Reel Film Biz
Producers Giulio Bertelli Max Brun Jules Daly Stella Rossa Savino Joe Anton Pietro Caracciolo Matthew E. Chausse
Director Of Photography Mauro Chiarello
Production Designer:Ludovica Ferrario
Costume Designer: Marco Alzari
Editor: Tommaso Gallone, Francesco Roma, Giulio Bertelli
Composer: Tom Wheatley
Sound Editing And Re-Recording Mixer: Massimo Mariani, Tommaso Barbaro
Visual Effects Supervisor: Stefano Leoni Titles
Graphic Design: Michael Rock
Music Supervisor: Randall Poster
Director: Francesco Sossai
Writers: Adriano Candiago and Francesco Sossai
Starring: Filippo Scotti, Sergio Romano, Pierpaolo Capovilla, Roberto Citran, Andrea Pennacchi
Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Italy, Germany
Language: Italian, English, Spanish, Japanese
ABOUT THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD
The bottom has fallen out for Carlobianchi and Doriano, two small-time Italian crooks. They haven’t been able to mount an honest scam since the 2008 financial crisis and now face the impending mediocrity of middle age. The return of an exiled partner-in-crime from Argentina affords a second chance for long-buried riches, but can Carlobianchi and Doriano put down their beers long enough to keep their eyes on the prize?
Along their slow motion, alcoholic grand tour of the Venetian countryside, they cross paths with Giulio (Filippo Scotti, The Hand of God), a shy architecture student who reluctantly warms to the sodden pair and indulges their rants about the folly of globalization and the slow decline of local color.
Each roadside tavern offers the promise of one last drink – unless the next one ups the ante. Francesco Sossai’s dazzling sophomore feature is many things at once: a road movie, a casual caper, a tribute to a vanishing industrial Italy, a scruffy intergenerational odyssey, and free-flowing bender through time and space.
Producers: Marta Donzelli and Gregorio Paonessa
Co-Producers: Philipp Kreuzer, Cecilia Trautvetter
Cinematographer: Massimiliano Kuveiller
Editor: Paolo Cottignola
Music: Krano
Director: Kamal Smith
Writers: Jason “Jayskillz” Collins, Brian Freeman, And Jami Freeman
Starring Dejuan Ford, Clifton Powell, De’aundre Bonds, Mike Bonner, Cody Fox, And Ebony Tates
Executive Producers: Dejuan Ford, Brian Freeman And Jami Freeman
Co-Executive Producers: Jerryck Cunningham, Sharon Thompson-Clayton and Edward Turner
In this gritty crime drama, Return of The Mack, the legacy of the streets comes full circle. John "Golden" Mickens III, the grandson of the infamous Oakland pimp from the 1970s, is released from prison after serving a decade for a brutal assault. Determined to leave his past behind, Golden returns to a city that has changed, yet remains haunted by old demons. As Golden tries to rebuild his life, he is hit with the shocking news that his estranged daughter, Dana, has become entangled in a sinister human trafficking ring. Overwhelmed by guilt and driven by a fierce paternal instinct, Golden realizes that his past misdeeds have come back to haunt him in the most personal way possible. With the same street smarts and ruthless determination that once made him a feared figure, Golden embarks on a relentless mission to rescue his daughter and dismantle the operation plaguing Detroit. Along the way, he allies with former enemies and confronts the ghosts of his past, as he descends into the darkest corners of the city's underworld.
Director and Writer: Giulio Bertelli
Starring: Yile Vianello Alice Bellandi Michela Cescon Francesco Acquaroli Chiara Caseli Louis Hoffman
Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Country: Italy, United States, France
Genre: Drama, Sports
As the fictional Olympic Games of Ludoj 2024 approaches, Agon shows the stories of three athletes as they prepare and then compete in rifle shooting, fencing and judo. These women are portrayed against the political, social, technological and physical contexts that dominate the highest level of sports competition and performance. Informed by the historical figures of Joan of Arc, Cleopatra and Russian cavalry officer Nadezhda Durova, Agon explores a contemporary account of the contradictions of these sports, which began as a practice for wartime in peacetime, evolved into professional sports and entertainment, and in recent times embrace video games to create a new form of competitive sport.
