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  • INTERCEPTED – FINAL

    INTERCEPTED

    Through intercepted phone calls of Russian soldiers in Ukraine, this gripping documentary reveals the brutal transformation of men in war, juxtaposing the dehumanizing effects of conflict with the resilience of the Ukrainian people.

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    FAQ

    Young Dong-chun gets an unexpected escape when she finds a talking bottle of rice wine on a school retreat.

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    TALK TO HER – Repertory Screening

    Pedro Almodóvar’s 2003 Academy-Award winner explores the lives of two men tending to their comatose lovers.

  • WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED _ FINAL

    WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED

    Socorro sets out to find the soldier who killed her brother during the Tlatelolco massacre.

  • PRODIGAL DAUGHTER FINAL

    PRODIGAL DAUGHTER

    Filmmaker and former punk artist Mabel Valdiviezo reunites with her family in Peru after 16 years of silence.

  • PERCEBES

    PERCEBES

    With the sea and urban Algarve as the backdrop, we follow a complete life cycle of a special shellfish.

  • IN THE KALEIDOSCOPE_FINAL

    CICATRIZ (SEED)

    After his mother’s death, Rafael returns to his childhood home, where Silvania’s presence is still felt…

  • MARGARETHE 89

    MARGARETHE 89

    Leipzig, 1989. Margarethe, a young punk opposed to the East German regime, is detained in a…

  • NEA

    NEA

    A hot-headed taxi driver and henchman in Medellín is enlisted to repair his boss's AC at…

  • A CRAB IN THE POOL

    A CRAB IN THE POOL

    Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves on a scorching summer…

  • RIPE!

    RIPE!

    Nothing says "it's complicated" like breaking your crush's arm. This short film is part of the The…

  • SEVENTEEN

    SEVENTEEN

    In California, a small town, a Chinese American teenage girl, Jasmine , gets pregnant and wants…

  • TAUTUKTAVUK (What We See)

    TAUTUKTAVUK (What We See)

    Two Inuit sisters embark on a healing journey during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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    ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL

    After Shula finds her uncle’s dead body in the middle of the road, the family comes together and secrets resurface.

  • LA COCINA

    LA COCINA

    In a Times Square kitchen, dreams and desperation collide as the staff chase the elusive American dream.

  • THE KINGDOM

    THE KINGDOM

    Set in 1995 Corsica, Lesia’s life is upended when she discovers her father’s mob ties.

  • I’M STILL HERE

    I’M STILL HERE

    Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) tracks Eunice Paiva during Brazil’s 1970s military dictatorship.

  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE

    THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE

    A pregnant factory worker in post-WWI Copenhagen looks for help from a mysterious adoption agency.

  • EMILIA PÉREZ

    EMILIA PÉREZ

    Four remarkable women from Mexico pursue happiness in this audacious musical fever dream.

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    DON’T CRY, BUTTERFLY

    After discovering her husband’s infidelity on live TV, Tam turns to a mystical response.

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    DEMBA

    In a visually daring and thematically complex story, a Senegalese man tangles with mental health challenges.

  • DAHOMEY

    DAHOMEY

    Mati Diop (Atlantics) interrogates the repatriation of 26 royal treasures to the Republic of Benin.

  • CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING

    CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING

    A blood-drenched musical extravaganza about two lovers split up by a chainsaw.

  • BLACK SEA

    THE BLACK SEA

    After falling for a catfishing scam, Khalid finds himself stranded in coastal Bulgaria.

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

    ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

    Two nurses in Mumbai navigate societal expectations in this exquisitely crafted and lyrical Cannes Gran Prix winner.

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    EUREKA

    Followed by a conversation with director Lisandro Alonso. Traversing time, space and genre, Argentinian filmmaker Lisandro…

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    Ennio

    Introduction and post-screening discussion led by Benjamin Rous, Music Director of the Charlottesville Symphony at UVA.…

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    The Mother of all Lies

    Young Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir wants to know why she only has one photograph from…

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    Menus-Plaisirs: Les Troisgros

    Founded in 1930 in central France, the Troisgros family restaurant has been holding 3 Michelin stars…

  • A Dead Marriage (1)

    A Dead Marriage

    Filip is a professional extra, specialized in playing dead bodies on movie sets. One day he…

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    Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)

    Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) follows Yankunytjatjara man Derik Lynch's road trip back to Country for…

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    Balikbayan

    A Filipina immigrant grapples with the physical distance from the family she left behind and the…

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    Millstone

    A psychological thriller in the spirit of Black Mirror, this short - featuring an entirely Deaf…

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    Short Films: Best of Fests

    Program followed by discussion with Millstone director Peter Hoffman Kimball and actor Eddie Buck. Moderated by…

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    20 Days in Mariupol

    Official Oscar© Selection—Ukraine Amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a group of Ukrainian journalists from the Associated…

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    La Chimera

    For a film chronicling a group of grave-robbers, La Chimera is markedly full of life and…

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    Monster

    Usually quiet and reserved, young Minato has begun to act strangely; he claims to be a…

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    On the Adamant

    Golden Bear (Best Film) Winner | Berlin International Film Festival In the heart of Paris, atop…

  • Perfect Days FINAL

    Perfect Days

    Official Oscar© Selection—Japan | Best Actor, Kōji Yakusho – Cannes Film Festival One of two films (in…

  • Radical FINAL

    Radical

    Festival Favorite Award, Sundance Film Festival The students at Jose Urbina Lopez Elementary School face significant…

