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3 Days in Quiberon (3 Tage in Quiberon)

Dir. Emily Atef | Germany, Austria, France
Genres Art/Film, Biopic, Drama

Program(s) Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

An Acceptable Loss

Dir. Joe Chappelle | United States
Genres Action, Political, Thriller

Program(s) City & State World Cinema

Ága

Dir. Milko Lazarov | Bulgaria, Germany, France
Genres Drama, Environment, Generations

Program(s) World Cinema

Alberto García-Alix. The Shadow Line

Dir. Nicolás Combarro | Spain
Genres Art/Film, Documentary

Program(s) Documentary

Alice T

Dir. Radu Muntean | Romania, France, Sweden
Genres Coming of Age, Women's Experiences

Program(s) International Feature Competition

American Dharma

Dir. Errol Morris | United States, United Kingdom
Genres Documentary, Political

Program(s) Documentary

Animal

Dir. Armando Bo | Argentina, Spain
Genres Crime, Drama

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas International Feature Competition

As I Lay Dying (Hamchenan ke mimordam)

Dir. Mostafa Sayari | Iran
Genres Drama, House Divided

Program(s)

Ash Is Purest White (Jiang hu er nv)

Dir. Jia Zhangke | China, France
Genres Crime, Drama

Program(s) Best of the Fest International Feature Competition

At Eternity’s Gate

Dir. Julian Schnabel | United Kingdom, France, United States
Genres Art/Film, Drama, Historical

Program(s) Gala Presentation

At War (En guerre)

Dir. Stéphane Brizé | France
Genres Drama, Political

Program(s) International Feature Competition

The Band Wagon

Dir. Vincente Minnelli | United States
Genres Comedy, Music

Program(s) Masters

BattleScar

Dir. Martín Allais, Nico Casavecchia | United States, France

Program(s) Immersive Cinema

Beautiful Boy

Dir. Felix Van Groeningen | United States
Genres Drama

Program(s) Gala Presentation Opening Night

Becoming Astrid (Unga Astrid)

Dir. Pernille Fischer Christensen | Sweden, Germany, Denmark
Genres Biopic, Coming of Age, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Before the Frost (Før frosten)

Dir. Michael Noer | Denmark
Genres Drama, Historical

Program(s) International Feature Competition

The Belly of the Whale

Dir. Morgan Bushe | Ireland
Genres Crime, Drama

Program(s) New Directors Competition

Ben Is Back

Dir. Peter Hedges | United States
Genres Black Sheep, Drama, Thriller

Program(s) Gala Presentation

Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano)

Dir. Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra | Colombia, Mexico, Denmark, France
Genres Crime, Drama

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas International Feature Competition Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Border (Gräns)

Dir. Ali Abbasi | Sweden, Denmark
Genres Drama, Horror, Thriller

Program(s) International Feature Competition

Boy Erased

Dir. Joel Edgerton | United States
Genres Coming of Age, LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality

Program(s) Gala Presentation Out-Look Competition

Boys Cry (La terra dell'abbastanza)

Dir. Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo | Italy
Genres Coming of Age, Crime

Program(s) Spotlight: Italy World Cinema

Buy Me a Gun (Cómprame un revólver)

Dir. Julio Hernández Cordón | Mexico, Colombia
Genres Crime, Drama

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas World Cinema

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Dir. Marielle Heller | United States
Genres Biopic, Crime, LGBTQ

Program(s) Gala Presentation Spotlight: Comedy Spotlight: Women in Cinema

The City That Sold America

Dir. Ky Dickens | United States
Genres Documentary, Historical

Program(s) City & State Documentary Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Claire Darling (Le dernier vide-grenier de Claire Darling)

Dir. Julie Bertuccelli | France
Genres Black Sheep, Drama, Generations

Program(s) Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

Clean Up

Dir. Kwon Man-Ki | South Korea
Genres Crime, Drama

Program(s) World Cinema

Cold War (Zimna wojna)

Dir. Pawel Pawlikowski | Poland, France, United Kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance

Program(s) Masters

Core of the World

Dir. Natalia Meshchaninova | Russia,Lithuania
Genres Black Sheep, Drama

Program(s) New Directors Competition Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Couch Potatoes (Gli sdraiati)

Dir. Francesca Archibugi | Italy
Genres Comedy, Coming of Age

Program(s) Spotlight: Comedy Spotlight: Italy Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

