37TH Palm Springs International Film Festival Guide

TICKETING & FESTIVAL INFORMATION

TICKET PURCHASES

December 3–7 — Member Days Early Bird Access* Access begins December 3 at 9:00 am PT online

December 8 — General Ticket Sales Begin Access begins at 9 am PT online

Purchase online at PSIFF.org

Or call 760-778-8979 (Monday–Friday, 9 am - 5 pm)

In-person purchases and voucher exchanges may be completed at box office locations during operating hours.

*Available exclusively to Palm Springs Film Society Members

TICKET AND INFORMATION CENTER HOURS

December 8 - 11 am - 6 pm

December 9 – December 23 - Wednesday - Sunday

11 am - 6 pm, (closed December 24 & 25)

December 26 - January 12

8 am - 6 pm

Ticket & Information Center, 155 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 7A, Palm Springs, CA

THEATER AND BOX OFFICE HOURS

DURING THE FESTIVAL

January 2 - 12 Open one hour before the first show is scheduled to start, and close 30 minutes after the last show starts. Theater box offices are not open on days without screenings at that theater.

CASHLESS BOX OFFICE

We welcome Visa®, Mastercard®, Discover ® , American Express® and debit cards.

FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE

Merchandise is available at the Ticket & Information Center, 155 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA, online at destinationpsp.com, and at Destination PSP Store, Downtown Palm Springs, 170 North Palm Canyon Dr.

TICKET & EVENT PRICING

GENERAL ADMISSION..............$20 (Members $18)

FAMILY FILMS ...............................................FREE!

OPENING NIGHT SCREENING AND RECEPTION

CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING AND RECEPTION

$135

$75

TALKING PICTURES/BOOK TO SCREEN PROGRAMS ..........

$30– $45

DINNER & MOVIE

PASS OPTIONS

BENEFACTOR PASS .............................................

$100

$3,905

CONCIERGE PASS $3,128

PREMIERE PASS $2,610

PLATINUM PASS $609

5-DAY “A” PASS

5-DAY “B” PASS .........................................................

$398

STUDENT PASS (Student ID required)

PICKING UP PASSES

VALID PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED

BENEFACTOR PASSES

can be picked up:

December 29 - January 2, 9 am - 9 pm at the Palm Springs Convention Center 277 N Avenida Caballeros, Palm Grove Room

Beginning January 3, Benefactor Passes will be available at the Festival Ticket & Information Center 155 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA

CONCIERGE, PLATINUM, PREMIERE,

5-DAY A, 5-DAY B, & STUDENT PASSES

can be picked up beginning December 26, 2025 at the Ticket & Information Center located at 155 S. Palm Canyon Drive. Check website for dates and times

GUEST, INDUSTRY, & MEDIA PASSES

can be picked up at the Guest & Industry Suite located inside the Hilton Palm Springs 400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Tapestry Room

January 1, 1 pm - 5 pm

January 2 - 12, 9 am - 5 pm

January 13, 9 am - 12 pm

PICKING UP TICKETS

Tickets may be picked up at a box office location during operating hours. Only the person who purchased the tickets may pick them up with a valid photo ID.

PRINT-AT-HOME & MOBILE TICKETS

Your print-at-home ticket(s) will be attached to your order confirmation email in PDF form. Simply open the PDF, print and present your tickets at the theater upon entry. You may also present the PDF on your mobile device.

POLICIES AND ETIQUETTE

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: By attending the festival, you agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions, which can be found at psiff.org/about/terms-and-conditions.

SCHEDULE CHANGES: Sometimes, for reasons beyond our control, programs must be changed, rescheduled or cancelled. A daily update on schedule changes may be obtained at PSIFF.org. Changes will also be posted at each venue. Please check for updates periodically.

REFUND POLICY: No refunds or exchanges. If customer has an emergency they may request a credit. Credits are at the discretion of management. If PSIFS has to cancel a screening or event, customer will receive a refund or exchange.

REFUSAL OF SERVICE: PSIFF reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason. We enforce this policy to ensure a secure, professional and convenient environment for all of our patrons.

SCANNING: All tickets and passes will be scanned upon entering each screening. They are individually barcoded, allowing only one scan per use. Attempts to duplicate, alter or sell any copies of print-at-home tickets or passes will result in admittance being refused to the event. Tickets and/or voucher spurchased through a third party will not be accepted.

RE-ENTRY PASSES: Anyone (including pass holders) exiting an auditorium with plans to return to that particular screening MUST obtain a Re-Entry Pass in order to be readmitted to a screening. A festival pass or ticket stub and re-entry pass is required for re-entry.

STANDBY TICKETS: When a film screening or event is on Standby, it means that the ticket allotment has been reached. Any empty seats are released for sale 10 minutes prior to a screening. Patrons can join the standby line for a chance to purchase these seats. Standby tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis and may or may not be sold for some programs. Passes, credit and vouchers are accepted.

QUEUE

CARDS:

Passholders can request a Queue-card while waiting for entry into the specified theater 45 minutes prior to a film screening until the passholder allocation is reached. Keep this Queue-card while waiting to enter the theater scheduled for the next screening. You do not need to wait in line. The Queue-card guarantees you entry up to 20 minutes before the screening. After 20 minutes entry is not guaranteed. Queue-cards are given to determine the passholder seating as quickly as possible. (1) One Queue-card per passholder. Passholder must be present. The Queue-card must be presented with valid pass for admittance.

ETIQUETTE

• Saving space in line, or seats for other patrons is not permitted.

• Late seating is not permitted. PSIFF will not sell tickets or allow seating once the program has begun. Any exception to the late-seating policy is at the discretion of the Festival Venue Manager.

• If you need to leave the auditorium for any reason, take your pass or ticket stub and pick up a Re-Entry Pass before you leave.

• No one will be re-admitted without their pass or ticket stub and the Re-Entry Pass.

• No recording equipment is permitted in the theater auditorium.

• No large bags are permitted inside venues; all bags are subject to search.

• Please turn off all mobile devices during the film presentation. No talking or texting permitted during the film presentation.

• Smoking is strictly prohibited at all Festival locations, including e-cigarettes and vaping products.

• Please complete and return your Audience Award ballot immediately following each screening.

• To expedite theater cleaning and seating, please discard your waste in the appropriate containers and exit promptly after your screening.

• All theater auditoriums are cleared between show times. Any items left in the auditoriums will be removed and placed in Lost and Found.

• Many lines are outside of the theaters. Please dress appropriately for comfort, as it can get warm during the day and cold in the evenings. Theaters may also get chilly.

THEATER KEY

ANN Annenberg Theater 101 N Museum Drive, Palm Springs, CA

ARCO ARCO Theatre (Palm Canyon Theatre)

538 N Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA

CAM Camelot Theatres Palm Springs Cultural Center 2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs,

Canyon Way,

LQ Cinemark Century La Quinta 46-800 Washington St, La Quinta CA

MP Mary Pickford is D’Place 36850 Pickfair St, Cathedral City, CA

MCC McCallum Theatre 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA

PSHS Richards Center for the Arts Palm Springs High School 2248 Ramon Rd, Palm Springs,

EISENHOWER HEALTH IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THE PALM SPRINGS

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL THEATERS

THEATER LOCATIONS

CAMELOT THEATRES PALM SPRINGS CULTURAL CENTER

RICHARDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS PALM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL

ANN Annenberg Theater

101 N Museum Drive, Palm Springs

ARCO ARCO Theatre (Palm Canyon Theatre)

538 N Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs

CAM Camelot Theatres Palm Springs Cultural Center

2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs

FT Festival Theaters

789 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs

LQ Cinemark Century La Quinta

46-800 Washington St, La Quinta

MP Mary Pickford is D’Place 36850 Pickfair St, Cathedral City

MCC McCallum Theatre

73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert

PSHS Richards Center for the Arts Palm Springs High School 2248 Ramon Rd, Palm Springs

PLAZA Plaza Theatre

128 S Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs

CINEMARK CENTURY LA QUINTA

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PRESENTING SPONSORS

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GOLD SPONSORS

PREMIERE SPONSORS

SUPPORTING FOUNDATIONS

OFFICIAL PURVEYORS

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FAMILY DAY SPONSORS

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LETTER FROM THE FESTIVAL CHAIRMAN

On behalf of our Board of Directors and our amazing staff, I’m delighted to welcome you to the 37th anniversary of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Every year, this event reminds us why we love movies so much—because they inspire us, challenge us, make us laugh, break our hearts, and connect us in ways nothing else quite can.

This year, we’re thrilled to share more than 170 films from over 70 countries. Our Artistic Director, Lili Rodriguez, and her fantastic programming team have put together an incredible lineup that reflects the very best of global storytelling. There truly is something here for everyone.

Our festival has always been about more than just watching films. It’s about discovering new perspectives, hearing stories you may never have encountered otherwise, and being moved in unexpected ways. Over the next few days, you’ll find everything from intimate indie dramas to bold international features. We’re especially proud to once again be known as the festival that screens the most submissions for the Academy Awards® Best International Feature Film category—many of which you’ll find in our Awards Buzz program this year.

And of course, we hope you’ll join us for one of the most exciting nights of the season: the Film Awards Gala on Saturday, January 3, at the Palm Springs Convention Center. It’s the only event in the valley where you can share an evening with A-list stars and filmmakers—people like Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael B. Jordan, Ethan Hawke, Adam Sandler, and other Oscar® hopefuls—all while enjoying a great dinner and supporting a great cause. Together, this event helps raise more than $2.5 million to support our nonprofit Palm Springs International Film Society’s work throughout the year.

Whether you’re here as a filmmaker, a journalist, or a movie lover who simply can’t get enough of great cinema, you’re an important part of this community. This festival exists because so many people —artists, crews, volunteers, sponsors, and audiences like you—believe in the power of storytelling.

I want to thank our title sponsor, City of Palm Springs; Film Awards Presenting Sponsor, Kering; and our host Nischelle Turner and Entertainment Tonight for helping to make this one of the most exciting events in the world of film.

Thank you for joining us. We’re so glad you’re here, and we can’t wait to share this year’s festival with you.

Nachhattar Singh Chandi

Nachhattar Singh Chandi, Chairman of the Board

The Film Awards underwriters are David McGrath, Sean McGrath, Jordan Schnitzer, Jan Salta and myself. Combined, our entire board of directors donates more than $1 million annually to this benefit for the Palm Springs International Film Society. It is an honor to support the vision and passion of our founder Sonny Bono, our beloved former chairman, the late Harold Matzner, whose commitment and generosity continue to inspire us; and James R. and Jackie Lee Houston, who chaired this event for so many years.

DIRECTORS

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Nachhattar Singh Chandi

2022-2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

Harold Matzner, in Memoriam

VICE CHAIRS

David Baron

Aftab Dada

Helene Galen

Scott White

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jeffrey Bernstein

Stephen Breimer

James Bruner

Sidney Craig

Robert Dickey

Michael Ditoro

Jaci Fitzsimonds

Eric Garner

Elizabeth Gelfand Stearns

Wendy Hope-Heckmann

Carol Kaplan

Garry Kief

Mary Ann LaBahn

Jenny Lavey

Leslie McGrath

Kevin McGuire

Donna MacMillan

Peter Mahler

Katherine Malkin

Tristan Milanovich

Lee Morcus

Patrick Mundt

David Permut

Marie E. Pinizzotto M.D., MBA

John Pinkney

Catharine Reed

Nathan Ross

Jan Salta

Jordan Schnitzer

Aubrey Serfling

Linda Shirvanian

Dominique Shwe

Ellen Sneider

Ryann Whalen

HONORARY CHAIRS

Mayor Ron deHarte

Reid D. Milanovich, Chairman, ACBCI

Richard M. Milanovich, in Memoriam

NACHHATTAR SINGH CHANDI

OPENING AND CLOSING NIGHT

CELEBRATE THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE FESTIVAL WITH OUR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED OPENING AND CLOSING NIGHT FILMS

OPENING NIGHT FILM - JANUARY 2 - PLAZA

CALLE MALAGA

Narrative Feature

Maryam Touzani, Morocco, 2025, 116 min.

Carmen Maura shines as an aging woman in Tangier, fighting to keep her home—and her sense of self—in director Maryam Touzani’s poignant Spanish-language debut.

CLOSING NIGHT FILM - JANUARY 11 - PSHS

GLENROTHAN

Narrative Feature

Brian Cox, United Kingdom, 2025, 99 min.

Making his directorial debut, legendary actor Brian Cox stars alongside Alan Cumming as two estranged brothers reunited in their idyllic Scottish hometown, bound by the traditions of their family’s whiskey distillery.

LETTER FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Hello fellow movie-lover,

This edition marks 37 years since PSIFF started. The festival has built an incredible reputation, standing strong long before my five years as Artistic Director, and it continues to thrive. Every year, part of the fun for me is trying to deepen what “Palm Springs” means as a festival experience. For some of you, that means eleven days packed with back-to-back screenings. For others, it might be a handful of films, maybe even just THE ONE that stays with you all year. For others still, it’s finding your corner of the program: the docs, the genre films, the Q&As, the Hollywood sparkle. That’s the beauty of this festival. There are so many ways to engage with PSIFF, and we want each one to feel welcoming and full of spirit.

Our programmers, led by Chief of Programming Alissa Simon, have spent the past year doing what they do best: traveling, scouting, digging, and curating a lineup that reflects the state of world cinema today – its joys, anxieties, humor, heartbreak, experimentation, and energy.

PSIFF is proudly international, and this year we turn a special spotlight on Germany. From our favorite German films on the festival circuit to timeless classics, our German lineup celebrates the country’s rich cinematic history, voices, and range – a reminder of the creativity and impact of German cinema on the world stage.

