The first Kenyan film to be screened at Cannes Film Festival, Rafiki directed by Wanuri Kahiu had its international premiere in the Un Certain Regard section 2018. It’s the story of romance that grows between two young women, Kena and Ziki, amidst family and political pressures around LGBT rights in Kenya.
Rafiki — June 1
MIDSOMMAR
Ari Aster’s 2019 folk horror feature follows the story of a couple traveling to Scandinavia to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish midsummer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Midsommar - June 6
SHIVA BABY
Shiva Baby is a dark playful comedy of unease about a young bisexual woman grappling with tradition and independence over the course of one climactic day-long shiva, a Jewish gathering of friends and family during a time of mourning. A highlight of 2020’s Toronto International Film Festival and SXSW, and featuring a standout lead performance from emerging actor-comedian Rachel Sennott, the acclaimed feature debut from writer-director Emma Seligman is bold, modern filmmaking at its most daring, hilarious and unforgettable. Shiva Baby will be showing exclusively on MUBI and will also be a part of our LGBTQ+ focus for Pride Month.
Shiva Baby - June 11
THE CHURNING OF KALKI
A retrospective of filmmaker and cultural anthropologist Ashish Avikunthak’s ingenious works opens with this feature The Churning of Kalki (Kalkimanthankatha). Using the basic premise of Samuel Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’,—two men wander an apparent wasteland interminably awaiting the arrival of a third character—as a starting point, Ashish Avikunthak’s film follows the two lead character from Calcutta as they travel from Calcutta to the largest gathering of humans on earth – the festival of Maha Kumbh of Allahabad in 2013, which occurs once in 12 years. The two are in search of Kalki – the Tenth and the final avatar of Lord Vishnu.
The Churning of Kalki - June 6
Ashish Avikunthak retrospective will feature the following other titles:
- Rati Chakravyuh (2013)
- Performing Death (2002)
- Et cetera (1997)
AANI MAANI
Debutante filmmaker Fahim Irshad tells the poignant story of Bhutto, a Kebab seller and how with the shutting down of slaughterhouses, a seemingly inconsequential change in the world outside, wreaks havoc in his personal life.
Aani Maani - June 27
MUBI Specials
Close-up on Kiarostami
- In June, we kick off our focus on the distinguished Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami with films including:
- Where is the friend's home? - June 4
- Taste of Cherry - June 19
- The Wind Will Carry Us - June 26
Ken Loach: A Double Bill
- Another highlight for this month is a Ken Loach double bill which will include:
- The Wind that Shakes the Barley - June 16
- It's a Free World - June 17
*For full programming schedule refer to email attachment
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