Daughter of Mine (Figlia Mia)

Dir. Laura Bispuri | Italy
Genres Drama, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Spotlight: Italy Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

Dear Son (Weldi)

Dir. Mohamed Ben Attia | Tunisia, Belgium, France, Qatar
Genres Drama, House Divided, Religion

Program(s) New Directors Competition

Diane

Dir. Kent Jones | United States
Genres Drama, Religion, Women's Experiences

Program(s) International Feature Competition

Dispatch

Dir. Edward Robles | United States

Program(s) Immersive Cinema

Dogman

Dir. Matteo Garrone | Italy, France
Genres Crime, Thriller

Program(s) Masters

The Dread (El espanto)

Dir. Pablo Aparo, Martin Benchimol | Argentina
Genres Documentary, Religion

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas Documentary

Dreamaway

Dir. Marouan Omara, Johanna Domke | Germany, Egypt, Qatar
Genres Documentary, Political

Program(s) Documentary Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Duelles (Mother’s Instinct)

Dir. Olivier Masset-Depasse | Belgium, France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Women's Experiences

Program(s) International Feature Competition

Dukla 61

Dir. David Ondříček | Czech Republic
Genres Drama, Historical

Program(s) World Cinema

Echo (Hed)

Dir. Amikam Kovner, Assaf Snir | Israel
Genres Drama, Jewish Interest

Program(s) New Directors Competition

El Angel

Dir. Luis Ortega | Argentina, Spain
Genres Crime, Historical

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas World Cinema

Entrepreneur (Yrittãjã)

Dir. Virpi Suutari | Finland
Genres Documentary, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Documentary Spotlight: Women in Cinema

The Etruscan Smile

Dir. Oded Binnun | Mihal Brezis | United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland
Genres Drama, Generations

Program(s) Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

Everybody Knows (Todos lo Saben)

Dir. Asghar Farhadi | Spain, France, Italy
Genres Drama, House Divided

Program(s) Masters

Ex-Shaman (Ex-Pajé)

Dir. Luiz Bolognesi | Brazil
Genres Documentary, Religion

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas Documentary

The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia (El viaje extraordinario de Celeste García)

Dir. Arturo Infante | Cuba, Germany
Genres Comedy, Political, Sci-Fi

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas New Directors Competition Spotlight: Comedy

Facing the Wind (Con el viento)

Dir. Meritxell Colell Aparicio | Spain, Argentina, France
Genres Dance, Drama

Program(s) New Directors Competition Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Family First (Chien de garde)

Dir. Sophie Dupuis | Canada
Genres Crime, House Divided

Program(s) Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

Father the Flame

Dir. Chad Terpstra | United States
Genres Art/Film, Documentary

Program(s) Documentary

The Favourite

Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos | Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Genres Comedy, Historical

Program(s) Gala Presentation

The Feeling of Being Watched

Dir. Assia Boundaoui | United States
Genres Documentary, Political

Program(s) City & State Documentary Spotlight: Women in Cinema

The Fireflies are Gone (La Disparacion des lucioles)

Dir. Sébastien Pilote | Canada
Genres Coming of Age, Drama

Program(s) World Cinema

Flammable Children

Dir. Stephan Elliott | Australia
Genres Comedy, Coming of Age, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Spotlight: Comedy

Florianópolis Dream (Sueño Florianópolis)

Dir. Ana Katz | Argentina, Brazil
Genres Comedy, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas Spotlight: Comedy Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Foam at the Mouth (Ar putām uz lūpām)

Dir. Jānis Nords | Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
Genres Drama, Thriller

Program(s) World Cinema

Friedkin Uncut

Dir. Francesco Zippel | Italy
Genres Art/Film, Documentary

Program(s) Documentary Spotlight: Italy

The Front Runner

Dir. Jason Reitman | United States
Genres Drama, Historical, Political

Program(s) Gala Presentation

Funny Cow

Dir. Adrian Shergold | United Kingdom
Genres Biopic, Comedy, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Spotlight: Comedy

The Good Girls (Las niñas bien)

Dir. Alejandra Márquez Abella | Mexico
Genres Drama, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

The Great Buster

Dir. Peter Bogdanovich | United States
Genres Comedy, Documentary, Historical

Program(s) Documentary Spotlight: Comedy

The Great C

Dir. Steve Miller | Canada

Program(s) Immersive Cinema

Green Book

Dir. Peter Farrelly | United States
Genres Drama, Historical, Political

Program(s) Gala Presentation Spotlight: Comedy

The Guest (L’Ospite)