Here are some other things to check out that are particularly exciting:

Family Day returns on Sunday, January 11 at the Mary Pickford and Cathedral City Amphitheater. Along with activities like face painting, booths, and food options, all screenings are FREE this year, thanks to our partners. We’ll be showing Zootopia 2, Arco, and a special sing-along presentation of the cultural phenomenon K-Pop Demon Hunters. Bring your own pretend mic!

After Dark is back – small but mighty with a lineup of horror and genre films perfect for a night out. Not your vibe? Try our film-inspired dinners instead, now expanded to five events. Chefs craft menus inspired by the films themselves.

We’ve added two new strands this year: Close-Ups and Gateway Cinema. Inspired by Palm Springs’ rich film history, Close-Ups spotlights documentaries that explore the lives and work of filmmakers, celebrating the craft and community that shape cinema. Our friend and Festival Ambassador Dave Karger joins us there. Gateway Cinema invites filmmakers, programmers, and journalists as guest curators to share the films that first sparked their love of cinema. This section celebrates the formative power of movies and offers audiences the chance to rediscover classics and hidden gems through the eyes of those shaping the field today. Our guest curators this year include Paul Feig, Therese Hayes, Udo Kier, Diane Kruger, and Leonard Maltin.

Reflecting on this year’s festival, I’m deeply grateful for the continued support of our partners and sponsors, whose generosity and enthusiasm make all of this possible. I’d like to honor Harold Matzner, whose visionary leadership and unwavering dedication helped shape PSIFF into the festival it is today. The festival truly owes so much to him, and his legacy will continue for years to come. Finally, we say goodbye to Udo Kier, our festival friend and world cinema icon, whose presence at the festival was always a highlight for fellow artists.

Welcome to PSIFF 2026. Enough reading, let’s watch some movies!

Lili Rodriguez

Artistic Director

LILI RODRIGUEZ

DINNER & MOVIE

MONDAY, JANUARY 5

FILM INSPIRATION: SWEET STÖRY

Event location: Spencer's Restaurant

Event address: 701 W Baristo Rd

San Francisco Bay pastry empress Meg Ray’s love affair with the magical Café Truten on Sweden’s remote Baltic Sea island of Rödlöga. “Life is what you bake!”

ALL SCREENINGS:

Saturday, January 3 • 4:45 pm • MP

Sunday, January 4 • 10:00 am • CAM

Monday, January 5 • 4:00 pm • ANN

Saturday, January 10 • 4:30 pm • ANN (Free!)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8

FILM INSPIRATION: SPICES AND LIES

Event location: Eight4Nine Restaurant & Lounge

Event address: 849 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262

In this endearing culture-clash dramedy filled with mouthwatering comestibles, Franco-Algerian chef Mehdi learns some difficult lessons about love, identity, and being true to yourself.

ALL SCREENINGS::

Monday, January 5 • 10:00 am • PSHS

Thursday, January 8 • 1:00 pm • PSHS

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7

FILM INSPIRATION: THE GOLDEN SPURTLE

Event location: PS Underground

Event address: 1700 S Camino Real STE 2, Palm Springs, CA 92264

In this endearing documentary, global porridge-makers descend upon the Scottish Highlands to compete in a legendary tournament to determine who can cook the best bowl of slow-cooked oats in the world.

ALL SCREENINGS

Tuesday, January 6 • 1:30 pm • ARCO Saturday, January 10 • 10:30 am • FT

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9

FILM INSPIRATION: ITALIAN WANNABE

Event location: Cipolline Osteria

Event address: 1260 S Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92264

In this tender meditation on how food nourishes culture and community, chef Bill Disselhorst returns to the Italian town that first inspired him to open his own restaurant in California.

ALL SCREENINGS:

Friday, January 9 • 3:30 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 5:00 pm • ARCO Sunday, January 11 • 2:00 pm • FT

FILM INSPIRATION: HELLO BETTY

Event location: Foxy’s Kitchen & Bar

Event address: 69-950 Frank Sinatra Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

An inspiring dramedy about Emmi Creola, the visionary advertising pioneer who navigated ambition, creativity, and the limitations of a male-dominated society to create the Swiss culinary icon Betty Bossi.

ALL SCREENINGS:

Wednesday, January 7 • 1:45 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 7:45 pm • ANN

Friday, January 9 • 1:00 pm • CAM

ALL DINNER EVENTS BEGIN AT 6:00 PM AND END AT 8:00 PM.

EACH DINNER EVENT IS PRICED AT $100

Fam ily Day

JANUARY 11, 2026

GET READY FOR THE ULTIMATE FAMILY DAY!

Presented by Acrisure Arena and proudly supported by Arco, 3M Studios, and EoS Fitness. Get ready for a Sunday bursting with next level fun, great music, and cinematic adventures that the whole family will love!

When: Sunday, January 11, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Screenings: Mary Pickford is D’Place

Activities: Cathedral City Community Ampitheater, 68526 Ave Lalo Guerrero, Cathedral City, CA 92234

FREE Movies!

Head over to the Mary Pickford is D’Place for a delightful selection of familyfriendly films! The best part? The movie screenings are absolutely FREE! Just remember, seating is first come, first serve, so be sure to arrive early to grab your spot and enjoy.

ARCO

Animated Feature

Ugo Bienvenu, France, 2025, 82 min. Sunday, January 11 • 1:45 pm • MP

Arco accidentally travels from a peaceful future back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril. Along with his new friend, Iris, and her trusted robot, Mikki, Arco sets out on a quest home—but first must save our planet.

The fun kicks off outdoors at 12:00 PM!

The excitement doesn't stop when the credits roll! Stroll over to the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater for a giant afternoon celebration! We're transforming the space into a family paradise with music, food trucks, fantastic local businesses, face-painting, bounce house galore, and tons of other activities!

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (SING-ALONG SCREENING!)

Animated Feature

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang, USA, 2025, 100 min. Sunday, January 11 • 4:30 pm • MP

K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey use their secret identities as demon hunters to protect their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat. Together, they face their biggest enemy yet—an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.

ZOOTOPIA 2

Animated Feature

Jared Bush, Byron Howard, USA, 2025, 108 min. Sunday, January 11 • 10:00 am • MP

Rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De’Snake arrives in Zootopia, and turns the animal metropolis upside down.

FILM AWARDS

CELEBRATE THE BRIGHTEST STARS OF THE YEAR AT THE 37TH ANNUAL

Hawke

Blue Moon

Sony Pictures Classics

Photo by Francois Berthier

Photo

Photo Courtesy OF LANCÔME Nico Bustos

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3

PALM

SPRINGS CONVENTION CENTER

Toast the year’s top talents at the Palm Springs International Film Society's star-studded annual Film Awards celebration

Awards season kicks off with another star-studded Palm Springs International Film Awards, held Saturday, January 3, 2026 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Join us as the brightest talents in cinema honor the year’s most buzzed-about films and unforgettable performances. With the support of the presenting sponsor Kering, official vehicle Cadillac, title sponsor the City of Palm Springs, host Nischelle Turner and Entertainment Tonight, and our audience of avid film lovers, the event marks the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Palm Springs International Film Society.

This year’s Desert Palm Achievement Award winners include Leonardo DiCaprio, who adds another riveting, fully committed performance to his incredible body of work as a washed-up revolutionary in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another; and Amanda Seyfried, whose transcendent evocation of the revered utopian religious leader in Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee has earned the Academy Award®-nominated actress the biggest raves of her career.

Likewise, this year’s Icon Award honoree has been reaping incredible reviews for pushing his talents in new directions. Michael B. Jordan inhabits two distinct characters for his extraordinary dual role as brothers in the 1930s deep South trying to defend their community from supernatural forces in Ryan Coogler’s thriller Sinners.

For the first time, the International Star Award goes to an ensemble, comprising Norwegian, Swedish, and American actors whose deeply sensitive performances

in Joachim Trier’s family drama Sentimental Value resonate across cultures— Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Elle Fanning.

The Vanguard Award also goes to a team—actors Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal and director Chloé Zhao—who together craft an exquisite tale about the complexities of love and the healing power of art in Hamnet. And the Visionary Award celebrates the inimitable artists that turned Frankenstein into a visually and emotionally novel take on a classic: Guillermo del Toro, Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac, and Mia Goth.

Chairman’s Award winner Adam Sandler, one of the world’s biggest comedy stars, continues to prove he’s also one of the best actors in his patient, soulful performance as a long-suffering Hollywood agent in Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly.

There’s no better time to celebrate the incredible, wide-ranging filmography of Ethan Hawke with a Career Achievement Award than on the occasion of his wonderfully witty and complex tour de force as lyricist Lorenz Hart lamenting the state of 1940s Broadway in Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon

More honorees will be announced! For information about attending this year’s Film Awards, visit psfilmfest.org.

Leonardo DiCaprio

Desert Palm Achievement award, actor

One Battle After Another Warner Bros.

Photo by Nolan Zangas

Photo by Greg Williams

Photo by Steve Granitz

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING - JAN 10

SWEET STÖRY

Sarah Justine Kerruish, Matt Maude, United Kingdom/USA, 2025, 72 min |

Documentary

Saturday, January 10 • 4:30 pm • ANN

San Francisco Bay pastry empress Meg Ray’s love affair with the magical Café Truten on Sweden’s remote Baltic Sea island of Rödlöga. “Life is what you bake!"

Presented by Desert Care Network

GAYLA SPOTLIGHT FILMS - JAN 8

CELEBRATE THE ART AND CULTURE OF QUEER CINEMA WITH THESE TWO SPECIAL SCREENINGS!

MASPALOMAS

Narrative Feature

Aitor Arregi, Jose Mari Goenaga, Spain, 2025, 115 min.

Thursday, January 8 • 7:30 pm • CAM (GAYLA)

Additional screenings

Friday, January 9 • 4:00 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 7:30 pm • ANN

Sunday, January 11 • 10:30 am • FT

After suffering a stroke while vacationing in the gay haven of Maspalomas, Vicente is placed in a conservative nursing home where he finds himself back in the closet, forced to relive a liberation he thought was behind him.

WE ARE PAT

Documentary Feature

Rowan Haber, USA, 2025, 88 min.

Thursday, January 8 • 4:30 pm • CAM (GAYLA)

Additional screenings

Friday, January 9 • 10:00 am • ARCO

Saturday, January 10 • 6:15 pm • FT

In their wonderful portrait of cultural legacy and trans visibility, director Ro Haber teams up with Julia Sweeney to reevaluate one of the most infamous Saturday Night Live characters of all time: Pat.

TALKING PICTURES

…our exclusive series of marquee screenings featuring Hollywood’s biggest names and award-season contenders.

These high-profile events include engaging Q&A sessions with celebrated filmmakers and renowned actors, offering a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most talked-about films of the year.

In addition, our Talking Pictures: Book to Screen program explores the dynamic and intricate relationship between written works and their cinematic adaptations, offering a unique opportunity to engage with the creative minds behind some of today's most compelling films and the books that inspired them.

HOUSEMAID

Narrative Feature

Paul Feig, USA, 2025, 131 min.

Saturday, January 10 • 10:00 am • ARCO

After hoping for a fresh start, a young woman becomes a live-in maid for a wealthy couple who harbour sinister secrets.

IN CONVERSATION WITH:

Director Paul Feig

KING HAMLET

Documentary Feature

Elvira Lind, USA, 2025, 90 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 7:30 pm • ANN

While preparing for the title role in a stage production of Hamlet, actor Oscar Isaac weathers his mother’s cancer, impending fatherhood—and an eccentric cellist—in this vivid and soul-bare exploration of a singular performer balancing life, loss, and art.

IN CONVERSATION WITH:

Director Elvira Lind and Actor Oscar Isaac

THE LIBRARIANS

Documentary Feature

Kim A. Snyder, USA, 2025, 92 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 4:00 pm • ARCO

Thursday, January 8 • 10:00 am • ARCO

As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy.

JANUARY 6 IN CONVERSATION WITH:

Director Kim A. Snyder

JANUARY 8 IN CONVERSATION WITH: Palm Springs Library Director Jeannie Kays and Los Angeles Public Library Director John Szabo

MORE TALKING PICTURES TO BE ANNOUNCED FOR THE LATEST ADDITIONS GO TO PSIFF.ORG

100 LITERS OF GOLD

Narrative Feature

Teemu Nikki, Finland, 2024, 88 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 10:30 am • FT

Tuesday, January 6 • 1:00 pm • CAM

Sunday, January 11 • 7:15 pm • CAM

Sisters from a family of prize-winning sahti-makers overindulge, but ultimately come to terms with their problems, in this good-natured yet unapologetic black comedy from the director of Euthanizer (PSIFF 2019).

2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA

Documentary Feature

Mstyslav Chernov, Ukraine, 2025, 104 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 5:30 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 3:00 pm • FT

This visceral and poignant documentary follows a single Ukrainian military outfit on a mission to take back the village of Andriivka from the Russian forces.

ADAPTATION TO DARKNESS

Documentary Feature

Shay Fogelman, Israel, 2025, 86 min.

Friday, January 2 • 1:00 pm • CAM

Monday, January 5 • 6:45 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 2:00 pm • FT

A stranger-than-fiction portrait of Dr. Edwin KatzenEllenbogen, the only Jew to be tried alongside the Nazis at Nuremberg, a man of extraordinary abilities but very little conscience.

ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU

Narrative Feature

Cherien Dabis, Jordan, 2025, 145 min.

Monday, January 5 • 6:30 pm • FT

Tuesday, January 6 • 7:30 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 3:45 pm • MP

Spanning seven decades, this deeply moving portrait follows a Palestinian family whose past and present collide when a teenager caught in a West Bank protest stirs his mother’s memories of the 1948 Nakba.

3670

Narrative Feature

Joonho Park, South Korea, 2025, 124 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 1:45 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 7:00 pm • MP

Saturday, January 10 • 5:00 pm • CAM

In director Joonho Park’s tender story of self-discovery, gay North Korean defector Cheol-jun begins a new life in Seoul, but struggles to balance the external expectations of his dual identity.

