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Explore all of the films that this year’s festival has to offer, from thrilling dramas to outrageous comedies. Use the filter controls to find just the films you’re looking for, screening exactly the way you want to experience them.

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In-Person
Within a maze, a man on a ladder leans over a hedge.

After Work

Erik Gandini  |   Sweden, Italy, Norway
English, Italian, Norwegian  
Documentary, Political, Social Commentary

In his funny and thought-provoking latest film, Erik Gandini (Videocracy) chronicles the past, present, and future of labor.

In-Person
A couple sits side-by-side on a blue couch.

The Hypnosis Hypnosen

Ernst de Geer  |   Sweden, Norway, France
English, Norwegian, Swedish  
Comedy, Social Commentary, Women Centered

On the eve of a big presentation, Vera tries hypnotherapy to quit smoking in this ironic, uproarious satire of entrepreneurial culture.

In-Person
Two young women and a girl lay in the middle of a grassy field laughing and smiling with each other.

Paradise is Burning Paradiset Brinner

Mika Gustafson  |   Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Finland
Swedish  
Coming of Age, Drama, Family Affairs, Women Centered

The anarchic freedom of three sisters, left alone by an absent mother, is threatened by social services, confronting them with the realities of growing up.

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
Virtual

Shorts 9: Family Friendly Animation – Better Together

Various  |   Canada, Germany, Mexico, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United States
Arabic, English, Korean, Mayan, Spanish, Tigrinya, Urdu  
Animation, Coming of Age, Family Affairs

All ages are welcome in this family-friendly program, full of colorful films that celebrate play, encourage curiosity, and emphasize the importance of communal bonds.

In-Person
A very disheveled pregnant woman sits on a rock by a waterfall, looking at the shirtless man lounging next to her.

Sweet Dreams

Ena Sendijarević  |   The Netherlands, Sweden, Indonesia
Dutch, Indonesian  
Drama, Historical, Social Commentary, Women Centered

A Dutch plantation owner’s death sparks a rancorous clash over his estate in this surreal satire of the end of Indonesia’s colonial era.