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All Festival Films

Explore all narrative and documentary features and short films in this year’s Festival. Use the filters to find the films and screenings you’re looking for.


Environmental Focus, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women In Film Spotlight

Intervention

Film Intervention Directed by Kate Grumke, Kyle Pyatt Scientists head into some of the last remaining prairies in North America to undertake the painstaking work of…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

Jane Elliott Against the World

Film Jane Elliott Against the World Directed by Judd Ehrlich A rural Iowa schoolteacher becomes a national voice against racism after leading a controversial 1968 lesson in discrimination...
Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Spanish-Language Focus

Jardines Del Bosque

Film Jardines Del Bosque Directed by Álex Barragán, Diego Barragán Santos, Lechuga and Daniela remember the summer of 2014, when they were preteens, and Arlette, an older girl…
Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Race In America: The Black Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

JIA

Film JIA Directed by Sam Mandich In the haze of a California summer, two best friends must reckon with their feelings for one another.
American Indie Spotlight, Human Ties, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight

Junkie

Film Junkie Directed by William Means Perpetual screwup Stevie (Rocky Shay) is running on empty having just escaped from rehab [again]. On a quest…
Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Just Us

Film Just Us Directed by Anna Lauren Tufekci A story about grief, the isolation of motherhood, unwelcome company, and the quiet power of a home-cooked meal.…
Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, The Immigrant Experience

Katya

Film Katya Directed by Timofey Pozhitkov A homesick immigrant mother makes the difficult decision to return to Russia with her young daughter, concealing plans…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart

Film Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart Directed by DORI Berinstein Kenny Loggins – multi-platinum, Grammy, Emmy-winning and Oscar and Tony-nominated Songwriter/Recording Artist – was a shy, gawky, unpopular…
Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Kikuyu Land

Film Kikuyu Land Directed by Andrew H. Brown, Bea Wangondu In Kenya’s tea highlands, one man’s claim to his family’s stolen land sets Mr. Mungai against a multinational…
Studio Spotlight

Killing Castro

Film Killing Castro Directed by Eif Rivera Centered on true events when Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro visited New York City and stayed in Harlem...
Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

La Boheme

Film La Boheme Directed by Robin Norton-Hale In present day East End London, an aspiring novelist falls in love with a Ukrainian cleaner whilst his...
Studio Spotlight

La Gradiva

Film La Gradiva Directed by Marine Atlan Amid the ancient ruins of Pompeii, a group of French teenagers on a class trip to Naples grapple...
American Indie Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

Lady Killer

Film Lady Killer Directed by Caleb Wieland This Lady Killer is sure to have you clutching your pearls… A woman home alone is approached by…
American Indie Spotlight, Asian Focus, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

Ladybeetle

Film Ladybeetle Directed by Jessica Che, John Che May, an anxious 18-year-old, struggles to move on from living a life dictated by the behavioral patterns she…
American Indie Spotlight, ARCHIVAL, Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Landscapes of Memory

Film Landscapes of Memory Directed by Leah Galant Landscapes Of Memory follows Leah Galant's journey through Germany as she reckons with family trauma and the weight…
Animation Spotlight, ARCHIVAL, Cinema For Students Program, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition

Let’s All Go to the Lobby: The Story of Filmack Studios

Film Let’s All Go to the Lobby: The Story of Filmack Studios Directed by Justin Atkinson Robbie Mack, the third-generation owner of Filmack Studios, takes us behind the scenes of the world’s oldest producer…
American Indie Spotlight, Animation Spotlight, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Living with a Visionary

Film Living with a Visionary Directed by Stephen P. Neary After 50 years of marriage, John must care for his wife while learning to live alongside her vivid…
Human Ties, International Spotlight, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Spanish-Language Focus

Lonely Nights

Film Lonely Nights Directed by Julián Acosta Vera Andres, a shy, upper-class young man, begins an unexpected relationship with Lorena, a young prostitute controlled by a…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Ties, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

Love Loaded

Film Love Loaded Directed by Jan Miller Corran When is a threat an idle threat and when is it a serious threat? Dr. Jack Scanlon is…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Ties, New Filmmakers Forum

Love – Love

Film Love – Love Directed by Thomas Leisten Schneider After their grandmother’s death, two estranged brothers : Andy, who suffers from schizophrenia, and Jeff, an actor searching…
Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Love Thy Neighbor

Film Love Thy Neighbor Directed by Isabella Urrutia Witness a day in the life of Casa De Paz workers as they support newly released individuals.
American Indie Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, Women In Film Spotlight

Mackenzie

Film Mackenzie Directed by Mylissa Fitzsimmons An 11-year-old girl runs away from home hoping to meet her celebrity crush. Lost in the desert, she…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

Manhood

Film Manhood Directed by Daniel Lombroso “Manhood” follows Dallas entrepreneur Bill Moore as he attempts to make penis enlargement as commonplace as Botox. Along...
Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight

Many Waters

Film Many Waters Directed by Imri Matalon After a diving accident leaves fiercely independent Israeli Natalie paralysed, she enters rehabilitation determined not to be pitied.…