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International Spotlight

A global showcase of acclaimed films and emerging voices from around the world.

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…
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…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

And That’s for This Christmas

Film And That’s for This Christmas Directed by Peter Vulchev While preparing the details for his own funeral, an elderly man realises that he will be celebrating Christmas…
Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

ANNA – A Tale for Tomorrow

Film ANNA – A Tale for Tomorrow Directed by Jonathan B. Behr Plagued by nightmares of a future devastated by climate disasters and wars, 16-year-old Anna believes the world is…
International Spotlight

Aontas

Film Aontas Directed by Damian McCann Three unlikely thieves, led by a woman on the verge of a
breakdown, rob a rural Irish Credit Union.…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Women in Film

Apollon By Day Athena By Night

Film Apollon By Day Athena By Night Directed by Emine Yildirim RAISED AS AN ORPHAN, DEFNE, A CRANKY NEWBIE PSYCHIC, FINDS HERSELF IN THE ANCIENT TOWN OF SIDE (ANTALYA),…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Women in Film

Beautiful evening, beautiful day

Film Beautiful evening, beautiful day Directed by Ivona Juka
Four close friends, Lovro (21), Nenad (20), Stevan (22), and Ivan (20), fought against the Ustashas and Nazis…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women in Film

Bellywash

Film Bellywash Directed by Isabella Josephine Leon Inspired by a true story about an 18th century ornamental hermit and a young girls fantastical perspective on…
Animation, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Cardboard

Film Cardboard Directed by Jean-Philippe Vine When an overwhelmed, single dad pig moves his piglets into a rundown trailer park, he fears he’s failed…
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…
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

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…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Daniel Van den Berg is Dead

Film Daniel Van den Berg is Dead Directed by Ali Baharlou Daniel van den Berg is wrongly declared dead in the pension system and no longer receives his pension.…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Dears in the Headlights

Film Dears in the Headlights Directed by Julia Jansch Dears in the Headlights isn't about death as an end. It's about death as something to carry, to…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, 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…
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…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

Emilia

Film Emilia Directed by Rafa Arroyo The fractures in the reception system of the Spanish State leave thousands of undocumented immigrants on the streets…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Spanish-Language Focus

Family Sunday

Film Family Sunday Directed by Gerardo Del Razo In a peripheral zone of Mexico City, the collection of money from merchants and residents of the area…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

FIRE DRILL

Film FIRE DRILL Directed by Maximilian Villwock A young Ukrainian fulfils his dream of working on board a container ship, but the war at home…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

FLÜGGE

Film FLÜGGE Directed by Dani Rose Cortés, Leopold Schraudolph In an Austrian mountain village in 1914, the determined Amelie (20) must defy her father's wishes of running…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Fly, bird fly!

Film Fly, bird fly! Directed by Rabeah Rahimi After the Taliban came to power, 13-year-old Adina fled Afghanistan with her father and brother, with whom she…
Asian Focus, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Women in Film

Gingerbread for her dad

Film Gingerbread for her dad Directed by Alina Mustafina Three generations of women from one family travel from Kazakhstan to Poland to find the grave of the…
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…
Animation, Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Goldau

Film Goldau Directed by Roman Kaelin On September 2, 1806, a massive landslide struck the village of Goldau, claiming 457 lives—the most devastating natural…
International Spotlight, Studio Spotlight

Hamnet

Film Hamnet Directed by Chloé Zhao Presented by The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, SLIFF34 brings you the powerful story of love and loss that...
International Spotlight, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition

Hatch

Film Hatch Directed by Alireza Kazemipour, Panta Mosleh NAAJI, an Afghan refugee boy hides with his mother inside a moving water tanker trying to cross the…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Highway To The Moon

Film Highway To The Moon Directed by Letitia Wright Highway to the Moon is a coming-of-age fantasy drama that unravels the mysterious aftermath of young boys whose...
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Women in Film

Holy Electricity

Film Holy Electricity Directed by Tato Kotetishvili
Animation, Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

