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A documentary about a group of parents determined to change the law after their children died during college fraternity hazing rituals.
In the depths of the Maya jungle, a young Maya man hired to deliver hallucinogenic toads stumbles into a spiritual war between indigenous rebels and Euro-Western seekers, led by a parasitic white shaman with a thirst for power - and blood.
Trapped in museum archives, Ancestors bend time and space to find their way home. History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.
A retired sniper in hiding on an Australian ranch must reunite her elite kill squad when a vengeful warlord threatens her daughter.
A biotechnology professor is among those trapped at a biotech conference after a rapidly mutating virus is released.
Four queer women in their 30s who are exes-turned-best-friends navigate adulthood, love, friendship, chosen families, and everything in between.
New technology in use at a fish farm awakens something slumbering in the depths.
A former convict on parole must outwit cops and robbers alike to get his share of an old heist.
Aboard a runaway train, a nun struggling with her faith breaks Church rules to attempt an exorcism which just might save the day.
Laura works for Souria in a luxurious Paris mansion. Souria, kept by a Saudi prince, awaits his visits. As Laura adapts to this world of wealth and surveillance, the women bond. But Laura senses danger closing in on them both.
A documentary following the history of misdeeds and debauchery at Walt Disney World Resort over 30 years.
A lovelorn medical student is terrorised by a hungry ghost after taking part in an obscure weight loss craze: eating human ashes.
The Exhibition on Screen series explores the life and work of the celebrated Mexican artist.
In an alternate 1942, Britain has fallen to Nazi Germany. A group of ordinary British people are captured by a ruthless SS officer who is determined to find a Resistance spy among them. Can they hold out under interrogation or will they crumble?
A documentary about the lasting effects of nuclear tests on nearby people and their descendents.
Satire sees wealthy NYC teenager Balthy make dramatic gun control videos to impress his activist crush. When an online troll targets his content, Balthy becomes convinced he's communicating with a potential school shooter and embarks on an ill-advised journey to Texas to confront him.
When a rescue party sets out in search of a vanished exhibition in remote Alaska forest, its members soon realise that something big is on their trail.
A young girl is distraught when she looks up dyslexia and sees it described as a lifelong disability, but a magical adventure teaches her to look at it differently.
A production assistant slides toward inceldom as his relationship falls apart, and a trans sex worker mentors her newly-out friend while pursuing motherhood in Vancouver.
The true story of Vera Brandes, teenage patron saint of the 1970s Cologne music scene, who risked everything to organise the greatest solo jazz concert in music history: Keith Jarrett’s legendary Köln Concert.
After the sudden death of her estranged sister, an actor leaves Los Angeles and returns to her hometown in search of answers.
Tony and his best friend, Ivy, decide to rob the bar where he works to steal a new drug that will take them on a journey to meet God.
Two old friends set out to walk 600 kilometers through the Scottish highlands, hoping to reconnect with each other, nature and parts of themselves that they've lost.
A mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune. After one voyage, they find themselves transported back in time, mistaken for the original crew.
Amid a mysterious deadly outbreak called the Itch. A widower and his estranged young daughter take sanctuary in a department store, only to realise the real terror is inside with them.
Emily takes a job as a counselor at a summer camp and finds a coven of witches ready to show her a path to healing.
Benji meets Jake at an airport check-out gate and is immediately intrigued. Jake is fit, elusive, dominant and, as Benji happily suspects, ‘a bit gay’. Cue monthly getaways to Amsterdam, a lot of sex and the creeping emergence of a doomed power dynamic.
A young Māori woman travels to Victorian England after receiving a letter promising information about her birth parents. As she peels back the layers of colonial deceit, she is driven to avenge her shattered ancestry.
A politician faces blackmail on the verge of an important vote.
A vibrant collision of horror, comedy, and aching personal truth as seen through the eyes of a young woman dealing with the pain of her menstrual cramps.
An aspiring author gets more than she bargained for when she writes an article for the local paper about her small town’s dark history, prompting unwanted speculation on what monsters may lie within.
A young woman with Down syndrome realises that she will need to stand up for her rights when support workers try to set limits on her romantic relationship.
Battling against the legacy of childhood trauma, internalised misogyny, and the image-obsessed fat shaming of the LA music business, aspiring singer-songwriter Frankie Ramirez finally snaps, with bloody results
Henry Violence, an anti-hero in an alternate 1980s world, becomes entangled in a brutal drug war as rival cartels battle for supremacy, forcing him to make difficult choices to navigate the treacherous landscape.
A documentary following three hijra women though a series of transitional life experiences.
Wild schoolboy and son of an alcoholic miner, Rich Jenkins is mentored by teacher Philip Burton to transform into Richard Burton - Wales's greatest star.
Violette is having a difficult maternity leave. Florence is dealing with depression. Despite their careers and families, they feel like failures. Florence’s first infidelity is a revelation. When having fun is far down the list of priorities, sleeping with a delivery guy could be revolutionary.
A portrait of a man with an intellectual disability, and the community he lives in.
An actor and a politician start an affair and discover a fetish for having sex in public places. The closer they get to their dreams, the more risk taking they become.
After directing Point Blank and Deliverance, John Boorman was offered to direct The Exorcist II. The film became a massive failure, nearly ending his career. Years later, cast and filmmakers discuss its ambition and artistic value.
A documentary following one gay Namibian man's battle to stand up for the rights of same-sex couples.
When a mysterious young woman comes to interview a paranoid man living in rural isolation, he is forced to confront the truth about his daughter's murder.
When an ungovernable fortysomething wild child collides with her venomous mother, her life blows up spectacularly, leaving her evicted and single.
A man trying to recover his reputation and his confidence after a financial scandal decides to take on the Oceans Seven marathon swimming challenge.
Five stories on the theme of home.
Twins Alfie and Elise find a magical watch on Christmas Eve and are swept by the Wish Collector into the musical Land of Sometimes, where they learn that wishes have consequences.
Three friends have spent their childhoods drinking, wreaking havoc, and filming crude stunts in their small town. Everyone hates them. Wanting to finally prove their lives have meaning, they decide to make a 'real movie'.
A reimagining of the quinceañera as a chaotic mix of comedy and creature horror.
It’s a Friday night and two college students plan to do drugs and order pizza. But when the home-made drug they ingest turns out to be wilder than expected, the simple journey down two flights of stairs becomes a mind-bogglingly transformative quest.
When Abby’s boyfriend drops out of the high school play, she finds herself helping a school outlier step into the role opposite her. They spend a long night wandering around their town, examining their futures and unearthing surprises from their past.
The serpent's call Composer Stephen Lukach on creating tension and awe in Beware Boiúna
Care and community Mike Leigh and the Tender Loving Care cast on humanity and looking out for one another
The aftermath Jorge Thielen Armand on returning to Venezuela to make Death Has No Master
Making magic Gregg Bishop on witches, inspiring actors, instinctive filmmaking and The Heretiks
The road to The Guests Cristina Diz and Stefan Butzmühlen on working together on their latest film
Beyond Saturn Tina Gharavi, Tala Calil and Assaad Bouab on Shadows Of Beirut
Puppy love Brad Pitt on the 'moving' Heart Of The Beast shoot thanks to furry co-star Odin
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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest:
San Sebastian Golden night for Tender Loving Care
Toronto La Bola Negra wins People's Choice award
San Sebastian Naomi Watts dedicates Donostia Award to Lynch
San Sebastian Werner Herzog honoured
Dinard Full programme announced
LFF Full programme announced
