February 5 – February 21, 2015
’71
Directed by Yann Demange
“A riveting thriller set in the mean streets of Belfast over the course of 24 hours, ’71 brings the grim …
10,000 KM
Directed by Carlos Marques-Marcet
Sergi and Alex, a young couple in Barcelona, are ready to take their passionate affair to the next level when …
A Girl at My Door
Directed by July Jung
After a personal scandal, young police officer Young-Nam gets transferred from Seoul to a small fishing town. There, the police …
A Second Chance
Directed by Susanne Bier
On what initially appears to be a routine police raid, partners Andreas and Simon encounter low-life junkie Tristan. Knowing his …
A Wolf at the Door
Directed by Fernando Coimbra
Set in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, A Wolf at the Door opens with a mother arriving to pick …
A Year in Champagne
Directed by David Kennard
Only sparkling wine produced within the boundaries of the Champagne region is truly “Champagne.” Wine importer Martine Saunier leads us …
Afterlife
Directed by Virág Zomborácz
Mózes, a rather neurotic young man in his twenties, is unable to meet his domineering father’s expectations. So when his …
All the Women
Directed by Mariano Barroso
“Spanish machismo is picked apart with surgical precision in Barroso’s engrossing All the Women, Winner of the Goya (Spanish Academy Award) …
Alleluia
Directed by Fabrice du Welz
Updated for the Internet era, Du Welz’s remake of the classic The Honeymoon Killers is based on the true story of ’60s …
Artico
Directed by Gabriel Velazquez
In Ärtico, winner of special mention honors at the Berlin Film Festival, Jota and Simón are two “quinquis” (nomads), aged 20, …
August Winds
Directed by Gabriel Mascaro
Shirley has left the big city to live in a small seaside town and look after her elderly grandmother. She …
Backcountry
Directed by Adam MacDonald
What begins as a romantic weekend camping trip deep into the Canadian woods quickly decends into an exercise in abject …
Belle and Sebastian
Directed by Nicholas Vanier
Set during World War II in the French Alps, Belle and Sebastian is based on a beloved 1960s French TV series featuring …
Beloved Sisters
Directed by Dominik Graf
In this sumptuous costume drama set in late-18th-century Germany, two aristocratic sisters find themselves drawn inexorably to the young ‘Sturm …
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Directed by Diao Yinan
Haunted by a botched police investigation five years earlier, former policeman Zhang has retired to a distant mining town in …
Charlie’s Country
Directed by Rolf de Heer
This year’s Australian submission for the Best Foreign Film Oscar features a soulful performance from David Gulpilil, who received the …
Clouds of Sils Maria
Directed by Olivier Assayas
“Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) is a middle-aged actress who soared to stardom in her twenties in a play called Maloja Snake, …
Come to My Voice
Directed by Huseyin Karabey
In a snowy Kurdish mountain village in the east of Turkey, an old woman and her granddaughter are distressed. The …
Concrete Night
Directed by Pirjo Honkasalo
In a run-down Helsinki ghetto, 14-year-old Simo spends 24 hours with his dangerous older brother Ilkka as he prepares to …
Conducta
Directed by Ernesto Daranas Serrano
One of the most heralded Cuban films of the last decade, Conducta provides a sensitive, unembellished look at contemporary life in Cuba. …
Corn Island
Directed by George Ovashvili
The Inguri River forms Georgia’s border with the breakaway Republic of Abkhazia, and tensions between the nations run high. Every …
Cowboys
Directed by Tomislav Mrsi
Based on a popular, award-winning Croatian play, Cowboys mixes social drama and dark comedy as it puts a fresh spin on a …
Cracks in Concrete
Directed by Umut Dag
After a decade in prison for second-degree murder, hardened but broken 35-year-old Ertan is intent on making a new start …
Darkness by Day
Directed by Martin de Salvo
“In an a old house in a tiny village, Virginia is left alone after her father leaves to check on …
Dearest
Directed by Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Based on a true story, Dearest is about the sensitivity, complexity, and indelible pain of child abduction. The lives of Shenzhen residents …
Duke of Burgundy
Directed by Peter Strickland
“Strickland’s latest reconfigures the vintage erotic melodrama into something altogether deeper and darker. Taking its title from a rare species …
