Schedule

Friday 13.06

    12:30
    TIFF.24

    Cadet

    TIFF.24

    Single mother Alina tries to enroll her son, Serik, in an elite military academy, but he is bullied by his classmates because of his girlish appearance, and the principal deems him unfit for the school. Alina succeeds in getting Serik reinstated, but the consequences will be terrible…

    Kazakhstan - 2024
    123 minute
    3 x 3
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    15:00
    TIFF.24

    When the Light Breaks

    TIFF.24

    Preceded by the short film O (dir. Rúnar Rúnarsson, Islanda)

    When the light breaks on a long summer’s day in Iceland, from one sunset to another, Una, a young art student encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty.

    Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia (Hrvatska), France - 2024
    82 minute
    Supernova
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    17:00
    Q&A with director Amrou Al-Kadhi
    Pornit

    Layla

    Q&A with director Amrou Al-Kadhi

    Layla is a struggling Muslim drag performer in London whose confident façade hides their desperate desire for love. At the lowest point in their life, they are surprised to win the affection of Max, a charming, successful white gay man who is bewitched by Layla’s power on stage.

    United Kingdom, United States - 2024
    100 minute
    Give Me 5: UK Debuts
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    22:00
    TIFF.24

    Hanami

    TIFF.24

    On a remote volcanic island – a place everyone wants to leave – Nana has learned to stay. Her mother Nia, who suffers from a mysterious illness, left soon after her birth. When Nana comes down with a high fever, she is sent to the foot of a volcano for treatment.

    Portugal, Cape Verde, Switzerland - 2024
    96 minute
    Smart 7
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Sunday 15.06

    10:00
    TIFF.24

    Things to Come

    TIFF.24

    The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel. The future imagined by director William Cameron Menzies in 1936, based on the works of famous writer H.G.

    United States, United Kingdom - 1936
    117 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    12:30
    Q&A with actor Josef Kersh
    Pornit

    Kevlar Soul

    Q&A with actor Josef Kersh

    When love enters the lives of teenage brothers Alex and Robin, it shatters their protective symbiotic bubble. While marking the start of a healing process for one of them, it sends the other one down a path that will lead to complete catastrophe.

    Sweden, Norway, Finland - 2025
    101 minute
    Teen Spirit
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    15:00
    Q&A with director Danis Tanovic
    Pornit

    My Late Summer

    Q&A with director Danis Tanovic

    A young woman named Maja heads to a remote island to solve a family inheritance issue. In a whirlwind of new emotions, and through a series of unpredictable situations, she will finally face questions from her past. The search for inheritance becomes a search for her own identity.

    Croatia (Hrvatska), Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia - 2024
    98 minute
    Supernova
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    19:15
    Q&A with director Dimitri Verhulst
    Pornit

    The Weeping Walk

    Q&A with director Dimitri Verhulst

    A group of relatives and friends walk behind a hearse, accompanying the recently deceased

    Belgium, Netherlands - 2025
    107 minute
    Competition
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    22:00
    Q&A with director Jeppe Ronde
    Pornit

    Acts of Love

    Q&A with director Jeppe Ronde

    Hanna lives in a New Age Christian community in rural Denmark and longs to have a child. But her sheltered life starts to unravel as the unexpected arrival of her younger brother Jakob stirs up long-buried memories of their troubled past.

    Denmark - 2025
    125 minute
    Competition
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