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Illustration in the style of a watercolor painting, a young boy on a bicycle waves goodbye to two other children, one standing next to their bicycle and another sitting in a cell phone tower at dusk amid a meadow and cloudy sky.

September 17, 2026

Iron Boy

Christophe is the son of a struggling farmer in rural France trying to live up to his father’s high expectations. When an untreated equilibrium issue causes a series of collapses culminating in catastrophic damage to the family’s tractor, Christophe is forced to wear a metal brace at all times to...

Two young girls play dress-up. One girl in a cropped red shirt wears earrings and necklaces, she looks into the distance. The other girl in a blue floral shirt examines one of the necklaces; she wears beaded bracelets, earrings, and a necklace of her own.

September 17, 2026

The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer

In 1999, acclaimed Argentine photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti met two inseparable cousins, Guillermina Aranciaga and Belinda Stutz, living in the farmlands outside Buenos Aires. She recorded and photographed them for over 25 years. The result of their collaboration—a series of photo books and ...

A low-lit resturant with two men in collared shirts, one in suspenders, another in a vest, sharing an intense coversation, behind them various paintings and a warm amber light.

September 17, 2026

Ink

In this explosive cinematic rollercoaster about a group of visionaries and misfits who had an idea for a new kind of tabloid news, Jack O’Connell (Sinners) stars as Larry Lamb, the editor tapped by Australian entrepreneur Ruport Murdoch (Guy Pearce) to take over the former British broadsheet The ...

A woman stands with her arms outstretched and face to the sky in a vast blue desert at dusk, wind tousling her hair as distant mountains frame the horizon.

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 ...

A close up of two young adults leaning together in green and amber light, their hands touching and partly covering their faces as they both watch with thoughtful expressions.

September 17, 2026

I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming

In this bold, empathic drama, a struggling couple is pushed to the brink when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upends their lives and throws their partnership into confusion. Olya and Oleh are struggling to define their relationship as Olya (who identifies as a lesbian) is coming to terms with her bo...

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