Jumbo

DATE: October 8-11
TIME: Video On Demand
VENUE: NIGHTSTREAM Virtual Cinema

Jeanne (Noémie Merlant, Portrait of a Lady On Fire) lives at home and works the overnight shift as an amusement park cleaner. When a new Tilt-A-Whirl arrives at the park, Jeanne is immediately enthralled by “his” magnificent machinery and names him “Jumbo.” She soon discovers that Jumbo responds to and communicates with her via his various lights and finds herself head over heels in love for the first time. Bursting with uncontainable happiness, Jeanne eventually decides to share the news, but not everyone is ready to understand and accept this unusual arrangement. Writer/director Zoé Wittock’s fantastical and heartfelt debut is rooted in the common reality that many of us are not accepted for who we are and/or whom we love.