
At the border between Belarus and Poland, a Syrian family fleeing war find themselves stuck with dozens of other families, at the mercy of the military.
Saturday, June 29, 12:00pm, Clairidge 2

 

BREAK THE GAME
Director: Jane Wagner
After coming out as trans, world-record-holding gamer Narcissa Wright loses her massive fan base. To win them back, she sets out to break a new record and livestreams every minute of her quest.
Saturday, June 29, 1:00pm, Clairidge 5

 

MAJORITY RULES
Director: AJ Schnack
The story of how ranked choice voting transformed electoral politics in Alaska and, if given the chance, might just help save American Democracy.
Saturday, June 29, 2:00pm, Clairidge 4

 

DORY PREVIN: ON MY WAY TO WHERE
Directors: Dianna Dilworth, Julia Greenberg
A chronicle of the genius of songwriter Dory Previn on her journey from classic Hollywood movie lyricist to cult singer-songwriter.
Saturday, June 29, 3:00pm, Clairidge 1

 

WIDOW CLIQUOT
Director: Thomas Napper
After her husband’s untimely death, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot flouts convention by assuming the reins of their fledgling wine business, revolutionizing the champagne industry to become one of the world’s first great businesswomen.
Saturday, June 29, 4:00pm, Clairidge 2

 

CROSSING
Director: Levan Akin
Lia, a world-weary former schoolteacher from the nation of Georgia, heads to Istanbul to fulfill her recently deceased sister’s last wish – to find her long lost daughter.
Saturday, June 29, 4:30pm, Clairidge 5

 

SKYWALKERS: A LOVE STORY
Director: Jeff Zimbalist
Co-Director: Maria Bukhonina
Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, a pair of Moscow daredevils who have made a career out of scaling some of the world’s tallest buildings. They’re also in love, which means their date nights are a touch riskier than yours.
Saturday, June 29, 5:30pm, Clairidge 4

 

DÌDI (弟弟)
Director: Sean Wang
In 2008, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.
Saturday, June 29, 6:00pm, Clairidge 1

 

MY OLD ASS
Director: Megan Park
An 18th birthday mushroom trip brings Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self.
Saturday, June 29, 7:00pm, Clairidge 2

 

DAUGHTERS
Directors: Angela Patton, Natalie Rae
Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail.
Saturday, June 29, 7:30pm, Clairidge 5

 

A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY
Director: Rachel Elizabeth Seed
A filmmaker ventures into the archives of her photographer mother to construct a personal story of love, loss, and finding someone in the work they leave behind.
Sunday, June 30, 12:30pm, Clairidge 2

 

MAYA AND THE WAVE
Director: Stephanie Johnes
World-champion Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira battles against monster waves as well as chauvinism in the field of competitive surfing.
Sunday, June 30, 2:00pm, Clairidge 5

 

A HOUSE IS NOT A DISCO
Director: Brian J. Smith
A curious and empathetic look into the present-day life experiences of those who live, work, and pursue a season of pleasure in the world’s most radically queer, “homo-normative” community: Fire Island Pines.
Sunday, June 30, 2:30pm, Clairidge 4

 

PRECONCEIVED
Directors: Sabrine Keane, Kate Dumke
An examination of the pervasive but overlooked presence of Crisis Pregnancy Centers, exploring the complex role of deception, finances, faith, and privacy.
Sunday, June 30, 3:00pm, Clairidge 1

 

BETWEEN THE TEMPLES
Director: Nathan Silver
The hilarious story of a cantor at the end of his rope who finds new inspiration when he takes a late life convert to Judaism under his wing.
Sunday, June 30, 3:30pm, Clairidge 2

 

XCLD: THE STORY OF CANCEL CULTURE
Director: Ferne Pearlstein
An exploration of the evolution of Cancel Culture, from its history in different forms, to its contemporary genesis on Black Twitter, to where it is today.
Sunday, June 30, 5:00pm, Clairidge 5

 

20,000 SPECIES OF BEES
Director: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
An achingly tender story of a family’s path to acceptance of a young child whose gender expression defies their expectations.
Sunday, June 30, 5:30pm, Clairidge 4

 

JANET PLANET
Director: Annie Baker
11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet.
Sunday, June 30, 6:00pm, Clairidge 1

 

CLOSING FILM: LUTHER NEVER TOO MUCH
Director: Dawn Porter
A beautiful portrait of the life and work of iconic musical performer Luther Vandross, from childhood talent to worldwide fame.
Sunday, June 30, 7:00pm, Clairidge 2