Narrative Feature
World Cinema Narrative
82 min
Delaney and Katie (writer/director Delaney Buffett and co-writer Katie Corwin) have had an intensely close bond since childhood, but as they enter their 30s, Delaney expects their fun and wild times to continue, while Katie is ready to settle down. When Katie’s boyfriend proposes, she plans a nostalgic trip to their childhood…
Directed By Delaney Buffett
Narrative Feature
Spotlight
119 min
New York Premiere
Twelve-year-old Bailey (newcomer Nykiya Adams) lives with her single dad Bug (Academy Award nominee Barry Keoghan, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) and brother Hunter (Jason Buda) in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere. One…
Directed By Andrea Arnold
Narrative Feature
World Cinema Narrative
97 min
US Premiere
As the star player at an elite Belgian tennis academy, Julie’s (Tessa Van de Broeck) life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club's players are encouraged to speak up—but Julie decides to keep quiet. In his feature debut, Leonardo Van Dijl deftly…
Directed By Leonardo Van Dijl
Narrative Feature
World Cinema Narrative
105 min
New York Premiere
In 1990s Cuba, 18-year-old Gustavo (Eros de la Puente) idolizes his rebellious older brother Paco (Héctor Medina) and his punk bandmates. To escape their extreme poverty, they do the now unthinkable: deliberately inject themselves with HIV in order to live at a well-funded government-run sanatorium. There, they discover an…
Directed By Michael Schwartz, Tyler Nilson
Narrative Short
Short Films
19 min
New York Premiere
British-Somali teen Muna is desperate to go on the school trip—to have fun with her mates, escape the monotony of her household and provide the greatest playlist of all time. But her parents aren't so…
Directed By Warda Mohamed
Narrative Short
Short Films
27 min
North American Premiere
The daughter of a cigarette smuggler reevaluates the memories of her father, questioning the childhood myth she built around him and getting to know him…
Directed By Dovydas Drakšas
Narrative Feature
Narrative Competition
108 min
North American Premiere
Set in 1995 Corsica, 15-year-old Lesia’s (Ghjuvanna Benedetti) coming-of-age summer is interrupted when she must abruptly depart to the home of her crime boss father, Pierre-Paul (Saveriu Santucci). When danger erupts around them, she is forced to confront the role her father plays in a violent underground war now spinning out…
Directed By Julien Colonna
Narrative Feature
Narrative Competition
119 min
US Premiere
In Vermiglio, a high mountain village in the Italian Alps, World War II looms as a distant but constant threat. Lucia (Martina Scrinzi), the eldest daughter of the community’s schoolteacher, finds herself instantly drawn to the newly arrived refugee soldier Pietro (Giuseppe de Domenico). Before long, their bond disrupts her…
Directed By Maura Delpero