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2025 Atlanta Film Festival

The 49th annual Atlanta Film Festival takes place April 24th-May 4th, 2025.
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Anora

FILM United States 2024
Sean Baker

Anora is a comedy about a sex worker shot in New York City and Las Vegas.

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Azi (2024)

FILM USA 2024 · 14 min
Montana Mann

During a weekend vacation with her best friend's family, 17-year-old Azi gets caught up in an unexpected game with another guest.

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The Best (2024)

FILM Canada 2024 · 9 min
Ian Bawa

A South Asian bodybuilder internally pumps himself to hide his complicated feelings towards his recently deceased father.

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Bitter Weeds (2024)

FILM United Kingdom, United States 2024 · 12 min
Reuben Hamlyn

Mischievous Liam (16) is sent to look after his dementia-suffering grandmother Pat who unravels as she mistakes him for her cheating late husband.

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Bita Joon

FILM USA 2024 · 14 min
Sara Boutorabi

On a seemingly prosaic day in the life of Bita, an Iranian woman with terminal cancer comes to grips with her changing relationships with her family as life transforms, evolves and slips away.

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Bloqué

FILM United States 2023 · 7 min
Miguel Ortiz

A drummer with a creative block visually takes the audience down his own memories into the heart of his emotional blockage.

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Bob Trevino Likes It

FILM United States 2024 · 102 min
Tracie Laymon

Bob Trevino Likes It is inspired by the true friendship that writer/director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger when looking for her father online.
Often playing the role of caretaker to people like her father who should be caring for her, Lily Trevino longs for a familial connection, having been abandoned by her mother as a child and then suddenly by her father in her twenties.
Bob Trevino works long hours to support his wife Jeanie's scrapbooking habit. The couple has endured a lot, and Bob has sought to put his wife first, to the point of ignoring his own feelings and need for friendship, meaning, and connection. That is, until he gets an unexpected Facebook message from a stranger.

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Budo

FILM Sweden 2024 · 15 min
Amanda Aagard Alexander Toma

On a widows trip to the supermarket she meets a cat. It follows her home, but soon makes itself more comfortable in her Tokyo apartment than she could imagine.

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Color Book

FILM United States 2024 · 115 min
David Fortune

Following the passing of his wife, a devoted father is learning to raise his son with Down Syndrome as a single parent. While adjusting to their new reality, the two embark on a journey through Metro Atlanta to attend their first baseball game.

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Crazy Lotus

FILM Thailand 2024 · 15 min
Naween Noppakun

Strange things seem to be happening to the citizens chasing Good Seconds along the riverbank, as they are wandering around between infinite possibilities. The newly released Distant Heart Glasses they wear offer them an escape from reality which is as tempting as it is daunting. In a world where the lines between our urban spaces and our digital environment are continuously blurring, what is the best possible path forward, if there still is one?

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The Death Tour

FILM Canada 2024 · 89 min
Stephan Peterson Sonya Ballantyne

Each winter, when the lakes freeze over, a motley gang of professional wrestlers leaves Winnipeg on a one-of-a-kind wrestling trip through remote Indigenous communities of Northern Manitoba. Wrestling insiders call it the 'Death Tour' - both for the physical hardships endured on the road and the emotional toll it takes on those who experience it. Famous for its star-studded alumni, the trip offers wrestlers a rare taste of fame and a chance to see if they have what it takes to make it in professional wrestling. This deeply personal documentary travels through Canada's frozen North and into the wrestlers' minds as they battle the elements, each other, and the impacts of our colonial past.

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The Devil Is Busy (2016)

FILM United States 2023 · 31 min
Christalyn Hampton Geeta Gandbhir

This intimate portrait of an Atlanta abortion clinic offers an unflinching look into the daily realities of both providing and accessing reproductive healthcare in a climate of intense hostility. At the heart of the film is Tracy—the clinic's head of security, whose day begins before dawn—and her unwavering commitment to the staff and patients' safety. The film highlights the precarious journeys many women undertake, traveling for hours from states where abortion access is either restricted or nonexistent. A woman of faith who begins each day with prayer, Tracy's commitment to these women's right to choose is absolute. She fiercely protects their access to safe and dignified care, shielding them from the relentless harassment of the protesters outside. With an unadorned, process-oriented approach, The Devil Is Busy functions on multiple levels: as an immersive slice of life, a testament to the resilience of those providing care, and a stark indictment of women's increasingly limited access to abortion in the United States.

