Originally scheduled for a March release, Chloé Zhao's debut
Songs My Brothers Taught Me has been put back to April,
presumably to coincide with the UK/ROI release of her awards favourite
Nomadland on Disney+. MUBI's April roster also includes the
latest from Romanian auteur Cristi Piui, the streaming premiere of a
Japanese cult classic, Nicolas Winding Refn's
Pusher trilogy and more.
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
With her new film Nomadland receiving universal acclaim, MUBI
exclusively presents Chloé Zhao’s debut
Songs My Brothers Taught Me. Beautifully photographed in the badlands of the Pine Ridge reservation in
South Dakota, this is a wistful and delicately observed tale of loss and
familial bonds, featuring a wonderful cast of non-professional actors.
Labyrinth of Cinema
This hallucinatory final ride from the director of '70s Japanese cult
sensation
House
comes to MUBI for its exclusive streaming premiere.
Labyrinth of Cinema uses a potent metaphor –– the movie
theatre as a time machine –– to track a quintet of teenagers who are
transported back to key moments in Japan's history, told with
Nobuhiko Ôbayashi's trademark delirious, kaleidoscopic style.
Malmkrog
In April MUBI presents the exclusive streaming premiere of the latest from
Romanian New Wave filmmaker Cristi Puiu. During a Christmas Eve
gathering in fin de siècle Transylvania, five European aristocrats engage in
spirited philosophical debate about big issues, while an increasingly
violent tension simmers beneath the gilded surface.
IWOW: I Walk on Water
Khalik Allah continues his portraiture work in this monumental
tribute to his loved ones, shot using a collage of different techniques and
spanning over three hours. A hybrid between street documentary and diary
film, IWOW: I Walk on Water offers a uniquely intimate insight
into the life and work of the New York-based director and
photographer.
Hands-on: Two Films by Jessica Sarah Rinland
Argentine-British artist and filmmaker Jessica Sarah Rinland's
thrilling and completely sui generis cinematic nonfiction explores the
intersection of nature and preservation. This double-bill of exclusive
streaming premieres features two inquisitive pieces shot on gorgeous 16mm:
2018 mid-length Black Pond and her feature-length debut
Those That, At A Distance, Resemble Another.
Dystopia
In anticipation of MUBI's upcoming release
New Order, starting in April they’ll present an expansive ongoing series on
dystopian visions of the world, and how they’ve been developed in film
throughout the decades. The first film of the series is
Peter Watkins’ powerful pseudo-documentary
Punishment Park (1971), followed this month by
Terry Gilliam’s nightmarish, visionary epic
Brazil (1985). Other upcoming titles include
Under the Skin
(Jonathan Glazer, 2013), The 10th Victim (Elio Petri, 1965), The Congress (Ari Folman, 2013),
White God
(Kornél Mundruczó, 2014).
Nicolas Winding Refn's Pusher Trilogy
This month, MUBI will show Nicolas Winding Refn’s breakthrough
trilogy in its entirety. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, who made his
feature film debut in Pusher, these three critically acclaimed films are a gritty exploration of
Copenhagen’s criminal underbelly that follows three of its main players,
each one leading one chapter of the trilogy.
Red Moon Tide
A haunting, gorgeously composed feature film debut from acclaimed Spanish
filmmaker Lois Patiño. When a diver who retrieves bodies from
shipwrecks on the Galician coast suddenly goes missing, the residents of his
entire seaside town –– both living and dead –– begin the difficult process
of mourning.
Ghosts
Azra Deniz Okyay’s debut feature is a timely and incendiary response
to the current political climate. Set over the course of one tumultuous day
in Istanbul, and shot guerrilla-style, it was awarded the Venice Critics
Week prize.
Cuatro Paredea
Acclaimed independent filmmaker Matthew Porterfield, whose past
films have premiered at Sundance, Berlin, and San Sebastián, brings his new
short film –– shot in Mexico and starring actress Bárbara López –– to
MUBI for its world premiere.
