Two down on their luck jazz musicians find themselves out of a job and on the run after the police raid the speakeasy they perform in and they inadvertently stumble upon a gang war. With no money and nowhere to hide, a gig with Sweet Sue and her Society Syncopators at a Florida beach resort seems like the perfect getaway. There’s just one problem: the Syncopators are an all-female band, and Joe and Jerry aren’t women – yet. Armed with some dodgy wigs and wobbly falsettos, Joe and Jerry manage to join the Syncopators, where they meet Sugar Kane: a hooch-swilling, ukulele-playing knockout with a soft spot for badboy saxophone players. Barely able to believe their good fortune, things start to go off the rails for the pair when they begin to attract unwanted attention from lecherous millionaires and some familiar faces show up at their hotel for a gathering of the country’s most dangerous criminals.

Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon

Director: Billy Wilder

Writer: Billy Wilder

Renown art car artist Harrod Blank”s camera-covered van breaks down near Albuquerque, NM. The only mechanic capable of fixing it is local drag racer, and machining savant, Russell “Rusty” Tidenberg. Rusty recently began to transition by getting breasts. While Rusty works, Harrod learns that Rusty”s boss (father) cut his pay, his biker friends rejected him, and women won”t date him now. Struck by his story, Harrod films Rusty for eight years. Other gender-non-binary art car artists that Harrod meets shed further light on gender identity in America. The film follows Rusty on this difficult journey of embracing and exhibiting both genders, while still hoping for acceptance, and love.

Director Harrod Blank and subject Rusty Tidenberg in attendance

Director: Harrod Blank, Sjoerd Dijk

A powerful and thought-provoking true story, Just Mercy follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them.

Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Rob Morgan, Time Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Karan Kendrick and Brie Larson

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

Sold Out–Wait List Available at the door

Defiance of Silence is a proactive, multi-media art installation aimed to expose injustice against Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls (MMIWG) curated by Charmaine Jackson, director of Naalkid Productions. One tree will be lit red in front of tahe Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe New Mexico. A MMIWG music video directed by Cameron L. Martinez Jr. will be presented and a song called Waiting for You will be performed by the Red Willow Singers of Taos Pueblo. A shawl designed by Patricia Michaels will also be on display to revive attention and awareness of missing and murdered indigenous women. It is also to support U.S. Congresswoman Deb Haaland’s call for a national investigation of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Defiance of Silence is in collaboration with the following respected women artists: Patricia Michaels, Fashion and Textile Designer, PM Waterlily; Charlene Teters, Artist & IAIA, Academic Dean of Students; and Sandra Claymore.

Lauren and Ned are engaged, they are in love, and they have just ten days to find Lauren”s mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the remote far north of Australia, reunite her parents and pull off their dream wedding.

Cast: Alan Rickman, Gwilym Lee, Kerry Fox

Director: Wayne Blair

Brotherhood directed by Meryam Joobeur Living in rural Tunisia with his wife and two sons, Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife.

The Neighbors’ Window directed by Marshall Curry Feeling stifled in her monotonous marriage, a middle-aged mother has her life shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.

This Time Away directed by Magali Barbe Nigel is an elderly man living as a recluse, haunted by his past and memory of the family he once had… until an unexpected visitor arrives and disrupts his lonely routine.

Men of Vision directed by Frank Todaro At the turn of the 20th century, pompous inventor Hubert Moss is in the midst of a dry spell that threatens to ruin him, until a clever young acolyte shows up at his door.

Utopia directed by Kosta Nikas A man returns to his country only to find a society under constant surveillance and governed by draconian laws.

The Moon directed by Danny Turkiewicz After a ruthless dictator”s improbable escape to the moon, a room full of politicians and generals must devise a plan to once again end the war.

The White Building, an iconic structure home to 493 families in Phnom Penh, faces demolition. In the
building’s final days, director Kavich Neang follows his own family and neighbors as they pack
belongings, share memories and anxieties, and eventually move out before the building’s total destruction.

Director: Kavich Neang

He became known the world over in the late 90s as an original member of legendary Cuban band Buena Vista Social Club, but Eliades Ochoa’s passion for his country’s musical heritage led him to pursue a life dedicated to music much earlier than that. Spanish language/English subtitles

Co-producers Ian Padron and Raciel Ruiz in attendance

Director: Cynthia Biestek

Throat Singing in Kangirsuk directed by Eva Kaukai and Manon Chamberland
Eva and Manon practice the Inuk art of throat singing in their small village of Kangirsuk. Their mesmerizing voices carry through the four seasons of their Arctic land.
Sweetheart Dancers directed by Ben-Alex Dupris
Sean and Adrian are a Two-Spirit couple determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the ”Sweetheart Dance” held at powwows across the country.
Fast Horse directed by Alexandra Lazarowich
To compete in the Indian relay against the best riders in the Blackfoot Confederacy at the Calgary Stampede, Siksika horseman Allison RedCrow struggles to build a team with second-hand horses and a new jockey, Cody BigTobacco.
Running Shadow directed by Carlos Rafael Betancourt
A young Lakota woman dreams of running competitively outside the Reservation, but with broken shoes and no real track to practice on, her chances seem slim. Even with the best shoes, she’s haunted by the guilt that she couldn’t run fast enough to save her sister from suicide. Those traumatic memories stop her from running fast enough on any track. When her coach father surprises her with a chance to compete off the Rez, her fears become unbearable. Only by revisiting her trauma and standing up to her father can she find the strength to run on her own terms.
Wajak: At the End of the Lake directed by Peter Poucachiche, Kobe Wawatie
On a Sunday morning, Peter Poucachiche wakes his grandson up at dawn to go moose hunting. Inuk Hunter directed by George Annanack A poetic and contemplative film about an Inuk man hunting for northern lights with his camera.
Fainting Spells directed by Sky Hopinka
Told through recollections of youth, learning, lore, and departure, this is an imagined myth for the Xąwįska, or the Indian Pipe Plant – used by the Ho-Chunk to revive those who have fainted. Wearing My Culture directed by Olivia Lya Thomassie Inuit communities take pride in making and wearing their winter apparel. Bonds are created within family, culture, and the environment through the creation of clothing.
Extinct directed by Nicole DiLeo
An animated interpretation of Chief Seattle’s legendary words on ecological responsibility and respect of Native Americans’ land rights. Filmmaker in Attendance.
Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock directed by Michele Noble
In 2016 at Standing Rock, North Dakota, the youth of many tribes unite the Native Nations for the first time in 150 years and rise up in spiritual solidarity to oppose the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline. Filmmaker in Attendance.

François Truffaut’s first feature is also his most personal. Told from the point of view of Truffaut’s cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups) sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut’s own childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime. The film marked Truffaut’s passage from leading critic to trailblazing auteur of the French New Wave.

Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud

Director: François Truffaut

Winner of the Grand Jury prize at IFF Boston, Ernie & Joe follows two officers with the San Antonio Texas Police Department who are diverting people away from jail and into mental health treatment — one 911 call at a time. In the process, they are redefining policing and its mandate to “keep people safe,” while transforming the ways in which law enforcement across the U.S. can approach and help those who suffer from mental illness.