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DRIVER (2024)

FILM United States 2024 · 90 min
Nesa Azimi

DRIVER is a soulful exploration of resolute female long-haul truck drivers pursuing validation for their hard-earned work as they navigate the oppressive forces in their industry. Employing an intimate lens, Nesa Azimi's first feature brings the audience into a community of solidarity and self-determination.

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Eponymous (2024)

FILM United States 2024 · 65 min
Caroline Rumley

A father invented the automatic machine gun. His son created the gun silencer, shot reams of 16 mm footage, and wanted to change his name.

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Free The Buns

FILM United States 2024 · 14 min
Blanche Enaka

Dee spends her idyllic high school days selling sketch artwork with her best friends, Mike and Trey. When their teacher Mrs. Lambert confiscates their money and drawings, she chastises them with a racial slur. Determined to avenge herself and friends, Dee orchestrates a plan to steal Mrs. Lambert's beloved classroom rabbit, Reeses. She quickly discovers some of her friends have more drastic ideas in mind for revenge, all while confronting an unbeknownst school crush.

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Gender Reveal

FILM Canada  2024 · 13 min
Mo Matton

Rhys, a dedicated people pleaser, winds up at their boss' gender reveal party with their two partners. The trans couple soon realize that they are dealing with more than they were prepared for and their ability to survive the event comes into question.

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I Could Dom

FILM USA 2023 · 15 min
Madison Hatfield

A people-pleaser recently back in the dating pool goes on an ill-advised date with a sexually submissive man to prove to her doubtful friends that she could totally be a dom.

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It Ends (2025)

FILM United States 2025 · 87 min
Alexander Ullom

A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Cramped together inside a Jeep Cherokee and with the miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it.

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Jerhy (2024)

FILM Costa Rica, United States of America 2024 · 20 min
John Ortiz

The murder of Indigenous leader Jerhy Rivera exposes the threats facing Costa Rica's Land Back movement.

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Jesus 2

FILM United States 2024 · 8 min
Jesse Moynihan

"In a future where no one can die and no one wants to live anymore, two space pirate brothers must destroy an evil messiah to break the curse of immortality and deliver humanity to its final resting place. This film contains strobe effects."

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The Kingdom (2024)

FILM France 2024 · 108 min
Julien Colonna

Set in 1995 Corsica, 15-year-old Lesia's (Ghjuvanna Benedetti) coming-of-age summer is interrupted when she must abruptly depart to the home of her crime boss father, Pierre-Paul (Saveriu Santucci). When danger erupts around them, she is forced to confront the role her father plays in a violent underground war now spinning out of control. Director Julien Colonna's family crime drama gripped Cannes with his nuanced exploration of the parent-child bond. Thrillingly shot and deftly acted, THE KINGDOM tells the story of a family struggling to come together while the path they have chosen threatens to tear them apart. A Metrograph Pictures release.

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Liminality (2025)

FILM United States 2025 · 13 min
Tess Bliven

In 2006 Berkeley, amidst the throes of first love, queer teens Nina and Jay grapple with understanding Jay's uncharted trans identity.

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Lockjaw

FILM United States 2025 · 77 min
Sabrina Greco

6 weeks after a drunk driving accident that left her jaw wired shut, Rayna tries to have a fun first night back out with her friends. She is restless after promising her new boyfriend, Mitch, that she will not drink. This restlessness leads to party hopping where the group eventually ends up at an another house owned by Cleo and Robert, an artist and magician respectively. While everyone else tries to have a good time, Rayna strains her existing relationships and makes new enemies.

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Magic Farm (2025)

FILM United States 2025 · 93 min
Amalia Ulman

A film crew working for an edgy media company travels to Argentina to profile a local musician, but their ineptitude leads them into the wrong country. As the crew collaborates with locals to fabricate a trend, unexpected connections blossom while a pervasive health crisis looms unacknowledged in the background.

