24TH ANNUAL PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL TO FEATURE EXCEPTIONAL ARRAY OF CENTERPIECE FILMS THAT ARE SURE TO DAZZLE!
PHOENIX (Thursday, March 28, 2024) – Hold onto your popcorn! This year’s Phoenix Film Festival has an exceptional schedule of star-studded Centerpiece films that are sure to dazzle audiences! Several top highlights this year include:
“BABES”
Cast: Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, John Carroll Lynch, Hasan Minhaj
Synopsis: BABES follows inseparable childhood best friends Eden (Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau), having grown up together in NYC, now firmly in different phases of adulthood. When carefree and single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their friendship faces its greatest challenge. BABES delves into the complexities of female friendship with a blend of laughter, tears, and labor pains.
Screening Friday, April 5th at 7:00pm
“EZRA”
Cast: Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson, Tony Goldwyn, William A. Fitzgerald, Robert De Niro
Synopsis: EZRA follows Max Bernal (Bobby Cannavale), a stand-up comedian living with his father (Robert De Niro), while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra (introducing William Fitzgerald) with his ex-wife (Rose Byrne). When forced to confront difficult decisions about their son’s future, Max and Ezra embark on a cross-country road trip that has a transcendent impact on both their lives. Directed by Tony Goldwyn, who also appears in the film alongside additional cast members Vera Farmiga, Rainn Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg, EZRA is an endearing and often funny exploration of a family determined to find their way through life’s complexities with humor, compassion, and heart.
Screening Saturday, April 6th at 7:00pm
“The Idea of You”
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine, Ella Rubin, Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld, Jordan Aaron Hall, Mathilda Gianopoulos, Raymond Cham Jr., Jaiden Anthony, Viktor White, Dakota Adan
Synopsis: Based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name, The Idea of You centers on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. When Solène must step in to chaperone her teenage daughter’s trip to the Coachella Music Festival after her ex bails at the last minute, she has a chance encounter with Hayes and there is an instant, undeniable spark. As they begin a whirlwind romance, it isn’t long before Hayes’ superstar status poses unavoidable challenges to their relationship, and Solène soon discovers that life in the glare of his spotlight might be more than she bargained for.
Screening Sunday, April 7th at 4:15pm
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“Good One”
Cast: Lily Collias, Sumaya Bouhbal, Valentine Black, Diana Irvine, James Le Gros, Danny McCarthy
Synopsis: 17-year-old Sam embarks on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with her dad, Chris, and his oldest friend, Matt. As the two men quickly settle into a gently quarrelsome brotherly dynamic, airing long-held grievances, Sam attempts to mediate their disputes. But when lines are crossed and Sam’s trust is betrayed, tensions reach a fever pitch.
Screening Monday, April 8 at 7:00pm
**Director, India Donaldson, will be attending and participating in a Q&A following this screening.** |
“Janet Planet”
Cast: Julianne Nicholson, Zoe Ziegler, Elias Koteas, Will Patton, and Sophie Okonedo
Synopsis: 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. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet and her spellbinding nature. In her solitary moments, Lacy inhabits an inner world so extraordinarily detailed that it begins to seep into the outside world. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker captures a child’s experience of time passing, and the ineffability of a daughter falling out of love with her mother, in this singularly sublime film debut.
Screening Wednesday, April 10th at 7:00pm
“Avenue of the Giants”
Cast: Stephen Lang, Elsie Fisher, Luke David Blumm, Robin Weigert
Synopsis: Avenue of the Giants tells the true story of Herbert Heller who kept his miraculous escape from the Auschwitz Birkenau death march a secret for 60 years, even from his family. That is, until he meets Abbey, a young teenager whose own brush with pain and death inspires him to open up as well, leading the two of them to exchange their stories as a meaningful and healing friendship is born.
Screening Thursday, April 11th at 7:00pm
**Producer, Noah Lang, will be attending and participating in a Q&A following this screening.**
“Tuesday”
Cast: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lola Petticrew, Leah Harvey, Arinzé Kene
Synopsis: A mother (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, in a profoundly moving performance) and her teenage daughter (Lola Petticrew) must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird. From debut filmmaker Daina O. Pusić, Tuesday is a heart-rending fairy tale about the echoes of loss and finding resilience in the unexpected.
Screening Friday, April 12th at 7:00 pm
“Blood For Dust”
Cast: Scoot McNairy, Kit Harington, Josh Lucas
Synopsis: A traveling salesman drowning under the weight of providing for his family finds himself on a dangerous path after reconnecting with an old colleague.
Screening Saturday, April 13th at 7:00 pm
**Director, Rod Blackhurst, will be attending and participating in a Q&A following this screening.**
Dates and Info
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From Thursday, April 4 to Sunday, April 14, the 24th Annual Phoenix Film Festival will captivate you, with all film screenings & events taking place at Harkins Scottsdale 101.
Ready to grab your pass to the cinematic event of the year? Call 480-513-3195 or visit www.phoenixfilmfestival.com to get your tickets right now. The ultimate film fest awaits!
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