Mongrels
Jerome Yoo, Canada, 2024, 111 min, in English and Korean, with English subtitles, Toronto Premiere Vancouver FF 2024, Emerging Canadian Director Award In rural Canada in the 1990s, a Korean family, a widower, his teenage son, and young daughter, attempts to find footing in a new land while navigatin
SOULEYMANE’S STORY (L’HISTOIRE DE SOULEYMANE)
Boris Lojkine, France, 2024, 92 min, in French, with English subtitles Cannes FF 2024, Un Certain Regard Best Performance, and Jury Prize, Nominated, Un Certain Regard Award; Jerusalem FF 2024, Winner, Best International Film; Reykjavik FF 2024, Nominated, Best Film; Pingyao FF 2024, Winner, Best Di
The Party’s Over (Fin de Fiesta)
Elena Manrique, Spain, 2024, 103’, in Spanish and French, with English subtitles Valladolid FF 2024, Nominated, Best Film Showtime: Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 3:00PM The Party’s Over follows Carmina, a privileged woman living in southern Spain, whose life of inherited wealth revolves around
Anywhere, Anytime
Milad Tangshir, Italy, 2024, 85 min, in Italian with English subtitles TIFF 2024, Nominated, People’s Choice Award (Best Film); Venice FF 2024, Winner, Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente Award & Luciano Sovena Award, Nominated, Critics’ Week Award (Best Film); Busan IFF 2024, Nomi
Champions of the Golden Valley
Ben Sturgulewski, Afghanistan, Germany, United States, 2024, 80 min, in Farsi Dari and English, with English subtitles, Toronto Premiere Heartland IFF 2024, Winner, Audience Choice Award; Official Selection: Tribeca FF 2024, DC/DOX FF 2024, Denver FF 2024, Austin FF 2024 Showtime: Saturday, November
In the Land of Brothers
Alireza Ghasemi and Raha Amirfazli, Iran, France, Netherlands, 2024, 95 min, in Farsi, Dari, Hazaragi with English subtitles, Toronto Premiere Sundance FF 2024, Winner, Directing Award, Nominated, Grand Jury Prize; Uruguay International FF 2024, Nominated, Human Rights Award; Jeonju IFF 2024, Nomina
My Stolen Planet
My Stolen Planet Farahnaz Sharifi, Germany, Iran, 2024, 82 min, in Farsi with English subtitles Berlin FF 2024, Nominated, Berlinale Documentary Award; Chicago FF 2024, Nominated, Best Documentary Showtime: Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 7:00PM, Opening Film My Stolen Planet unfolds through the pe
Persian Lessons
Vadim Perelman, Germany, Belarus, 2020, 127 min, in German, French and Farsi, with English Subtitles Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but P
Inay
INAY (MAMA) Thea Loo, Canada & Philippines, 2024, 56’, in English and Kampampangan, with English subtitles, Toronto Premiere Vancouver FF 2024, Winner, Arbutus Award Showtime: Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 1:00PM Preceded by short “ INAY delves into the emotional toll of Canada’s f