Festival Calendar

On the outskirts of London, Portuguese couple and parents of three, Bela and Jota, struggle to make ends meet. When a misunderstanding arises at school with their deaf daughter, social services grow concerned for the safety of their children. LISTEN portrays their battle against the law to keep their family together.

In a Himalayan village, a mother works hard to save money for her wheelchair-bound son’s physiotherapy treatment. But her husband, who believes in a costly shamanic cure, steals her savings.

London, 1987. Philip is a famous American writer living in exile in London. His mistress comes to see him in his office regularly, a refuge for the two lovers. They make love, they argue, they reconcile and talk for hours – about the women who mark out his life, about sex, antisemitism, literature, and about remaining true to oneself.

THE LOST LEONARDO recounts the battle over the fate of the Salvator Mundi, an ancient painting of Christ. After its unexpected reappearance in 2004, the artwork became considered a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece and has been embroiled in personal, economic, legal, and geopolitical disputes, all before disappearing once again.

The Guerrasio family gathers to celebrate Claudio and Carmela’s eldest daughter’s 18th birthday. There is a healthy rivalry between the birthday girl and her 15-year-old sister, Chiara. It is a happy occasion, and the close-knit family are in top form. However, everything changes the following day when the father disappears.

Belgrade, 1993. Marijana throws a sleepover party in honor of her daughter’s 8th birthday, with family and fellow parents in attendance. Taking advantage of the rare opportunity their children are kept entertained in the other room, the parents open a few bottles in the kitchen and enjoy their reunion.

Thirty years after the release of JFK, filmmaker Oliver Stone takes viewers on a journey though recently declassified evidence in the assassination of President Kennedy – and raises compelling arguments on the official version and investigation following the assassination.