It will be a short month on Mubi, where only two new releases of the year will be added this month. But several interesting classics will also be offered.
There will also be several films inserted in the REFRAMING: WOMEN DIRECTORS collection.
Releases of the year
100 Yards (Xu Haofeng, Junfeng Xu) – 2023 | Streaming exclusively on MUBI from March 7
In volatile 1920s Tianjin, a covert martial arts circle arose to deter crime and maintain peace between rival fighting arts schools. When a renowned master dies and names his apprentice—rather than his son—as his successor, a fierce power struggle will bring the entire city to the brink of chaos.
100 Yards had its International Premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was an Official Selection at the 2024 International Film Festival in Rotterdam and the 2024 Munich Film Festival.
The Feeling That The Time for Doing Something Has Passed (Joanna Arnow) – 2023 | Streaming exclusively on MUBI from March 14
Ann, a morose New Yorker in her 30s, feels stuck in all areas of her life—the years have gone by quickly in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family. As she begins to feel increasingly alienated, she wrestles with herself and her relationships.
The Feeling That The Time for Doing Something Has Passed had its North American Premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and was an Official Selection at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and Vancouver International Film Festival.
The classics arriving
The Assassin (Hou Hsiao-hsien) – 2015 | Streaming March 1
9th century China. 10-year-old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, turning her into an exceptional assassin. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent to kill the man to whom she was promised, a cousin who leads a large military region.
The Assassin was awarded Best Director and Best Soundtrack Award at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, and the 2015 Vancouver Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The Final Master (Xu Haofeng) – 2015 | Streaming March 1
A retiring Wing Chun master seeks out an apprentice to carry on his legacy after he is gone. What the apprentice does not realize, however, is that there are practitioners of the art who wish to stop him from fulfilling his destiny.
The Final Master was an Official Selection at the 2017 Fantasia Film Festival and won the 2015 Golden House Film Festival Award for Best Action Choreography.
Shadow (Zhang Yimou) – 2018 | Streaming March 1
In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a “shadow” look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.
Shadow was an Official Selection at the 2017 Fantasia Film Festival and won the 2015 Golden House Film Festival Award for Best Action Choreography. The film had its North American Premiere and was featured in the Gala Presentations at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival and was an Official Selection at the 2018 Venice Film Festival.
Byzantium (Neil Jordan) – 2012 | Streaming on March 1
Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara meets lonely Noel, who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor befriends Frank and tells him their lethal secret. They were born 200 years ago and survive on human blood. Starring Saoirse Ronan (Blitz, Atonement), Gemma Aterton (Funny Woman), Jonny Lee Miller (Mindhunters), and Sam Riley (Control).
Byzantium was an Official Selection at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and won Best Director and Best Film at the 2014 Irish Film and Television Awards.
Kisses (Lance Daly) – 2008 | Streaming on March 1
On the fringes of Dublin two kids, Kylie and Dylan, live in a housing estate devoid of life. After a violent altercation with his father, Dylan runs away and Kylie decides to go with him. Together they make their way to the magical night time lights of Dublin to search for Dylan’s brother.
Kisses was an Official Selection at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, 2008 Telluride Film Festival and a Nominee for Best Foreign Film at the Independent Spirit Awards.
The Journey (Nick Hamm) – 2016 | Streaming on March 1
A fictional account of the extraordinary story of two implacable enemies in Northern Ireland – firebrand DUP leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness – who are forced to take a short journey together in which they will take the biggest leap of faith and change. The film stars Colm Meaney (Bring Them Down), Timothy Spall (Spencer), Toby Stephens (Percy Jackson series) and Freddie Highmore (The Good Doctor).
The film was an Official Selection at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival, 2017 Seattle International Film Festival and won Best Actor in a Lead Role Film at the 2017 Irish Film and Television Awards.
A Date For Mad Mary (Darren Thornton) – 2016 | Streaming on March 14
Mary McArdle returns to Drogheda after a short spell in prison – for something she’d rather forget. Back home, everything and everyone has changed.
A Date For Mad Mary was an Official Selection at the 2016 BFI London Film Festival and San Francisco International Film Festival. The film also won Best Film and Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film at the 2017 Irish Film and Television Awards.
New collection
For as long as the movies have existed, women have been making them. The REFRAMING: WOMEN DIRECTORS collection showcases work by women auteurs spanning a diverse array of themes, styles, and genres. It’s time to reframe the conversation and focus our lens on films outside of the male-dominated canon of cinema.
Highlights from the collection include:
THE SUBSTANCE – Dir. Coralie Fargeat, 2024
DAHOMEY – Dir. Mati Diop, 2024
MY FIRST FILM – Dir. Zia Anger, 2024
BIRD – Dir. Andrea Arnold, 2024
THE PEOPLE’S JOKER – Dir. Vera Drew, 2022
WITCHES – Dir. Elizabeth Sankey, 2024
THIS CLOSENESS – Dir. Kit Zauhar, 2023
QUEENS OF THE QING DYNASTY – Dir. Ashley McKenzie, 2022
BERGMAN ISLAND – Mia Hansen-Løve, 2021
ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW Miranda July, 2005