Director: Jenifer McShane

Bad Assistant directed by Kyle Cogan A devoted Hollywood assistant is pushed to the limits of what she’ll do for her manipulative boss, when he seeks her help in moving a dead body.

Connections directed by Kevin Alexander A young, male screenwriter’s meeting with an experienced, female producer takes an unexpected turn.
Trashy directed by Kevin Alexander A man inadvertently insults his date while attempting to give her a compliment and suffers the consequences.

Personal Best directed by Kevin Alexander Dirty talk during sex backfires when the girl reveals something that the guy can’t cope with.
I Love Lisha directed by Dan Robert and Lisha Brooks Lisha, a 1950’s house-wife, is worried that her husband Ricky will leave her, and so she enlists her closeted gay best friend Dan to help her with a half-baked scheme that leads to unimaginable consequences.
40 Minutes Over Maui directed by Michael Feld and Josh Covitt For 40 minutes on January 13, 2018, the fate of the world hung in the balance, for Larry and Penny… their Hawaiian vacation was ruined.
Kindred Spirit directed by Caroline Lindy After chatting on a dating app, hopelessly single Eloise invites Jonathan to her apartment only to discover that he has less of a life than her.
Westfalia directed by Haley Finnegan A couple embarks on an epic road trip in an attempt to gain more followers after their Instagram rival’s fame doubles overnight.

In the shadow of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea volcano, a young girl, Manu, and her mother lovingly breed a colony of bees. Meanwhile, as Manu’s activist father protests the construction of a giant telescope on the mountain’s sacred ground, a group of scientists study the landscape in preparation for our inevitable relocation to Mars.

Director Sarah Christman in attendance

Director: Sarah Christman

In the ultra-competitive indoor sport of elite, stunningly-designed model airplanes, a wild-card newcomer threatens to knock a teammate off his world champion throne. English, Japanese, Romanian/English subtitles

Subject Brett Sanborn in attendance

Director: Phil Kibbe

In this hauntingly evocative Southern Gothic mystery, a struggling addict ventures into the Louisiana swampland to reconnect with her faith healer father, only to discover he is hiding a troubling secret aboard his houseboat.

Cast: Teri Wyble, Dane Rhodes, Hunter Burke

Director: Brian C Miller Richard

Writer: Hunter Burke, Nick Lavin

A boy caught between the ancient and the new navigates modernization on his own terms. By becoming a lion, he can fight back against the forces outside of his control.

Director: Mo Scarpelli

Award-winning cookbook author, environmentalist and feisty nonagenarian Diana Kennedy reflects on a life spent mastering the cuisines of Mexico.

Director: Elizabeth Carroll

Dee (Rachael Harris of ”The Hangover”) is stuck in a boring job and a broken marriage in International Falls, a snowbound border town at the end of the road. Harboring a secret dream of a stand up career, Dee encounters Tim (Rob Huebel): a burned out touring comedian who feels trapped by the very life Dee desires. As these two lost souls form an unlikely friendship, they”ll be forced to face the harsh but funny truths of their lives.

Director Amber McGinnis in attendance

Cast: Rachael Harris, Rob Huebel, Kevin Nealon

Director: Amber McGinnis

Writer: Thomas Ward

Sibyl, a jaded psychotherapist, returns to her first passion: writing. But her newest patient Margot, a troubled up-and-coming actress, proves to be a source of inspiration that is far too tempting. Fascinated almost to the point of obsession, Sibyl becomes more and more involved in Margot”s tumultuous life, reviving volatile memories that bring her face to face with her past.

Cast: Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gaspard Ulliel

Director: Justine Triet

Writer: Arthur Harari

Set against the spectacular landscapes of Iceland, The Seer and the Unseen is a magic realist documentary about invisible elves, financial collapse, and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of Ragga Jónsdóttir, a grandmother and “seer” who speaks on behalf of nature under threat.

Unfortunately, Sara Dosa will not be in attendance.

Director: Sara Dosa

The Sheperdess directed by Katie Falkenberg
A Navajo shepherdess perseveres in a rapidly vanishing way of life, despite extreme drought on the reservation. “We didn’t even go up the mountain because there’s no water,” she recounts. “Hardships are just lessons and challenges in life and you just can’t dwell on it, you have to live through it.”
Of The Sea directed by Jordyn Romero
Of the Sea is an inspirational, feminist surf film that follows a mother and her entrepreneurial efforts to raise awareness of the world’s plastic consumption.
Patricia + James directed by Catherine Lynch
Patricia + James explores how one prominent Native family honors their culture while living engaged, artful lives in New Mexico and around the world. Together, they build a traditional adobe home for their children and elderly parents, as Patricia furthers her career in high fashion and art.
Crowville directed by Mary Lance
Each winter, thousands of crows gather in the Bosque, a forest along the Rio Grande in New Mexico. By day, they scavenge at nearby shopping centers. In the evenings, thousands of them gather to roost communally in the Bosque. Two filmmakers document this visually stunning phenomenon, beginning in their backyard.
And Those Who Dance it Surrender Their Hearts to Each Other directed by Cody Edison
This film is about Lone Piñon, an acoustic conjunto from Northern New Mexico whose music celebrates the diversity and integrity of their region”s cultural roots. The group has revived and updated the Chicano string band style that once flourished in New Mexico.

Dream Catcher directed by Ryan Adkins
A six-year-old boy’s escape from loneliness into a fluid, watercolor-inspired world of dreams with nothing more than a dream catcher and his imagination!
Space Epic directed by Prabhu Rajaganapathy
An astronaut tries to take the first selfie on the moon but then something happens.
Two directed by Emre Okten
Two robotic companions forge a friendship during their decades-long mission on an unmanned research ship headed for the Sun.
Don’t Croak directed by Daun Kim An agile long-legged frog escapes from being dissected by a frenzied determined 12 year-old girl.
Monstrositea directed by Megan Pinkston
A lonely old lady’s afternoon tea is interrupted by her crazy neighbor”s science experiment.
La Mort, Père & Fils (Death, Dad & Son) directed by Winshluss, Denis Walgenwitz
Death is a devoted family man whose son would rather be a guardian angel than follow in his father’s footsteps.
Wild Love directed by Paul Autric, Quentin Camus, Maryka Laudet, Léa Georges, Zoé Sottiaux, Corentin Yvergniaux
While on a romantic getaway, Alan and Beverly cause a fatal accident and their crime won’t go unpunished…
Gelato – Seven Summers of Ice Cream Love directed by Daniela Opp One
summer in the 1930”s, a German girl named Rosa fell in love with an Italian boy named Paolo, who family opened a shop selling a new frozen treat…until the war interrupted their love story.
A Bird With No Legs directed by Nick Cinelli
Theo plays his saxophone to help his father overcome his grief.

Ladder to You directed by Victoria Watson and Chris Watson Old Eric is tired of life without his dear wife, Elsie, but in his darkest moment she shows him that true love never dies.
Dani directed by Lizzy Hogenson
Feeling obligated to wear a brave face, a 30-year-old woman delivers her grim breast cancer prognosis to her mother over a simple phone call.