HOLY HEAVÊNESS

Film HOLY HEAVÊNESS Directed by Farnoosh Abedi, Mohammad Ghaffari, Negah Khezre Fardyardad Saying goodbye to your loved ones is difficult and painful. But sometimes they don’t want to leave. The…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Hosts for half a century

Film Hosts for half a century Directed by André Tupxi Lopes, Typju Mỹky The film presents the perspective of our Mỹky people on 50 years of contact with the non-indigenous population.…
International Spotlight, J. Kim & Sharon Tucci Italian Focus, Spanish-Language Focus

HUMAN ANIMAL

Film HUMAN ANIMAL Directed by Alessandro Pugno In a small town in Italy, a boy, Matteo, lives surrounded by coffins and illness. Faced with this…
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, 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,…
Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, J. Kim & Sharon Tucci Italian Focus, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

In Perpetuo

Film In Perpetuo Directed by Federico Barassi In perpetuo explores the life of the last knowers of garganic trabucco fishing. Trabucchi become the microcosm where…
International Spotlight

Lesson Learned

Film Lesson Learned Directed by Bálint Szimler  Young teacher Juci attempts to challenge the outdated methods in her school, while new Palkó, recently relocated from…
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…
International Spotlight

Loss of Balance

Film Loss of Balance Directed by Korek Bojanowski Although Maja has devoted all her energy to acting, she sees no future in it.

Everything changes when…
International Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Shorts Competition

Mercenaire

Film Mercenaire Directed by Pier-Philippe Chevigny Hired in a pig slaughterhouse through a social reintegration program, an ex-convict desperately tries to find another job…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Moment of Choice

Film Moment of Choice Directed by Huai-Yu Chang, Yunghan Chang Caught between an unplanned pregnancy and a dream job in Silicon Valley, Anne must decide whether to sacrifice…
International Spotlight, Women in Film

MOTHER MARA

Film MOTHER MARA Directed by Mirjana Karanovic Mara, a successful businesswoman and single mother, is heartbroken after her son Nemanja’s untimely death. She becomes emotionally…
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…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Never Hike Alone

Film Never Hike Alone Directed by Alison Kertz, Beth Gallagher "In her true crime podcast “Never Hike Alone,” Liz investigates and reports on women who have gone missing…
International Spotlight, Oscar Submissions, Studio Spotlight

No Other Choice

Film No Other Choice Directed by Park Chan-wook Devoted family man and veteran paper mill manager You Man-su spirals after being laid off and discarded by...
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight

Nukkad Naatak

Film Nukkad Naatak Directed by Tanmaya Shekhar After being expelled for robbing their college canteen, two misfit best friends must pull off an impossible community…
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, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Ovary-Acting

Film Ovary-Acting Directed by Ida Melum While stuck at her sister’s baby shower a thirty-something woman is forced to decide whether she wants to…
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…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Pre Deceased

Film Pre Deceased Directed by Jules Franchetto Vittoria has received a diagnosis that will change the course (and length) of her life. As a last…
Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, 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…
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…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Restraining Order

Film Restraining Order Directed by Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit Dori issued a restraining order against her violent husband but she didn’t imagine he would find a way...
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…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Sarnevesht

Film Sarnevesht Directed by yaser talebi After the death of her mother 18-year-old Sahar is left in charge of her poor, mentally disabled father...
International Spotlight, Oscar Submissions, Studio Spotlight

Sentimental Value

Film Sentimental Value Directed by Joachim Trier Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage...
International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spanish-Language Focus

Spare My Bones, Coyote!

