HIFF 2024

A Body Called Life (2024)

Spencer MacDonald

<p>A self-isolated young human known as &quot;James&quot; delves into the hidden world of microscopic organisms, forging a tender connection with these nearly invisible creatures and developing a massive online following, as he seeks to understand his own place in the cosmos and accept the scars of his past.<br /> <br /> &ldquo;A Body Called Life&rdquo; is a film made in collaboration with James, with a screenplay adapted from the verbatim Instagram posts of James, and starring James as James. It is an experiment in storytelling, about a life spent observing other little lives, with a charming score by Dan Deacon.</p>

A Nice Indian Boy

Roshan Sethi

<p>Self-effacing doctor Naveen Gavaskar meets Jay Kurundkar, a white man adopted by two Indian parents, when Jay takes his picture at the hospital. Despite initial skepticism on Naveen&rsquo;s part, the two quickly fall in love. Naveen avoids telling his traditional family&mdash;parents Megha &amp; Archit and sister Arundhathi&mdash;who accepted his sexuality years earlier and are close to him but increasingly don&rsquo;t know much about his life. Eventually, inevitably, Jay, with no family of his own, has to meet the Gavaskars, who have never met a boyfriend of Naveen&#39;s. What follows is the comedic &amp; heartfelt collision between the family, Jay and Naveen, caught between the versions of himself his family and Jay know.</p>

A Real Pain

Jesse Eisenberg

<p>Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair&#39;s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.</p> <p>Writer-director Jesse Eisenberg (<em>When You Finish Saving the World</em>, 2022 Sundance Film Festival) returns to the Festival with a poignant, funny</p> <p>exploration of the unexpected permutations of intergenerational trauma. Eisenberg&rsquo;s intimate, resonant script complements the tension and humor of the two very different cousins&rsquo; tumultuous road trip with a sensitively drawn reckoning of the legacy of World War II among the survivors of survivors.</p> <p>While Benji&rsquo;s irreverent charm only partially masks his deep melancholy, David&rsquo;s frustration with and genuine love for his cousin become achingly clear. Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin give devastating, funny performances as characters grappling with their grandmother&rsquo;s history and the ways their own lives have diverged. Michał Dymek&rsquo;s eloquent cinematography and a Chopin-driven score bind the tour group&rsquo;s complicated, emotional reaction to the Polish setting into the texture of the film.&mdash;HZ</p>

A Swim Lesson

Rashida Jones Will McCormack

<p>A SWIM LESSON is an ode to an everyday hero: Bill Marsh, a swim coach who helps children manage their fears and discover their own power when submerged in an overwhelming unknown. He has taught thousands of kids and worked together with their parents and families to instill confidence and safety in their lives. Directed by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, the film is a prime example of one&#39;s dedication to teach and inspire a new generation. Over half of the worlds&#39; population cannot swim, and drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 year - 4 years in the United States. The number of drowning deaths has risen by more than 12% during the pandemic according to the CDC. The New York Times cites this as a &quot;long-neglected public health crisis&quot; with an &quot;obvious need for action&quot; to encourage prevention. Bill&#39;s dedication to getting these infants to be able swim is inspiring, and we hope this story will encourage others to learn to swim. The ability to swim is important for every person of every age and every socioeconomic background. Learning to swim can be lifesaving and life changing.</p>

Adult Best Friends

Delaney Buffett

<p>Inseparable since childhood, levelheaded Katie takes her codependent best friend Delaney on a girls&rsquo; trip to break the news that she is getting married. Things do not go as planned.</p>

All We Imagine as Light

Payal Kapadia

<p>In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha&#39;s routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha&#39;s routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.</p>

American Cats: The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly

Todd G. Bieber

<p>Ontario is the only province in Canada without a ban on cat declawing. Amy Hoggart, the hilarious correspondent from Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, cracks jokes, cuddles kittens and attacks this controversial practice using satire to expose a heart-wrenching catspiracy.</p>

An Almost Christmas Story

David Lowery

<p>Moon, a curious young owl, unexpectedly finds himself in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. Determined to make his way home, he embarks on an adventure full of magic and unlikely friendships.</p>

Anora

Sean Baker

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

Antidote (2024)

James Jones

<p>With extraordinary access and urgent storytelling, Antidote anchors its timely narrative on whistleblowers and activists who have worked to uncover Vladimir Putin&rsquo;s deadly regime &mdash; and are now facing dangerous and fatal consequences for their courageous actions.</p>

Apocalipse nos trópicos (Apocalypse in the Tropics)

Petra Costa

<p>When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? Apocalypse in the Tropics investigates Brazil&rsquo;s descent into religious fundamentalism during the Covid-19 pandemic and president Bolsonaro&rsquo;s leadership.</p>

Armand

Halfdan Ullman Tondel

<p>Armand a 6-year-old boy is accused of crossing boundaries against his best friend at elementary school.</p>

As Long As We Can

Kristy Guevara-Flanagan

<p>As Long As We Can captures a day-in-the-life of an Arizona reproductive health clinic trying to navigate the turbulent aftermath of the 2022 Dobbs decision. As the entire abortion care system struggles to figure out what is now legal and what is not, extra poignancy was thrown onto this particular clinic by an Arizona Supreme Court decision to uphold an 1864 law criminalizing all abortions. That decision has garnered a national spotlight, and the issues faced in Arizona are national in nature. The film also captures the warmth, courage, and sheer bustle of a clinic trying to simply stay open and serve its clients. In a moment dizzying with opinions on women who seek abortions &ndash; and the people who care for them &ndash; As Long As We Can brings us their voices; the voices of people in the path of a hurricane upending the lives of women all over the nation.</p>

Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme

Joslyn Jensen

<p>Wannabe actor Zachary Horwitz was desperate to make it big as a movie star. The only thing stopping him was talent. Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme is a juicy true story about deception, denial, and the seductive promise of fame and fortune.</p>

Bad Shabbos

Daniel Robbins

<p>Over the course of one night during an anything-but-typical New York City shabbos, a family get-together takes a turn for the worse in Daniel Robbins&rsquo; unique take on the dinner party farce.</p>

Barron’s Cove

Evan Ari Kelman

<p>After his son is tragically killed, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the kidnapped boy.</p>