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Mongrels (2025)

FILM Canada 2025 · 110 min
Jerome Yoo

In rural Canada in the 1990s, a Korean family – a widower, his teenage son, and young daughter – attempt to find their way in a new land while navigating the darkness of their grief

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Mother's Child (2024)

FILM Netherlands 2024 · 9 min
Naomi Noir

Being a loving mother and full-time carer for her mentally and physically disabled son is Mary's daily struggle. The authorities are anything but helpful and she is in danger of drowning in a sea of bureaucracy.

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Diciannove

FILM Italy, UK 2024 · 109 min
Giovanni Tortorici

In Diciannove (translating to Nineteen), Giovanni Tortorici's elegant, heartfelt, and daring debut, a curious student learns that the road to self-discovery is worthwhile, if not necessary, no matter how unfamiliar or daunting the path.

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OBEX (2025)

FILM United States 2025 · 90 min
Albert Birney

Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he begins playing OBEX, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.

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Piñata Prayers

FILM El Salvador 2025 · 24 min
Daniel Larios

Breaking down the colonial tradition of piñatas, this personal film probes into a loss of faith while retracing a family history.

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Ragamuffin (2024)

FILM USA 2024 · 14 min
Kaitlyn Mikayla

A 12-year-old motocross racer spends what seems like an average race weekend at the track with her father. But as things unfold, she's faced with her identity, her deafness, and what it means to be a girl.

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Rat! (2024)

FILM USA 2024 · 17 min
Neal Suresh Mulani

When a disgruntled music journalist accuses a global pop star of queerbaiting, the singer's devoted fans descend on his remote cabin to wreak havoc and seek retribution.

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Recurrence (2023)

FILM Iran 2023 · 15 min
Ali Alizadeh

Some cows ran away from a cottage. The next day, a planet approaches the Earth. The owner of the cottage leaves his disabled son out of fear and runs away. Then the cows return to the cottage.

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Reimagined Volume III: Young Thang

FILM United States 2024 · 16 min
Melissa Joyner Julie Cavaliere & Michaela Ternasky-Holland

Inspired by "The Woman with Two Skins" of Southern Nigeria, the story follows Young Thang, a human girl living within The Community, a place where humans are forbidden; deemed dangerous and ugly. To blend in and survive, Young Thang's guardians urge her to wear a second skin to transform her appearance. After the pressure to conform pushes Young Thang to the brink, she unknowingly puts her beloved guardians and The Community in peril. Can Young Thang find the courage to reveal her full self and save the very beings that discriminate and suppress her?

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Removal of the Eye (2024)

FILM USA 2024 · 92 min
Prashanth Kamalakanthan

The lives of sleep deprived parents Kallia and Ram take a surreal turn when Kallia's mother demands an exorcism is performed on their baby. Filmmakers Shaw and Kamalakanthan lend a gentle and intimate fragment of their life to the cinema by casting their actual family.

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Retirement Plan (2024)

FILM Ireland 2024 · 7 min
John Kelly

Upon retirement, a man reflects on the joys, opportunities, monotony, and loneliness of his new life stage and contemplates on what comes next in this poetic Irish animated film.

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Selfish (2025)

FILM United States 2025 · 10 min
Yang Hu

A young Asian woman, nauseated by the mere thought of babies, confronts an unplanned pregnancy and risks living a life built on deception.

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The Summer Book

FILM Finland, United Kingdom 2024 · 90 min
Charlie McDowell

In the wake of her mother's death, Sophia (impressive newcomer Emily Matthews), her grandmother and father spend a summer on an island off the gulf of Finland. With fantastic performances from Close, Danielsen Lie and Matthews, The Summer Book celebrates the adventures of everyday life. McDowell's stunningly shot film vividly brings to life some of Jansson's most beloved characters.

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Sunset and the Mockingbird

FILM United States 2025 · 29 min
Jyllian Gunther

The love story of Gloria Clayborne and renowned jazz pianist Junior Mance, whose charmed career spans seventy years. Junior has played with Dizzy, Dinah, Cannonball––all the greats. But it's not until 1996, that he meets his great love: Gloria Clayborne. They quickly marry, she becomes his manager, and they travel the world together, with music at the center of their relationship.

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Swimming Holes

FILM United States 2025 · 16 min
Kasey L. Martin

After her grandmother's passing, Destiny journeys to Hawaii to reconnect with her estranged sister and discovers unexpected paths to healing.

