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Film Genres

View the 60th Festival selection by genres and themes.

A man stares and points a handgun straight into the camera lens.

Action

A spooky circus scene. 3 claymation characters in the foreground.

Animation

Black and White image of a woman pointing a film camera towards the viewer, she adjsuts the focus.

Art

Black and white image of the band 'Pavement' posing.

Biopic

A man in a red hoodie and a man in a blue hoodie stare up at something behind camera together.

Comedy

Two kids lay in the grass, one points up at the sky.

Coming of Age

A woman (Selena Gomez) lit in red stands in front of a room lit with green, blue, purple, and orange lights.

Crime

A man wearing a apron sits in an empty resturaunt.

Culinary

An animated capybara, lemur, golden retriever, and black cat look on with alarm.

Family Friendly

A woman tighly hugs her young son in a filed of yellow flowers

Drama

A blonde woman in a yellow jacket and green hat sits on a log. A bird perches in her hand.

Environmental

A woman stands in the foreground, two women stand behind her. They all look somewhat concerned.

Family Affairs

A person stands in a sunlit field with their arms out.

Fantasy

Two women sit in a laundromat, a camera on a tripod between them.

Film on Film

A woman leans over her balcony, smiling at another woman who uses a watering can to water plants.

Historical

A woman, holds something to her neck with blood running down her hand.

Horror

Three people stand under a shower head amongst jungle growth.

LGBTQ+

4 black men around a dining table looking off camera left.

Literary Adaptation

The Jackson 5 performing in their vibrant outifts.

Music

A uniformed woman stands next to a mossy wall.

Mystery

Adam Kinzinger speaking, sitting amongst other lawmakers.

Political

Two preists wearing red caps stand in a stone courtyard conversing.

Religion

A woman walks down an empty street alone.

Road Movie

A woman shows an older man her phone, she leans her head on his shoulder.

Romance

A woman dressed in a fahionable cat costume and a man in an elaborate striped suit laugh at a dinner table

Science Fiction

Two masc folks face each other, blue and purple and red lighting illuminating them.

Sex and Sexuality

A woman holds a phone to her ear, her face lined with concern.

Social Commentary

A baseball team in blue uniforms stands in the field with reverent looks.

Sports

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

Thriller

Close up of a young blonde woman staring straight ahead.

Women Centered