Films A to Z
Queen of Glory
While making plans to follow her married boyfriend to Ohio, Sarah is informed of her mother’s untimely death. Forced to organize a traditional Ghanaian funeral and handle her mother’s estate in the Bronx, Sarah finds herself reconnecting with the world she’d long rejected.
In competition for the New Voices New Visions Award.
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Radiograph of a Family
A strikingly original and poetic portrait of marriage that encapsulates the turbulent history of 20th-century Iran, this artful, award-winning personal memoir documents the fraught union between the filmmaker’s secular Iranian father and increasingly devout Islamic mother.
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The Rapist
In the wake of an assault that sends ripples through her community, a criminology professor embarks on a dark and unpredictable journey as she attempts to understand how a human can evolve into a monster capable of such heinous acts.
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Redemption of a Rogue
Reminiscent of the work of director Martin McDonagh, this is a Bible-inspired, pitch-black comedy about a prodigal son returning to his hometown to seek salvation for his sins. And it’s a musical.
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Rehana Maryam Noor
In this thrilling psychological drama, an assistant medical professor becomes embroiled in a scandal after witnessing an incident between a colleague and one of her students. With her reputation and career on the line, she is forced to make one impossible decision after another.
In competition for the FIPRESCI Prize.
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Respect
Oscar® winner and PSIFF 2022 honoree Jennifer Hudson takes center stage in this sumptuous biopic of Aretha Franklin, tracing the first two decades of the Queen of Soul’s life, from singing in church choirs to making music history. Hudson’s monumental performance stands as the definitive tribute to an unforgettable icon.
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Run Woman Run
After a medical crisis leaves single mom Beck (Dakota Ray Hebert) in a sedentary state, it takes the impossible appearance of a legendary Mohawk long-distance runner from a century ago to challenge the acerbic, back-talking single mom into turning her life around.
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Secret Name
At the onset of World War I, an ambitious young sex worker ventures to advance her social standing by assuming the identity of an affluent woman who perishes in front of her.
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Shambala
Isolated in the beautiful Tian Shan mountains, spirited seven-year-old Shambala lives a life colored by the imaginative folklore told to him by his grandfather. But as the dark realities of the adult world close in, life for Shambala is not as idyllic as his surroundings.
In competition for the FIPRESCI Prize.
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Shankar’s Fairies
Against the backdrop of a newly liberated India in 1962, this autobiographical family drama follows a young girl as she slowly comes to realize the power dynamic between her wealthy, privileged family and the man who serves them.
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Small Body
In this striking period drama, a young grieving mother travels with her stillborn daughter seeking a sanctuary in the Italian mountains where it is said such babies can be brought back to life for one short breath, just long enough to be baptized.
In competition for the New Voices New Visions Award.
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Spencer
The latest poetic and haunting unconventional biopic from director Pablo Larraín (Jackie) centers on Princess Diana (PSIFF 2022 honoree Kristen Stewart) as she toils through a particularly grueling Christmas holiday at the Queen’s estate. As Diana, Stewart transforms, giving a virtuosic, crowning performance that’s kindling Oscar® buzz.
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The Story of Film: A New Generation
The brilliant, provocative and encyclopedic cineaste Mark Cousins looks at how 21st-century filmmakers, using new technologies and new visions, have expanded cinema’s horizons. From Hollywood blockbusters to Chinese art films, this stimulating celebration will make you look at films with fresh eyes.
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The Story of My Wife
Hungarian master Ildikó Enyedi follows up her Oscar®-nominated On Body and Soul (PSIFF 2018) with this expansive literary period piece chronicling a marriage between a sea captain (Gijs Naber) and Lizzy (Léa Seydoux), who agrees to be his wife within only ten minutes of their meeting.
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The Survivor
In this searing film based on an incredible true story from illustrious director Barry Levinson, Ben Foster gives a powerhouse performance as Harry Haft, an Auschwitz survivor, who was forced to fight in gladiatorial matches for the entertainment of the Nazis.
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Sweetheart
Convinced she’s about to have the worst week of her life while on holiday with her gratingly upbeat and “normal” family, socially awkward misfit teen AJ (Nell Barlow) unexpectedly falls head over heels for a dreamy, flirtatious lifeguard named Isla.
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The Swimmer
Erez is a gay swimmer competing for a spot in the Israeli Olympics at a desert training camp where he must deal with the homophobia of the athletic world and his hidden desire for his rival, Nevo. But showing his true feelings could prove dangerous.
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