
Genre: Social Commentary
After Work
In his funny and thought-provoking latest film, Erik Gandini (Videocracy) chronicles the past, present, and future of labor.
Bike Vessel
A father and son embark on an epic bike ride from St. Louis to Chicago in this stirring documentary that takes a hard look at health disparities in the Black community.
Black Box
A Berlin apartment building is placed under lockdown, igniting social, cultural, and familial tensions in this intoxicating potboiler.
The Bride
Kidnapped and forced into marriage, Eva forms a tender friendship with her new husband’s cousin as together they face the ghosts of Rwanda’s past.
The Burdened
Beleaguered parents Isra’a and Ahmed are forced to make a difficult decision when they receive some unsettling news: Isra’a is pregnant again.
Club Zero
Mia Wasikowska stars as a teacher who encourages her students to stop eating in this mannered blend of dry satire and gross-out body horror.
Concrete Utopia
After a devastating earthquake, the residents of the last remaining apartment building in Seoul must fight both outsiders and each other for survival.
Consumer [short film]
A teen girl discovers a new way to keep up with toxic beauty standards, but things don’t go as planned.
The Delinquents (Los delincuentes)
Morán works a dead-end job at a bank. Fed up, he dreams up a scheme to break free: walk into the vault and steal enough cash for a comfortable retirement.
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (Nu Aștepta Prea Mult De La Sfârșitul Lumii)
A production assistant attempts to cast actors for a workplace safety video in this wry, absurdist satire of capitalism in the digital age.
Dream Scenario
Family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams.
Eric LaRue
In his masterful directorial debut, Michael Shannon tells the riveting story of a mother grappling with the fallout of a school shooting.
Evil Does Not Exist (Aku Wa Sonzai Shinai)
In this captivating eco-thriller, life in the tranquil village of Harasawa is threatened when a Tokyo company announces plans for a glamping site for urbanites.
Explanation for Everything (Magyarázat mindenre)
Abel, a lovesick highschool student, is distracted. His life is turned upside down when his failed graduation history exam turns into a national scandal.
Green Border (Zielona Granica)
The plight of a Syrian family on the Poland-Belarus border prompts an everyday woman to action in this clear-eyed portrait of a political crisis.
The Hypnosis (Hypnosen)
On the eve of a big presentation, Vera tries hypnotherapy to quit smoking in this ironic, uproarious satire of entrepreneurial culture.
I Promise You Paradise [short film]
In the aftermath of a violent incident, a 17-year-old must do all he can to protect his family before it’s too late.
In the Rearview (Skąd dokąd)
In this sublime documentary, civilians fleeing war-torn Ukraine share intimate stories of struggle and resilience in the backseat of a minivan.
Memorial [short film]
The community of Highland Park, Illinois, commemorates those who lost their lives in the Independence Day shooting of 2022.
The Mission
An absorbing, multilayered account of the journey of an American missionary who was killed while attempting to convert an Indigenous people.
Occupied City
From the streets of Amsterdam, McQueen creates two interlocking portraits: a vivid journey through the last years of pandemic and protest, and a door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts his adopted city.
Pictures of Ghosts (Retratos fantasmas)
From acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho comes an incisive and whimsical essay film about movies, memory, and the places of one’s past.
Raging Grace
In this bold, bloody gothic horror film, a Filipina worker and her daughter confront the shocking colonialist legacy of a wealthy English family.
Shorts 3: After Dark – Twisted Tales & Shadows of Innocence
These tense and terrifying shorts reflect how everyday life can turn into horror.
Shorts 4: Documentary – In Motion
These short documentaries offer singular looks into lives that have been transformed by pivotal events.
Shorts 5: Drama – Breaking Points
These powerful shorts reflect on life’s twists and turns, exploring what we do in moments of profound impact.
Silver Dollar Road
Acclaimed director Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro) tells the shocking story of a Black family who fought for decades to keep their ancestral land.
Sisterhood (HLM Pussy)
The bond between three teenage girls is tested when a viral video denouncing a sexual assault exposes the divides between them.
Solitude (Tilverur)
As gentle and idiosyncratic as its characters, Solitude is a transformative tale of friendship between a latchkey kid and fish-out-of-water farmer.
The Space Race
Pioneers in civil rights and outer space, Black astronauts boldly ventured where no Black Americans had ever gone before. This is their untold story.
Stamped from the Beginning
Based on the book by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi (How to Be An Antiracist), this searing documentary explores the roots of anti-Black racism in America.
Sweet Dreams
A Dutch plantation owner’s death sparks a rancorous clash over his estate in this surreal satire of the end of Indonesia’s colonial era.
The Teachers’ Lounge (Das Lehrerzimmer)
An idealistic high school teacher who advocates for a student accused of stealing becomes embroiled in conflict when she becomes the target of a theft herself.
Through the Night (Quitter la nuit)
Late one night, a woman in danger calls the police. Anna fields the call. A man is arrested. Weeks go by and tensions build. What really happened?
waking up in silence [short film]
Displaced by war, Ukrainian children make a former military barrack their playground.