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Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, SLIFF Kids, Spotlight On Inspiration, Women in Film

25 Cats From Qatar

Film 25 Cats From Qatar Directed by Mye Hoang When the owner of Milwaukee’s Sip and Purr Cat Café, learns of the feral cat crisis in Qatar,…
Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women in Film

A Bird in the Field

Film A Bird in the Field Directed by Marielle Morrow When an ornithologist’s funding gets cut, her nurturing of abandoned bird eggs leads to a transformation as her…
Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience, Show-Me Cinema

A Black History Tour of St. Louis

Film A Black History Tour of St. Louis Directed by Tony West Father Gerald Kleba, a St. Louisan and a priest for over fifty-five years, takes you on a Black…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, SLIFF Kids

A City That Cares

Film A City That Cares Directed by Aaron Hosé A legal educator reflects on her work as an activist along the US-Mexico border, a journey that guides…
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

A Good Death

Film A Good Death Directed by Mia Hagerty Nurse Karen Morin helps terminally ill patients acquire life-ending medications as they prepare for their final moments on…
Human Rights, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight On Inspiration, Women in Film

A MAN with SOLE: The Impact of Kenneth Cole

Film A MAN with SOLE: The Impact of Kenneth Cole Directed by Dori Berinstein With heart & ’sole’ and unflinching determination, global fashion icon and activist Kenneth Cole has put ‘cause' before…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

ADO

Film ADO Directed by Sam Henderson Ms. Hopkins, an aging African American woman, is a middle school
drama teacher on the verge of retirement. However,…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Women in Film

Ali Eats America

Film Ali Eats America Directed by Greg Morris, Roush Niaghi Ali Allouche, a teenage cancer survivor, braves his way through treatments and chemotherapy with dreams of a culinary…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

All of Us Girls

Film All of Us Girls Directed by Yifeng Wang In a series of late-night conversations, Yifeng breaks the culture of silence surrounding sexual assault by opening up…
Asian Focus, Human Rights, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

All The Mountains Give

Film All The Mountains Give Directed by Arash Rakhsha Two young Kurdish men make their living by smuggling goods across the treacherous border between Iraq and Iran.
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Alone in Tehran

Film Alone in Tehran Directed by Amen sahraei A girl in a silenced, nearly abandoned city, with nothing but her phone, she began to record the…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Alternative Learning

Film Alternative Learning Directed by Miggy TheShort Alternative Learning explores the transformative impact of Oasis Skateboard Factory, an alternative school in the heart of…