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Women In Film Spotlight

Celebrating the work of women filmmakers, this spotlight presents over 60 films that explore themes of identity, empowerment, and resilience. Films like Queen of the Ring spotlight female trailblazers, while A Time Apart examines the complexities of relationships. From intimate character studies to broader societal commentaries, this category amplifies the voices and stories of women worldwide.

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1983

Film 1983 Directed by Adla Massoud Four decades after surviving the 1983 US Embassy bombing in Beirut — one of only two people to…
Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

A Place Of Honor

Film A Place Of Honor Directed by Vanessa Roth A Place of Honor recounts the lived experiences of veterans and gold star family members from before, through...
QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

Acting Like Women

Film Acting Like Women Directed by Cheri Gaulke Revisiting the groundbreaking feminist performance art movement in 1970s Los Angeles, one artist spotlights the inspirational, transformational, radical…
Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

After What Happened at the Library

Film After What Happened at the Library Directed by Syra McCarthy Akita the drag queen hasn't left her apartment in days. Her inboxes overflow with messages of praise, concern,…
American Indie Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women In Film Spotlight

Aftertaste

Film Aftertaste Directed by Chase Norman When two lovers spend a little too much alone time together, their extramarital affair turns from lustful to…
Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

All About the Money

Film All About the Money Directed by Sinéad O'Shea A son of one of America's wealthiest families creates a communist revolutionary base in rural Massachusetts as a…
Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

An Accident

Film An Accident Directed by Angelika Spangel Set within the microcosm of a small village the story weaves together multiple narrative threads to explore the…
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…
American Indie Spotlight, ARCHIVAL, Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Race In America: The Black Experience, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

And Again I Dream

Film And Again I Dream Directed by Catherine Gund, Mariah Norman Ivy Young (1947-2023), a journalist and organizer, knows that mainstream society will not preserve her story after she's…
Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Are We Breaking Up?

Film Are We Breaking Up? Directed by Mia Hagerty When Shandaeya and Nic watch a theatrical reenactment of the fight that nearly ended their relationship, they are…
Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Race In America: The Black Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Bao

Film Bao Directed by Sekera Mohamed Besta Two people debate identity, race, and shared histories while playing Bao, confronting uncomfortable truths about diaspora and belonging.
American Indie Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

Beware the Wolves

Film Beware the Wolves Directed by Alex Bush While isolated at their estranged grandparents' home, two children begin to suspect that their elders may be more…
Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Beyond Silence

Film Beyond Silence Directed by MARNIE BLOK Two women, two generations, same trauma - a deaf PhD student seeks help from her university counsellor, only…
Animation Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Brain Space

Film Brain Space Directed by Laura Tofarides Propelled into her own mind, Rhi explores the thoughts, fears and impulses that shape our internal world. When…
Environmental Focus, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Race In America: The Black Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Buckskin

Film Buckskin Directed by Mars Verrone An experimental portrait of the filmmaker’s grandfather: Carroll B. Williams Jr., a ground-breaking African-American forester, reflecting on his…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Buried Under Years of Dust

Film Buried Under Years of Dust Directed by Sophie Sartain How does someone go from not communicating for 25 years to narrating her life story? Buried Under Years…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Ties, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

CAITY

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

Couture To the Max

Film Couture To the Max Directed by DORI Berinstein COUTURE TO THE MAX" shines a light on an extraordinary young designer who inspires us to dream boldly…
Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Race In America: The Black Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Cycle

Film Cycle Directed by Laura Dyan Kezman, William Howell CYCLE pierces the silence surrounding police violence through the death of Ty’rese West, a Black teenager killed by…
Animation Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Dear Upstairs Neighbors

Film Dear Upstairs Neighbors Directed by Connie He A young woman desperate for a good night’s sleep is kept awake by her exceedingly noisy neighbors. As…
American Indie Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Race In America: The Black Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Dust

Film Dust Directed by Swisyzinna Dust explores how one tragic event reverberates through the lives of several people across generations. When a young…
American Indie Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties, Women In Film Spotlight

Edie Arnold is a Loser

Film 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…
Asian Focus, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Eight Walls Two Doors

