MUBI, the global film distributor, streaming service and production company, is proud to announce the sensational new film from writer/director Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here, Morvern Callar, We Need to Talk About Kevin) will be available to stream exclusively on MUBI from December 23, 2025.

A hopeful young and loving couple (Grace and Jackson) move from New York to an inherited house in the country. Grace tries to find her identity with a new baby in the isolated environment. Yet as she begins to unravel, it’s not in weakness but imagination, strength and a stunning untamed vivacity that she discovers herself anew.

Set in rural America, Die My Love is a portrait of a woman engulfed by love and madness. It stars Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle), Robert Pattinson (Mickey 17, The Batman), LaKeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah, The Book of Clarence), Nick Nolte (Cape Fear, 48 Hours, The Prince of Tides), and Sissy Spacek (Carrie, Coal Miner’s Daughter, In the Bedroom).

The film received its World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Jennifer Lawrence has since been awarded the Donostia Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, and been nominated for a Gotham Award for Outstanding Lead Performance. Die My Love was also nominated for seven British Independent Film Awards including Best Director for Lynne Ramsay and Best Lead Performance for Jennifer Lawrence, and went on to win two for Best Cinematography and Best Music Supervision.

DIRECTOR STATEMENT

At the heart of this story is the complexity of love and how it can change and transform over time. I aimed to keep it grounded, human, spontaneous and funny at times, capturing the moments that feel small but carry a lot of weight. This film is for anyone who’s ever been in a relationship – there’s heartbreak and beauty in vulnerability.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY

Lynne Ramsay’s previous work consists of Ratcatcher (1999), Cannes 1999 Un Certain Regard, BAFTA winner Most Promising Newcomer; Morvern Callar (2002), starring Samantha Morton, Cannes 2002 multiple award winner, BIFA nominee for Best Director and Best Screenplay; We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) starring Tilda Swinton, nominated for Cannes 2011 Palme d’Or, BIFA winner for Best Director, BAFTA nominated for Best Director; Swimmer (2012), BAFTA winner for Best Short Film; You Were Never Really Here (2017) starring Joaquin Phoenix, Cannes 2017 winner for Best Screenplay and Best Actor, BAFTA nominated for Best British Film; Brigitte (2019), part of Miu Miu’s Women’s Tales Series, Venice Film Festival 2019.

MUBI, the global film distributor, streaming service and production company, has acquired Father Mother Sister Brother, the enchanting new film from legendary director Jim Jarmusch (Stranger than Paradise, Paterson, Only Lovers Left Alive) ahead of its World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival in Competition.

MUBI has acquired all rights in North America, Latin America, UK, Ireland, Benelux*, Turkey and India, and is pleased to reveal the first-look images of the film, available here. MUBI’s release plans will be announced soon. Cinéart will release the film in Benelux in collaboration with MUBI.

Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, the film stars Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Sarah Greene, Indya Moore, Luka Sabbat, and Françoise Lebrun.

The Match Factory is handling international sales. Gersh represented the North American rights.

Father Mother Sister Brother was produced by Charles Gillibert, Joshua Astrachan, Carter Logan and Atilla Salih Yücer. The film is presented by MUBI, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello and The Apartment (a Fremantle Company), in association with Jarmusch’s badjetlag and Gillibert’s CG Cinema, Cinema Inutile, Films du Losange and Weltkino. In Ireland Hail Mary Pictures co-produced and finance was provided by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland. Lenders were Cofiloisirs and Three Point Capital.

Directors of Photography on the film are Frederick Elmes (The Dead Don’t Die, Paterson) and Yorick Le Saux (Only Lovers Left Alive, Personal Shopper). Production Designers are Mark Friedberg (Joker, Paterson) and Marco Bittner-Rosser (Only Lovers Left Alive, Tár), Editing was led by Affonso Gonçalves (I’m Still Here, Paterson), Costume Design was by Catherine George (Mickey 17, We Need To Talk About Kevin) , Sound Design is from Robert Hein (The Dead Don’t Die, Ad Astra) and Casting was by Ellen Lewis (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Dead Don’t Die). Music is by Jim Jarmusch and Anika.

