Schedule

Sunday 14.06

    19:30
    Q&A with director Roy Cohen and producer Serge Gordey
    Pornit

    Far From Maine

    Q&A with director Roy Cohen and producer Serge Gordey

    Roy Cohen, an Israeli filmmaker of Arab-Jewish descent, addresses his Palestinian friend Aseel Asleh, killed by Israeli police in their youth, through an intimate cinematic dialogue across time.

    France, Italy, Hungary - 2026
    100 minute
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    22:00
    Q&A with director Chul-young Cho & korean interpreter Louisa Miclǎuş
    Pornit

    The Seoul Guardians

    Q&A with director Chul-young Cho & korean interpreter Louisa Miclǎuş

    On December 3rd, 2024, in Seoul, the President declares martial law in an attempt to overcome a political crisis. As troops advance toward the National Assembly, citizens rush to block them while lawmakers break through police barricades to vote against the decree.

    Korea, Republic of - 2026
    70 minute
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Monday 15.06

    19:00
    Q&A with Head of Animation Jason Coombs
    Pornit

    Bouchra

    Q&A with Head of Animation Jason Coombs

    Bouchra (35), a Moroccan filmmaker in New York, is paralyzed by the fear of the blank page. A phone call with her mother in Casablanca will have memories resurfacing.

    United States, Italy, Morocco - 2025
    82 minute
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    21:15
    Q&A with director Devon Delmar
    Pornit

    Variations on a Theme

    Q&A with director Devon Delmar

    An elderly goat herder in the mountains of Namaqualand, South Africa, falls victim to a scam promising long-overdue reparations for her father’s WWII service. As she waits for money that will never come, the disruptions of her 80th birthday threaten to strip away the last of her independence.

    South Africa, Netherlands, Qatar - 2026
    65 minute
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Tuesday 16.06

    12:15
    Q&A with director Roy Cohen and producer Serge Gordey
    Pornit

    Far From Maine

    Q&A with director Roy Cohen and producer Serge Gordey

    Roy Cohen, an Israeli filmmaker of Arab-Jewish descent, addresses his Palestinian friend Aseel Asleh, killed by Israeli police in their youth, through an intimate cinematic dialogue across time.

    France, Italy, Hungary - 2026
    100 minute
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    14:30
    Q&A with director Chul-young Cho & korean interpreter Louisa Miclǎuş
    Pornit

    The Seoul Guardians

    Q&A with director Chul-young Cho & korean interpreter Louisa Miclǎuş

    On December 3rd, 2024, in Seoul, the President declares martial law in an attempt to overcome a political crisis. As troops advance toward the National Assembly, citizens rush to block them while lawmakers break through police barricades to vote against the decree.

    Korea, Republic of - 2026
    70 minute
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    16:45
    Q&A with director Jose Eduardo Castilla Ponce aka Lalo
    Pornit

    Motel Paraiso

    Q&A with director Jose Eduardo Castilla Ponce aka Lalo

    Using the same handycam his grandfather once used to film him as a child, the filmmaker turns the camera back on his grandfather, the irreverent owner of a small roadside motel on the Gulf of Mexico.

    Mexico - 2026
    90 minute
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    19:00
    Q&A with director Adrián Canoura Sánchez and producer Brais Romero Suárez
    Pornit

    We Were Left Alone

    Q&A with director Adrián Canoura Sánchez and producer Brais Romero Suárez

    An intimate journey between a son and his father aboard a fishing boat bound for Sole Bank.

    Spain - 2025
    82 minute
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    21:00
    Q&A with producer Mari Nilsen Neira
    Pornit

    Hex

    Q&A with producer Mari Nilsen Neira

    Set in Norway’s legendary black metal scene, the film follows three young women who form the band Witch Club Satan without knowing how to play a single instrument. Over three years, they commit to becoming witches and musicians, using black metal to unleash raw female power.

