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GENRE: Drama

Adam

Dir. Maryam Touzani | Morocco, France, Belgium
Genres Drama, Family Affairs

Program New Directors Competition Women in Cinema

Oct 18 @ 5:45 pm Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm

Adoration

Dir. Fabrice du Welz | Belgium, France
Genres Drama, Horror, Romance

Program Global Currents

Oct 18 @ 1:00 pm Oct 26 @ 9:45 pm Oct 27 @ 8:15 pm

The Aeronauts

Dir. Tom Harper | United Kingdom
Genres Action, Drama, Historical

Program Special Presentation

Oct 23 @ 5:45 pm

Atlantics Atlantique

Dir. Mati Diop | France, Senegal, Belgium
Genres Coming of Age, Drama, Social Commentary

Program Black Perspectives Global Currents Women in Cinema

Oct 25 @ 8:30 pm Oct 27 @ 2:00 pm

August Agosto

Dir. Armando Capó | Cuba, Costa Rica, France
Genres Coming of Age, Drama, Political

Program Cinemas of the Americas Global Currents

Oct 24 @ 3:30 pm Oct 26 @ 5:30 pm Oct 27 @ 7:15 pm

The August Virgin La Virgen de Agosto

Dir. Jonás Trueba | Spain
Genres Coming of Age, Drama, Romance

Program Global Currents

Oct 24 @ 2:00 pm Oct 26 @ 5:15 pm Oct 27 @ 2:30 pm

Babyteeth

Dir. Shannon Murphy | Australia
Genres Coming of Age, Drama, Romance

Program Global Currents

Oct 17 @ 3:00 pm Oct 26 @ 9:00 pm Oct 27 @ 3:30 pm

Balloon Qiqiu

Dir. Pema Tseden | China
Genres Drama, Religion, Social Commentary

Program International Competition

Oct 20 @ 5:45 pm Oct 21 @ 8:15 pm

Bellbird

Dir. Hamish Bennett | New Zealand
Genres Comedy, Drama, Family Affairs

Program Global Currents

Oct 25 @ 8:30 pm Oct 26 @ 7:45 pm

Buoyancy

Dir. Rodd Rathjen | Australia
Genres Drama, Political, Thriller

Program Global Currents

Oct 26 @ 3:30 pm Oct 27 @ 11:45 am

By the Grace of God Grâce à Dieu

Dir. François Ozon | France
Genres Drama, Political, Religion

Program Masters

Oct 22 @ 5:45 pm Oct 23 @ 8:30 pm

Chained Eynayim Sheli

Dir. Yaron Shani | Israel, Germany
Genres Drama, Social Commentary

Program Global Currents

Oct 20 @ 8:00 pm Oct 21 @ 8:30 pm Oct 24 @ 3:00 pm

Chicuarotes

Dir. Gael García Bernal | Mexico
Genres Coming of Age, Crime, Drama

Program Cinemas of the Americas Gala Presentation

Oct 26 @ 6:00 pm

Clemency

Dir. Chinonye Chukwu | United States
Genres Drama, Political

Program Black Perspectives International Competition Women in Cinema

Oct 18 @ 8:45 pm Oct 19 @ 7:45 pm

The Components of Love

Dir. Miriam Bliese | Germany
Genres Drama, Family Affairs, Romance

Program New Directors Competition Women in Cinema

Oct 23 @ 8:15 pm Oct 25 @ 5:30 pm

Corpus Christi Boże Ciało

Dir. Jan Komasa | Poland, France
Genres Drama, Religion, Social Commentary

Program International Competition

Oct 23 @ 5:45 pm Oct 24 @ 8:45 pm Oct 25 @ 12:00 pm

The Father

Dir. Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov | Bulgaria, Greece
Genres Drama, Family Affairs

Program Global Currents Women in Cinema

Oct 26 @ 8:45 pm Oct 27 @ 7:45 pm

The Fever

Dir. Maya Da-Rin | Brazil, France, Germany
Genres Drama, Political, Social Commentary

