Montclair Film’s Summer Showcase

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).  For a complete list of films with accessibility features, please click here.

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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

XCLD is a nuanced look at the provocative and controversial issue of Cancel Culture,  executive produced by Trevor Noah and directed by Ferne Pearlstein
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