Producers Giulio Bertelli Max Brun Jules Daly Stella Rossa Savino Joe Anton Pietro Caracciolo Matthew E. Chausse
Director Of Photography Mauro Chiarello
Production Designer:Ludovica Ferrario
Costume Designer: Marco Alzari
Editor: Tommaso Gallone, Francesco Roma, Giulio Bertelli
Composer: Tom Wheatley
Sound Editing And Re-Recording Mixer: Massimo Mariani, Tommaso Barbaro
Visual Effects Supervisor: Stefano Leoni Titles
Graphic Design: Michael Rock
Music Supervisor: Randall Poster
About Giulio Bertelli
Giulio Bertelli was born in Milan in 1990. He studied architecture at the Architectural Association (AA). Since 2012, he has been a professional offshore sailor, involved in the technical side of performance sailboat development. As a visiting lecturer at the AA, Giulio focuses on the relationship between filmmaking, architectural design and scriptwriting. He's the founder of OKOMdsu, a research and design studio, and most recently launched Akta, a freeze-dried food company.
About MUBI
MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. MUBI creates, curates, acquires and champions visionary films, bringing them to audiences all over the world.
MUBI is a place to discover ambitious films, from both iconic directors and emerging auteurs. All carefully chosen by MUBI’s curators. With MUBI GO, members in select countries can get a free ticket every week to see the best new films in cinemas. And Notebook explores all sides of cinema culture — both in print and online.
Previous MUBI Releases include: Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love, Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia, Akinola Davies Jr’s My Father’s Shadow, Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling, Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, Ira Sachs’ Passages, Molly Manning Walker’s How to Have Sex, Aki Kaurismäki's Fallen Leaves, and Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave.
MUBI Productions include Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind starring Josh O’Connor, Paweł Pawlikowski’s 1949 starring Sandra Hüller, Felix Van Groeningen’s Let Love In, and Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. MUBI Co-productions include Andrew Haigh’s A Long Winter, and Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother.
Founded in 2007 by Efe Cakarel, MUBI is the biggest community of film lovers anywhere, with members across 190 different countries. MUBI is headquartered in London, with 15 offices across the world and over 400 employees. MUBI acquired renowned sales agent and production company The Match Factory and Match Factory Productions in January 2022, and a majority stake in leading Benelux film distributor Cinéart in February 2024.
Director: Kamal Smith
Writers: Jason “Jayskillz” Collins, Brian Freeman, And Jami Freeman
Starring Dejuan Ford, Clifton Powell, De’aundre Bonds, Mike Bonner, Cody Fox, And Ebony Tates
Executive Producers: Dejuan Ford, Brian Freeman And Jami Freeman
Co-Executive Producers: Jerryck Cunningham, Sharon Thompson-Clayton And Edward Turner
In this gritty crime drama, Return of The Mack, the legacy of the streets comes full circle. John "Golden" Mickens III, the grandson of the infamous Oakland pimp from the 1970s, is released from prison after serving a decade for a brutal assault. Determined to leave his past behind, Golden returns to a city that has changed, yet remains haunted by old demons. As Golden tries to rebuild his life, he is hit with the shocking news that his estranged daughter, Dana, has become entangled in a sinister human trafficking ring. Overwhelmed by guilt and driven by a fierce paternal instinct, Golden realizes that his past misdeeds have come back to haunt him in the most personal way possible. With the same street smarts and ruthless determination that once made him a feared figure, Golden embarks on a relentless mission to rescue his daughter and dismantle the operation plaguing Detroit. Along the way, he allies with former enemies and confronts the ghosts of his past, as he descends into the darkest corners of the city's underworld.
Director: Gabriel Mascaro
Screenwriters: Gabriel Mascaro, Tibério Azul
Starring: Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarrás, Adanilo
Run time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Language: Portuguese
Country: Brazil
Run time: 1 hour 25 minutes
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About the Director:
Gabriel Mascaro (1983) is a Brazilian director and screenwriter based in Recife, Brazil, best known for his films Neon Bull (Venice, 2015), Divine Love (Sundance, Berlinale Panorama 2019) and August Winds (Locarno, 2014). His films have garnered over 50 international awards and Neon Bull was highlighted in the New York Times Top 10 Best Films of 2016. In the same year Mascaro had a retrospective at the Lincoln Center in New York. The Blue Trail is his latest film, which premiered in the Golden Bear Competition at the Berlinale 202\
Director: Búi Dam
Producers: Jón Hammer, Mark Steele and Durita Sumberg
Featuring: Birita Mohr, Egi Dam, Búi Dam
Genre: Feature Documentary Film
Run time: 1 hour 29 minutes
A feature documentary by Búi Dam, that includes his family of theatrical stage performers from The Faroe Islands, casts his mother, the theater actress Birita Mohr, who is living with Alzheimer, in Shakespeare’s King Lear.
