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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.


American Indie Spotlight

Stages

Film Stages Directed by Ryan Booth After the tumultuous breakup of his band, Ben Garza embarks on his first-ever solo tour. Life on the...
Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

State of Nebraska v. Crotchy the Clown

Film State of Nebraska v. Crotchy the Clown Directed by Benjamin Radford State of Nebraska V. Crotchy the Clown is a short documentary about a clown named Crotchy who took…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, The Immigrant Experience

Stay Forte

Film Stay Forte Directed by Doron Eran Stay Forte is a haunting story of survival, resilience, and the fragile bonds that hold us together when…
American Indie Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Stop to Stop

Film Stop to Stop Directed by Asher Grodman, Samantha Massell Carolyn is flooded with political text messages. When a chance encounter reveals the identity of one of her…
International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Stuck

Film Stuck Directed by Will Peppercorn Ambitious journalist Simon is drawn into a bitter rural feud involving one dead dog, two angry men, and…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, New Filmmakers Forum, Women In Film Spotlight

Take Me Home

Film Take Me Home Directed by Liz Sargent Anna, a middle-aged Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance…
Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Tampons & Taxes

Film Tampons & Taxes Directed by Emily Harrold When male legislators in South Carolina refuse to repeal a sexist state tax on menstrual hygiene products, the…
Animation Spotlight, Studio Spotlight

Tangles

Film Tangles Directed by Leah Nelson When Alzheimer’s disease begins to strip away her mother’s vibrant personality, a headstrong young woman is forced to...
Studio Spotlight

Tender Loving Care

Film Tender Loving Care Directed by Mike Leigh Amy is a devoted social service worker who puts her heart and soul into her job to care...
Animation Spotlight, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

That Night

Film That Night Directed by Hoda Sobhani When Iran's Evin prison caught fire on October 15, 2022, activist Neda was locked inside a smoke-filled cell,…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Robert French and French-Language Focus

The Arab

Film The Arab Directed by Malek Bensmaïl In Algeria during the “years of lead,” against the backdrop of the Black Decade, Kamel, a young journalist,…
Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

The Burden of Manhood

Film The Burden of Manhood Directed by Aurora Nossen Jørn-Gunnar identifies as a cat, but is an adult man, whom feels insufficient as a man and has…
Cinema For Students Program, Environmental Focus, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition

The [Conserv]atives

Film The [Conserv]atives Directed by Dominic Whinfield Gill, Nadia Michelle Gill As extreme weather intensifies and the 2024 election looms, four Republicans embedded in different corners of the conservative…
Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

The Custodian

Film The Custodian Directed by Khaula Malik Following Samu Qureshi, a devoted Washington Commanders superfan who has spent more than 50 years building the country’s…
ARCHIVAL, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

The Dark Knot at the Center

Film The Dark Knot at the Center Directed by Inês Pedrosa e Melo Drawing from an archive of letters written in the 1960s, the film reimagines women's clandestine journeys from across…
Studio Spotlight

The Debut

Film The Debut Directed by Jesse Eisenberg There’s a method to the madness.
Asian Focus, Cinema For Students Program, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

The Everydayness

Film The Everydayness Directed by Shuyao Chen
Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

The Expiration of Darius Campbell

Film The Expiration of Darius Campbell Directed by Charlie Roth In a retro-futuristic "revitalization suite" widow Bethany Campbell pays to have her dead husband Darius revived so that…
Robert French and French-Language Focus

The Gleaners and I

Film The Gleaners and I Directed by Agnès Varda Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her...
Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Race In America: The Black Experience, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition

The Good News

Film The Good News Directed by Christopher Hoerdemann A documentary about the transformation of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood—told by the people who are leading it. Once dismissed…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

The Great Experiment

Film The Great Experiment Directed by Eric Daniel Metzgar, Stephen T. Maing The Great Experiment is an ambitious cinematic time capsule of one of the most volatile and perplexing eras...
ARCHIVAL, Cinema For Students Program, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition

The Last Picture Shows

Film The Last Picture Shows Directed by Rustin Thompson Filmmaker Rustin Thompson journeys into the American West on a search for traces of what was once a…
Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

The Last Prometheus of Donbas

Film The Last Prometheus of Donbas Directed by Anton Shtuka A story of heroic energy workers at the last operating power plant in eastern Ukraine, only 10 km…
Asian Focus, Human Ties, International Spotlight

The Last Room in Hanoi

Film The Last Room in Hanoi Directed by Coz Greenop The Last Room in Hanoi is a dark, romantic drama that delves into the depths of grief, love,…