Dir. Duccio Chiarini | Italy
Genres Comedy, Romance

Program(s) Spotlight: Comedy Spotlight: Italy

Guie’dani’s Navel (Xquipi’ Guie’dani)

Dir. Xavi Sala | Mexico
Genres Coming of Age, Drama

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas New Directors Competition Spotlight: Comedy

Haider

Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj | India
Genres Drama, Literary Adaptation

Program(s) Masters

Happy as Lazzaro (Lazzaro felice)

Dir. Alice Rohrwacher | Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany
Genres Coming of Age, Drama

Program(s) Best of the Fest International Feature Competition Spotlight: Italy Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Hard Paint (Tinta Bruta)

Dir. Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon | Brazil
Genres Coming of Age, Explicit Content, LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality

Program(s) Out-Look Competition World Cinema

The Hate U Give

Dir. George Tillman Jr. | United States
Genres Coming of Age, Literary Adaptation, Political

Program(s) Black Perspectives Gala Presentation

In Search of Greatness

Dir. Gabe Polsky | United States
Genres Documentary, Sports

Program(s) Documentary

In the Aisles (In den Gängen)

Dir. Thomas Stuber | Germany
Genres Comedy, Drama, Romance

Program(s) World Cinema

Joy

Dir. Sudabeh Mortezai | Austria
Genres Drama, Political, Women's Experiences

Program(s) International Feature Competition Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Jumpman (Podbrosy)

Dir. Ivan I. Tverdovsky | Russia, Ireland, Lithuania, France
Genres Crime, Drama

Program(s) International Feature Competition

Little Tickles (Les chatouilles)

Dir. Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer | France
Genres Coming of Age, Dance, Women's Experiences

Program(s) New Directors Competition Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Little Woods

Dir. Nia DaCosta | United States
Genres Crime, Thriller, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Black Perspectives Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

Liverleaf (Misumisô)

Dir. Eisuke Naitô | Japan
Genres Action, Horror

Program(s) After Dark

Maria by Callas

Dir. Tom Volf | France
Genres Documentary, Music, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Documentary

Mario

Dir. Marcel Gisler | Switzerland
Genres LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality, Sports

Program(s) Out-Look Competition World Cinema

The Mercy of the Jungle

Dir. Joël Karekezi | Belgium, France, Rwanda
Genres Action, Political, Thriller

Program(s) Black Perspectives New Directors Competition

Miriam Lies (Miriam Miente)

Dir. Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada | Dominican Republic, Spain
Genres Coming of Age, Drama

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas New Directors Competition Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Mr. Soul!

Dir. Melissa Haizlip | United States
Genres Art/Film, Documentary, Music

Program(s) Black Perspectives Documentary Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Mug (Twarz)

Dir. Malgorzata Szumowska | Poland
Genres Drama

Program(s) Spotlight: Comedy Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

My Home, in Libya

Dir. Martina Melilli | Italy
Genres Documentary, Political, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Documentary Spotlight: Italy Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Naples in Veils (Napoli velata)

Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek | Italy
Genres Crime, Romance

Program(s) Spotlight: Italy World Cinema

Neurotic Quest for Serenity (TOC: Transtornada Obsessiva Compulsiva)

Dir. Paulinho Caruso, Teodoro Poppovic | Brazil
Genres Action, Comedy

Program(s) After Dark Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Non-Fiction (Doubles Vies)

Dir. Olivier Assayas | France
Genres Art/Film, Drama

Program(s) International Feature Competition

Olympia

Dir. Gregory Dixon | United States
Genres Romance, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Black Perspectives City & State World Cinema

The Other Side of the Wind

Dir. Orson Welles | United States
Genres Art/Film, Drama

Program(s) Gala Presentation

The Other Story (Sipur acher)

Dir. Avi Nesher | Israel
Genres Generations, Jewish Interest, Religion

Program(s) Masters

Overlord

Dir. Julius Avery | United States
Genres Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Program(s) After Dark

Peterloo

Dir. Mike Leigh | United Kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical

Program(s) Masters

Piercing

Dir. Nicolas Pesce | United States
Genres Sex and Sexuality, Thriller

Program(s) After Dark

The Power and the Glory

Dir. William K. Howard | United States
Genres Drama, Historical

Program(s) Masters

Rafiki

Dir. Wanuri Kahiu | Kenya
Genres LGBTQ, Romance, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Black Perspectives Out-Look Competition Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

