Filipiñana

World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision

Tee girl Isabel feels strangely drawn to Dr. Palanca, the president of the country club where she works. However, after piecing together a violent picture of what lies beneath the club’s pristine surface, she realizes that what began as an innocent infatuation is actually rooted in a sinister shared history.

Levitating (Para Perasuk)

In a town where pleasure equals being possessed by spiritual beings, Bayu aspires to be the shaman of a trance party so he can fundraise enough money to prevent an impending eviction.

The Screener

An independent film screener leaks from a talent agency.

Big Girls Don’t Cry

Over one transformative summer in rural New Zealand in 2006, 14-year-old Sid Bookman discovers desire, identity, and the internet as she imitates the people she longs to be loved by.

LADY

World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting Ensemble

In the sprawling African metropolis of Lagos, a fiercely independent young cab driver meets a band of radiantly reckless sex workers whose sisterhood pulls her into danger and joy, setting her on a journey toward her own transformation.

The Huntress (La Cazadora)

In the border city of Juárez, Mexico, where violence against women is perpetrated with impunity, an unlikely defender emerges with a desperate call for change. Inspired by true events.

Worried

No one is more worried about Jules and Poppy than Jules and Poppy.

Callback

Max arrives home to find that his boyfriend has booked a callback. All hell breaks loose.

Balloon Animals

Two grocery store employees have an unexpected, helium-fueled encounter with a late-night customer.

Birdie

In 1970, a 16-year-old Nigerian refugee in Virginia tries to keep her family together when a newcomer draws her sister away.

Soft Boil

Lulu takes a job as a nanny only to discover that her new boss isn’t who she expected.