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shareFrom compelling dramas and offbeat comedies to stories that challenge expectations, this year’s narrative features offer something for everyone. Featuring films from around the world alongside exciting new American indies, the lineup introduces fresh voices, familiar faces, and stories that stay with you long after the credits roll. It celebrates great storytelling and the independent spirit that has been at the heart of SLIFF for 35 years.
November 5, 2026
Wild Horse Nine
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Sometimes you've got to do a terrible thing for the greater good.
7:30 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
November 6, 2026
Behemoth!
Directed by Tony Gilroy
A life. In pieces.
7:00 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
Out of the Woods
Directed by Sal Bardo
Max is slowing losing her memory. When she reunites with an old friend, Diana, a long-hidden part of her past is reawakened and she’s forced to choose between spending the precious time she has left with the woman she’s always loved or remaining faithful to her husband.
7:30 pm
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling
All of a Sudden
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
One night. Two strangers. A lifetime of questions.
7:30 pm
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
The Glorious Dead
Directed by John Adams, Toby Poser
A small-town sheriff and her deputy awaken to a changed world where blood drips from taps, people and...
10:00 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
November 7, 2026
Elsinore
Directed by Simon Stone
The fight of his life. The triumph of a lifetime.
6:30 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
Ana, en Passant
Directed by Fernanda Salgado
After the death of her grandmother, Ana, a young black French woman, finds herself adrift in the city where she was born and has always lived, increasingly isolating herself in her grief. Following clues left by her grandmother, she travels to Belo Horizonte, in Brazil, and there she finds Alice, her double, renting her grandmother's old apartment. In deciphering the affective cartography of the city, its memories, and ancestral connections, Ana and Alice unravel what it means to become who they are.
7:00 pm
Webster University’s Webster Hall’s Winifred Moore Auditorium
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 of meeting one another’s needs. Alongside her sister Emily (Ali Ahn) and her father (Victor Slezak), they must confront challenging questions about the future, but Anna remains determined to build a life where all of them can thrive.
7:00 pm
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling
Daughters of the Dust
Directed by Julie Dash
In 1902, a Gullah family on the Sea Islands off South Carolina decide whether to migrate to the...
7:30 pm
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium
The Cycle
Directed by Jordan Downey
You can't bury the past forever.
9:15 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
November 8, 2026
Reservoir Dogs
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Every dog has his day.
12:45 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
Crystal Cross
Directed by Richie james Follin
A quirky Christian singer and a suicidal dad drive cross-country, forging an unlikely bond through bad decisions, bizarre roadside attractions, and an all-original soundtrack. "Crystal Cross" is a hilarious, bittersweet road trip about two lost souls finding comfort (but not salvation) in each other’s messes.
7:00 pm
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling
La Gradiva
Directed by Marine Atlan
Amid the ancient ruins of Pompeii, a group of French teenagers on a class trip to Naples grapple...
7:00 pm
Webster University’s Webster Hall’s Winifred Moore Auditorium
Bunker
Directed by Florian Zeller
When an architect accepts a morally ambiguous project — building a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire —...
7:30 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
Mouse
Directed by Alex Thompson, Kelly O'Sullivan
Callie and Minnie’s relationship is suddenly upended at the start of the summer before their senior year of...
7:45 pm
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
November 9, 2026
Junkie
Directed by William Means
Perpetual screwup Stevie (Rocky Shay) is running on empty having just escaped from rehab [again]. On a quest to repay her debts and reconcile with her estranged, openly gay son Liam before skipping town for good, Stevie winds up in a slew of high-risk predicaments over the course of a few frenzied days. An unforgettable Southern odyssey, "Junkie" evolves into a touching, emotionally raw mother-and-son story about dignity, identity, and the fragile hope of redemption. Executive produced by Patty Jenkins ("Wonder Woman," "Monster"), "JUNKIE" announces a bold new voice in William Means, while Shay’s fearless, darkly comic, and deeply human performance as the bonkers yet endearing Stevie stands as one of the great breakout performances of the year.
5:00 pm
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
Ana the Cleaner
Directed by Guy Bauer
Ana spends her days cleaning the homes of Chicago's elite while feeding an obsession with true crime. When one of her clients' wives suddenly disappears, Ana becomes convinced she's uncovered the perfect murder. With only a few hours inside the house each week, she begins a dangerous amateur investigation, quietly piecing together clues hidden in plain sight. As the mystery deepens and suspicion mounts, Ana must decide how far she's willing to go to uncover the truth, before it consumes her.
5:15 pm
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling
Rose
Directed by Markus Schleinzer
In the early 17th century, a soldier arrives at an isolated Protestant village in Germany claiming to be...
7:00 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
Clarissa
Directed by Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri
A modern reimagining of the Virginia Woolf novel Mrs. Dalloway. Follows society woman Clarissa as she prepares to...