THE ALTAR BOYS

Narrative Feature

Piotr Domalewski, Poland, 2025, 110 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 7:30 pm • FT

Monday, January 5 • 1:15 pm • ARCO

Friday, January 9 • 12:30 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 9:00 am • FT

A group of altar boys from a poor parish try to implement their own unusual plan for social justice and moral renewal. From the producers of Corpus Christi (PSIFF 2020).

AMRUM

Narrative Feature

Fatih Akin, Germany, 2025, 93 min.

Monday, January 5 • 4:30 pm • CAM

Thursday, January 8 • 7:30 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 1:30 pm • ANN

Set on the island of Amrum, this poignant period piece based on the childhood memories of German film icon Hark Bohm evocatively depicts the waning days of World War II.

BAD PAINTER

Narrative Feature

Albert Oehlen, Germany, 2025, 81 min.

Friday, January 9 • 8:30 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 2:30 pm • FT

German artist Albert Oehlen directs this iconoclastic portrait of himself—in life and at work—with Udo Kier as his alter ego, and musician Kim Gordon as interviewer and judge.

ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION

Documentary Feature

Travis Gutiérrez Senger, USA, 2025, 92 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 1:00 pm • MP

Sunday, January 4 • 10:00 am • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 7:00 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 11:00 am • FT

Executive produced by Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, filmmaker Travis Gutiérrez Senger’s propulsive documentary chronicles the rise of underground Chicano art collective Asco throughout their prolific punk uprising during the 1970s–80s.

BATTLE OF OSLO

Narrative Feature

Daniel Fahre, Norway, 2025, 94 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 4:30 pm • ANN Sunday, January 4 • 12:45 pm • ARCO Monday, January 5 • 7:45 pm • FT

April 9, 1940. As German warships approach Oslo, Colonel Birger Eriksen, commander of the undermanned Oscarsborg Fortress, makes a bold decision that changes the course of history.

ASK E. JEAN

Documentary Feature

Ivy Meeropol, USA, 2025, 91 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 5:30 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 6:30 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 12:00 pm • FT

Witty, fearless, and unapologetically candid, journalist and columnist E. Jean Carroll has spent her life telling women to speak their truth—then did just that when she accused Donald Trump of sexual assault and defamation, and triumphed twice against him.

THEATER KEY

ANN Annenberg Theater

101 N Museum Drive, Palm Springs, CA

ARCO ARCO Theatre (Palm Canyon Theatre)

538 N Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA

CAM Camelot Theatres Palm Springs Cultural Center

2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA

FT Festival Theaters

789 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA

LQ Cinemark Century La Quinta

46-800 Washington St, La Quinta CA

MP Mary Pickford is D’Place

36850 Pickfair St, Cathedral City, CA

MCC McCallum Theatre

73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA

PSHS Richards Center for the Arts

Palm Springs High School

2248 Ramon Rd, Palm Springs, CA

PLAZA Plaza Theatre

128 S Palm Canyon Dr

BEGINNINGS

Narrative Feature

Jeanette Nordahl, Denmark, 2025, 96 min.

Friday, January 2 • 1:00 pm • FT

Monday, January 5 • 1:00 pm • MP

Wednesday, January 7 • 4:30 pm • PLAZA

A sudden emergency forces a long-married couple on the verge of divorce to stay together and postpone telling their children about the split. Exquisitely performed by Denmark’s top actors.

BELÉN

Narrative Feature

Dolores Fonzi, Argentina, 2025, 107 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 6:30 pm • FT

Monday, January 5 • 7:45 pm • MP

Tuesday, January 6 • 4:15 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 1:00 pm • MP

In 2014, a young Argentine woman’s miscarriage leads to a shocking murder charge. Her 881-day imprisonment becomes a symbol of injustice as attorney Soledad Deza’s fight for her freedom sparks legal and social change. Winner: Audience Award, Miami Film Festival Gems.

BELOW THE CLOUDS

Documentary Feature

Gianfranco Rosi, Italy, 2025, 115 min.

Friday, January 2 • 12:15 pm • FT

Monday, January 5 • 10:00 am • MP

Sunday, January 11 • 3:45 pm • FT

Oscar® nominee Gianfranco Rosi (Fire At Sea, PSIFF 2017) offers a striking look at the community surrounding Naples, caught between its devastating history of volcanic eruption and the uncertainty of tomorrow.

THE BLUE TRAIL

Narrative Feature

Gabriel Mascaro, Brazil, 2025, 86 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 4:45 pm • MP

Thursday, January 8 • 12:00 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 5:00 pm • CAM

In a dystopian future where seniors are forced into isolation, 77-year-old Tereza refuses to let her story end. She rebels, embarking on an inspiring journey to pursue her dreams.

BELOVED TROPIC

Narrative Feature

Ana Endara, Panama, 2024, 108 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 7:30 pm • MP

Monday, January 5 • 12:00 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 2:00 pm • CAM

Sunday, January 11 • 7:00 pm • FT

A pregnant Colombian immigrant in Panama City, undocumented and in need of money, takes a job caring for a high-society woman struggling with early-onset dementia. Driven by their need for connection, they develop an unexpected bond.

THE BOOK OF SIJJIN AND ILLIYYIN

Narrative Feature

Hadrah Daeng Ratu, Indonesia, 2025, 98 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 7:00 pm • LQ

Friday, January 9 • 7:00 pm • MP

Recommended for anyone seeking a good jolt, this blackmagic horror tale follows a tormented woman who curses her wicked stepfamily—sometimes with eye-popping results. Winner: Best Director, Fantasia.

BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL

Documentary Feature

David Kittredge, USA, 2025, 112 min.

Monday, January 5 • 3:00 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 1:00 pm • ARCO

Saturday, January 10 • 3:00 pm • FT

Long misunderstood as one of Hollywood’s most catastrophic failures, director John Boorman’s Exorcist II: The Heretic receives a second look in this fascinating chronicle of its journey to the big screen.

BROKEN VOICES

Narrative Feature

Ond ej Provazník, Czech Republic, 2025, 106 min.

Friday, January 2 • 4:30 pm • ARCO

Friday, January 9 • 5:45 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 1:00 pm • MP

Based on a real-life case in the Czech Republic, this masterful period drama explores abuses of power in a girls’ choir. Subtle, intense, and devastating.

THE CAPTIVE

Narrative Feature

Alejandro Amenábar, Spain, 2025, 134 min.

Monday, January 5 • 8:00 pm • PLAZA

Saturday, January 10 • 1:00 pm • PSHS

Blending myth, history, and fiction, director Alejandro Amenábar (The Others; The Sea Inside, PSIFF 2005) offers a bold interpretation of Miguel de Cervantes during his five years as a captive in 16th-century Algiers.

THE CHORAL

Narrative Feature

Nicholas Hytner, United Kingdom, 2025, 113 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 4:00 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 10:00 am • FT

A Yorkshire choir director gathers an eccentric ensemble to reinterpret a famous oratorio in this quietly commanding wartime drama that beautifully depicts the healing power of music in the face of unimaginable loss.

BURT

Narrative Feature

Joe Burke, USA, 2024, 78 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 3:30 pm • FT

Sunday, January 4 • 1:45 pm • MP

Thursday, January 8 • 8:15 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 10:00 am • FT

In this low-key indie charmer—shot for just $7,000 in seven days—Burt, an effervescent street musician, stumbles into fatherhood after a wayward thirtysomething claims to be his long-lost son.

COLOURS OF TIME

Narrative Feature

Cédric Klapisch, France, 2025, 124 min.

Monday, January 5 • 4:00 pm • PSHS

Tuesday, January 6 • 12:30 pm • ANN

Friday, January 9 • 1:00 pm • FT

In this charming exploration of family history, a group of distant cousins learn about their relationship to an extraordinary young woman named Adèle, and one of France’s most famous impressionists. Winner: Audience Award, American French Film Festival.

THE CONDOR DAUGHTER

Narrative Feature

Álvaro Olmos Torrico, Bolivia, 2025, 109 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 4:30 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 1:45 pm • MP

Sunday, January 11 • 6:00 pm • FT

Clara, a young Quechua midwife, leaves her Andean village to become a singer in the city. When her adoptive mother journeys to retrieve her, Clara must decide between following her dreams or embracing her ancestral duty.

CORONER TO THE STARS

Documentary Feature

Ben Hethcoat, Keita Ideno, USA, 2025, 83 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 12:30 pm • FT

Monday, January 5 • 1:00 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 7:45 pm • ARCO

Saturday, January 10 • 12:30 pm • FT

As Los Angeles County coroner, Thomas Noguchi courted controversy for his headline-grabbing autopsies of Marilyn Monroe and Natalie Wood. Now, at 98, Dr. Noguchi tells his side of the story.

DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T

Narrative Feature

Gianni Di Gregorio, Italy, 2025, 97 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 4:30 pm • PLAZA

Sunday, January 11 • 1:15 pm • CAM

From the writer/director/star of PSIFF favorite Mid-August Lunch (PSIFF 2009), a delightful humanist comedy about a retired professor who rediscovers the beauty and pain of love.

DEAD MAN’S WIRE

Narrative Feature

Gus Van Sant, USA, 2026, 104 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 1:00 pm • PSHS

Sunday, January 11 • 7:00 pm • PLAZA

Featuring captivating performances from Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Colman Domingo, and Al Pacino, Gus Van Sant’s latest recreates the strange, fascinating true story of the 1977 kidnapping that made aspiring Indianapolis entrepreneur Tony Kiritsis into an eccentric outlaw folk hero.

COVER-UP

Documentary Feature

Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, USA, 2025, 116 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 10:00 am • ARCO

Wednesday, January 7 • 4:30 pm • ARCO

A fascinating portrait of Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour M. Hersh, the first journalist to uncover the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. Winner: Best Documentary, Denver Film Festival.

DEAF

Narrative Feature

Eva Libertad, Spain, 2025, 100 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 4:00 pm • CAM

Tuesday, January 6 • 9:45 am • ANN

Friday, January 9 • 12:00 pm • PLAZA

A deaf woman and her hearing partner are expecting their first child. They are in love and full of excitement. The pregnancy, however, triggers fears about motherhood, and how to raise a baby in a world of sounds.

DOPE QUEENS

Narrative Feature

Grafton Reyes Doyle, USA, 2025, 115 min.

Friday, January 9 • 8:00 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 7:45 pm • MP

Inspired by true events in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, three friends chase survival, dignity, desire—and rent money—over one electric night in this gritty and glamorous thriller.

DREAMS

Narrative Feature

Michel Franco, Mexico, 2025, 100 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 4:00 pm • PSHS

Friday, January 9 • 5:00 pm • PSHS

Saturday, January 10 • 7:00 pm • CAM

The imbalanced relationship between a wealthy philanthropist and a much younger ballet dancer (and undocumented immigrant) plays as a powerful metaphor for the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico.

DRUNKEN NOODLES

Narrative Feature

Lucio Castro, USA, 2025, 81 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 2:30 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 4:30 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 2:00 pm • CAM

After hooking up with a delivery driver among the cruising grounds of Brooklyn, gallery assistant Adnan embarks on a time-hopping journey across the paramours of his past, present, and future.

EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC

Narrative Feature

Tarik Saleh, Sweden, 2025, 129 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 7:00 pm • PSHS

Wednesday, January 7 • 10:00 am • CAM

A charismatic Egyptian superstar, coerced by the government into starring in a propaganda film as President El-Sisi, finds himself embroiled in dangerous conspiracies. From the director of Cairo Conspiracy (PSIFF 2023).

ELVIS, ROCKY & ME: THE CAROL CONNORS STORY

Documentary Feature

Alex Rotaru, USA, 2025, 75 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 7:30 pm • FT

Sunday, January 4 • 10:30 am • FT

Monday, January 5 • 2:30 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 9:30 am • FT

Legendary songwriter Carol Connors recounts her colorful life in show business in this tell-all reflection on fame, gender, and artistic achievement.

THE EYES OF GHANA

Documentary Feature

Ben Proudfoot, USA, 2025, 90 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 11:30 am • FT

Tuesday, January 6 • 8:00 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 2:00 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 5:30 pm • FT

In this entertaining ode to the power of the moving image, Oscar®-winning director Ben Proudfoot illuminates the unknown filmmaking legacy of Chris Hesse, the righthand cameraman to Ghana’s first president.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 2

6:30 PM

OPENING NIGHT FILM

CALLE MALAGA

PLAZA THEATRE

ANNENBERG THEATER

12:15 PM BELOW THE CLOUDS (115 min, Doc.)

12:30 PM HOMEBOUND (122 min, Nar.)

SCREENING GUIDE

CHECK WEBSITE FOR

Friday, January 2 4:30 PM BATTLE OF OSLO (94 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM THE LAST VIKING (116 min, Nar.)

10:45 AM TWO PROSECUTORS (118 min, Nar.)

PM RAOUL WALLENBERG: MISSING INACTION (86 min, Doc.) 4:30 PM BROKEN VOICES (106 min, Nar.) 7:45 PM PROJECT Y (110 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM ADAPTATION TO DARKNESS (86 min; Doc.) 3:45 PM GOD WILL NOT HELP (137 min; Nar.) 7:30 PM MIROIRS NO. 3 (86 min; Nar.) 1:00 PM BEGINNINGS (96 min; Nar.) 4:00 PM KY NAM INN (140 min; Nar.) 8:00 PM NO COMMENT (89 min; Nar.)

2:00 PM LEFT HANDED GIRL (108 min; Nar.) 5:15 PM THE LITTLE SISTER (106 min; Nar.) 3:00 PM YANUNI (112 min, Doc.) 6:00 PM WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS (86 min, Nar.)

