Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 9:10am Monday, April 13 at 2:35pm Friday, April 17 at 9:30am
Prawn Bhuna United Kingdom Directed by: Howard Charles Synopsis: A meal at a restaurant. A taxi. And a kidnapping. Not necessarily in that order.
Broken Dawn South Korea Directed by: Hae-oh Park Synopsis: An elderly substitute driver navigates a long night in Seoul, confronting loneliness, dignity, and survival at dawn.
Dance Mom Canada Directed by: Chad Cole Synopsis: An uninvolved father gets swept up in the world of children's competitive dance.
Ivanko's Childhood United Kingdom Directed by: Vera Graziadei Synopsis: A Ukrainian refugee boy seems lost wandering around an English village, but he's on a mission to save his Motherland.
Over Australia Directed by: Duncan Ragg and Anna Phillips Synopsis: A father confronts his apathy when his son steals his boat and refuses to return until he's saved the world.
Kikuyu Land (Subtitled) Kenya Run Time: 100 minutes
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 9:15am Saturday, April 11 at 1:00pm Sunday, April 12 at 5:15pm
Directed by: Andrew H. Brown, Bea Wangondu
Synopsis: As a news producer and a local land claimant investigate a dispute linked to a multinational corporation, they uncover buried histories and family secrets that reshape how their community understands its past.
Synopsis: She Cried That Day is the story of a sister’s love and the spirit, strength and will of Indigenous Women refusing to let their loved ones remain invisible in the eyes of the justice system.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 9:25am Friday, April 17 at 8:50pm Saturday, April 18 at 3:35pm
The Gun Directed by: Randall Christoper Synopsis: Based on the short story by Philip K. Dick.
HYPERBURN Directed by: Travis DuBridge Synopsis: A reluctant hero teams up with his A.I. companion. Together, they embark on a quest across the unforgiving desert.
Battle of LA Directed by: Patrick Pizzolorusso Synopsis: In 1942, a 'something' was spotted over LA and found by two scientists filling them with hope and wonder.
Pocket Change Directed by: Tanner Mobley and Heston Roewe Synopsis: When a remote diner loses power, a drifter and his seemingly worthless quarter become key to stopping a deadly threat.
The Visor Directed by: Bhairav Valera Synopsis: A woman joins a VR headset's beta test and becomes haunted by its side effects and ghosts of her past.
The One-Minute Problem Directed by: Nicolás Delgado de la Cámara Synopsis: When a Spanish immigrant’s homemade teleportation device drains the power grid, a city inspector threatens his invention and family.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 9:30am Thursday, April 16 at 4:30pm
Directed by: Mike Doyle Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Caroline Aaron, Noam Ash, Charlie Barnett
Synopsis: When Nate moves in with his grandparents after a bad breakup with his boyfriend, the two generations' life experiences, values, and philosophies collide in exasperating, funny, and heartbreaking ways.
Dancing with the Bear (Subtitled) Czech Republic Run Time: 110 minutes
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 11:30am Saturday, April 11 at 3:10pm Sunday, April 12 at 2:10pm
Directed by: Jitka Rudolfová Cast: Pavla Gajdošíková, Kryštof Hádek, Klára Melíšková, Vladimír Javorský, Zuzana Kronerová, Petra Špalková, Petr Pěknic, Eliška Soukupová
Synopsis: Rooted in folk tradition,the bear dance once symbolized fertility during carnival rituals.Inspired by real events, the film weaves past and present to explore the emotional impact of prenatal diagnostics.A young couple is confronted with a life-changing choice after learning their unborn child faces a fifty percent risk of intellectual disability.
Synopsis: The collective experience and raw whiteness account of Ukrainians – a married couple of artists, a priest in Bucha, and soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – united by the events in the Kyiv region during the occupation and after the liberation in the spring of 2022.
Synopsis: Filmmaker Colette Ghunim embarks on journeys with her parents to find the ancestral houses they were forced to flee as children in Mexico and Palestine. Colette’s initial desire to heal her disconnect from her cultures and her parents reveals an internal quest to discover home within herself.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 11:40am Sunday, April 12 at 9:30am Tuesday, April 14 at 4:25pm Handwoven Directed by: Nikyle Begay Synopsis: A lyrical portrait of Nikyle Begay, a nonbinary shepherd-weaver, preserving ancestral lifeways through the traditional art of weaving.
