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Spotlight

Award-winners and critical favorites, these films are among the year’s most acclaimed and accomplished.


In-Person
A man lies in the snow, blood pooling behind his head. Two people stand nearby, embracing eachother, one holds a phone.

Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d’une chute

Justine Triet  |   France
English, French, German  
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Women Centered

A wife is suspected of murdering her husband in this bracing psychological showstopper. Winner of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

In-Person
An older man and woman sit across from each other, sharing glasses of wine.

And the Party Goes On Et la fête continue

Robert Guédiguian  |   France
French  
Family Affairs, Political, Romance

In this joyful, humanistic drama, Rosa, the heart and soul of her community, faces retirement with mounting disillusionment — until she meets Henri.

In-Person
A woman in an orange polo and red shorts strides confidently through a courtyard. Two women watch from behind her.

Club Zero

Jessica Hausner  |   Austria, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark
English  
Drama, Social Commentary, Women Centered

Mia Wasikowska stars as a teacher who encourages her students to stop eating in this mannered blend of dry satire and gross-out body horror.

In-Person
A close up of a woman over a black and red backdrop.

The Daughters of Fire [short film] As filhas do fogo

Pedro Costa  |   Portugal
Portuguese  
Art, Drama

Directed by Pedro Costa, The Daughters of Fire represents a radical step forward in form and ambition for the singular Portuguese maestro.

In-Person
A balding man in glasses and a parka stands in front of a car with the word 'loser' spray painted on the side behind him

Dream Scenario

Kristoffer Borgli  |   United States
English  
Comedy, Horror, Social Commentary

Family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams.

In-Person
A man kneels next to a little girl while a soldier holds out his hands.

Green Border Zielona Granica

Agnieszka Holland  |   Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium
Arabic, English, French, Polish  
Drama, Political, Social Commentary, Women Centered

The plight of a Syrian family on the Poland-Belarus border prompts an everyday woman to action in this clear-eyed portrait of a political crisis.

In-Person
A blurred image of two people walking down a beach, and another person with a camera on a tripod.

in water mul-an-e-seo

Hong Sangsoo  |   South Korea
Korean  
Art, Drama

Three friends wander Jeju Island in search of inspiration for a film in this formally bold meditation on the enigmatic nature of the creative process.

In-Person
A clergyman sits on a golden throne, holding an alterboy in his lap. They are surrounded by more members of the clergy.

Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara Rapito

Marco Bellocchio  |   Italy, France, Germany
Hebrew, Italian  
Drama, Historical, Religion

The true story of a six-year-old boy who was stolen from his Jewish parents and raised by the Catholic Church, told in shocking, stately style.

In-Person
A person with a mustache, wearing blush and frills, smiles over their shoulder behind them.

Lubo

Giorgio Diritti  |   Italy, Switzerland
Italian, Jenisch, Swiss-German  
Drama, Historical, Literary Adaptation, Political

1939. The nomadic Lubo is conscripted into the Swiss army. When his children are taken by the state, he begins a desperate search to reunite his family.

In-Person
A bearded man and a red-haired woman look at each other while sitting in a forest in winter.

Memory

Michel Franco  |   Mexico, United States
Drama, Family Affairs, Social Commentary

Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. But when Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion one night, their surprise encounter will profoundly impact their lives.

In-Person
Two young children, splattered with mud, look towards the camera with serious expressions.

Monster Kaibutsu

Hirokazu Kore-eda  |   Japan
Japanese  
Drama, Family Affairs, LGBTQ, Mystery

Young Minato is behaving strangely, and his mother demands answers. Through the eyes of mother, teacher, and child, a complex truth emerges.

In-Person
An older woman treads water a few yards beyond a boat. Smiling, she wears a swim cap and goggles.

NYAD

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin  |   United States
English  
Biopic, Drama, Sports, Women Centered

Three decades after giving up marathon swimming in exchange for a prominent career as a sports journalist, at the age of 60, Diana (four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening) becomes obsessed with completing an epic swim that always eluded her: the 110 mile trek from Cuba to Florida, often referred to as the “Mount Everest” of swims.

In-Person
A child in a snowsuit lays down on a snowy hill surrouded by people going up and down with sleds.

Occupied City

Steve McQueen  |   The Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
Dutch, English  
Documentary, Historical, Political, Social Commentary

From the streets of Amsterdam, McQueen creates two interlocking portraits: a vivid journey through the last years of pandemic and protest, and a door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts his adopted city.

In-Person
A man in a blue utility uniform smiles, looking up toward the sky, while sitting with a young woman wearing a pink sweater.

Perfect Days

Wim Wenders  |   Japan
English, Japanese  
Drama

Living a life of solitary, quiet contentment, a public toilet cleaner’s routine is interrupted when his niece arrives for an unexpected visit.

In-Person
A close up of actor Mads Mikkelsen.

The Promised Land Bastarden

Nikolaj Arcel  |   Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Danish  
Biopic, Drama, Historical, Thriller

A retired soldier (Mads Mikkelsen) embarks on a quest to tame the unforgiving Danish Jutland, where he violently clashes with a local landowner.

In-Person
A robot curiously observes a dog eating a hotdog at a food stand in bustling Central Park.

Robot Dreams

Pablo Berger  |   Spain, France
Animation, Drama, Music

1980s New York City. Dog builds himself a robot companion, and their adventures begin in a charming and bittersweet celebration of friendship.

In-Person
A civil rights march. People standing arm in arm and walk in unity.

Rustin

George C. Wolfe  |   United States
English  
Biopic, Historical, LGBTQ, Political
The architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists and organizers the world has ever known. He challenged authority, never apologized for who [...]
In-Person
In a kitchen, four people smile and talk as a man in an apron places meat onto a table holding fresh herbs.

The Taste of Things La passion de Dodin Bouffant

Tran Anh Hung  |   France
French  
Culinary, Drama, Historical, Romance

Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel star in this mouthwatering romantic drama, about a gourmand wooing his longtime love with a decadent meal.

In-Person
A group of Jazz musicians record in a studio.

They Shot the Piano Player

Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal  |   Spain, France
English, Portuguese, Spanish  
Animation, Documentary, Musical, Political

In this lively animated music documentary, a New York journalist (Jeff Goldblum) seeks the truth behind the disappearance of a Brazilian jazz pianist.

In-Person
An idilic scene of a forest and a lake. A family lounges on the shore nearby, while some swim.

The Zone of Interest

Jonathan Glazer  |   United Kingdom, Poland, United States
German  
Drama, Historical, Political

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house next to the camp.