Program Cinemas of the Americas International Competition Women in Cinema

Oct 23 @ 6:00 pm Oct 24 @ 8:30 pm Oct 25 @ 3:00 pm

Fire Will Come

Dir. Oliver Laxe | Spain, France, Luxemburg
Genres Drama, Social Commentary

Program International Competition

Oct 19 @ 6:30 pm Oct 20 @ 5:30 pm Oct 23 @ 1:00 pm

Ghost Tropic

Dir. Bas Devos | Belgium, Netherlands
Genres Drama, Social Commentary

Program Global Currents

Oct 25 @ 6:15 pm Oct 26 @ 12:30 pm

A Girl Missing

Dir. Kôji Fukada | Japan, France
Genres Drama, Mystery

Program International Competition

Oct 17 @ 2:00 pm Oct 22 @ 8:45 pm Oct 24 @ 6:00 pm

Gloria Mundi

Dir. Robert Guédiguian | France
Genres Drama, Family Affairs, Social Commentary

Program International Competition

Oct 19 @ 2:00 pm Oct 20 @ 8:15 pm Oct 23 @ 12:30 pm

A Hidden Life

Dir. Terrence Malick | United States, Germany
Genres Drama, Historical, Jewish Interest

Program Special Presentation

Oct 23 @ 8:30 pm

Honey Boy

Dir. Alma Har'el | United States
Genres Coming of Age, Drama, Family Affairs

Program Special Presentation Women in Cinema

Oct 22 @ 6:00 pm Oct 22 @ 6:00 pm

I Was at Home, But… Ich war zuhause, aber...

Dir. Angela Schanelec | Germany, Serbia
Genres Drama, Family Affairs

Program Expanded Visions Global Currents Women in Cinema

Oct 17 @ 8:15 pm Oct 20 @ 4:00 pm

Initials S.G.

Dir. Rania Attieh, Daniel Garcia | Argentina, Lebanon, United States
Genres Comedy, Drama, Sex and Sexuality

Program Cinemas of the Americas Comedy Women in Cinema

Oct 18 @ 3:00 pm Oct 26 @ 5:45 pm Oct 27 @ 6:45 pm

Instinct

Dir. Halina Reijn | The Netherlands
Genres Drama, Sex and Sexuality, Thriller

Program New Directors Competition Women in Cinema

Oct 21 @ 5:30 pm Oct 22 @ 8:30 pm Oct 23 @ 3:00 pm

Invisible Life

Dir. Karim Aïnouz | Brazil, Germany
Genres Drama, Family Affairs

Program Cinemas of the Americas Global Currents

Oct 27 @ 7:30 pm

The Irishman

Dir. Martin Scorsese | United States
Genres Crime, Drama, Political

Program Gala Presentation

Oct 24 @ 8:00 pm

Lara

Dir. Jan Ole Gerster | Germany
Genres Drama, Family Affairs, Music

Program International Competition

Oct 17 @ 6:15 pm Oct 18 @ 8:30 pm Oct 21 @ 3:00 pm

Litigante

Dir. Franco Lolli | France, Colombia
Genres Drama, Family Affairs

Program Best of the Fest Cinemas of the Americas New Directors Competition

Oct 17 @ 6:15 pm Oct 18 @ 5:45 pm Oct 21 @ 3:00 pm Oct 27 @ 8:45 pm

La Llorona

Dir. Jayro Bustamante | Guatemala, France
Genres Drama, Mystery, Political

Program Cinemas of the Americas International Competition

Oct 19 @ 7:15 pm Oct 20 @ 8:15 pm Oct 23 @ 2:15 pm

Maria’s Paradise

Dir. Zaida Bergroth | Finland
Genres Drama, Historical, Religion

Program Global Currents Women in Cinema

Oct 26 @ 7:15 pm Oct 27 @ 11:30 am

Marriage Story

Dir. Noah Baumbach | United States
Genres Drama, Family Affairs

Program Special Presentation

Oct 25 @ 8:30 pm

Maternal Hogar

Dir. Maura Delpero | Italy, Argentina
Genres Coming of Age, Drama, Religion

Program Cinemas of the Americas In Focus: Italy New Directors Competition Women in Cinema

Oct 23 @ 5:45 pm Oct 24 @ 12:30 pm Oct 25 @ 6:00 pm

The Mayor of Rione Sanità Il Sindaco del Rione Sanità

Dir. Mario Martone | Italy
Genres Crime, Drama, Literary Adaptation

Program In Focus: Italy International Competition

Oct 22 @ 5:30 pm Oct 23 @ 8:15 pm Oct 24 @ 1:00 pm

Miyamoto Miyamoto Kara Kimi He

Dir. Tetsuya Mariko | Japan
Genres Drama, Literary Adaptation, Sex and Sexuality

Program Global Currents

Oct 18 @ 8:30 pm Oct 19 @ 9:45 pm

The Moneychanger Así Habló El Cambista

Dir. Federico Veiroj | Uruguay, Argentina, Germany
Genres Crime, Drama, Historical