1:30 PM THE PARTY'S OVER! (95 min, Nar.) 4:30 PM GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE (134 min, Nar.) 8:15 PM FRONTIER (101 min, Nar.)

2:30 PM STATE OF FIRSTS (93 min, Doc.)

3:30 PM ON THE SEA (111 min, Nar.) 6:45 PM MANOK (108 min, Nar.)

5:30 PM THE NATURE OF INVISIBLE THINGS (90 min, Nar.)

4:00 PM HIJRA (115 min, Nar.) 8:00 PM A USEFUL GHOST (130 min, Nar.)

1:45 PM THE TALE OF SILYAN (80 min, Doc.) 4:45 PM YOUNG MOTHERS (105 min, Nar.) 7:45 PM MAD BILLS TO PAY (101 min, Nar.) 6:30 PM CALLE MALAGA (116 min, Nar.)

PM STATE OF FIRSTS (93 min, Doc.)

11:00 AM IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (107 min, Nar.) 2:00 PM FATHER (103 min, Nar.)

9:30 AM SILENT FRIEND (147 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM RENOIR (118 min, Nar.)

2:00 PM THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT (83 min, Doc.) 5:15 PM THE TOWER OF STRENGTH (97 min, Nar.)

12:00 PM TO THE VICTORY! (105 min, Doc.) 3:00 PM LA SALSA VIVE (101 min, Doc.)

PM MODERN WHORE (80 min, Doc.)

PM DEAF (100 min, Nar.)

PM ORWELL: 2+2=5 (119 min, Doc.) 8:15

PM MEADOWLARKS (91 min, Nar.)

8:15 PM THE LAST DANCE (126 min, Nar.)

6:15 PM STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! (101 min, Doc.)

PM THE PLAGUE (95 min, Nar.)

PM SOUND OF FALLING (149 min, Nar.)

MADE IN EU (109 min, Nar.)

10:30 AM 100 LITERS OF GOLD (88 min, Nar.) 1:15 PM GUSTAAKH ISHQ (116 min, Nar.) 4:30 PM TWO PIANOS (115 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM ELVIS, ROCKY & ME: THE CAROL CONNORS STORY (75 min, Doc.)

3:30 PM BURT (78 min, Nar.) 6:30 PM BELEN (107 min, Nar.)

11:30 AM THE EYES OF GHANA (90 min, Doc.) 2:30 PM MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN (90 min, Doc.) 5:30 PM ASK E. JEAN (91 min, Doc.) 8:30 PM THE THINGS YOU KILL (113 min, Nar.)

12:00

12:45 PM BATTLE OF OSLO (94 min, Nar.) 3:45 PM SOUND OF FALLING (149 min, Nar.) 7:45 PM THE SEA (93 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM SWEET STÖRY (72 min, Doc.) 12:45 PM TOW (105 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM JIMPA (123 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM THE LAST VIKING (116 min, Nar.)

11:00 AM MY FATHER’S SHADOW (94 min, Nar.) 2:00 PM THE PLAGUE (95 min, Nar.) 5:00 PM FIRE (104 min, Nar.) 8:00 PM LEFT HANDED GIRL (108 min, Nar.)

9:00 AM KOKUHÔ (174 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM THE TOWER OF STRENGTH (97 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM THE CHORAL (113 min, Nar.) 7:00 PM SPIT (100 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION (92 min, Doc.) 1:15 PM RAMONA AND THE BALLAD OF JUAN DIEGO (119 min, Doc.) 5:00 PM MODERN WHORE (80 min, Doc.) 8:15 PM HEN (96 min, Nar.) 3:00 PM REEDLAND (111 min, Nar.) 6:45 PM SPEAK. (103 min, Doc.)

10:30 AM ELVIS, ROCKY & ME: THE CAROL CONNORS STORY (75 min, Doc.) 1:15 PM HAPPY BIRTHDAY (92 min, Nar.) 4:30 PM LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS (90 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM THE ALTAR BOYS (110 min, Nar.)

12:30 PM CORONER TO THE STARS (83 min, Doc.) 3:30 PM REMAINING NATIVE (87 min, Doc.) 6:30 PM IT WOULD BE NIGHT IN CARACAS (97 min, Nar.)

8:30 PM HOMEBOUND (122 min, Nar.)

12:00 PM YANUNI (112 min, Doc.) 3:30 PM YOUNGBLOOD (104 min, Nar.) 7:00 PM THE BOOK OF SIJJIN AND ILLIYYIN (98 min, Nar.)

10:30 AM LA SALSA VIVE (101 min, Doc.) 1:45 PM BURT (78 min, Nar.) 4:45 PM THE BLUE TRAIL (86 min, Nar.) 8:00 PM TRAFFIC (119 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! (101 min, Doc.) 1:15 PM FANTASY LIFE (91 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM GUSTAAKH ISHQ (116 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM BELOVED TROPIC (108 min, Nar.) 4:45 PM IDIOTKA (82 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM HAMLET (114 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM PRIMAVERA (109 min, Nar.) 7:00 PM H IS FOR HAWK (115 min, Nar.)

January 5

11:00 AM THE TALE OF SILYAN (80 min, Doc.) 2:00 PM YANUNI (112 min, Doc.) 5:30 PM MAGELLAN (160 min, Nar.)

FRANZ (127 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM RAOUL WALLENBERG: MISSING INACTION (86 min, Doc.) 1:00 PM CORONER TO THE STARS (83 min, Doc.) 4:00 PM NO COMMENT (89 min, Nar.) 7:00 PM THE PLAGUE (95 min, Nar.)

11:00 AM SHE DANCES (93 min, Nar.) 2:00 PM ORWELL: 2+2=5 (119 min, Doc.) 5:00 PM TRADE SECRET (100 min, Doc.) 5:00 PM GUSTAAKH ISHQ (116 min, Nar.)

12:00 PM BELOVED TROPIC (108 min, Nar.) 3:00 PM BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL (112 min, Doc.) 6:45 PM ADAPTATION TO DARKNESS (86 min, Doc.)

12:15 PM KOKUHÔ (174 min, Nar.) 4:30 PM THE SOUNDMAN (110 min, Nar.) 7:45 PM BATTLE OF OSLO (94 min, Nar.)

12:30 PM HOMEBOUND (122 min, Nar.) 3:30 PM MEADOWLARKS (91 min, Nar.) 6:30 PM ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU (145 min, Nar.)

2:30 PM ELVIS, ROCKY & ME: THE CAROL CONNORS STORY (75 min, Doc.) 5:30 PM LEFT HANDED GIRL (108 min, Nar.) 8:45 PM PROJECT Y (110 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM BELOW THE CLOUDS (115 min, Doc.) 1:00 PM BEGINNINGS (96 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM A USEFUL GHOST (130 min, Nar.) 7:15 PM THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO (104 min, Nar.)

10:45 AM THE LITTLE SISTER (106 min, Nar.) 1:45 PM PROMISED SKY (95 min, Nar.) 4:45 PM A MAGNIFICENT LIFE (91 min, Ani.) 7:45 PM BELÉN (107 min, Nar.) 5:00 PM LATE SHIFT (92 min, Nar.) 8:00 PM THE CAPTIVE (134 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM SPICES AND LIES (104 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM YOUNG MOTHERS (105 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM COLOURS OF TIME (124 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM A PRIVATE LIFE (107 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM LOVELY DAY (119 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM KING HAMLET (90 min, Doc.)

Tuesday, January 6

9:45 AM DEAF (100 min, Nar.) 12:30 PM COLOURS OF TIME (124 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM PALESTINE 36 (119 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM ONCE UPON MY MOTHER (102 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM COVER-UP (116 min, Doc.) 1:30 PM THE GOLDEN SPURTLE (75 min, Doc.) 4:00 PM THE LIBRARIANS (92 min, Doc.) 7:30 PM REEDLAND (111 min, Nar.) 1:30 PM 100 LITERS OF GOLD (88 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM ISLANDS (123 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM I SWEAR (121 min, Nar.)

11:00 AM MĀRAMA (89 min, Nar.) 2:00 PM THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (109 min, Nar.) 5:00 PM A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD (109 min, Nar.) 8:00 PM RENOIR (118 min, Nar.)

12:45 PM THE SUN RISES ON US ALL (132 min, Nar.)

11:00 AM CASABLANCA (102 min, Nar.) 1:45 PM 3670 (124 min, Nar.)

4:00 PM THE PARTY'S OVER! (95 min, Nar.) 7:00 PM TWO PROSECUTORS (118 min, Nar.)

5:00 PM UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN (92 min, Doc.) 8:00 PM THE EYES OF GHANA (90 min, Doc.)

12:00 PM THE NEGOTIATOR (107 min, Nar.) 3:00 PM THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT (83 min, Doc.) 6:00 PM REMAINING NATIVE (87 min, Doc.)

10:30 AM MIROIRS NO. 3 (86 min, Nar.) 1:15 PM ORPHAN (132 min, Nar.) 4:30 PM THE LAST VIKING (116 min, Nar.) 8:00 PM SPIT (100 min, Nar.)

12:30 PM STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! (101 min, Doc.) 3:30 PM FAMILIA (120 min, Nar.) 6:30 PM ON THE SEA (111 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM MADE IN EU (109 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM NATCHEZ (86 min, Doc.) 4:15 PM BELÉN (107 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU (145 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM THE THINGS YOU KILL (113 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM GOD WILL NOT HELP (137 min, Nar.) 4:30 PM RUNA SIMI (81 min, Doc.) 7:15 PM A LAND WITHIN (113 min, Nar.)

12:30 PM THE SEA (93 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM SUNDAYS (117 min, Nar.) 7:45 PM HONEYJOON (75 min, Nar.) 4:30 PM DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T (97 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM IT’S DOROTHY! (97 min, Doc.)

10:00 AM JIMPA (123 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM DEAD MAN’S WIRE (104 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM DREAMS (100 min, Nar.) 7:00 PM EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC (129 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM SENTIMENTAL VALUE (135 min, Nar.)

PM INTL. OSCAR'S DIRECTORS PANEL (60 min, Free!)

10:00 AM LEFT HANDED GIRL (108 min, Nar.) 1:15 PM SIRĀT (115 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC (129 min, Nar.) 1:45 PM HAPPY BIRTHDAY (92 min, Nar.)

10:30 AM SOUND OF FALLING (149 min, Nar.) 2:00 PM LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS (90 min, Nar.)

PM INTL. OSCAR'S DIRECTORS PANEL (60 min, Free!) 5:45 PM THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (89 min, Nar.)

PM COVER-UP (116 min, Doc.)

SAI PAN (91 min, Nar.)

PM NO OTHER CHOICE (139 min, Nar.)

PM THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE (105 min, Nar.)

PM THE LAST DANCE (126 min, Nar.) 8:15 PM A USEFUL GHOST (130 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM A LAND WITHIN (113 min, Nar.) 1:15 PM STATE OF FIRSTS (93 min, Doc.) 4:00 PM IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (105 min, Nar.) 7:45 PM THE SECRET AGENT (158 min, Nar.)

11:00 AM MODERN WHORE (80 min, Doc.) 2:00 PM THE EYES OF GHANA (90 min, Doc.) 5:00 PM HIJRA (115 min, Nar.) 8:00 PM ORWELL: 2+2=5 (119 min, Doc.)

9:30 AM KY NAM INN (140 min, Nar.) 1:30 PM UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN (92 min, Doc.) 4:30 PM THE CONDOR DAUGHTER (109 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM SILENT REBELLION (97 min, Nar.)

10:30 AM ONCE UPON MY MOTHER (102 min, Nar.) 1:45 PM HELLO BETTY (110 min, Nar.) 5:15 PM HONEYJOON (75 min, Nar.) 8:15 PM FATHER (103 min, Nar.)

9:00 AM MAGELLAN (160 min, Nar.) 12:45 PM IT’S DOROTHY! (97 min, Doc.) 3:45 PM THE TOWER OF STRENGTH (97 min, Nar.) 6:30 PM ASK E. JEAN (91 min, Doc.)

11:15 AM SUNDAYS (117 min, Nar.) 2:30 PM DRUNKEN NOODLES (81 min, Nar.) 5:30 PM 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA (104 min, Doc.) 8:30 PM THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT (83 min, Doc.)

12:00 PM YES (150 min, Nar.) 3:45 PM ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU (145 min, Nar.) 7:45 PM LUCKY LU (103 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM THE NATURE OF INVISIBLE THINGS

PAT (88 min, Doc.)

PM MASPALOMAS (115 min, Nar.)

11:00 AM STARS (91 min, Nar.) 2:00 PM SPIT (100 min, Nar.) 5:00 PM MEDEA (76 min, Nar.) 8:00 PM YES (150 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM ORPHAN (132 min, Nar.) 1:15 PM THE SEA (93 min, Nar.) 4:15 PM THE LAST DANCE (126 min, Nar.) 7:45 PM THE SECRET AGENT (158 min, Nar.)

11:00 AM REMAINING NATIVE (87 min, Doc.) 2:00 PM ADAPTATION TO DARKNESS (86 min, Doc.) 5:00 PM ISLANDS (123 min, Nar.) 8:15 PM BURT (78 min, Nar.)

12:00 PM THE BLUE TRAIL (86 min, Nar.) 3:00 PM SILENT REBELLION (97 min, Nar.) 6:00 PM THE LITTLE SISTER (106 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM PALESTINE 36 (119 min, Nar.) 1:30 PM YOUNG MOTHERS (105 min, Nar.) 4:30 PM FRONTIER (101 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM AMRUM (93 min, Nar.)

12:30 PM IT WOULD BE NIGHT IN CARACAS (97 min, Nar.) 3:30 PM A LAND WITHIN (113 min, Nar.) 7:00 PM ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION (92 min, Doc.)