Charon directed by Cullen Parr Myron Dyal, an artist with temporal lobe epilepsy, creates striking images inspired by the visions he has during his seizures.
Bavure directed by Donato Sansone
The evolution of a human being from creation to an awareness of the mysteries of the universe.
Selfies directed by Claudius Gentinetta
Hundreds of quaint, embarrassing and dreadfully disturbing selfies are arranged in a veritable firework display of digital self-portraits.
Pandemia directed by Yiannis Biliris
Mobile addiction and social disconnection… Is this the new norm?
The Divine Way directed by Ilaria Di Carlo
Inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy, this epic descent through an endless labyrinth of staircases was shot in more than fifty magnificent locations throughout Germany.

In the early 1980’s, an all out war rages between Sicilian mafia bosses over the heroin trade. Tommaso Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Back home, scores are being settled and Buscetta watches from afar as his sons and brother are killed in Palermo, knowing he may be next. Arrested and extradited to Italy by the Brazilian police, Buscetta makes a decision that will change everything for the Mafia: He decides to meet with Judge Giovanni Falcone and betray the eternal vow he made to the Cosa Nostra.

Cast: Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Candido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Luigi Lo Cascio, Fausto Russo Alesi, Nicola Calì

Director: Marco Bellocchio

In 1999, nine-year-old Emmanuel Durant and his family began filming their daily lives in America’s most dangerous neighborhood — just 17 blocks behind the U.S. Capitol. They’ve been filming ever since. Spanning two decades, 17 Blocks illuminates a nation”s ongoing crisis through one family”s raw, stirring, and deeply personal saga.

Director Davy Rothbart in attendance

Director: Davy Rothbart

Across Texas an unstoppable construction boom drives urban sprawl and luxury high-rises. Its dirty secret: abuse of immigrant labor. Building the American Dream captures a turning point as a movement forms to fight widespread construction industry injustices. Grieving their son, a Mexican family campaigns for a life-and-death safety ordinance. A Salvadorian electrician couple owed thousands in back pay fights for their children’s future. A bereaved son battles to protect others from his family”s preventable tragedy. A story of courage, resilience and community, the film reveals shocking truths about the hardworking immigrants who build the American Dream, of which they are excluded.

Director Chelsea Hernandez in attendance

Director: Chelsea Hernandez

Taos directed by Stephen Billick
Two female artists leave WWI-era New York City for the desert southwest, but soon discover that a dangerous sinisterness lurks amongst new inspirations.
The Debacle directed by Nathan Hollis
Two friends resolve to enjoy an old horror movie as a consequence of character similarities. As the film makes headway, art begins to imitate life.
The Tree directed by Anna Borden
Mitch has vertigo and decides to save his marriage by cutting down a tree

Everything Goes To The Fish directed by Brandon Carter After a large fortune is left to a fish, three people discuss what should be done about it.
The Divorce directed by Lindsy Campbell
The Divorce tells the story of a woman who experiences the devastation of a broken home during the fallout of her marriage. She makes a seemingly harmless, yet somewhat bold gesture that, in the end, earns her the upper-hand. A little cunning levity about finally getting even!
The Execution of Love directed by Maxine Cohen
A woman is heartbroken after following her lover to China – only to be rejected. Seeking a silent harsh landscape to reconcile her tender memories and desires, with her feelings of stark emptiness and disillusionment, she contemplates actions that will lead to resolution.
Unstuffed directed Qootsvenmah Denipah-Cook
Two delinquent high school geniuses must solve a grisly murder or be suspended. Santa Fe Indian School spoofs the procedural crime genre, and the victim is an innocent Teddy bear.
Pop By directed by Josh Pulido
A young man heats up a late night snack while waiting for a friend but it looks like he might have an unexpected guest first…
Carolus Magnus directed by Paul Gleason
#boiswyllBbois. A day in the life of a single mom and her two sons…somewhere in the middle of acceptance.
Nightdrop directed by Henry Valdez
During one last auto theft, a car thief (Marina Rossi) breaks away from her toxic boyfriend/crime partner (Robert I. Mesa) driving away from the only life she”s ever known.

A Song Often Played on the Radio directed by Raven Chacon and Cristobal Martinez
In a search for the mythological Cities of Cibola, a horseman finds himself in a race against another rogue seeking the valuable metals of the New Mexican desert. Spurred by the justification of moralistic ”dichos”, the rival explorers come to learn about what truly brought them to this land, understanding their true identities, and finding that they were only stealing from themselves.

3 Days directed by Julie Sharbutt When three female friends sense danger on a camping trip, they keep each other laughing until one decides to make a run for it.

Just A Drill directed by Julianne Donnelle Determined to follow the rules in an active shooter drill, an overworked teacher in an underfunded classroom battles the impossible choices a leader must make when the drill becomes a horrifying reality.

Your Last Day On Earth directed by Marc Martínez Jordán A man attempts to travel through time in order to spend some time with his dead wife… but things don”t go according to plan.

Casting Couch directed by Matt Thiesen and Justin Lee An insatiable casting couch feeds on unsuspecting Hollywood hopefuls. But in 2019, has it finally met its match?

Gaslight directed by Louisa Weichmann One night, a bar waitress encounters a mysterious and charming stranger whilst waiting at a bus terminal, however things soon take a dark turn when the stranger is not as human as he appears to be.

Madame directed by Garth Jennings Inside a grand Parisian apartment lives an elegant elderly lady, and inside this lady lives a monster. English subtitles

Milk directed by Santiago Menghini On a late night, a young teen goes into the kitchen for a glass of milk. Upon encountering his sleepless mother, he quickly realizes things are not as they seem.

Baby Bird directed by Barret Bowman When Jen and Paul are invited to a coworker”s dinner party, they get roped in to playing the group”s favorite game.

Whether you are a seasoned pro, a rising star, or a novice in the movie business, the SFiFF Industry party is the perfect mixer for networking and connecting with filmmakers

Aleksi is approaching her 30s but still stuck under her parents” roof. While ignoring her pressing responsibilities, she follows her impulses with various men: Christian, an American photographer who she bonds with due to the similar interests; Goran, a local musician with whom she has an intense physical chemistry; and Toni, an older, richer, charming playboy who tries to lure her with his extravagant lifestyle. Croatian language/English subtitles

Director Barbara Vekarić in attendance

Cast: Tihana Lazovic, Goran Markovic, Leon Lucev

Director: Barbara Vekarić

Writer: Barbara Vekaric

The Love Bugs directed by Allison Otto, Maria Clinton
Over the course of 60 years two entomologist soulmates quietly amassed the world’s largest private collection of insects. When they decide to give them all away they reveal the love of Nature—and the nature of Love.
True Believer directed by Sarah Colt and Josh Gleason
Progressive evangelical pastor Robb Ryerse runs for US Congress in bright red Arkansas, illuminating the barriers that prevent average Americans from running for office and raising fundamental questions about the health of democracy in America.
Enforcement Hours directed by Paloma Martinez
In a climate of xenophobia and confusion, a San Francisco hotline aims to provide limited assistance to a targeted population.
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you’re a girl) directed by Carol Dysinger
In Kabul, Afghanistan, an organization called Skateistan recruits girls from poor neighborhoods and teaches them to read, write – and skateboard. This film follows a class of girls at Skateistan growing through the joy of skating and the warmth of the women who teach them.