Program Cinemas of the Americas Global Currents

Oct 18 @ 2:30 pm Oct 21 @ 7:45 pm Oct 22 @ 5:30 pm

Motherless Brooklyn

Dir. Edward Norton | United States
Genres Crime, Drama, Historical, Mystery

Program Opening Night

Oct 16 @ 6:30 pm Oct 16 @ 7:00 pm Oct 16 @ 7:15 pm

Oleg

Dir. Juris Kursietis | Latvia, Belgium, Lithuania, France
Genres Crime, Drama, Social Commentary

Program New Directors Competition

Oct 21 @ 8:15 pm Oct 22 @ 6:00 pm

Once Upon a River

Dir. Haroula Rose | United States
Genres Coming of Age, Drama

Program City & State Global Currents Women in Cinema

Oct 21 @ 2:00 pm Oct 25 @ 8:15 pm Oct 26 @ 12:00 pm

Ordinary Love

Dir. Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn | United Kingdom
Genres Drama, Family Affairs

Program Special Presentation Women in Cinema

Oct 19 @ 3:15 pm

The Orphanage Parwareshgah

Dir. Shahrbanoo Sadat | Denmark, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Afghanistan, Qatar
Genres Coming of Age, Drama, Historical

Program New Directors Competition Women in Cinema

Oct 19 @ 4:45 pm Oct 20 @ 6:15 pm Oct 21 @ 12:00 pm

Our Mothers Nuestras Madres

Dir. César Díaz | Guatemala, Belgium, France
Genres Drama, Historical, Political

Program Cinemas of the Americas New Directors Competition

Oct 23 @ 5:30 pm Oct 24 @ 8:00 pm

Out of Tune De frivillige

Dir. Frederikke Aspöck | Denmark
Genres Comedy, Crime, Drama, Political

Program Comedy Women in Cinema

Oct 24 @ 5:30 pm Oct 25 @ 11:30 am Oct 26 @ 8:00 pm

The Painted Bird

Dir. Václav Mahoul | Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovak Republic
Genres Drama, Historical, Jewish Interest

Program International Competition

Oct 23 @ 8:30 pm Oct 24 @ 5:15 pm

Paradise Next Wang Ming Zhi Tu

Dir. Yoshihiro Hanno | Japan, Taiwan
Genres Crime, Drama, Thriller

Program Global Currents

Oct 24 @ 8:30 pm Oct 25 @ 8:15 pm

Patrick De Patrick

Dir. Tim Mielants | Belgium
Genres Comedy, Drama

Program Comedy

Oct 25 @ 8:00 pm Oct 26 @ 1:00 pm

The Prince El Principe

Dir. Sebastián Muñoz | Chile, Argentina, Belgium
Genres Crime, Drama, LGBTQ, Sex and Sexuality

Program Cinemas of the Americas Global Currents Out-Look Competition

Oct 26 @ 7:15 pm Oct 27 @ 6:15 pm

Seberg

Dir. Benedict Andrews | United States, United Kingdom
Genres Biopic, Drama, Political

Program Special Presentation

Oct 24 @ 5:30 pm

Sheena667

Dir. Grigoriy Dobrygin | Russia
Genres Comedy, Drama, Sex and Sexuality

Program New Directors Competition

Oct 21 @ 6:00 pm Oct 23 @ 7:30 pm Oct 25 @ 12:00 pm

Shorts 1: Here. Now.

Dir. Various | Pakistan, United States
Genres Documentary, Drama, Sports

Program City & State Shorts Program

Oct 17 @ 6:00 pm Oct 21 @ 3:00 pm Oct 26 @ 12:00 pm

Shorts 2: Portraits

Dir. Various | Brazil, France, Hungary, Switzerland, The Netherlands
Genres Documentary, Drama, LGBTQ

Program Shorts Program

Oct 19 @ 12:00 pm Oct 22 @ 3:00 pm

Shorts 3: Up At Night

Dir. Various | Argentina, Canada, Finland, United Kingdom, United States
Genres Drama, Horror, Thriller

Program After Dark Shorts Program

Oct 21 @ 12:00 pm Oct 26 @ 10:30 pm

Shorts 5: Life and Something More

Dir. Various | Germany, Greece, Iran, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam
Genres Drama, Family Affairs, Political

Program Shorts Program

Oct 20 @ 1:45 pm Oct 21 @ 2:30 pm

Shorts 6: We All Laugh

Dir. Various | Austria, France, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, United States
Genres Comedy, Drama, Family Affairs

