Sun Apr 24
7.30pm , 4.30pm
7.30pm , 4.30pm
The Girl and the Spider (Das Mädchen und die Spinne) [In-Person Only]
film
Atlantis (Атлантида) [In-Person Only]
This event took place Apr 1 - Apr 10, 2022
$13 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member
Proceeds from ticket sales to this film will be donated to relief efforts in Ukraine.
⚠️ Public safety notice ⚠️
NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. To be admitted, patrons ages 5+ will also be required to present either proof of COVID-19 vaccination OR a negative result from a COVID-19 test administered within the last 48 hours.
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⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
This film takes place in a post-war environment that is still plagued by violence and resource scarcity. A character in the film commits suicide.
Valentyn Vasyanovych
Ukraine
2020
1h 48m
About
** Winner of six awards at the Ukrainian Film Academy Awards, incl. Best Film & Best Director. Recipient of the Krzysztof Kieslowski Award for Best Feature Film at Denver International Film Festival **
Comprised of a mere 28 gorgeous shots, Atlantis is a visionary sci-fi drama set in Eastern Ukraine, in the year 2025. Following a war with Russia, the land has become a desert, unsuitable for human habitation. Water is a dear commodity brought by trucks. A Wall is being built up along the border.
Sergiy, a former soldier, is having trouble adapting to his new reality. He meets Katya while on a mission dedicated to the exhumation and forensic identification of casualties of the war. Together, they try to return to some sort of normal life in which they are also allowed to fall in love again.
(Valentyn Vasyanovych, Ukraine, 2020, 108 min, in English & Ukrainian with English subtitles)
Synopsis and stills courtesy of Grasshopper Film. Atlantis was Ukraine’s official selection for the 2021 Academy Awards.
- “Dazzling, strange, tragic, comic, touching and eventually optimistic. Masterful.” — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
- “An electrifying post-apocalyptic vision…. One of the most jaw-dropping shots of the year… Absolutely deserving of the biggest canvas possible.” — Ryan Lattanzio, Indiewire
- “A strong piece of poetically pure art-house cinema that offers a ray of hope for humanity’s future.” — Dennis Harvey, Variety