Across Texas an unstoppable construction boom drives urban sprawl and luxury high-rises. Its dirty secret: abuse of immigrant labor. Building the American Dream captures a turning point as a movement forms to fight widespread construction industry injustices. Grieving their son, a Mexican family campaigns for a life-and-death safety ordinance. A Salvadorian electrician couple owed thousands in back pay fights for their children’s future. A bereaved son battles to protect others from his family”s preventable tragedy. A story of courage, resilience and community, the film reveals shocking truths about the hardworking immigrants who build the American Dream, of which they are excluded.

Director Chelsea Hernandez in attendance

Director: Chelsea Hernandez

In the shadow of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea volcano, a young girl, Manu, and her mother lovingly breed a colony of bees. Meanwhile, as Manu’s activist father protests the construction of a giant telescope on the mountain’s sacred ground, a group of scientists study the landscape in preparation for our inevitable relocation to Mars.

Director Sarah Christman in attendance

Director: Sarah Christman

Cathy (Wendi McLendon-Covey of Bridesmaids and The Goldbergs) struggles to maintain control and significance amidst fears that her husband’s having an affair and her thirteen year old daughter is becoming estranged. She retreats to her sister’s home where she cat-sits, compulsively cleans and spies on a neighboring family. One by one these bizarre neighbors — Mom, Dad & Teenage son — lure Cathy into their lives and ignite her rebellion. When Cathy becomes the object of the teenage son’s obsession, he threatens to unravel everything, from her precarious marriage to her daughter’s innocence to her own wavering sanity. Fresh off its premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Director Debra Eisenstadt in attendance

Cast: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Max Burkholder, Christine Woods, Steve Little

Director: Debra Eisenstadt

3 Days directed by Julie Sharbutt When three female friends sense danger on a camping trip, they keep each other laughing until one decides to make a run for it.
Just A Drill directed by Julianne Donnelle Determined to follow the rules in an active shooter drill, an overworked teacher in an underfunded classroom battles the impossible choices a leader must make when the drill becomes a horrifying reality.
Your Last Day On Earth directed by Marc Martínez Jordán A man attempts to travel through time in order to spend some time with his dead wife… but things don”t go according to plan.
Casting Couch directed by Matt Thiesen and Justin Lee An insatiable casting couch feeds on unsuspecting Hollywood hopefuls. But in 2019, has it finally met its match?
Gaslight directed by Louisa Weichmann One night, a bar waitress encounters a mysterious and charming stranger whilst waiting at a bus terminal, however things soon take a dark turn when the stranger is not as human as he appears to be.
Madame directed by Garth Jennings Inside a grand Parisian apartment lives an elegant elderly lady, and inside this lady lives a monster. English subtitles
Milk directed by Santiago Menghini On a late night, a young teen goes into the kitchen for a glass of milk. Upon encountering his sleepless mother, he quickly realizes things are not as they seem.
Baby Bird directed by Barret Bowman When Jen and Paul are invited to a coworker”s dinner party, they get roped in to playing the group”s favorite game.

12 Seconds To Gunfire
12 seconds of gunfire: The true story of a school shooting is a powerful virtual reality experience produced by The Washington Post. The short film recounts what happened to Jacob Hall and Ava Olsen, who were first-graders at Townville Elementary School in South Carolina when a 14-year-old boy opened fire on their school playground at recess.
Last Whispers directed by Lena Herzog
At an unprecedented speed, faster than the extinction of most endangered species, we are losing our linguistic diversity—and the very means by which we know ourselves. Last Whispers is an immersive oratorio, an invocation of the languages that have gone extinct and an incantation of those that are endangered.
Ghost Fleet Directed by Shannon Service and Jeffrey

At 14, Tun Lin was kidnapped from Thailand and sold into slavery. He spent the next 14 years on a ship, forced to fish without pay. With the help of a humanitarian agency, Tun Lin escaped and returned home—but many are not so lucky.
Ghost Fleet VR offers epic storytelling and takes us to the ships, ports, and seas where the slave trade takes place, exposing these injustices and their relationship to the lucrative fishing industry.

Award-winning cookbook author, environmentalist and feisty nonagenarian Diana Kennedy reflects on a life spent mastering the cuisines of Mexico.

Director: Elizabeth Carroll

A boy caught between the ancient and the new navigates modernization on his own terms. By becoming a lion, he can fight back against the forces outside of his control.

Director: Mo Scarpelli

In the ultra-competitive indoor sport of elite, stunningly-designed model airplanes, a wild-card newcomer threatens to knock a teammate off his world champion throne. English, Japanese, Romanian/English subtitles

Subject Brett Sanborn in attendance

Director: Phil Kibbe

Lauren and Ned are engaged, they are in love, and they have just ten days to find Lauren”s mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the remote far north of Australia, reunite her parents and pull off their dream wedding.

Cast: Alan Rickman, Gwilym Lee, Kerry Fox

Director: Wayne Blair

The White Building, an iconic structure home to 493 families in Phnom Penh, faces demolition. In the
building’s final days, director Kavich Neang follows his own family and neighbors as they pack
belongings, share memories and anxieties, and eventually move out before the building’s total destruction.

Director: Kavich Neang

Profiles rising stars of Arctic indigenous hip-hop – from Alaska, Greenland and Sápmi, the homeland of the Sámi people. Shared themes span vast distances: language revitalization, cultural pride, and decolonization. Artists unite for a thrilling live performance on the main stage of Riddu Riđđu festival.

Directors Priscilla Naunġaġiaq Hensley and David Holthouse in attendance

Director: Priscilla Naunġaġiaq Hensley and David Holthouse

He became known the world over in the late 90s as an original member of legendary Cuban band Buena Vista Social Club, but Eliades Ochoa’s passion for his country’s musical heritage led him to pursue a life dedicated to music much earlier than that. Spanish/English subtitles

Co-producers Ian Padron and Raciel Ruiz in attendance

Director: Cynthia Biestek

IAIA’s Department of Cinematic Arts presents a showcase of award-winning dramatic and documentary films from the past three years, as well as the world premiere of two Senior Project films.  Q&A with the filmmakers will follow.

Big Sister Rug by Dwayne Joe (Diné/Hopi)

Raven by Razelle Benally (Oglala Lakota/Navajo)

Legacy by Mark Lewis (Gila River Indian Tribe)

Lightning Boy by Michael R.L. Begay (Navajo)

Deliverance by Thomas Worcester (Caddo)

Simone by Leroy Grafe

War Baby by Miles DeVesty

The Dust in Our Eyes by Carrie Dada (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma)

Runtime: 87 minutes

WELL GROOMED travels the humorous, visually stunning world of Competitive Creative Dog Grooming alongside the colorful women transforming their beloved poodles into living sculptures.

Director: Rebecca Stern

Battles over blood quantum and ‘best interests’ resurface the untold history of America’s Indian Adoption Era – a time when nearly one-third of children were removed from tribal communities nationwide. As political scrutiny over Indian child welfare intensifies, an adoption survivor helps others find their way home through song and ceremony.

Director Drew Nicholas in attendance

Director: Drew Nicholas

A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.

Actress Jane Seymour in attendance

Cast: Jane Seymour, Christopher Reeve, Christopher Plummer

Director: Jeannot Szwarc

Writer: Richard Matheson

”Marriage Story” is Academy Award nominated filmmaker Noah Baumbach”s incisive and compassionate portrait of a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.

Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver

Director: Noah Baumbach

Writer: Noah Baumbach

”Marriage Story” is Academy Award nominated filmmaker Noah Baumbach”s incisive and compassionate portrait of a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.

Cast: Scarlett Johansson

Director: Noah Baumbach

Writer: Noah Baumbach

For teenage Nola, home is the open road. Her self-reliant father, is her anchor in a life of transience. The pair criss-cross the United States in a lovingly refurbished RV, making ends meet through odd jobs while relishing their independence. A shocking rupture, though, casts Nola out on her own. She makes her way to New Mexico in search of a mother she never knew, only for her motorhome to break down unexpectedly. But after forging a bond with an auto body shop owner, Nola senses the possibility of mooring her ship in this storm.

Director Ani Simon-Kennedy in attendance

Cast: Sabrina Carpenter, Danny Trejo

Director: Ani Simon-Kennedy

How Does It Start directed by Amber Sealey With her self-absorbed parents distracted by their recent divorce, 12-year-old Rain is left alone to navigate the complexities of sex, love and adulthood, and learns to do it her own way.
Ponyboi directed by River Gallo, Sade Clacken Joseph On Valentine”s Day, Ponyboi, an Intersex sex worker, looks for love and a way out of his seedy life in New Jersey.
Deep Tissue directed by Meredith Alloway Two strangers meet under mysterious means and discover they share a mutual fetish.

Under Covers directed by Michaela Olsen On the night of a lunar eclipse, we uncover the sweet, salacious, and spooky secrets of a small town.
Lady Parts directed by Erin Rye and Jessica Sherif After portraying a dancing tampon in a commercial, a struggling actress gets her first real break in a movie by an acclaimed up-and-coming director.
Lobster Tits directed by Jessica Guerra Cathy wakes up to discover, to her horror, that there are lobsters attached to her nipples! She calls the ”Maritime Mishaps Hotline” for aide, but is it too late to escape these arthropod assailants?
Kiko’s Saints directed by Manuel Marmier A Japanese illustrator on assignment in France gets inspiration when she spies on a gay couple at the beach.

Dance to the dope beats of DJ Worl door prizes from Trickster Clothing Company

The winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, ”I Was at Home, But…” tells the story of Astrid (Maren Eggert), a forty-something mother of two, struggling to regain her balance in the wake of her husband’s death. Her adolescent son Phillip (Jakob Lassalle) disappeared for a week and now that he has returned, he faces disciplinary action at school and his toe requires amputation. As new questions confront Astrid from every angle, even simple activities like buying a bicycle or engaging with a work of art, are fraught with unexpected challenges. In her signature elliptical style and with a gentle sense of humor, Schanelec weaves together these narrative strands and more—a school production of Hamlet, a pair of teachers deciding whether to start a family, a donkey and a dog who share a home—to create an indelible picture of a small community grappling with fundamental questions of existence. German language/English subtitles

Cast: Thorbjörn Björnsson, Maren Eggert

Director: Angela Schanelec

Award-winning filmmaker Alexandria Bombach discusses the international nature of her work.

Cathy (Wendi McLendon-Covey of ”Bridesmaids” and ”The Goldbergs”) struggles to maintain control and significance amidst fears that her husband’s having an affair and her thirteen year old daughter is becoming estranged. She retreats to her sister’s home where she cat-sits, compulsively cleans and spies on a neighboring family. One by one these bizarre neighbors — Mom, Dad & Teenage son — lure Cathy into their lives and ignite her rebellion. When Cathy becomes the object of the teenage son’s obsession, he threatens to unravel everything, from her precarious marriage to her daughter’s innocence to her own wavering sanity. Fresh off its premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Director Debra Eisenstadt in attendance

Cast: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Max Burkholder, Christine Woods, Steve Little

Director: Debra Eisenstadt

Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.

Cast: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger

Director: Victor Fleming

In Irénée-les-Neiges, a small, isolated town with a population of 215, Simon Dubé dies in a car accident. The stunned townspeople are reluctant to discuss the circumstances of the tragedy. From that point on, for the Dubé family as well as for Mayor Smallwood and a handful of others, time seems to lose all meaning, and the days stretch on without end. Something descends slowly upon the area. In this period of mourning and in this fog, strangers start to appear. Who are they? What is happening? Nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival

Cast: Robert Naylor, Josée Deschênes, Jean-Michel Anctil

Director: Denis Côté

Mike Williams (Strand Releasing) and Robert Chang (POV & America ReFramed) discuss distribution in the United States.

Elia Suleiman escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland, only to find that Palestine is trailing behind him. The promise of a new life turns into a comedy of errors: however far he travels, from Paris to New York, something always reminds him of home. French language/English subtitles

Cast: Elia Suleiman, Gael García Bernal, Ali Suliman, Kwasi Songui

Director: Elia Suleiman

Writer: Elia Suleiman

For teenage Nola, home is the open road. Her self-reliant father, is her anchor in a life of transience. The pair criss-cross the United States in a lovingly refurbished RV, making ends meet through odd jobs while relishing their independence. A shocking rupture, though, casts Nola out on her own. She makes her way to New Mexico in search of a mother she never knew, only for her motorhome to break down unexpectedly. But after forging a bond with an auto body shop owner, Nola senses the possibility of mooring her ship in this storm.

Director Ani Simon-Kennedy in attendance

Cast: Sabrina Carpenter, Danny Trejo

Director: Ani Simon-Kennedy

Directed by Yi’nan Diao (the director of Berlin Golden Bear winner Black Coal, Thin Ice) The Wild Goose Lake depicts a gangster on the run who sacrifices everything for his family and a woman he meets while on the lam.

Cast: Ge Hu

Director: Yi’nan Diao

Aleksi is approaching her 30s but still stuck under her parents” roof. While ignoring her pressing responsibilities, she follows her impulses with various men: Christian, an American photographer who she bonds with due to the similar interests; Goran, a local musician with whom she has an intense physical chemistry; and Toni, an older, richer, charming playboy who tries to lure her with his extravagant lifestyle. Croatian language/English subtitles

Director Barbara Vekarić in attendance

Cast: Tihana Lazovic, Goran Markovic, Leon Lucev

Director: Barbara Vekarić

Writer: Barbara Vekaric

12 Seconds To Gunfire
12 seconds of gunfire: The true story of a school shooting is a powerful virtual reality experience produced by The Washington Post. The short film recounts what happened to Jacob Hall and Ava Olsen, who were first-graders at Townville Elementary School in South Carolina when a 14-year-old boy opened fire on their school playground at recess.
Last Whispers directed by Lena Herzog
At an unprecedented speed, faster than the extinction of most endangered species, we are losing our linguistic diversity—and the very means by which we know ourselves. Last Whispers is an immersive oratorio, an invocation of the languages that have gone extinct and an incantation of those that are endangered.
Ghost Fleet Directed by Shannon Service and Jeffrey
Ghost Fleet delves into Thailand’s fishing industry, which supplies a large portion of the world’s seafood.

Hollywood Agent Dick Guttman (Agent for Barbra Streisand, Jacqueline Bisset) discusses the golden age of Hollywood.