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    Evil Does Not Exist

    Oscar-winning director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car) returns with Evil Does Not Exist, an unexpected and mysterious…

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    Terrestrial Verses

    Terrestrial Verses is comprised of nine vignettes that shed light on the everyday struggles of ordinary…

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    The Settlers

    Official Oscar© Selection—Chile At the turn of the twentieth-century, Segundo, a Chilean of European and Latin descent,…

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    Sleep

    Newlyweds Soo-jin and Hyun-su face a serious test in their marriage when Soo-jin awakens one evening…

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    The Gullspång Miracle

    Norwegian sisters Kari and May are dedicated to their religious convictions, often influenced by the divine…

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    The Taste of Things

    Official Oscar© Selection—France | 2023 Cannes Film Festival Winner: Best Director, Trân Anh Hùng Dodin Bouffant, a…

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    The Teachers’ Lounge

    Official Oscar© Selection—Germany | Golden Lola (German Oscar) for Best Film Carla Nowak, a dedicated and idealistic…

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    Tótem

    Official Oscar© Selection—Mexico During the day, Sol helps her family where she can at her Grandfather’s home,…

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    The Goldman Case

    Following what many consider to be the trial of the century, The Goldman Case watches French…

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    From You

    Grand Prize, Jeonju International Film Festival From You follows a family of dreamers and artists. Minju…

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    Four Daughters

    Official Oscar© Selection—Tunisia | Golden Eye Award for Best Documentary, Cannes Film Festival The life of Olfa,…

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    Fancy Dance

    Following her sister's disappearance, Jax cares for her niece Roki, managing to scrape by on the…

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    Fallen Leaves

    Official Oscar© Selection—Finland | Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival A chance meeting in Helsinki offers two lonely…

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    Dusty & Stones

    Jury Award for Best Documentary, Atlanta Film Festival Cousins Gazi “Dusty” Simelane and Linda “Stones” Msibi…

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    Cobweb

    In this film-within-a-film, Kim Yeol is a filmmaker haunted by the desire to reimagine the conclusion…

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    Asog

    Jaya is a non-binary comedian whose life upends after a natural disaster devastates the Philippines and…

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    Anselm

    A triumphant follow up to his 2011 tour-de-force Pina, Wim Wenders’ latest 3D documentary is another…

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    Animalia

    World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award, Sundance Heavily pregnant Itto enjoys new affluence following her marriage…

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    About Dry Grasses

    Official Oscar© Selection—Turkey 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Winner: Best Actress, Merve Dizdar A bored, prideful art teacher…

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    Joyland

    The screening will followed by a discussion led by Samhita Sunya, UVA Assistant Professor of Cinema…

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    The Sky is Very Pretty

    Screens before the feature film MOM. Mothers and daughters flee their country of origin and pass…

  • Mom FINAL

    Mom

    Preceded by short film THE SKY IS VERY PRETTY US Premiere | Pre-Festival Event | Free…

  • Mom FINAL

    Mom

    US Premiere Mom is a documentary exploring the emotionally turbulent conversation between a son and his estranged…

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    Corsage

    Official Oscar© Selection—Austria 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Winner: Un Certain Regard, Best Performance, Vicky Krieps Empress…

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    Klondike

    Official Oscar© Selection—Ukraine | Best Director Award Winner, 2022 Sundance Film Festival Klondike tells the story…

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    Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

    Official Oscar© Selection—Mexico The latest film from five-time Academy Award-winner Alejandro González Iñárritu (Babel, Birdman, Amores…

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    Saint Omer

    Grand Jury Prize Winner, 2022 Venice Film Festival The groundbreaking narrative debut from acclaimed documentarian Alice…

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    Tug of War

    Official Oscar© Selection—Tanzania Denge is a revolutionary fighting for freedom from British colonial rule in his…

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    Ten Months

    Mirae seemingly has everything going for her. She is a game engineer for an ambitious start-up,…

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    The Five Devils

    Joanne and Jimmy live in a small, foggy village in the French alps with Vicky, their…

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    Eternal Spring

    Official Oscar© Selection—Canada In March 2002, the outlawed spiritual group Falun Gong hijacked a state TV…

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    Close

    Official Oscar© Selection—Belgium | 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Grand Prize Winner Thirteen-year-old neighbors Léo and Rémi…

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    Broker

    2022 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Winner, Song Kang-ho Hirokazu Kore-eda presents a humanistic, humorous, and philosophical…

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    All that Breathes

    As masses of birds fall from the smog-filled skies of New Delhi amid environmental distress and…

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    Alcarràs

    Official Oscar© Selection—Spain | Golden Bear Winner, 2022 Berlin Film Festival For as long as the…

  • Vaychiletik FINAL IMAGE

    Vaychiletik

    Vaychiletik (Dreams) tells the story of José Pérez, who the gods have granted the gift of…

  • Utama FINAL

    Utama

    Official Oscar© Selection—Bolivia Virginio and Sisa, an indigenous elderly couple living in the Bolivian highlands, have…

  • Under the Fig Trees FINAL

    Under the Fig Trees

    Official Oscar© Selection—Tunisia A group of teenagers in rural northwest Tunisia spend a summer working in…

  • Songs About Love FINAL

    Songs About Love

    US Premiere A bittersweet black-and-white film about a young musician searching for his path in life,…

  • Scarlet FINAL

    Scarlet

    In a time of dramatic change, World War I veteran Raphaël returns to his village in…

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