International Festival Highlights
As always, we’ve curated a delightful and daring selection from the Sundance, Berlinale and Cannes Film Festivals: a feast for the eyes of all cinephiles! This year, we present films that have left a mark already, led by the urgency of American Doctor and the reclamation of life in Aina Clotet’s Viva, joined by emerging directors whose first and second features promise a long path of success. Meet tennis legend Billie Jean King and roam a labyrinth of wealth in the Philippines with our hand-picked discovery strand.
Viva
After breast cancer, a woman’s hunger for desire and freedom unsettles the life she has built. Aina Clotet directs and stars in this fearless, intimate debut.
Nina Roza
A Montreal art dealer returns to rural Bulgaria in search of a six-year-old painting prodigy. Is her extraordinary talent all it seems?
Mouse
Arkansas, 2002. As graduation approaches and her closest friendship falls apart, shy Callie must discover who she is beyond someone else’s shadow.
Give Me the Ball!
From the Battle of the Sexes to the fight for women’s tennis, Billie Jean King changed sport. A witty, appreciative documentary celebrates her extraordinary legacy.
Filipiñana
At an exclusive Philippine country club, a teenage tee-girl follows a strange trail of signs beneath the surface of luxury and good manners.
American Doctor
Three American doctors risk their lives in Gaza’s devastated hospitals. An intimate, unflinching documentary about healing, bearing witness and refusing indifference.