Christy
Q&A with director Brendan Canty and film cast
Christy, seventeen, is forced to move in with his estranged older half-brother after being thrown out of his suburban foster home.
Ireland, United Kingdom - 2025
94 minute
Teen Spirit
Schedule
Schedule
Friday 13.06
Saturday 14.06
19:00
Concert Eyedrops (Romania)
Saturday, June 14, 7:00 PM
EYEDROPS – Pragmatic dreamers, melancholic progressives, loud introverts. Their concerts have been described as paradoxically energizing while evoking a strong sense of melancholy, and the band’s message is marked by surprising honesty.
The Tirana Conspiracy
TIFF.24
December 2000. The famous photographer Oliviero Toscani accepts an invitation from the art critic Giancarlo Politi to curate a section of the first edition of the Tirana Biennial.
Italy - 2024
71 minute
No Limit
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
Sunday 15.06
19:00
Amphitrio (Romania)
Sunday, June 15, 7:00 PM
Amphitrio is a contemporary jazz project initiated in 2020, featuring pianist and composer Andrei Petrache, bassist Mike Alex, and percussionist Philip Goron, all musicians with a solid foundation in classical and alternative music.
The story behind this trio speaks of friendship, the joy of playing and improvising in a well-knit group, despite each member simultaneously being involved in multiple other projects.
Gut
Q&A with director Heiko Lange
Preceded by the short film What Freedom Looks Like (dir. Dorel Gnatiuc)
Gudrun Gut, an icon of the German underground music scene, dares the unexpected: a film about herself. Here is a personal homage to female creativity: it's poetic, radical, and unmistakably Gudrun Gut!
Germany - 2024
64 minute
Special Screenings
The Marching Band
TIFF.24
Thibaut is an internationally renowned conductor who travels the world. When he learns he was adopted, he discovers the existence of a younger brother, Jimmy, who works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a small marching band.
France - 2024
103 minute
Supernova
Monday 16.06
19:00
Gudrun Gut (Germany)
Monday, June 16, 7:00 PM
Gudrun Gut’s story spans many years, scenes, and sounds, from the “ingenious dilettantes” subculture of early 1980’s Berlin as part of Mania D, Einstürzende Neubauten, and Malaria! to Matador into an expansive solo catalog of later work.
Merckx
Q&A with directors Christophe Hermans and Boris Tilquin
Eddy Merckx is more than a champion cyclist; in his time of unprecedented sporting victory during the 1960s and 1970s, he represented the fusion of Belgium’s Walloon and Flemish cultures.
Belgium - 2025
84 minute
Supernova
The Mohican
TIFF.24
Joseph is one of the last coastal shepherds in Corsica. His land is coveted by the underworld for a real estate project but he chooses not to give in.
France - 2024
87 minute
Supernova
Tuesday 17.06
19:00
Postman (Ukraine)
Tuesday, June 17, 7:00 PM
Kostiantyn Pochtar, better known as Postman, began his musical odyssey in Kyiv, crafting intimate 'city folk' songs with just a guitar and harmonica. His early works captured the everyday wonders of his hometown’s urban life, offering a raw, acoustic sound that reflected his surroundings. One of those early songs, ‘Kyivski Vulytsi’ (The Streets of Kyiv), was a huge success and has since been considered by many as an unofficial hymn of Ukraine’s capital.
World Between Us
Q&A with director Marie Dvořáková
Marie no longer feels at home in her native Mikulov, nor does she feel like she belongs to America. The phenomenon of pulling up one’s roots, migrating elsewhere, and finding a new home in a foreign land is a universal theme.
Czech Republic, Slovakia - 2024
93 minute
Teen Spirit
Thank You for Banking with Us
TIFF.24
After finding out that their father left a huge sum of money behind after his death, Mariam and Noura come up with an elaborate scheme to abscond with the money before their brother — who is legally entitled to half the inheritance — finds out about their father’s death.
Palestine, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt - 2024
96 minute
Supernova
Wednesday 18.06
19:00
Chiral (Romania)
Wednesday, June 18, 7:00 PM
Chiral, is a Transylvania based genre fluid musical duo founded by Sigílio Scattolini & Chill the Great. They popped up last year with the debut single ‘River Bank Hotel’ and their first EP ‘Opqosite words’. Their compelling melting pot of alternative R&B, elements of soul and influences of UK new wave jazz gives a lush yet energetic sound to the duo. As of this year they perform with a live band promoting their first EP as well as some of their upcoming sophomore EP material.
