Jessica Hausner's Amour Fou

FESTIVAL
First Look 2015

January 9–18, 2015

First Look is not just a festival of new films, it is a festival about new approaches to filmmaking, with works that defy convention, experiment in form, blend fiction and reality, and allow us to see the art form—and the world—in a new way. Whether by emerging artists or established masters, the films in First Look are deeply engaged, not only with the medium but with such essential subjects as work, revolution, romantic obsession, aging, and the clash between tradition and modern life. Distinctly idiosyncratic, the films share an artisan approach; they feel intimate and hand-crafted. Now in its fourth year, First Look is now officially a festival, with an expanded lineup, two theaters (including free screenings in the Bartos Screening Room), and a digital-media component, with specially commissioned GIFs and a large-scale lobby installation. This year, First Look also starts a programming partnership with FIDMarseille, the innovative, like-minded French festival that takes place in July in Marseille and is programmed by a team led by Jean-Pierre Rehm.

Tickets for First Look films are available for advance purchase online and are $12 per screening and free for Museum members at the Film Lover level and above, with the exception of opening night on January 9 and the free screenings in the Bartos Screening Room. Museum members (Film Lover and above) may reserve tickets in advance by emailing reservations@movingimage.us.

A First Look Festival pass, good for admission to all films, is available for $40.

First Look films were organized by Chief Curator David Schwartz and Assistant Film Curator Aliza Ma. First Look digital-media works were organized by Associate Curator of Digital Media Jason Eppink. 



OPENING NIGHT & LIVE EVENT
Amour Fou
Friday, January 9, 7:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
The Guests
Saturday, January 10, 2:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Toronto Filmmakers: MDFF and Sofia Bohdanowicz
Saturday, January 10, 2:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Undervolt & Co. Mixtape
Saturday, January 10, 4:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Joy of Man's Desiring (Que ta joie demeure) and Si…
Saturday, January 10, 5:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Undervolt & Co. Mixtape
Saturday, January 10, 7:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Everything that Rises Must Converge and Continuity
Saturday, January 10, 7:30 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Charlie's Country
Sunday, January 11, 2:00 p.m.
SCREENING
Suitcase of Love and Shame
Sunday, January 11, 2:30 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Before We Go
Sunday, January 11, 5:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Toronto Filmmakers: MDFF and Sofia Bohdanowicz
Sunday, January 11, 5:30 p.m.
SCREENING
Hard to Be a God (Trudno byt' bogom)
Sunday, January 11, 7:30 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
I Touched All Your Stuff (A Vida Privada dos Hipo…
Friday, January 16, 7:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Bx46
Saturday, January 17, 2:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Two by Gina Telaroli, and Brigadoon
Saturday, January 17, 2:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
I for Iran (I Comme Iran)
Saturday, January 17, 4:30 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Undervolt & Co. Mixtape
Saturday, January 17, 6:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Our Terrible Country (Notre terrible pays)
Saturday, January 17, 7:00 p.m.
SCREENING
Suitcase of Love and Shame
Sunday, January 18, 1:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Coming to Terms
Sunday, January 18, 2:00 p.m.
WORLD PREMIERE & LIVE EVENT
Audience of Love and Shame
Sunday, January 18, 3:00 p.m.
SCREENING
August Winds (Ventos de Agosto)
Sunday, January 18, 5:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Films by Robert Todd
Sunday, January 18, 5:30 p.m.
SCREENING
Undervolt & Co. Mixtape
Sunday, January 18, 7:00 p.m.
SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Alone with My Horse in the Snow, Axel Bogousslavsk…
Sunday, January 18, 7:30 p.m.