Film Eight Walls Two Doors Directed by Miaochun Zhang As protests erupt back home, a Chinese woman living in a New York hospital travels between her past…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Every Line Becomes A Circle

Film Every Line Becomes A Circle Directed by Christopher Leete, Lynnette Luis, Ottilie Maters Every Line Becomes A Circle is a powerful documentary about 94-year-old German artist Inge Besgen. Her life and…
Animation Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Flamingo in the Garden

Film Flamingo in the Garden Directed by Xinhui Ma A young Chinese woman recovers from a traumatic injury in a Moroccan hospital, where isolation, pain, and morphine-induced…
Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women In Film Spotlight

Forget Me Not

Film Forget Me Not Directed by Danielle Herrera Boivin, Michelle Bucci When a fracture in the multiverse tears them from their parallel lives, a guarded go-go dancer and a…
Environmental Focus, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Race In America: The Black Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Fork in the Road

Film Fork in the Road Directed by Jonathan Nastasi, Vivian Sorenson Through compelling stories from independent farmers across the United States, from Alaskan kelp harvesters to dairy farmers in…
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…
International Spotlight, J. Kim & Sharon Tucci Italian Focus, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus, Women In Film Spotlight

Gamberra

Film Gamberra Directed by Marine Auclair March During her first year at a conservative, elitist college residence, Marta is driven into a desperate search for…
Human Ties, International Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

Glorious Summer

Film 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,…
Environmental Focus, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Growing Humanity

Film Growing Humanity Directed by Zoe Malen Growing Humanity follows six resilient women farmers in the Western U.S., as they navigate gender discrimination, balancing life’s…
Environmental Focus, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Race In America: The Black Experience, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Harvest

Film Harvest Directed by Hyacinth Parker, Natalie Baszile Four brothers. One farm. A season that could change everything. HARVEST follows the Nelson brothers, fourth-generation farmers in…
Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Her Baby Don’t Block Her Jumpshot

Film Her Baby Don’t Block Her Jumpshot Directed by Emily M Lobsenz For most of the 20th century, Iowa high school girls thrilled fans in packed stadiums playing 6-on-6 basketball.…
American Indie Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

hi mom

Film hi mom Directed by SM Goldberger Maya struggles to find the right words to come out to her mom.
Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Homebodies

Film Homebodies Directed by Rachel Olson Logline: In a near future where it literally costs money to leave the house, a burnt-out woman risks…
Asian Focus, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Hoop Like This

Film Hoop Like This Directed by Shubhangi Shekhar Twelve players come together to form the world’s first professional Indian origin basketball team, risking their careers, reputation,…
Environmental Focus, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women In Film Spotlight

Intervention

Film Intervention Directed by Kate Grumke, Kyle Pyatt Scientists head into some of the last remaining prairies in North America to undertake the painstaking work of…
Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Race In America: The Black Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

JIA

Film JIA Directed by Sam Mandich In the haze of a California summer, two best friends must reckon with their feelings for one another.
Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Just Us

Film Just Us Directed by Anna Lauren Tufekci A story about grief, the isolation of motherhood, unwelcome company, and the quiet power of a home-cooked meal.…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart

Film Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart Directed by DORI Berinstein Kenny Loggins – multi-platinum, Grammy, Emmy-winning and Oscar and Tony-nominated Songwriter/Recording Artist – was a shy, gawky, unpopular…
Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Kikuyu Land

Film Kikuyu Land Directed by Andrew H. Brown, Bea Wangondu In Kenya’s tea highlands, one man’s claim to his family’s stolen land sets Mr. Mungai against a multinational…
Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

La Boheme

Film 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...
American Indie Spotlight, ARCHIVAL, Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Landscapes of Memory

Film Landscapes of Memory Directed by Leah Galant Landscapes Of Memory follows Leah Galant's journey through Germany as she reckons with family trauma and the weight…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Ties, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

Love Loaded

Film 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…
Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Love Thy Neighbor

Film Love Thy Neighbor Directed by Isabella Urrutia Witness a day in the life of Casa De Paz workers as they support newly released individuals.
American Indie Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, Women In Film Spotlight