Jim Jarmusch is represented by Bart Walker of The Gersh Agency and Victoria Cook and Hayden Goldblatt at Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz.

SYNOPSIS
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER is a feature film, though carefully constructed in the form of a triptych. The three stories all concern the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other. Each of the three chapters takes place in the present, and each in a different country.

FATHER is set in the Northeast US, MOTHER in Dublin, Ireland, and SISTER BROTHER in Paris, France. The film is a series of character studies, quiet, observational and non-judgmental –a comedy, but interwoven with threads of melancholy

DIRECTOR STATEMENT
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER is a kind of anti-action film, its subtle and quiet style carefully constructed to allow small details to accumulate – almost like flowers being carefully placed in three delicate arrangements. Collaborations with the masterful cinematographers Frederick Elmes and Yorick Le Saux, the brilliant editor Affonso Gonçalves and other frequent collaborators elevate what started as words on a page into a form of pure cinema.

MUBI, the global film distributor, streaming service and production company, today announces the April 2025 launch of its global publishing arm, MUBI Editions, a new publisher dedicated to cinema and the arts.

Defined by a thought-provoking list and featuring unique design collaborations, MUBI Editions will publish across a range of formats and genres, and, in doing so, will broaden the horizons of what cinema-related publishing can be. With the first book to launch in 2025, MUBI Editions will publish 2-3 titles in its inaugural year.

MUBI Editions marks an exciting new chapter for MUBI, building on their long history of championing cinema culture through both film viewing and film publishing. Originally founded in 2007 by Efe Cakarel as a curated streaming service with the mission to make great cinema accessible to global audiences, MUBI’s first foray into publishing was the launch of the online publication, Notebook, which explores what’s most exciting in global film culture. In 2016, MUBI started releasing movies by visionary filmmakers into theaters around the world, bringing its vision of curation from the digital to the physical world. In 2021, Notebook expanded to also encompass a globally-distributed, biannual print magazine. Now, MUBI continues their commitment to publishing by launching MUBI Editions.

Through its distinctive range of books, MUBI Editions intends to play a meaningful role in fostering a global community of engaged, art-loving viewers and readers—now and into the future.

MUBI Editions will publish across four core series: Projections, books dedicated to the world of film culture and history; Auteurs, books and art objects made in close collaboration with renowned artists and filmmakers; Internegatives, republications of rare, out of-print, or newly translated texts and Lights!, books that explore and expand MUBI’s productions and releases.

MUBI Editions will launch in April 2025 with a book encapsulating its core ambitions. Read Frame Type Film, prepared in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou in Paris, is a richly illustrated title living at the intersection of film, visual history, and design.

From credits to subtitles to title cards and beyond, texts play a critical part in the structure of a film. Yet, away from the world of mainstream cinema, these textual—and visual—elements have often been overlooked. In Read Frame Type Film, curator Enrico Camporesi, design historian Catherine de Smet, and designer Philippe Millot aim to address this gap by focusing on an often neglected field: experimental and artists’ films. They bring their extensive research and expertise to a discussion of 24 works from the film collection at the Centre Pompidou that offer unique perspectives on the affinity between cinema and typography. Composed of a series of rich explorative texts, accompanying specially commissioned photography of analog film strips from the collection, the book is itself an experimental object, in which text and images mirror one another.

Read Frame Type Film will publish in April 2025. Pre-orders are available from today, December 2, 2024.

MUBI Editions is also delighted to reveal that, alongside direct sales through their website, mubieditions.com, its exclusive worldwide distribution partners will be Thames & Hudson (Global ex. US and Canada) and Distributed Art Publishers (US and Canada).