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films
Directed by Mark Hartley
“Cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus helped to create the modern Israeli film industry. . . . During the ’80s, …
Eyes of a Thief
Directed by Najwa Najjar
This taut political thriller weaves a tale of love and loss, revealing the suspicions and sacrifices lurking beneath the surface …
Factory Girl
Directed by Mohamed Kahn
Hiyam, a young clothing factory worker, lives in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Cairo. Under the spell of the factory’s new …
Felix & Maria
Directed by Maxime Giroux
Winner of the Audience Best Canadian Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival, Felix & Meira is set in Montreal’s Mile End …
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Directed by Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
“Gett” is Hebrew for a divorce decree—something that is very difficult to get in Israel, where rabbinical courts hold jurisdiction …
Ghadi
Directed by Amin Dora
Lebanon’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar submission is a gently barbed social satire about bigotry and redemption that unfolds in …
Giovanni’s Island
Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo
After Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II, the lives of brothers Junpei and Kanta are turned upside-down …
Gueros
Directed by Alonso Ruiz Palacios
“This plucky and effortlessly cool black-and-white film from newcomer Alonso Ruiz Palacios follows three restless teens during the student strikes …
Horse Money
Directed by Pedro Costa
Set in a crumbling infirmary, Pedro Costa’s haunting, dreamlike film serves as an indictment of social injustice in postcolonial Europe. …
Hotel Nueva Isla
Directed by Irene Gutierrez, Javier Labrador
The formerly luxurious Hotel Nueva Isla in Old Havana is now in ruins, but it is home to people living …
Human Capital
Directed by Paolo Virzì
Winner of all the top Italian film awards, this stylish ensemble piece offers a powerful commentary on Italian social class, …
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Directed by Dave Lamattina, Chad Walker
One of the most recognizable and beloved children’s television characters in history, Big Bird has been entertaining and educating children …
I’m Still
Directed by Javier Corcuera
Corcuera’s documentary is more than a celebration of Peru’s rich musical heritage. Through these diverse musicians’ personal stories (some of …
In a Foreign Land
Directed by Icíar Bollaín
The current financial crisis in Spain has forced an estimated 700,000 young people to emigrate in the hope of a …
In Order of Disappearance
Directed by Hands Petter Moland
Weaving dark Scandinavian comedy with Tarantino-esque revenge thriller, Moland tells the tale of an ordinary, upstanding Swedish snowplow driver in …
Iris
Directed by Albert Maysles
The great documentarian Albert Maysles’s (Grey Gardens, Gimme Shelter) latest film is about fashion and interior design maven Iris Apfel, now …
Jalanan
Directed by Daniel Ziv
Part music documentary and part examination of the frenetically paced megacity of Jakarta (10 million people), Jalanan(“Streetside”) tells the captivating story …
Jauja
Directed by Lisandro Alonso
“A work of tremendous beauty and a source of continual surprise, Alonso’s film is set during the Argentinian army’s Conquest …
Liar’s Dice
Directed by Geetu Mohandas
Part road movie, part slow-burn thriller, actress Geetu Mohandas’s atmospheric film examines the ominous undercurrents in contemporary working-class India. Kamala …
Life in a Fishbowl
Directed by Baldvin Zophoniasson
Director Baldvin ZophonÍasson explores the roots of the 2008 Icelandic economic collapse with an emotionally-gripping ensemble piece focusing on the …
Living is Easy With Eyes Closed
Directed by David Trueba
Beatles fans will recognize the title from the lyrics in “Strawberry Fields Forever,” which John Lennon wrote while in southern …
Magical Girl
Directed by Carlos Vermut
In this dark and offbeat social satire, Alicia, a 12-year-old dying girl, asks her father Luis to buy her a …
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Wells
Directed by Chuck Workman
“Oscar-winner Chuck Workman’s (famed for his Academy Award clip montages and iconic trailers) impressive, comprehensive documentary tells the tragic, extraordinary …
Maidan
Directed by Sergei Loznitsa