Winner of the Grand Jury prize at IFF Boston, Ernie & Joe follows two officers with the San Antonio Texas Police Department who are diverting people away from jail and into mental health treatment — one 911 call at a time. In the process, they are redefining policing and its mandate to “keep people safe,” while transforming the ways in which law enforcement across the U.S. can approach and help those who suffer from mental illness.

Director: Jenifer McShane

Two Indigenous women from vastly different backgrounds find their worlds colliding on an East Vancouver, B.C. sidewalk when brutality and fear drives one of them out from her home and into the cold rain. As this intimate yet challenging encounter develops, what began as violent and terrifying tentatively expands as the women’s shared imagery and cultural experience weave a fragile bond between them. Both women now must face their own unique struggle as they navigate the complexities of motherhood, class, race, and the ongoing legacy of colonialism.

Cast: Violet Nelson, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Charlie Hannah

Director: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn

WELL GROOMED travels the humorous, visually stunning world of Competitive Creative Dog Grooming alongside the colorful women transforming their beloved poodles into living sculptures.

Director: Rebecca Stern

Directors Panel moderated by Chris Eyre

Barbara Vekarić director of Aleksi

Debra Eisenstadt director of Imaginary Order,

Ani Simon-Kennedy, The Short History of the Long Road

Siena Bergt, Opia

To a stranger, he’s an eccentric Singaporean obsessed with toilets, but to those who know him, he’s “Mr. Toilet.” A former entrepreneur, Jack Sim uses humor to campaign for something no one dares talk about: shit. It’s a crisis that impacts over two billion people. Having established UN World Toilet Day, Sim plunges into his biggest challenge yet when asked to help turn India into a defecation-free zone. But with few resources and no real help from the government, Mr. Toilet discovers there is a price to pay for being the world’s #2 hero.

Director Lily Zepeda in attendance

Director: Lily Zepeda

Documenteurs Panel moderated by Eileen O’Brien

Priscilla Naunġaġiaq Hensley, We Up: Indigenous Hip-Hop of the Circumpolar North

Drew Nicholas, Blood Memory

D.W. Young, The Booksellers

When Andrew Briggman (Nat Wolff), a young soldier in the US invasion of Afghanistan, witnesses other recruits killing innocent civilians under the direction of a sadistic leader, Sergeant Deeks (Alexander Skarsgård), he considers reporting them to higher-ups — but the heavily-armed, increasingly violent platoon becomes suspicious that someone in their ranks has turned on them, and Andrew begins to fear that he’ll be the next target.

Cast: Nat Wolff, Alexander Skarsgård, Adam Long

Director: Dan Krauss

Ms. White Light is the story of Lex Cordova, a young woman who counsels terminally ill clients that have trouble letting go. While proving uniquely talented in her ability to connect with the dying, Lex is at a total loss when it comes to dealing with everyone else. When Valerie, a sharp-tongued free spirit who simply has no time for her own mortality, refuses to play by Lex”s rules, Lex is forced to question her own decisions, and must decide if the business of dying is truly worth it…even at the cost of living her life.

Cast: Roberta Colindrez, Judith Light, Zachary Spicer

Director: Paul Shoulberg

Writer: Paul Shoulberg

Haiti, 1962. A man is brought back from the dead only to be sent to the living hell of the sugarcane fields. In Paris, 55 years later, at the prestigious Légion d’honneur boarding school, a Haitian girl confesses an old family secret to a group of new friends – never imagining that this strange tale will convince a heartbroken classmate to do the unthinkable.

Cast: Louise Labeque
Wislanda Louimat
Katiana Milfort
Mackenson Bijou
Adilé David
Ninon François

Director: Bertrand Bonello

Bad Assistant directed by Kyle Cogan A devoted Hollywood assistant is pushed to the limits of what she’ll do for her manipulative boss, when he seeks her help in moving a dead body.
Connections directed by Kevin Alexander A young, male screenwriter’s meeting with an experienced, female producer takes an unexpected turn.
Trashy directed by Kevin Alexander A man inadvertently insults his date while attempting to give her a compliment and suffers the consequences.
Personal Best directed by Kevin Alexander Dirty talk during sex backfires when the girl reveals something that the guy can’t cope with.
I Love Lisha directed by Dan Robert and Lisha Brooks Lisha, a 1950’s house-wife, is worried that her husband Ricky will leave her, and so she enlists her closeted gay best friend Dan to help her with a half-baked scheme that leads to unimaginable consequences.
40 Minutes Over Maui directed by Michael Feld and Josh Covitt For 40 minutes on January 13, 2018, the fate of the world hung in the balance, for Larry and Penny… their Hawaiian vacation was ruined.
Kindred Spirit directed by Caroline Lindy After chatting on a dating app, hopelessly single Eloise invites Jonathan to her apartment only to discover that he has less of a life than her.
Westfalia directed by Haley Finnegan A couple embarks on an epic road trip in an attempt to gain more followers after their Instagram rival’s fame doubles overnight.

In The Whistlers, not everything is as it seems for Cristi, a police inspector in Bucharest who plays both sides of the law. Embarking with the beautiful Gilda on a high-stakes heist, both will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery and deception. A trip to the Canary Islands to learn a secret whistling language might just be what they need to pull it off. (Romanian, English, Spanish/English Subtitles)

Cast: Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazar, Antonio Buil, Agustí Villaronga, Sabin Tambrea, Julieta Szonyi, and George Pisterneanu Directed by: Corneliu Porumboiu
Produced by: Marcela Mindru Ursu, Patricia Poienaru, Sylvie Pialat, Benoît Quainon, Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, and Maren Ade

Director: Corneliu Porumboiu

Falls Around Her follows Mary Birchbark (Tantoo Cardinal), a legendary singer who returns to the vast wilderness of her reserve to reconnect with the land and her community. Mary begins to sense that someone might be watching her. Unsure of what is real and what is imagined, Mary embraces isolation as she explores the psychological impact of her past and present.

Actress Tantoo Cardinal in attendance

Cast: Tantoo Cardinal, Johnny Issaluk, Gail Maurice

Director: Darlene Naponse

Writer: Darlene Naponse

In the Midwest in the early 00s, sixteen-year-old Alice (Natalia Dyer) has always been a good Catholic girl. But when an AOL chat turns racy, she discovers masturbation and becomes guilt-ridden.

Seeking redemption, she attends a mysterious religious retreat to try and suppress her urges, but it isn’t easy, especially after a cute boy starts flirting with her.

Alice’s sense of shame is spiraling when she uncovers a shocking truth about the retreat”s most devout. Desperate and confused, she flees and meets an unlikely ally who offers an alternative view of what it means to be good. For the first time, Alice realizes she can decide for herself what to believe and finally gets the release she needs.

