b'STA FF2022 BROSINGLES r4B.qxp_Layout 15/31/2212:25 PMPage 9F FTuesday, July 26, 2022- 7:00 PM Tuesday, July 26, 2022 - 9:30 PMFEATURE FEATUREHARD SHELL, SOFT SHELL THE JUSTICE OF BUNNY KINGFrance - 99 min New Zealand - 101 minDirected by Emma Benestan. Written by Emma BenestanDirected by Gaysorn Thavat. Written by Sophie Henderson, and Nour Ben Salem. Gregory King and Gaysorn Thavat.With Yasin Houicha, Oulaya Amamra and Raphal Quenard. With Essie Davis (The Babadook), Thomasin McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit),An oyster farmer has his heart broken when his long-time girlfriend Lively Nili and Tanea Heke.Jessan up-and-coming actressdecides she wants to take a Forced into the fringes of society by powers beyond her control,break right after he proposes to her. Moving back home to wallow in Bunny is quick-witted, broad-smiling, and ever-hopeful as she tries tohis grief, his mother is convinced hes done something wrong, his carve out a life washing car windows, taking care of her sisterssister wants her bedroom back, and his friends are besides children, and doing her best to get her own kids out of foster care.themselves over his extreme sensitivity. The only person to offer him Though she tries to follow the rules, or at least bend them to herSTONYBROOKFILMFESTIVAL.COMa solution is Lila, who insists that she teach him to dance so he can advantage, things come crashing down when Bunny witnesses anmake Jess jealous at an upcoming party. Filmed on location in the incident her maternal instincts cannot ignore and finds herself onbeautiful southern port city of Ste, what could have been a just a the run with her emotionally wounded teenage niece. Essie Davislight-hearted romantic comedy somehow becomes something much owns the screen in this searing portrait of a woman holding on tomore in the expert hands of writer-director Emma Benestan. This is her dignity and humanity in the face of an inflexible, misguidedthe perfect summer getaway. bureaucracy. In French, with subtitles. Produced by Emma Slade. Edited by Cushla Dillon. Director ofProduced by Caroline Nataf. Edited by Perrine Bekaert. Director of Photography: Ginny Loane. From FilmRise.Photography: Aurlien Marra. A Unit production, from Salaud Morisset.7/26SHORT SHORTALMOST WINTER THE DRESSSUnited States - 12 min United States - 10 minTUESDAYA film by Austin Kolodney A film by Marie KarkashadzeS A recent graduate, doing When a young womanhis best to keep a playful, wearing an ankle-monitorabsent-minded professor carefully prepares for a consequential meeting, a singleon track, begins to wonder distraction may be one too many.if he is becoming more of acaretaker than anassistant9'