
FEATURE FILMS

A Body to Live In
Dir. Angelo Madsen // 2025 // USA // 98 min
An exploration into the life of Fakir Musafar, a monumental and controversial figure in the queer art of body modification.
A Want in Her
Dir. Myrid Carten // 2024 // Ireland // 81 min
A filmmaker turns the camera on her mother in this formally shapeshifting portrait of addiction and familial love pushed to their limits.
Abo Zaabal 89
Dir. Bassam Mortada // 2024 // Egypt, Germany // 83 min
A filmmaker excavates his family history to better understand the intergenerational wounds he has carried for years.
Blue
Dir. Derek Jarman // 1993 // United Kingdom // 76 min
Against a static blue screen, a soundtrack of voices and music paint a portrait of the filmmakerâs experiences with AIDS. Screening on 35MM. Part of the True Vision Award program.
Deaf President Now!
Dirs. Nyle DiMarco & Davis Guggenheim // 2024 // USA // 100 min
Over eight intense days in 1988, a student protest at the worldâs only deaf university changed the course of history.
Family Album
Dir. Laura Casabé // 2024 // Argentina // 73 min
A fervent ode to Claudia PĂa Baudracco told through community reflections and precious archives of Argentinaâs trans rights movement.
How Deep Is Your Love
Dir. Eleanor Mortimer // 2025 // United Kingdom // 100 min
Scientists explore the mysterious deep sea to collect and name undiscovered species in this whimsical and mesmerizing oceanic odyssey.
How to Build a Library
Dirs. Maia Lekow and Christopher King // 2025 // Kenya // 103 min
Two fearless women take on the colossal task of transforming and revitalizing a formerly colonial library in downtown Nairobi.
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
Dirs. Michael Almereyda & Courtney Stephens // 2025 // USA // 89 min
An archival recitation of John C. Lillyâs controversial scientific legacy tells a tale of animal experimentation, counterculture, and human consciousness.Â
Kouté vwa (Listen to the Voices)
Dir. Maxime Jean-Baptiste // 2024 // Belgium, France, French Guiana // 77 min
A family attempts to reconcile its complex grief in this coming-of-age story exploring loss, friendship, and healing in community.
Land With No Rider
Dir. Tamar Lando // 2025 // USA // 76 min
A verité portrait of cattle ranchers in southwestern New Mexico as they ruminate on what might be the end of a generation.
Light Memories
Dir. Misha Vallejo Prut // 2024 // Ecuador, Germany // 80 min
A tribute to the art of photography, this carefully crafted family portrait illustrates the importance of preserving the archive.
Make It Look Real
Dir. Danial Shah // 2024 // Pakistan, Belgium and Netherlands // 68 min
A photographer in Pakistan sells two-dimensional fantasies to his clients and allows his own dreams to develop in his studio.
May the Soil Be Everywhere
Dir. Yehui Zhao // 2024 // USA, China // 96 min
A filmmaker journeys to her familyâs remote Chinese village to unearth the multigenerational story of its relationship to the land.
Middletown
Dirs. Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine // 2025 // USA // 111 min
In the â90s, a high school teacher transforms his classroom into an investigative journalism unit in pursuit of environmental justice.
Mountain Village
Dir. Hu Sanshou // 2013 // China // 70 min
An intimate portrait of the filmmakerâs ancestral village interwoven with the communityâs testimony about their memories of the Great Famine. Part of the True Vision Award program.
Predators
Dir. David Osit // 2025 // USA // 96 min
A provocative deep dive into the complicated legacy of To Catch a Predator and the world of vigilante justice.
Requiem for a Tribe
Dir. Marjan Khosravi // 2024 // Iran, Spain, Qatar // 70 min
A 55-year-old family matriarch from the nomadic Bakhtiari tribe in Iran is forced to abandon her home and begin anew.
Resurrection
Dir. Hu Sanshou // 2024 // China // 113 min
A filmmaker returns to his hometown where villagers honor the deceased by excavating and transporting the bodies to their new resting grounds.
