2025 Naples International Film Festival
Narrative
Do Us Part
2025, R, US, Romantic Comedy, 93 minutes
East Coast Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Director: Reed Arnold
Producers: Reed Arnold, Nic Vannatta, Xander Black
Writer: Reed Arnold
Cast: Kelly Russo, Travis Laughlin, Reed Arnold, Laura Delhauer
When Rose, Ryan’s never-quite-requited love and best friend from college, shows up to his wedding unannounced, determined to rectify her greatest mistake, Ryan’s best man, the enthusiastically non-monogamous Mark, must navigate a minefield of secrets to prevent the past from rewriting the very near future.
Friday, October 24, 3pm
Saturday, October 25, 8:30pm
Sunday, October 26, 12:45pm
Narrative
The Easy Kind
2024, NR, US, Drama, 98 minutes
Florida Premiere
Director: Katy Chevigny
Producers: Peter Gilbert, Nikhil Melnechuk, Natalie Farrey
Writer: Katy Chevigny
Cast: Elizabeth Cook, Melissa Jackson, Charles Esten, Karen Allen, David Letterman
Veteran documentary filmmaker Katy Chevigny’s genre-bending debut narrative feature, The Easy Kind, follows a rising middle-aged country music singer as she navigates the music industry while trying to free herself from the everyday issues holding her back.
Friday, October 24, 1pm
Saturday, October 25, 2:20pm
Sunday, October 26, 7pm
Narrative
For Worse
2025, NR, US, Romantic Comedy, 85 minutes
Florida Premiere
Director: Amy Landecker
Producers: Amy Landecker, Bradley Whitford, Valerie Stadler, Jenica Bergere, James Portolese
Writer: Amy Landecker
Cast: Amy Landecker, Bradley Whitford, Nico Hiraga, Missi Pyle, Gaby Hoffmann, Simon Helberg, Paul Adelstein, Lilli Kay
A newly divorced, middle-aged, sober mom begins a fling with a younger acting partner, but when they attend a Gen Z classmate’s wedding together, things rapidly unravel in this romantic comedy starring real-life husband and wife Amy Landecker (Handmaid’s Tale/A Serious Man) and Bradley Whitford (Handmaid’s Tale/West Wing).
Friday, October 24, 4:10pm
Saturday, October 25, 7pm
Sunday, October 26, 10:45am
Narrative
Group - The Schopenhauer Project
2025, NR, US, Drama, 119 minutes
World Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Director: Alexis Lloyd
Producers: Ronald Guttman, Jack Lechner, Alexis Lloyd, Molly Conners, Alex Spatt
Writer: Alexis Lloyd
Cast: Teresa Avia Lim, Ezra Barnes, Bernardo Cubria, Gabriela Kohen, Elisha Lawson, Cara Ronzetti, Thomas Sadoski, Lucy Walters, Dr. Elliot Zeisel
The members of a therapy group deal with its dissolution after a newcomer reveals his intentions to write a TV series based on his experience in this world premiere from French filmmaker Alexis Lloyd (30 Beats).
Friday, October 24, 1:40pm
Saturday, October 25, 11am
Sunday, October 26, 1:45pm
Narrative
Happy as Larry
2025, NR, UK, Dark Comedy, 87 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Juried Film
Director: Hugo André
Producer: Lucas A. Ferrara
Writer: Hugo André
Cast: Calvin Crawley, Kevin Walls, Izzy Harradine, Hugo André, Coral Sinclair, Anne Martin
Unsatisfied with life after years of writing novels far more interesting than his own life, Larry decides to go on one last adventure on the Isle of Skye before his scheduled demise. But Dale, an uninvited companion, disrupts Larry’s final chapter.
Friday, October 24, 7pm
Saturday, October 25, 4:55pm
Sunday, October 26, 2pm
Narrative
Mistura
2025, NR, Peru, Drama, 101 minutes
Filmmakers in Attendance
Juried Film
Foreign Language with English Subtitles
Director: Ricardo de Montreuil
Producer: Ivan Orlic
Writer: Ricardo de Montreuil
Cast: Bárbara Mori, César Ballumbrosio, Stefano Meier, Christian Meier, Hermelinda Luján, Tomás Matsufuji, Vanessa Saba, Marco Zunino
A prejudiced French Peruvian woman sees her life unravel after her husband leaves her for another woman, ostracizing her from elite society. Out of financial necessity, she opens a restaurant in her home, where a diverse team slowly transforms her, leading her to discover Peru’s remarkable cuisine and people.
Friday, October 24, 8:05pm
Saturday, October 25, 2:50pm
Sunday, October 26, 11:45am
Narrative
Omaha
2025, NR, US, Drama, 83 minutes
Director: Cole Webley
Producers: John Foss, Scott James, Preston Lee
Executive Producers: Russ Kendall, Adam Thomas Anderegg, Micah Merrill, Nicholas Hill, Nick Warner
Writer: Robert Machoian
Cast: John Magaro, Molly Belle Wright, Wyatt Solis, Talia Balsam
After a family tragedy, siblings Ella and Charlie are unexpectedly woken up by their dad and taken on a journey across the country, experiencing a world they’ve never seen before. As their adventure unfolds, Ella begins to understand that things might not be what they seem.
Friday, October 24, 10:15am
Saturday, October 25, 6:15pm
Sunday, October 26, 8:30pm
Narrative
On a String
2024, R, US, Dramedy, 78 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Juried Film
Director: Isabel Hagen
Producers: Isabel Hagen, Olivia Vessel, Torrance Shepherd, Alex Vara, Annie McGrath
Writer: Isabel Hagen
Cast: Isabel Hagen, Dylan Baker, Frederick Weller, Ling Ling Huang, Jamie Lee, Eric Bogosian
Classically trained violist and stand-up comedian Isabel Hagen plays Isabel, a young, Juilliard-trained violist still living at home with her parents in NYC. While playing gigs with friends, her toxic ex — a hot, new cellist — reappears and informs her of an opening for a violist in a prestigious orchestra.
Saturday, October 25, 7:30pm
Sunday, October 26, 11:30am
Narrative
Pilgrim
2025, NR, US, Dramedy, 111 minutes
Florida Premiere
Directors: Scout Purdy, Doug Purdy
Producers: Tom Flynn, Colette Freedman, Doug Purdy
Writers: Scout Purdy, Doug Purdy
Cast: Scout Purdy, Doug Purdy, Jenica Bergere, Brooke Purdy, Ryan Bollman, Max Purdy, Colette Freedman
An overachieving teenager, unable to cope with the loss of her mother and an overwhelming need to connect with her clueless yet well-meaning father, decides to hike the California coast. But when her dad invites himself along, the two begin to navigate the coastline and the emotional challenges they’ve been avoiding.
Friday, October 24, 7:35pm
Saturday, October 25, 2:10pm
Sunday, October 26, 5pm
Narrative
Seems Like Love
2025, NR, Russia, Romantic Comedy, 92 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Foreign Language with English Subtitles
Director: Yana Klimova-Yusupova
Producers: Dmitry Litvinov, Ekaterina Kononenko, Margarita Litvinova, Maxim Kovalevich, Maxim Filatov, Ilya Burets, Vladimir Vasiliev
Writer: Yana Klimova-Yusupova
Cast: Anna Zavtur, Kuzma Kotrelev, Sergey Goroshko, Elena Valushkina, Olga Lapshina, Anar Halilov
When you travel to an unfamiliar place, you never know what or who you’ll love. As Liza explores Saint Petersburg for the first time, she becomes smitten with the city and two new friends.
Friday, October 24, 4:50pm
Saturday, October 25, 8pm
Sunday, October 26, 11am