January 5th, 2025 | 7 doors, 7:30 show
THE SOUVENIR (2019, Joanna Hogg)
Directed by British auteur Joanna Hogg, this impressionistic, coming-of-age story largely takes place in a posh London flat in the early 1980s. The semi-autobiographical plot follows a love affair between an upper-class young film student about to blossom as an artist (Honor Swinton, Tilda’s daughter) and a once-accomplished older man who feels defeated by life. The film explores profound themes and emotions through small, intimate gestures. Muted, elliptical, and defiantly specific, Hogg’s filmmaking style is all her own.
Curated by local programmers Leontine Cinema (Garin Pirnia and Ann Driscoll), who are dedicated to screening the best women-directed films.