Events

A woman regales her grandchildren with her wisdom and stories, a gift of language with which they can navigate life.

Boisterous and unshakable, a young girl’s harmonious world unravels after a public clash and anonymous letters force her to confront long-buried truths, testing her sense of self and resilience.

Born blind and longing for connection, Joe Engressia—later known as Joybubbles—discovers he can hack the analog telephone network with whistles, transforming curiosity into connection and sparking the phone-phreak movement. Presented with open audio description and open captions.

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.

Depicting a young girl whose family is contending with a challenging older sibling, this masterful debut weaves autobiographical and documentary elements to captures the sights and sounds of adolescence impeccably.

Set in South Los Angeles, this coming-of-age story blends social and magical realism, Greek mythology, and vérité observation, crafting a poetic yet grounded portrait of family, legacy, and the realities of growing up. With Danielle Brooks.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.