True/False Film Fest

Over a decade, renowned director WANG Xiaoshuai records his country in upheaval.

A towering investigation into decades of the disappeared in Mexico. Supported by the Consulate General of Canada, Chicago

Brett Story’s visionary look at New York City as it braces for an uncertain future.Supported by theConsulate General of Canada, Chicago

This radical reimagining of the biopic re-enacts the “happenings” and “anti-happenings” of Argentinian psychoanalyst Oscar Masotta.

Deep in the forests of southwest France, cult-like aficionados anticipate—and set traps for—the arrival of their quarry. Plays with “Crannog” (dir. Isa Rao; 2018; 15

A magician’s final tour triggers a twisty-turny, cat-and-mouse, hall-of-mirrors, inside-out, funhouse game between subject and filmmaker.

At peak stardom, Aretha Franklin goes back to her family’s gospel roots, live-recording at a Baptist church while backed by a famed community choir.

A disquieting peek behind the wardrobe of Yves Saint Laurent, the most distinguished couturier of the last century.Supported by the Cultural Service at the Consulate

Armed only with cellphone cameras, Hassan Fazili and his family flee from the Taliban, capturing every step of their high-stakes search for a new home.

Spiritually adrift Dutch turn to therapy and coaches in this puckish, provocative look at self-help culture.