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September 17, 2026

Three Colors: Pan-African

A three-part narrative anthology mapped across the symbolic spectrum of the Pan-African flag, Three Colors: Pan-African explores three distinct stories of contemporary Black survival. In Red: Black Men Don't Cry, directed by Elijah Davis, a college football star (Peyton Alex Smith) faces an id...

A family of four and a dog gather around an elegant table in a front lawn. The small table is set perfectly, food set out, and they pose smiling in warm sunlight. Behind them ivy, stairs, and a mansion frame the yard.

September 17, 2026

The Spiral

They were the envy of everyone in Bari, Italy: The ideal couple, beautiful and successful, living in a tastefully appointed estate with an aspiring model and actress daughter and a soccer star son. That is, until a single tragedy leads to a Faustian bargain with a mysterious stranger, spiraling i...

A man in head-to-toe snow gear faces away towards a vast stretch of snow-covered mountains near dusk. He wears a red coat and harness and carries walking gear as he walks down a snowy road flanked by the mountains.

September 17, 2026

The Ultra Runner

Romanian athlete Tiberiu Uşeriu competes in some of the toughest contests in the world, running, most famously, in the 6633 Arctic Ultra, a 380-mile race that takes its name from its high latitude across Canada’s icy northern terrain. But The Ultra Runner is no extreme sports documentary. While m...

September 17, 2026

Comedy Shorts: Anxious/Attachments

In a beautiful town on the Italian coast, tourists and locals alike find themselves in subtle competitions of masculinity, exposing their fragility in Oh Boys. Two kids connect at a vibrant Nigerian wedding and break free from the adults to go on an adventure of their own in Spray Me. In 32B, a s...

In a mostly empty room with a scattering of blue chairs, three Italian men, a short man and a tall man embrace, as a third person sits in the back stretched out on two chairs. There are musical instruments strewn about.

September 17, 2026

Oh Boys

In a beautiful town on the Italian coast, tourists and locals alike find themselves in subtle competitions of masculinity that expose their fragility. Gorgeously shot and effortlessly poignant, this sleek look at gender dynamics is equal parts dreamy and hilarious. This film screens as part of...

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