MUBI Editions will launch with a new visual identity, echoing the iconic MUBI logo. Taking inspiration from MUBI’s seven dots, MUBI Editions will be identified by seven lines that, at once, represent spines of books and evoke the early animation device, the zoetrope. This interlinking of art forms further emphasizes MUBI’s passion for both film and publishing.

Daniel Kasman, Vice President of Editorial Content says: “Since its founding, MUBI has always seen publishing as a key element of connecting cinema with global audiences. With MUBI Editions, we are building upon the great work done by our online and print publication, Notebook, and going even further: to start a new publishing arm dedicated to exploring the beauty and richness of the seventh art. In doing so, MUBI will continue to deepen its mission to bring audiences around the world together through their love of great movies and the culture and history of cinema.”

MUBI, the global film distributor, streaming service and production company is pleased to announce that artist William Kentridge’s extraordinary, expansive Self- Portrait As A Coffee-Pot will be available to watch worldwide exclusively on MUBI from October 18, 2024, following special previews at Toronto International Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival and its presentation at the Arsenale Institute for the Politics of Representation, curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, during the Venice Biennale of Art 2024.

Laying bare the creative process, Self-Portrait As A Coffee- Pot is a dazzling, nine-episode film series by South African artist William Kentridge, renowned for his animated drawings for projection, as well as his sculpture, theatre and opera productions over the last forty years.

Shot in his Johannesburg studio during and in the aftermath of the 2020–2022 COVID-19 pandemic and inspired in part by Charlie Chaplin, Dziga Vertov and the innovative wit of early cinema, this lively series of distinct but interconnected vignettes, at turns humorous, philosophical, political and probing, is a hymn to artistic freedom and the power of imagination, even when confronted with the challenge of isolation in enclosed spaces.

Bringing together hand-drawn animations, collage, performance and music, as well as dialogues with collaborators and doppelgängers, the series invites us to step inside the intimacy of the studio, where shared discoveries about culture, history and politics, and profound truths about the ways we live and think today are uncovered through the making of works of art.

Marking the launch of the release in October 2024, the films will screen for three days in an immersive intervention at Hauser & Wirth 18th Street in New York.

Additionally, a series of conversations, hosted by William Kentridge with special guests, will also take place each of the three nights, from October 22-24. Further details to be announced.

William Kentridge says: “Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot is a series made to offer viewers a sense and spirit of possibility, from an artist’s perspective. It is intended as a polemic experience about a way of working, a confidence in giving an image the benefit of the doubt, and seeing what emerges… At its heart this is really a series about the optimism and agency of making, itself. There’s an inherent optimism in the activity of taking the blank piece of paper at the beginning and having something at the end. If there’s a central argument I have to offer and engage audiences, it would be the defense of an optimism of making.”

An exciting innovation for both the filmed entertainment and art worlds, the release represents an unprecedented combination of fine art acquisition and streaming rights. It marks the first time that MUBI has acquired exclusive global rights to a series edition of a work of art – the first of a limited number of editions of Self-Portrait As A Coffee-Pot sold by the artist’s galleries.

The nine-episode series, created and directed by William Kentridge, is executive produced by Rachel Chanoff and Noah Bashevkin of THE OFFICE PERFORMING ARTS + FILM, Joslyn Barnes of LOUVERTURE FILMS and the WILLIAM KENTRIDGE STUDIO, and edited by Walter Murch, Janus Fouché and Žana Marović.

ALL NINE EPISODES OF SELF-PORTRAIT AS A COFFEE-POT ARE AVAILABLE ON MUBI FROM OCTOBER 18, 2024

Episode 1: A Natural History of the Studio (22 min 03 sec)
Episode 2: Self Portrait as a Coffee-Pot (33 min 15 sec)
Episode 3: Vanishing Points (34 min 19 sec)
Episode 4: Finding One’s Fate (31 min 02 sec)
Episode 5: AS IF (27 min 29 sec)
Episode 6: A Harvest of Devotion (31 min 24 sec)
Episode 7: Metamorphosis (25 min 31 sec)
Episode 8: Oh To Believe in Another World (31 min 23 sec)
Episode 9: In Defence of Optimism (26 min 53 sec)

MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service and production company announces the acquisition and exclusive premiere of Tarsem’s re-release of The Fall, available to stream in 4K on MUBI from September 27, 2024 in the US, Canada, Latin America, the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Benelux, Turkey and India. The Match Factory is handling sales for the rest of the world.

