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Robert French and French-Language Focus

This spotlight highlights films from France and other French-speaking regions, showcasing a wide array of genres and themes. Waltz for Three brings together stories of love and music, while Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano captures a film crew’s perseverance in post-explosion Beirut. These films represent the artistic and cultural diversity of the French-speaking world, offering audiences both emotional depth and artistic innovation.

Sponsored by Jane M. & Bruce P. Robert Charitable Foundation

Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Race In America: The Black Experience, Robert French and French-Language Focus, The Immigrant Experience

Alaska

Film Alaska Directed by Ilan Cohen The plan is simple: Léo hides inside the suitcase, which Jo drops into the bus luggage hold -…

Animation Spotlight, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Robert French and French-Language Focus, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Ana, en passant

Film 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…

Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Robert French and French-Language Focus, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Four wise monkeys

Film Four wise monkeys Directed by Xin Wang A nearsighted neighbor, silent policemen, a wary Chinese family... A drama inspired by a true story, where a…

Animation Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Robert French and French-Language Focus, Women In Film Spotlight

Marble & Lemons

Film Marble & Lemons Directed by Anna Katalin Lovrity During a vacation on the Italian coast, a classy woman and her free-spirited adult daughter are struggling to…

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

Max

Film Max Directed by Adrien Boublil During World War II, in a sealed room, a brutal psychological duel unfolds between Jean Moulin, the leader…

Robert French and French-Language Focus

Séraphine

Film Séraphine Directed by Martin Provost The tragic story of French naïve painter Séraphine Louis aka Séraphine de Senlis (1864-1942), a humble servant who...

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,…

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...

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…