River of Grass
Dir. Sasha Wortzel // 2025 // USA // 83 min
A lyrical journey traversing the Florida Everglades through the stories of those who live to protect the delicate ecosystem.
Sally
Dir. Cristina Costantini // 2025 // USA // 103 min
An immersive portrait of American astronaut Sally Ride told from the perspective of her life partner, Tam OâShaughnessey.
Seeds
Dir. Brittany Shyne // 2025 // USA // 122 min
With stunning black-and-white cinematography, Seeds is a tender verité portrait of Black farmers in the U.S. South.
Shorts: Autumn
Various directors
The yearâs waning months bring change, but also bounty. This program presents a set of films reflecting on relationships as they shift into a new phase.
Shorts: Spring
Various directors
Spring is for birdsong, budding flowers, and adoration. If youâre seeking a bit of sweetness, this selection of shorts spans enduring melodies and the unwavering support of loved ones.
Shorts: Summer
Various directors
The sun is shining, and its warmth invites you to indulge in lifeâs exquisite amusements. This collection of quixotic quests and inquiries into pop culture all feature a playful charm and deep heart.
Shorts: Winter
Various directors
Temperatures drop, cycles come to a close, we hibernate and recenter. We analyze the world, possibly repeatedly. We might avoid our feelings only to collect our thoughts.
The Dating Game
Dir. Violet Du Feng // 2025 // USA, UK, Norway // 90 min
Three men look for love in contemporary China, where, in the aftermath of the One Child Policy, men far outnumber women.
The Silence of My Hands
Dir. Manuel Acuña A // 2024 // Mexico // 80 min
Rosa and Sai are committed to one another despite distance separating them in this sensory journey spoken entirely in sign language.
The Track
Dir. Ryan Sidhoo // 2025 // Canada, Bosnia // 91 min
A coming of age story of three teen boys chasing their Olympic dreams, set against the backdrop of post-war Sarajevo.
The Undergrowth
Dir. Macu MachĂn // 2024 // Spain // 72 min
Three sisters reunite to divide up their familyâs inheritance in this poetic and tender portrait set in the Canary Islands.
The Wolves Always Come At Night
Dir. Gabrielle Brady // 2024 // Mongolia, Australia // 96 min
A poetic docufiction portrait of a family cast out of the Mongolian grasslands it calls home.
Valentina and the MUOSters
Dir. Francesca Scalisi // 2024 // Switzerland, Italy // 80 min
A young woman in rural Italy yearns for a different future amidst imposing military satellites and familial pressures.
Wishing on a Star
Dir. Peter Kerekes // 2024 // Italy, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Croatia // 99 min
An astrologer dispatches clients on birthday trips to be reborn under a different star sign and to change their fate.
Writing Hawa
Dirs. Najiba Noori and Rasul Noori // 2024 // France, Netherlands, Qatar, Afghanistan // 85 min
A story of three generations of women in an Afghan family as the U.S. withdraws from the country and their hopes for the future are overshadowed by politics.
WTO/99
Ian Bell // 2025 // USA // 100 min
A chronicle of the Seattle World Trade Organization protests in 1999, told entirely through firsthand archival video.
Zodiac Killer Project
Dir. Charlie Shackleton // 2025 // USA, United Kingdom // 92 min
A speculative essay about an abandoned Zodiac Killer film that unravels into an exploration of our cultural obsession with true crime.SHORT FILMS

Animal Eye
Dir. Carlo Nasisse // 2024 // USA, Costa Rica // 13 min
Scientists and philosophers work to understand animal vision in this multi textured rumination exploring our relationship to the nonhuman world.
Another Rapid Event
Dir. Daniel Murphy // 2024 // USA // 8 min
Radiant energy beams down from the sun, enabling telegraph operators to communicate warbling, Earthly messages etched in tree rings.
Chimera
Dirs. Martin Andre & Gael Jara // 2024 // Chile // 11 min
A journey through Chileâs bureaucracy. A filmmaker seeks to obtain the countryâs first nonbinary identity card in this distinctive animated film.