7:30 pm
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
Glorious Summer
Directed by Bartosz Szpak, Helena Ganjalyan
A sun-drenched Renaissance palace. Three women remain in a carefree state of limbo, tended to by an unseen, all-providing system. But as cracks in the paradise begin to appear, they are faced with a life-altering choice: escape or remain in the perfect illusion?
7:30 pm
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling
November 10, 2026
Stay Forte
Directed by Doron Eran
Stay Forte is a haunting story of survival, resilience, and the fragile bonds that hold us together when the world falls apart. Trapped in the suffocating darkness beneath the earth, three strangers must navigate fear, exhaustion, and despair, discovering unexpected courage and fleeting moments of connection that remind them of their shared humanity. But when rescue finally arrives, it brings not relief, but the sobering truths of war: loss, heartbreak, and the fragile illusions of hope. At its heart, Stay Forte is an intimate exploration of how we endure, how we cling to one another, and how even in the shadow of devastation, the human spirit persists.
5:00 pm
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling
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...
7:00 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
November 11, 2026
Killing Castro
Directed by Eif Rivera
Centered on true events when Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro visited New York City and stayed in Harlem...
7:30 pm
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
November 12, 2026
The Arab
Directed by Malek Bensmaïl
In Algeria during the “years of lead,” against the backdrop of the Black Decade, Kamel, a young journalist, strives to bring a buried voice to light. In Oran, he meets Haroun, a solitary retiree, who shares a staggering story with him: he claims to be the brother of “the Arab” murdered in Albert Camus’s The Stranger. This Arab, whose erased name was Moussa, then becomes the starting point for a rereading of History, weaving together colonial memory, family silences, and political violence.
5:00 pm
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
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 pimp. A bond forms between them that forces them to question their lives amidst social pressure, violence, and expectations.
5:15 pm
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling
Those Who Whistle After Dark
Directed by Pinar Yorgancioglu
After a supernatural encounter, retired Mr. Melih spirals into an existential crisis. As he ventures into a search for the meaning of life, he seeks solace from his family but they are busy with their own crises: His wife Suzan, an ambitious nurse who’s stuck in a life she’s disappointed with, has fallen victim to a scam she cannot tell to anyone. Meanwhile their video-game addict daughter Toprak, an unemployed aspiring writer, hopes to run away from an increasingly bleak future in Turkey.
7:00 pm
Webster University’s Webster Hall’s Winifred Moore Auditorium
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 for meaning, set out on a road trip to find their father, a disgraced former professional tennis player living near the Salton Sea, in the Californian desert.
7:30 pm
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling
Sender
Directed by Russell Goldman
After receiving a series of unnervingly personal packages she never ordered, a woman, newly sober and starting over, spirals into paranoia, convinced someone is watching her. As the online retailer denies responsibility, her search for the anonymous sender sends her down a dangerous rabbit hole, forcing her to confront her past and the fragile reality she’s trying to rebuild.
7:30 pm
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
November 13, 2026
Edie Arnold is a Loser
Directed by Kade Atwood, Megan Rico
Timid dork Edie accidentally takes the spotlight when she starts a punk band with her fellow “turds”, becoming an icon to the rest of the losers at her all-girls Catholic school while managing to piss off the hot girls, the nuns, and the horniest altar boy you’ve ever seen.
5:30 pm
Arkadin Cinema & Bar
I Play Rocky
Directed by Peter Farrelly
The true underdog story.
7:00 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
Everytime
Directed by Sandra Wollner
A tragedy brings a mother, daughter, and teenage boy together. Struggling with blame and forgiveness, the unlikely trio...
7:00 pm
Webster University’s Webster Hall’s Winifred Moore Auditorium
Brother Verses Brother
Directed by Ari Gold
Inspired by Francis Coppola's concept of Live Cinema, "Brother Verses Brother" is a radically personal one-take musical film. Based on the director’s own family - and performed by them - it is a story of combative twin musicians hunting the streets of San Francisco for their dying poet father.
7:30 pm
Arkadin Cinema & Bar
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...
7:45 pm
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
Wake
Directed by Devon M. Schwartz
Four estranged siblings deal with difficult relatives and an anxious funeral director at their father's wake, where family chaos might unexpectedly help rebuild their bonds.
7:45 pm
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling
Friday the 69th
Directed by Alex Montilla
Porn filmmakers in 1981 seek to cash in on the slasher craze by making their own independent ripoff that follows a group of spring breaking college coeds as they are stalked by a mysterious killer beekeeper at a camp with a tragic past.
10:00 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
November 14, 2026
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...
11:00 am
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
Stages
Directed by Ryan Booth
After the tumultuous breakup of his band, Ben Garza embarks on his first-ever solo tour. Life on the...
