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September 17, 2026

The Girl with the Leica

Seeking refuge in Paris to avoid Nazi persecution, Gerda Taro (born Gerta Pohorylle) connects with a group of like-minded artists and left-leaning radicals and, most importantly, with a camera. Merging her activism with her artistry, she joins up with André Friedmann (soon to be Robert Capa) and ...

September 17, 2026

Gentle Monster

From director and writer Marie Kreutzer (Corsage), Gentle Monster tells the story of concert pianist Lucy (Léa Seydoux), who has just relocated her family to a country house hoping to ease her husband Philip’s (Laurence Rupp) severe burnout. Before they have a chance to set up their new home, an ...

September 17, 2026

Forever Your Maternal Animal

Elsa returns home to Costa Rica from studying in Europe to find her family unmoored and teetering on the edge. Her younger sister lives like a recluse in the crumbling family home, surrounded by a shady older crowd and slipping into esoteric paranoia. Her father dates increasingly younger women, ...

September 17, 2026

Far From the Trees

Adela, a Mexican sound artist, ventures across Peru from the Amazon to the Andes recording the lush and intricate sounds of the varied landscapes. Accompanied by a generous local guide, she listens to and learns of the endangered Indigenous languages that reverberate through the trees and mountai...

September 17, 2026

Fatherland

It's summer 1949, and after fleeing Europe for America 13 years prior, writer Thomas Mann is returning to the Allied-occupied city of Frankfurt to accept a prestigious award, with his actress, writer, and rally driver daughter Erika by his side. But their travels become fraught as Mann intends to...

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