Documentary Feature
World Cinema Documentary
83 min
Winner of the Sundance World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize, A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS follows the remarkable journey of the Payne family as they seek a wild and free existence in harmony with nature on a small farm in the Norwegian forest. When tragedy unexpectedly strikes, it upends their idyllic world and forces them to…
Directed By Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
Narrative Feature
World Cinema Narrative
99 min
While worshiping at a temple, soft-spoken doctor Naveen (Karan Soni) meets Jay (Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff), a white man adopted by Indian parents. When Naveen finally brings Jay home to meet his family as his fiancé, they must contend with accepting his white artist boyfriend and help the couple plan the Indian wedding…
Directed By Roshan Sethi
Narrative Feature
Spotlight
89 min
Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg returns to HIFF with his sophomore film as a writer/director, in which mismatched cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Emmy Award winner Kieran Culkin, Succession) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old…
Directed By Jesse Eisenberg
Narrative Feature
Narrative Competition
117 min
North American Premiere
When defamed actress Elisabeth (Renate Reinsve, THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD) is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours, she is presented with scathing allegations against her son that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty. As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth amid the empty…
Directed By Halfdan Ullman Tøndel
Narrative Feature
Spotlight
84 min
Newly engaged couple David (Jon Bass) and Meg (Meghan Leathers) plan to introduce their parents for the first time over Shabbat dinner at David's parents’ Upper West Side apartment. As the finishing touches for the evening come together, a dead body throws a wrench into this high-stakes affair. This day of rest is anything but,…
Directed By Daniel Robbins
Narrative Feature
Views from Long Island
116 min
World Premiere
Garrett Hedlund (MUDBOUND, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) stars as a grieving father with a violent past who is shattered by the tragic death of his young son. Consumed with the need for answers, he kidnaps the child (Christian Convery) he believes is responsible for his son's death, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by the kidnapped…
Directed By Evan Ari Kelman
Narrative Short
Short Films
19 min
New York Premiere
Three brothers travel to Istanbul to get hair transplants. Away from their daily lives, their insecurities and interpersonal tensions rise to the…
Directed By Nicolas Keppens
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
Documentary Feature
World Cinema Documentary
84 min
When three of their four children are diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa—a rare, incurable disease that will eventually lead to severe visual impairment—the Pelletier family’s world is forever changed. Confronted with the impending challenges, the family of six embarks on a trip around the world, determined to see its wonders…
Directed By Daniel Roher, Edmund Stenson
Narrative Feature
Spotlight
120 min
Set in London during World War II, BLITZ follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a defiant 9-year-old whose mother Rita (Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. Determined to return to his mother and grandfather (Paul Weller), George embarks on the perilous way home,…
Directed By Steve McQueen