Documentary Feature
Conflict & Resolution
89 min
This revelatory and chilling documentary follows three courageous subjects who have risked their lives to speak truth to power in Putin’s Russia: a whistleblower from inside Russia's poison program as he attempts to escape; Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent political activist standing trial for treason with the support of his…
Directed By James Jones
Documentary Feature
World Cinema Documentary
85 min
Venus Xtravaganza emerged as a global trans icon after being featured as a glamorous "ball walker" in the groundbreaking 1991 documentary PARIS IS BURNING. Before the film's release, Venus was tragically murdered at the age of 23. Her killer was never found. Now, decades later, I'M YOUR VENUS picks up a trail gone cold as her…
Directed By Kimberly Reed
Narrative Feature
World Cinema Narrative
136 min
Legendary Brazilian auteur Walter Salles’ (CENTRAL STATION, THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES) first narrative feature in over a decade follows the close-knit Paiva family in 1971 Rio de Janeiro as they navigate the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. When a violent and arbitrary act by the government threatens their life…
Directed By Walter Salles
Documentary Feature
World Cinema Documentary
82 min
World Premiere
Norman, a doting father raising four daughters with his loving wife in New Jersey, carries an unresolved pain—as a child, he witnessed the brutal murder of his mother. Now, 30 years later, Norman travels to Jamaica to confront the murderer: his own father. Weaving together intimate verité footage with probing interviews,…
Directed By Gabrielle Blackwood, Charles Warburton
Narrative Feature
World Cinema Narrative
115 min
US Premiere
Young pregnant factory worker Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne) navigates the bleak labor conditions of post-World War I Denmark. To escape poverty, she takes on a job as a wet nurse for a charismatic woman (Trine Dyrholm, QUEEN OF HEARTS) who runs an underground adoption agency helping poor mothers find foster homes for their…
Directed By Magnus von Horn
Narrative Feature
Spotlight
114 min
East Coast Premiere
For over a year, a series of bold daylight bank robberies and armored car heists leaves law enforcement baffled and the public panicked throughout the Pacific Northwest...
Directed By Justin Kurzel
Documentary Feature
World Cinema Documentary
93 min
New York Premiere
In 2019, a middle-aged couple were subjected to cyberstalking and bizarre deliveries of disturbing packages. As the harassment escalated, the police and FBI closed in on a Silicon Valley giant and some very unlikely suspects. WHATEVER IT TAKES recounts the alarming events in which a Fortune 500 company resorted to drastic…
Directed By Jenny Carchman