Directed by Jonathan Glazer—long before Under the Skin cemented his reputation as one of cinema’s great formalists—the film follows Anna (Nicole Kidman), a widow whose life is upended when a 10-year-old boy insists he is the reincarnation of her late husband.

What begins as an impossible claim becomes a slow, mesmerizing unraveling. Glazer’s meticulous compositions, icy palette, and enveloping sound design create a world where every gesture feels loaded with dread and longing. At the center of it all is Nicole Kidman, delivering one of her finest performances: brittle, luminous, and achingly vulnerable, especially in the film’s now-legendary opera scene where a single close-up speaks volumes.

Long dismissed and misunderstood on release, Birth has since emerged as one of Glazer’s most underrated and essential works—a boldly unsettling exploration of belief and emotional surrender that finally, deservedly, is being recognized for the masterpiece it is.

This double feature is programmed in partnership with local screen printer Sarah Hamburger, who will have a limited selection of Birth t-shirts for sale at the event.