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A Black woman in a pink hijab looks sadly into the distance, behind her a hairbrush and other beauty care items.

September 17, 2026

White Musk

As a teen girl becomes her terminally ill mother’s caretaker, they both struggle to accept the new dynamic. Tender and contemplative, this beautiful meditation on grief and personal evolution is quietly powerful and deeply moving. This film screens as part of the Drama: We’ll Meet Again shorts...

A woman with dark hair wearing earbuds watchfully glances over her shoulder towards the viewer beside a mirror in a dim hallway.

September 17, 2026

Ana the Cleaner

Ana, a Ukrainian immigrant and true crime junkie, spends her days cleaning the homes of Chicago's elite, while listening to her favorite podcasts about unsolved killings. When one of her clients' wives suddenly disappears, Ana becomes convinced she's uncovered the perfect murder. As she embarks o...

A man lounges in bed at home in headphones and sweatpants as he works on editing sheet music by hand.

September 17, 2026

Behemoth!

A gifted cellist, Alex Serian (a phenomenal Pedro Pascal), returns home to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road. Music, which has been the constant, all-consuming river of his life, begins to carry Alex on an adventure that will change him forever. As he works on a series of film projects, the ...

Protesters stand in a crosswalk with their arms raised to stop traffic on a city street, as a woman in a wheelchair leads them in their protest.

September 17, 2026

Being Heumann

They wouldn’t take Judy Heumann’s phone calls, so she took their building. In 1977, a young disabled woman (Ruth Madeley) and a scrappy coalition of outsiders decide they’ve had enough. What begins as one impulsive act becomes the longest occupation of a federal building in American history, as h...

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross stand in front of a vast mountain range at sunset, smiling and wearing hiking gear and knit hats.

September 17, 2026

Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu

What happens when comedians Bob Odenkirk and David Cross—the famous co-creators of Mr. Show—take a grueling trek across the Inca Trail in the Andes Mountains? A lot of jovial ribbing, chewing of coca leaves, and even some autograph requests. In this irreverent buddy-road-trip movie, Bob and David...

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