NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS 2022 (April 20-May 1, 2022)

[Chris Knipp]

PILGRIMS (Laurynas Bareiša 2021)

A chilly LIthuanian film about the girlfriend and brother of the victim, the "pilgrims" of the story, revisiting the sites leading up to the brutal kidnapping and murder that happened four years earlier, an exploration that unveils the indifference and complicity of the whole town, and perhaps unearths underlying human evil. Not a thriller or a mystery: the main culprit has already been captured and punished. A chilly and unfun presentation, which holds the attention most of the way, this won the Venice Orizzonti Best Film award for new filmmakers.

Thursday, April 21
8:15pm, MoMA T2
Thursday, April 28
8:45pm, FLC Walter Reade Theater