Common Good Film Festival

03/09/2023

Memories from this year's Common Good Film Festival: the Q&A with the director and producers of Being Michelle, and the discussion with Dongwoo Lee after the screening of Riceboy Sleeps.

03/06/2023

Congratulations to the award winners at this year's Common Good Film Festival! Riceboy Sleeps won both the Audience Award and the Whitehead Award for best feature film, while Eating the Silence took home the award for Best Short Film.

03/02/2023

Memories from this year's CGFF - the Q&A session with An Tran, director of For Tomorrow. You can now watch the full film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zMfamuEXhLM

02/16/2023

It's almost here - the Common Good Film Festival starts tomorrow! There's still time to get tickets for the individual screenings, or if you want to see every film at the festival, the Full Film Pass gives you access to the entire weekend of films: https://commongoodfilms.org/

02/14/2023

Join us at the Claremont Laemmle Theater on Monday, February 20 at 7:30pm for the Common Good Film Festival's screening of Karaoke, directed by Moshe Rosenthal.

Meir and Tova live a disappointing middle-class life until Itsik moves into their building. The couple is fascinated by the open-minded bachelor, who doesn’t succumb to social expectations. Meir alters his appearance in an attempt to transform himself, while Tova tries to turn Itsik into their best friend. Things take a turn, hwever when they find themselves competing with their neighbors for Itsik's affection.

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Buy your tickets for the Common Good International Film Festival here. Buy a ticket for any one movie, or for all ten—with a discount.

02/11/2023

Join us at the Claremont Laemmle Theater on Monday, February 20 at 4:00pm for the Common Good Film Festival's screening of Tortoise Under the Earth, directed by Shishir Jha.

In a uranium mining area of India, a tribal couple cope with the loss of their daughter. For them, the land and forest are witness to their daughter’s memory. The film explores the deeply intertwined connections between tribal communities and the forest that is their traditional home. Tortoise Under the Earth is a poetic elegy to a world that is rapidly disappearing, subsumed by unchecked development and displacement.

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Buy your tickets for the Common Good International Film Festival here. Buy a ticket for any one movie, or for all ten—with a discount.

02/10/2023

Join us at the Claremont Laemmle Theater on Sunday, February 19 at 7:30pm for the Common Good Film Festival's screening of Riceboy Sleeps.

Directed by Anthony Shim, Riceboy Sleeps outlines the challenges of a Korean single mother raising her son in Canada during the 1990s. As her son becomes increasingly curious about his Korean heritage, she is focused on continuing to build their new life, which creates tension between them. Sudden devastating news prompts them to return to South Korea, with hopes of reconnecting to their roots and reconciling their tragic past.

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Buy your tickets for the Common Good International Film Festival here. Buy a ticket for any one movie, or for all ten—with a discount.

02/09/2023

Join us at the Claremont Laemmle Theater on Sunday, February 19 at 4:00pm for the Common Good Film Festival's screening of Okay! The ASD Band Film.

Directed by Mark Bone, Okay! follows the members of the ASD Band as they embark upon the difficult journey of writing and recording their first album, and ultimately performing their first public show. Through a shared loved of music, they shatter the stereotypes of those with autism, learning to navigate and thrive in a world that has many challenges for individuals on the spectrum.

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Buy your tickets for the Common Good International Film Festival here. Buy a ticket for any one movie, or for all ten—with a discount.

02/08/2023

Join us at the Claremont Laemmle Theater on Sunday, February 19 at 1:00pm for the Common Good Film Festival's screening of Queens of the Qing Dynasty.

Directed by Ashley McKenzie, Queens of the Qing Dynasty is an intimate and intense q***r friendship romance. It explores the intrinsic beauty and innate flaws of what it is to be human, the profundity of connection, the vortex of mental illness, and the creativity of neurodivergence. The film is an affectionate ode to women, asexuals, and genderq***r individuals who exist beyond the norms of society.

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Buy your tickets for the Common Good International Film Festival here. Buy a ticket for any one movie, or for all ten—with a discount.

02/07/2023

Check out the latest episode of the Claremont Speaks podcast, where Jeremy Fackenthal and Jim Fahey talk about the films that will be featured at the Common Good Film Festival! It's a perfect conversation for all lovers of thought-provoking cinema. https://www.claremontspeaks.com/common-good-international-film-festival-2023-unique-and-powerful-movies-that-provoke-thought-create-questions/