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…

Winner of this year’s Cannes Grand Prix, director Payal Kapadia’s mesmerizing second feature follows Mumbai nurse Prabha (Kani Kusruti), whose routine is interrupted when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Meanwhile, her younger roommate Anu (Divya Prabha) tries in vain to find a clandestine spot in the…

HIFF alum Sean Baker (THE FLORIDA PROJECT, 2017) returns with the story of a young sex worker (Mikey Madison) from Brooklyn who gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch (Mark Eydelshteyn). Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled. Winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or, ANORA is a whirlwind ride through clashing class worlds, featuring Baker’s signature humor and empathy and a fantastic breakthrough lead performance from Madison. A Neon release.

Director Matthew Tyrnauer takes us on a deep dive into one of the most influential and combative political minds of our time. To truly understand the Ragin’ Cajun James Carville, we go from Bill Clinton’s stunning 1992 presidential upset up through Carville’s present-day efforts to shape the Democratic Party, in which he both…

Nestled amongst the falling feathers of a chicken factory in industrial North Wales—and featuring the perennially uplifting music of Neil Diamond, Janis Ian, and Minnie Riperton—CHUCK CHUCK BABY follows Helen (Louise Brealey), a thirty-something woman packaging poultry by night and caring for her dying ex-mother-in-law by day.…

Through liberating song, dance, and bold visuals, EMILIA PÉREZ follows the interconnected journeys of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing her own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death and…

Masterful Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (LE HAVRE, THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE) returns with a timeless and hopeful love story about two lonely souls who meet by chance and find a path to happiness. Their journey is filled with life's natural obstacles big and small, including alcoholism, lost phone numbers, and not knowing each…

Anna (Jessie Buckley, WOMEN TALKING, HIFF 2022) and Ryan (Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear") have found true love—a fact that can now be verified using a controversial new technology. When Anna meets the charming Amir (Riz Ahmed, SOUND OF METAL) at her job at the love-testing institute, she begins to question...

Lourenço (Marco Pigossi), a Brazilian immigrant whose visa is expiring, is heartbroken and adrift when his American boyfriend unexpectedly leaves him in Provincetown, MA. While doing odd jobs at the house of a local artist (Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei), his once hopeful future dims into a state of limbo. When he meets…