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September 17, 2026

Dear Future Self

A wayward filmmaker, Nico, returns to her hometown to work on a documentary and help lead a storytelling workshop with her childhood friend Lori. During one session, the students are prompted to write to their future selves. As they share their letters, the two educators begin to reexamine their ...

September 17, 2026

I’ll Be Gone in June

Franny, a melancholy German exchange student newly arrived in Las Cruces, New Mexico, begins the school year yearning to find her place in a town seemingly lost to time. As the community reels from grief and confusion in the wake of 9/11, Franny feels adrift as she struggles to forge connections ...

September 17, 2026

The Girl with the Leica

Seeking refuge in Paris to avoid Nazi persecution, Gerda Taro (born Gerta Pohorylle) connects with a group of like-minded artists and left-leaning radicals and, most importantly, with a camera. Merging her activism with her artistry, she joins up with André Friedmann (soon to be Robert Capa) and ...

September 17, 2026

Gentle Monster

From director and writer Marie Kreutzer (Corsage), Gentle Monster tells the story of concert pianist Lucy (Léa Seydoux), who has just relocated her family to a country house hoping to ease her husband Philip’s (Laurence Rupp) severe burnout. Before they have a chance to set up their new home, an ...

September 17, 2026

Fatherland

It's summer 1949, and after fleeing Europe for America 13 years prior, writer Thomas Mann is returning to the Allied-occupied city of Frankfurt to accept a prestigious award, with his actress, writer, and rally driver daughter Erika by his side. But their travels become fraught as Mann intends to...

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