Battery Mommy

Seung-bae Jeon

<p>Battery Mommy works at a nursery. One day, she finds out the Christmas tree in the nursery is on fire. She urgently runs to the fire alarm to safely rescue the sleeping children.</p>

Beautiful Men

Nicolas Keppens

<p>Three brothers travel to Istanbul to undergo a hair transplant. Upon arrival, they hear the clinic can only accommodate one of them. As the tension between them rises, the group dynamics reveal their different personalities, along with their insecurities &ndash; which only seem to grow with age. A stop-motion film with a healthy dose of humour and a great deal of attention to detail.</p> <p><em>&ndash; Koen de Rooij</em></p>

Bird (2024)

Andrea Arnold

<p>Bailey lives with his brother Hunter and his father Bug, who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn&#39;t have much time to devote to them. Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere.</p>

Blink (2024)

Edmund Stenson Daniel Roher

<p>Faced with their children&#39;s impending blindness, the Pelletier family embarks on a global adventure to create lasting memories. As they explore Earth&#39;s wonders, from riding horses in Mongolia to ziplining in Zimbabwe, deeper bonds emerge amidst travel challenges. The film captures the intertwining joy and uncertainty as the family races against time. Blink is a poignant testament to resilience, celebrating our world&#39;s marvels and the enduring power of shared experiences in the face of life-altering circumstances.</p>

Blitz (2024)

Steve McQueen

<p>Follow the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing in World War II.</p>

Bob Trevino Likes It

Tracie Laymon

<p>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.<br /> 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.<br /> Bob Trevino works long hours to support his wife Jeanie&rsquo;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.</p>

Border Cross

Ilja Willems Remco Bikkers

<p>Dr. Corine Stern believes everyone deserves dignity in death, including those who die while attempting to cross the border.</p>

Bug Diner

Phoebe Jane Hart

<p>A dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and workplace fantasies come to a head in a diner run by a mole with a hot ass.</p>

Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid!

Matt Tyrnauer

<p>Carville was deeply concerned that Biden&rsquo;s presence on the ballot could cost the Democrats the election. That all changed on July 21st, when Biden dropped out. But by then, the film was close to completion. A brief end title reports the news of Harris&rsquo; ascension, yet the film still seems skewed.</p>

Checkpoint Zoo

Joshua Zeman

<p>After the Russian invasion, thousands of animals were trapped behind enemy lines at the zoo in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Running out of food and water while facing constant peril from Russian bombs, a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers undertake a daring rescue.</p>

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Tyler Taormina

<p>On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own.</p>

Conclave (2024)

Edward Berger

<p>Oscar nominees Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci lead a brilliant ensemble cast in All Quiet on the Western Front director Edward Berger&rsquo;s stunning adaption of Robert Harris&rsquo; high-stakes drama, in which Cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new Pope.</p>

Cura Sana

Lucía G. Romero

<p>Spain on the Noche de San Juan holiday. As so often, the sisters Jessica and Alma are on their way to the Caritas aid station. Although they experience violence at home, the two try to break the cycle and treat each other with love.<br /> &nbsp;</p>

Dahomey

Mati Diop

<p>November, 2021. Twenty-six royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin. Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892. But what attitude to adopt to these ancestors&rsquo; homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence? While the soul of the artifacts is freed, debate rages among students of the University of Abomey-Calavi.</p>

Daytime Revolution

Erik Nelson

<p>A documentary about the week John Lennon and Ono co-hosted &ldquo;The Mike Douglas Show&rdquo; in early 1972. Uses archival footage from each of the five 70-minute shows as well as interviews with six surviving guests, including Ralph Nader, to tell the behind-the-scenes story of the unprecedented week.</p>

Death By Numbers

Kim A. Snyder

<p>A rare collaboration between shooting survivor/writer Sam Fuentes and Peabody award-winning filmmaker Kim A. Snyder, Death By Numbers breaks through an American society increasingly inured to gun violence and seemingly impervious to a nation of traumatized youth. Interweaving Sam&rsquo;s evocative poetry and her shooter&rsquo;s harrowing sentencing trial that will determine whether he lives or dies, we follow Sam&rsquo;s journey to reclaim her power. As she prepares to confront her shooter who left her wounded and killed classmates with an AR-15 in her Holocaust Studies class, she and her teacher Ivy Schamis examine complex questions of collective hate and what restorative justice looks like for the victims involved.</p>

Dreams Like Paper Boats

Samuel Suffren

<p>Edouard and his daughter live with a cassette received from his wife in the United States, a long time ago. After years of absence, what can we expect from a distant love?</p>

Elie Wiesel: Soul On Fire

Oren Rudavsky

<p>Sometimes I&#39;m afraid the tale might be forgotten. Sometimes I&#39;m afraid it is forgotten already. Told primarily through his own eloquent words, ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE seeks to understand the man behind the searing and widely read memoir &#39;Night.&#39; Penetrating at the heart of the known and unknown, the film dives into the author&rsquo;s legacy as one of the most influential survivors of the trauma of the Holocaust. With unique access to personal archives, original interviews, and hand-painted animation, Oren Rudavsky&#39;s beautiful tribute illuminates Wiesel&#39;s biography as a survivor, writer, and teacher.</p>

Emilia Perez

Jacques Audiard

<p>Mexico, today. Lawyer Rita receives an unexpected offer. She has to help a feared cartel boss retire from his business and disappear forever by becoming the woman he&#39;s always dreamed of being. Mexico, today. Overqualified and exploited, lawyer Rita is wasting her talents working for a large firm far better at whitewashing criminal garbage than serving justice. But an unexpected way out appears, the sort of offers you can&#39;t refuse : to help feared cartel boss Juan &quot;Little Hands&quot; Del Monte - aka Manitas - retire from his business and disappear forever. Manitas has a plan he&#39;s been fine-tuning in secret for years : to become, at last, the woman he&#39;s always dreamed of becoming.</p>

Equal Play (2024)

Lily Ahree Siegel

<p>Equal Play delves into the lives of disabled youth, uncovering the transformative power that sports can wield.</p>