Loznitsa, whose My Joy and In the Fog have screened in recent PIFFs, brings his distinctively vision to a remarkable eye-witness account of the …
Marie’s Story
Directed by Jean-Pierre Ameris
Inspired by the life of Marie Heurtin, Marie’s Story is a playful, inspirational, and moving emotional journey between teacher and student set …
Mateo
Directed by Maria Gamboa
Sixteen-year-old Mateo works with his uncle extorting local small business owners and is about to be expelled from school. The …
Mr. Kaplan
Directed by Alvaro Brechner
Jacob Kaplan lives an ordinary life in Uruguay. Like many of his other Jewish friends, Jacob fled Europe for South …
Nuoc 2030
Directed by Nghiem-Minh Nguyen-Vo
Nuoc 2030 is set in a near-futuristic Vietnam, where a beautiful coastal region has been flooded as a result of global …
On the Way to School
Directed by Pascal Plisson
Plisson’s César-winning documentary extols the true worth of getting, and getting to, an education. Shot in Kenya, Patagonia, Morocco, and …
Paradise
Directed by Mariana Chenilio
A touching comedy about how true beauty comes from the inside and how paradise is closer to home than you …
Phoenix
Directed by Christian Petzold
Petzold’s riveting film follows Nelly (Nina Hoss), a concentration camp survivor returning to Berlin, in her search for Johnny (Ronald …
Quod Erat Demonstrandum
Directed by Andrei Gruzsniczki
The story of the man on the edge becomes a film about people who are at crossroads. Set in Romania, …
R100
Directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto
From the director of Big Man Japan comes this edgy, absurd, and whip-smart dark comedy, featuring the best use of Beethoven’s “Ode …
Red Army
Directed by Gabe Polsky
Whether or not you know anything about hockey, or US-Soviet cold war history, you’ll be entertained by Polsky’s fascinating story …
Rocks in My Pockets
Directed by Signe Baumane
Latvian-born, New York-based animator Signe Baumane’s charming film is a witty and moving examination of the director’s battle with depression, …
Secrets of War
Directed by Dennis Bots
During World War II, everyone had to keep secrets to survive, but at what price? Lambert and Tuur, two 12-year-old …
Seymour: An Introduction
Directed by Ethan Hawke
This intimate portrait of classical pianist, composer, author, teacher, and sage Seymour Bernstein offers a wise and charismatic reflection on …
Short Cuts 7: She Never Dreams of Places
Directed by Various
This program of experimental cinema, programmed and introduced by Cinema Project, delves into personal, familial, and cultural pasts, revealing the …
Short Cuts 8: New Spanish Shorts
Directed by Various
These films are selected from the Festival of New Spanish Cinema, a larger touring program, curated and organized by Pragda …
Sorrow and Joy
Directed by Nils Malmros
In Malmros’s moving autobiographical film, a meditation on the limits of human law and the infinite possibilities of kindness, Johannes, …
Stations of the Cross
Directed by Dietrich Bruggemann
Devout teenager Maria and her family belong to the ultra-conservative Society of St. Paul. Maria is intent on walking a …
Stop the Pounding Heart
Directed by Roberto Minervini
Blurring the line between documentary and fiction, Italian director Roberto Minervini’s absorbing film is a portrait of adolescence as experienced …
Sunshine Superman
Directed by Marah Strauch
After graduating from USC and a stint as an engineer, Carl Boenish devoted himself to “freefall cinematography” (John Frankenheimer’s The …
The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared
Directed by Felix Herngren
Based on a bestselling novel by Jonas Jonasson, this delightful comedy tells the unbelievable story of former dynamite expert Allan …
The Boy and the World
Directed by Ale Abreu
Brazilian artist Alê Abreu’s whimsical, exquisitely-rendered, animated film views contemporary society through the eyes of a child. Cuca, a small …
The Dark Valley
Directed by Andreas Prochaska
Greider, a lone traveler, arrives in a small village in the Alps. Initially, no one wants him to stay, especially …
The Farewell Party
Directed by Tal Granit
The question “Who has the right to play God?” is at the center of this comedic tale of a group …
The Fool
Directed by Yuri Bykov
A plumber’s assistant, honest and idealistic Dima devotes his free time studying to fulfill his dream of becoming an engineer. …
The Gambler
Directed by Ignas Jonynas
