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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…

The Last Picture Shows / Let’s All Go To The Lobby

Program The Last Picture Shows / Let’s All Go To The Lobby Last Picture Shows Filmmaker Rustin Thompson journeys into the American West on a search for traces of what...

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,…

Studio Spotlight

The Liberation

Film The Liberation Directed by Guy Nattiv Rita is entranced by the mesmeric Leader and renounces her family to embrace the world of the enigmatic...

Environmental Focus, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition

The Life We Leave

Film The Life We Leave Directed by JJ Gerber An ambitious entrepreneur and two funeral directors pioneer a groundbreaking eco-friendly deathcare facility in Washington state, challenging traditional…

Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

The Life We Leave / Worldless

Program The Life We Leave / Worldless The Life We Leave An ambitious entrepreneur and two funeral directors pioneer a groundbreaking eco-friendly deathcare facility in...

Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

The Lorraine

Film The Lorraine Directed by Sam Pollard Renowned documentarian Sam Pollard tells the astonishing, inspiring story of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, site of...

Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

The moon we love like a brother

Film The moon we love like a brother Directed by Iñaki Velasquez Two exchange students in Chile, Anya and Sung-Joon, are kidnapped by a rideshare driver who is clearly xenophobic.

Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Robert French and French-Language Focus

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

Film The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Directed by Vassili Schneider Gabriel has become friends with "the most beautiful girl in the world." Obsessed with her, he sets aside…

Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition

The Race

Film The Race Directed by Zoran Pribičević Sanja, Darko, and their 7-year-old daughter Mara live in perfect family bliss—until a sudden heart defect shatters their…

Animation Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

The Scarlet Tamagochi

Film The Scarlet Tamagochi Directed by Francisco 'Visceral' Rivera A priceless toy has been stolen: The Scarlet Tamagochi. Iñaki and his turtle friend Cecilio become private detectives…

The Tiger Widows

Film The Tiger Widows Directed by Kaustuv Mukherjee A documentary feature about human survival, resilience and hope against all odds in the perilous forests of “Sundarbans”,…

Cinema For Students Program, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

The Tuners

Film The Tuners Directed by Paweł Chorzępa In the shadows of the world's most important piano competition, a group of expert tuners spend a month…

American Indie Spotlight, Animation Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, The Immigrant Experience

The Whistle

Film The Whistle Directed by Greg Franklin A Jewish doctor and his family are living a comfortable life in Cologne, Germany when, in 1938, the…

ARCHIVAL, Human Rights Spotlight, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, The Immigrant Experience

Theodor Herzl: The Man Behind Israel

Film Theodor Herzl: The Man Behind Israel Directed by Dominic Howlett, James Dann Theodor Herzl is one of the most consequential figures in modern history; yet almost no one knows his…

Human Ties, International Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

Those Who Whistle After Dark

Film 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…

Tim Miller Citizen Artist / Couture To The Max

Program Tim Miller Citizen Artist / Couture To The Max Tim Miller Citizen Artist Citizen Artist explores the life and career of the internationally acclaimed performance artist Tim...

Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

Tim Miller Citizen Artist: Performing Stories to Change the Ending

Film Tim Miller Citizen Artist: Performing Stories to Change the Ending Directed by Keenan OReilly Citizen Artist explores the life and career of the internationally acclaimed performance artist Tim Miller who, over his…