Charm Circle

Oscillating between present day and decades-old home videos, filmmaker Nira Burstein returns to her childhood home in Queens, New York City - now crumbling from the inside out.

As only a daughter and sister can, she draws us straight into the heart of her eccentric family, navigating a chaotic world of music, love, tumultuous events and singular personalities.

Burstein’s brave, wryly amusing first feature is a tender, unpredictable portrait of a family struggling against an array of issues with honesty and a steely sense of humour.

This film is played as part of a parallel programme with A Holy Family.