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documentary
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…
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,…
Asian Focus
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International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
Death Education
Film
Death Education
Directed by Yuxuan Ethan Wu
In China, a high school teacher has introduced a death education class for young s. On the traditional…
Spotlight On Inspiration
Holding Liat
Film
Holding Liat
Directed by Brandon Kramer
Liat Atzili was kidnapped from her kibbutz on October 7. What begins as a chronicle of her parents,...
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Studio Spotlight
Man on the Run
Film
Man on the Run
Directed by Morgan Neville
Paul forms new band Wings after Beatles breakup. Archival home footage shows Paul’s life with Linda, who influenced...
Shorts Competition
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Women in Film
Oceanbone
Film
Oceanbone
Directed by Lani Cupchoy
Stolen ancestors lie in museum vaults, waiting to return home. Oceanbone is a poetic reckoning with history, confronting…
Animation
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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Women in Film
Old Girl in a Tutu: Susan Rennie Disrupts Art History
Film
Old Girl in a Tutu: Susan Rennie Disrupts Art History
Directed by Cheri Gaulke
Feminist scholar, Susan Rennie, seizes her iPhone and sneaks her queer, octogenarian body into master works of art,…
American Indie Spotlight
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Show-Me Cinema
Our Terrain
Film
Our Terrain
Directed by Anna Brannon
Follows a group of trail runners in Missouri as they run a 100 mile race.
American Indie Spotlight
OUTCRY: Alchemists of Rage
Film
OUTCRY: Alchemists of Rage
Directed by Clare Major
A short film that follows artist and activist Whitney Bradshaw as she photographs womxn mid-scream during transformational gatherings...
Shorts
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Women in Film
OUTCRY: Alchemists of Rage
Film
OUTCRY: Alchemists of Rage
Directed by Clare Major
A short film that follows artist and activist Whitney Bradshaw as she photographs womxn mid-scream during transformational gatherings...
Environmental Focus
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International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
Qotzuñi: People of the Lake
Film
Qotzuñi: People of the Lake
Directed by Gastón Zilberman, Michael Salama
“The lake was our mother, our father. Now, we are orphans.” The Uru Nation lived for generations on…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
SEX RADICAL
Film
SEX RADICAL
Directed by Andy Kirshner
At the turn of the 20th-century, the powerful federal censor, Anthony Comstock, believed he was on a "holy"…
Fine Arts Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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SLIFF Kids
SHELL YEAH
Film
SHELL YEAH
Directed by Sam Graff
A musician, his shells, and the surprising sounds they create.
QFest LGBTQ Spotlight
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Spotlight On Inspiration
SLIFF34 Opening Night Party + A Man With Sole
Special Event
SLIFF34 Opening Night Party + A Man With Sole
Join us at the Hi-Pointe Theatre for a celebration of film. You’ll also have the chance to meet...
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience
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Shorts Competition
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Women in Film
Stay Out Of The Sun
Film
Stay Out Of The Sun
Directed by Nidhi Kumar, Vivienne Ayres, Zola Franchi
A scrapbook of vignettes featuring individuals’ experiences with colorism, recounting the messages they received about skin tone during…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Spotlight On Inspiration
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Women in Film
Steal This Story, Please!
Film
Steal This Story, Please!
Directed by Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
Undeterred by armed soldiers, smooth-talking politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most…
International Spotlight
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Taking Up Serpents
Film
Taking Up Serpents
Directed by Matthias Lawetzky
In West Virginia, there's a small church that handles venomous serpents as an act of faith. Death is…
International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
Talking Drum
Film
Talking Drum
Directed by Alexandre Gougeon
Talking Drum explores the healing power of drumming through the lens of three diverse community leaders and their…
Team Ocean Quest
Film
Team Ocean Quest
Directed by Shane Vermooten
Follow the finale of the underdog team of junior high/high school s as they compete in the $7…
The Librarians
Film
The Librarians
Directed by Kim A. Snyder
Librarians unite to combat book banning, defending intellectual freedom on democracy’s frontlines amid unprecedented censorship in Texas, Florida,...
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience
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Shorts Competition
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SLIFF Kids
The Pho King
Film
The Pho King
Directed by Jeovanni Xoumphonphackdy
This short documentary follows Brandon on a quest to eat at every pho restaurant in the Salt Lake...
Fine Arts Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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Women in Film
They Call Me The Tattoo Witch
Film
They Call Me The Tattoo Witch
Directed by Lindsay Nyman
In Hanoi, Vietnam, tattoo artist Tran Ngoc specializes in the rare and challenging art of tattooing over scars.…
Shorts Competition
Town Square
Film
Town Square
Directed by Josh Izenberg
Memory care pioneers build a replica 1950s town, challenging Alzheimer's care norms while families desperately await a breakthrough.
International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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SLIFF Kids
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Spanish-Language Focus
Voices from the Abyss
Film
Voices from the Abyss
Directed by Irving Serrano, Victor Rejón
La Quebrada Cliff Divers in Acapulco, Guerrero, earn their living by diving 100 feet into the sea from…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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T/F to SLIFF
Zodiac Killer Project
Film
Zodiac Killer Project
Directed by Charlie Shackleton
Against the backdrop of deserted spaces, a filmmaker explores his abandoned Zodiac Killer documentary, delving into the true...
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