How to Have Sex
Friday, February 2 - Thursday, February 22, 2024
Sneak Preview Thursday, February 1 at 8:30 p.m. followed by a Q&A with director Molly Manning Walker and star Mia McKenna-Bruce, moderated by Celine Song.
Q&As with director Molly Manning Walker and star Mia McKenna-Bruce opening night on Friday, February 2 at 8:30 pm moderated by Rachel Handler and with Molly Manning Walker moderated by Debra Granik on Saturday, February 3 at 2:55 p.m.
Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday, drinking, clubbing and hooking up in what should be the best summer of their lives. As they dance their way across the sun- drenched streets of Malia, they find themselves navigating the complexities of sex, consent and self-discovery. Captured with luminous visuals and a pitch-perfect soundtrack, Manning Walker’s directorial debut paints a painfully familiar portrait of young adulthood, and how first sexual experiences should – or shouldn’t – play out.
Winner: Un Certain Regard, Festival de Cannes
Official Selection: Sundance
- Country UK
- Running Time 91 minutes
- Format DCP
- Distributor MUBI
- Director Molly Manning Walker
- Cast Mia McKenna, Tara Lara Peake, Samuel Bottomley, Shaun Thomas, Enva Lewis, Laura Ambler
- Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil
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