Director Emily Hong in person! Above and Below the Ground depicts the indigenous women activists and punk rock pastors in Myanmar’s first environmental movement to […]

“A terrific outback noir…a tough, sandblasted thriller that coolly lays out the racism and discrimination the Indigenous population face.”– Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian (UK) […]

“First-rate… A revelation…” – Owen Gleiberman 1990 Academy Award Nominee, Best Documentary Feature Six years in the making and with a cast of thousands, […]

What sustains our communities? Constellating food politics and land use as vital factors of social life, these films trace the woven relations between human […]

Filmmakers Persia Campbell Juarez and Alex Mastoon, Femme Frontera Director of Community Engagement Jackie Barragan, and Femme Frontera Artist Support Manager Ryan Rox IN […]

Director Tarek Albaba in person! In 2015, three Muslim American students were eating dinner in their home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, when Craig […]

★★★★ “ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT AND PROVOCATIVE FILMS TO EMERGE FROM IRAN RECENTLY. Intrepid and original. A scathing critique of the poisoned power […]

Director Harrison Xu, Director Ivan Leung, and Producer Noel Do-Murakami in person! Meet Ryan and Daniel, two childhood best friends and aspiring actors, as they […]

Co-presented by Frameline! “With her debut film, Hammel has totally and permanently shifted the genric mechanics of the satire.” – Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com The […]

These leaders in dance, law, politics, and youth organizing, take brave steps toward their highest ideals. From performance prowess to professional leadership and praiseworthy […]

Out/Here has been a vital institution celebrating queer stories and storytellers at CAAMFest for over a decade. This year, we’re thinking about the social […]

★★★★ “ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT AND PROVOCATIVE FILMS TO EMERGE FROM IRAN RECENTLY. Intrepid and original. A scathing critique of the poisoned power […]

In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. […]

The Taste of Mango is an enveloping, hypnotic, urgently personal meditation on family, memory, identity, violence, and love. At its center are three extraordinary women: […]

Filmmaker Joanna Arnow’s hilarious comedy, which world-premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight and is executive produced by Sean Baker, follows a 30-something New York woman […]

Traversing American and Australian geographies, the diverse conditions and contexts shaping diasporic Pacific identities come into view through these films. As they navigate the […]

“Brilliantly observed… as tender as a Lou Reed elegy.” – Time Out London “A near-masterpiece…as close as contemporary filmmaking gets to the essence of […]

★★★★ “ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT AND PROVOCATIVE FILMS TO EMERGE FROM IRAN RECENTLY. Intrepid and original. A scathing critique of the poisoned power […]

“When people say films are religious experiences, that is exactly La Chimera. Alice Rohrwacher’s enchanting vision led by Josh O’Connor completely washes over you […]

In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. […]

Made over 6 years, acclaimed director Jeanie Finlay charts the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger to NYTimes best selling […]

★★★★ “ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT AND PROVOCATIVE FILMS TO EMERGE FROM IRAN RECENTLY. Intrepid and original. A scathing critique of the poisoned power […]

The first in our new series Wild, Weird, Wicked: Films from Before the Code, celebrating the best and wildest films of Hollywood’s pre-code era, […]

“To watch “Possession” again is to realize that it remains one of the most grueling, powerful, and overwhelmingly intense cinematic experiences that you are likely […]

50th anniversary! “Perhaps the greatest of Cassavetes’ films.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Nominated for multiple Oscars, Emmys, and Golden Globes (and taking home […]

Lynn Hershman Leeson’s !Women Art Revolution (2010) is an 83-minute documentary that draws from hundreds of hours of intimate interviews conducted by Leeson with […]

Filmmaker Joanna Arnow’s hilarious comedy, which world-premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight and is executive produced by Sean Baker, follows a 30-something New York woman […]

“Brilliantly observed… as tender as a Lou Reed elegy.” – Time Out London “A near-masterpiece…as close as contemporary filmmaking gets to the essence of […]

Presented by Canyon CinemaToney W. Merritt in person for Q&A after both screenings! The Bay Area–based independent filmmaker Toney W. Merritt has been creating […]

“Brilliantly observed… as tender as a Lou Reed elegy.” – Time Out London “A near-masterpiece…as close as contemporary filmmaking gets to the essence of […]

NEW 4K RESTORATION  “THE EPITOME OF FRENCH COOL.”– Time Out “The closest thing to a perfect movie that I have ever seen.” – John Woo […]

“To watch “Possession” again is to realize that it remains one of the most grueling, powerful, and overwhelmingly intense cinematic experiences that you are likely […]