SDiFF2019 | San Diego International Film Festival
SDiFF | October 15-20, 2019
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Night of the Stars Honorees: Laurence Fishburne, Jared Harris, Jillian Bell, Lindsay Wagner, Pitbull, Camilla Morrone
Source: https://sdfilmfest.com/san-diego-film-festival-announces-2019-lineup-2/
Unofficial list.
Entries subject to change until after the festival.
Night of the Stars Honorees: Laurence Fishburne, Jared Harris, Jillian Bell, Lindsay Wagner, Pitbull, Camilla Morrone
Source: https://sdfilmfest.com/san-diego-film-festival-announces-2019-lineup-2/
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- DirectorTaika WaititiStarsRoman Griffin DavisThomasin McKenzieScarlett JohanssonA young German boy in the Hitler Youth whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.Opening Night Film - Gaslamp
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroAl PacinoJoe PesciAn illustration of Frank Sheeran's life, from W.W.II veteran to hit-man for the Bufalino crime family and his alleged assassination of his close friend Jimmy Hoffa.Second Opening Night - La Jolla
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoLee Sun-kyunCho Yeo-jeongGreed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
- DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsAdam DriverScarlett JohanssonJulia GreerNoah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.Closing Night Film - Gaslamp
Winner: Audience Award Best Studio Film - DirectorTerrence MalickStarsAugust DiehlValerie PachnerMaria SimonThe Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.Closing Night Film - La Jolla
- DirectorDan KraussStarsNat WolffAlexander SkarsgårdAdam LongA young American soldier in Afghanistan is disturbed by his commanding officer's behavior and is faced with a moral dilemma.
- DirectorEdward NortonStarsEdward NortonGugu Mbatha-RawAlec BaldwinIn 1950s New York, Lionel, a private detective with Tourette syndrome, sets out to uncover the mystery behind his mentor and only friend Frank's murder. Scouring the jazz clubs and slums of Brooklyn, he soon uncovers a web of secrets.
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsCatherine DeneuveJuliette BinocheEthan HawkeA stormy reunion between scriptwriter Lumir with her famous mother and actress, Fabienne, against the backdrop of Fabienne's autobiographic book and her latest role in a Sci-Fi picture as a daughter of a mother who never grows old.
- DirectorLisa Barros D'SaGlenn LeyburnStarsLesley ManvilleLiam NeesonEsh AlladiAn extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.
- DirectorChinonye ChukwuStarsAlfre WoodardRichard SchiffAldis HodgeAs she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsNoémie MerlantAdèle HaenelLuàna BajramiOn an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
- DirectorRichard LadkaniSean BogleMatthew PodolskyStarsRomel Eduardo Ledezma AbaroaRafael Pacchiano AlamánHector CapetilloThe vaquita, the world's smallest whale, is near extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia, who harvest the swim bladder of the totoaba fish, the "cocaine of the sea." Environmental activists, Mexican navy and undercover investigators are fighting back against this illegal multi-million-dollar business.
- DirectorRandall BatinkoffStarsIzzy BatinkoffBetsy BeutlerJohnny CalabroThis critically acclaimed and award-winning movie is the untold true story of the 2007 betting scandal that rocked the NBA involving referee Tim Donaghy and two people connected to organized crime.Winner: Best Ensemble Cast
- DirectorRenata GabryjelskaStarsJoanna KuligSteven BrandAndrea TivadarA THRILLER ABOUT THE POWER OF THE HUMAN BRAIN AND LOVE.Winner: Best Thriller
- DirectorDaniel KeithStarsDaniel KeithKathy SearleRoger Hendricks SimonThe elderly residents of a small remote town panic when the EPA announces mandatory changes to their chemical plant could cause a dramatic increase in sexual libido.Winner: Best Original Screenplay
- DirectorErdenebileg GanboldStarsAriunbold E.Enkhtuul G.Tserendagva PurevdorjSet in the first part of the 20th century during the Russian revolution's spill over into the vast majestic lands of Mongolia. This epic story is about family, love, devotion and kinship with one's homeland, told through the experiences of a boy and horse whose extraordinary bond to each other and the land gives them the courage to never give up the quest to find the other after being cruelly separated.Winner: Best Feature Film
- DirectorHiroshi AkabaneStarsHisaaki TakeuchiFumika ShimizuTamao SatôA man's near death experience inspires him to choose life - and change the lives of millions.
- DirectorJesús del CerroStarsDragos BucurCristina FluturAndi VasluianuHawaii is a story on the struggle of inheriting $3 million in communist-era Romania when owning $1 could mean losing your freedom and touches on the theme of how money could buy if not happiness, at least the freedom to choose unhappiness.
- DirectorRory KindersleyStarsAndrew Lee PottsRhashan StoneLex ShrapnelWhen a talented actress fails to land the role of her dreams, she becomes obsessed with the up-and-comer who gets the part.
- DirectorLynsey MillerStarsAnca DumitraAllen LeechKaren HassanThe story of Ana, a young Romanian woman, kidnapped and sold into a human trafficking ring.
- DirectorMarie-Hélène CousineauMichelle DerosierStarsJulia JonesCharlie CarrickTantoo CardinalAngelique's Isle is a harrowing tale of perseverance and survival that unfolds during the great copper rush of 1845, when newlyweds ANGELIQUE, a young Ojibway and CHARLIE, her voyageur husband, are left stranded throughout a brutal winter on Lake Superior's Isle Royale where Angelique is ultimately forced to face her inner demons and beliefs as the unbelievably beautiful, yet treacherous wilderness threatens to claim her.Winner: Kumeyaay Award
- DirectorBrian PresleyStarsBrian PresleyTreat WilliamsBrad LelandIn 1925's historic great race of mercy, a group of brave mushers travel 700 miles to save the small children of Nome, Alaska from a deadly epidemic.
- DirectorDaniel SchechterStarsJustin LongKate BerlantLynn CohenAn NYC professor spends a week re-connecting with his family while defending his reputation over controversial behavior at his college.Winner: Artistic Director's Award
- DirectorPaul HarrillStarsMarin IrelandJim GaffiganJosh WigginsA single mom and part-time paranormal investigator is asked to look into a possible "haunting" at a widower's farmhouse in East Tennessee.
- DirectorSam FriedlanderStarsDanny PudiEmily ChangBen GoldsmithWhen two couples with mixed feelings about having kids hatch a plan to share one baby, it seems like the perfect compromise--until things spiral out of control.Winner: Best Comedy