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Film Country: France
September 17, 2026
A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra
Jo, an angst-ridden, suburban 15-year-old, is going through it. She misses her bus, bickers with her mother, is bored by her boyfriend, and tries to avoid her divorced dad. Fed up with school, she’s awakened from her humdrum day when she encounters new student Phaedra singing in choir class. An i...
September 17, 2026
Dao
Spanning France, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau, Dao follows a West African diasporic family navigating two major community gatherings across parallel timelines: a modern wedding celebration in the French countryside and an ancestral funeral ceremony for a patriarch back in Guinea-Bissau. With this e...
September 17, 2026
Congo Boy
Based on director Rafiki Fariala’s own lived experiences, Congo Boy is an autobiographical coming-of-age musical drama set amid the civil unrest of Bangui, Central African Republic. When both of his parents are suddenly imprisoned for carrying false passports, 17-year-old Congolese refugee Robert...
September 17, 2026
Citizen Osama
In besieged northern Gaza, Osama lives with his parents, wife, and his newborn son, who was miraculously born in the eighth month of the war. Driven by duty and hope, the once aspiring artist transformed himself into a hardened conflict photographer, wearing a bulletproof press vest and helmet, a...
September 17, 2026
It Will Happen Tonight
As with every great love story, this one starts with an unforgettable meet-cute. En route to her own wedding, bridal gown-clad Greta (Jasmine Trinca) darts through Matteo’s (Louis Garrel) tennis match—stopping just long enough to beat him at his own game. Without another thought, Greta runs off t...