Film Spare My Bones, Coyote! Directed by Jonah Malak For the last twelve years, Marisela and Ely, along with the volunteer group The Águilas del Desierto have…
International Spotlight, 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, 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…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight

TASHI

Film TASHI Directed by Tenzin Dargye Tashi, who is a writer, has been guilty for many years for hurting a dog with the same…
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,…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

The blue bench

Film The blue bench Directed by Judith Hidalgo Five years after their breakup, Eric and Lisa reunite on the blue bench, where old promises and new…
Asian Focus, Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

The Congress

Film The Congress Directed by Eko Krisna Indonesian activist, Rukka Sombolinggi believes the key to confronting the climate crisis is to unite and mobilize the…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

The Cube and the Sphere

Film The Cube and the Sphere Directed by Adam Yorke A man born visually-impaired receives an experimental new surgery to become sighted, only to realize that living with…
International Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

The Genie

Film The Genie Directed by Enricka M.H Adam and Lina are brother and sister, but they fight like cats and dogs. One day, Lina purposely…
International Spotlight, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition

The Last Dance

Film The Last Dance Directed by Hayden Mclean When Fox’s "LA Bar" is hit with a compulsory purchase order, a cornerstone of Caribbean life in 90's…
Animation, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

The Magician

Film The Magician Directed by Bogdan Muresanu Sulina, 1910. It is the inauguration of the first electric power station in this Romanian port city. In…
International Spotlight

The Most Powerful Human On Earth

Film The Most Powerful Human On Earth Directed by Andrew Richardson Following a period of chronic depression, Adam has been suddenly struck with an all-consuming belief that he is...
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…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

The Pearl Comb

Film The Pearl Comb Directed by Ali Cook In 1893, an endearing Cornish fisherman’s wife captures the attention of the medical profession as the first person…
International Spotlight, Oscar Submissions

The President’s Cake

Film The President’s Cake Directed by Hasan Hadi It’s “draw day” across Iraq, when schools select students for the honour of bringing items to their mandatory...
International Spotlight, J. Kim & Sharon Tucci Italian Focus

The Silhouette of a Woman

Film The Silhouette of a Woman Directed by Adél Szajki-Vörös, Péter Szajki George, a writer, arrives at an old house in Tuscany. The elderly owner, Fabio, who lives an organic,…
International Spotlight, Show-Me Cinema, Spanish-Language Focus, Women in Film

The Star I Lost

Film The Star I Lost Directed by Luz Orlando Brennan The great actress Norma Reyes agreed to play all kinds of roles throughout her life except that of…
International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

The Track

Film The Track Directed by Ryan Sidhoo
Human Rights, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Women in Film

The Travelers

Film The Travelers Directed by David Bingong On the border between Morocco and Spain, we wait impatiently for the "boza" - to cross to Europe.…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

Thursday in March

Film Thursday in March Directed by Luis Murillo Arias María turns 19 and says goodbye to her mother to take the train. It is a Thursday in…
Asian Focus, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Turtle Walker

Film Turtle Walker Directed by Taira Malaney In the late 1970s, Satish Bhaskar embarked on an epic journey along India's coastline and the spectacular Andaman…
International Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Two People Exchanging Saliva

Film Two People Exchanging Saliva Directed by Alexandre Singh, Natalie Musteata In a society where kissing is punishable by death and people pay for things with slaps to the…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, 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…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Wanna Die Wanna Kill

Film Wanna Die Wanna Kill Directed by Jaehee Jeong After getting bullied at school, a teenage girl Chae-yeon visits a hotel suite to commit a joint suicide…
International Spotlight, Oscar Submissions, Spanish-Language Focus

We Shall Not Be Moved

Film We Shall Not Be Moved Directed by Pierre Saint Martín Socorro (67) is an angry lawyer in the twilight of her life. Suddenly, she receives the missing
clue to…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

WEEKEND ONE

Film WEEKEND ONE Directed by Mykea Fairweather Perry Amari, a 35-year-old father, moves into an unfinished flat with his two young sons, facing an uphill battle…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

We’ll Go Down in History

Film We’ll Go Down in History Directed by Cameron Richards, Charlie Tidmas WE’LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY is the story of TRUK United, a grassroots, proudly trans football club. Filmed…
International Spotlight

Ya Hanouni

Film Ya Hanouni Directed by Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib While the Mom and the Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between them:…