The 4K restoration of The Fall will have its world premiere at this year’s edition of Locarno Film Festival where it will play to audiences on the Piazza Grande.

Filmed over 4 years in 20 different locations across the globe, The Fall stars Lee Pace (Foundation, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Captain Marvel, Halt and Catch Film) and Catinca Untaru.

SYNOPSIS
Los Angeles, circa 1920s, a little immigrant girl in a hospital recovering from a fall, strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man. He captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscapes of her imagination.

TARSEM BIOGRAPHY
Tarsem’s first major breakthrough work was REM’s Losing My Religion video, which won MTV’s Best Video Award. Since then, Tarsem has worked on commercials for brands including Smirnoff, Coke, Nike, Levis and Pepsi.

In 2000, he directed his first feature film, The Cell, starring Jennifer Lopez. His next feature film, The Fall, was released in the United States in 2008. Since then Tarsem has directed The Immortals (2011) starring Henry Cavill, Mirror Mirror (2012) starring Julia Roberts and Self/less (2015) starring Ryan Reynolds.

In 2016-2017, Tarsem directed the 10-part mini-series Emerald City for television. In 2023, he directed his first feature film in Punjabi, Dear Jassi which won the Platform Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Among the numerous awards that Tarsem has received are the Grand Prix and several Lions from Cannes and the British Academy (BAFTA) Britannia Award. His work is also on permanent display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

MUBI Canada have announced their upcoming July programming slate additions and we’ve got some gems in there!

DAMMI

Dammi (Short, Drama) – Streaming Exclusively on MUBI July 12
Dir. Yann Demange, 2023
Starring Academy Award winning actor Riz Ahmed, Dammi follows a man who travels back to Paris while navigating his past experiences and weird glimpses of the present in an effort to reconnect with his estranged father. He is forced to face his fears and guilt while also reclaiming his lost Arab identity.

THIS CLOSENESS

This Closeness (Drama) – Streaming Exclusively on MUBI July 3
Dir. Kit Zauhar, 2023
Tensions rise when a couple on the rocks stays at the home of a reclusive host, with the three entering an intimate battle to gain and reclaim territory. Kit Zauhar’s sophomore feature This Closeness debuted at South by Southwest in 2023 and received a special jury mention for best ensemble cast in the New American Cinema Competition at Seattle International Film Festival. Check out Kit’s debut feature Actual People, returning to MUBI as a part of the KIT ZAUHAR: A DOUBLE BILL.

QUEEN OF EARTH

Queen of Earth (Drama) – Streaming July 1
Dir. Alex Ross Perry, 2015
Catherine absconds to the sun-soaked serenity of her best friend Virginia’s lakeside cabin, quivering with anxiety and seeking refuge from the haunting memories of the past year. But as their painful pasts come slithering into the already-uncomfortable present, their nerves become intertwined. Queen of Earth stars Katherine Waterston and Elisabeth Moss, who also served as a producer on the film.

THE CANYONS

The Canyons (Thriller) – Streaming July 1
Dir. Paul Schrader, 2013
Set against the sun-drenched, seductive backdrop of Los Angeles, this chilling film follows the lives of Christian (James Deen), a wealthy young man with a passion for filmmaking, and his girlfriend Tara (Lindsay Lohan), a former actress who now lives a life of leisure and indulgence.