Compas Directed by: Aric Lopez; Daniel Roman Synopsis: A center of day laborers builds community through storytelling in a time of hostility that aims to break them apart.
La Estrella Directed by: Gabriela Díaz Arp Synopsis: La Estrella is a tender portrait of a tight-knit Mexican-American family grappling with the entrance of fentanyl into their community. Amanece Directed by: Julián Fernández Garnik Synopsis: A 9-year-old boy is forced to mature after a striking event tears at the fabric of safety in Puerto Rico.
Sirens Directed by: Maria Valdez Synopsis: A single mother seeks justice for the murder of her son, but first she must reconcile with her own past.
Enseñame Como Morir (Show Me How To Die) Directed by: Gerardo Maravilla Synopsis: A grieving Mexican-American woman becomes fascinated with learning what it feels like to die.
El Marciano Directed by: Daniel Rocha Synopsis: Elena attempts to tell her son, Rico, that their family is undocumented. Her daughter Ava, however, has other plans.
Synopsis: In this heartwarming comedy, a Ghanaian fisherman teams up with a modern, bougie talking fish and a few companions for an adventure to Accra. They chase the dream of owning a boat while balancing the modern world and traditions.
The Dying Trade United Kingdom Run Time: 65 minutes
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 1:50pm Saturday, April 11 at 11:20am Sunday, April 12 at 1:25pm
Directed by: Jack Hancock-Fairs Cast: Temple Grandin
Synopsis: Jack is a vegan activist. His father is a slaughterhouse worker. After years of avoiding the subject, Jack sets out to confront the unspoken tension between them. This intimate and contemplative documentary follows a son’s attempt to understand his father - and the industry that stands between them.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 1:55pm Saturday, April 11 9:00am Sunday, April 12 at 3:15pm
Directed by: Alice Tomassini
Synopsis: Surrogate mothers imprisoned, women forced into hiding, children conceived in the shadows: Mothers boldly explore the complex reality of surrogacy, free from prejudice.
Synopsis: An unexpected pregnancy compels an Indian immigrant mother to help her adopted twin daughters reconnect with their White birth mother and estranged Native American father, exposing raw class divides while transforming their understanding of identity and belonging.
African American Directed Shorts Run Time: 90 minutes
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 2:05pm Sunday, April 12 at 4:00pm Tuesday, April 14 at 12:15pm
D!SoRd3rEd Directed by: Corey Allen Synopsis: A Black Patient Zero confronts history, memory, and the ghosts of a nation afraid of its own reflection.
the daughter Directed by: Mary Ann Anane Synopsis: A day at the beach turns sinister when ten-year-old Lana spies her father's violent interactions with a young woman.
Da Capo Directed by: Morgan Middleton Synopsis: Caregiver husband Johnny uses music to reach Esther through her Alzheimer’s, proving melodies endure even as her memories fade.
1-800-GET-SEXY Directed by: Sadé May Synopsis: Lonely phone rep Noor moonlights as a phone sex operator, nudged to chase her desires by a mysterious television shrink.
Ownership Directed by: Yvonne Huff Lee Synopsis: When an invitation to an antiques reality show unearths skeletons, three women are forced to take ownership of their reality.
Them That’s Not Directed by: Mekhai Lee Synopsis: A sudden prison furlough unexpectedly bonds an estranged father with his emotionally avoidant daughter at their matriarch’s repass.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 2:10pm Friday, April 17 at 9:20am Sunday, April 19 at 1:30pm
Draft Paper Directed by: Olivia Moon Synopsis: An unfulfilled fashion designer faces the moral implications of creating art when given an intriguing opportunity during World War II.
From Jazz to Jackboots Directed by: Justin Stephenson Synopsis: A study in censorship – Dance/Music film based on 10 Dance band rules and regulations from Nazi Germany.
HOLY HEAVÊNESS Directed by: Farnoosh Abedi, Negah Khezre Fardyardad, Mohammad Ghaffari Synopsis: The unbearable lightness of the death of loved ones… There are wounds in life that eat away at you like leprosy…The weight of the death of loved ones sometimes becomes so overwhelming that to get rid of this weight another birth is inevitable.
Waiting for the Crash Directed by: Ben Wild, Debuchelon Synopsis: Animated satire on accidental nuclear war and the state of modern society with music from Debuchelon.
WEB 5000.0 Directed by: Sishir Bommakanti Synopsis: WEB 5000.0 is a mythological retelling about the rise and fall of The Internet. Far in the future.
