September 5–6

GETT (2014)*
Directed by Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz
Hebrew, 115 min.

In this powerhouse courtroom drama, an Israeli woman seeking to finalize a divorce (gett) from her estranged husband finds herself effectively put on trial by her country’s religious marriage laws.

THE MOLE AGENT (2020)
Directed by Maite Alberdi
Spanish, 84 min.

When 83-year-old Chilean Sergio is sent as an undercover spy to a retirement home to investigate suspected neglect, he learns a deeper lesson on human connection.

September 10–13

WONDERFULLY BEAUTIFUL (2022)*
Directed by Karoline Herfurth
German, 132 min.

Across generations, five women face the demanding challenge of defining their self-image against personal and culturally imposed ideals.

LYRA (2022)
Directed by Alison Millar
English, 92 min.

The life and death of acclaimed Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee, whose murder by the New IRA in April 2019 sent shockwaves across the world. 

September 17–20

THE LAND OF AZABA (2020)
Directed by Greta Schiller
Spanish, 84 min.

The Land of Azaba immerses the viewer in a magical world where humans and wildlife work together to restore the largest remaining tract of wild nature in Western Europe.

IDA (2013)*
Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
Polish, 82 min.

From acclaimed director Pawel Pawlikowski comes a moving and intimate drama about a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland who, on the verge of taking her vows, makes a shocking discovery about her past.

THE HUMAN CONDITION I: NO GREATER LOVE (1959)*
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Japanese, 208 min.

The first of three films in this series tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji (handsome Japanese superstar Tatsuya Nakadai) from labor camp supervisor to unexpected military service.
*Please note that film I has two parts, including a credit scene before part 2 begins.

September 24–27

TOGETHER (2002)
Directed by Kaige Chen
Mandarin, 116 min.

Driven by his father's ambition, a young violin prodigy leaves his quiet town for the competitive music scene of Beijing, confronting the challenges and sacrifices necessary to achieve his dreams, all against the backdrop of a changing China.

BALLAD OF A SOLDIER (1959)
Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray
Russian and Ukrainian, 89 min.

With its poetic visual imagery, Grigoriy Chukhray's Ballad of a Soldier is an unconventional meditation on the effects of war, and a milestone in Russian cinema.

THE HUMAN CONDITION II: ROAD TO ETERNITY (1959)*
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Japanese, 181 min.

In the second installment, our pacifist hero, a conscript in war-time Japan’s military, struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.
*Please note that film II has two parts, including a credit scene before part 4 begins.

October 1–4

TWIN FENCES (2024)*
Directed by Yana Osman
Russian and Ukrainian, 90 min.

Yana Osman, a Ukrainian-born, Russian-bred, Afghan-raised filmmaker, discovered that once she started to catalog all her fences, more and more new fences appeared.

TOKYO COWBOY (2023)
Directed by Marc Marriott
Japanese and English, 118 min.

A Japanese businessman goes on an unwitting journey of self-discovery when he takes a company trip from Tokyo to a Montana cattle ranch.

DAY OF WRATH (1943)*
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Danish, 110 min.

Filmed during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Day of Wrath is a harrowing account of individual helplessness in the face of growing social repression and paranoia.

October 8–11

DAHOMEY (2024)
Directed by Mati Diop
French and Fon, 68 min.

In 2021, twenty six objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey left Paris and were returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

BYE BYE TIBERIAS (2023)
Directed by Lina Soualem
French and Arabic, 82 min.

Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career in France, Emmy-nominated Hiam Abbass returns home with her daughter in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.

THE HUMAN CONDITION III: A SOLDIER'S PRAYER (1961)*
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Japanese, 190 min.

In the concluding chapter of this series, our pacifist hero, a conscript in war-time Japan’s military, faces ever greater tests in his fight for survival.
*Please note that film III has two parts, including a credit scene before part 6 begins.

October 15–18

SKIES OF LEBANON (2020)
Directed by Chloé Mazlo
French, Arabic, Italian, 92 min.

Using stories told to her by her grandmother of life during the Lebanese Civil War, Mazlo crafts a touching and heartbreaking story of love during wartime.

THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
Directed by Charles Chaplin
English, 95 min.

Charlie Chaplin’s comedic masterwork which charts a prospector’s search for fortune in the Klondike and his discovery of romance forever cemented the iconic status of Chaplin and his Little Tramp character.

