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A woman looks over another womans shoulder, the second woman looks into a bucket.

All We Imagine As Light

Payal Kapadia  |   France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Malayalam, Hindi
Drama, Romance, Women Centered

The lives of three women living in working-class Mumbai are explored in this soulful study of the transformative power of friendship and womanhood.

Two men, bundled in hats and sweaters, sit back to back in a snowy landscape.

Alpha

Jan-Willem van Ewijk  |   Netherlands, Slovenia, Switzerland
Dutch
Drama, Family Affairs, Thriller

A father and son’s reunion in the Swiss Alps turns from tense to perilous when they embark on a backcountry ski day.

Animated Shorts: Major Developments

Various  |   Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Singapore, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
English, French, German, No Dialogue, Portuguese

Showcasing a diverse mix of animation techniques, the films in this program focus on moments of transition where characters, both relatable and fantastic, make discoveries, face irreversible choices, and navigate outbursts.

A woman stands profile, a red wall and another woman out of focus behind her.

Armand

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel  |   Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden
Norwegian
Drama, Family Affairs, Women Centered

A mother (Renate Reinsve) is called to school to account for her six-year-old’s behavior. But who can say with certainty what really happened?

Two men lay together, shirtless. One wears a chain and looks at the other with concern.

Baby

Marcelo Caetano  |   Brazil, France, Netherlands
Portuguese
Coming of Age, LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality

A young gay man is taken under the wing of his older lover, finding excitement and empowerment in learning new ways of surviving.

Documentary Shorts: Near and Far

Australia, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Nepal, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

Using diverse methods of observation, animation, and essay, the filmmakers in this program showcase the flexibility of documentary form. Each zeroes in on a unique point of view, eliciting intimate first-person portraits about the broad spectrum of human experience and emotion.

Two men sit on a planter in a city

To a Land Unknown

Mahdi Fleifel  |   United Kingdom, Palestine, France, Greece, Netherlands, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Arabic, Greek, English
Crime, Drama, Social Commentary, Thriller

Stranded in Athens, displaced Palestinian cousins devise a dark scheme in order to reach Germany and start a new life.

A freckled red-headed woman stands on a porch.

When the Light Breaks Ljósbrot

Rúnar Rúnarsson  |   Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France
Icelandic
Drama, Women Centered

A group of art students reckon with a sudden, inexplicable loss over the course of a long Icelandic summer day.