Marseille, 14 juillet (Marseille, 14th July). France/Morocco. Directed by El Mahdi L Youbi. North American premiere. In French; English subtitles. 10 min.
Celebrations break out in Marseille on Bastille Day, 2019, after Algeria defeats Nigeria in the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations. Scenes of collective joy and state violence, soundtracked by an archival broadcast from 1974, echo France’s colonial past amid a night of pride.
Division. 2026. USA. Directed by James Paul Dallas. New York premiere. 15 min.
Spring 2025. Brooklyn, New York. One chapter closes and another begins.
The Following Day. 2026. USA. Directed by Conor Fay. World premiere. 12 min.
It’s a sweltering summer in New York. Morgan, a soft-spoken young woman prone to daydreaming, finds refuge inside the cinema where the boundaries between fantasy and reality blur, on screen and off.
La hora de irse (Time To Go). 2026. Argentina. Directed by Renzo Cozza. North American premiere. In Spanish; English subtitles. 20 min.
Patricio has been working for his sisters for… centuries. Trapped in a bloody family business, he is torn between loyalty to his family and a life of his own, one where daylight love is more than a mere dream. One night, a sweet melody tells him it might be time to let go.
Bleifrei 95 (Unleaded 95). 2025. Germany/Austria. Directed by Emma Hütt, Tina Muffler. New York premiere. In German; English subtitles. 25 min.
Three friends unite to celebrate a bachelorette party and end up navigating their friendship and confronting its secrets by transforming male-dominated spaces—gas stations, their restrooms, the highway—into queer places fed by anonymous sex, inebriated arguments, and a celebration of unpredictable freedom. Travel support generously provided by the German Film Office.
Program approx. 82 min.