Spain's official submission to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. Having tended their Catalonian peach farm for generations, the Solé family are informed that they must vacate by the end of summer, threatening the very fabric of their family in this lyrical second feature from Carla Simón, winner of the Golden Bear Award at the 2022 Berlinale.

North American Premiere

As drug gangs take over a remote Amazonian town, local youth Riva finds himself in an impossible situation, leading to a cosmic reckoning in this gritty, transcendent feature debut by writer/director Sergio de Carvalho, winner of the Best Supporting Actor (Chico Diaz), Critics’ Jury and Best Film awards at the 50^th Gramado Film Festival.

After a life of towing the line as a bourgeois housewife in 70’s Chile, Carmen’s world is rocked when she’s asked to nurse a wounded rebel back to health, opening her up to certain danger in this tense and unforgettable thriller from director Manuela Martelli.

Director Celina Escher Attending

After serving ten years behind bars for her miscarriage, considered by her government to be an act of aggravated murder, Teodora Vásquez becomes a spokesperson for the other 16 Salvadoran women behind bars for the same “crime” in this story of sorority, resilience, and solidarity.

Actress Arcelia Ramírez Attending 10/16 Screening

When a young woman goes missing and a paid ransom fails to bring her back, single mother Cielo sets out to retrieve her daughter by any means necessary, taking her into a nightmarish world in this powerful indictment directed by Teodora Ana Mihai.

Composer Arán Calleja Attending

A lively, buoyant portrait of legendary singer/songwriter Heloïsa Buarque de Hollanda, a.k.a. Miúcha, who was taught to sing by the legendary Vinicius de Moraes, was Chico Buarque’s sister, the longtime partner of fellow legend Joao Gilberto and forever the self-made Voice of Bossa Nova.

When time, space and sound fall hopelessly out of sync for foley artist C, she discovers her mysterious curse might be a gift in this unique psychological thriller from Palme d’Or winner and Academy Award nominee Juanjo Gimenez.

Following his roommate’s sudden departure, Pablo finds that a vintage sweater left behind comes attached with a certain mischievous spirit, sending the struggling actor on a colorful quest alongside fellow hustling millennials in this sly, playful comedy from writer/director Roberto Doveris.

Director Tito Jara H. Attending 10/14 Screening

North American Premiere

Veteran con artist Antancio di Felice meets his match when he befriends a girl with special gifts—as well as her equally unscrupulous parents--in this sharp new thriller from writer/director Tito Jara H.

When Eliécer is given charge of his half-sister following their musician father’s death, the embittered bachelor sets out to deliver the child to her mother, encountering unscrupulous bandits, kind strangers, and an unexpected ray of hope in the music he’s inherited, in this rich, gloriously heartfelt road film from writer/director Joan Gómez Endara.

Screens with the short film Solitude.

Shy teen musician Manu finds himself pining for his lifelong best friend Felipe just as his family life buckles and music becomes his one salvation in this raw, tender coming-of-age feature, the debut film from writer/director Mariano Biasin.