1:30 pm
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
Séraphine
Directed by Martin Provost
The tragic story of French naïve painter Séraphine Louis aka Séraphine de Senlis (1864-1942), a humble servant who...
2:00 pm
Saint Louis Art Museum
After the Song
Directed by Ryohei KUMAMOTO
Kiita, a 14-year-old boy, grows up surrounded by music under the care of his blind mother, Hanae, who runs a music school on Mukojima Island in the Seto Inland Sea. Kiita, a boy with a beautiful singing voice, reaches puberty and begins to feel confused by the changes in himself. He also harbors special feelings for his best friend, Daiya. Eventually, he rejects the act of “singing”—something his mother loved—and begins to feel isolated. While his mother only ever jokes about his father, with whom he no longer lives, Kiita longs to know the truth. He dons the eccentric gifts his father occasionally sends, dyes his hair, and tries to act like an adult—but only ends up losing himself even further. As if fleeing his anxiety, Kiita runs away from home without telling anyone, determined to meet the father who abandoned him when he was a child.
4:00 pm
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling
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 about to find out. From wronged lovers to botched surgeries, Dr. Jack Scanlon has become the target for someone who wants to see him dead. Plus former lover April Davis has walked back into Didi Scanlon’s life. Set in 1958 LA this film noir whodunnit has betrayal, seduction and a score to settle.
4:30 pm
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
CAITY
Directed by Lindsay Calleran
16 year-old Caity and her newly sober father, Paul, co-operate their family business: a locally-beloved haunted house. When Paul relapses, Caity tries to cover for him but struggles to manage as she tests the limits of her own relationship to substances and falls for a new employee, Hannah.
6:30 pm
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling
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 from their neighborhood who vanished one day without a trace. Their obsession with the case drives them into a relentless search, but what begins as an innocent game of detectives slowly turns into a dark mystery that changes them forever.
7:00 pm
Webster University’s Webster Hall’s Winifred Moore Auditorium
Club Kid
Directed by Jordan Firstman
A hard-partying New York City club promoter sees his whirlwind lifestyle upended by the arrival of the 10-year-old...
7:00 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
The Liberation
Directed by Guy Nattiv
Rita is entranced by the mesmeric Leader and renounces her family to embrace the world of the enigmatic...
7:30 pm
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
Bear Entanglement
Directed by Ted Sharks
Satoshi, a bear hunter, lives a quiet life with his wife, Sachi, who cannot speak. Their peaceful routine is disrupted when Kazuhiko arrives wearing an unsettling bear suit. Why has he come dressed as a bear, and what does he want from Satoshi? As Kazuhiko’s motives begin to emerge, so does a past that Satoshi refuses to confront. In a small town, their lives become tangled together. What begins as a strange encounter soon takes an unexpected turn.
8:30 pm
Arkadin Cinema & Bar
Hag
Directed by Jackie Kelly
Upon turning thirty, a jaded, lonely sex worker finds herself struggling to make ends meet, with her once...
10:00 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
November 15, 2026
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 confronts the fragile boundaries between childhood innocence and realities of the world.
12:00 pm
Arkadin Cinema & Bar
Bob’s Best Friends
Directed by Randy Kent
A lonely man discovers he has an ability to talk to dogs after a sudden illness strikes. Through a series of adventures, mishaps and conversations with his new “friends”, Bob rediscovers life’s joys. It’s a story of love, loss and renewal. A drama/comedy for all ages.
1:00 pm
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling
1:00 pm
Lincoln Theatre
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, and loss. Aron, a young, disillusioned writer, travels through Vietnam in search of inspiration after the death of his wife. Amidst the vibrant chaos of Hanoi, Aron begins to write his wife back into existence, desperately clinging to the memory of the woman he lost. But as his wife’s presence begins to decay into a otherworldly creature, Aron realizes that the only way to truly find peace is to release her back into the ocean, letting go of the past to embrace the possibility of healing and renewal.
2:00 pm
Chase Park Plaza Cinema
C.R.E.A.M.
Directed by Ryen McPherson
A modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" told entirely through lyrics sourced from over 700 Wu-Tang Clan songs. "C.R.E.A.M." is the first film with to be created with 100% lyrical driven dialogue and stands as a tribute to the greatest hip-hop group in history as well as a testament to the creative mind and spirit as we collectively battle the rise and threat of Artificial Intelligence.
3:45 pm
Julia Davis Library
Dust
Directed by Swisyzinna
Dust explores how one tragic event reverberates through the lives of several people across generations. When a young woman, Nia, learns that her family history includes a lynching, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and purpose. It is a story of hope, triumph and healing through new relationships and unlikely alliances.
4:00 pm
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium
The Debut
Directed by Jesse Eisenberg
There’s a method to the madness.
7:30 pm
Hi-Pointe Theatre