Every Little Thing

Sally Aitken

<p>Amid the glamour of Hollywood, Los Angeles, a woman finds herself on a transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds, unraveling a visually captivating and magical tale of love, fragility, healing, and the delicate beauty in tiny acts of greatness.</p> <p>A film of joy and wonder, <em>EVERY LITTLE THING </em>offers profound truths in a deceptively simple story. What does it mean to care for another, and what impact does this act have on us? In tending to these fragile yet resilient hummingbirds, Terry Masear finds a sense of healing from her own past. Her diminutive patients &mdash; brought into sharp focus through breathtaking, beautifully detailed photography &mdash; become memorable protagonists in their own right. The viewer becomes emotionally invested in Cactus, Jimmy, Wasabi, Alexa, and Mikhail, celebrating their small victories and lamenting their tiny tragedies. The compassion and empathy that Masear shows her Lilliputian charges serves as a lesson to us all &mdash; a reminder that in the smallest of acts, and in the tiniest of creatures, we might find grace.&mdash;BT</p>

Exhibiting Forgiveness

Titus Kaphar

<p>Utilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.</p> <p>This soulful, sophisticated, and beautifully crafted debut feature blossoms a hard to tell story about destructive parenting, the seasons of angst weathered by an abused child becoming a successful human being, and the deep meaning and salve of creative practice.</p> <p>Oscar-nominated filmmaker and celebrated painter, Titus Kaphar, turns his attention again to cinema to innovate a fresh cinematic language that incorporates the language of paint and canvas to tells the story of Tarrell (Andr&eacute; Holland), an art star reckoning with his own traumatic childhood by creating powerful and transcendent paintings.</p> <p>At the radiant heart of <em>Exhibiting Forgiveness</em> is Tarell&rsquo;s artistic process which illuminates how a creative practice can redeem illnesses of the soul, forge pathways toward regaining power over one&#39;s own destiny, and forgive and transform despite the spiritual damage. &mdash;SF</p>

Farther (2023)

Drew Maloney

<p>Lori King, Amanda Fenner, and a dedicated team of friends conquered a challenging, nearly 24-mile swim from Block Island to Montauk.</p>

Favours (2024)

Agnes Skonare Karlsson

<p>In a bustling train station, Sonja struggles to get help to take care of a baby she claims has been abandoned. But is there another mother, or is this Sonja&#39;s baby?</p>

Filante (2024)

Marion Jamault

<p>Paulette wishes upon a shooting star, hoping to find her mysteriously missing pet rat.</p>

Fishbowl (2024)

Isabel Perry Adam Yates

<p>Two friends house-sit in the Hamptons, try to stay away from their exes, and attempt to keep a goldfish alive for the weekend.</p>

Flow (2024)

Gints Zilbalodis

<p>A cat wakes up in a flooded world and tries to overcome his fear of water.</p>

Gazer

Ryan J. Sloan

<p>Set on the outskirts of Newark, New Jersey, GAZER follows Frankie, a young mother with a rare degenerative brain condition called dyschronometria which disables her from correctly perceiving time. Prone to paranoia and frequent &quot;zone outs,&quot; she uses self-recorded cassette tapes to keep herself safe and present in our modern, high-tech world. Unable to find steady work with her condition, she desperately takes a job from a mysterious woman with a dark past.</p>

Get Shorty

Barry Sonnenfeld

<p>When Chili Palmer (John Travolta), a charismatic Miami loan shark, is sent to Los Angeles to collect a debt from film producer Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), he is immediately captivated by Hollywood. Determined to break into showbiz, Chili leverages his mob connections to produce a movie, navigating a colorful array of characters, including a B-movie actress (Rene Russo), a struggling actor (Danny DeVito), and rival gangsters. Blending sharp wit with crime drama, this 1995 Golden Globe Best Picture nominee offers a satirical look at the film industry. An MGM release.</p>

Grand Theft Hamlet

Pinny Grylls Sam Crane

<p>January 2021. The UK is in its 3rd lockdown and all entertainment venues remain closed. For theatre actors Sam and Mark, the future looks bleak. As the pandemic drags on, Mark - single and childless - is increasingly socially isolated, while Sam panics about how he is going to support his young family. They spend their days in the online digital world of Grand Theft Auto and when they stumble across a theater, they suddenly have an idea to stage a full production of Hamlet within the game. This film charts their ridiculous, hilarious and moving adventure as they battle violent griefers and discover surprising truths about life, friendship and the enduring power of Shakespeare.</p>

Ham (2023)

Rudy Martinez

<p>Ham is the first chimp in space!</p>

Hard Truths

Mike Leigh

<p>Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.</p>

Hello Stranger (2024)

Amélie Hardy

<p>At the crossroads of documentary and fiction, Hello Stranger relates the transition journey of a young trans woman named Cooper Josephine. With humor, the film revisits key moments of her life from her childhood in a small fishing village of the east coast of Canada to her tumultuous medical process. Through the re-enactment of her memories, Cooper Josephine attempts to make peace with the last masculine imprint on her body: that unfortunate deep voice that sticks to her skin.</p>

High Tide

Marco Calvani

<p>Heartbroken and adrift, undocumented Brazilian immigrant Louren&ccedil;o searches for purpose in the queer mecca of Provincetown while awaiting the return of his distant American lover, Joe, the one person who offers him a glimpse of a brighter future. As summer&#39;s warmth begins to fade, Louren&ccedil;o encounters Maurice, a charismatic African American nurse on a fleeting holiday with his boisterous and carefree friends. Despite their vastly different backgrounds, the two men find a common bond in their shared feelings of alienation and loneliness in a country they struggle to call their own. Together, the two reconcile the pasts they&rsquo;ve left behind and their uncertain futures.</p>

Homegrown (2024)

Michael Premo

<p>Three Trump supporters from different backgrounds unite to campaign across America in 2020, advocating for his re-election while laying foundations for what they hope will be a long-lasting political movement.</p>

I Adopt You! “pedro And Kuky”

Maria Rosario Carlino Ita Romero

<p>When the reserve near his house is on fire, Pedro finds a scared dog and takes her home. While it isn&rsquo;t easy to convince his parents, Kuky stays and the two become best friends.</p>

I'm Your Venus

Kimberly Reed

<p>A moving and timely documentary following the unsolved murder of Venus Xtravaganza, star of the legendary Paris Is Burning as Venus&rsquo; two families &mdash; biological and ballroom &mdash; come together to seek answers and celebrate her legacy.</p>

Ainda estou aqui (I’m still here)

Walter Salles

<p>Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva&#39;s best-selling memoir in which his mother is forced into activism when her husband was captured by a military regime in Brazil, 1964.</p>

Immaculata

Kim Lêa Sakkal 

<p>Derya is pregnant, but she hasn&rsquo;t had sex. As we gaze into her life, a housekeeper in the height of a dry summer, signs of the supernatural and the divine emerge, prompting us to question the true origin of her mysterious pregnancy.</p>

Interception: Jayne Kennedy – American Sportscaster

Safiya Songhai

<p>The true story of Jayne Kennedy, the first Black woman in American sportscasting.</p>

Is Now A Good Time?