The Raft (Flotten)

Dir. Marcus Lindeen | Sweden, Denmark, United States, Germany
Genres Documentary, Historical, Sex and Sexuality

Program(s) Best of the Fest Documentary

Retablo

Dir. Alvaro Delgado Aparicio | Peru, Germany, Norway
Genres Drama, Generations, LGBTQ

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas Out-Look Competition World Cinema

A Private War

Dir. Matthew Heineman | United States
Genres Biopic, Political, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Gala Presentation

The Road Not Taken

Dir. Tang Gaopeng | China
Genres Comedy, Road Movie

Program(s) New Directors Competition Spotlight: Comedy

Roma

Dir. Alfonso Cuarón | Mexico, United States
Genres Drama, Generations, Historical

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas Gala Presentation

Ruben Brandt, Collector (Ruben Brandt, a gyüjtö)

Dir. Milorad Krstić | Hungary
Genres Animation, Art/Film, Crime

Program(s) World Cinema

Ruth Carter Tribute

Program(s) Black Perspectives

Sauvage

Dir. Camille Vidal-Naquet | France
Genres Explicit Content, LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality

Program(s) Out-Look Competition World Cinema

Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland

Dir. Kate Davis, David Heilbroner | United States
Genres Documentary, Political, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Black Perspectives Documentary Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Shoplifters (Manbiki Kazoku)

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan
Genres Drama, Generations

Program(s) Masters

Shorts Program 1: Around the Corner (City & State)

Dir. Various | United States

Program(s) City & State Shorts

Shorts Program 2: Outside the Lines (Animation)

Dir. Various | Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, United States

Program(s) Shorts

Shorts Program 3: Bad Don’t Sleep (After Dark)

Dir. Various | Canada, France, Greece, United States

Program(s) After Dark Shorts

Shorts Program 4: In Real Life (Documentaries)

Dir. Various | Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Program(s) Documentary Shorts

Shorts Program 5: Searchers (Drama)

Dir. Various | Canada, China, Greece, Portugal, Singapore, The Netherlands

Program(s) Shorts

Shorts Program 6: Laughing Matters (Comedy)

Dir. Various | Australia, Finland, Iceland, Mexico, Norway, Russia, South Korea
Genres Comedy

Program(s) Shorts Spotlight: Comedy

Shorts Program 7: Beyond a Boundary (Black Perspectives)

Dir. Various | Belgium, United Kingdom, United States

Program(s) Black Perspectives Shorts

Shorts Program 8: Meditations (Experimental)

Dir. Various | Belgium, France, Thailand, United States

Program(s) Best of the Fest Shorts

Sibel

Dir. Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti | France, Germany, Luxembourg, Turkey
Genres Drama, Women's Experiences

Program(s) International Feature Competition Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Sofia

Dir. Meryem Benm’Barek | Morocco
Genres Drama, Sex and Sexuality, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite)

Dir. Christophe Honoré | France
Genres Historical, LGBTQ, Romance

Program(s) Out-Look Competition World Cinema

Spheres: Pale Blue Dot

Dir. Eliza McNitt | France, United States

Program(s) Immersive Cinema

Srbenka

Dir. Nebojša Slijepčević | Croatia
Genres Documentary, Historical, Political

Program(s) Documentary

The Stolen Caravaggio (Una Storia Senza Nome)

Dir. Roberto Andó | Italy
Genres Art/Film, Comedy, Thriller

Program(s) Masters Newly Added Spotlight: Italy

Styx

Dir. Wolfgang Fischer | Germany, Austria
Genres Action, Drama, Political

Program(s) World Cinema

They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead

Dir. Morgan Neville | United States
Genres Art/Film, Documentary

Program(s) Documentary

The Third Wife (Phuong Anh Nguyen)

Dir. Ash Mayfair | Vietnam
Genres Drama, LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality

Program(s) New Directors Competition Spotlight: Women in Cinema

This Changes Everything

Dir. Tom Donahue | United States
Genres Art/Film, Documentary, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Documentary Spotlight: Women in Cinema

This Magnificent Cake! (Ce magnifique gâteau!)