11:30 AM NATCHEZ (86 min, Doc.) 2:30 PM SUNDAYS (117 min, Nar.) 6:15 PM MY FATHER’S SHADOW (94 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (109 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN (92 min, Doc.) 4:00 PM THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT (83 min, Doc.) 7:00 PM 3670 (124 min, Nar.)

10:45 AM RENOIR (118 min, Nar.) 1:45 PM LA SALSA VIVE (101 min, Doc.) 4:45 PM A POET (120 min, Nar.) 8:15 PM GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE (134 min, Nar.)

4:00 PM THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE (105 min, Nar.) 7:15 PM MR. BURTON (124 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM IDIOTKA (82 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM SPICES AND LIES (104 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM PRIMAVERA (109 min, Nar.) 7:00 PM A PRIVATE LIFE (107 min, Nar.)

10:15 AM SPIT (100 min, Nar.) 1:30 PM FRONTIER (101 min, Nar.) 4:30 PM KIM NOVAK’S VERTIGO (77 min, Doc.) 7:30 PM LATE SHIFT (92 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM WE ARE PAT (88 min, Doc.) 1:00 PM BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL (112 min, Doc.) 4:15 PM A POET (120 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM NO COMMENT (89 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM HELLO BETTY (110 min, Nar.) 4:15 PM THE SOUNDMAN (110 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM I SWEAR (121 min, Nar.)

11:00 AM HOMEBOUND (122 min, Nar.) 2:00 PM BELOVED TROPIC (108 min, Nar.) 5:00 PM PAUL FEIG'S GATEWAY CLASSIC FILM 8:00 PM MANOK (108 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM BURT (78 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM WHISTLE (85 min, Doc.) 4:00 PM FRANZ (127 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM KY NAM INN (140 min, Nar.)

11:00 AM ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION (92 min, Doc.) 2:00 PM GOD WILL NOT HELP (137 min, Nar.) 5:45 PM BROKEN VOICES (106 min, Nar.)

12:00 PM ASK E. JEAN (91 min, Doc.) 3:00 PM TRAFFIC (119 min, Nar.) 6:00 PM PROMISED SKY (95 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM PRIMAVERA (109 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM COLOURS OF TIME (124 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM MASPALOMAS (115 min, Nar.) 8:00 PM DOPE QUEENS (115 min, Nar.)

9:30 AM ORWELL: 2+2=5 (119 min, Doc.) 12:30 PM THE ALTAR BOYS (110 min, Nar.) 3:30 PM ITALIAN WANNABE (90 min, Doc.) 6:30 PM YOUNGBLOOD (104 min, Nar.) 5:30 PM LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS (90 min, Nar.) 8:30 PM BAD PAINTER (81 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM REEDLAND (111 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM THIRD ACT (91 min, Doc.) 4:00 PM SPEAK. (103 min, Doc.) 7:00 PM THE BOOK OF SIJJIN AND ILLIYYIN (98 min, Nar.)

10:45 AM SILENT REBELLION (97 min, Nar.) 1:45 PM THE CONDOR DAUGHTER (109 min, Nar.) 4:45 PM MEADOWLARKS (91 min, Nar.) 7:45 PM HEN (96 min, Nar.)

12:00 PM DEAF (100 min, Nar.) 3:15 PM HAMLET (114 min, Nar.) 7:00 PM THE PARTY'S OVER! (95 min, Nar.)

11:00 AM THE RICHEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD (123 min, Nar.) 2:00 PM H IS FOR HAWK (115 min, Nar.) 5:00 PM DREAMS (100 min, Nar.) 8:00 PM FUZE (98 min, Nar.)

January 10

AM A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL

(109 min, Nar.)

PM THE TALE OF SILYAN (80 min, Doc.)

PM 3670 (124 min, Nar.)

PM THE THINGS YOU KILL (113 min, Nar.) 10:00 AM YOUNGBLOOD (104 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM TWO PROSECUTORS (118 min, Nar.) 4:00 PM MEADOWLARKS (91 min, Nar.) 7:00 PM IT’S DOROTHY! (97 min, Doc.)

11:00 AM THIRD ACT (91 min, Doc.) 2:00 PM RAMONA AND THE BALLAD OF JUAN DIEGO (119 min, Doc.) 5:30 PM THE EYES OF GHANA (90 min, Doc.) 8:15 PM HEN (96 min, Nar.)

10:45 AM KOKUHÔ (174 min, Nar.) 3:00 PM BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL (112 min, Doc.) 6:15 PM WE ARE PAT (88 min, Doc.)

10:30 AM THE GOLDEN SPURTLE (75 min, Doc.) 1:30 PM SHE DANCES (93 min, Nar.)

9:30 AM ELVIS, ROCKY & ME: THE CAROL CONNORS STORY (75 min, Doc.)

PM DRUNKEN NOODLES (81 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM FANTASY LIFE (91 min, Nar.)

THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO (104 min, Nar.)

12:00 PM LOVELY DAY (119 min, Nar.) 3:30 PM PROJECT Y (110 min, Nar.) 6:30PM WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS (86 min, Nar.) 10:00

Sunday, January 11

10:00

(128 min, Nar.) 1:15 PM DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T (97 min, Nar.) 4:15 PM THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (89 min, Nar.) 7:15 PM 100 LITERS OF GOLD (88 min, Nar.)

11:00 AM A MAGNIFICENT LIFE (91 min, Ani.) 2:00 PM DRUNKEN NOODLES (81 min, Nar.) 5:00 PM THE BLUE TRAIL (86 min, Nar.) 8:00 PM YES (150 min, Nar.)

10:00 AM THE CHORAL (113 min, Nar.) 1:00 PM THE SUN RISES ON US ALL (132 min, Nar.) 4:15 PM MIROIRS NO. 3 (86 min, Nar.) 7:00 PM BELOVED TROPIC (108 min, Nar.)

11:00 AM A LAND WITHIN (113 min, Nar.) 2:00 PM ITALIAN WANNABE (90 min, Doc.) 5:00 PM THE TALE OF SILYAN (80 min, Doc.) 8:00 PM IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (105 min, Nar.)

9:00 AM THE ALTAR BOYS (110 min, Nar.) 12:00 PM LUCKY LU (103 min, Nar.) 3:00 PM 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA (104 min, Doc.) 6:00 PM THE CONDOR DAUGHTER (109 min, Nar.)

10:30 AM MASPALOMAS (115 min, Nar.) 1:30 PM TO THE VICTORY! (105 min, Doc.) 4:30 PM HAPPY BIRTHDAY (92 min, Nar.) 7:30 PM

FAMILIA

Narrative Feature

Francesco Costabile, Italy, 2024, 120 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 3:30 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 1:30 pm • ANN

A dark melodrama based on Luigi Celeste’s biographical memoir about his youth as a far-right militant and the legacy of his toxic, violent upbringing due to his criminal father.

FANTASY LIFE

Narrative Feature

Matthew Shear, USA, 2025, 91 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 1:15 pm • MP

Saturday, January 10 • 7:30 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 12:00 pm • LQ

After losing his job, Sam lands an unexpected gig babysitting his therapist’s three granddaughters, and winds up falling for their mother (Amanda Peet), whose marriage is on the skids. Winner: Best Narrative Feature, Audience Award, SXSW.

FRANZ

Narrative Feature

Agnieszka Holland, Poland, 2025, 127 min.

Monday, January 5 • 7:30 pm • CAM

Friday, January 9 • 4:00 pm • FT

Renowned director Angieszka Holland’s kaleidoscopic and expansive biopic of Modernist luminary Franz Kafka is as visionary and enigmatic as the man himself.

FRONTIER

Narrative Feature

Judith Colell, Spain, 2025, 101 min.

Friday, January 2 • 8:15 pm • FT

Saturday, January 3 • 12:00 pm • LQ

Thursday, January 8 • 4:30 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 1:30 pm • ANN

In 1943, a Pyrenean town defies Franco’s regime by helping thousands fleeing Nazism cross into France. A customs officer and his wife risk everything to save lives in this gripping historical thriller, inspired by true events.

FATHER

Narrative Feature

Tereza Nvotová, Slovakia, 2025, 103 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 2:00 pm • CAM

Wednesday, January 7 • 8:15 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 10:45 am • MP

A tragic mistake shatters the life of a devoted father, shaking his marriage and isolating him in guilt. Inspired by real-life events. Winner: Best Film, Zurich.

FUZE

Narrative Feature

David Mackenzie, United Kingdom, 2025, 98 min.

Friday, January 9 • 8:00 pm • PSHS

When the discovery of an unexploded WWII bomb ignites widespread panic in central London, a gang of thieves seizes the opportunity to stage an elaborate heist.

THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT

Documentary Feature

Karla Murthy, USA, 2025, 83 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 2:00 pm • FT

Tuesday, January 6 • 3:00 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 8:30 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 4:00 pm • MP

Filmmaker Karla Murthy pays tribute to her father's peculiar immigrant story, from living on the streets of Bangalore to becoming a charismatic and ambitious serial entrepreneur in America.

GUSTAAKH ISHQ

Narrative Feature

Vibhu Puri, India, 2025, 116 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 1:15 pm • FT

Sunday, January 4 • 4:00 pm • MP

Monday, January 5 • 8:00 pm • FT

Determined to save his father’s dying Urdu press, an aspiring writer seeks to publish the lost verses of a retired poet, but his search takes an unforeseen turn when he falls for the recluse’s daughter.

GOD WILL NOT HELP

Narrative Feature

Hana Ju i , Croatia, 2025, 137 min.

Friday, January 2 • 3:45 pm • CAM

Tuesday, January 6 • 1:00 pm • MP

Friday, January 9 • 2:00 pm • FT

A Chilean woman’s unexpected arrival in craggy, rural Croatia upends order among a patriarchal shepherd clan in this powerful period drama. Both lead actresses shared the Best Performance award at Locarno.

HAMLET

Narrative Feature

Aneil Karia, United Kingdom, 2025, 114 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 7:30 pm • PLAZA

Friday, January 9 • 3:15 pm • PLAZA

Riz Ahmed electrifies in director Aneil Karia’s bold, brilliant, and stunning reinvention of Hamlet, set in present-day London’s South Asian community.

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE

Narrative Feature

Gore Verbinski, USA, 2025, 134 min.

Friday, January 2 • 4:30 pm • FT

Saturday, January 3 • 8:00 pm • MP

Thursday, January 8 • 8:15 pm • MP

Sunday, January 11 • 4:30 pm • ARCO

Sam Rockwell leads an all-star cast in this gonzo timetraveling adventure to save the world from AI-driven apocalypse, as directed by visionary populist filmmaker Gore Verbinski.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Narrative Feature

Sarah Goher, Egypt, 2025, 92 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 1:15 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 1:45 pm • CAM

Sunday, January 11 • 4:30 pm • FT

Eight-year-old child maid Toha forms a bond with her employer’s daughter, and makes it her mission to ensure that her friend’s impending ninth birthday is a great success, in this thoughtful yet sobering meditation on class relations in Egyptian society.

HEN

Narrative Feature

György Pálfi, Greece, 2025, 96 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 8:15 pm • FT

Monday, January 5 • 4:45 pm • ARCO

Friday, January 9 • 7:45 pm • MP

Saturday, January 10 • 8:15 pm • FT

Remember Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO (PSIFF 2023)? Here’s another compelling film, this time a dark comedy, that uses an animal to critique a world in which living creatures are treated as exploitable commodities.

HOMEBOUND

Narrative Feature

Neeraj Ghaywan, India, 2025, 122 min.

Friday, January 2 • 12:30 pm • MP

Sunday, January 4 • 8:30 pm • FT

Monday, January 5 • 12:30 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 11:00 am • CAM

In India, two childhood friends—one Muslim, the other of the lowest caste—aim to become police officers, convinced that doing so will free them from discrimination. Life, however, has other plans.

HIJRA

Narrative Feature

Shahad Ameen, Saudi Arabia, 2025, 115 min.

Friday, January 2 • 4:00 pm • MP

Wednesday, January 7 • 5:00 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 10:00 am • MP

On a pilgrimage to Mecca, 12-year-old Janna and her strict grandmother search for a missing sister in director Shahad Ameen’s gripping, female-centered portrait of faith and rebellion.

H IS FOR HAWK

Narrative Feature

Philippa Lowthorpe, United Kingdom, 2025, 115 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 7:00 pm • PSHS

Friday, January 9 • 2:00 pm • PSHS

In the wake of her father’s death, Helen (Claire Foy) adopts a goshawk. What begins as a way to cope with her grief gradually evolves into a healing, transformative journey of connection.

HONEYJOON

Narrative Feature

Lilian T. Mehrel, USA, 2025, 75 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 7:45 pm • MP

Wednesday, January 7 • 5:15 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 3:30 pm • LQ

In this lighthearted comedy, June and her Persian-Kurdish mother travel to the Azores islands—a destination once loved by her late father—where their charming tour guide sparks a path toward healing and their renewed bond.

THEATER KEY

ANN Annenberg Theater

101 N Museum Drive, Palm Springs, CA

ARCO ARCO Theatre (Palm Canyon Theatre)

538 N Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA

CAM Camelot Theatres Palm Springs Cultural Center

2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA

FT Festival Theaters

789 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA

LQ Cinemark Century La Quinta

46-800 Washington St, La Quinta CA

MP Mary Pickford is D’Place

36850 Pickfair St, Cathedral City, CA

MCC McCallum Theatre

73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA

PSHS Richards Center for the Arts

Palm Springs High School

2248 Ramon Rd, Palm Springs, CA

PLAZA Plaza Theatre

128 S Palm Canyon Dr

IDIOTKA

Narrative Feature

Nastasya Popov, USA, 2024, 82 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 4:45 pm • PLAZA

Thursday, January 8 • 10:00 am • PSHS

An aspiring fashion designer’s dreams are put to the test when she lands a spot on a new competition reality show in this heartwarming indie comedy.