Program Comedy Shorts Program

Oct 22 @ 12:00 pm Oct 27 @ 4:45 pm

Shorts 7: Some Kind of Tomorrow

Dir. Various | Australia, South Africa, United States
Genres Documentary, Drama, Social Commentary

Program Black Perspectives Shorts Program

Oct 23 @ 12:00 pm Oct 26 @ 3:00 pm

The Sleepwalkers Los Sonámbulos

Dir. Paula Hernández | Argentina, Uruguay
Genres Coming of Age, Drama, Family Affairs

Program Cinemas of the Americas International Competition Women in Cinema

Oct 18 @ 6:00 pm Oct 20 @ 12:15 pm Oct 21 @ 12:15 pm

Sole

Dir. Carlo Sironi | Italy, Poland
Genres Drama, Social Commentary

Program In Focus: Italy New Directors Competition

Oct 17 @ 8:30 pm Oct 18 @ 8:00 pm Oct 24 @ 3:45 pm

Song Without a Name Canción sin nombre

Dir. Melina León | Peru, United States
Genres Drama, Family Affairs, Social Commentary

Program Cinemas of the Americas Global Currents Women in Cinema

Oct 18 @ 1:30 pm Oct 25 @ 6:15 pm Oct 26 @ 12:30 pm

Sorry We Missed You

Dir. Ken Loach | United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Genres Drama, Family Affairs, Social Commentary

Program International Competition

Oct 19 @ 4:30 pm Oct 20 @ 5:45 pm

The County Héraðið

Dir. Grímur Hákonarson | Iceland, Denmark, Germany, France
Genres Comedy, Drama, Political

Program

Oct 26 @ 2:15 pm Oct 27 @ 5:30 pm

Those Who Remained Akik Maradtak

Dir. Barnabás Tóth | Hungary
Genres Drama, Historical, Jewish Interest, Political

Program Global Currents

Oct 21 @ 5:30 pm Oct 22 @ 8:00 pm

To Live To Sing Huo zhe chang zhe

Dir. Johnny Ma | China, France
Genres Art/Film, Drama, Music

Program Global Currents

Oct 26 @ 2:45 pm Oct 27 @ 5:00 pm

The Traitor Il traditore

Dir. Marco Bellocchio | Italy
Genres Crime, Drama, Political

Program In Focus: Italy Special Presentation

Oct 22 @ 8:30 pm

The Truth La Vérité

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda | France, Japan
Genres Art/Film, Drama, Family Affairs

Program Special Presentation

Oct 17 @ 8:00 pm

The Two Popes

Dir. Fernando Meirelles | United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Argentina
Genres Comedy, Drama, Religion

Program In Focus: Italy Special Presentation

Oct 26 @ 5:15 pm

The Vast of Night

Dir. Andrew Patterson | United States
Genres Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Program After Dark

Oct 24 @ 10:15 pm Oct 26 @ 10:15 pm

Vitalina Varela

Dir. Pedro Costa | Portugal
Genres Drama, Religion, Social Commentary

Program Expanded Visions International Competition

Oct 21 @ 8:00 pm Oct 22 @ 5:45 pm Oct 25 @ 2:45 pm

Waves

Dir. Trey Edward Shults | United States
Genres Coming of Age, Drama, Family Affairs

Program Special Presentation

Oct 20 @ 7:30 pm

Wild Sparrow Ye que zhi shi

Dir. Li Shih | Taiwan
Genres Drama, Family Affairs, Social Commentary

Program New Directors Competition

Oct 24 @ 6:15 pm Oct 25 @ 7:45 pm

GENRE: Drama

Atlantics Atlantique

August Agosto

The August Virgin La Virgen de Agosto

Balloon Qiqiu

By the Grace of God Grâce à Dieu

Chained Eynayim Sheli

Corpus Christi Boże Ciało

I Was at Home, But… Ich war zuhause, aber...

Maternal Hogar

The Mayor of Rione Sanità Il Sindaco del Rione Sanità

Miyamoto Miyamoto Kara Kimi He

The Moneychanger Así Habló El Cambista

The Orphanage Parwareshgah

Our Mothers Nuestras Madres

Out of Tune De frivillige

Paradise Next Wang Ming Zhi Tu

Patrick De Patrick

The Prince El Principe

The Sleepwalkers Los Sonámbulos

Song Without a Name Canción sin nombre

The County Héraðið

Those Who Remained Akik Maradtak

To Live To Sing Huo zhe chang zhe

The Traitor Il traditore

The Truth La Vérité

Wild Sparrow Ye que zhi shi

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