Produced by actor Natalie Portman, Ugo Bienvenu’s visionary animated tale of time-space travel, suitable for ages 8-118, evokes the best of Studio Ghibli and features Arnaud Toulon’s gorgeous orchestral score. This year’s top prize at Annecy.
In lively Tangier, a spirited 74-year-old woman on the brink of eviction refuses to forfeit her way of life. Maryam Touzani’s delightful film is a playful, tender celebration of courage, memory, and living on one’s own terms.
In this crack procedural, Léa Drucker plays a dedicated French internal affairs officer on the hunt for some abusive cops. Dominik Moll’s character-driven thriller measures the emotional toll on those devoted few trying to make a difference.
In 1999, Ankara, Sabiha works at an erotic call center. When a teenage boy trapped beneath earthquake rubble dials in, her decision to help sparks a quiet storm of compassion, risk, and political consequence.
Frida is a free-spirited girl in Coyoacán, Mexico. When polio strikes, she finds solace in her creativity. _Hola Frida_ beautifully recreates the childhood of artist Frida Kahlo, highlighting the powers of imagination and resilience.
A mechanic seeks vengeance on the man he is convinced tortured him in prison in Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s searing Palme d’Or winner, a revenge thriller infused with moral complexity, dark humor, and unmistakable rage.
With a knock-out performance by incomparably charming Taiwanese child star Nina Ye, this is a colorful and fast-paced story about the power of family and the clash of old and new values in working-class Taipei.
A disintegrating marriage takes center stage in this quirky and tender tragicomedy from Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason. Artful sequences and fantasy visions wrap around the narrative of a family navigating a difficult year of change.
In a remote 1982 Chilean mining town, a mysterious illness spreads through the gaze of lovers. Amid desert heat, young Lidia seeks truth in a queer cabaret of grace, memory, and quiet defiance—a luminous, original Western fable.
Shot in luminous black-and-white, Richard Linklater’s _Nouvelle Vague_ takes us behind the making of _Breathless_. Zoey Deutch and Guillaume Marbeck dazzle in this radiant love letter to cinema’s youthful rebellion.
Years after witnessing a horrific crime, a man finds a chance to confront the perpetrator in a tense action thriller blending dark humor, political satire, and a piercing examination of Gaza’s ongoing turmoil.
In 1957 Budapest, a boy clings to the story of his Jewish father—until a brutal stranger claims otherwise. _Orphan_ is a haunting coming-of-age journey through memory, myth, and the quiet rebellion of belief.
An unexpected family reunion brings warmth to an unusually chilly Christmas in Guadalajara when three long-separated siblings come together, a cache of home movies helping re-ignite the flame of love that binds them all together.
Two-time Oscar® winner Jodie Foster (_Nyad_, MVFF46) captivates as a psychiatrist-turned-amateur-sleuth who investigates the death of a patient in a film that blends genres in a disarmingly delightful way.
A rich and potent examination of immigration issues within Africa, Erige Sehiri’s moving and poignant drama portrays three female Ivorians trying to make a life for themselves in Tunisia.
Amidst the vibrant chaos of 1977 Recife’s Carnaval, Marcelo quietly plots a dangerous escape under the watchful eyes of Brazil’s military regime in this atmospheric, richly textured drama blending political tension, dark humor, and haunting suspense.
Joachim Trier reunites with _Worst Person in the World_ star Renate Reinsve for this witty yet tender drama about an accomplished actress confronting her estranged father (Stellan Skarsgård), a once-renowned director.
Oliver Laxe’s hypnotic Cannes prizewinner follows a concerned father on an existential journey across the Moroccan desert in search of his missing daughter. Shot in the gorgeous Sahara, _Sirāt_ demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible.
Two Parisian teens spend a summer as camp counselors, where friendships deepen, identities blossom, and joy and tension intertwine. **Summer Beats** pulses with feeling, humor, and the messy, radiant truth of growing up.