Jim Cummings

<p>A dying child gets his wish.</p>

Jane Austen's Period Drama

Julia Aks Steve Pinder

<p>England, 1813. In the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal, Miss Estrogenia Talbot gets her period. Her suitor, the dashing Mr. Dickley, mistakes the blood for an injury.</p>

Jazzy

Morrisa Maltz

<p>In the follow up to her award-winning film The Unknown Country, filmmaker Morrisa Maltz captures the joys and heartbreaks of childhood friendship as young Jazzy navigates the challenges of growing up with her peers in South Dakota.</p>

Julie zwijgt (Julie Keeps Quiet)

Leonardo Van Dijl

<p>As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie&rsquo;s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club&#39;s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet&hellip;</p>

L’avance (2024)

Djiby Kebe

<p>After selling a painting of his dead mother to a respected collector, Ailou must contend with the hidden costs of this exchange.</p>

Lilly (2024)

Rachel Feldman

<p>When a hard-working Alabama factory supervisor discovers that her company has been paying her half of what her male counterparts received for 20 years, she begins a historic fight towards justice. Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson fiercely portrays the remarkable life of fair pay activist Lilly Ledbetter, who battles for equality all the way to the Supreme Court, through the power corridors of Congress, and ultimately, into The White House. Rachel Feldman&#39;s empowering feature film debut, featuring supporting turns from John Benjamin Hickey and Thomas Sadoski, is an extraordinary journey of an ordinary woman who refuses to accept the sexist status quo.</p>

Lions of Mesopotamia

Lucian Read

<p>This film tells the remarkable story of the Iraqi national soccer team&rsquo;s journey to become Asian Cup champions in 2007 during the bloodiest days of their country&rsquo;s civil war. In victory, the national team, made up of Sunni, Shia and Kurdish players, the sons of sworn enemies battling in a bloody war, united their country in its darkest hour. Over a decade later, for the first time ever, the players sit down and tell their story of hardship, uncertainty and fear in a two decade journey to a victory only they believed was possible. &quot;Lions of Mesopotamia&quot; tells this untold story of war, football and redemption to remind us all that, even when all hope is lost, love and humanity can prevail.</p>

LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Bruce David Klein

<p>Rich with archival gems and Liza Minnelli&rsquo;s own point of view, Bruce David Klein&#39;s luminous documentary celebrates a young entertainer full of boundless raw talent and the deep, creative relationships with her mentors and influences.</p>

Los Frikis

Michael Schwartz Tyler Nilson

<p>Inspired by true events, Los Frikis is a powerful coming-of-age story set in early 90s Cuba, centering around 18-year-old Gustavo (Eros de la Puente) who idolizes his older brother Paco (an astonishing H&eacute;ctor Medina) and his punk, &quot;Frikis&quot; bandmates. When word reaches the Frikis of a potential reprieve from the effects of the economic crisis, they do the now unthinkable: deliberately inject themselves with HIV to live at a government-run treatment home. It&#39;s there that they create their own utopia to live and play music freely.</p>

Loser (2024)

Colleen McGuinness

<p>Loser follows 22-year-old Alice, who works at a frozen yogurt shop, on what turns out to be an unforgettable day of her life.</p>

Elskling (Loveable)

Lilja Ingolfsdottir

<p>While Sigmund is always away on business, Maria juggles her career with childcare and managing the home. Like many other relationships, theirs was also all about love and harmony in the early stages, however, after years of married life, the cracks started to appear. Sigmund is ultimately the one to ask for a divorce, and Maria is forced to confront her greatest fears. While ostensibly a divorce drama, this debut by writer-director Lilja Ingolfsdottir nevertheless takes us further, delivering a multilayered character study of a woman experiencing a crisis that leads her to self-knowledge. Loveable isn&rsquo;t a story about the quest for true love; on the contrary, it takes a fresh approach to examine contemporary ideas of romance, equality within the relationship, and the power of womanhood.</p>

Maria (2024)

Pablo Larraín

<p>Follows the life story of the world&#39;s greatest opera singer, Maria Callas, during her final days in 1970s Paris.</p>

Marion (2024)

Joe Weiland Finn Constantine

<p>Marion, the only female &eacute;carteur in France, prepares for her performance in a packed arena.</p>

Martha (2024)

RJ Cutler

<p>The definitive documentary on Martha Stewart, featuring a series of candid interviews with the icon herself. From her early start on Wall Street to becoming the original influencer, Stewart continues to reinvent herself with each passing decade. A Netflix release.</p>

Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)

Matthew Thorne Derik Lynch

<p>Derik Lynch&rsquo;s childhood memories return as he journeys home from Adelaide his remote to seek spiritual healing.&nbsp;<em>&ndash; Anita Raswant</em>&nbsp;</p>

Memoir Of A Snail

Adam Elliot

<p>From Academy Award winning animator Adam Elliot comes this bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea-pigs.</p>

Mistura (2024)

Ricardo de Montreuil

<p>In 1960s Lima, the glamorous life of a privileged Franco-Peruvian woman, Norma (Barbara Mori), unravels after her husband leaves her for another woman, ostracizing her from elite society. Facing financial ruin, she decides to open an exclusive French restaurant in her home. After a lukewarm response, she embarks on a transformative culinary journey that challenges societal norms with the help of her newfound allies from the communities she was raised to disregard. Ricardo de Montreuil&#39;s MISTURA deliciously celebrates Peru&#39;s remarkably diverse cuisine and people.</p>

Muna

Warda Mohamed

<p>British-Somali teen Muna is desperate to go on the school trip &ndash; but her parents aren&rsquo;t so sure. Tragedy strikes when her grandfather dies back in Somalia, and Muna must navigate a confusing mourning period for someone she never really knew.</p>

My Morning (2024)

