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Explore the complete Festival program, including narrative and documentary features, short films and short film programs, special events, panels, parties, and more. Use the filters to find exactly what you’re looking for.


Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Shoulder

Film Shoulder Directed by Batchen Kahalani Seventeen years ago, when she was a child, the director experienced a traumatic event that still holds her,…
Cinema For Students Program, Environmental Focus, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Si la Isla Quiere (“Island Willing”)

Film Si la Isla Quiere (“Island Willing”) Directed by Cece King Chile's Robinson Crusoe Island, named for the marooned sailor who inspired the novel, has a higher percentage of…
Asian Focus, Environmental Focus, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Sight of Fish

Film Sight of Fish Directed by Wanqing Xu At a remote mountain stream, streamer Yin Lu rehearses a cruel fishing livestream—until a mysterious boy emerges from…
Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition

Signal

Film Signal Directed by Zak Jarvis Starring Emmy award winner Christopher Eccleston as Ray, a railway Signalman whose routine night shift turns into a…
Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

SLIFF KIDS DOC SHORTS

Program SLIFF KIDS DOC SHORTS SLIFF KIDS DOC SHORTS introduces kids of all ages to a diverse set of topics and films they...

SLIFF35 Opening Night Reception

Special Event SLIFF35 Opening Night Reception Join us at the Par Lounge for a celebration of film and meet the Cinema St. Louis staff...
Animation Spotlight, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Small Hours

Film Small Hours Directed by Oscar Wyndham Lewis Struggling with alcohol addiction and mental illness, an artist reaches out to an old friend.
Cinema For Students Program, Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Sotobosque

Film Sotobosque Directed by Raina Bhargava Dany Murillo was born and raised in Camarones, a small community nestled in Ecuador's Pacific Forest. With the…
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.