Programmers' Picks 2019
Feb. 11–Mar. 13, 2019
Programmers’ Picks gives us the opportunity to share a selection of films that, perhaps, didn’t get the attention or audiences they deserved this past year. Here are some films we didn’t get the chance to show–and a few we’re happy to show again! – JBFC Programmers
Minding the Gap
Feb. 11, 2019
Introduction by JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature “Minding the Gap is a truly great documentary, one of those…
Woman Walks Ahead
Feb. 12, 2019
Introduction by JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman
“For this year’s Programmers’ Picks, I’ve selected one of my Toronto Film Festival favorites Woman Walks Ahead. Filmmaker Susanna White’s direction of…
Night Comes On
Feb. 13, 2019
Introduction by JBFC Programming Administrator Saidah Russell
“Night Comes On is the type of film I love best, one that values the humanity of its characters above all…
You Were Never Really Here
Feb. 26, 2019
Introduction by JBFC Senior Programmer Andrew Jupin
“As we finds ourselves awash in awards-contender conversations, one film that’s been mostly ignored is You Were Never Really Here,…
Happy as Lazzaro
Feb. 27, 2019
Introduction by JBFC Special Events Coordinator Nicole Klein
“Extraordinary filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher, who took the Cannes Film Festival by storm with her first two features Corpo Celeste and…
The Guilty
Mar. 13, 2019
Introduction by JBFC Programmer Kathy Bonomi
“It’s surely one of life’s great pleasures to turn yourself over to a master of suspense. This utterly gripping film…