Producer Colleen Hammond in attendance

Cast: Natalia Dyer, Donna Lynne Champlin

Director: Karen Maine

Dream Catcher directed by Ryan Adkins
A six-year-old boy’s escape from loneliness into a fluid, watercolor-inspired world of dreams with nothing more than a dream catcher and his imagination!
Space Epic directed by Prabhu Rajaganapathy
An astronaut tries to take the first selfie on the moon but then something happens.
Two directed by Emre Okten
Two robotic companions forge a friendship during their decades-long mission on an unmanned research ship headed for the Sun.
Don’t Croak directed by Daun Kim An agile long-legged frog escapes from being dissected by a frenzied determined 12 year-old girl.
Monstrositea directed by Megan Pinkston
A lonely old lady”s afternoon tea is interrupted by her crazy neighbor”s science experiment.
La Mort, Père & Fils (Death, Dad & Son) directed by Winshluss, Denis Walgenwitz
Death is a devoted family man whose son would rather be a guardian angel than follow in his father”s footsteps.
Wild Love directed by Paul Autric, Quentin Camus, Maryka Laudet, Léa Georges, Zoé Sottiaux, Corentin Yvergniaux While on a romantic getaway, Alan and Beverly cause a fatal accident and their crime won’t go unpunished…
Gelato – Seven Summers of Ice Cream Love directed by Daniela Opp One
summer in the 1930”s, a German girl named Rosa fell in love with an Italian boy named Paolo, who family opened a shop selling a new frozen treat…until the war interrupted their love story.
A Bird With No Legs directed by Nick Cinelli
Theo plays his saxophone to help his father overcome his grief. Ladder to You directed by Victoria Watson and Chris Watson Old Eric is tired of life without his dear wife, Elsie, but in his darkest moment she shows him that true love never dies.
Dani directed by Lizzy Hogenson
Feeling obligated to wear a brave face, a 30-year-old woman delivers her grim breast cancer prognosis to her mother over a simple phone call.

Charon directed by Cullen Parr Myron Dyal, an artist with temporal lobe epilepsy, creates striking images inspired by the visions he has during his seizures.
Bavure directed by Donato Sansone
The evolution of a human being from creation to an awareness of the mysteries of the universe.
Selfies directed by Claudius Gentinetta
Hundreds of quaint, embarrassing and dreadfully disturbing selfies are arranged in a veritable firework display of digital self-portraits.
Pandemia directed by Yiannis Biliris
Mobile addiction and social disconnection… Is this the new norm?
The Divine Way directed by Ilaria Di Carlo
Inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy, this epic descent through an endless labyrinth of staircases was shot in more than fifty magnificent locations throughout Germany.

When Uma wakes up alone on a strange island called Paradise, she instantly suspects it’s anything but. Helmed by the Duchess (Milla Jovovich), Paradise Hills is a center for emotional healing that at its core serves as a reformatory-style boarding school for privileged young women. Yet behind the rose-covered pathways and fairy-tale decor, Uma and her friends learn something more sinister is at work. In her ambitious feature debut, director Alice Waddington shrewdly deconstructs seemingly outdated, yet ever-present, societal expectations of young women. Up against a fascist headmaster, the women in Waddington’s tale prove that solidarity and empathy outweigh antiquated modes of female objectification. Emma Roberts leads the charge as Uma, a young woman unafraid to risk her upper-class livelihood for her own and her friends’ independence. The supporting cast of misfit boarding-school girls is rounded out by Danielle Macdonald (Patti Cake$), Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians), and Eiza González (Baby Driver).

Cast: Awkwafina, Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich, Eiza González

Director: Alice Waddington

Writer: Nacho Vigalondo, Brian DeLeeuw

OPIA is an in-memoriam exploration of the internal landscapes spawning suicide clusters on college campuses. The harder Celia and J fight to escape the oppressive hush following a string of classmate suicides, the deeper the desert leads them into the subconscious areas they are most desperate to avoid. From local filmmaker Siena Sofia Bergt [World Premiere]

Director Siena Sofia Bergt in attendance

Cast: Christopher Hagen, Kiko Sanchez, Natalie Mayhon

Director: Siena Sofia Bergt

Writer: Siena Sofia Bergt

Following A Tribute to Tantoo Cardinal at the Lensic, stroll over to Vanessie for libations, and salsa. Salsa instructors Carlos Mora & Anna Celander will teach attendees new moves or just watch the professionals light up the dance floor.

Elia Suleiman escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland, only to find that Palestine is trailing behind him. The promise of a new life turns into a comedy of errors: however far he travels, from Paris to New York, something always reminds him of home. French language/English subtitles

Cast: Elia Suleiman, Gael García Bernal, Ali Suliman, Kwasi Songui

Director: Elia Suleiman

Writer: Elia Suleiman

The Love Bugs directed by Allison Otto, Maria Clinton
Over the course of 60 years two entomologist soulmates quietly amassed the world’s largest private collection of insects. When they decide to give them all away they reveal the love of Nature—and the nature of Love.
True Believer directed by Sarah Colt and Josh Gleason
Progressive evangelical pastor Robb Ryerse runs for US Congress in bright red Arkansas, illuminating the barriers that prevent average Americans from running for office and raising fundamental questions about the health of democracy in America.
Enforcement Hours directed by Paloma Martinez
In a climate of xenophobia and confusion, a San Francisco hotline aims to provide limited assistance to a targeted population.
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you’re a girl) directed by Carol Dysinger
In Kabul, Afghanistan, an organization called Skateistan recruits girls from poor neighborhoods and teaches them to read, write – and skateboard. This film follows a class of girls at Skateistan growing through the joy of skating and the warmth of the women who teach them.

Throat Singing in Kangirsuk directed by Eva Kaukai and Manon Chamberland
Eva and Manon practice the Inuk art of throat singing in their small village of Kangirsuk. Their mesmerizing voices carry through the four seasons of their Arctic land.
Sweetheart Dancers directed by Ben-Alex Dupris
Sean and Adrian are a Two-Spirit couple determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the ”Sweetheart Dance” held at powwows across the country.
Fast Horse directed by Alexandra Lazarowich
To compete in the Indian relay against the best riders in the Blackfoot Confederacy at the Calgary Stampede, Siksika horseman Allison RedCrow struggles to build a team with second-hand horses and a new jockey, Cody BigTobacco.
Running Shadow directed by Carlos Rafael Betancourt
A young Lakota woman dreams of running competitively outside the Reservation, but with broken shoes and no real track to practice on, her chances seem slim. Even with the best shoes, she’s haunted by the guilt that she couldn’t run fast enough to save her sister from suicide. Those traumatic memories stop her from running fast enough on any track. When her coach father surprises her with a chance to compete off the Rez, her fears become unbearable. Only by revisiting her trauma and standing up to her father can she find the strength to run on her own terms.
Wajak: At the End of the Lake directed by Peter Poucachiche, Kobe Wawatie
On a Sunday morning, Peter Poucachiche wakes his grandson up at dawn to go moose hunting. Inuk Hunter directed by George Annanack A poetic and contemplative film about an Inuk man hunting for northern lights with his camera.
Fainting Spells directed by Sky Hopinka
Told through recollections of youth, learning, lore, and departure, this is an imagined myth for the Xąwįska, or the Indian Pipe Plant – used by the Ho-Chunk to revive those who have fainted. Wearing My Culture directed by Olivia Lya Thomassie Inuit communities take pride in making and wearing their winter apparel. Bonds are created within family, culture, and the environment through the creation of clothing.
Extinct directed by Nicole DiLeo
An animated interpretation of Chief Seattle’s legendary words on ecological responsibility and respect of Native Americans’ land rights. Filmmaker in Attendance.
Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock directed by Michele Noble
In 2016 at Standing Rock, North Dakota, the youth of many tribes unite the Native Nations for the first time in 150 years and rise up in spiritual solidarity to oppose the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline. Filmmaker in Attendance.