Correct Me If I’m Wrong
Dir. Hao Zhou // 2025 // Germany, USA // 23 min
A filmmaker undergoes a series of home remedies and spiritual interventions as their family attempts to purge their gender-fluid identity.
Daily Worker
Dir. Ting Su // 2024 // USA // 10 min
Digitizing union newspapers in the quiet of a dark room, a filmmaker reflects on their relationship to labor.Â
David (for now)
Dir. Humberto Flores JĂĄuregui // 2024 // Mexico // 15 min
Amidst games of soccer and roving bike rides, a young boy writes a letter of goodbye to his friends.
Entre le Feu et le Clair de Lune
Dir. Dominic Yarabe // 2024 // CĂŽte d'Ivoire, USA // 18 min
A father and daughter preserve the family archive when they collaborate on finishing a book that was started over a decade ago.
Expression of Illness
Dir. Bryn Silverman // 2024 // USA // 21 min
After receiving a thyroid cancer diagnosis, a woman becomes a relentless advocate for her health and body.
Guardian of the Well
Dirs. Bentley Brown & Tahir Ben Mahamat // 2025 // Chad // 6 min
Severe drought in Chad is the context for this exploration of climate emergency told through immersive sound and visceral thirst.
Hold Me Close
Dirs. Aurora Brachman & LaTajh Simmons-Weaver // 2025 // USA // 19 min
Corinne and Tiana have built a sacred home together. Welcomed into their day to day, we delicately enter their loving universe.
Hope Chest
Dir. Lily Franck // 2024 // USA // 4 min
A motherâs hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughterâs reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation.
How the West Was Fun
Dirs. Sarah Garrahan & Sue Ding // 2025 // USA // 14 min
At a photography studio in a Wild West theme park, visitors masquerade as modern visions of the American West.
Lanawaru
Dir. Angello Faccini Rueda // 2024 // Colombia, Mexico, USA // 15 min
A sensory collective documentation of rituals that take place following the disappearance of a community member.
No se ve desde acĂĄ (You Can’t See It From Here)
Dir. Enrique PedrĂĄza-Botero // 2024 // USA, Colombia // 19 min
Using archive and spatial exploration of Miami as a point of departure, this film confronts us with contrasting experiences of migration.
Piñata Prayers
Dir. Daniel Larios // 2025 // USA, El Salvador // 24 min
Breaking down the colonial tradition of piñatas, this personal film probes into a loss of faith while retracing a family history.
Psychedelic in the Sky
Dir. Matthew Salton // 2024 // USA // 11 min
A filmmaker explores the nature of belief and his childhood fascinations in the context of a manâs personal UFO experience.
Razeh-del
Dir. Maryam Tafakory // 2024 // Iran, UK, Italy // 28 min
This filmic collage unearths Iran’s first women’s newspaper and reveals a rich, colorful archive of stories and community correspondence.
Sunset and the Mockingbird
Dir. Jyllian Gunther // 2025 // USA // 29 min
The love story of Gloria Clayborne and jazz pianist Junior Mance as they face Juniorâs diagnosis of dementia.
Te Amo Tanto Pero Eres Tan DifĂcil (I Love You So Much But You Are So Difficult)
Dir. Berenicé Brino // 2024 // United States, Dominican Republic // 14 min
Through a collaborative art performance and open dialogue, a daughter-mother duo explore their tense and nuanced relationship.
Tessitura
Dir. Lydia Cornett and Brit Fryer // 2024 // 18 min
Three trans opera singers refine their unique vocal talents and contemporize the history of gender-fluid performances in the art form.
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
Dir. Theo Panagopoulos // 2024 // Scotland, UK // 17 min
In an act of reclamation, a filmmaker reinterprets an unearthed archive of wildflower fields in Palestine.
Trapstarz
Dir. Gonçalo Loureiro // 2024 // Portugal // 23 min
On the precipice of adulthood, three aspiring trap stars see their big dreams falter when faced with a harsh reality check.