SOURCE CODE

Source Code (Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller) – Streaming July 1
Dir. Duncan Jones, 2011
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Captain Colter Stevens, who must identify a bomber who just destroyed a train and plans to kill thousands more. A top-secret program allows Colter to repeatedly exist in the parallel reality of the doomed commuter train. He becomes convinced that he can prevent the deadly blast from ever happening. Source Code premiered at South by Southwest in 2011, and was nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form at the Hugo Awards the same year.

CROSSING THE BRIDGE – THE SOUND OF ISTANBUL

Crossing The Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul (Documentary, Music)
Streaming Exclusively on MUBI July 5
Dir. Fatih Akin, 2005
From Golden Bear winner Fatih Akin, comes a remastered 4K release of Crossing The Bridge – The Sound Of Istanbul, an enchanting musical journey through the heart of Istanbul. German musician Alexander Hacke sets out to capture the musical diversity of Istanbul with his mobile recording studio to assemble an inspired portrait of Turkish music. The film joins TURN IT UP: MUSIC ON FILM, a MUBI collection that celebrates the electric magnetism of performance through a diverse range of music films.

A STILL SMALL VOICE

A Still Small Voice (Documentary) – Streaming July 19
Dir. Luke Lorentzen, 2023
An aspiring hospital chaplain begins a yearlong residency in spiritual care, only to discover that to successfully tend to her patients, she must look deep within herself. A Still Small Voice premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2023, and screened at Hot Docs Film Festival the same year.

LIFE IS NOT A COMPETITION BUT I’M WINNING

Life Is Not a Competition, But I’m Winning (Documentary, Sport, LGBTQ+) Streaming exclusively on MUBI July 26
Dir. Julia Fuhr Mann, 2023
If history is written by the victors, where does that leave those who were never allowed to be part of the game? Arriving on MUBI in time for the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony, the film follows a collective of queer athletes as they enter the Olympic Stadium in Athens and set out to honour those who were excluded from standing on the winners’ podium. The film premiered in Critics’ Week at the Venice Film Festival in 2023.

PENANCE

Penance (Drama, Crime, Mystery, Mini-series) – Streaming July 26
Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2012
A mysterious stranger approaches a group of young friends at a sleepy small town playground, then kidnaps and brutally murders one of the girls. Wracked with grief, the victim’s unhinged mother Asako demands that the shaken survivors identify the killer or face a penance of her choosing. Penance is a five episode mini-series adapted from the Kanae Minato book of the same name.

From romantic comedies to boldly experimental shorts, movie lovers can dive into MUBI’s electric offering of LGBTQ+ cinema this Pride season and year-round. Beginning June 1, 2024 MUBI will launch A PLACE OF OUR OWN: QUEER SPACES ON FILM a new collection, featuring a blend of iconic queer films and lesser-known LGBTQ+ films, showcasing the vibrant representation of queer cultures in social spaces where diverse queer identities have flourished.

The Last Year of Darkness (Documentary) – Now streaming exclusively on MUBI
Dir. Benjamin Mullinkosson, 2023 MUBI Release*
Attuned to the energy of nightlife in the Sichuan capital, Benjamin Mullinkosson’s immersive documentary pulsates to the euphoric beats of electronic music. A love letter to the city’s charismatic nonconformists and the fabled club that provides a queer haven amid an ever-changing urban landscape.

Maurice’s Bar (Animation, Short ) – Streaming June 1
Dir. Tom Prezman, Tzor Edery, 2023
In 1942, on a train to nowhere, a former drag queen remembers a night from her past in one of Paris’ first queer bars. Remnants of customer gossip recall this mythic bar and its mysterious Jewish-Algerian owner. Maurice’s Bar won the Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2023.

Casa Roshell (Documentary) – Streaming June 1
Dir. Camila José Donoso, 2017
Music plays, drinks are served and the last boundaries are suspended: those between gender; gay, straight and bi; reality and fiction. Roshell and Lili run a small transformist club in Mexico City, where men of all ages and backgrounds come to watch, cruise or learn how to dress in drag.