Dir. Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels | Belgium, France, Netherlands
Genres Animation, Historical

Program(s) Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

Too Late to Die Young (Tarde para morir joven)

Dir. Dominga Sotomayor Castillo | Chile, Brazil, Argentina, The Netherlands, Qatar
Genres Coming of Age, Drama

Program(s) Cinemas of the Americas International Feature Competition Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Transit

Dir. Christian Petzold | Germany, France
Genres Drama, Political, Thriller

Program(s) International Feature Competition

The Trouble with You (En liberté!)

Dir. Pierre Salvadori | France
Genres Action, Comedy, Crime

Program(s) Spotlight: Comedy

United Skates

Dir. Dyana Winkler, Tina Brown | United States
Genres Documentary, Political, Sports

Program(s) Black Perspectives Documentary Spotlight: Women in Cinema

Vestige

Dir. Aaron Bradbury | United States, France

Program(s) Immersive Cinema

Volcano (Vulkan)

Dir. Roman Bondarchuk | Ukraine, Germany
Genres Drama, Thriller

Program(s) New Directors Competition

Wolkenbruch’s Wondrous Journey into the Arms of a Shiksa (Wolkenbruch’s wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse)

Dir. Michael Steiner | Switzerland
Genres Comedy, Jewish Interest, Religion

Program(s) Spotlight: Comedy

Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð)

Dir. Benedikt Erlingsson | Iceland, France, Ukraine
Genres Comedy, Environment, Women's Experiences

Program(s) World Cinema

Working Woman (Isha Ovedet)

Dir. Michal Aviad | Israel
Genres Drama, Jewish Interest, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Spotlight: Women in Cinema World Cinema

X—The eXploited

Dir. Károly Ujj Mészáros | Hungary
Genres Crime, Political, Women's Experiences

Program(s) World Cinema

[CENSORED]

Dir. Sari Braithwaite | Australia
Genres Documentary, Explicit Content, Sex and Sexuality, Women's Experiences

Program(s) Documentary Spotlight: Women in Cinema

All Films List

Filter Films

3 Days in Quiberon (3 Tage in Quiberon)

As I Lay Dying (Hamchenan ke mimordam)

Ash Is Purest White (Jiang hu er nv)

At War (En guerre)

Becoming Astrid (Unga Astrid)

Before the Frost (Før frosten)

Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano)

Border (Gräns)

Boys Cry (La terra dell'abbastanza)

Buy Me a Gun (Cómprame un revólver)

Claire Darling (Le dernier vide-grenier de Claire Darling)

Cold War (Zimna wojna)

Couch Potatoes (Gli sdraiati)

Daughter of Mine (Figlia Mia)

Dear Son (Weldi)

The Dread (El espanto)

Duelles (Mother’s Instinct)

Echo (Hed)

Entrepreneur (Yrittãjã)

Everybody Knows (Todos lo Saben)

Ex-Shaman (Ex-Pajé)

The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia (El viaje extraordinario de Celeste García)

Facing the Wind (Con el viento)

Family First (Chien de garde)

The Fireflies are Gone (La Disparacion des lucioles)

Florianópolis Dream (Sueño Florianópolis)

Foam at the Mouth (Ar putām uz lūpām)

The Good Girls (Las niñas bien)

The Guest (L’Ospite)

Guie’dani’s Navel (Xquipi’ Guie’dani)

Happy as Lazzaro (Lazzaro felice)

Hard Paint (Tinta Bruta)

In the Aisles (In den Gängen)

Jumpman (Podbrosy)

Little Tickles (Les chatouilles)

Liverleaf (Misumisô)

Miriam Lies (Miriam Miente)

Mug (Twarz)

Naples in Veils (Napoli velata)

Neurotic Quest for Serenity (TOC: Transtornada Obsessiva Compulsiva)

Non-Fiction (Doubles Vies)

The Other Story (Sipur acher)

The Raft (Flotten)

Ruben Brandt, Collector (Ruben Brandt, a gyüjtö)

Shoplifters (Manbiki Kazoku)

Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite)

The Stolen Caravaggio (Una Storia Senza Nome)

The Third Wife (Phuong Anh Nguyen)

This Magnificent Cake! (Ce magnifique gâteau!)

Too Late to Die Young (Tarde para morir joven)

The Trouble with You (En liberté!)

Volcano (Vulkan)

Wolkenbruch’s Wondrous Journey into the Arms of a Shiksa (Wolkenbruch’s wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse)

Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð)

Working Woman (Isha Ovedet)

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