Happiness
TIFF.25
Three sisters struggle with unhappy relationships, frustrated desires and emotional isolation in suburban New Jersey.
United States - 1998
140 minute
The Pitch Black Anthology
Schedule
Schedule
Friday 12.06
Un poeta
TIFF.25
Oscar Restrepo’s obsession with poetry has brought him no glory. Aging and erratic, he has succumbed to the cliché of the poet in the shadows. Meeting Yurlady, a teenage girl from humble roots, and helping her cultivate her talent brings some light to his days.
Colombia, Germany, Sweden - 2025
125 minute
Supernova
A Messy Tribute to Motherly Love
TIFF.25
What if having a child does not come naturally? Piano tuner Samuel Dirk longs for a family. The problem: his wife has quite literally exploded under the pressure. Is there someone else who might be willing to give their very best in order to fulfil a wish for a child?
Netherlands, Belgium, Germany - 2026
84 minute
FOCUS Netherlands
Birds of War
TIFF.25
From besieged Aleppo to the confines of a London newsroom, Lebanese journalist Janay Boulos and Syrian activist and cameraman Abd Alkader Habak retrace their love story, using their vast personal archives stretching over 13 years of revolutions, war and exile.
United Kingdom, Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon - 2026
85 minute
Supernova
Father
TIFF.25
A tragic mistake shatters the life of a devoted father, shaking his marriage and isolating him in guilt. As the threat of prison looms, he begins to question whether he deserves to go on living.
Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland - 2025
103 minute
No Limit
Saturday 13.06
Police Adjective
TIFF.25
Cristi, a young police detective in a small Romanian town, refuses to arrest a teenager caught smoking marijuana, unwilling to destroy the boy’s future over a minor offense that may soon become legal. His superiors, however, demand that the law be enforced to the letter.
România - 2009
115 minute
Close Up: Corneliu Porumboiu
My Daughter is a Zombie
TIFF.25
Jung-hwan, a professional wild animal trainer, spends his days bickering and playing with his teenage daughter, Soo-ah, who is passionate about dancing. Then one day, Soo-ah gets infected by a zombie virus that sweeps across the world.
Korea, Republic of - 2025
114 minute
Teen Spirit
Skiff
TIFF.25
Fifteen-year-old Malou grows up in a small town with her two brothers and their mother. She excels at the local rowing club, but also gets bullied by her teammates. While her mother is trying to start dating again, the one person she can turn to is her older brother Max.
Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden - 2026
107 minute
Teen Spirit
My Father's Shadow
TIFF.25
A father and his estranged sons travel through the massive city of Lagos while political unrest threatens their journey home in this semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in the Nigerian metropolis during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis.
United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria - 2025
93 minute
Competition
The Red Hangar
TIFF.25
Santiago, Chile, September 11, 1973. As the military coup unfolds across the country, Captain Jorge Silva receives an order that will change his life forever: to turn the Air Force Academy, where he now trains young cadets, into a detention and torture center.
Chile, Italy, Argentina - 2026
81 minute
Competition
Lionel
TIFF.25
With the start of summer in Murcia, Lionel receives some news: when he turns 26, he will lose the orphan's pension he has been living on since the death of his mother. Lionel finds himself in a moment of uncertainty about his future.
Spain, France - 2025
94 minute
Competition
Sunday 14.06
Hugo the Hippo
TIFF.25
Sharks invade the harbour of Hummingbird Island, and Sultan Magin brings hippopotamuses from the mainland to get rid of them. Once their mission is accomplished, the locals kill the animals! The only survivor is little Hugo, the hero of extraordinary adventures.
Hungary, United States - 1975
91 minute
miniTIFF
Weightless
TIFF.25
Fifteen-year-old Lea is spending her summer at a health camp tucked between the forest and the sea. Her new roommate, Sasha, is everything Lea wishes she could be: bold, magnetic, and unafraid to take up space in the world.
Denmark - 2025
97 minute
Teen Spirit
Los Domingos
TIFF.25
Ainara, a brilliant and idealistic 17-year-old, stands at a crossroads: while her family expects her to choose a university path, she feels an increasing pull toward a religious vocation.
Spain, France - 2025
115 minute
Teen Spirit
A Useful Ghost
TIFF.25
March is mourning his wife Nat who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has returned by possessing a vacuum cleaner.