ISLANDS

Narrative Feature

Jan-Ole Gerster, Germany, 2025, 123 min.

Monday, January 5 • 6:45 pm • ANN

Tuesday, January 6 • 4:00 pm • CAM

Thursday, January 8 • 5:00 pm • FT

This intriguing, sunlit film noir, full of unexpected twists and strong sexual tension, unfolds on the Canary Islands, where a tennis pro may have been involved in a crime.

I SWEAR

Narrative Feature

Kirk Jones, United Kingdom, 2025, 121 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 7:30 pm • CAM

Friday, January 9 • 7:30 pm • CAM

Funny, honest, and deeply human, I Swear tells the inspirational true story of John Davidson, a trailblazer whose honesty and humor helped the world better understand what it means to live with Tourette Syndrome.

IT’S DOROTHY!

Documentary

Jeffrey McHale, USA, 2025, 97 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 7:30 pm • PLAZA

Wednesday, January 7 • 12:45 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 7:00 pm • FT

Packed with famous faces and emotional insight, this farreaching and inclusive essay-style documentary lovingly unpacks the legacy of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz.

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

Narrative Feature

Jafar Panahi, France, 2025, 105 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 4:00 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 8:00 pm • FT

When a chance encounter reunites a former political prisoner with the man he believes to be his torturer, the psychological toll of oppression bubbles to the surface as he considers revenge.

IT WOULD BE NIGHT IN CARACAS

Narrative Feature

Mariana Rondón, Marité Ugás, Mexico, 2025, 97 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 10:45 am • MP

Sunday, January 4 • 6:30 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 12:30 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 4:45 pm • MP

Set in Caracas during the 2017 protests, this gripping thriller follows a woman trapped in a city consumed by chaos. When regime loyalists seize her apartment, she’s forced into hiding and faces an impossible choice for survival.

JIMPA

Narrative

Sophie Hyde, Australia, 2025, 123 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 4:00 pm • CAM

Tuesday, January 6 • 10:00 am • PSHS

Saturday, January 10 • 4:45 pm • PSHS

When her non-binary teen reveals they want to move in with their gay grandfather (John Lithgow) in Amsterdam, Hannah (Olivia Colman) ruminates on her own upbringing in this moving and uncompromisingly modern portrait of a nontraditional family.

KY NAM INN

Narrative Feature

Leon Le, Vietnam, 2025, 140 min.

Friday, January 2 • 4:00 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 9:30 am • FT

Friday, January 9 • 7:30 pm • FT

When a young intellectual arrives in Saigon with the task of translating The Little Prince, he develops a close connection with his downstairs neighbor, a quiet older widow.

KIM NOVAK’S VERTIGO

Documentary Feature

Alexandre O. Philippe, USA, 2025, 77 min.

Friday, January 9 • 4:30 pm • ANN

Saturday, January 10 • 1:45 pm • MP

Hollywood icon Kim Novak looks back on her life as an actress, poet, and painter in this intimate portrait of artistic resilience and personal reflection.

KOKUHÔ

Narrative Feature

Sang-il Lee, Japan, 2025, 174 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 9:00 am • FT

Monday, January 5 • 12:15 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 10:45 am • FT

A decades-spanning rivalry begins when the son of a yakuza boss is adopted by a top kabuki star, and challenges his birth son as an heir to his theatre throne.

A LAND WITHIN

Narrative Feature

Michael Kofler, Germany, 2025, 113 min

Tuesday, January 6 • 7:15 pm • MP

Wednesday, January 7 • 10:00 am • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 3:30 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 11:00 am • FT

Part family drama, part historical portrait of ethnic tensions circa 1961 in South Tyrol, a northern Italian region with a German-speaking minority is shaken by a series of separatist bomb attacks.

LA SALSA VIVE

Documentary Feature

Juan Carvajal, Colombia, 2025, 101 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 3:00 pm • FT

Sunday, January 4 • 10:30 am • MP

Thursday, January 8 • 1:45 pm • MP

The rhythm and energy of salsa do not recognize borders. Born in the streets of New York, the dance later reigned in Cali, Colombia. Featuring an array of salsa legends, La Salsa Vive illuminates its dazzling evolution.

THE LAST DANCE

Narrative Feature

Chan Mou Yin Anselm, Hong Kong, 2024, 126 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 8:15 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 5:00 pm • CAM

Thursday, January 8 • 4:15 pm • FT

After his wedding planning business goes bust, Dominic gets a gig running a funeral parlor. He soon discovers that keeping the company afloat while respecting Taoist funerary traditions has its complications.

LATE SHIFT

Narrative Feature

Petra Volpe, Switzerland, 2025, 92 min.

Monday, January 5 • 5:00 pm • PLAZA

Friday, January 9 • 7:30 pm • ANN

Saturday, January 10 • 4:00 pm • CAM

A dedicated nurse navigates the relentless pace on an understaffed surgical ward with unwavering dedication, infusing humanity and warmth into her patient care. From the director of The Divine Order (PSIFF 2018).

THE LAST SPY

Documentary Feature

Katharina Otto-Bernstein, Germany, 2025, 106 min.

Thursday, January 8 • 10:00 am • CAM

Sunday, January 11 • 12:30 pm • FT

Former spymaster Peter Sichel provides an insider’s perspective on the CIA that illustrates the roots of conflicts plaguing today’s world and the toll espionage took on his personal life.

LEFT HANDED GIRL

Narrative Feature

Shih-Ching Tsou, Taiwan, 2025, 108 min.

Friday, January 2 • 2:00 pm • FT

Sunday, January 4 • 8:00 pm • CAM

Monday, January 5 • 5:30 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 10:00 am • ARCO

With her daughters in tow, a single mom sets up a noodle stand in Taipei. Reteaming with co-writer Sean Baker (Anora), director Shih-Ching Tsou presents a stylish dramedy about sisters and mothers who refuse to back down.

THE LAST VIKING

Narrative Feature

Anders Thomas Jensen, Denmark, 2025, 116 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 7:30 pm • ANN

Sunday, January 4 • 7:30 pm • CAM

Tuesday, January 6 • 4:30 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 8:15 pm • PSHS

From the director of Men & Chicken (PSIFF 2016), a gleeful, albeit violent, absurdist black comedy that ultimately shows the unshakeable bond between two brothers.

THE LITTLE SISTER

Narrative Feature

Hafsia Herzi, France, 2025, 106 min.

Friday, January 2 • 5:15 pm • FT

Monday, January 5 • 10:45 am • MP

Thursday, January 8 • 6:00 pm • FT

A French-Algerian lesbian teen’s journey of faith and desire unfolds in director Hafsia Herzi’s sensitive comingof-age drama. Winner: Queer Palm, Best Actress, Cannes.

LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS

Narrative Feature

Ur ka Djuki , Slovenia, 2025, 90 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 4:30 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 2:00 pm • CAM

Friday, January 9 • 5:30 pm • FT

A sensuously shot, beautifully scored portrayal of a teen’s sexual awakening. A quiet hothouse of youthful desires, mean-girl tensions, and hovering Catholic guilt from a serious new talent.

LUCKY LU

Narrative Feature

Lloyd Lee Choi, Canada, 2025, 103 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 7:45 pm • MP

Thursday, January 8 • 4:30 pm • ARCO

Sunday, January 11 • 12:00 pm • FT

With a food delivery job and apartment secured, Lu is finally ready to welcome his wife and daughter to New York. However, mere hours before they are set to arrive from China, everything falls apart.

LOVELY DAY

Narrative Feature

Philippe Falardeau, Canada, 2025, 119 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 4:00 pm • ANN

Monday, January 5 • 1:00 pm • CAM

Saturday, January 10 • 12:00 pm • LQ

Alain is on the verge of emotional collapse as his wedding day spirals out of control, unraveling his meticulously crafted plans, in this tender, humorous look at love, generational pressures, and life’s messy contradictions.

THE LOVE THAT REMAINS

Narrative Feature

Hlynur Pálmason, Iceland, 2025, 109 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 2:00 pm • CAM

Thursday, January 8 • 10:00 am • MP

Sunday, January 11 • 4:00 pm • PLAZA

After deciding to divorce, the parents of an Icelandic family encounter moments of struggle and grace while searching for their elusive new normal.

MAD BILLS TO PAY

Narrative Feature

Joel Alfonso Vargas, USA, 2025, 101 min.

Friday, January 2 • 7:45 pm • MP

Sunday, January 11 • 6:30 pm • FT

In writer/director Joel Alfonso Vargas’ acclaimed debut, aimlessness is the point—a breeding ground for summery slice-of-life vibes and rich, layered interpersonal drama alike.

MADE IN EU

Narrative Feature

Stephan Komandarev, Bulgaria, 2025, 109 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 8:15 pm • CAM

Tuesday, January 6 • 10:00 am • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 4:00 pm • MP

A clothing factory seamstress becomes the scapegoat for a COVID-19 outbreak in her small town in this trenchant drama. Winner: Best Director, Best Actress, Golden Rose Film Festival.

MAGELLAN

Narrative Feature

Lav Diaz, Philippines, 2025, 160 min.

Monday, January 5 • 5:30 pm • CAM

Wednesday, January 7 • 9:00 am • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 6:30 pm • FT

Gael García Bernal plays Magellan in director Lav Diaz’s chilling revisionist history of the Portuguese explorer. After developing the taste for adventure, Magellan returns to Europe to bankroll his next fateful voyage.

MĀRAMA

Narrative Feature

Taratoa Stappard, New Zealand, 2025, 89 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 3:30 pm • LQ

Tuesday, January 6 • 11:00 am • CAM

Sunday, January 11 • 7:45 pm • MP

In writer/director Taratoa Stappard’s deliciously gothic debut, colonialism takes center stage as a young Māori woman sets out to connect with her family heritage, but instead uncovers a dark and unsettling reality.

A MAGNIFICENT LIFE

Animated Feature

Sylvain Chomet, France, 2025, 91 min.

Monday, January 5 • 4:45 pm • MP

Sunday, January 11 • 11:00 am • CAM

In director Sylvain Chomet’s first animated feature in 15 years, celebrated French filmmaker Marcel Pagnol is guided back in time by his childhood self to revisit his life’s most cherished moments.

MANOK

Narrative Feature

Lee Yu-jin, South Korea, 2025, 108 min.

Friday, January 2 • 6:45 pm • FT

Saturday, January 3 • 10:00 am • MP

Friday, January 9 • 8:00 pm • CAM

Middle-aged lesbian Manok returns to her hometown only to discover that its mayor is her ex-husband. Putting her fierceness to good use, Manok decides to run against him in the next election.

MEADOWLARKS

Narrative Feature

Tasha Hubbard, Canada, 2025, 91 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 7:00 pm • FT

Monday, January 5 • 3:30 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 4:45 pm • MP

Saturday, January 10 • 4:00 pm • FT

Inspired by real events, this heartwarming exploration of identity, loss, and healing follows four Cree siblings who reunite after a 50-year separation. Winner: Panorama Audience Award, Vancouver.

MIROIRS NO. 3

Narrative Feature

Christian Petzold, Germany, 2025, 86 min.

Friday, January 2 • 7:30 pm • CAM

Tuesday, January 6 • 10:30 am • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 4:15 pm • FT

In this haunting Hitchcockian psychodrama from German auteur Christian Petzold, a young piano student survives a car crash and is drawn into the uneasy kindness of a woman who rescues her from the accident.

MODERN WHORE

Documentary Feature

Nicole Bazuin, Canada, 2025, 80 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 4:45 pm • ARCO

Sunday, January 4 • 5:00 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 11:00 am • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 3:30 pm • FT

With humor and heartbreak, sex worker, performer, and activist Andrea Werhun confronts the social stigma surrounding her work while boldly reclaiming her narrative. This powerful and engaging hybrid documentary is as illuminating as it is disarming.

MY FATHER’S SHADOW

Narrative Feature

Akinola Davies, United Kingdom, 2025, 94 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 11:00 am • CAM

Wednesday, January 7 • 12:30 pm • MP

Thursday, January 8 • 6:15 pm • FT

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the 1993 Nigerian presidential election, My Father’s Shadow follows two young brothers who spend a memorable day in Lagos with their estranged father.

MR. BURTON

Narrative Feature

Marc Evans, United Kingdom, 2024, 124 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 4:00 pm • PSHS

Monday, January 5 • 10:00 am • CAM

Thursday, January 8 • 7:15 pm • PLAZA

The origin story of acclaimed actor Richard Burton, from wild Welsh schoolboy Rich Jenkins to the adopted son of English teacher Philip Burton, who helped mold his talent.

MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN

Documentary Feature

David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin, Denmark, 2025, 90 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 2:30 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 2:00 pm • ARCO

During the “special military operation" in Ukraine, a Russian school teacher turns unlikely whistleblower in this sensational exposé of Putin’s aggressive militarization and mass indoctrination.

THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO

Narrative Feature

Diego Céspedes, Chile, 2025, 104 min.

Monday, January 5 • 7:15 pm • MP

Saturday, January 10 • 5:15 pm • FT

In his award-winning debut, writer/director Diego Céspedes kills homo- and transphobia with kindness, bright colors, and the vibrant, big-hearted sort of love only a chosen queer family can provide. Winner: Un Certain Regard Prize, Cannes.

NATCHEZ

Documentary Feature

Suzannah Herbert, USA, 2025, 86 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 1:00 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 11:30 am • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 2:30 pm • FT

In her absorbing, award-winning documentary, filmmaker Suzannah Herbert explores the contradictions of small-town Natchez, Mississippi, through the lens of its unique—and often stranger-than-fiction—cottage industry of antebellum tourism.

