• Cookie Queens

    Cookie Queens

    Directed by Alysa Nahmias | USA | Documentary | 91 min

    April 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Four young Girl Scouts race to sell as many cookies as possible over the course of a season in this charming and warm-hearted crowd pleaser. Recommended for ages 7 and up.
    Family Friendly Documentary
  • Ghost School

    Ghost School

    Directed by Seemab Gul | Pakistan | Fiction | 88 min

    April 25, 2026 at 6:15 PM PT Marina Theatre
    When her school in rural Pakistan shuts down, Rabia is told it’s the work of a spirit. Undeterred, she embarks on an adventure to investigate the tales the adults tell her.
    Fiction
  • It Would Be Night in Caracas

    It Would Be Night in Caracas

    Directed by Mariana Rondón, Marité Ugás | Mexico | Fiction | 97 min

    April 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM PT BAMPFA
    The lawlessness afoot in Venezuela’s capital city is vibrantly captured in this gripping adaptation of Karina Sainz Borgo’s novel from the filmmaking team behind Bad Hair (Festival 2014).
    Fiction
  • Sender

    Sender

    Directed by Russell Goldman | USA | Fiction | 94 min

    April 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Severance’s Britt Lower stars as a young woman whose online shopping habit turns terrifying when mysterious packages containing eerily personal items begin arriving. With Rhea Seehorn and Jamie Lee Curtis.
    Fiction
  • Give Me the Ball!

    Give Me the Ball!

    Directed by Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff | USA | Documentary | 102 min

    April 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Through rare archival footage and candid interviews in this vivid and electrifying documentary, Billie Jean King recalls the victories, struggles, and sacrifices behind her trailblazing career.
    Documentary
  • Bad Blood

    Bad Blood

    Directed by Leos Carax | France | Fiction | 105 min

    April 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM PT Marina Theatre
    This noir-ish drama involving a robbery and a doomed love triangle earned director Leos Carax comparisons to David Lynch and Martin Scorsese when it screened at the 1987 Festival. Juliette Binoche stars.
    From the Vault Fiction
  • Shorts Block 6: Youth Works

    Shorts Block 6: Youth Works

    April 26, 2026 at 10:30 AM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    Young filmmakers from across the globe showcase their daring creativity and craft in this collection of films that address the complexity of growing up and the innocence of youth. Recommended for ages 11 and up.
    Family Friendly
  • Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)

    Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)

    Directed by Anna Fitch, Banker White | USA | Documentary | 78 min

    April 26, 2026 at 11:30 AM PT BAMPFA
    Through beautifully constructed miniature sets and puppets, directors Anna Fitch and Banker White craft an elegy to the life and times of Anna’s beloved friend, Yo.
    Documentary
  • Vagabond

    Vagabond

    Directed by Agnès Varda | France | Fiction | 105 min

    April 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Agnès Varda’s Golden Lion winner starring Sandrine Bonnaire as a young drop-out roaming a wintery South of France returns to the Festival for the first time since 1986.
    From the Vault Fiction
  • Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story

    Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story

    Directed by Yemi Bamiro | USA | Documentary | 98 min

    April 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM PT Marina Theatre
    Yemi Bamiro’s enthralling documentary celebrates photographer and activist Kwame Brathwaite, whose monumental work chronicled the joy, beauty, and glory of Black lives and experiences.
    Documentary
  • Tuner

    Tuner

    Directed by Daniel Roher | USA | Fiction | 109 min

    April 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM PT Premier Theater at One Letterman
    When a piano tuner’s extraordinary hearing reveals a knack for cracking safes, his quiet New York routine gives way to a risky life of crime—just as the possibility of love suggests another future. Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall star.
    Fiction
  • Risa and the Wind Phone

    Risa and the Wind Phone

    Directed by Juan Cabral | Argentina | Fiction | 94 min

    April 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM PT BAMPFA
    In a small town where the dead call from an abandoned phone booth, a young girl discovers she alone can hear them, setting off a whimsical quest to help spirits—and find her father. Recommended for ages 10 and up.
    Family Friendly Fiction