We are delighted to be showing a preview of João Pedro Rodrigues' new film WILL-O'-THE-WISP on November 22 followed by a talk with the director!

The latest feature by Portuguese auteur João Pedro Rodrigues, the near-unclassifiable Will-o’-the-Wisp moves effortlessly from historical tableau to musical comedy, queer romance, and post-colonial provocation. Celebrated Portuguese auteur João Pedro Rodrigues (To Die Like a Man, The Ornithologist) returns to the Festival with the intoxicating and near-unclassifiable Will-o’-the-Wisp. Part historical tableau, musical, queer romantic comedy, and post-colonial provocation, Will-o’-the-Wisp is as deft as it is defiant, hurling pointed accusations against crimes of the past, present, and future in an impossibly fleet 67 minutes — between cheeky, joyous, and highly stylized dance sequences, that is.