THE NATURE OF INVISIBLE THINGS

Narrative Feature

Rafaela Camelo, Brazil, 2025, 90 min.

Friday, January 2 • 5:30 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 10:00 am • MP

Ten-year-olds Gloria and Sofia meet during the summer holidays spent in a hospital. Their playful and delicate bond will help them navigate the fragility of life, and the challenges of growing up.

NO OTHER CHOICE

Narrative Feature

Park Chan-wook, South Korea, 2025, 139 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 8:15 pm • ARCO

After being laid off and struggling to secure employment, a desperate family man decides that the only way to land a new job is to take out the competition—literally. Winner: International People’s Choice Award, TIFF.

THE NEGOTIATOR

Narrative Feature

Alessandro Tonda, Italy, 2025, 107 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 12:00 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 4:30 pm • ANN

Sunday, January 11 • 7:00 pm • LQ

A riveting real-life thriller, directed with intelligence and compassion, following the negotiations to free an Italian journalist kidnapped by a terrorist cell in Iraq.

ONCE UPON MY MOTHER

Narrative Feature

Ken Scott, France, 2025, 102 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 7:30 pm • ANN

Wednesday, January 7 • 10:30 am • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 1:15 pm • CAM

From the director of Starbuck (PSIFF 2012) comes the French box office mega-hit about a Sephardic Jewish mother fiercely determined that her youngest son will lead the fullest of lives despite his clubfoot.

NO COMMENT

Narrative Feature

Petter Næss, Norway, 2025, 89 min.

Friday, January 2 • 8:00 pm • FT

Monday, January 5 • 4:00 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 10:00 am • CAM

Sunday, January 11 • 4:30 pm • ANN

From the director of Elling comes a sharp political satire about power, cover-ups, and chaos—where spin rules and everything spirals out of control.

ON THE SEA

Narrative Feature

Helen Walsh, United Kingdom, 2025, 111 min.

Friday, January 2 • 3:30 pm • FT

Monday, January 5 • 7:45 pm • ARCO

Tuesday, January 6 • 6:30 pm • FT

In coastal Wales, a middle-aged family man is unnerved to find himself hopelessly drawn to a younger drifter in this finely drawn erotic drama from British novelist-turnedfilmmaker Helen Walsh.

ORPHAN

Narrative Feature

László Nemes, Hungary, 2025, 132 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 1:15 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 7:30 pm • PSHS

Thursday, January 8 • 10:00 am • FT

Powerhouse director László Nemes’s latest follows a young boy who begins to uncover the truth about his mother’s survival during World War II after the arrival of a mysterious man from her past.

THE PARTY’S OVER!

Narrative Feature

Antony Cordier, France, 2025, 95 min.

Friday, January 2 • 1:30 pm • FT

Tuesday, January 6 • 4:00 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 7:00 pm • PLAZA

This entertaining black comedy follows the escalating class conflict between an entitled rich couple and the husband and wife they employ to look after their luxurious holiday home.

ORWELL: 2+2=5

Documentary Feature

Raoul Peck, USA, 2025, 119 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 5:00 pm • CAM

Monday, January 5 • 2:00 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 8:00 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 9:30 am • FT

Damian Lewis narrates Raoul Peck’s transfixing collagestyle documentary as the voice of George Orwell, reflecting on how the fictions of his landmark novel 1984 have become our reality in 2026.

THE PLAGUE

Narrative Feature

Charlie Polinger, Romania, 2025, 95 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 7:45 pm • ARCO

Sunday, January 4 • 2:00 pm • CAM

Monday, January 5 • 7:00 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 7:00 pm • MP

A group of boys at summer camp believe an inexplicable disease is spreading among them in this psychological thriller that instinctively captures the combustible nature of adolescence.

PALESTINE 36

Narrative Feature

Annemarie Jacir, Palestine, 2024, 119 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 4:00 pm • ANN

Wednesday, January 7 • 6:30 pm • MP

Thursday, January 8 • 10:00 am • FT

In 1936, as the British tighten their grip on Palestine, Yusuf drifts between the quiet rhythms of his village and the anti-colonialist uprisings in the streets of Jerusalem in writer/director Annemarie Jacir’s sweeping, masterfully performed drama. Winner: Best Film, Tokyo.

A POET

Narrative Feature

Simón Mesa Soto, Colombia, 2025, 120 min.

Thursday, January 8 • 4:45 pm • MP

Friday, January 9 • 4:15 pm • ARCO

Saturday, January 10 • 8:00 pm • ARCO

Oscar, a once-successful poet now drifting through life, reluctantly accepts a teaching job where he meets a naturally gifted but apathetic teenager, and sees a chance to reclaim purpose in his life.

Foreign-language films are shown with English subtitles. All programs are subject to change.

THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE

Narrative Feature

Hasan Hadi, Iraq, 2025, 105 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 7:30 pm • CAM

Thursday, January 8 • 4:00 pm • PLAZA

Sunday, January 11 • 10:00 am • ANN

In 1990s Iraq, two children tasked by their tyrannical teacher with providing desserts to celebrate Saddam Hussein’s birthday set out on a chaotic quest to source the ingredients.

PROJECT Y

Narrative Feature

Lee Hwan, South Korea, 2025, 110 min.

Friday, January 2 • 7:45 pm • ARCO

Monday, January 5 • 8:45 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 3:30 pm • LQ

Sunday, January 11 • 7:15 pm • MP

Two hostesses in the Seoul underworld stumble upon the location of some buried cash of shady provenance. A high-octane revenge heist with fast cars, gold bars, and deadly women.

PRIMAVERA

Narrative Feature

Damiano Michieletto, Italy, 2025, 109 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 4:00 pm • PSHS

Thursday, January 8 • 4:00 pm • PSHS

Friday, January 9 • 10:00 am • FT

Venice, early 1700s. At the Ospedale della Pietà, violinist Cecilia discovers the power of her musical gift under new music director and composer Antonio Vivaldi. Winner: Audience Award, Chicago.

A PRIVATE LIFE

Narrative Feature

Rebecca Zlotowski, France, 2025, 107 min.

Monday, January 5 • 7:30 pm • PSHS

Thursday, January 8 • 7:00 pm • PSHS

A therapist (Jodie Foster in a rare French-language performance) goes looking for clues when she suspects the sudden death of a patient may be the sign of a murder.

PROMISED SKY

Narrative Feature

Erige Sehiri, France, 2025, 95 min.

Monday, January 5 • 1:45 pm • MP

Friday, January 9 • 6:00 pm • FT

Director Erige Sehiri crafts a tender and timely portrait of three Ivorian women navigating life in Tunisia amid rising racism and immigration crackdowns.

RAMONA AND THE BALLAD OF JUAN DIEGO

Documentary Feature

Jason Sklaver, USA, 2025, 119 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 4:00 pm • MP

Sunday, January 4 • 1:15 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 2:00 pm • FT

For the centennial of The Ramona Pageant in Hemet, California, its lead actor Eli digs into the play’s fascinating history, which involves a murder, a crusading activist, DW Griffith, and the Cahuilla Band of Indians.

RAOUL WALLENBERG: MISSING INACTION

Documentary

Brad Rothschild, Brian Mait, United States, 2025, 86 min.

Friday, January 2 • 1:30 pm • ARCO

Monday, January 5 • 10:00 am • FT

One of the 20th century’s greatest unsolved mysteries is detailed in this comprehensive investigation into the life and mysterious fate of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who rescued 100,000 Jews at the end of World War II—then vanished.

RENOIR

Narrative Feature

Chie Hayakawa, Japan, 2025, 118 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 1:00 pm • FT

Tuesday, January 6 • 8:00 pm • CAM

Thursday, January 8 • 10:45 am • MP

In this bittersweet coming-of-age drama, an imaginative 11-year-old girl grapples with a terminally ill father and a detached mother while searching for connection in late1980s Tokyo.

REEDLAND

Narrative Feature

Sven Bresser, Netherlands, 2025, 111 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 3:00 pm • FT

Tuesday, January 6 • 7:30 pm • ARCO

Friday, January 9 • 10:00 am • MP

In this tense, visually arresting thriller, a Dutch reed cutter searches for answers after the body of a young girl is found in the field where he works.

REMAINING NATIVE

Documentary Feature

Paige Bethmann, USA, 2025, 87 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 3:30 pm • FT

Tuesday, January 6 • 6:00 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 3:00 pm • MP

Thursday, January 8 • 11:00 am • FT

Seventeen-year-old cross-country runner Ku Stevens embarks on his most personal race yet as he retraces his grandfather’s 50-mile escape route from the Indian boarding school that held him captive.

THE RICHEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD

Narrative Feature

Thierry Klifa, France, 2025, 123 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 7:00 pm • PSHS

Wednesday, January 7 • 10:00 am • PSHS

Friday, January 9 • 11:00 am • PSHS

Isabelle Huppert delivers a commanding performance as the eponymous antagonist, who falls under the influence of a much younger, self-obsessed artist who progressively siphons her vast wealth.

RUNA SIMI

Documentary Feature

Augusto Zegarra, Peru, 2025, 81 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 4:30 pm • MP

Thursday, January 8 • 1:30 pm • ARCO

Sunday, January 11 • 10:00 am • FT

Ten million people speak Quechua, yet no film has been dubbed in the language. In Cusco, Fernando and his young son set out to dub The Lion King, transforming dubbing into a tool of resistance.

A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD

Narrative Feature

Cyril Aris, Lebanon, 2025, 109 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 1:45 pm • MP

Tuesday, January 6 • 5:00 pm • CAM

Saturday, January 10 • 11:00 am • CAM

Set in Beirut, this romantic comedy/drama captures the bittersweet reunion of childhood sweethearts Yasmina and Nino, whose youthful love was severed by war and rekindled years later.

THE SECRET AGENT

Narrative Feature

Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil, 2025, 158 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 7:45 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 7:45 pm • FT

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival, but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting. Winner: Best Director, Best Actor, Cannes.

SAIPAN

Narrative Feature

Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn, Ireland, United Kingdom, 2025, 91 min.

Monday, January 5 • 10:00 am • ANN

Wednesday, January 7 • 4:45 pm • CAM

Saturday, January 10 • 1:00 pm • CAM

The notorious fallout between Irish captain Roy Keane and manager Mick McCarthy on the eve of the 2002 World Cup gets an epic retelling in this charged examination of a workplace rift that exploded into a national spectacle.

SENTIMENTAL VALUE

Narrative Feature

Joachim Trier, Norway, 2025, 135 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 10:00 am • ANN

In this moving family drama, a filmmaker attempts to mount a comeback movie loaded with autobiographical elements, reigniting long-simmering resentments with his estranged daughters.

THE SEA

Narrative Feature

Shai Carmeli-Pollak, Israel, 2025, 93 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 7:45 pm • ARCO

Tuesday, January 6 • 12:30 pm • MP

Thursday, January 8 • 1:15 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 10:45 am • ARCO

A poignant drama about the perilous journey of a young Palestinian boy determined to visit the sea for the first time despite being denied entry at an Israeli checkpoint.

SHE DANCES

Narrative Feature

Rick Gomez, USA, 2025, 93 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 7:00 pm • LQ

Monday, January 5 • 11:00 am • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 1:30 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 1:00 pm • PLAZA

Starring real-life father and daughter, Steve and Audrey Zahn, this charming dramedy follows a struggling dad as he attempts to reconnect with his distant teen by serving as her dance competition chaperone.

SILENT FRIEND

Narrative Feature

Ildikó Enyedi, Germany, 2025, 147 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 9:30 am • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 7:30 pm • PLAZA

Sunday, January 11 • 7:15 pm • ANN

Hungarian visionary Ildikó Enyedi’s latest follows three loosely connected stories in different eras—1908, 1972, and 2020—all anchored by a majestic and mysterious ginkgo tree.

THE SOUNDMAN

Narrative Feature

Frank Van Passel, Netherlands, 2025, 110 min.

Monday, January 5 • 4:30 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 4:15 pm • CAM

Saturday, January 10 • 10:00 am • ANN

Set at a Brussels radio station on the eve of the German invasion of Belgium in 1940, this tragicomic look at the crossed destinies of a youthful sound engineer and a talented Jewish actress affirms the human capacity for invention.

SILENT REBELLION

Narrative Feature

Marie-Elsa Sgualdo, Switzerland, 2025, 97 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 7:30 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 3:00 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 10:45 am • MP

In her puritanical, WWII-era Swiss village, pregnant housemaid Emma must defy her repressive community and forge a path of self-determination. An engrossing drama featuring formidable new talents.

SIRAT

Narrative Feature

Oliver Laxe, Spain, 2025, 115 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 1:15 pm • ARCO

A father, accompanied by his son, arrives at a rave deep in the Moroccan mountains searching for his missing daughter. Infused by a new sense of freedom, they join the ravers in the hope of finding her.

SOUND OF FALLING

Narrative Feature

Mascha Schilinski, Germany, 2025, 149 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 7:00 pm • CAM

Sunday, January 4 • 3:45 pm • ARCO

Wednesday, January 7 • 10:30 am • CAM

Four girls inhabit the same farmhouse across generations in this poetic, dreamlike exploration of their intertwined lives, offering a haunting meditation on time, connection, and the memories we leave behind.

SPEAK.

Documentary Feature

Jennifer Tiexiera, Guy Mossman, USA, 2025, 103 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 6:45 pm • FT

Friday, January 9 • 4:00 pm • MP

In this rousing documentary, five standout teens transform personal pain, politics, and passion into electrifying oratory with the hopes of winning one of the largest and most grueling academic competitions in the world.

SPIT

Narrative Feature

Jonathan Teplitzky, Australia, 2025, 100 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 7:00 pm • FT

Tuesday, January 6 • 8:00 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 2:00 pm • CAM

Friday, January 9 • 10:15 am • ANN

Small-time crook Johnny ‘Spit’ Spitieri (the hilarious David Wenham) lands back in Australia after 20 years and is immediately detained. Inside a detention center, he stumbles into riotous misadventures with new friends— while outrunning old enemies.