Liav Tamuz

<p>On a chaotic and violent morning, Dana balances keeping her son safe while repelling her husband&#39;s aggressive behavior.</p>

My Name Is Edgar and I Have a Cow

Filip Diviak

<p>Edgar leads an utterly predictable life. But one day, when visiting an abattoir, he witnesses the birth of a calf. After that, nothing is the same.</p>

Nickel Boys

RaMell Ross

<p>RaMell Ross&rsquo;s extraordinary realization of Colson Whitehead&rsquo;s Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning novel about two Black teenagers who become wards of a barbaric juvenile reformatory in Jim Crow&ndash;era Florida adopts an ingenious visual approach to the novel&rsquo;s exercise in subjectivity. Ross&rsquo;s first fiction feature confirms his status as a visionary cinematic artist.</p>

Nightbitch

Marielle Heller

<p>An overworked stay-at-home mom (Amy Adams) tries to catch a break, any break, while caring for her rambunctious toddler. Also, she might be turning into a dog.</p>

Nocturnes

Anirban Dutta Anupama Srinivasan

<p>In the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, moths are whispering something to us. In the dark of night, two curious observers shine a light on this secret universe.</p> <p>Deep in the pitch-black forest, a few hundred moths are drawn by a single source of illumination to a piece of hung canvas. Only through this intimate examination can their existence, and the happenings of their world, be made visible. Though moth life spans are measured in hours and represent only a small amount of the immense biodiversity of their species, in these small beings lies a history of our planet. With a transportive and experiential visual style and immersive sound that brings you to a place few people can travel, co-directors Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan&rsquo;s <em>Nocturnes </em>gives us a multi-millennia vision of time nearly beyond our human-scale perception.&mdash;SS</p>

Norman/Norman

Gabrielle Blackwood Charles Warburton

<p>Norman, a doting father raising four daughters with his loving wife in New Jersey, carries an unresolved pain&mdash;as a child, he witnessed the brutal murder of his mother. Now, 30 years later, Norman travels to Jamaica to confront the murderer: his own father. Weaving together intimate verit&eacute; footage with probing interviews, co-directors Gabrielle Blackwood and Charles Warburton follow one man&rsquo;s journey to piece together the truth behind the tragic crime that shaped him. Insightful, moving, and empathetic, NORMAN/NORMAN offers a complex exploration of guilt, reconciliation, and the transformative power of forgiveness.</p>

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Rungano Nyoni

<p>On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni&rsquo;s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.</p> <p>A comedy-drama exploring human relationships in Zambia and Guinea.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Percebes

Alexandra Ramires Laura Gonçalves

<p>With the sea and an urban Algarve as backdrop, we follow the complete life cycle of a special mollusk called percebes. From its formation to the plate, we traverse different contexts that allow us to better understand this region and those who live here. Alexandra Ramires returns to Curtas after winning the Best Animation Award in the International Competition with &ldquo;Tie&rdquo; (2020).</p>

perfectly a strangeness

Alison McAlpine

<p>In the dazzling incandescence of an unknown desert, three donkeys discover an abandoned astronomical observatory and the universe. A sensorial, cinematic exploration of what a story can be.</p> <p><em>The film received the Theme-Sensitive Award at the Science New Wave Festival XVII in 2024. This distinction honors a work that most vividly embodies the year&rsquo;s festival theme &mdash; SIGNAL &mdash; bringing it to the screen in a singular and resonant way. The award includes a cash prize of $500. Learn more about our <a href="https://www.sciencenewwave.com/awards">SNW Luminary Awards</a>.</em></p>

Pet Store (2023)

Joanna Rothkopf

<p>Larry Wallach is the owner of &ldquo;Sloth Encounters,&rdquo; a controversial Long Island exotic pet store.</p>

Porcelain War

Brendan Bellomo Slava Leontyev

<p>Under roaring fighter jets and missile strikes, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind and fight, contending with the soldiers they have become. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although it&rsquo;s easy to make people afraid, it&rsquo;s hard to destroy their passion for living.</p> <p>And how does one continue to live when everything you love is under a vicious attack? <em>Porcelain War </em>argues that you can learn to fight back using all the tools you have, including your art, in order to avoid erasure. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re ordinary people in an extraordinary situation&rdquo; is how co-director Slava Leontyev describes their current life. Meanwhile, there is absolutely nothing ordinary about them &mdash; these artists, farmers, IT specialists &mdash; coming together to fight their oppressor. <em>Porcelain War </em>is a true cinematic gem. Leontyev and co-director Brendan Bellomo manage to gracefully capture the dissonance between the horrors of war and the fragile beauty of nature and artistic practice. Anya&rsquo;s and Slava&rsquo;s porcelain pieces come to life in delicately crafted animations that offer context to their makers&rsquo; story and a stunning outlet for processing grief.&mdash;AT</p>

Praeis

Dovydas Drakšas

<p>The daughter of a cigarette smuggler reevaluates the memories of her father, questioning the childhood myth she built around him and getting to know him anew.</p>

Presence

Steven Soderbergh

<p>A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they&rsquo;re not alone.</p> <p>In every project of his legendary career as a director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor, Steven Soderbergh has brought a vital energy, curiosity, and unique vision to storytelling that has few parallels in filmmaking history. Following groundbreaking work like <em>sex, lies, and videotape </em>(1989 Sundance Film Festival, Audience Award: Dramatic) and <em>The Girlfriend Experience</em> (2009 Sundance Film Festival), he returns to Park City with a film shot entirely in one location that will haunt audiences with its otherworldly story and constantly awe-inspiring visuals. Working from a taut, mysterious script by David Koepp and featuring an exciting cast of known actors and newcomers, <em>Presence</em> is a thrilling cinematic ride that reifies Soderbergh&rsquo;s status as an icon of American independent film.&mdash;SS</p>

Red Fever

Neil Diamond Catherine Bainbridge

<p>Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond travels to the four corners of Turtle Island and across Europe to explore the world&rsquo;s fascination with Native Americans, recognizing the profound impact Indigenous people have had in shaping modern Western culture.</p>

Sabbath Queen

Sandi DuBowski

<p>Sabbath Queen is a remarkable 21 year journey in the life of Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, a 39th generation ex-Orthodox rabbi &mdash; and drag queen.</p>

