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September 17, 2026

Will You Still Be My Friend

Jun and Jasper, a pair of 13-year-old boys living in southern Taiwan, are inseparable. When Jasper’s family moved into town from Singapore, it was Jun who reached out to help him feel like less of an outsider. The boys’ special bond is threatened, however, when a conflict erupts between Jasper’s ...

September 17, 2026

While We Are Here

Through a tapestry of letters, journals, and artworks, Chicago-based artist and filmmaker Reveca Torres engages in dialogue with celebrated painters Frida Kahlo, Vincent Van Gogh, and Henri Matisse. Bridging time and space, she intertwines the lives and works of the venerated masters with those o...

September 17, 2026

Wild Horse Nine

Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell) are dispatched from Santiago to Easter island by their bureau chief, MJ (Steve Buscemi). Amongst the Island's iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present consp...

September 17, 2026

What Belongs to Others

Kasia is adrift. She makes her living as a petty thief—she and her boyfriend break into people’s apartments and sell their finds at a pawn shop. The two live job-to-job, struggling to make ends meet and in constant fear of the law. When her boyfriend is suddenly arrested and jailed, Kasia is left...

September 17, 2026

The Watermelon Woman

In 1990s Philadelphia, Cheryl (played by writer-director Cheryl Dunye), a twenty-something aspiring filmmaker working at a video rental store, embarks on a personal mission: uncovering the true identity of an elusive, uncredited 1930s Black Hollywood actress billed only as “The Watermelon Woman.”...

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