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A woman and child stand together bundled in coats, the woman has a hat and scarf, her arm around the child. The child points into the distance smiling, a blurry city behind them.

September 17, 2026

The Diary of a Chambermaid

Gianina, a young Romanian woman, works as the live-in nanny and housekeeper for a bourgeois family in France. While she cares for their young son, garnering his affection with her fanciful yet terrifying Romanian folk tales, her own daughter is growing up—and growing resentful—in her absence back...

A bride and groom shout and celebrate as they bike along a busy city street, the groom wears an olive suit and the bride a simple wedding dress.

September 17, 2026

Dao

Spanning France, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau, Dao follows a West African diasporic family navigating two major community gatherings across parallel timelines: a modern wedding celebration in the French countryside and an ancestral funeral ceremony for a patriarch back in Guinea-Bissau. With this e...

A young man in a red cap and lots of bracelets performs into a microphone as he gestures to the crowd, the atmosphere is colorful and moody and the lighting is low.

September 17, 2026

Congo Boy

Based on director Rafiki Fariala’s own lived experiences, Congo Boy is an autobiographical coming-of-age musical drama set amid the civil unrest of Bangui, Central African Republic. When both of his parents are suddenly imprisoned for carrying false passports, 17-year-old Congolese refugee Robert...

A woman in pink with blonde curly hair and a patterned skirt dances happily with a man with black curly hair in a black button down and pants in front of a wall-to-wall library of vinyl records.

September 17, 2026

It Will Happen Tonight

As with every great love story, this one starts with an unforgettable meet-cute. En route to her own wedding, bridal gown-clad Greta (Jasmine Trinca) darts through Matteo’s (Louis Garrel) tennis match—stopping just long enough to beat him at his own game. Without another thought, Greta runs off t...

A jovial woman with brown curly hair and a floral blouse holds up a half-full bottle of wine, celebrating in front of a blue garage style door.

September 17, 2026

Isabel

Isabel, a 50-something São Paulo sommelière, is stuck. Feeling stymied by the cutthroat world of fine-dining, she dreams of escaping her demanding boss and owning her own bar dedicated to her beloved off-the-beaten-path natural wines. When an opportunity finally presents itself, she takes a bold ...

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