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At Night
Beatrice Gibson
U.S. Premiere
An expansive and provocative work of rich nocturnal beauty, British experimental filmmaker Beatrice Gibson’s feature is a shapeshifting, feminist meditation on the mind and body that follows an array of women over the course of one night in Paris. Winner of Best Emerging Director at the 2026 Locarno Film Festival.
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Country
- U.K./
France - Language
- Mandarin Chinese,
Tibetan, English, French, Bambara - Year
- 2026
- More information
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Screenings
An expansive and provocative work of rich nocturnal beauty, British experimental filmmaker Beatrice Gibson’s first feature embarks on a journey through the experiences—both shared and individualized—of six women over the course of one night in Paris. With its vibrant, textural 16mm cinematography by Ben Rivers (Mare’s Nest, NYFF63), and a compelling array of characters that cut across a wide spectrum of contemporary life, including sex workers, poets, and single mothers, Gibson’s latest work is a deeply collective experience that bears the echoes of the trailblazing literary figures who inspired her (such as Alice Notley, Kathy Acker, and June Jordan). At Night is a shapeshifting, feminist meditation on the mind and body.
An expansive and provocative work of rich nocturnal beauty, British experimental filmmaker Beatrice Gibson’s first feature embarks on a journey through the experiences—both shared and individualized—of six women over the course of one night in Paris. With its vibrant, textural 16mm cinematography by Ben Rivers (Mare’s Nest, NYFF63), and a compelling array of characters that cut across a wide spectrum of contemporary life, including sex workers, poets, and single mothers, Gibson’s latest work is a deeply collective experience that bears the echoes of the trailblazing literary figures who inspired her (such as Alice Notley, Kathy Acker, and June Jordan). At Night is a shapeshifting, feminist meditation on the mind and body.