Beyond Rock Bottom
Q&A with director Adam Miklos
In the shadow of addiction, Boróka and Szilveszter join a Recovery Centre to confront their inner demons through methods of rock climbing, embarking on a transformative journey of self-discovery, and the reevaluation of their past lives.
Hungary - 2024
86 minute
Hungarian Day
The Blue Trail
TIFF.24
Tereza, 77, receives an official government order to relocate to a senior housing colony. The colony is an isolated area where the elderly are brought to «enjoy» their final years, freeing the younger generation to focus fully on productivity and growth.
Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands - 2025
86 minute
Tomorrow is Fear
Thursday 19.06
19:00
Sorvina (SUA / Germania)
Thursday, June 19, 7:00 PM
Sorvina, New York-born now Berlin-based, is an artist whose music is as dynamic and evolving as her life story. Raised in a (relatively) quiet suburb of NYC, Sorvina first found her voice in the world of folk singer-songwriters, where her acoustic melodies and tragicomic lyricism painted vivid pictures of her inner world. But, as she continued along her personal and artistic journey, Sorvina soon grew courageous enough to admit one of her deepest most obscured dreams: to unironically become a rapper.
Alien 2 or the Return of Valdis in 17 Chapters
TIFF.24
Preceded by the short film Alien 2 or: Valdis' Escape in 11 Chapters (dir. Rasmus Merivoo )
Estonia - 2024
100 minute
FOCUS Estonia
Undercover
TIFF.24
After years of pretending to be a young sympathizer of the ETA terrorist group, a police officer finally gets her chance: ETA gets in touch with her. They need to use her apartment for two ETA members whose objective is to prepare several attacks.
Spain - 2024
119 minute
Supernova
Friday 20.06
A Rebel Edge
Doru Chirodea fled to America in the 1980s and started writing poetry in English without actually knowing the language. Back in Romania, he prints books of poetry at his own expense, for an increasingly narrow audience. A serene meditation on the end of a bohemian, rebellious lifestyle.
România - 2024
87 minute
Romanian Days
Madly
TIFF.24
A romantic comedy that goes beyond appearances, diving into the minds of its main characters, Piero and Lara, and revealing their most hidden thoughts and the inner battles that we all face. And one thing is clear: once they have met they will never be the same again.
Italy - 2025
97 minute
Supernova
Saturday 21.06
19:00
Photons (France)
Saturday, June 21, 7:00 PM
Take four jazzmen with a passion for improvisation and techno clubbing and you get Photons, pianist Gauthier Toux’s new project, as much for dancing as for listening.
Marcella
TIFF.24
Marcella Hazan didn't just teach Italian cooking - she changed the way America eats. Fearless, passionate, and exacting, she introduced authentic recipes to millions.
United States - 2025
98 minute
Film Food
Waves
TIFF.24
Prague, 1968. The International Editorial Office of Czechoslovak Radio is staffed by courageous journalists, celebrities of their time. Young Tomáš works amongst them, though it is his brother's dream job.
Czech Republic - 2024
131 minute
Supernova
Sunday 22.06
19:00
Valeria Stoica (Republic of Moldova)
Sunday, June 22, 7:00 PM
Valeria Stoica is an indie-pop artist from the Republic of Moldova. She has a deep connection with nature which is where she spent her childhood and gets inspired by. Her first official single - “Remember” - was a great surprise for the Romanian indie-pop listeners. It has also proved to be an international success, with Spotify listeners from all over the world.
About a Hero
TIFF.24
After a local factory worker named Dorem Clery dies under mysterious circumstances, Werner Herzog travels to Getunkirchenburg to investigate his perplexing death.
Denmark, Germany, United States - 2024
84 minute
Tomorrow is Fear
Rebel Without a Cause
TIFF.24
Three high school students who should lead idyllic lives in their stable, comfortable suburban families explode with a violence and sexuality that their parents cannot understand.
United States - 1955
111 minute
Teen Spirit