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Snapshots

Featuring everything from heartfelt dramas to animated adventures to gripping thrillers, these resonant works showcase the diversity of contemporary global cinema.


Two women sit in a laundromat, a camera on a tripod between them.

Alberta Number One

Alexander Carson  |   Canada
English
Family Affairs, Film on Film, Road Movie

An eccentric film crew tours the monuments, museums, and roadside curios of Alberta in this hilarious, heartfelt Canadian road trip.

Two men, bundled in hats and sweaters, sit back to back in a snowy landscape.

Alpha

Jan-Willem van Ewijk  |   Netherlands, Slovenia, Switzerland
Dutch
Drama, Family Affairs, Thriller

A father and son’s reunion in the Swiss Alps turns from tense to perilous when they embark on a backcountry ski day.

A woman stands profile, a red wall and another woman out of focus behind her.

Armand

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel  |   Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden
Norwegian
Drama, Family Affairs, Women Centered

A mother (Renate Reinsve) is called to school to account for her six-year-old’s behavior. But who can say with certainty what really happened?

A man and woman stand together looking down at a piece of paper she holds.

The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich  |   United States
English, French
Biopic, Film on Film, Literary Adaptation, Women Centered

An actress delves into the life of Suzanne Césaire, merging reality and memory to reveal the complexities of the pioneering writer and activist.

A couple in a tiled pool. She holds him tendely as he floats on his back.

Bliss Hemda

Shemi Zarhin  |   Israel
Hebrew, Arabic
Drama, Family Affairs, Romance

The delicate emotional balance of a married couple is put to the test when the past bursts back into their lives, in this perceptive, finely drawn drama.

A black man and a young boy sit at a dining table, pencils in hand working on something in front of them.

Color Book

David Fortune  |   United States
English
Drama, Family Affairs, Social Commentary

In this intimate and affecting neorealist drama, a father takes his son to his first baseball game. But a series of obstacles will test him along the way.

A rag-tag looking baseball team in red uniforms observes from their dugout.

Eephus

Carson Lund  |   United States, France
English
Comedy, Drama, Sports

Two adult baseball teams play one final game on their beloved field in this shaggy, delightful, and nostalgic portrait of a fading America.

An older man wearing goggles and blue swimtrunks floats on his back in crystal blue water.

Faruk

Aslı Özge  |   Germany, Turkey, France
Turkish
Drama, Family Affairs, Social Commentary

An elderly widower tries to fight the urban redevelopment scheme threatening his Istanbul condo building. With nostalgia, he navigates a changing world.

A black cat with yellow eyes sits at the bow of a boat, it looks back curiously.

Flow

Gints Zilbalodis  |   Latvia, France, Belgium
No Dialogue
Animation, Environmental, Family Friendly

When his home is devastated by a great flood, a courageous cat teams up with an unlikely band of animal friends in this thrilling animated spectacle.

A woman in a field looks over her shoulder with an angry expression.

The Kingdom Le Royaume

Julien Colonna  |   France
French
Coming of Age, Crime, Drama

A teenager’s bond with her outlaw father is tested during a hot Coriscan summer in this heart-pounding coming-of-age thriller.

A black man, lit by yellow light, stares off camera with concern.

The Knife

Nnamdi Asomugha  |   United States
English
Drama, Social Commentary, Thriller

After an African-American father confronts an intruder in his home, his actions spark a tense and confrontational investigation with far-reaching consequences.

A claymation little fella, they wear a hat with googly eyes.

Memoir of a Snail

Adam Elliot  |   Australia
English
Animation, Coming of Age, Drama

In this unique stop-motion animation, a melancholy misfit recounts the tragic but beautiful tale of her life to her pet snails.

Two men stand together looking camera left. Behind them the multicolored lights of a carnival ride.

Okie

Kate Cobb  |   United States
English
Drama, Thriller

When a famous novelist returns to his rural Illinois hometown, he receives a mixed welcome that’s equal parts admiration and resentment.

A man and woman sit before a bookshelf, looking at each other.

The Other Way Around Volveréis

Jonás Trueba  |   Spain, France
Spanish
Comedy, Family Affairs, Romance

A couple decides to throw a party to celebrate their amicable breakup. Their loved ones are skeptical, but they say it’s what they want. Is it really?

A hippo peers menacingly through the reeds.

Pepe

Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias  |   Dominican Republic, Namibia, Germany, France
Spanish, Afrikaans, Mbukushu, German
Environmental, Social Commentary

Relocated from his African home to Pablo Escobar’s Colombian compound, Pepe the hippo reflects on his chaotic life in this inventive cinematic essay.

A group in uniforms holds back a crowd. One uniformed woman is turned away, with a concerned expression.

Santosh

Sandhya Suri  |   United Kingdom
Hindi
Drama, Mystery, Social Commentary, Women Centered

Newly widowed Santosh is compelled to take her husband’s old job on the police force, where she’s thrust into an intriguing murder investigation.

A close up of a man and woman, their faces barely making it entierly into the frame.

The Time It Takes Il tempo che ci vuole

Francesca Comencini  |   Italy, France
Italian, French
Biopic, Coming of Age, Film on Film, Women Centered

A filmmaker immerses his daughter in the magic of cinema, where chaos meets fantasy. This creates a deep bond that will sustain them through good and bad.

Two men sit on a planter in a city

To a Land Unknown

Mahdi Fleifel  |   United Kingdom, Palestine, France, Greece, Netherlands, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Arabic, Greek, English
Crime, Drama, Social Commentary, Thriller

Stranded in Athens, displaced Palestinian cousins devise a dark scheme in order to reach Germany and start a new life.

A woman in the foreground smoking, out of focus. A man smiles at her.

Turning Tables Klandestin

Angelina Maccarone  |   Germany
German, English, Arabic
Political, Social Commentary, Thriller

The lives of a politician, her aide, an artist, and a refugee become intertwined as values and allegiances are tested in this political thriller.

Three girls in uniform stand on a rocky beach together.

We Were Dangerous

Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu  |   New Zealand
English, Māori
Historical, Sex and Sexuality, Women Centered

Three rebellious friends trapped at a remote New Zealand institution for delinquent girls grasp at freedom in this riveting coming-of-age tale.