International Spotlight
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As an adjunct to Master Class: Editing with Karen Pearlman, SLIFF offers a…
Based on the novel “9,75 Square Centimetres” by acclaimed Turkish author Mehmet Eroğlu, the film tells the…
Middle-age Shokoo finds out that her elderly ex-husband, Fereydoun, has been placed in a nursing home by…
Aleksi, a troubled 28-year-old who has failed to find a job as a photographer after graduating from…
“And I Was There” provides a distinctive and potent take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that feels…
In her debut feature film, Israeli filmmaker Ruthy Pribar focuses on a pair of Russian immigrants in…
“Ask No Questions” offers a fascinating and damning investigation of the Chinese government’s concerted…
“The Bare Necessity” — which debuted at Cannes last year — is an ebullient high point in the recent spate…
A wild, fast-paced crime thriller that deftly crosses the Coen Bros. with “The Grifters,” “Beasts Clawing…
“Buoyancy,” the moving coming-of-age story of a Cambodian teenager sold into forced labor, offers…
In “Cachada,” which screened at last year’s SXSW, five El Salvadoran women who have lived difficult lives…
Gianni Di Gregorio, Italy’s laconic answer to Larry David, returns to the humanist comic territory of…
“The Crossing” — a film about the confidence, uncompromising loyalty, and great courage found in even the…
Perspectives on animals, the environment, and the natural world.
Glimpses of family life both fraught and inspiring from around the globe.
Stories of deportees, asylum seekers, and undocumented immigrants from Latin America.
A collection of real-life stories told through a variety of animated techniques.
A trio of nonfiction shorts examining hard-won triumphs and continuing challenges in the LGBTQ community…
A global survey of the myriad challenges faced by women both past and present.
“Finding Yingying” chronicles the search for Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old Chinese student who had only…
“Fish & Men” explores the high cost of cheap fish in the modern U.S. seafood economy, exposing the…
In this unsettling and hypnotic Polish thriller, young scientist Anna Waterman (Julia Kijowska) is…
How can the endangered city of Venice be preserved? Gianni Berengo Gardin, Italy’s most famous living…
One of Japan’s current cinematic masters, Koji Fukada follows up his critically acclaimed “Harmonium” with…
In Itay Tal’s “God of the Piano,” Anat (Naama Preis, winner of the Jerusalem Film Festival award for Best…
“God Save the Wings” offers a rousing, highly entertaining look at the brief history of Wichita’s MISL…
Aharon has devoted his life to raising Uri, his autistic son. They have established a gentle routine,…
“I Am You” offers an insider’s look at the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan and the tragedy of its refugees.…
“When I woke up, the nightmare began.” So begins the account of Adriano Doria (Riccardo Scamarcio), a…
German schools mandate that students learn about National Socialism and its devastating impact on the…
Skillfully adapting a massive book of the same name that chronicles every one of the 3,700 deaths…
For 30 years Lila (Liliana Juárez) has been a cleaner in a provincial municipality building. She’s an…
“Machine” examines artificial intelligence (AI) — the most radical new technology of our time — from…
At the outset of “Madre,” Elena (Marta Nieto) receives a call from her 6-year-old son, who tells her that…
This poetic and touching animated film from director Anca Damian follows an optimistic stray dog named…
In this Italian adaptation, Jack London’s 1909 novel becomes a sprawling tale of an idealistic young…
A real-life political saga, “Mayor” follows Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second…
Rómulo is a private investigator hired to investigate a retirement home in Chile where a resident may be…
In this adaptation of a semi-autobiographical novella by cult American author John Fante — found in the…
Lisa (the wonderful Nina Hoss of “Phoenix” and “Barbara”), once a brilliant playwright, no longer writes.…
Serving countless newlyweds in Hong Kong’s go-to one-stop shop of cheap wedding supplies doesn’t exempt…
Rousing adventures, complex introspections, and unconventional families highlight this animated collection…
Take a break from the weight of the world with this laugh-filled collection.
An eclectic mix of crowd-pleasing shorts that includes animation, dark comedy, and horror.
Powerful films making strong statements comprise this collection of dramatic shorts.
Tales from around the globe about people seeking — but not always finding — better lives in new countries…
Janet "Lovey" Herrmann, who programmed the first SLIFF shorts program and continues to help evaluate…
These dramatic shorts transport you to a specific moment in time.
Short films that prove a picture is worth a thousand words.
Using some of Iron Maiden’s most famous tracks, including “Aces High” and “The Trooper,” first-time…
After toiling for years in bit parts, aspiring actress Nina Wu (Wu Ke-Xi) finally gets her big break with…
“Oligase” tells the story of a “no-read and no-write” indigenous Matigsalug girl who rebels against her…
Turkish soldier Ismet (Cem Bender), who served at the border as a commander of the Coast Guard, has…
In Buenos Aires at the age of 16, Pedro Opeka declined an opportunity to become a professional soccer…
“The Other” — the directorial debut of Charlotte Dauphin, producer of Mia Hansen Love’s “Bergman Island”…
Russas, a small town in northeastern Brazil, is the home of Pacarrete, a grumpy retired dance teacher who…
In 1997 Algiers, when the country falls into the hands of terrorist groups seeking to establish an Islamic…
On the Georgia barrier island of Sapelo — accessible only by boat — preteen brothers JerMarkest and…
Based on a true story, this inspiring dramedy chronicles the slow rescue from despair of Miguel, the…
“The Sign Painter” is a tragicomedy about Ansis, a young Latvian man with simple goals: to marry the free-…
This program of family films will appeal to kids ages 8 to 13.
In 1971, a 24-year-old David Bowie (Johnny Flynn) embarks on his first road trip to America with…
Sixteen-year-old physics whiz Lois wants only one thing: to travel into space. But heavy-set people like…
In 1945 Hungary, shortly after the end of World War II, chaos and insecurity reign supreme in the country…
In this story about love, misunderstanding, and food, Vietnamese cook Long struggles to fit into a…
“There Is No Evil” relates a quartet of stories — about the military executioners Heshmat, Pouya, Javad,…
In “Thou Shalt Not Hate” — which premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival — Simone Segre (Alessandro…
In his first dramatic feature since 2014’s “Pasolini,” Abel Ferrara (“Bad Lieutenant,” “King of New York…
Pensioners Nina (Barbara Sukowa) and Madeleine (Martine Chevallier) have hidden their deep and passionate…
In “Undine” — the story of a life-or-death love, splendidly and effortlessly told — Christian Petzold (“…
When a suspicious death remains unsolved, three boys suspect a reclusive Indigenous man named Bobby (…
“Yonlu” incorporates animation, music, and video clips to tell the story of an extraordinarily creative…