Here’s a Quick Guide to the 39th Boston Film Festival
The Boston Film Festival has returned for its 39th year. Let’s take a look at some of the films being featured.
The 2023 edition kicks off on September 21, with the Live Festival Program running through September 24. Additionally, there is a Virtual Festival Program that runs from September 22 through September 30. According to the press release, this year’s festival “highlights a breadth of films on topics ranging from crime and healing, to environment and sports.” So let’s see what’s screening and where.
Here’s a Quick Guide to the 39th Boston Film Festival
BREAKWATER – The Opening Night feature (September 21, 7:00pm @ Shalin Liu Performance Hall, Rockport) from director and writer James Rowe. This crime-thriller follows a young ex-con who risks his newfound freedom to track down the estranged daughter of a fellow inmate, unknowingly delivering trouble straight to her doorstep.
COMMON GROUND – The environmental documentary (September 23, 2:30pm, Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall) is presented in partnership with The Boston Public Library’s season of focus on environmental and global issues
HEALING DAKOTA – The documentary film (September 23, 5:00pm, at the Paramount Theatre) is from local, first-time director James LaMonte and shares the heartfelt story of a service dog rehabilitating from PTSD.
AMERICAN OUTLAWS – The true crime thriller (September 23rd, 8:30pm, Paramount Theatre, Bright Family Screening Room) directed by Sean McEwen is this year’s centerpiece feature screening. Based on the true story of the Dougherty siblings, the three desperate youths take matters into their own hands with a cross country crime spree of epic proportions
CRUZAN COWBOYS – The short documentary (September 24th, 2:00 pm, 75 Amherst Street, MIT Building E14, 6th floor) directed by Douglas Wesley Segars chronicles the horse jockey community in Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands through the perspective of a young aspiring jockey, native to the island.
Visit the Boston Film Festival website for additional information, screenings, and the Virtual Program schedule. To purchase tickets to the in-person screenings or virtual screenings, click here.
