Gala Screenings
The Liberation
Rita, a woman in midlife haunted by the weight of her past, encounters magnetic young spiritual leader Ricki and leaves her family to follow her to an all-female commune. But when her daughters Ella and Jo arrive unexpectedly and become drawn into the group’s seductive world, Rita is forced to choose between the family she left behind and the life she believes can save her. A Bleecker Street release.
Actor Carrie Coon will be presented with the Luminary Award. An In Conversation event with Coon immediately follows the screening.
Southeast premiere
DIRECTOR
Guy Nattiv
PRODUCERS
Julia Lebedev
Eddie Vaisman
Oren Moverman
Jaime Ray Newman
Guy Nattiv
WRITERS
Guy Nattiv
Noa Berman Herzberg
CAST
Carrie Coon
Lily James
Bella Ramsey
Odessa Young
Tracy Letts
Jaime Ray Newman
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Guy Nattiv is an internationally acclaimed writer, director, and producer. His work includes the Academy Award-winning short film Skin and its FIPRESCI Prize-winning feature film adaptation, the biopic Golda starring Helen Mirren, and Tatami, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was acclaimed as a landmark collaboration.