October 7-8
SENTIMENTAL VALUE/AFFEKSJONSVERDI*. Norway/France/Germany, 2025 (drama,133 min.) Dir.: Joachim Trier. With: Stellan Skarsgard, Renate Reinsve, Elle Fanning. Two estranged sisters, Nora and Agnes, must reunite with their charismatic, fading filmmaker father, Gustav, after their mother's death. Winner, Best International Feature Film Oscar, 2026.
+ THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB/SAWT HIND RAJAB*. Tunisia/France/Occupied Palestinian Territory/UK/Saudi Arabia/US/Italy/Cyprus, 2025 (docudrama, 89 min.) Dir.: Kahouther Ben Hania. With: Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call from a 6-year old girl trapped in a car under IDF fire in Gaza. While keeping her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Nominee, Best International Feature Film Oscar, 2026.
October 21-22
I SWEAR. UK, 2025 (biodrama, 120 min.) Dir.: Kirk Jones. With: Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Somerled Campbell. Diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at a young age which alienated him from his peers, John Davidson struggled with a condition few people understood. In adulthood, he decided to help others living with this exhausting neurological disorder. Winner, Best Leading Actor, BAFTA Film Award, 2026.
November 18-19
CALLE MALAGA*. Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium, 2025 (drama/history, 116 min.) Dir.: Maryam Touzani. With: Carmen Maura, Ahmed Boulane. An aging Spanish woman in Tangiers resists her daughter's decision to sell her home. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to keep her place and reclaim the belongings of a lifetime. Winner, 8 international awards.
December 16-17
THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE/MAMLAKET AL-QASAB*. Iraq/Qatar/US, 2025 (drama, 105 min.) Dir.: Hasan Hadi. With: Baneen Ahmad Nayyet, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat. In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake a cake for her class to celebrate President Saddam Hussein's birthday. She scrambles to find ingredients while facing potential punishment if she fails. Winner, Directors’ Fortnight Audience Award and Golden Camera, Cannes Film Festival, 2025.
January 20-21
TRAIN DREAMS. US, 2025 (drama, 102 min.) Dir.: Clint Bentley. With: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones. Based on Denis Johnson's beloved novella. Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century. Nominee, Best Motion Picture of the Year Oscar, 2026.
February 17-18
THE CHORAL. UK/US, 2025 (historical drama, 113 min.) Dir.: Nicholas Hytner. With: Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Amara Okereke. A choral society's male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr. Guthrie to recruit teenagers. Together, they experience the joy of singing while the young boys grapple with their impending conscription into the army.
March 17-18
PRIMAVERA/VIVALDI ET MOI*. Italy/France, 2025 (historical drama, 110 min.) Dir.: Damiano Michielletto. With: Michele Riondino, Tecla Insolia, Andrea Pennacchi. Cecilia, a talented violinist confined to an orphanage, meets Vivaldi who becomes her teacher. Thanks to his mentorship and his music, she finds the courage to break free from her fate and pursue her passion. Winner, 7 international awards.
April 14-15
NO OTHER CHOICE/EO-JJEAL SU-GA EOP-DA*. South Korea, 2025 (black comedy thriller,139 min.) Dir.: Park Chan-wook. With: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin. After being fired from a high-profile managerial position in a paper company because of downsizing, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition. Winner, International People’s Choice Award Best Film, Toronto International Film Festival, 2025.
+ IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT/YEK TASADOF-E SADEH*. Iran/France/Luxembourg, 2025 (dark comedy/political drama, 103 min.) Dir.: Jafar Panahi. With: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari. An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, he rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to confirm the man's identity. Winner, Palme d’Or, Cannes, 2025; Nominee, Best International Feature Film Oscar, 2026.
May 12-13
NOUVELLE VAGUE*. France/US, 2025 (docudrama, 106 min.) Dir.: Richard Linklater. With: Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch. The behind the scenes recreation of the filming of Jean-Luc Godard's “Breathless” (1960), a landmark of the French New Wave film movement. Best director, best editing, best cinematography & best costume design, César Awards, France, 2026; Nominee, Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival, 2025.