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Tadur (تدور)

FILM Lebanon 2024 · 50 min
Jad Andari

In the midst of a lush pine forest in Lebanon lies a world where criminals, impoverished farmers, and monastic sages are immersed in both beauty and brutality.

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Teddy (2025)

FILM United States 2025 · 16 min
Lauren Santucci

A verité portrait of a male birth doula working to improve birth outcomes for Black women in Houston, Texas.

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Tennis, Oranges

FILM United States 2023 · 10 min
Sean Pecknold

In a pandemic-era hospital, a robotic vacuum, bored by its repetition, decides to quit. Seeking a more meaningful existence, it ventures to a quiet Chinatown street. There, it encounters two solitary rabbits, each trapped in their own repetitive routines. As the vacuum befriends one of these characters, it finds a sense of community and begins to explore a broader purpose beyond its programmed tasks of cleaning. A dance ensues and for a time things are good. But all good things in life can't last.

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Texada

FILM Canada 2003 · 17 min
Josephine Anderson Claire Sanford

"Some days go very fast, and some weeks go very slow," says a worker in the quarries of the Canadian island of Texada. The human experience of time is relative, but it is nothing compared to the timescale of the limestone being excavated. This stone carries history —not just of humanity, but of the earth itself. And we dig it up, crush it, and use it to make things like toothpaste.
The virtual reality documentary Texada contrasts these two experiences of time: the human and the geological. The images alternate between shots of the island and more abstract animations. Meanwhile, island residents talk in voice-over about their lives, and someone else tries to impress upon us the incomprehensible immensity of time and the insignificant role of humanity within it: "We're just a little twig on the great big tree of life, out there on a limb somewhere."

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Third Act (2024)

FILM United States 2024 · 93 min
Tadashi Nakamura

Generations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura "the godfather of Asian American media," but filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura calls him Dad. Robert's diagnosis of Parkinson's disease leads to an exploration of art, activism, grief, and fatherhood.

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To a Land Unknown

FILM Palestine, Denmark 2024 · 105 min
Mahdi Fleifel

Chatila and Reda are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Athens. But when Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his dangerous drug addiction, Chatila hatches an extreme plan, which involves them posing as smugglers and taking hostages in an effort to get him and his best friend out of their hopeless environment before it is too late.

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Vulcanizadora

FILM United States 2024 · 85 min
Joel Potrykus

In this intense tale from provocateur Joel Potrykus, two friends embark on a disturbing mission in the Michigan woods. When their plan unravels, one must face the surreal and unsettling consequences back home.

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What You Left In The Ditch

FILM United States 2024 · 17 min
Tucker Bliss

A dark comedy about a woman no longer in love with her husband following his return from a future war, missing his lips. This causes her to explore an affair with a much-too-young, plump-lipped grocery clerk. It's a film about guilt, redemption, unspoken vanity and the selfish struggles with empathy.

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The White House Effect

FILM USA 2024 · 94 min
Bonni Cohen Pedro Kos Jon Shenk

When George H.W. Bush won the presidency in 1988, scientists had already been warning for years of the dangers of global warming. Bush promised to counter the "greenhouse effect" with the "White House Effect," but his administration's ties to the fossil fuel industry soon undermined efforts to environmentalist intentions. This sobering yet humorous all-archival film offers captivating flashbacks to the early days of the climate crisis, raising questions about what might have been if our government was accountable to the will of its people and the health of our planet.

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Withdrawal (2025)

FILM United States 2025 · 93 min
Aaron Strand

A passionate musician and her rebellious boyfriend must withdrawal from heroin to keep her conservative parents from sending her to rehab.

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Your Tomorrow (2024)

FILM Canada 2024 · 94 min
Ali Weinstein

Ali Weinstein's documentary captures the final year of Ontario Place as we know it, as the celebrated provincial park is sectioned off for redevelopment and concerned citizens do their best to save it.

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Inheritance (2024)

FILM United States 2024 · 85 min
Matt Moyer Amy Toensing

Inheritance explores the underlying causes of the opioid epidemic in America through the life of one boy and five generations of his extended family over 11 years. Curtis, a bright and hopeful boy, grows up from age 12 to 18 surrounded by love and struggle while every adult in his family – parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins -- battles addiction. Curtis' America is an America where people and communities are struggling with an epidemic of substance abuse, joblessness and a deteriorating sense of belonging.