Narrative Short
Short Films
18 min
US Premiere
During a routine trip to the food stamp office, two sisters in a situation of domestic violence begin to treat each other with love instead of…
Directed By Lucía G. Romero
Narrative Feature
Spotlight
133 min
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…
Directed By Jacques Audiard
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 Feature
World Cinema Narrative
100 min
East Coast Premiere
In 1960s Lima, the glamorous life of a privileged Franco-Peruvian woman, Norma (Barbara Mori), unravels after her husband leaves her for another woman, ostracizing her from elite society. Facing financial ruin, she decides to open an exclusive French restaurant in her home. After a lukewarm response, she embarks on a…
Directed By Ricardo de Montreuil
Documentary Feature
World Cinema Documentary
93 min
North American Premiere
Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Errol Morris confronts one of the darkest chapters in recent American history: family separations at the US-Mexico border. Based on Jacob Soboroff’s book Separated: Inside an American Tragedy, Morris merges bombshell interviews with government officials and artful narrative vignettes to trace…
Directed By Errol Morris