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Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]

Trapped in museum archives, Ancestors bend time and space to find their way home. History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

World Cinema Documentary Competition

All About the Money

A son of one of Americas wealthiest families creates a communist revolutionary base in rural Massachusetts as a means of disrupting the capitalist system he grew up in but has now come to despise. Its the starting point of an astonishing journey.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

U.S. Documentary Competition

American Doctor

When three American doctors — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

U.S. Documentary Competition

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

Short Program

Animated Short Film Program

Animated Short Film Program

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

U.S. Documentary Competition

Barbara Forever

An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Bedford Park

Haunted by an abusive childhood, Audrey, a Korean American woman in her 30s, faces her emotional past. When her mother’s car accident brings her back to her parents’ home, she meets the man responsible for the accident. Their relationship builds, passions ignite, and they form a loving connection.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

Midnight

The Best Summer

Immersive POV camera footage reveals electric performances, candid interviews, and intimate backstage life with the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Foo Fighters, Pavement, Rancid, Beck, The Amps, and Bikini Kill — an all-access view inside an era-defining moment in music.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

World Cinema Documentary Competition

Birds of War

The love story of a London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and cameraman as told through 13 years of personal archives across revolutions, war, and exile.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

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BURN

When runaway teen Ju-Ju is embraced by a tribe of misfit youths in Kabukicho, she finds belonging for the first time — until betrayal and despair twist her haven into a prison, and she’s left with one way to take back control.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Carousel

A divorced doctor’s carefully constructed life in Cleveland is upended when his daughter’s debate aspirations and the unexpected return of a past love force him to confront his own choices and embrace a second chance.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

Premieres

Chasing Summer

After losing both her job and boyfriend, Jamie retreats to her small Texas hometown, where friends and flings from a fateful high school summer turn her life upside down.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

World Cinema Documentary Competition

Closure

After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel scours the depths of the Vistula River, torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the hope that his son may still be alive.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

Short Program

Documentary Short Film Program

Documentary Short Film Program

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

Episodic Pilot Showcase

Episodic Fiction Pilot Showcase

Episodic Fiction Pilot Showcase

Discover the latest in independently produced episodic work with these three comedic pilots that span the scope of the human experience.

Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline

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