I'M STILL HERE (2024)*
Directed by Walter Salles
Portuguese, 137 min.

Rio de Janeiro, early 1970s. Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. The moving story of the Paiva family, based on the son’s memoir, helped to reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history. From Walter Salles, the acclaimed director of Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries.

October 22–25

MY LIFE AS A DOG (1985)*
Directed by Lasse Hallström
Swedish, 101 min.

This film is a beloved and bittersweet evocation of the struggles and joys of childhood from Oscar-nominated director Lasse Hallström.

A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (2003)
Directed by Kim Jee-woon
Korean, 114 min.

After being institutionalized in a mental hospital, Su-mi reunites with her sister, Su-yeon, and they return to live at their country home. But strange events plague the house, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion.

TRUTH AND CONVICTION (2002)
Directed by Matt Whitaker
English and German, 60 min.

By 1941, the Nazi regime had a stranglehold on German society, controlling information and beliefs. At just 16, Helmut Hübener and two friends from his LDS branch bravely organized a resistance group to combat Hitler's propaganda.

October 29 – November 1

HOW TO MAKE MILLIONS BEFORE GRANDMA DIES (2024)
Directed by Pat Boonnitipat
Thai and Teochew, 125 min.

After his grandmother is diagnosed with cancer, a scheming young man moves in to care for her, motivated by a desire to secure her fortune for himself. Unfortunately for him, it turns out that winning Grandma’s favor is no easy feat.

LA LLORONA (2019)*
Directed by Jayro Bustamante
Spanish and Maya, 97 min.

Inspired by real-life events, La Llorona follows a retired general, accused of genocide, who is haunted by supernatural forces as his family grapples with the truth of his crimes. The film is a chilling reimagining of the fable of La Llorona, the Wailing Woman.

THERE'S STILL TOMORROW (2023)
Directed by Paola Cortellesi
Italian, 118 min.

Set in postwar Rome, an abused working-class mother dreams of a better life for her daughter. A mysterious letter empowers her to change her circumstances in this comedic drama, an Italian box office hit and winner of six Italian Academy Awards.

November 5–8

LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT (2017)*
Directed by Kaige Chen
Mandarin and Japanese, 129 min.

During the Tang Dynasty, a Chinese poet and a Japanese monk embark on a mysterious investigation: a demonic cat has possessed a general's wife, unleashing chaos within the imperial court.

CAT PEOPLE (1942)
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
English, 1942, 73 min.

A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator. In 1940, Cat People raised the creature feature to new heights of sophistication and mystery.

FLOW (2024)
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
Latvia (no dialogue), 84 min.

"Flow" is an Academy Award-winning animated tale of a courageous cat after a devastating flood. The cat forms unlikely friendships with other animals as they navigate the flooded world. This visual odyssey explores themes of survival, friendship, and environmental fragility.

November 12–15

A SEPARATION (2011)
Directed by Asghar Farhadi
Persian, 123 min.

Set in contemporary Iran, A Separation is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. The film follows Simin's attempt to emigrate and her subsequent separation from Nader, who refuses to leave his ailing father.

HANDLING THE UNDEAD (2024)*
Directed by Thea Hvistendahl
Norwegian, 97 min.

On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want? 

THE SALT OF THE EARTH (2014)
Directed by Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders
French, English, Portuguese, 110 min.

The Salt of the Earth provides a profound look–and a remembrance of–the renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado's career, from his early work documenting humanitarian crises to his later focus on capturing the planet's unspoiled beauty.

November 19–22

CORPO CELESTE (2011)
Directed by Alice Rohrwacher
Italian, 99 min.

Set in southern Italy, Corpo Celeste follows 13 year-old Marta's struggles to find her place after growing up in Switzerland. As she prepares for confirmation, she confronts the morality of the local Catholic community. 

HATCHING (2022)*
Directed by Hanna Bergholm
Finnish, 91 min.

12-year-old gymnast Tinja, desperate to please her image-obsessed mother, finds a strange egg that hatches into a creature that becomes her closest friend and a living nightmare. The creature plunges Tinja into a twisted reality appearing beneath her mother's seemingly perfect life.

HANNAH ARENDT (2012)
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
German, English, French, Hebrew, Latin, 113 min.

Biopic of influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt. Arendt’s reporting on the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann in The New Yorker—controversial for her portrayal of Eichmann and the Jewish councils—introduced her now-famous concept of the “banality of evil.”