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Film Country: The Philippines
September 17, 2026
Nagi Notes
Yuri, a recently separated architect, travels from Tokyo to visit her former sister-in-law turned friend Yoriko in the rural village of Nagi. Yoriko, an artist haunted by a distant love affair she privately mourns, welcomes the companionship and comfort in their rekindled connection. Their tranqu...
September 17, 2026
Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors
Acclaimed filmmaker and slow-cinema practitioner Lav Diaz (Magellan) returns to the Festival with his latest opus. Set in 1617, Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors examines 17th-century Imperial Spain’s forceful colonization of The Philippines. The film tells the story of Padre Enciso, a Spanish pries...
September 17, 2026
City & State Shorts: Journey Within
Vespers follows an apprehensive church member as she manages a punk gig taking place in their basement. Back Scratch explores the tension between friends who cross boundaries and are forced to relearn their relationship in the aftermath. In Skin of Olives, we follow the tricky unveiling of an anc...
September 17, 2026
Radiant Frost
Among scenes of snow-capped forests and tranquil frozen lakes, a darker underbelly emerges when a cult survivor is discovered hiding in a truck. Eerie and unsettling, the darkest of human emotions and fears are on display as our two protagonists attempt to survive and perhaps save each other. ...