SUNDAYS

Narrative Feature

Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, Spain, 2025, 117 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 4:00 pm • MP

Wednesday, January 7 • 11:15 am • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 2:30 pm • FT

At 17, Ainara decides that after high school she’s considering becoming a nun. Her decision unsettles her family, especially her aunt Montse, who sees it as a loss of freedom. Winner: Golden Shell, San Sebastián.

STATE OF FIRSTS

Documentary Feature

Chase Joynt, USA, 2025, 93 min.

Friday, January 2 • 2:30 pm • FT

Saturday, January 3 • 1:45 pm • ARCO

Wednesday, January 7 • 1:15 pm • FT

In this immersive political documentary, Sarah McBride runs for Congress to represent the State of Delaware. If elected, she will make history as the first elected transgender member of Congress.

THE SUN RISES ON US ALL

Narrative Feature

Cai Shangjun, China, 2025, 132 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 12:45 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 1:00 pm • FT

During an ultrasound visit, 35-year-old Meiyun runs into an ex-lover who is out of prison after taking the fall for a crime that she committed.

STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!

Documentary Feature

Tia Lessin, Carl Deal, USA, 2025, 101 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 6:15 pm • FT

Sunday, January 4 • 10:00 am • MP

Tuesday, January 6 • 12:30 pm • FT

Fearless journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades amplifying the voices mainstream media ignores. This documentary charts her extraordinary path—from war zones to the daily whirlwind of hosting Democracy Now! Winner: Audience Award, Mill Valley; Audience Award, SIFF DocFest; Audience Award, Woodstock.

THE TALE OF SILYAN

Documentary Feature

Tamara Kotevska, North Macedonia, 2025, 80 min.

Friday, January 2 • 1:45 pm • MP

Monday, January 5 • 11:00 am • CAM

Saturday, January 10 • 2:00 pm • CAM

Sunday, January 11 • 5:00 pm • FT

A farmer saves a magnificent white stork in the latest from the Oscar®-nominated director of Honeyland (PSIFF 2020), which stresses the importance of finding a balance with nature.

THE THINGS YOU KILL

Narrative Feature

Alireza Khatami, Canada, 2025, 113 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 8:30 pm • FT

Tuesday, January 6 • 10:00 am • MP

Saturday, January 10 • 8:00 pm • CAM

Sunday, January 11 • 5:30 pm • FT

A professor and his mysterious gardener commit a startling act of vengeance in this hypnotic and haunting meditation on family, masculine fragility, and mirroring identities.

TOW

Narrative Feature

Stephanie Laing, USA, 2024, 105 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 12:45 pm • CAM

Monday, January 5 • 12:45 pm • ANN

Rose Byrne delivers an unstoppable performance as real-life unhoused hero Amanda Ogle, whose fight to regain custody of her live-in automobile becomes an unforgettable rallying cry for the little guy.

THIRD ACT

Documentary Feature

Tadashi Nakamura, USA, 2025, 91 min.

Friday, January 9 • 1:00 pm • MP

Saturday, January 10 • 11:00 am • FT

Filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura turns focus on Robert Nakamura, the “godfather of Asian American cinema,” who happens to have Alzheimer’s… and also happens to be his dad. A touching portrait of mental health, family, and the heavy weight of legacy.

TO THE VICTORY!

Documentary Feature

Valentyn Vasyanovych, Ukraine, 2025, 105 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 12:00 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 1:30 pm • FT

Playing a version of himself, director Valentin Vasyanovych strives to continue working in a postwar Ukraine where hope for the future is at a premium in this tragicomic docudrama. Winner: Platform Award, TIFF.

THE TOWER OF STRENGTH

Narrative Feature

Nikola Vuk evi , Montenegro, 2024, 97 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 5:15 pm • FT

Sunday, January 4 • 1:00 pm • FT

Monday, January 5 • 10:00 am • ARCO

Wednesday, January 7 • 3:45 pm • FT

The respected leader of an Albanian Muslim clan must choose between the lives of his family and their honor in this tense WWII-era drama. Winner: Audience Award, San Diego.

TRADE SECRET

Documentary Feature

Abraham Joffe, Australia, 2025, 100 min.

Monday, January 5 • 5:00 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 1:45 pm • ARCO

Executive produced by Adam McKay—and filmed over six years—this globetrotting documentary thriller bravely exposes the global polar bear fur trade and its devastating impact on our planet.

TRAFFIC

Narrative Feature

Teodora Ana Mihai, Romania, 2024, 119 min.

Sunday, January 4 • 8:00 pm • MP

Friday, January 9 • 3:00 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 7:45 pm • ARCO

A group of Romanian immigrants in Belgium move from unwanted second-class citizens to wanted criminals as they stage a heist that will change their lives forever.

Written by Cristian Mungiu.

UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN

Documentary Feature

Juanjo Pereira, Paraguay, 2025, 92 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 5:00 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 1:30 pm • FT

Thursday, January 8 • 1:00 pm • MP

Through archival footage recovered from around the world, this documentary reconstructs the rise and fall of Alfredo Stroessner’s dictatorship in Paraguay. Winner: FIPRESCI International Critics’ Prize, Berlinale.

TWO PIANOS

Narrative Feature

Arnaud Desplechin, France, 2025, 115 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 4:30 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 10:00 am • CAM

Back in his hometown after years abroad, a virtuoso pianist unearths old passions and eerie coincidences in this haunting romantic mystery from one of the world’s most iconoclastic filmmakers.

TWO PROSECUTORS

Narrative Feature

Sergei Loznitsa, France, 2025, 118 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 10:45 am • ARCO

Tuesday, January 6 • 7:00 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 1:00 pm • FT

A pitch-black, absurdist tale, set during the height of Stalin’s Great Terror. An idealistic state prosecutor tries to take on the case of a wrongfully imprisoned man.

A USEFUL GHOST

Narrative Feature

Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, Thailand, 2025, 130 min.

Friday, January 2 • 8:00 pm • MP

Monday, January 5 • 4:00 pm • MP

Wednesday, January 7 • 8:15 pm • CAM

Sunday, January 11 • 7:30 pm • FT

In this delightfully deadpan political sex comedy, a young woman returns as a ghost to haunt her husband’s vacuum cleaner, and prove that she is indeed useful.

THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB

Narrative Feature

Kaouther Ben Hania, Tunisia, 2025, 89 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 5:45 pm • ANN

Saturday, January 10 • 10:00 am • PSHS

Sunday, January 11 • 4:15 pm • CAM

Blending real voice recordings with gripping reenactments, Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania’s singular film revisits the final call of a six-yearold girl trapped in Gaza and under fire by Israeli military.

WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS

Narrative Feature

Frédéric Hambalek, Germany, 2025, 86 min.

Friday, January 2 • 6:00 pm • FT

Wednesday, January 7 • 1:00 pm • PSHS

Saturday, January 10 • 6:30 pm • LQ

A young girl’s inexplicable newfound telepathy dumbfounds her middle-class parents in this darkly comic and often blistering portrait of the nuclear family.

YES

Narrative Feature

Nadav Lapid, France, 2025, 150 min.

Wednesday, January 7 • 12:00 pm • MP

Thursday, January 8 • 8:00 pm • CAM

Sunday, January 11 • 8:00 pm • CAM

Writer/director Nadav Lapid, one of Israel’s most critical voices, provides a fierce, despairing (and, to some, offensive) satire of his homeland in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 attacks.

WHISTLE

Documentary Feature

Christopher Nelius, Australia, 2025, 85 min.

Friday, January 9 • 1:00 pm • FT

Sunday, January 11 • 1:30 pm • ANN

In Hollywood, the annual World Whistling Championship unfolds as the heartfelt passion project of its founder, Carole Anne Kaufman, who juggles limited budgets, backstage snafus, and eccentric personalities with unshakable spirit.

YANUNI

Documentary

Richard Ladkani, Austria, 2025, 112 min.

Friday, January 2 • 3:00 pm • FT

Sunday, January 4 • 12:00 pm • LQ

Monday, January 5 • 2:00 pm • CAM

Sunday, January 11 • 4:15 pm • MP

In Brazil’s Amazon, fearless Indigenous leader Juma Xipaia defends her land and people against forces threatening their survival. Her extraordinary courage and resilience is captured here—as mother, warrior, and a symbol of resistance for her people.

YOUNGBLOOD

Narrative Feature

Hubert Davis, Canada, 2025, 104 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 7:30 pm • MP

Sunday, January 4 • 3:30 pm • LQ

Friday, January 9 • 6:30 pm • FT

Saturday, January 10 • 10:00 am • FT

Dean Youngblood, a talented hockey player, strives to make it to the NHL, but first must navigate the conflicting pressures from his father and coach, in this adrenalinecharged and emotionally resonant sports drama.

YOUNG MOTHERS

Narrative Feature

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Belgium, 2025, 105 min.

Friday, January 2 • 4:45 pm • MP

Monday, January 5 • 1:00 pm • PSHS

Thursday, January 8 • 1:30 pm • FT

In the Dardenne brothers’ achingly vulnerable latest, five teen mothers and mothers-to-be commune at a state home designed to guide them through early parenthood. Gentle and radically humanistic, the film finds its power in the smallest of details.

CLASSICS

CASABLANCA

Narrative Feature

Michael Curtiz, USA, 1942, 102 min.

Tuesday, January 6 • 11:00 am • FT

A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. Special screening curated by Leonard Maltin.

FIRE

Narrative Feature

Deepa Mehta , India, 1996, 104 min

Sunday, January 4 • 5:00 pm • CAM

A subtle and beautifully performed portrayal of female desire as resistance to Hindu patriarchy, Fire proved controversial in its time, sparking threats to the director, film team, and distributors. Special screening curated by Therese Hayes.

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

Narrative Feature

Wong Kar-Wai, Hong Kong, 2000, 98 min.

Saturday, January 3 • 11:00 am • CAM

Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs. Special screening curated by Diane Kruger.

MEDEA

Narrative Feature

Lars von Trier, Denmark, 1988, 76 min.

Thursday, January 8 • 5:00 pm • CAM

Udo Kier stars as the mythic adventurer Jason, who abandons his wife, driving her to a desperate deed. Special screening curated by Udo Kier.

STARS

Narrative Feature

Konrad Wolf, Germany, 1959, 91 min.

Thursday, January 8 • 11:00 am • CAM

One of the first films to confront Germany’s role in the Holocaust. A Jewish teacher and a German sergeant fall in love at a Bulgarian concentration camp in 1943. Germany Country Focus.

VERTIGO

Narrative Feature

Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1958, 128 min.

Sunday, January 11 • 10:00 am • CAM

A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.

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Sammy Merabet, Programming Coordinator

Linton Melita, Introductions and Q&A Coordinator

Natalie Hopkins, Education Manger

Victoria Sung, Programming Intern

Raven Zaki, Programming Intern

BRAN D PA RTNER SHI PS

Scarlet t Wilmsen, Corporate Sponsorship Manager

Anne Blalock, Philanthropy Relations Manager

Kameron Gregson, Film Awards & Brand Par tnerships Coordinator

Jose Padilla, Administrative Assistant

MARK E TI NG

Cord Media Company

Alexia Zografakis, Social Media Intern

CR EATIV E

Mar tin Foster, Designer & Creative Ser vices Coordinator

Sammy Merabet, Design Associate

Joel Hoglund & Mar tin Foster, Publications Coordinators

Jesse Knight, Publications Editor

Poster Ar t by LAssociates

F ES TI VA L OPE RATIO NS

Aaron Ridenour, Technical Director

Joshua Nye, Theater Operations Manager

Mijoe Sahiouni, Theater Operations Assistant Manager

Nicole Noroian, Special Events Manager

Clayton Mar tin, Print Traffic Manager

Jesse Dubus, Print Traffic Coordinator

Danielle Mitchell, Print Traffic Assistant

Chad Gneiting, Production Manager

BOX OFFIC E

Caroline Harbour, Box Office Co-Manager

Casey Knight, Box Office Co-Manager

Debbie Wright, Concierge Manager

Cassie Conklin, Concierge Assistant

Elle Jarecki, Credentials Manager

FIL M A WA RD S

Jessica Jazayeri, Associate Director

Ron Sylvester, Show Director

Angelina Quirante, Seating Manager

Daniel Kleba, Production Manager

Andrew Schaf f, Front of House Manager

Nicole Alvarez, Credentials & Transporation Manger

Dina Morales, VIP Manager

Jarelle Balanzat, Executive Assistant

Joel Hoglund, Program Writer

Mar tin Foster, Designer

PU BLICI T Y

Scenario PR:

Steven Wilson, Co-Founder/President

Lauren Peteroy Kelly, Vice -President

Kylie Elliot, Senior Account Executive

Austin Good, Account Executive

C ON TRIB UTI NG W RIT ERS

Lexi Amoriello, Chris Feil, Jesse Knight, Taylor Lomax, Linton

Melita, Neal Mulani, Phil Segal, Darcy Wytko

GU ES T REL ATIO NS

Noopur Sinha, Guest Relations Manager

Jack Heggi, Guest Relations Coordinator

Jorge Molina, Guest Relations Coordinator

Ian Stewar t, Ground Transpor tation Manager

Rebecca Montalvo, Guest Relations Assistant/Hotel Coordinator

SC REE NI NG TEA M

Karin Brogger, Holly Copeland, Margo Handelsman, Laura Hein, Suzanne Hogset t, Gilber t Khour y, Donna Law ton, Joan Mat thias, James Munn, Craig Parish, Daniella Quinoa, Mike Simonyi, Barbara Sisto, Rachel Walker, Dominique Wulfekuhle