Mackenzie

Film 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…
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…
Animation Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Moticos

Film Moticos Directed by Paige Meakin In rural Texas, a driver embarks on a solitary road trip where she is overcome with memories of…
Human Rights Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Race In America: The Black Experience, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

My NDA

Film My NDA Directed by Juliane Dressner and Miriam Shor Bound by non-disclosure agreements that forbid them from even acknowledging they signed one, three individuals risk everything by…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Notes on Courtwatch

Film Notes on Courtwatch Directed by Kate Levy In early summer of 2025, when ICE officials began detaining asylum seekers at their hearings, an ad-hoc network…
American Indie Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women In Film Spotlight

Permanent Scar

Film Permanent Scar Directed by Ally Betker An introverted and withdrawn young woman, Kali, meets a precocious little girl at a park. Though she tries…
Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Plumped

Film Plumped Directed by Faye Tsakas, Nora DeLigter Inspired by Les Blank’s seminal short film Gap-Toothed Women (1987), Plumped is an honest, direct-to-camera survey film in…
Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Polyphem

Film Polyphem Directed by Ilaria Di Carlo POLYPHEM is the second chapter in a series of short landscape films that reinterpret the stages of the…
Human Rights Spotlight, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Reading the World

Film Reading the World Directed by Catherine Murphy, Iris de Oliveira In 1963, global icon Paulo Freire led an experimental project teaching hundreds of rural farmers to read, write…
American Indie Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Rise of the Dead

Film Rise of the Dead Directed by Emma Jacqueline A sapphic apocalypse survivor must go on a journey to find a cure for her undead and unrequited…
American Indie Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Race In America: The Black Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Romare Bearden: A Life in Collage

Film Romare Bearden: A Life in Collage Directed by Deborah Riley Draper RB_SM_WIKI.1716__Pablo Picasso meeting with Rosanjin
Human Rights Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford

Film Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford Directed by Gaylen Ross Sapiro v. Ford tells the riveting true story of Aaron Sapiro, a young Jewish lawyer who took on…
Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Scary Lullaby

Film Scary Lullaby Directed by Daria Lebedeva Yura has an unusual diagnosis: the number of heartbeats he has left is limited. To survive, he avoids…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

See You Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow

Film See You Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow Directed by Desdemona Chiang An aspiring queer stand-up comedian delays her career aspirations to do the greater work of caring for her…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Seized

Film Seized Directed by Sharon Liese Balancing the absurdity of small-town politics with the gravity of a constitutional crisis, the small town of Marion,…
Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Race In America: The Black Experience, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

She Dared to Dream: Ayanna Pressley

Film She Dared to Dream: Ayanna Pressley Directed by Abby Ginzberg She Dared to Dream documents the journey of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley from her early years in Chicago to…
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…
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, 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…
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, 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,…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
Human Ties, J. Kim & Sharon Tucci Italian Focus, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Tiramisu

Film Tiramisu Directed by Katerina Munis In the aftermath of ICE raids, a temperamental Italian chef must bargain for help in his kitchen from…
Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Traces

Film Traces Directed by Alisa Kovalenko, Marysia Nikitiuk Traces shines a light on Ukrainian women who, after surviving conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and torture during Russia’s…
Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus, Women In Film Spotlight

Under the Sun

Film Under the Sun Directed by Isabel Barajas On a vacation, 10-year-old Elisa wants her mother to teach her to swim, but Claudia's incessant work calls…
American Indie Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Water Cooler

Film Water Cooler Directed by Emma V.F. The Trump administration has turned immigration courts into deportation traps. As ICE agents wait to arrest their targets…
Human Rights Spotlight, International Spotlight, Spanish-Language Focus, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

While You Return

Film While You Return Directed by Leonor Zúniga A woman in exile fights to free her husband, a political prisoner in Nicaragua, while caring for their…
Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Who Trains My Hands To War

Film Who Trains My Hands To War Directed by Caroline Gaio Founding a social Muay Thai project in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Mestre BG and his…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird)

Film Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird) Directed by Anna Fitch, Banker White Anna spends a decade obsessively building a detailed 1/3-scale version of her friend’s house after losing her. It’s…