FAF Previews: Wild Horse Nine and Club Kid in mts Dvorana
On three consecutive Wednesdays in November, at 8 pm, mts Dvorana shows McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine, a documentary on Elizabeth Holmes and Firstman's Club Kid before the 32nd FAF.
On three Wednesday evenings, November 4, 11 and 18, always at 8 pm, mts Dvorana at Decanska 14 becomes the foyer of a festival that has not yet begun. Ahead of the 32nd Festival of Auteur Film (FAF), three titles get preview screenings: Wild Horse Nine by Martin McDonagh, the documentary You Can See Everything by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, and Club Kid by Jordan Firstman. Each one enters regular release the day after its preview, so this is a chance to see a film a day before everyone else.
What is the preview schedule at mts Dvorana?
The dates are confirmed on the venue’s website, and each screening has its own hall and its own start date for regular release:
- November 4, Hall 1: Wild Horse Nine, 118 minutes, regular release from November 5
- November 11, Hall 6: You Can See Everything, 174 minutes, regular release from November 12
- November 18, Hall 6: Club Kid, 122 minutes, regular release from November 19
The first film arrives from the awards stage in Venice, the second from its premiere in Telluride and the third from the Un Certain Regard program in Cannes. Under this schedule Belgrade gets all three before the festival opens in the Main Hall of mts Dvorana.
What is Wild Horse Nine?
Martin McDonagh, the British-Irish director behind Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Banshees of Inisherin, brings his new film (Wild Horse Nine) from the main competition of the 83rd Venice festival, where John Malkovich won the Volpi Cup for his role. The story is set in Chile in 1973, shortly before the coup against President Salvador Allende. Malkovich and Sam Rockwell play CIA agents Chris and Lee, whom their station chief sends from Santiago to Easter Island. Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits and Parker Posey also appear in the film.
What is You Can See Everything?
The documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim (You Can See Everything) follows Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, who was convicted of defrauding investors. Thirty-four days before she went to prison, Holmes called Fielder, the creator of the series Nathan for You, The Rehearsal and The Curse, to document her daily life. The world premiere took place on September 6 at the Telluride festival. According to the newspaper Danas, Serbia is among ten countries where a regular theatrical release has been announced so far.
What is Club Kid?
Club Kid is the directorial debut of actor and screenwriter Jordan Firstman, who has worked on the series Big Mouth and I Love L.A. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard program at the 79th Cannes festival. According to Danas, A24 bought the worldwide rights for 17 million dollars. Firstman plays Peter, a New York club promoter whose life is upended when a ten-year-old son he never knew about turns up. The cast includes Reggie Absolom, Diego Calva, Cara Delevingne, Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Colin Kamp.
How much does a ticket cost?
According to Danas, a single ticket costs 800 dinars and can be bought on the mts Dvorana website. A package for all three films costs 1,600 dinars, but it is sold in limited numbers and only at the venue’s box office. The venue’s film pages list no prices, so anyone after the package is best off contacting the box office.
What comes next at the 32nd FAF?
The festival, founded in 1994, runs from November 20 to 27. It opens on Friday, November 20, at 7 pm in the Main Hall of mts Dvorana with Fjord by Cristian Mungiu, this year’s Palme d’Or winner at Cannes. For the Romanian director it is a second Palme d’Or, after the one in 2007 for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. Opening night tickets have been on sale at the box office since September 4.
The titles announced so far include:
- Minotaur by Andrey Zvyagintsev, winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes
- Three Weeks After by Miroslav Terzic, a domestic premiere
- By the End of the Day by Jelena Maksimovic, a domestic premiere
- In the Garden My Hand Takes Root by Boris Hadzija and Hoda Taheri
- The Black Ball (La bola negra) by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, produced by Pedro Almodovar
The organizers said more information about the program will soon be published on the official website faf.rs and on the festival’s social media.