Santosh

Sandhya Suri

<p>In 2018, Santosh, aged 28, assumes her deceased husband&#39;s role as a police officer in India following his tragic death.</p>

Saturday Night

Jason Reitman

<p>At 11:30pm on October 11th, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. Find out what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.</p>

Say Hi After You Die

Kate Jean Hollowell

<p>A grieving woman believes her deceased best friend has come back to visit her&hellip; as a porta-potty.</p>

Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr

Kimberly Reed

<p>When Zooey Zephyr was expelled from the Montana House of Representatives for speaking on a bill banning transgender medical care, she made a nearby bench her &ldquo;office.&rdquo;</p>

Seaweed Stories

Jake Sumner

<p>Narrated by Forest Whitaker, Seaweed Stories is a vibrant, global look at the wonders of seaweed, and some of the extraordinary stories and characters whose lives have been entangled by this often overlooked marine plant which may hold answers to some of humanity&rsquo;s biggest challenges. Seaweed Stories includes insights from a Silicon Valley startup creating plastic alternatives from algae, to the Indigenous Shinnecock Kelp Farmers using seaweed to prove their sovereign right to coastal land, to a scientist in South Korea supporting seaweeds&rsquo; sexual reproduction to create new species that can withstand the effects of a changing climate.</p>

Secret Mall Apartment

Jeremy Workman

<p>In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside the Providence Place Mall and lived in it for four years, filming everything along the way. They snuck in furniture, tapped into the mall&rsquo;s electricity, and even constructed a wall, smuggling in over 2 tons of cinderblock. Far more than just a wild prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for its inhabitants &ndash; a personal expression of defiance against local gentrification, a clubhouse to coordinate artistic charity, and finally, a 750 square foot &quot;F you&quot; to The Man. From Jeremy Workman, whose &quot;Lily Topples The World&quot; won the Grand Jury Prize at SXSW 2021 and from Executive Producer Jesse Eisenberg.</p>

Separated (2024)

Errol Morris

<p>Separated delves into the Trump administration&rsquo;s family separation crisis at the US-Mexico border.</p>

September 5

Tim Fehlbaum

<p>The story is told of Geoff (John Magaro), a young, ambitious producer who wants to prove himself to his boss, the legendary Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). With the help of the German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch), Geoff unexpectedly takes over the direction of the live broadcast. While time is running out, contradictory rumors are circulating and the lives of the hostages are at stake, Geoff has to make difficult decisions and come to terms with his own moral compass. How should one report on such a situation when the perpetrators are using the media attention for their own purposes?</p>

Shé (Snake)

Renee Zhan

<p>Fei is the top violinist in her elite youth orchestra. When another Chinese violinist arrives to challenge her place, Fei&rsquo;s internal demons take external form. They whisper to her, urging her to be the best, no matter the cost.</p>

The Fly Collectors

Jeff Arak

<p>A group of men in Senegal volunteer as human bait to catch flies that carry a parasite that once blinded hundreds of thousands of people throughout Africa.</p>

Sludge: A Pfas Uprising

Jeffrey Christian

<p>Doing the right thing cost them everything: farmers speak up about &ldquo;forever chemicals&rdquo; that poison their land, water, and livestock.</p>

Terra Mater – Mother Land

Kantarama Gahigiri

<p>There she stands, confidently, like a goddess of technological junk, surrounded by endless mountains of rubbish, plastic, stench and rare earths. An angry appeal to the world to take responsibility for the consequences of capitalism, colonialism and environmental destruction in Africa.</p> <p>For our land and bones. At the end of the world.<br /> Technology and waste,<br /> in our lands, our systems, our bones.<br /> Wandering our spaces, she cannot help but wonder, where is the space for healing?</p>

Trapped

Sam Cutler-Kreutz David Cutler-Kreutz

<p>Trapped follows the story of Joaquin, a highschool janitor at the prestigious Hallston Academy, finishing up his rounds in the early morning hours. Investigating voices echoing through the empty halls, he&rsquo;s drawn to the gymnasium, where he stumbles into a group of boys in the middle of a senior prank. Tensions arise when his attempts to shut down the prank take an unexpected direction and he is caught between the boys, the head custodian and his own moral compass.</p>

What You Left In The Ditch

Tucker Bliss

<p>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&#39;s a film about guilt, redemption, unspoken vanity and the selfish struggles with empathy.</p>

The Puzzle Palace

Jenny Schweitzer Bell Brian Bell

<p>In a Boca suburb, a couple retire to a second marriage of freedom, play, and the world&rsquo;s largest puzzle collection.</p>

The Sound Collector

Chris Tichborne Barry Purves

<p>Despite the fact that he is very hard of hearing, the Sound Collector spends his days discovering and using new sounds that he finds on his adventures.</p>

Three Hares

Paloma Baeza

<p>A mystical origin story of the ancient three hares, who must remind mankind to respect the earth in order to protect their future.</p>

Three Trees

M.R. Horhager Aaron Hong

<p>Three trees grow and change over the course of a full year, with each of the trees experiencing the new seasons in their own unique way.</p>

The Tornado Outside

Maria Tomazou

<p>Anna lives in a perfect house, but living on the edge of a tornado can be difficult. When she ventures outside, she is forced to face the chaos that she usually hides away from.</p>

Sing Sing

Greg Kwedar

<p>Based on the real-life arts rehabilitation programme founded at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Greg Kwedar&rsquo;s new film follows a troupe of incarcerated actors who work on a play as part of a theatre workshop at the prison.</p>

The Friend (2024)

David Siegel Scott McGehee

<p>Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, and a charismatic Great Dane named Bing propel this wise and insightful character drama based on the acclaimed novel by Sigrid Nunez and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel.</p>

Sol Beni

Tristan Feres Maky Margaridis

<p>Confronted with the prospect of an imminent farewell, two friends reunite on the football field they grew up in.</p>

Until He's Back

Jacqueline Baylon

<p>In this heart-wrenching drama, after a man drowns in the Mediterranean Sea, bureaucracy prevents his family from bringing his body home to Morocco.</p>

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Nebojša Slijepčević

<p>February 27, 1993, Strpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A passenger train traveling between Belgrade and Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces who, under the pretext of checking identification documents, are conducting an ethnic cleansing operation. Among the 500 passengers, only one man rebels against the illegal detention of innocent civilians. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.</p>

