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A group of people clad in black walk single file into a room. A young girl glares at the camera.

September 18, 2025

Sound of Falling

An eerie, unsettling century-spanning saga, Sound of Falling collages together the stories of four generations of farmworking women living on the banks of Germany’s Elbe River. In a region historically defined by decades of turmoil—two world wars and Germany’s East-West divide—the film’s ghostly ...

A man in a suit stands under a large and knotty tree, looking up at it. His hands are clasped.

September 18, 2025

Silent Friend

Nestled in the heart of a university campus in Germany, a majestic gingko tree stands tall. Bearing silent witness to the school’s history and the lives of the people that have passed through its halls, the stately plant serves as a kind of nexus that connects three characters across time: in 190...

A woman and a man sit in a red convertible. The woman looks at another woman, who is facing away from the camera.

September 18, 2025

Miroirs No. 3

Weekending in the countryside, Laura’s life is turned upside down by a violent car crash. She survives, and though she miraculously suffers only minor physical injuries, the accident leaves her dazed and adrift. A local woman who witnessed the incident offers to take her in while she regains her ...

A woman looks out of a window, her face reflected back to her.

September 18, 2025

Luisa

Curious about what life has in store, 22-year-old Luisa moves out of her parents’ home and into a residential facility for people with disabilities on the outskirts of a small German town. Taking a job in a laundry, the outgoing young woman is excited for new adventures. But when an unexpected pr...

A woman hugs a tree in the woods, a statue of a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the background.

September 18, 2025

Kontinental ’25

A spare, stripped-down parable shot on an iPhone, Kontinental ‘25 takes to the streets of Cluj, Romania, to survey the precarious state of contemporary morality. After receiving eviction orders from his shelter in an abandoned cellar, a man commits suicide. Orsolya, the city official responsible ...

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