Festival Calendar

Forty-two-year-old Alicia is a grief-stricken woman, a grief that has caused her to be estranged from society. Her world is turned upside down when a 14-year-old boy who looks after people's cars, stumbles into her house, bleeding. The Oscar-shortlisted film by Panamanian filmmaker Abner Benaim.

A hard-on-his-luck hound, Hank finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s plot to wipe their village off the map. With the help of a reluctant teacher, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. 

A family of five, their two goats and donkey, live in the middle of nowhere, not far from their native village. When the father decides to provide running water for the family by illegally diverting water onto their land, the newly free-flowing water re-awakens the instinctive desire for freedom they have been repressing all these years, causing a rift in the family.

“October 2019, an unexpected revolution, a social explosion. One and a half million people demonstrated in the streets of Santiago for more democracy, a more dignified life, a better education, a better health system and a new Constitution. The event I had been waiting for since my student struggles in 1973 finally materialized.”

Willy’s quest to find his long-lost love Marlena has brought him from Mexico to Canada, as a seasonal worker at the Bécotte farm. Multiple destinies intersect, moments of magic realism arise, worlds collide, and tensions swell amidst the long days of labor.Willy’s quest to find his long-lost love Marlena has brought him from Mexico to Canada, as a seasonal worker at the Bécotte farm. Multiple destinies intersect, moments of magic realism arise, worlds collide, and tensions swell amidst the long days of labor.

On his deathbed, His Royal Highness Alfredo, King without a crown, is taken back to distant memories of his youth and the time he dreamt of becoming a fireman. An encounter with a fire brigade instructor opens a new chapter in the life of the two young men, and the will to change the status quo. 

Left by her husband, Elisabeth (Charlotte Gainsbourg) finds herself alone, responsible for the day-to-day care of her two children. She picks up a job on a night-time radio show, where she meets Talulah, a young woman whom she takes under her wing.

In 2017, the David Bowie estate offered filmmaker Brett Morgen unfiltered access to their archives, in order to create an artful and life-affirming journey of Bowie’s creative life. Over five years, Morgen constructed a genre-defying cinematic experience that grapples with spirituality, transience, isolation, and creativity.

Dr. Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic. While in Istanbul, she encounters a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. At first, she doubts he is real. But the Djinn pleads his case, and eventually, she is won over and makes a wish that surprises them both.