Narrative Feature
Spotlight
105 min
On a lonely night in contemporary London, Adam (Emmy® nominee Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with mysterious neighbor Harry (Academy Award® nominee Paul Mescal). As a relationship develops between them, Adam finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and to the childhood home where his parents (Claire…
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Directed By Andrew Haigh
Narrative Feature
Spotlight
117 min
East Coast Premiere
Tony and Emmy Award® winner Jeffrey Wright stars in this biting comedy as Thelonius “Monk” Ellison, an under-appreciated author fed up with the state of Black literature in America. When he uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, he is propelled into the hypocritical madness he claims to disdain.
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Directed By Cord Jefferson
Narrative Feature
Spotlight
91 min
Based on the book of the same name by literary powerhouse Ottessa Moshfegh, EILEEN follows a peculiar young woman whose dreary life stretches on toward unending misery. In frigid 1960s Boston, Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) shuffles between her father’s dingy, emotionally haunted home and the prison where she works alongside…
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Directed By William Oldroyd
Documentary Feature
Documentary Competition
98 min
The gender fluidity of the eponymous hero/heroine of Virginia Woolf’s ''Orlando: A Biography'' has inspired readers for almost a century. Taking Woolf’s novel as his starting point, academic virtuoso-turned-filmmaker Paul B. Preciado mixes personal essay, historical analysis, and social manifesto. In his brilliant Berlinale…
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Directed By Paul B. Preciado
Narrative Feature
World Cinema Narrative
103 min
In the bright and bustling world of 1980s New York City, a lonely dog living in Manhattan builds himself a robot as a companion. Their bond soon grows into a beautiful friendship, until one summer night when they become separated at the beach. In his animation debut, award-winning Spanish director Pablo Berger tells a…
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Directed By Pablo Berger
Documentary Feature
World Cinema Documentary
84 min
World Premiere
STORY & PICTURES BY takes us on a journey through the beloved world of children’s picture books, led by three contemporary stars of the new ''golden age'' of kids’ lit–Christian Robinson (''Last Stop on Market Street''), Yuyi Morales (''Dreamers''), and Mac Barnett (''Extra Yarn''). Emmy Award®-nominated director Joanna Rudnick…
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Directed By Joanna Rudnick
Documentary Short
Short Films
27 min
World Premiere
A love letter to reading and education that begs us to consider what gets lost as books continue to be banned across the…
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Directed By Sheila Nevins
Documentary Feature
World Cinema Documentary
94 min
Academy Award®-winning documentarian Errol Morris (THE THIN BLUE LINE) pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell—better known as John le Carré, author of classic espionage novels ''The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'' and ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.'' Spanning six decades, from…
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Directed By Errol Morris
Narrative Feature
Spotlight
106 min
Based on a novel of the same name by the late Martin Amis, THE ZONE OF INTEREST is the latest feature from English director Jonathan Glazer (UNDER THE SKIN). This Cannes Grand Prix-winning film centers on the domestic lives of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller, 2006 HIFF…
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Directed By Jonathan Glazer
Documentary Feature
Compassion Justice & Animal Rights
75 min
North American Premiere
Inspired by Isabella Tree's captivating best-selling novel, David Allen’s WILDING introduces us to a young couple who bet on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. In daring resistance to entrenched tradition, they bravely take a gamble by ripping down their fences, entrusting the land’s recovery…
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Directed By David Allen
