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Film Country: U.S.
September 17, 2026
Skin of Olives
Using an at-home DNA test, an adoptee seeks to make sense of his ancestral past. After reconnecting with long-lost relatives online, a trip to his home country shows him welcomed by extended family but raises darker questions about his immediate origins and reunification with his birth mother. ...
September 17, 2026
Back Scratch
When a grad student travels from Chicago to New Mexico to reconnect with a friend, boundaries are tested, and in the aftermath, they are tasked with rebuilding the normalcy of their relationship. As a meditation on the destabilizing moments of grief and adulthood, the film's performances stick wi...
September 17, 2026
Vespers
Following a violent attack on their church, a rattled congregation turns to hosting punk gigs in their basement to raise money for repairs. When Miriam covers for the church’s event coordinator, she battles between micromanaging as a form of control and losing herself in the writhing bodies and l...
September 17, 2026
Family Friendly Animation: Tender Bonds
In ¿Necesitas Ayuda?, Señora Concha faces the chaos of the Tijuana airport and debates if she wants the support of eager wheelchair attendant Jorge. A capybara lives his days with his close companion, a tangerine, as he’s continually questioned about his loneliness in Land of No Man. A world wher...
September 17, 2026
A Little Death
Adapted from a graphic novel by Nicholas Gurewitch, Death attempts to pass on their work to their young, sweet apprentice who may not be up to the task. Tender and darkly funny, Death seeks advice in the unlikeliest of places in this beautifully illustrated work. This film screens as part of the...