The Solace Of Sisterhood

Geneva Peschka Anna Andersen

<p>The Solace of Sisterhood&quot; is a journey alongside the Caramel Curves. Through the two co-founders heartfelt stories, we witness sisterhood and the lessons learned passed to the next generation.</p>

Wander to Wonder

Nina Gantz

<p>Mary, Billybud and Fumbleton are the stars of the 80s TV show&nbsp;<em>Wander to Wonder</em>. After their creator dies, they have to fend for themselves in the studio. As their hunger grows, the show becomes increasingly grim.<br /> <br /> This sinister stop-motion film &ndash; made with a remarkable attention to detail &ndash; was selected for the 2023 Venice Film Festival. Previously, filmmaker Nina Gantz made the animated short&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2016/films/edmond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Edmond</a></strong>&nbsp;(IFFR 2015), which won multiple awards &ndash; including a BAFTA.</p>

Terminally Ill

Christopher J. Cole

<p>At his grandmother&#39;s deathbed, a rapper engages in a mad-cap freestyle to prevent her passing.</p>

Woaca

Mackenzie Davis

<p>A woman&rsquo;s skin-care routine ceases to be the bulwark she&rsquo;d hoped.</p>

The Truck (2024)

Elizabeth Rao

<p>In the heat of young love, a Chinese-American 17-year-old traverses her rural town in post-Roe America in search of the morning after pill.</p>

Tornado (2023)

Jack Kendrick

<p>A struggling contractor risks his young sons&rsquo; wellbeing to cut a sweet deal.</p>

We’re Not Done Yet

Joseph Longo Sofia Camargo

<p>Bettina and her son Alex face unexpected challenges during a weekend trip to Bettina&rsquo;s beach house.</p>

The Mountain (2023)

Will Mayo Ian Scott McGregor

<p>A married couple are rattled by a shocking truth before one of them heads into work as an evening news anchor.</p>

Kleine Dinge Wie Diese (Small Things Like These)

Tim Mielants

<p>It is 1985 in the run-up to Christmas in a small town in County Wexford, Ireland. Bill Furlong toils as a coal merchant to support himself, his wife and his five daughters. Early one morning while out delivering coal at the local convent, he makes a discovery that forces him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a town controlled by the Catholic Church. Based on the novel of the same name by Claire Keegan.</p>

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Johan Grimonprez

<p>In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe denouncing America&rsquo;s color bar, while the U.S. dispatches jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to the Congo to deflect attention from its first African post-colonial coup.</p> <p>Director Johan Grimonprez (<em>Double Take</em>, 2009) returns to Sundance with this magnificent essay film that vibrantly embodies the historic and continually evolving colonial machinations that underpin what author and Congolese writer In Koli Jean Bofane refers to as an ever-evolving &ldquo;algorithm of <em>Congo Inc</em>.&rdquo;</p>

Space Cowboy

Marah Strauch Bryce Leavitt

<p>Joe Jennings, a pioneer of skydiving cinematography, looks back on a lifetime of creating iconic moments in film and television, while he tries to pull off his most ambitious stunt yet, turning a dreamlike vision into reality.</p>

Le Comte De Monte-Cristo (The Count of Monte-Cristo)

Alexandre De La Patellière Matthieu Delaporte

<p>Edmond Dant&egrave;s , a young 19-year-old sailor, arrives in Marseille to become engaged to the beautiful Catalan woman Merc&eacute;d&egrave;s. Betrayed by jealous friends, he was denounced as a Bonapartist conspirator and imprisoned. After 14 years, he managed to escape and took possession of a treasure hidden on the island of Montecristo . He will now take revenge on those who wrongly accused him.</p>

The Day Iceland Stood Still

Pamela Hogan

<p>In 1975, 90% of Iceland&rsquo;s women walked off their jobs and out of their homes. The nation stopped. Unexpectedly funny and laced with evocative animation, this is the true story of how Iceland became a world leader in gender equality.</p>

The End (2024)

Joshua Oppenheimer

<p>Joshua Oppenheimer, known for his groundbreaking documentary The Act of Killing (TIFF &rsquo;12), makes his fiction debut with this sombre musical about a family in denial at the end of the world, starring Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, George MacKay, and Moses Ingram.</p>

Pigen Med Nalen (The Girl with the Needle)

Magnus von Horn

<p>Copenhagen 1919: A young worker finds herself unemployed and pregnant. She meets Dagmar, who runs an underground adoption agency. A strong connection grows but her world shatters when she stumbles on the shocking truth behind her work.</p>

The Kingdom (2024)

Julien Colonna

<p>Set in 1995 Corsica, 15-year-old Lesia&rsquo;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&rsquo;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.</p>

The Last of The Sea Women

Sue Kim

<p>A spirited portrait of an endangered tradition and a galvanizing plea for better stewardship of our oceans, Sue Kim&rsquo;s documentary dives deep into the culture of the haenyeo, the South Korean fisherwomen who have been harvesting seafood for their communities for centuries.</p>

The Order (2024)

Justin Kurzel

<p>A series of bank robberies and car heists frightened communities in the Pacific Northwest. A lone FBI agent believes that the crimes were not the work of financially motivated criminals, but rather a group of dangerous domestic terrorists.</p>

The Piano Lesson (2024)

Malcolm Washington

<p>Malcolm Washington makes his feature directorial debut with this adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning August Wilson play, featuring an incredible cast that includes Danielle Deadwyler, John David Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson in a story about a family haunted by the legacy of an heirloom.</p>

The Premiere (2024)

Sam Pezzullo Christopher Bouckoms

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The Quilters

Jenifer McShane

<p>The Quilters follows the daily lives of several men, spending most of its screen time inside the sewing room in a Level 5 maximum security prison in a small town in Missouri. As we follow several quilts from design to completion, audiences will come to know these men, witnessing their struggles, triumphs, and sense of pride as they create something beautiful in this windowless, sacred space, deep within the prison walls.</p>

The room next door

Pedro Almodóvar

<p>Martha&#39;s strained relationship with her mother fractures completely when a misunderstanding drives them apart. Their mutual friend Ingrid sees both sides of the rift.</p>