A celebrated paramedic, Vincentas has a dangerous addiction: gambling. Desperate to hit it big and pay off his mounting debts, …
The Golden Era
Directed by Ann Hui
Selected as the closing night film at the Venice Film Festival, Hui’s modernist biopic tells the epic tale of Manchurian …
The Invisible Front
Directed by Jonas Ohman, Vincas Sruoginis
The Invisible Front was the code name used by the Soviet Union’s Interior Forces for the armed resistance in Lithuania, …
The Iron Ministry
Directed by J. P. Sniadecki
“This thrilling new film, shot over three years during a series of train journeys across China, begins with metal: the …
The Japanese Dog
Directed by Tudor Christian Jurgiu
This year’s Romanian submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, this subtle and movingly told tale of loss and …
The Lesson
Directed by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov
Nadezhda is a young, hardworking teacher in a small Bulgarian town. One day she is shocked to discover that there …
The Liberator
Directed by Alberto Arvelo
Arvelo’s lush film tells the epic personal story of Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), who played a …
The Light Shines Only There
Directed by Mipo O
This year’s Japanese submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and the winner of the Best Director award at …
The Little House
Directed by Yôji Yamada
When Takeshi’s unmarried great-aunt Taki passes away, he goes to her house with his family to help clean up her …
The Look of Silence
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer
Joshua Oppenheimer follows his riveting The Act of Killing (2012), about Indonesia’s anti-communist massacres in the 1960s, with this searing companion piece. …
The Mafia Only Kills in Summer
Directed by Pif
Pierfrancesco Diliberto (a renowned TV host and political comedian), better known as Pif, wrote, directed, and stars in this subversive, …
The President
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
In this dark satire, The President and his family rule their land with an iron fist, enjoying lives of luxury …
The Third Side of the River
Directed by Celine Murga
Seventeen-year-old Nicholas’s father is a respected doctor, but he lives a double life: one, seemingly harmonious, with Nico and his …
The Tribe
Directed by Miroslav Slaboshpitsky
Winner of the Critics Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the astonishing The Tribe uses only sign language …
Timbuktu
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
Not far from Timbuktu, now ruled by religious fundamentalists, mild-mannered herdsman Kidane lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife …
Today
Directed by Reza Mirkarimi
Writer-director Mirkarimi provides a detailed, emotional snapshot of two individuals struggling for genuine connection: an aging taxi driver and a …
Tu Dors Nicole
Directed by Stephane Lafleur
Infused with absurdist humor and a sense of ennui, Lafleur’s film hones in on young adults at existential crossroads. Twenty-something …
Underdog
Directed by Ronnie Sandahl
Dino, a young Swedish girl, has fled Sweden’s mass unemployment for better fortune in Oslo. But like many other young …
Waiting For August
Directed by Teodorah Mihai
Georgiana Halmac is about to turn 15. She lives with her six brothers and sisters in a social housing condo …
What We Do in the Shadows
Directed by Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
Winner of the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, this laugh-filled salute to the mocumentary form and …
White God
Directed by Kornel Mundruczo
Man’s best friend becomes his worst nightmare when war breaks out between humans and dogs. After teenage Lili’s father decides …
Wild Tales
Directed by Damian Szifron
Living up to the expectations of the title, Damián Szifrón’s outrageously entertaining anthology of six blackly-comic short stories packs a …
Wyrmwood
Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner
Routine family life comes to an abrupt end for outback mechanic Barry, who, armed with a nail gun, finds little …
Xenia
Directed by Panos H. Koutras
After the death of their Albanian mother, two brothers—the younger Dany, a flamboyantly gay teen, and the elder Ody (short …
Yvy Maraey, Land Without Evil
Directed by Juan Carlos Valdivia
Valdivia’s lyrical and philosophical road movie provides a journey not to a destination, but to a deeper understanding of memory …