| Dear Film Enthusiasts, Day 7 of #PSIFF is here! We’re excited to make even more memories with you today!
Today, we begin our Student Screening Days at Indio High School with the beloved film BOB TREVINO LIKES IT! Hundreds of students will have the opportunity to hear directly from the filmmakers. Student Screening Days are all about sharing our love of film and inspiring students to create. This year, we’re expanding to 3 Student Screening Days, bringing cinema to over 3000 students.
We hope that you draw inspiration from the films you see today –
Must-See Today: Book your tickets now for the exquisite PARTHENOPE and the compassionate HARD TRUTHS. A few tickets are also left for TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN and SACRAMENTO. |
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LILLY
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
4:15 pm, Palm Springs High School
Patricia Clarkson shines in this rousing profile of courage as Lilly Ledbetter, the Alabama Goodyear factory worker whose tireless fight for women’s equal pay went all the way to the Supreme Court. Like Norma Rae and Erin Brockovich, Lilly packs a sweet punch for justice.
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EMILIA PEREZ
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
7:30 pm, Palm Springs High School
A resourceful lawyer (Zoe Saldaña) helps a notorious Mexican cartel boss undergo gender-affirming surgery and start anew as Emilia Pérez (Karla Sofía Gascón). Complications arise when Emilia attempts to reconnect with the wife (Selena Gomez) and children she left behind in this exhilarating, genre-defying musical.
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Amazing films. Intimate conversations. International voices.
Check out these upcoming screenings that have still have tickets available!
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SUNSHINE
Thursday, January 9, 2025
10:45 am, Camelot
Just days before her team’s tryouts for the Olympics, dedicated young gymnast Sunshine (a powerful Maris Racal) discovers she is pregnant. In a country where abortion is illegal, she must embark on a desperate and risky journey to fight for her autonomy.
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DROWNING DRY
Thursday, January 9, 2025
11:00 am, Camelot
This subtle, powerful drama depicts a family tragedy through shifting perspectives and timelines. During what was meant to be a peaceful weekend in the countryside, two sisters on summer holiday with their families experience a life-altering event.
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PARTHENOPE
Sunday, January 12, 2025
1:30 pm, Palm Springs High School
From Oscar®-winning director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, PSIFF 2014), this enchanting treatise on cinematic beauty unfolds in Naples, following the titular heroine whose irresistible allure captivates everyone around her as she embarks on a journey to discover her place in the world.
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A TRAVELER’S NEEDS
Saturday, January 11, 2025
8:00 pm, Palm Springs High School
In this enigmatic comedy, a mysterious French woman (Isabelle Huppert) drifts through Seoul, blending into the everyday and vanishing into the background. Struggling without money or means, she finds solace in makgeolli (Korean rice wine), and takes up work as a French teacher for two Korean women.
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BONJOUR TRISTESSE
Friday, January 10, 2025
7:00 pm, Palm Springs High School
In Durga Chew-Bose’s enchanting adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s classic novel, 18-year-old Cécile (Lily McInerney) navigates a sun-drenched summer at the French seaside with her charming father (Claes Bang) and his new lover, until the arrival of an old friend (a deliciously wicked Chloë Sevigny) disrupts their idyllic existence. |
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QUISLING – THE FINAL DAYS
Sunday, January 12, 2025
10:00 am, Palm Springs High School
Both a bold historical drama and a penetrating psychological study of a delusional authoritarian, the latest from director Erik Poppe (The King’s Choice, PSIFF 2016) revisits Germany’s occupation of Norway and its aftermath through the story of wartime puppet leader and Nazi collaborator Vidkun Quisling.
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HOW TO MAKE MILLIONS BEFORE GRANDMA DIES
Saturday, January 11, 2025
10:00 am, Palm Springs High School
A lazy college dropout quits his job to care for his grandmother, hoping to inherit her fortune. This deeply affecting portrait offers an honest look at a family grappling with clashing values and dynamics as they face the impending loss of their matriarch. |
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TINA (MOTHER)
Thursday, January 9, 2025
4:15 pm, Palm Springs High School
When grief-stricken Mareta (Anapela Polataivao) takes a substitute teaching role at an elite prep school, she forms a choir to unite the privileged yet disconnected students. As they prepare for an all-school competition, her passion for life is reignited, transforming her students forever in this rousing crowd-pleaser.
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| FESTIVAL MERCH
Get your #PSIFF2025 merch! Destination PSP is the one-stop shop for the official 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival merchandise. Available for in-store purchase at 170 N Palm Canyon Dr, or you can order online for in-store pick-up or delivery. |
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| Join us for Family Day!
A special day dedicated to all generations of film enthusiasts, featuring a carefully curated selection of family-friendly films and activities that cater to the young and the young at heart.
Discounted children general admission tickets available for FAMILY DAY films on Sunday, January 12, 2025! |
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| Film Society members enjoy exclusive invitations to pre-release screenings of major motion pictures throughout the year, Early Bird box office access to our Festivals, and much more.
We believe film as an art form has the power to illuminate the universality of the human experience and bridge cultures to create a more just and compassionate world. Become a member today and join us in cultivating the passionate filmgoers and filmmakers of tomorrow. |
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