BUY TICKETS HERE The Miami Film Festival presents “Adult Children," an coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Rich Newey at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 10th. Morgan (Ella Rubin) is a sheltered 17-year-old, struggling to define who she is in order to write her college entrance essay. When a crisis provides her the rare opportunity to spend time with her three significantly older half-siblings (Betsy Brandt, Thomas Sadoski, Aya Cash), she hopes they’ll be able to shed some light on what it means to be an adult, only to be disappointed when she discovers they’re all faking it. Boasting an endlessly endearing ensemble cast [...]

BUY TICKETS HERE The Miami Film Festival presents Cinemaslam, a celebration of films by college students across our state representing the future of film in Florida, at 12:15 p.m. Saturday, April 11th. Featured films are: “The Golden Touch”: Beekeepers are the main reason why we still have honeybees. Here is why we should support them, and help local pollinators like bees and butterflies. “Krome Ave.”: After a night of drinking, two friends find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere – until a quiet gas station changes the course of their night… "Ghost of the Marsh": A million flowers. A thousand [...]

BUY TICKETS HERE The Miami Film Festival presents "I'm Every Woman" Short Block, a female-focused program shining a spotlight on films by and about women, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11th. Featured films are: "By Your Side": Love turns memory into meaning. "Too Romantic": When a collaboration between two influencers unexpectedly turns romantic, Samantha Carr’s perfect night takes a downturn, forcing her to navigate today’s toughest choice: what’s more important – love or Likes? "September, All Over": In the sweltering wake of Hurricane Irma, a young woman strikes up a connection with her older neighbor, stirring up revelations that will last [...]

BUY TICKETS HERE The Miami Film Festival presents the North American premiere of "Heysel 85" at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, April 11th. When violence erupts before the 1985 European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus at Brussels’ Heysel Stadium, killing 39 people, the mayor’s daughter and a journalist with Italian roots are drawn into the heart of the tragedy, caught between professional duty, family loyalty, and moral responsibility. Fresh off its world premiere and rave reviews at the Berlin International Film Festival, "Heysel 85" utilizes a masterful blend of real archival footage and deft narrative filmmaking to reconstruct one of the darkest [...]

BUY TICKETS HERE The Miami Film Festival presents "Far From The Shallows" shorts program, featuring six dramatic films from around the globe at 12:00 p.m. Sunday, April 12th. These six shorts feature stirring and emotional stories of family ties, loss, and hope. Featured films are: "Mamita Linda": After her youngest child leaves for college, a single mother looks ahead to what’s next. "Under the Mountain’s Shadow": An old hermit in the Colombian mountains must decide between returning to care for his ailing mother or remaining bound to the past and the mountain that defines him. "Harajuku, FL": Miami, Tokyo, expensive fish eggs [...]

BUY TICKETS HERE The Miami Film Festival presents the crime-drama "Mouse" from director Kenny Riches at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 12th. Between stealing bicycles and breaking into cars, Denny’s only social outlet is spending time with his mother. Driven by loneliness, he signs up for a pen pal service through a classified ad. He begins writing letters to a woman named Tess, whom he develops feelings for and lies to about his nonexistent wealth and success. But the pen pal service is a scheme that Tess and her real-life boyfriend, Maury, run to take advantage of the lonely. So when Tess [...]

BUY TICKETS HERE The Miami Film Festival presents the world premiere of the documentary "When Men Dance" from director Abbas A. Motlagh at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, April 12th. "When Men Dance" invites audiences into the intimate worlds of a diverse group of young male dancers bound by their passion for movement and self-expression. Behind the artistry lies a complex reality: battles with racism, loneliness, financial strain, and a rising tide of anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-immigrant sentiment. Straight, gay, and nonbinary, these dancers reveal the scars they carry and the courage that keeps them moving. As they prepare for their next performances, each [...]

BUY TICKETS HERE The Miami Film Festival presents the North American Premiere of "The Dinner (La Cena)" from director Manuel Gómez Pereira at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, April 12th. "The Dinner" is a biting comedy from multiGoya-nominated director Manuel Gómez Pereira, and is nominated for eight Goyas at this year’s awards. Set in the turbulent aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a grand dinner is planned to celebrate the nationalist triumph of Franco in the iconic and luxurious Hotel Palace in Madrid. But what the victors don’t know is who's in the kitchen: A group of defeated Republican chefs are secretly preparing the [...]

BUY TICKETS HERE The Miami Film Festival presents a special screening of the episodic series "Hal & Harper" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 13th. From Cooper Raiff ("Cha Cha Real Smooth") comes "Hal & Harper," a wry and heartfelt series about two siblings whose closeness is both their comfort and their curse. Hal (Raiff) and Harper (Lili Reinhart) have built their adult lives side by side in Los Angeles, tethered by a lifetime of inside jokes and shared pain. When their father (Mark Ruffalo) announces he's having a baby with his girlfriend, Kate (Betty Gilpin), it forces the siblings to reexamine [...]