This Is Not A Fiction Film Festival

Schedule of Events:

EGYPTIAN THEATRE, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

12:00 PM: TITICUT FOLLIES
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)

Egyptian Theatre | Virtual Q&A with filmmaker Frederick Wiseman

35mm print courtesy of the Library of Congress

‘This Is Not A Fiction’

Frederick Wiseman’s first feature as a director is a stark and graphic portrayal of the conditions at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The film documents the various ways the inmates were treated by the guards, social workers, and psychiatrists.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Zipporah Films

COUNTRY: USA

5:00 PM: RYUICHI SAKAMOTO | OPUS
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)

Egyptian Theatre | Theatrical Premiere in Dolby Atmos!

‘This Is Not A Fiction’

In Japanese with English subtitles.

A celebration of an artist’s life in the purest sense, RYUICHI SAKAMOTO | OPUS is the definitive swan song of one of the world’s greatest musicians. In late 2022, as a parting gift, Ryuichi Sakamoto mustered all of his energy to leave us with one final performance: a concert film featuring just him and his piano. Curated and sequenced by Sakamoto himself, the twenty pieces featured in the film wordlessly narrate his life through his wide-ranging oeuvre. The selection spans his entire career, from his pop-star period with Yellow Magic Orchestra and his magnificent scores for filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci to his meditative final album,12. Intimately filmed in a space he knew well and surrounded by his most trusted collaborators, including director Neo Sora, his son, Sakamoto bares his soul through his exquisitely haunting melodies, knowing this was the last time he would be able to present his art.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Japan

7:30 PM: PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)

Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Joe Berlinger

Joe Berlinger’s personal 35mm print!

‘This Is Not A Fiction’ and ‘Joe Berlinger: An American Cinematheque Tribute’

The landmark documentary that sparked an international movement to “Free the West Memphis Three,” Paradise Lost investigates the gruesome 1993 murder of three eight-year-old boys and the three teenagers accused of killing them as part of a Satanic ritual.

FORMAT: 35mm

COUNTRY: USA

LOS FELIZ THEATRE, 1822 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

1:00 PM: SALESMAN
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | ‘This Is Not A Fiction’ and ‘Sunday Print Edition’

SALESMAN captures in vivid detail the bygone era of the door-to-door salesman. While laboring to sell a gold-embossed version of the Good Book, Paul Brennan and his colleagues target the beleaguered masses-then face the demands of quotas and the frustrations of life on the road. Following Brennan on his daily rounds, the Maysles discover a real-life Willy Loman, walking the line from hype to despair.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: USA

Restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.

4:00 PM: LUMUMBA: DEATH OF A PROPHET
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | L.A. Premiere of New 4K Restoration courtesy of Janus Films

‘This Is Not A Fiction’ and ‘Sunday “Rest”oration’

In French with English subtitles.

Investigating revolutionary Patrice Lumumba’s brief tenure as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as the machinations behind his shocking assassination, legendary Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck discovers critical flashpoints where a nation’s officially curated narratives intersect with repressed truths.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Democratic Republic of the Congo

7:00 PM: "GOURMET BABY" / SHIRKERS
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Sandi Tan

Sandi Tan’s Personal 35mm prints courtesy of Netflix and Colorlab

‘This Is Not A Fiction’

“Gourmet Baby,” 2001, Dir. Sandi Tan, 14 Min, Singapore/USA

A lonely middle-aged man is neurotically fixated on his young niece. He wants to turn her into his ideal dining companion.

FORMAT: 35mm

SHIRKERS, 2018, Dir. Sandi Tan, 96 Min, Netflix, Singapore/UK/USA

In 1992, Sandi Tan and her friends shot a quirky film on the streets of Singapore. Then the footage disappeared, sending her on a hunt for answers.

FORMAT: 35mm

10:00 PM: RICHARD PRYOR: LIVE IN CONCERT
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | 45th Anniversary!

‘This Is Not A Fiction’

Richard Pryor’s classic 1979 concert film has him discussing a wide range of topics, including race, the police and his favorite target - himself.

FORMAT: 4K DCP

COUNTRY: USA