Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, RUMOURS follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit, where they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. With unexpected, uproarious performances from a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander and Charles Dance, these so-called leaders become spectacles of incompetence, contending with increasingly surreal obstacles in the misty woods as night falls and they realize they are suddenly alone. A genre-hopping satire of political ineptitude, the latest film from incomparable directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson is a journey into the absurd heart of power and institutional failure in a slowly burning world. (Bleecker Street)

Guy Maddin has been an independent filmmaker for 30 years, directing twelve features – including THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD (2003) and MY WINNIPEG (2007) – and twice as many shorts. His films ARCHANGEL (1990) and THE HEART OF THE WORLD (2000) were both recognized by the National Society of Film Critics as best experimental film, and his ballet film DRACULA – PAGES FROM A VIRGIN’S DIARY, won an International Emmy.

Evan Johnson, a writer and filmmaker from Winnipeg/Canada, studied film and philosophy at the University of Manitoba before being discovered by Guy Maddin. He co-directed his first feature, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM (2015), together with Maddin.

Galen Johnson, a filmmaker and designer from Winnipeg/Canada, worked as production designer, title designer and composer on THE FORBIDDEN ROOM, for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. Since then, he, his brother Evan and Guy Maddin form a directing trio.

Filmography (together; selection): 2015 BRING ME THE HEAD OF TIM HORTIN, 2017 THE GREEN FOG; ACCIDENCE, 2020 STUMP THE GUESSER, 2024 RUMOURS