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Genre: Road Movie


A field shown in low resolution with strange dark spots, with one spindly tree in the middle.

Dry Leaf

Alexandre Koberidze  |   Germany, Georgia
Georgian  
Drama, Family Affairs, Road Movie, Sports

A man traverses Georgia’s vast countryside in search of his missing daughter in this bold, meditative landscape film shot entirely on an outdated cellphone.

A woman and a young girl sit outside, in front of a statue of a religious figure. They both have bored expressions on their faces.

The Kidnapping of Arabella (Il rapimento di Arabella)

Carolina Cavalli  |   Italy
Italian  
Comedy, Coming of Age, Road Movie, Women-Centered

The chance meeting between an impish young girl and a superstitious millennial sends them on a riotous journey to author more meaningful lives.

A nun rides a motorcycle along a vast, open countryside.

Oca

Karla Badillo  |   Mexico, Argentina
Spanish  
Drama, Religion, Road Movie, Women-Centered

On a spiritual mission, a young nun haunted by prophetic dreams gets lost in a strange landscape, where extraordinary encounters change the course of her destiny.

Two men stand in a forest next to a stream, wearing backpacks and looking off into the distance.

Old Joy

Kelly Reichardt  |   U.S.
English  
Drama, Road Movie, Social Commentary

Two old friends reunite for a quietly revelatory camping trip in Kelly Reichardt’s breakout, microbudget portrait of companionship and vanishing ideals.

A group of people and a dog sit on a vast, empty beach. They hold bags and luggage, looking tired.

Sirât

Oliver Laxe  |   France, Spain
French, Spanish  
Family Affairs, Music, Road Movie, Thriller

After a young woman goes missing at a rave, her father and brother brave the arid Moroccan landscape searching for her in a world on the brink of collapse.

A young person sits at the edge of a body of water, looking over their shoulder at something unseen.

Strange River (Estrany Riu)

Jaume Claret Muxart  |   Spain, Germany
Catalan, English, German  
Coming of Age, Family Affairs, LGBTQ, Road Movie

On a family bicycle trip along the Danube, young Dídac’s encounters with a mysterious boy awaken new feelings in this lyrical coming-of-age story.

A teenage girl draped in a striped beach towel looks pensively away, while a young man in a green towel stands blurred in the background near the shore.

This Island (Esta Isla)

Lorraine Jones Molina, Cristian Carretero  |   Puerto Rico
Spanish  
Coming of Age, Drama, Road Movie, Social Commentary

A young couple fleeing violence in their coastal town finds refuge in the mountains with a pastoral community, offering them a chance at redemption.

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