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A woman with blonde hair and bangs walks away from stone ruins on a hill. She wears a blue button-up shirt and has a backpack slung over her shoulder. Dry hills and a dirt road expand beyond her, a dusty sky over the horizon.

The Dreamed Adventure Das geträumte Abenteuer

Valeska Grisebach

Searching for her missing friend Said in a Bulgarian border town, archeologist Veska unearths a secret criminal network in this engrossing, slow-burn epic.

A woman and two young people sit on a mountian overlook above a rugged coastline, gazing at the landscape as the young girl hugs the woman from behind.

Everytime

Sandra Wollner

A year after a tragic loss, three people united in grief search for healing during an island vacation where memory and reality blur.

A woman in a ruffled white blouse and braids with hair jewelry performs into a microphone on stage, she stands before a brick wall and a poster that says Riddles Comedy Club.

Finding Your Laughter

Arlieta Hall, Brittany Alsot

In this joyful, moving documentary, Chicago comedian Arlieta uses improv comedy techniques to care for her father as he battles Alzheimer’s.

Two young girls play dress-up. One girl in a cropped red shirt wears earrings and necklaces, she looks into the distance. The other girl in a blue floral shirt examines one of the necklaces; she wears beaded bracelets, earrings, and a necklace of her own.

The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer La ilusión de un verano sin fin

Alessandra Sanguinetti

Filmed over 25 years, this profound study of female intimacy tracks two Argentine cousins as their days of adolescent wonder give way to sobering adulthood.

A young man stands alone in a large museum, he wears a white graphic tee and blue joggers and stands in front of a large classical marble statue and green marble pillars.

La Gradiva

Marine Atlan

A high school trip to Naples becomes the staging ground for a profound coming-of-age experience in this spellbinding, mythic portrait of teenhood.

In a cozy home with pink walls, many friends gather around a table with drinks and cigarettes, some chat and enjoy each others' comany while a few of the guests wear solemn expressions. The room is warmly lit by a lamp, as the night is visible through the large windows.

The Man I Love

Ira Sachs

An artist dying of AIDS throws himself into one final theater role in this vivid portrait of artistic community in 1980s New York City.

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