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Arctic Indigenous artists reckon with culture, colonialism, and a rapidly changing world in this visually explosive film, featuring a hypnotic Bicep score. With live performances from Inuit throat-singing duo Silla and Greenlandic rapper Tarrak.

Based on the graphic memoir by Vancouver artist Sarah Leavitt, Tangles is a stunning, hand-drawn animated feature about a cartoonist coming to terms with her mom’s early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Nominated for the Caméra d’Or at Cannes 2026.

Mike Leigh’s film depicts the lives of Amy and Rosie, best friends and fellow social workers, who care for the dispossessed with all the strength they have. Sometimes it's funny, tragic, and often it's balancing both, this is a work of humble compassion.

Exploring the humble origins of renowned Samoan opera singer Pene Pati, Tenor: My Name is Pati is a charming underdog story about devotion to music and pursuing your dreams.

Samuel Urbina's feature debut is a quiet, deeply affecting mother and son drama following Sol, a single mother about to become an empty nester as her son Junior prepares to move to Lima upon graduating college.

As evening approaches, residents of Cologne gather in bars, cafes, and clubs, talking about everything from immigration, war in the Middle East, feminism, and racial profiling. As the alcohol flows, conversations get louder and opinions looser.

Image: © Montell Taraschewski_Monte Kalk Film

When Esteban Martínez, an acclaimed director with violent tendences, invites his estranged daughter to star in his latest project, the stage is set for a familial reconnection. But as tensions flare, questions about his intentions rise to the surface.

A 13-year-old immigrant and aspiring filmmaker falsely claims he's related to Bruce Lee in this Vancouver Island–set film. The Bryce Lee Story is a heartfelt coming-of-age tale about identity, family, and the search for belonging.

In Jesse Eisenberg’s utterly outlandish yet emotionally honest sendup of the theatre world, a meek novice (Julianne Moore) is cast in a local musical and falls under the sway of the “biggest name in New Jersey community theatre” (Paul Giamatti).

Radu Jude adapts Octave Mirbeau’s classic (and much-filmed) novel in a uniquely Jude fashion, with our oppressed chambermaid prodded by her smug employers to star in a production of... Diary of a Chambermaid. This is a sly and subversive satire.

The Difficult Bride follows Zaineen, a young woman preparing for her marriage. Through a blend of feminist social commentary, psychological horror, and surreal imagery, the film explores female desire, fear, and the weight of societal expectations.

In Valeska Grisebach’s subtle, gripping crime drama, archaeologist Vesna (Yana Redeva) unearths more than she bargained for when she returns to the southern Bulgarian town of her youth, running afoul of local gangsters in the process.