Film-Forward

Michael

The biopic offers a 1980s untainted, sanitized version of the singer that, in its own way, feels like a real-life version of Michael Jackson reaching Neverland.

Aro Berria, Chronovisor, The Prophet | New Directors/New Films 2026 Report

The festival remains a reliable space for debuting and emerging filmmakers with singular talents willing to challenge themselves (and audiences) to expand the language of cinema.

Amrum

Actor Jasper Billerbeck plays one of the most memorably multidimensional young wartime protagonists since The Tin Drum and Empire of the Sun.

Mother Mary

David Lowery’s new movie is, in many ways, unclassifiable, flirting with different genres and featuring a mise-en-scène both restrained and grandiose at once.

Blue Heron

The powerful first part of Sophy Romvari’s semi-autobiographical story reveals a frightening family struggle through the eyes of a young girl.

Steal This Story, Please!

Part biopic of journalist Amy Goodman, part media analysis, and part history of the last 30 years of major progressive news stories.

Exit 8

A compelling psychological horror story that doesn’t require preexisting gaming knowledge.

Fiume o Morte!

History buffs and cinephiles will enjoy this witty hybrid documentary that intertwines farce and tragedy.

The Christophers

There’s a verbose richness to Ed Solomon’s text and Steven Soderbergh’s cool visual flair that works wonderfully together here.