Producer Paul Lazarus (Westworld, Capricorn One) discusses finance strategy for independent film.

On August 9, 2016, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a gunshot to the back of his head after entering Gerald Stanley”s rural property with his friends. The jury”s subsequent acquittal of Stanley captured international attention, raising questions about racism embedded within Canada”s legal system and propelling Boushie”s family to national and international stages in their pursuit of justice.

Director: Tasha Hubbard

Never before seen Janis Joplin short films–John Byrne Cooke experienced the 1960s within the music of the counterculture. As a musician and rock road-manager during that turbulent decade, John was taking pictures the entire time. His subjects span the transition from folk music to rock, including Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, traditional musicians like Doc Watson, Bill Monroe, Mississippi John Hurt, and many more.

While traveling with Janis Joplin as her road manager, Cooke filmed Janis and her band members on Fuji Single-8 film. This film has color superior to Kodak Super-8 and is undimmed by the passage of 40 years. John’s footage provides a unique and intimate view of Janis offstage as well as on. Approximately — minutes of this film has been transferred to video in scene-by-scene wet-gate transfers

Cast: Janis Joplin

Director: John Byrne Cooke

What once seemed like an esoteric world now seems essential to our culture: the community of rare book dealers and collectors who, in their love of the delicacy and tactility of books, are helping to keep the printed word alive. D.W. Young’s elegant and entertaining documentary, executive produced by Parker Posey, is a lively tour of New York’s book world, past and present, from the Park Avenue Armory’s annual Antiquarian Book Fair, where original editions can fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars; to the Strand and Argosy book stores, still standing against all odds; to the beautifully crammed apartments of collectors and buyers. The film features a litany of special guests, including Fran Lebowitz, Susan Orlean, Gay Talese, and a community of dedicated book dealers who strongly believe in the wonder of the object and the everlasting importance of what’s inside.

Director D.W. Young in attendance

Cast: Parker Posey

Director: D.W. Young

Brotherhood directed by Meryam Joobeur Living in rural Tunisia with his wife and two sons, Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife.
The Neighbors’ Window directed by Marshall Curry Feeling stifled in her monotonous marriage, a middle-aged mother has her life shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.
This Time Away directed by Magali Barbe Nigel is an elderly man living as a recluse, haunted by his past and memory of the family he once had… until an unexpected visitor arrives and disrupts his lonely routine.
Men of Vision directed by Frank Todaro At the turn of the 20th century, pompous inventor Hubert Moss is in the midst of a dry spell that threatens to ruin him, until a clever young acolyte shows up at his door.
Utopia directed by Kosta Nikas A man returns to his country only to find a society under constant surveillance and governed by draconian laws.
The Moon directed by Danny Turkiewicz After a ruthless dictator”s improbable escape to the moon, a room full of politicians and generals must devise a plan to once again end the war.

The author of the novel FIRST BLOOD discusses lessons on writting as a career moderated by Ed Khmara (writer, Lady Hawke, Enemy Mine)

Sibyl, a jaded psychotherapist, returns to her first passion: writing. But her newest patient Margot, a troubled up-and-coming actress, proves to be a source of inspiration that is far too tempting. Fascinated almost to the point of obsession, Sibyl becomes more and more involved in Margot”s tumultuous life, reviving volatile memories that bring her face to face with her past.

Cast: Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gaspard Ulliel

Director: Justine Triet

Writer: Arthur Harari

Profiles rising stars of Arctic indigenous hip-hop – from Alaska, Greenland and Sápmi, the homeland of the Sámi people. Shared themes span vast distances: language revitalization, cultural pride, and decolonization. Artists unite for a thrilling live performance on the main stage of Riddu Riđđu festival.

Directors Priscilla Naunġaġiaq Hensley and David Holthouse in attendance

Director: Priscilla Naunġaġiaq Hensley and David Holthouse

Winner of the Jury Prize at Hong Kong Int”l Film Festival and Winner of the Best Israeli Film at DocAviv Film Festival, Advocate depicts Lea Tsemel as she defends Palestinians: from feminists to fundamentalists, from non-violent demonstrators to armed militants. As a Jewish-Israeli lawyer who has represented political prisoners for nearly 50 years, Tsemel, in her tireless quest for justice, pushes the praxis of a human rights defender to its limits. Hebrew, Arabic, and English/English subtitles

Director: Philippe Bellaiche & Rachel Leah Jones

Dee (Rachael Harris of ”The Hangover”) is stuck in a boring job and a broken marriage in International Falls, a snowbound border town at the end of the road. Harboring a secret dream of a stand up career, Dee encounters Tim (Rob Huebel): a burned out touring comedian who feels trapped by the very life Dee desires. As these two lost souls form an unlikely friendship, they”ll be forced to face the harsh but funny truths of their lives.

Cast: Rachael Harris, Rob Huebel, Kevin Nealon

Director: Amber McGinnis

Writer: Thomas Ward

When N. Scott Momaday won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize, it marked one of the first major acknowledgments of Native American literature and the vibrant contemporary culture it described. Now, Momaday’s transportive words come to life in this cinematic biography of one of the most celebrated Native American storytellers.

In Jeffrey Palmer’s directorial debut, distinctly expressive animations intersect with stunning footage of the Great Plains as Momaday draws from his Kiowa ancestry and identity to pose universal questions about how we connect to our origins, each other, and the earth. In a series of intimate interviews, Momaday expounds on his life and its many challenges, while insights from the likes of Joy Harjo, Robert Redford, and Jeff and Beau Bridges reveal the impact of his literary contributions. Words from a Bear reveals the inspiring beauty of Momaday’s work while also guiding audiences through the grave historical struggles that Native American communities have faced. The result is a profound celebration of not only Momaday’s writing and history but also the art of storytelling itself.

Cast: N. Scott Momaday, Robert Redford, Beau Bridges, Jeff Bridges

Director: Jeffrey Palmer

When N. Scott Momaday won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize, it marked one of the first major acknowledgments of Native American literature and the vibrant contemporary culture it described. Now, Momaday’s transportive words come to life in this cinematic biography of one of the most celebrated Native American storytellers.

In Jeffrey Palmer’s directorial debut, distinctly expressive animations intersect with stunning footage of the Great Plains as Momaday draws from his Kiowa ancestry and identity to pose universal questions about how we connect to our origins, each other, and the earth. In a series of intimate interviews, Momaday expounds on his life and its many challenges, while insights from the likes of Joy Harjo, Robert Redford, and Jeff and Beau Bridges reveal the impact of his literary contributions. Words from a Bear reveals the inspiring beauty of Momaday’s work while also guiding audiences through the grave historical struggles that Native American communities have faced. The result is a profound celebration of not only Momaday’s writing and history but also the art of storytelling itself.

Cast: N. Scott Momaday

Director: Jeffrey Palmer

Set against the spectacular landscapes of Iceland, The Seer and the Unseen is a magic realist documentary about invisible elves, financial collapse, and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of Ragga Jónsdóttir, a grandmother and “seer” who speaks on behalf of nature under threat.

Unfortunately, Sara Dosa will not be in attendance.

Director: Sara Dosa