Schedule

Saturday 14.06

    13:15
    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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    21:30
    TIFF.24
    Pornit

    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
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Sunday 15.06

    13:15
    TIFF.24

    As Silence Passes by

    TIFF.24

    A lost intimacy between two brothers begins to resurface when Antonio returns to his town, to a collapsing family home to help his twin brother Javier, who suffers from a congenital disease.

    Spain - 2024
    98 minute
    Smart 7
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    21:30
    Q&A with director Heiko Lange
    Pornit

    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
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Monday 16.06

    13:15
    Q&A with director Dimitris Nakos
    Pornit

    Meat

    Q&A with director Dimitris Nakos

    In a village in the Greek countryside, Takis prepares the opening of his new butcher shop. One day before the inauguration, his son Pavlos kills the neighbor who claims part of their land. The only witness is Christos, a young man from Albania whom Takis has had with him since childhood.

    Greece - 2024
    104 minute
    Smart 7
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    21:30
    Q&A with directors Christophe Hermans and Boris Tilquin
    Pornit

    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
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Tuesday 17.06

    13:15
    Q&A with director Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon
    Pornit

    Epilogues

    Q&A with director Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon

    The story of an 85-year-old man who has recently lost his wife. By mixing his wife's ashes in a cup of hot water and drinking it, she appears to him, and they share memories of their life together.

    Iceland, Belgium, Norway, Faroe Islands - 2024
    90 minute
    Smart 7
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    21:30
    Q&A with director Marie Dvořáková
    Pornit

    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
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Wednesday 18.06

    13:15
    Q&A with producer Klementina Remeikaite
    Pornit

    Drowning Dry

    Q&A with producer Klementina Remeikaite

    To celebrate Lukas’ victory at the martial arts tournament and Tomas’ birthday party, two sisters organize a weekend at the country house. With their kids, they go swimming in a nearby lake, relax and discuss family finances.

    Lithuania, Latvia - 2024
    88 minute
    Smart 7
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    21:30
    Q&A with director Adam Miklos
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    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
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Thursday 19.06

    13:15
    Q&A with director Kamila Tarabura
    Pornit

    Travel Essentials

    Q&A with director Kamila Tarabura

    Ada, a pregnant American journalist of Polish descent, receives a mysterious package – an autobiographical book about childhood trauma, authored by her friend, Roksana. Ada, on her last journalistic adventure before maternity leave, joins Roksana in Poland to recount the gripping story.

    Poland, Germany - 2024
    105 minute
    Smart 7
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Friday 20.06

    21:30
    Pornit

    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
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Saturday 21.06

    21:30
    TIFF.24

    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
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Sunday 22.06

    13:15
    TIFF.24

    Happy Holidays

    TIFF.24

    Rami, a Palestinian from Haifa, is dealing with his Jewish girlfriend’s sudden change of heart about her planned abortion. His mother, Hanan, is facing a financial crisis and becomes entangled in complications while seeking compensation for her daughter’s Fifi accident.

    Palestine, Germany, France, Italy - 2024
    124 minute
    Supernova
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    21:30
    TIFF.24

    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
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