    Norway - 2026
    92 minute
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Wednesday 17.06

    10:00
    TIFF.25

    Variations on a Theme

    TIFF.25

    An elderly goat herder in the mountains of Namaqualand, South Africa, falls victim to a scam promising long-overdue reparations for her father’s WWII service. As she waits for money that will never come, the disruptions of her 80th birthday threaten to strip away the last of her independence.

    South Africa, Netherlands, Qatar - 2026
    65 minute
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    12:00
    TIFF.25

    Bouchra

    TIFF.25

    Bouchra (35), a Moroccan filmmaker in New York, is paralyzed by the fear of the blank page. A phone call with her mother in Casablanca will have memories resurfacing.

    United States, Italy, Morocco - 2025
    82 minute
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    14:30
    Q&A with producer Mari Nilsen Neira
    Pornit

    Hex

    Q&A with producer Mari Nilsen Neira

    Set in Norway’s legendary black metal scene, the film follows three young women who form the band Witch Club Satan without knowing how to play a single instrument. Over three years, they commit to becoming witches and musicians, using black metal to unleash raw female power.

    Norway - 2026
    92 minute
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    19:30
    Q&A with director Vladlena Sandu
    Pornit

    Memory

    Q&A with director Vladlena Sandu

    After her parents’ divorce, six-year-old Vladlena moves from Crimea to Grozny, not yet aware of the changes that lie ahead. When war breaks out in Chechnya, it deeply affects her city and family.

    France, Netherlands - 2025
    98 minute
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    22:00
    TIFF.25

    Goodbye Sisters

    TIFF.25

    Jamuna and her sister live in Kathmandu. They embark on an ascent into the mountains to take part in the harvest of yarsagumba, a rare creature, half-fungus, half-insect, whose value now exceeds that of gold.

    France, Nepal - 2025
    91 minute
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Thursday 18.06

    10:00
    TIFF.25

    Goodbye Sisters

    TIFF.25

    Jamuna and her sister live in Kathmandu. They embark on an ascent into the mountains to take part in the harvest of yarsagumba, a rare creature, half-fungus, half-insect, whose value now exceeds that of gold.

    France, Nepal - 2025
    91 minute
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    12:15
    Q&A with director Adrián Canoura Sánchez and producer Brais Romero Suárez
    Pornit

    We Were Left Alone

    Q&A with director Adrián Canoura Sánchez and producer Brais Romero Suárez

    An intimate journey between a son and his father aboard a fishing boat bound for Sole Bank.

    Spain - 2025
    82 minute
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    19:30
    Q&A with director Jose Eduardo Castilla Ponce aka Lalo
    Pornit

    Motel Paraiso

    Q&A with director Jose Eduardo Castilla Ponce aka Lalo

    Using the same handycam his grandfather once used to film him as a child, the filmmaker turns the camera back on his grandfather, the irreverent owner of a small roadside motel on the Gulf of Mexico.

    Mexico - 2026
    90 minute
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    22:00
    Q&A with producer Laurent Flahault
    Pornit

    Of Mud and Blood

    Q&A with producer Laurent Flahault

    Numbi, a little village hidden deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo mountains, lies nonetheless at the heart of our world. Here, with their bare hands, miners dig the coltan which will find its way – legally or otherwise – to our industrialized world.

    France, Germany - 2025
    96 minute
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Friday 19.06

    12:30
    Q&A with producer Laurent Flahault
    Pornit

    Of Mud and Blood

    Q&A with producer Laurent Flahault

    Numbi, a little village hidden deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo mountains, lies nonetheless at the heart of our world. Here, with their bare hands, miners dig the coltan which will find its way – legally or otherwise – to our industrialized world.

    France, Germany - 2025
    96 minute
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    14:45
    Q&A with director Vladlena Sandu
    Pornit

    Memory

    Q&A with director Vladlena Sandu

    After her parents’ divorce, six-year-old Vladlena moves from Crimea to Grozny, not yet aware of the changes that lie ahead. When war breaks out in Chechnya, it deeply affects her city and family.

    France, Netherlands - 2025
    98 minute
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