MUBI’s extensive year-round selection of queer films includes notable releases such as Ira Sachs’ Passages and Sebastian Meise’s Great Freedom. Additionally, Andrew Haigh’s Weekend, Zaida Carmona’s Girlfriends and Girlfriends, Sebastián Silva’s Nasty Baby, and many others are featured in the PRIDE UNPREJUDICED: LGBTQ+ CINEMA collection.

PASSION

Passion (Drama) – Streaming exclusively on MUBI June 26
Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi
To celebrate the recent release of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Silver Lion winning masterpiece Evil Does Not Exist, MUBI exclusively presents Passion, which remained unreleased in the US until last year. Following a couple whose engagement announcement causes their small group of friends to slowly fracture, this is an awe-inspiring film that bears many of the staples that Hamaguchi would become known for while bouncing along to its own emotional velocity.

DAD & STEP-DAD

Dad & Step-Dad (Comedy) – Streaming June 1
Dir. Tynan DeLong, 2023
Streaming on MUBI just in time for Father’s Day, Dad & Step-Dad is a comedy about family, communication, insecurity, and the fragility of the male ego. In an effort to bond for the sake of Branson, their 13-year-old son, Jim and Dave, a dad and a step-dad, spend a weekend in a cabin upstate together with their shared kid. However, tensions start to mount as differing parenting techniques come to the fore.

CHASING RAINBOWS: FILMS BY THE ROSS BROTHERS

To celebrate the release of Gasoline Rainbow, MUBI presents a career-spanning retrospective of American raconteurs Bill and Turner Ross. Featured is their long unavailable, SXSW-winning debut feature, 45365, which explores the town of Sidney, Ohio in a way that only the Ross brothers can summon. Alongside it is their sensational collaboration with David Byrne, Contemporary Color, filmed partially at Toronto’s Scotiabank arena and features colour guard teams from Quebec and Kitchener-Waterloo.

MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS

My Blueberry Nights (Drama, Romance) – Streaming June 30
Dir. Wong Kar Wai, 2007
Starring Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz, this Palme d’Or nominee follows Elizabeth who leaves her memories behind after a nasty breakup and chases her dreams across the country. Picking up a series of jobs to support herself along the way, the myriad of lost souls she meets help her to understand the journey as part of a greater exploration within herself.

HAND-PICKED BY ISABEL SANDOVAL

This June, MUBI invited Lingua Franca director Isabel Sandoval to hand-pick some of her favourite films from the MUBI vaults. Included in Sandoval’s curation is a wide-ranging selection of films reflecting her eclectic personal taste, including Nelly Kaplan’s folklore cult A Very Curious Girl, Peter Strickland’s Duke of Burgundy, a daring erotic drama exploring a sadomasochist relationship, Lee Chang-dong’s Cannes prize winning psychological thriller Burning, Olivier Assayas’ tale of dualities and brooding power dynamics Clouds of Sils Maria and so many more.

MUBI and Gucci are pleased to unveil Who is Sabato de Sarno? – A Gucci Story, a documentary directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the creation of the Gucci Ancora fashion show, the debut show of the House’s new Creative Director Sabato De Sarno. Set to premiere exclusively on MUBI globally today, March 15, 2024, the 20-minute short film, narrated by actor and ambassador Paul Mescal, promises a unique journey into the world of Gucci.

Delving into the visionary realm of Creative Director Sabato De Sarno’s inaugural collection for the House, Who is Sabato de Sarno? – A Gucci Story unveils never-before-seen footage, weaving an intimate narrative that transcends the confines of the runway. Emphasising teamwork as a core value, the film showcases the collaborative efforts of Sabato De Sarno and his dedicated team, highlighting the collective passion and dedication behind the creative process. Through their lens, the film captures the essence of the fashion world’s allure, inviting audiences to explore the magic behind the curtains while getting to know Gucci’s new Creative Director as he shares his personal experience, revealing his passions and vision for the iconic brand. From the inception of the creative process to the meticulous execution behind the scenes, the movie presents a unique perspective on the untold stories that have shaped Gucci Ancora.

