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Departures

Exploring new horizons and opening windows into different worlds, these gripping films invite audiences on a journey into the unexpected.


9 Temples to Heaven

Sompot Chidgasornpongse

Receiving a disturbing prophecy regarding his elderly mother, Sakol piles the family into a van and sets out on a pilgrimage to reverse the bad karma.

Ben’Imana

Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo

In this stunning, intimate portrait of defiance and forgiveness, a Rwandan genocide survivor’s convictions are tested by her daughter’s unexpected pregnancy.

A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra Mia mera sti zoi tis tzo: kefalaio Faidra

Jacqueline Lentzou

Jo, an angst-ridden 15-year-old, makes an instant connection with new student Phaedra in this inventive slice-of-life drama of cosmic proportions.

Eight Bridges

James Benning

A mesmerizing study of light, movement, and American infrastructure, this observational film contemplates a series of bridges across the United States.

Everything Else is Noise Lo demás es ruido

Nicolás Pereda

A pretentious television crew stumbles through an interview with composers Rosa and Tere in this hilarious, satirical chamber comedy.

The Girl with the Leica

Alina Marazzi

1936 Paris. Pioneering photojournalist Gerda Taro spends a final day before returning to the Spanish Civil War, as past and present intertwine.

Isabel

Gabe Klinger

Feeling stymied by the world of fine-dining, sommelière Isabel sets out to open her own natural wine bar in this effervescent love letter to São Paulo.

Josephine

Beth de Araújo

Channing Tatum delivers a knockout performance as a father struggling to manage the fallout after his young daughter witnesses a brutal assault.

Liz Here Now

Sterling Macer Jr.

Aunjanue Ellis Taylor mesmerizes as a devoted caregiver shielding two white children from domestic dysfunction in this deeply affecting 1960s-set drama.

The Loneliest Man in Town

Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel

When a real estate company targets blues legend Al Cook’s apartment for demolition, he’s forced to forge a new path in this winning blend of reality and fiction.

Love is the monster Amor es el monstruo

Neto Villalobos Brenes

In a tropical dystopia ruled by fear and inequality, a woman trying to right wrongs with her young granddaughter faces dangerous choices.

Nowhere to Lay My Eyes

Hong Sangsoo

Sanghee arrives at a windswept Jeju Island to reconnect with her mother in this gentle rumination on aging, parenthood, and artistic expression.

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Noah Segan

A veteran pickpocket (John Turturro) finds himself in a race against time to return a stolen USB drive or face the wrath of a vengeful crime family.

Sad Girlz Chicas tristes

Fernanda Tovar

The bond between teen best friends is tested when they react in drastically different ways to a traumatic event in this intimate coming-of-age.

Stand Up

Mari Sanders

A young woman whose life is upended by a crash that requires her to use a wheelchair meets an aspiring standup comic whose subversive spirit helps her heal.

Tell Everyone Kerro kaikille

Alli Haapasalo

Finland, 1898. Banished to an island colony for troubled women, Amanda finds friendship and romance—but betrayal pushes her toward madness.

Three Colors: Pan-African

Elijah Davis, Allison A. Waite, Tyler Holmes

Three stories connect across the Pan-African flag as an injured athlete, an evicted mother, and a sitcom star fight to survive modern Black America.

Will You Still Be My Friend

Po-Shun Lu

The intimate friendship of Jun and Jasper is threatened when a conflict erupts between their families in this heartfelt portrait of adolescence.

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