CPH:DOX 2026 OFFICIAL SCREENING
Sunday, March 15 at 16:15pm
Location: Dagmar 2 (Jernbanegade 2, 1612 København V)
Tuesday, March 17 at 14:15pm
Location: Dagmar 5 (Jernbanegade 2, 1612 København V)
Wednesday, March 18 at 19:30pm
Location: Emmauskirken (Peter Bangs Vej 3C, 2000 Frederiksberg)
BÚI DAM is a director, actor, and musician born who grew up in The Faroe Islands in a family of artists. He studied theater directing at the Danish National School of Performing Arts, acting at the London School of Dramatic Art, and music at FÍH in Iceland. He was mentored by Indian poet and playwright H. S. Shivaprakash and American jazz saxophonist John Purcell. He began his career as a jazz guitarist and composer, performing with renowned singer Eivør as well as other local musicians. A hand injury forced him to give up the guitar and step onto the stage as a singer and performer. Under the name BUDAM, he released two studio albums and toured extensively throughout Europe. He also composed music for several theater productions. He later transitioned fully into theater and film, acting, writing and directing.
Dam’s work has earned him several awards, including Best Short Film at The Geytin Film Awards (2020), Best Actor at the Winter Film Awards in New York (2021), and the prestigious M. A. Jacobsen Award for his play Castle of Joy (2022). BIRITA is his first feature film.
BIRITA MOHR (born 1950) is a retired Faroese actress. She was a leading figure in Faroese theater for more than three decades, performing memorable roles in productions such as Antigone,The Crucible, The Prostitutes Will Precede You into the Kingdom of Heaven, The Lost Musicians, The Vagina Monologues, The Cherry Orchard, and many others. Her film credits include ATLANTIC RHAPSODY and BYE BYE BLUEBIRD, both directed by Katrin Ottarsdóttir.
In 2023, Birita was awarded the prestigious Cultural Honorary Award by the Faroese government for her lifelong contribution to Faroese theater.
Director: Gabriel Mascaro
Screenwriters: Gabriel Mascaro, Tibério Azul
Starring: Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarrás, Adanilo
Run time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Language: Portuguese
Country: Brazil
Tereza, 77, has lived her whole life in a small industrialized town in the Amazon, until one day she receives an official government order to relocate to a senior housing colony. The colony is an isolated area where the elderly are brought to “enjoy” their final years, freeing the younger generation to focus fully on productivity and growth. Tereza refuses to accept this imposed fate. Instead, she embarks on a transformative journey through the rivers and tributaries of the Amazon to fulfil one last wish before her freedom is taken away – a decision that will change her destiny forever.
Producers: Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay
Cinematographer: Guillermo Garza AMC
Editors: Sebastían Sepúlveda, Omar Guzmán
ARTFULLY UNITED follows LA street artist Mike Norice as he creates a series of inspirational murals in neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles. Like his artwork that continues to lift up lives and spirits, ARTFULLY UNITED brings together Norice’s talent, advocacy, and heart to make an unforgettable portrait.
Mike Norice rose up from being homeless in the gang-filled streets of Watts, CA, to become a wildly successful visual artist, sneaker-art designer, and painter of inspiring murals in the city’s toughest neighborhoods — part of a 20-mural series Norice has designed, using his art and vision as an unparalleled source of hope.
The Artfully United Tour transforms from a simple idea on a wall to a community of artists and activists coming together to heal and uplift the city they call home. As the murals are unveiled, this gritty documentary explores the forces that shape the streets of L.A. and those that shape Mike as an artist, delving into his past to create a rich tapestry of family and faith, love and loss, music, hope, and life.
**Mike was also selected as one of the 8 muralists for the upcoming LA Olympics, he will be doing an official cultural affairs mural in Watts, CA. Additionally, AND1, the basketball shoe company, with deep roots in streetball culture has bought Mike on to create art on two LA basketball courts for the upcoming NBA All Star Weekend this February. Mike is also currently working with Cedar Sinai in LA, creating art to uplift.**
Director: Akinola Davies Jr.
Screenwriters: Wale Davies, Akinola Davies Jr.
Starring: Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Chibuike Marvellous Egbo, Godwin Egbo
Tells the story of what transpired over of a single day in the Nigerian metropolis Lagos during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis. The story follows a father, estranged from his two young sons, as they travel through the massive city while political unrest threatens their journey home.
Producers: Rachel Darvagel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo
Executive Producers: Ed Guiney, Andrew Love, Eva Yates, Ama Amadu, Christian Vesper
Cinematographer: Jermaine Edwards