Following its premiere on MUBI and coinciding with the arrival of the collection in stores, Gucci will host screenings in major cities around the globe, allowing audiences to experience Gucci Ancora on the big screen. Marking a first within the fashion and luxury industry, an Apple Vision Pro enriched version will be available, ensuring that viewers can immerse themselves in the beauty and artistry of Gucci Ancora. Furthermore, in partnership with Air France, the House will make Who is Sabato de Sarno? – A Gucci Story available on all flights throughout the month of April.

CREDITS

Creative Director: Sabato De Sarno
Directors: Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost
Narration: Paul Mescal
Production: Moxie Pictures

MUSIC

“Smalltown Boy”
J. Somerville, S. Bronski, L. Steinbachek

“Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 Choral: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace – Presto”
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

“The Chairman Dances”
Composed by John C. Adams

“Hell’s Half Acre – Sparse Mix”
Composed by Lyndn Gauntlett (PRS)

“The Barber of Seville – Overture”
Composed by Gioacchino Rossini

“Eccomi In Lieta Viesta”
Performed by Vincenzo Bellini

“At The Ninth Hour”
Performed by Daniel Suett, Bruce Fingers and Billie Ray Fingers

“Chase”
(G. Moroder)

“Show Me Love”
(A.George, F. McFarlane)

“Loveher”
(Romy Madley Croft, Fred Gibson)

“Late Night Feelings”
(Ilsey Juber, Stephen Noel Kozmeniuk, Carlton Davis Mays Jr., Philip Meckseper, Clement Picard, Maxime Picard, Mark Ronson, Lykke Li Zachrisson)

“Ci Vediamo Domani”
Performed by Raffaella Carrà

“Show Me Love (Gucci Milano Ancora Mix)”
(A.George, F. McFarlane)

“Ancora Ancora Ancora (Mark Ronson Remix)”
Performed by Mina

MUBI, the global streaming service, film distributor, and production company, has released today the new official trailer and artwork for Ben Mullinkosson’s film The Last Year of Darkness, a coming of age documentary that celebrates the ephemerality of youth through the lens of five friends on the underground party scene in Chengdu, China. The Last Year of Darkness will stream exclusively on MUBI in Canada from March 15, 2024.

Synopsis
As the city of Chengdu changes, the future of beloved club Funky Town is unclear. For a vibrant group of DJs, drag performers, lovers, ravers, and skaters this is a sanctuary for underground partying and allows them to thrive after the sun sets. It’s the one place that accepts them for who they really are, whilst they run away from their problems during the day.

With construction cranes looming from an encroaching metro station, the friends are forced to face what brought them to the party in the first place and make the most of their remaining time there.

The Last Year of Darkness is a coming-of-age film that celebrates the ephemerality of youth — from love to loss, from throwing up to growing up.

Director’s Biography
This is Ben’s second feature length documentary and 6th year coming back to Chengdu. He speaks Chinese. His first feature Don’t Be a Dick About It won the 2018 Audience Award at IDFA and is being distributed by Oscilloscope. He now works directing commercials and music videos. His works include Cannes Silver Lion Advertising award, Vimeo Staff Picks, NYT Op-Docs, and some of his films have millions of views. His previous short films have gotten into 50+ festivals around the world including Tribeca (Gnarly in Pink) and Slamdance (What I Hate About Myself).

THE LAST YEAR OF DARKNESS WILL STREAM EXCLUSIVELY ON MUBI IN CANADA FROM MARCH 15, 2024.

MUBI Canada have announced their March 2024 programming additions including films from female Cinematographers and Oscar winners!

