Bad Genius
Directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya
Playing on the Thai obsession with academic achievement and test taking, Bad Genius is a comedic heist thriller that plays …
Her Love Boils Bathwater
Directed by Ryôta Nakano
After her husband disappears with another woman, Futaba, now a single mother, is forced to close the family bathhouse business. …
Ice Mother
Directed by Bohdan Sláma
Sláma’s charming, romantic drama centers on themes of familial conflict and the possibility of rebirth at any age. After her …
Miss Kiet’s Children
Directed by Peter Lataster, Petra Lataster-Czisch
Miss Kiet teaches children of asylum seekers in a Dutch elementary school. Coming from countries like Syria and Iraq, her …
PIFF 41 Women-Directed Shorts
Directed by Various
A selection of women-directed short films featured in the 41st Portland International Film Festival.
Soufra
Directed by Thomas A. Morgan
After spending her entire life in the Burj el-Barajneh refugee camp near Beirut, Mariam Shaar decided to change her life. …
Spoor
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Drawing inspiration from local fairy tales, Spoor dissects political corruption and environmental activism in a small Polish town. Janina is …
White Sun
Directed by Deepak Rauniyar
This year’s Nepali submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar sensitively explores the damage done to the fabric of …