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Fine Arts Spotlight

Films that intersect with painting, music, dance, design, and other creative disciplines.

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,…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition

AMAL | HOPE

Film AMAL | HOPE Directed by Eros Zhao Amal / Hope tells the story of the incredible partnership between the virtuoso pianists of Duo Amal, Yaron…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Amen

Film Amen A group of pigs are raised peacefully in a monastery when, one day, one of them finds out…
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…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Dragfox

Film Dragfox Directed by Lisa Ott Sam's search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighbourhood fox. Together they embark on a magical journey…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women in Film

Exhibition

Film Exhibition Directed by Tea' Vincent Exhibition follows an artist going through his first death, the loss of passion. Critics scrutinize the artist, suffocating…
Fine Arts Spotlight, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Fly Baby Fly

Film Fly Baby Fly Directed by Stacey Lee In a world where movement becomes memory and dance becomes healing, join us for a rare behind-the-scenes look…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

Goddess of Slide

Film Goddess of Slide Directed by Alfonso Maiorana Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine is aFeature about the legendary—and largely forgotten—Canadian singer and…
Asian Focus, Environmental Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Handwoven

Film Handwoven Directed by Dasha Levin, Mason Cazalet, Matthew Wisdom, Mihika Das A lyrical portrait of Nikyle Begay, a non-binary shepherd and weaver; working to preserve their way of life…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition

Hard to Say

Film Hard to Say Directed by Brandon XIV In a world where one woman’s death means the end of everything, a man sets out on a…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Spanish-Language Focus

I HAD THE HEART

Film I HAD THE HEART Directed by Hernan Javier Findling, Oliver Kolker MOTI COHEN is a Rock producer who discovered THE PANTHERS with
their hit “I HAD THE HEART” 20…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

I Love You, AllWays

Film I Love You, AllWays Directed by Stuart Sox Welcome to the curious world of The AllWays Lounge in New Orleans, The Big Easy's world-renowned capital of…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Women in Film

In Hell With Ivo

Film In Hell With Ivo Directed by Kristina Nikolova Bulgarian queer artist Ivo Dimchev captivates audiences worldwide with his electrifying art shows, which blend singing and songwriting,…
American Indie Spotlight, Fine Arts Spotlight, Women in Film

In Transit

Film In Transit Directed by Jaclyn Bethany When a complacent young bartender living in small-town Maine agrees to model for a existentially floundering painter on…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Kusi Smiles

Film Kusi Smiles Directed by Sisa Quispe https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30744556/
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition

LIFE MODELS

Film LIFE MODELS Directed by Jean Paulo Lasmar LIFE MODELS follows Mika, a breast cancer survivor who rejects reconstruction and chooses to live flat. When she…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Little Shrew (Snowflake)

Film Little Shrew (Snowflake) Directed by Kate Bush A little shrew searches for Hope as she makes her way across a bombed-out city. Blissfully unaware of…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition

Love Reigns Supreme

Film Love Reigns Supreme Directed by Adewole A. Abioye Love Reigns Supreme explores prolific Chicago designer and artist Norman Teague. In this story, Teague takes us on…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus

Museum

Film Museum Directed by Hervé Bienaimé, Olivier Bienaimé MUSEUM follows the initiation journey of a class of 15- to 16-year-olds confronted for the first time with…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, 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,…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Spanish-Language Focus

Olivia & The Clouds

Film Olivia & The Clouds Directed by Tomás PICHARDO ESPAILLAT Olivia & The Clouds is a surreal exploration on love’s complexities. Following the stories of Olivia, Ramón, Bárbara…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Shorts Competition

Papillon (Butterfly)

Film Papillon (Butterfly) Directed by Florence Miailhe In the sea, a man swims.
As he does, memories come to the surface.
From his early childhood to his…
Asian Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Penosar

Film Penosar Directed by hosein fatahi Hemat is an old shepherd who lives with his wife in Alborz mountains in Iran. In his free…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Women in Film

Real Faces

Film Real Faces Directed by Leni Huyghe An ambitious casting agent, relocates to Brussels after a breakup and forms an unexpected kinship that inspires her…
Animation, Asian Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Rocked by the Wind

Film Rocked by the Wind Directed by Hsiao-Shan Huang Yearning to connect with his bandmates and wanting a break from chores, high school senior Shuan headed to…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

SHELL YEAH

Film SHELL YEAH Directed by Sam Graff A musician, his shells, and the surprising sounds they create.
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

The Big Picture

Film The Big Picture Directed by Arthur Cauty The Big Picture uncovers the untold story of a state-of-the-art cinema quietly forgotten in the center of Bristol,…
American Indie Spotlight, Fine Arts Spotlight

THE FLOATERS

Film THE FLOATERS Directed by Rachel Israel Freshly ousted from her rock band, Nomi takes a last-resort job from her best friend Mara at their…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, SLIFF Kids

The nomadic impulse

Film The nomadic impulse Directed by Jordi Esteva Based on the director's work of the same name, the film tells the story of Miquel, an 11-year-old…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition

The Singers

Film The Singers Directed by Sam Davis A genre-bending film adaptation of a 19th-centuryShort story written by Ivan Turgenev, in which a lowly pub full…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, 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.…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Tiger

Film Tiger Directed by Loren Waters “Tiger” highlights an Indigenous award-winning, internationally acclaimed artist and elder, Dana Tiger, her family, and the resurgence of…