FUNNY PAGES

Funny Pages (Comedy) – Streaming March 1
Dir. Owen Kline, 2022
Aspiring cartoonist Robert believes to be an artist is to suffer. So, he rejects his suburban life and drops out of school to work at a comic store and a public defender’s office. There he meets and becomes besotted by former low-level comic artist Wallace, leading him down a path of misadventures. Owen Kline’s feature directorial debut, Funny Pages, with cinematography by Sean Price Williams and produced by the Safdie Brothers, earned a spot in the 2022 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and received 2 Independent Spirit Award nominations in 2023.

MAMI WATA

Mami Wata (Drama, Fantasy, Thriller) – Streaming Exclusively on MUBI March 22
Dir. C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi, 2023
When the harmony in a village is threatened by outside elements, two sisters must fight to save their people and restore the glory of a mermaid goddess to the land. Mami Wata won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematography at Sundance Film Festival in 2023.

CALLING THE SHOTS: WOMEN CINEMATOGRAPHERS

In honour of Women’s History Month, MUBI is spotlighting the expertise and perspective of women working behind the camera in its new film collection CALLING THE SHOTS: WOMEN CINEMATOGRAPHERS. Women’s perspectives help shape diverse stories, and yet, women continue to be underrepresented in cinematography. These films showcase the beauty and technical achievement possible when women craft stories through their lens.

The Wonders (Drama) – Streaming March 8
Cinematography by Hélène Louvart, Dir. Alice Rohrwacher, 2014
An extraordinary summer for Gelsomina and her three younger sisters, in which the strict rules that hold the family together begin to break: due to the arrival of Martin, a German boy on a youth rehabilitation program, and also the community’s participation in the TV competition “Village Wonders.” The Wonders won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014 and was nominated for the Plame d’Or.

Thursday Till Sunday (Drama) – Streaming March 8
Cinematography by Bárbara Álvarez, Dir. Dominga Sotomayor Castillo, 2012
As she and her family embark on a four-day holiday to the north of Chile, teenager Mazda slowly comes to the realization that her parents might be splitting up. Their journey that starts so cheerfully quickly acquires melancholy undertones. This will be their last trip as a family. Thursday Till Sunday won the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2012.

Madeline’s Madeline (Drama) – Streaming March 8
Cinematography by Ashley Connor, Dir. Josephine Decker, 2018
Sixteen-year-old Madeline has become an active member of an experimental theatre troupe. When its ambitious director pushes Madeline to weave her rich interior world and her troubled relationship with her mother into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. Madeline’s Madeline was nominated for 3 Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Female Lead.

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…

Oscar® night. A time for winners and losers, tears and cheers. A night of sweeps, surprises, and foregone conclusions. MUBI presents AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…, a film collection featuring winners and nominees from Oscars® past. It’s the perfect opportunity to brush up on your awards trivia, fill some of those viewing gaps, or convince yourself again that a certain film or performance was robbed.

Parasite (Drama, Comedy, Thriller) – Streaming March 8
Dir. Bong Joon Ho, 2018
Ki-taek’s family of four is close, but fully unemployed. The son Ki-woo is recommended for a well-paid tutoring job. Carrying the expectations of all his family, Ki-woo heads to the Park family home for an interview. But following this first meeting, an unstoppable string of mishaps lies in wait. Parasite won 4 Academy Awards including Best Director, won Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language at the Golden Globes, and received the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival. It was the first non-English language film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

No (Drama) – Streaming Now
Dir. Pablo Larraín, 2012
With his first collaboration with Gael García Bernal, Pablo Larraín scored a true art-house hit. Shot on vintage video cameras, the film boasts a rare authenticity and its aesthetic of immediacy is nothing short of genius. No was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year at the Academy Awards, and won the C.I.C.A.E. Award at Cannes Film Festival.

Amy (Documentary, Biography) – Streaming Now
Dir. Asif Kapadia, 2015
A moving profile of the precocious talent and tragic death of singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, this biographical documentary deflates the sensationalism that surrounded Winehouse throughout her short life—focusing instead on its subject’s artistry. Amy won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2016, and was named the National Board of Review’s Best Documentary in 2015.