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Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Caught in the Frame

Film Caught in the Frame Directed by Shaobo CHEN At the transit hub, every waiting soul carries an untold saga. The voiceover narrates each commuter's tale—only to…
Studio Spotlight

Christy

Film Christy Directed by David Michôd Christy Martin never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia—until she discovered a knack for punching...
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Classroom 4

Film Classroom 4 Directed by Eden Wurmfeld CLASSROOM 4 is the story of an award-winning professor teaching "The History of Crime and Punishment" inside a…
Animation, Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Clay Bird

Film Clay Bird Directed by Kiran Bhakta Joshi Clay Bird follows 9-year-old Sichu and her potter grandfather. After lashing out at him due to
school bullying, she…
International Spotlight, Shorts Programs

Climate Shorts – A World In The Balance

Program Climate Shorts – A World In The Balance This program explores how communities around the world are confronting the realities of climate change—whether through innovation, resistance,...
Studio Spotlight

Is This Thing On? CLOSING NIGHT FILM and AWARDS PARTY

Film Is This Thing On? CLOSING NIGHT FILM and AWARDS PARTY Directed by Bradley Cooper As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex seeks new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts...
International Spotlight

Clouds Are Made of Rain

Film Clouds Are Made of Rain Directed by Benjamin Kramme "Clouds Are Made of Rain" tells the story of 38-year-old Nadine, who comes to the hospice with terminal…
Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, J. Kim & Sharon Tucci Italian Focus, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Shorts Competition

Common Pear

Film Common Pear Directed by Gregor Božič In a not-too-distant future ravaged by climate crisis, a team of scientists analyzes archival footage of farmers from…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado

Film Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado Directed by Natalia León Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Consciousness

Film Consciousness Directed by Attila Szvitek 1948, Eastern Europe. Three years after the end of World War II and the fall of the fascist…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

Coroner to the Stars

Film Coroner to the Stars Directed by Ben Hethcoat, Keita Ideno Coroner to the Stars chronicles the extraordinary journey of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the former Los Angeles County Chief…
Shorts Competition

Correct Me If I’m Wrong (如你所願)

Film Correct Me If I’m Wrong (如你所願) Directed by Hao Zhou A Southwest Chinese family tries to purge an entity from their queer heir, in a struggle of love,…