The Robe of Rainbow Feathers Directed by: Wesley Price Synopsis: The story traces a girl whose bond with the natural world shows her that love and gratitude outshine fear.
On Saint Nicholas' Eve Directed by: Emy Mirel Ivasca Synopsis: A boy remembers a Saint Nicholas evening spent with his father.
Fangio: Courage or Destiny (Coraje o Destino) Directed by: Nicolas P. Villarreal Synopsis: Fangio: Courage or Destiny follows a boy confronting destiny choices, inspired by F1 driver Juan Manuel Fangio’s leg burns, 1955.
Waltzing Matilda (Subtitled) Czech Republic Run Time: 115 minutes
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 3:35pm Saturday, April 11 at 1:05pm Sunday, April 12 at 4:35pm
Directed by: Petr Slavík Cast: Karel Roden, Reginá Rázlová, Zuzana Kanócz, Antonio Šoposki
Synopsis: The film follows Karel Jaroš, his mother Matilda with Alzheimer’s, and his son Pavel. Crisis, care, and old wounds force them together in a tragicomic story inspired by reality, about responsibility, forgiveness, and whether they can withstand this test of life and find their way back to one another.
Synopsis: Gioia has devoted her whole life to her work as a teacher. She’s fifty years old, and her days go by one after the other, unchanged and quiet in the provincial high school where she’s always been teaching.
Native American Directed Shorts Run Time: 85 minutes
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 4:20pm Sunday, April 12 at 10:50am Tuesday, April 14 at 2:20pm
My Message To You Directed by: ‘Wáats'asdíyei Joe Yates Synopsis: With fewer than a handful of fluent Haida speakers, Nayak'aq Yaahl (6) shares a message all in the Haida Language.
Legend of Fry-Roti: Rise of the Dough Directed by: Sabrina Saleha Synopsis: A Navajo/Bengali niece kneads harmony when feuding aunties spark a frybread-vs-roti showdown, pushing her to create her own recipe.
When Girls Go Missing Directed by: Jeanette DeDios Synopsis: Indigenous woman finds herself alone in the woods during a party and encounters something strange.
Metamorphosis Directed by: Antonio Cavallo Synopsis: When a young man's grandpa turns into a giant caterpillar, he must change him back, or accept the new circumstances.
Frame-Less Directed by: William Wayne Synopsis: A hiking date turns sour when a robber holds them at gunpoint. But using a surreal advantage, Ben fights back.
Finding Fire Directed by: David J. Aberle Synopsis: A young Indigenous woman far from home confronts cultural disconnection, seeking sacred space, rediscovering purpose, and the fire within herself.
The Birth of the Crying Indian Directed by: Montana Cypress Synopsis: "The Birth of the Crying Indian" is a comedic retelling of how the famous crying Indian commercial came to be.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 4:20pm Saturday, April 11 at 9:10am
Directed by: Rich Newey Cast: Betsy Brandt, Aya Cash, Ella Rubin, Thomas Sadoski, Mimi Rogers
Synopsis: Morgan (Ella Rubin) is a sheltered 17-year-old, struggling to define who she is in order to write her college entrance essay. When a crisis provides her the rare opportunity to spend time with her significantly older half-siblings (Betsy Brandt, Thomas Sadoski, Aya Cash), she hopes they’ll be able to shed some light on what it means to be an adult, only to be disappointed when she discovers they’re all faking it.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 4:25pm Saturday, April 11 at 6:20pm Sunday, April 19 at 3:15pm
Bukra Directed by: Alex Aljouni Synopsis: A Syrian refugee must race to claim a prize and play one final game with her friend before he’s gone.
California is Burning Directed by: Bennett Curran Synopsis: In a poetic story of resilience, Altadena residents and first responders recall the damages and response after the Eaton Fire.
Terroir Directed by: Casey Rogerson Synopsis: A young wine critic and her friends become the target of a masked killer.
Debt I Owe Directed by: Zane Rizvi-Riemer Synopsis: Burdened by gambling debts, a Pakistani-American widower searches for redemption while struggling to be a good father for his daughters.
Underground Sounds: The New Thousand Story Directed by: Emma Keatley Synopsis: Inside the mind of mesmerizing NYC violinist Adrian Jusdanis of New Thousand, joined by drummer Alan Zavodsky, delivering electrifying performances.
