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A rich selection of acclaimed films from around the world

Babysitter

Dir.: Monia Chokri
| 87 minutes

Cédric is suspended from work after kissing a female reporter on live TV. Stuck at home with his girlfriend and their crying baby, he teams up with his brother to co-author a book apologizing for their past misogyny. Enter Amy: A mysterious and provocative babysitter who forces the trio to confront their sexual anxieties.

Drunken Birds

Dir.: Ivan Grbovic
| 105 minutes

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.

Fire of Love

Dir.: Sara Dosa
| 93 minutes

Katia and Maurice loved two things — each other and volcanoes. For two decades, the daring volcanologists roamed the planet, chasing eruptions and documenting their discoveries. Director Sara Dosa fashions a lyrical celebration of the intrepid scientists’ spirit of adventure, drawing from the couple’s spectacular archive. 

Gentle

Dir.: László Csuja, Anna Nemes
| 92 minutes

Edina, a female bodybuilder, is ready to sacrifice everything for the dream she shares with her life partner and trainer, Adam: to win the world championship. The expensive steroids and supplements force Edina to take a side gig as an escort. New ways of desire make her see the difference between her dreams and her true self. 

Housewitz

Dir.: Oeke Hoogendijk
| 71 minutes

Filmmaker Oeke Hoogendijk tries to understand why her mother refuses to leave her house. What may at first seem perfectly ordinary – a woman in a living room watching TV with her cat – gradually turns into an oppressive reality where inside and outside worlds collide and the Holocaust is a daily presence.

The Innocent

Dir.: Louis Garrel
| 99 minutes

When Abel learns that his 60-year-old mother Sylvie is about to marry a man in prison he freaks out. With the help of his best friend, Clémence, he will do whatever it takes to protect her. But meeting Michel, his new stepfather, may well offer him a new perspective.

The Night of the 12th

Dir.: Dominik Moll
| 115 minutes

Every police investigator comes across an unresolved case that haunts him. For Yohan, Clara’s murder proves to be that case. What starts as an investigation into the victim's life soon turns into a nagging obsession. One interrogation follows another, there is no shortage of suspects, and Yohan has more and more doubts.

Plaza Catedral

Dir.: Abner Benaim
| 94 minutes

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.

Will-o'-the-Wisp

Dir.: João Pedro Rodrigues
| 67 minutes

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. 

Ziyara

Dir.: Simone Bitton
| 99 minutes

In Morocco, Ziyara – the visit of the Saints – is a popular tradition shared by both Jews and Muslims. As part of a cinematic pilgrimage to her Jewish roots, director Simone Bitton embarks on a road trip across Morocco to meet with the Muslim guardians of the country’s Jewish memory.