#NFF2022 Narrative Features
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Writer/Director: John Patton Ford in attendance
Emily is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome middleman named Youcef.
Friday, June 24 – 7:30pm
DREAMLAND MAIN
Writer/Director: Colin West in attendance
When the host of a failing children's science show tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, a series of bizarre events occur that cause him to question his own reality.
Sunday, June 26 – 4:30pm
DREAMLAND MAINMonday, June 27 – 9:00am
DREAMLAND STUDIO
Screenwriters: Jeff Baena, Alison Brie
Director: Jeff Baena
When the manager of an Italian restaurant chain wins the opportunity to attend the franchise’s educational immersion program in Italy, what she thought would be a romantic getaway devolves into chaos and catastrophe.
Saturday, June 25 – 3:00pm
DREAMLAND STUDIO
Join Director Ben Stiller and Actor John Turturro in attendance for a special screening of APPLE TV+’s SEVERANCE.
Series Information: In Severance, Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in ‘work-life balance’ is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.
Saturday, June 25 – 4:00pm
DREAMLAND MAIN
Screenwriter: Jason Headley in attendance
Director: Angus McLane
The definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, “Lightyear” follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew.
Wednesday, June 22 – 1:30pm
DREAMLAND MAINWednesday, June 22 – 5:00pm
DREAMLAND STUDIO
Writer/Director: Cooper Raiff in attendance
Fresh out of college, 22-year-old Andrew finds himself stuck back at home with his family in New Jersey with no clear life path until he forms an unlikely friendship with a local Mom and her daughter. Soon Andrew discovers a future he may actually want—even if it might not be his own.
Saturday, June 25 – 1:00pm
DREAMLAND MAIN
Director/Writer: Thomas Matthews in attendance
A one-hit-novelist is selected for an island winter-residency, where he stumbles across a mysterious lost manuscript that might just provide the haunting story he’s looking to write.
Sunday, June 26 – 9:15pm
DREAMLAND STUDIO
Self-destructive realtor Hildy Good (Sigourney Weaver) carries herself with regal stature around her wealthy New England town, unwilling to change her ways even at her family’s pleading. But a chance meeting with her former high school sweetheart (Kevin Kline) might set her on a new path.
Saturday, June 25 – 7:00pm
DREAMLAND MAIN
Writers: Abi Damaris Corbin, Kwame Kwei-Armah
Director: Abi Damaris Corbin in attendance
Based on the true story of former U.S. Marine veteran Brian Easley who finds himself on the brink of homelessness and caught in a bureaucratic nightmare, threatens to detonate a bomb in a bank in a desperate attempt to make his case heard by the Department of Veteran Affairs who owe him $892.
Friday, June 24 – 4:00pm
DREAMLAND MAIN
Director: Michael Morris in attendance, Q&A with him to follow.
Producer: Ceci Cleary in attendance, Q&A with her to follow.
A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and drinks it away just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she returns home to confront her past, her choices, and her future.
Friday, June 24 – 7:00pm
DREAMLAND STUDIO
Writers: Mariano Cohn, Andres Duprat, Gaston Duprat
Directors: Mariano Cohn, Gaston Duprat
Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star as two egomaniacs commissioned by a millionaire to make a movie together in this sharp comedy skewering wealth, art, and pride.
Wednesday, June 22 – 8:15pm
DREAMLAND STUDIO
Writer: Shaye Ogbonna in attendance
Director/Writer: Julian Higgins in attendance
When a grieving college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.
Thursday, June 23 – 7:30pm
DREAMLAND STUDIO
Writer/Star Jenny Slate in attendance on Sunday’s screening!
Writers: Dean Fleischer-Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Nick Paley, Jenny Slate
Director: Dean Fleischer-Camp
A documentary filmmaker discovers an adorable, one-inch-tall shell, Marcel, living in the them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb. A beloved character gets his big-screen debut in this hilarious and heartwarming story about finding connections in the smallest corners.
Wednesday, June 22 – 10:00am
DREAMLAND STUDIOSunday, June 26 – 7:30pm
DREAMLAND MAIN
Writer/Director: John Michael McDonagh
During a lavish Moroccan party, the consequences of a tragic accident involving a local boy will change the lives of a wealthy London couple who must confront their fateful act when the boy’s father arrives seeking justice.
Saturday, June 25 – 8:15pm
DREAMLAND STUDIO
Writer/Director: Fernando Leon de Aranoa
A Spanish Company producing Industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town awaits the imminent visit from a committee which holds its fate in their hands as to whether they merit a local business award. The company’s proprietor pulls out all the stops crossing every imaginable line in the process.
Thursday, June 23 – 4:30pm
DREAMLAND STUDIO