2024 Bend Film Festival - 10.12.24

@ 12:15 PM - DESTROYER w/ Karyn Kusama Conversation, CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Director: Karyn Kusama

Runtime/Language: 121 minutes, English

As a young cop, Erin Bell went under cover to infiltrate a gang in the California desert -- with tragic results. Bell continues to work as a detective for the Los Angeles Police Department, but feelings of anger and remorse leave her worn-down and consumed by guilt. When the leader of that gang suddenly re-emerges, Erin embarks on an obsessive quest to find his former associates, bring him to justice and make peace with her tortured past.

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@ 3:30 PM - Join The Club, CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Director: Chris O'Connell, and Kip Andersen

Runtime/Language: 87 minutes, English

Dennis Peron is San Francisco's biggest pot dealer. But when the AIDS epidemic sweeps through his community, Peron realizes that marijuana is more than a good time—it’s medicine. In the wake of his lover’s death, Peron opens the Cannabis Buyers’ Club, a five-story dispensary complete with rainbow murals, drag shows, and doctors onsite. Law enforcement launch a multimillion dollar investigation into the club, but Peron has even larger aspirations, writing a landmark political initiative and leading the fight for change. Following the life of Dennis Peron, Join the Club uncovers the Queer history of marijuana legalization in America.

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@ 6:00 PM - Black Box Diaries, CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Director: Shiori Itō

Runtime/Language: 103 minutes, English/Japanese

Journalist Shiori Itō embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country’s outdated judicial and societal systems. Black Box Diaries was born out of Ito’s need to document her investigation — a response to the authorities’ refusal to pursue her case in a meaningful manner. More importantly, it was a way to journal her fears and thoughts as she anticipated the backlash that followed.

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@ 8:45 PM - A Different Man, CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Director: Aaron Schimberg

Runtime/Language: 112 minutes, English

Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.