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Two young boys sit in warm sunlight beside a tan textured wall and screened window, they wear thoughtful expressions as they glance to the side out the window.

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 ...

A woman in close up with long dark hair and bangs, she stands before a blue and gray dappled background, a contemplative expresson in soft lighting.

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...

Two men sit on an airport bench in vintage clothing. One man has mutton chops and suspenders, the other a cowboy hat and a thick mustache. Behind them a plane is visible through the window, they lean in laughing together.

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...

A somber woman stands before a gray, red, and orange train at an outdoor station platform. She wears a dark coat and scarf as blurred passengers pass behind her on a dull cloudy day.

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...

A young black woman wearing a blue t-shirt and a name tag carries mutliple VHS tapes in her arms inside a video store. The videos behind her are blurry and grainy in the distance with colorful covers.

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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