The Seed Of The Sacred Fig

Mohammad Rasoulof

<p>This film tells a compelling story set within the socio-political landscape of Iran, reflecting the challenges faced by individuals under restrictive regimes.</p> <p>A timely, heartrending tale set against the backdrop of the &ldquo;Woman. Life. Freedom&rdquo; movement in Iran follows a newly promoted investigating judge who, under pressure from his corrupt superiors, is forced to betray his own morals by cracking down on protesters without due process. This fateful decision sets off a chain reaction, as his compliance with the oppressive regime leads to a devastating rift with his wife and two daughters. Tensions escalate when the paranoid father discovers his gun is missing, plunging the family into a slow-burning spiral of fear and distrust.</p> <p>In the shadow of the Hijab Protests, this powerful drama subtly exposes the insidious impact of the Islamic Republic&#39;s chauvinistic and oppressive regime on the private lives of its citizens, with a particular focus on the suffering endured by women.&nbsp;<em>The Seed of the Secret Fig</em>&nbsp;is the latest masterpiece from acclaimed director Mohammad Rasoulof, a filmmaker and political activist whose career has been marked by relentless harassment and censorship by the Iranian authorities. Despite being sentenced to eight years in prison during the making of this film, Rasoulof managed to complete it and flee his homeland just in time for its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where his courage was recognized with a Special Jury Award. &ndash; Amir Bogen</p>

The White House Effect

Bonni Cohen Pedro Kos Jon Shenk

<p>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 &ldquo;greenhouse effect&rdquo; with the &ldquo;White House Effect,&rdquo; but his administration&rsquo;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.</p>

The World According to Allee Willis

Alexis Spraic

<p>Take one look at award-winning songwriter / artist Allee Willis and you see someone unafraid to be themselves. Dressed in a cacophony of prints and colors, her signature asymmetrical haircut and famed parties at her real-life PeeWee&rsquo;s Playhouse, Allee didn&rsquo;t waste any opportunity to tell you what she was about. But privately, Allee struggled with not fitting established gender and sexual norms. She buried herself in her work, until true love manifested her ultimate masterpiece - self-acceptance. Allee began filming her life in 1950s Detroit and never stopped. This film is the realization of her wish that her &ldquo;final art piece be someone putting together the trail I have left behind.&rdquo;</p>

To a Land Unknown

Mahdi Fleifel

<p>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.</p>

Vermiglio

Maura Delpero

<p>1944, Vermiglio, a remote mountain village. The arrival of Pietro, a deserter, into the family of the local teacher, and his love for the teacher&#39;s eldest daughter, will change the course of everyone&#39;s life.</p>

Viktor (2024)

Olivier Sarbil

<p>Fusing rigorous reportage with innovative cinematic subjectivity, this bold documentary from veteran war photographer Olivier Sarbil is a uniquely intimate portrait of a Deaf person&rsquo;s experience of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p>

Walk With Me

Heidi Levitt

<p>&ldquo;The diagnosis isn&rsquo;t the end of the story. It&rsquo;s just the next chapter.&rdquo; How many stories have you heard about Alzheimer&rsquo;s that filled you with hope and admiration? Alzheimer&rsquo;s is often viewed as one of the ultimate strains on a family or a relationship, but Charlie Hess and Heidi Levitt make it clear that nothing can stand in the way of their family and their love for one another. Heidi Levitt&rsquo;s documentary, Walk With Me, about her own husband Charlie&rsquo;s journey with Alzheimer&rsquo;s, highlights the extent to which family, love, and companionship can get people through life&rsquo;s hardest moments. Heidi&rsquo;s diligent filming, alongside her and Charlie&rsquo;s persistent search for ways to understand this disease, makes for a truly inspirational story of love and support. &ndash; Richie Yeager</p>

Vlny (Waves)

Jiří Mádl

<p>One might think that Czech and Slovak filmmakers have already said all there is to say about the period around 1968 in Czechoslovak history. As Jiř&iacute; M&aacute;dl&rsquo;s latest outing shows, however, this crucial era in our modern history still has forgotten stories to offer that are worthy of our attention. The film revolves around the international news office at Czechoslovak Radio, a place full of talented individuals possessing broad insight, linguistic skills, and above all a commitment to honest journalistic work with a focus on the truth. An epic, dynamically shot, rewarding film, which embraces uncommon heroism in the face of an oppressive regime, the strength of fraternal ties, and the eternal themes of love, betrayal, morality, and hope.</p>

We Live in Time

John Crowley

<p>Featuring gorgeously detailed performances from Oscar nominees Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, this inventively structured romance explores the question of how to make the most of our time in this world.</p>

We Strangers

Anu Valia

<p>Rayelle Martin works as a commercial cleaner in Gary, Indiana. She&#39;s mischievous, playful, and skilled at adapting to her surroundings. One day while at work, Ray is approached by Dr. Neeraj Patel, a therapist who hires her to work as his housekeeper. Who&rsquo;s going to say no to extra money? Not Ray.<br /> <br /> Dr. Patel then presents her with another offer she can&#39;t refuse: a second job cleaning his mistress&rsquo;s home. At first Ray is just an observer, but then, after growing tired of being a witness, she impulsively tells one small lie: that she can speak to the dead. As Ray attempts to gain ownership over her own identity, she finds herself in an odd new position of power.</p>

Whatever it Takes

Jenny Carchman

<p>In the summer of 2019, a middle-aged couple are subjected to cyberstalking threats and bizarre deliveries including a bloody pig mask and funeral wreath. As the harassment intensifies, the police and FBI close in on a Silicon Valley giant and some very unlikely suspects. &quot;Whatever It Takes&quot; tells the extraordinary story of eBay, a Fortune 500 company founded on the principle that &quot;people are basically good&rdquo;, and how members of their security team ended up in federal prison after trying to protect the CEO from a corporate raider. This is a timely true crime caper about dysfunction, the disintegration of ethics, and a couple of unsuspecting journalists whose lives are changed forever.</p>

Winding Path

Alexandra Lazarowich Ross Kauffman

<p>Eastern Shoshone medical student Jenna Murray spent summers on the Wind River Indian Reservation helping her grandpa in any way she could. When he suddenly dies, she must find a way to heal before realizing her dream of a life in medicine.</p>

Zurawski V Texas

Maisie Crow Abbie Perrault

<p>A group of women denied abortions, even at the brink of death, band together with a fearless attorney to sue the state of Texas in an extraordinary effort to regain their rights and reproductive futures-not only for themselves but millions of others.</p>