What We Dreamed Of Then Canada Run Time: 105 minutes
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 6:15pm Saturday, April 11 at 9:05am Sunday, April 12 at 11:00am
Directed by: Taylor Olson Cast: Taylor Olson, Christie Burke, Parveen Kaur
Synopsis: A passionate swim coach and dedicated father navigates the turbulent reality of invisible homelessness when he is forced to live out of his van.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 6:25pm Saturday, April 11 at 1:10pm Sunday, April 12 at 3:30pm
Directed by: Richie James Follin Cast: Rubyrose Hill, Richie Follin, Lukas Haas, Missi Pyle, Samantha Robinson, Luke Baines, Kayla Anjali, Eric Kelly, David Lowe, Barbara Willams.
Synopsis: A quirky Christian singer and a suicidal dad drive cross-country, forging an unlikely bond through bad decisions, bizarre roadside attractions, and an all-original soundtrack. "Crystal Cross" is a hilarious, bittersweet road trip about two lost souls finding comfort (but not salvation) in each other’s messes.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 6:30pm Saturday, April 11 at 11:00am Sunday, April 12 at 1:45pm
Directed by: Tim Glover Cast: Allie L. Harris, Thomas D. Brown II , Jeremy Colwell, Thea A. Johnson, Dakota Jackson, Scott Daniel Johnson
Synopsis: A love story unfolds as a couple seeks to reunite through space and time, as one relives the first day they met, and the other wakes up in the desert without any memory of their relationship.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 6:35pm Saturday, April 11 at 7:15pm
Directed by: Sabrina Greco Cast: Colin Burgess, Nick Corirossi, Ally Davis
Synopsis: Raina, trapped in a car accident, finds herself drawn to a manipulative magician, whose illusions mirror her dysfunction. Their relationship worsens, leading to a dark exploration of guilt, attraction, and fractured friendships.
Directed by: Curry Barker Cast: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless and Andy Richter
Synopsis: After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez Run Time: 95 minutes
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 7:00pm
Directed by: David Alvarado Cast: Luis Valdez, Lupe Trujillo-Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Cheech Marin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Dolores Huerta, Linda Ronstadt, Jorge A. Huerta, Luis C. Garza, Taylor Hackford, Rose Portillo, Sal Lopez, Phil Esparza, Socorro Valdez, Daniel Valdez
Synopsis: Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.
Directed by: Gregg Araki Cast: Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Charli XCX, Daveed Diggs, Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Johnny Knoxville
Synopsis: When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.
Have you ever watched a movie musical and wished you could join in on the fun? Well, get ready to cut loose (Footloose) at the Musical Mayhem Singalong! Join host Killian Davies for a revue filled with singing, dancing, and trivia from all your favorite movie musicals.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 8:40pm Friday, April 17 at 8:25pm Sunday, April 19 at 4:00pm
Directed by: Alex Montilla Cast: Amy Letcher, Rob Zoppo, Bud Galloway, Amber Kellehan, David Arnold Rubin, Anna Bess, Chris Offerman, Austen Jaye, Alex Montilla
Synopsis: Porn filmmakers in 1981 seek to cash in on the slasher craze by making their own independent ripoff that follows a group of spring breaking college coeds as they are stalked by a mysterious killer beekeeper at a camp with a tragic past.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 8:50pm Friday, April 17 at 9:10am Saturday, April 18 at 10:10pm
Scissor Sleepover Directed by: Nee Kirschman Synopsis: The perfect sleepover turns into a nightmare when a prank-gone-wrong hurts more than the pretty hairs on Brittany's head
Last Call Directed by: Christopher Smith, Peter Sawyer Synopsis: A shady Hollywood producer gets trapped in a dive bar while out for a casual night on the town.
Round the Corner Directed by: Russ Emanuel Synopsis: A humorous take dealing with a zombie pandemic: 2 competing homeowners play tit-for-tat in an exclusive television interview, involving “cats”.
The companions Directed by: José María Flores Synopsis: A young couple walks down the street, they have left the children at home and are going out to dinner.
Penelope Directed by: Fiona Rene Synopsis: Undead misfit, Penelope, wakes up late with one job: build an army of the undead to make her father proud.
Praying Mantis Directed by: Joe Hsieh Synopsis: A praying mantis mutant seduces and preys on men out of desperation to save her child.
These Colors Don't Run Directed by: Chris Ethridge Synopsis: A camp counselor struggles to escape from a masked killer whose emotions are on display for all to see.
