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The lineup of movies and the screenings schedule is out for the fifth annual Peoria Film Festival.
Part of The Phoenix Film Festival and presented by the city of Peoria, the festival runs from Thursday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 22 at the Harkins Arrowhead Fountains 18, at 16046 N Arrowhead Fountains Center Drive, in the P83 entertainment district.
Tickets for the Peoria Film Festival are available by visiting peoriafilmfest.com or calling 480-513-3195.
A single ticket for each show is $10, and the full festival pass is $30.
The tickets for the classic sports films are $5, and family friendly films showing at the festival are free.
Peoria residents get an exclusive discount.
The Lineup:
Thursday, Oct. 19
“Gold Run”
Reception and Opening Night Screening: 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19
Synopsis: In April 1940, German soldiers descended upon Oslo with three targets: the King, the government and Norway’s gold reserves. Within only a few hours, parliamentary secretary Fredrik Haslund brings together an unlikely team, including his sister, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, bankers, truck drivers, and a famous poet.
Run Time: 120 minutes
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Friday, Oct. 20
“June Zero”
Screening Time: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20
Synopsis: The 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, a major architect of the Holocaust, is revisited in a gripping and surprising new vision from American filmmaker Jake Paltrow. Based on true accounts, “June Zero” is told from the unique perspectives of three largely unrelated figures: Eichmann’s Jewish Moroccan prison guard; an Israeli police investigator who also happens to be a Holocaust survivor and a precocious and clever 13-year-old Libyan immigrant. Largely shot on 16mm film, Paltrow’s vividly textured work reminds us that the same histories are often experienced differently by people all over the world, but that shared traumas can also create the strongest of bonds and lead to unexpected moments of triumph and greatness as well.
Run Time: 105 minutes
“Tin Cup”
Screening Time: 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20
Synopsis: Roy McAvoy was a golf pro with a bright future, but his rebellious nature and bad attitude cost him everything. Now working as a golf instructor, he falls for his newest pupil, Dr. Molly Griswold, a psychiatrist who happens to be the girlfriend of PGA Tour star and Roy's rival, David Simms. After he is humiliated by Simms at a celebrity golf tournament, McAvoy decides to make a run for the PGA Tour, as well as Molly's heart.
Run Time: 135 minutes
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Saturday, Oct. 21
“Sparkle: A Unicorn Tale”
Screening Time: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21
Synopsis: When 15-year-old Annabelle runs away from an orphanage with two other kids to rescue the animals on her family's farm, they discover a magical unicorn has taken up residence and try to determine the mythical beast's purpose.
Run Time: 85 minutes
“The Last Movie Ever Made”
Screening Time: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21
Synopsis: With the world about to end, Marshall convinces a group of friends and strangers to help finish the sci-fi movie he abandoned in high school.
Run Time: 95 minutes
“Critic”
Screening Time: 1:40 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21
Synopsis: After savaging a reclusive director’s new film, a disenchanted film critic is surprised to find himself invited to dinner with them, where their match of wits soon turns into something far more sinister.
Run Time: 80 minutes
“A Still Small Voice”
Screening Time: 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21
Synopsis: An aspiring chaplain begins a residency in the spiritual care department of a major New York City hospital, only to discover that to successfully care for her patients, she must look deep within herself.
Run Time: 95 minutes
“A League of Their Own”
Screening Time: 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21
Synopsis: As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.
Run Time: 130 minutes
“Mister Organ”
Screening Time: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21
Synopsis: Intrepid journalist and filmmaker David Farrier, whose previous film Tickled became a global sensation for exposing the dark underbelly of competitive endurance tickling, faces off against his greatest foe yet in “Mister Organ,” an enthralling and bizarre tale that finds Farrier in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a mysterious con man who is wreaking havoc on his New Zealand town.
Run Time: 100 minutes
“Hey, Viktor!”
Screening Time: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21
Synopsis: Twenty years removed from childhood fame as Little Viktor in 1998’s Smoke Signals, Cody Lightning has been forced to move home to his reserve in northern Alberta. He still believes himself to be famous— even though the only parts he gets these days are adult films & fracking commercials. But when Cody learns his wife and kids are leaving him for a younger, more successful actor, he decides it’s time to quit screwing around and make his masterpiece— writing, directing, and starring in “Smoke Signals 2: Still Smoking.”
Run Time: 105 minutes
“Hoosiers”
Screening Time: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21
Synopsis: Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to direct the basketball program at a high school in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter, a notorious alcoholic.
Run Time: 115 minutes
“IFP Phoenix 240 to Glory Screening and Awards Event”
Screening Time: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21
Description: Films from the IFP Phoenix 240 to Glory Film Challenge. What can local filmmakers create in 240 hours? The IFP Phoenix 240 to Glory Challenge gives teams 10 days to write, film, and edit a short film and compete for prizes and glory.
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Sunday, Oct. 22
“Hey, Viktor!”
Screening Time: 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 22
“Mister Organ”
Screening Time: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22
“Sparkle: A Unicorn Tale”
Screening Time: 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22
“A Still Small Voice”
Screening Time: 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22
“Rudy”
Screening Time: 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22
Synopsis: Rudy Ruettiger wants to play football at the University of Notre Dame, but has neither the money for tuition nor the grades to qualify for a scholarship. Rudy redoubles his efforts to get out of the steel mill where his father works when his best friend dies in an accident there. Overcoming his dyslexia thanks to his friend and tutor, D-Bob, Rudy gains admission to Notre Dame and begins to fight his way onto the school's fabled football team.
Run Time: 115 minutes
“Critic”
Screening Time: 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22
Closing Night Film – “Peak Season”
Screening Time: 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22
Synopsis: New York yuppies Amy & Max arrive in the wealthy resort town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a summer vacation. Amy wants to enjoy a romantic getaway with her fiancé. But Max neglects Amy to spend the week working, leaving her to wander town alone. Amy finds a friend in Loren, a local wilderness guide, who takes her fly fishing. She’s immediately drawn to this magnetic, free spirited stranger. Both lonely and lost in their own lives, Amy & Loren share an instant connection. When Max is called away on business, Amy & Loren spend the week together exploring the Tetons. As her bond with Loren grows into something more than friendship, Amy questions whether she’ll return to NYC with Max after all.