Thailand, France, Singapore - 2025
130 minute
Competition
Butterfly
TIFF.25
Half-sisters Diana and Lily grew up as the only resident children at an all-inclusive resort on Gran Canaria, where their uninhibited mother, Vera, worked as a Star Tour hostess.
Norway, United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden - 2026
116 minute
Competition
Our Father
TIFF.25
After years of spiraling addiction, 32-year-old Dejan arrives at an isolated monastery where addicts are treated through labor, discipline, obedience and faith. Immersed in a rigid daily routine, Dejan begins his painful journey toward recovery.
Serbia, Croatia (Hrvatska), Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2025
89 minute
Competition
Monday 15.06
To the Victory!
TIFF.25
Ukraine, in the near future. The war has ended. A film director is out of work, out of luck, and out of touch with his family abroad. While his wife and daughter built a new life in Vienna, he stays behind—confused, restless, and convinced that things will get better. Eventually. Probably.
Ukraine, Lithuania - 2025
106 minute
Supernova
Reedland
TIFF.25
When reed cutter Johan discovers the lifeless body of a girl on his land, he is overcome by an ambiguous sense of guilt. While taking care of his granddaughter, he sets out on a quest to track down evil, only to realize that darkness can thrive in unexpected places.
Netherlands, Belgium - 2025
112 minute
FOCUS Netherlands
The Red Hangar
TIFF.25
Santiago, Chile, September 11, 1973. As the military coup unfolds across the country, Captain Jorge Silva receives an order that will change his life forever: to turn the Air Force Academy, where he now trains young cadets, into a detention and torture center.
Chile, Italy, Argentina - 2026
81 minute
Competition
Lionel
TIFF.25
With the start of summer in Murcia, Lionel receives some news: when he turns 26, he will lose the orphan's pension he has been living on since the death of his mother. Lionel finds himself in a moment of uncertainty about his future.
Spain, France - 2025
94 minute
Competition
Feels Like Home
TIFF.25
Rita, an ordinary, but lonely woman is kidnapped. Her captors are the Árpáds; they claim she is not called Rita but Szilvi, a runaway from their family. Rita eventually understands that the only way out is in - to escape she must impersonate Szilvi.
Hungary - 2025
124 minute
Competition
Hungarian Day
The Night is Fading Away
TIFF.25
Pelu is a 30-something barely scraping by on his salary as a projectionist at a film theater that belongs to the city hall.
Argentina - 2025
105 minute
Competition
Tuesday 16.06
Skiff
TIFF.25
Fifteen-year-old Malou grows up in a small town with her two brothers and their mother. She excels at the local rowing club, but also gets bullied by her teammates. While her mother is trying to start dating again, the one person she can turn to is her older brother Max.
Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden - 2026
107 minute
Teen Spirit
Our Father
TIFF.25
After years of spiraling addiction, 32-year-old Dejan arrives at an isolated monastery where addicts are treated through labor, discipline, obedience and faith. Immersed in a rigid daily routine, Dejan begins his painful journey toward recovery.
Serbia, Croatia (Hrvatska), Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2025
89 minute
Competition
Butterfly
TIFF.25
Half-sisters Diana and Lily grew up as the only resident children at an all-inclusive resort on Gran Canaria, where their uninhibited mother, Vera, worked as a Star Tour hostess.
Norway, United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden - 2026
116 minute
Competition
Animol
TIFF.25
Behind the walls of a young offender institution, Troy is thrust into a brutal world of gangs, loyalty and violence. From the moment he arrives, he is tested.
United Kingdom - 2026
93 minute
Teen Spirit
Truly Naked
This film is not suitable for children
Alec, an introverted teenager, has always viewed life through the lens of his father’s pornography business. When they relocate from London to a sleepy seaside town, Alec hopes for a fresh start, trying to make friends without revealing his unconventional life.
Netherlands, Belgium, France - 2026
102 minute
Competition
Le Roi Soleil
TIFF.25
Early morning in a shabby bar outside Paris, one of the regulars wins the €294 million lottery. But another customer decides otherwise: a gun is drawn, shots are fired and the winner collapses, leaving the ticket ownerless.
France - 2025
108 minute
Competition
Wednesday 17.06
Rose
TIFF.25
Amidst the turmoil of the Thirty Years´ War, somewhere in Germany, a mysterious soldier appears in a secluded Protestant village. The stranger declares himself the heir of a long-abandoned farmstead and produces a document to support his claim to the suspicious villagers.
Austria, Germany - 2026
94 minute
No Limit