Cinemania festival announces November film lineup

The Cinemania festival has announced its program for November, featuring several high-profile international films. Among the highlights are two new works by Palme d'Or winner Hirokazu Koreeda: “Sheep in the Box,” a sci-fi drama about a couple using a humanoid robot to cope with the loss of their son, and “Look Back,” an adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga about two aspiring manga artists.

Independent studio A24 will be represented by “The Debut,” directed by Jesse Eisenberg and starring Julianne Moore, Paul Walter Hauser, and Halle Bailey, and “Club Kid,” the directorial debut of Jordan Firstman. Other notable entries include “Sweet from Butterflies” by Kantemir Balagov, starring Barry Keoghan, and “Josephine,” directed by Beth de Araujo, which won at the Sundance Film Festival.