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We’re thrilled to add new titles to this year’s program – including major award-winners fresh from Cannes.

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Closing Night | Splitsville
In this rollicking romantic comedy, writers Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin (The Climb) act alongside Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona. A sparky, surprising take on the pleasures and perils of open relationships from Cannes.
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Eagles of the Republic
Direct from the Cannes Competition, Tarik Saleh’s (The Nile Hilton Incident, SFF 2017; Boy from Heaven, SFF 2022) incisive satirical thriller follows an Egyptian movie star as he’s coerced by shady political forces.
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It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
The adored alt-rock star released just one album, 1994’s Grace, before his untimely death. This poignant documentary draws on insights from friends, family, and lovers combined with exclusive, never-before-seen footage in a celebration of his singular talent. Sundance 2025.
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The Little Sister
This year’s Cannes Queer Palm and Best Actress winning film showcases a remarkable breakout performance in this deeply moving portrait of a French-Algerian woman attempting to reconcile her sexuality with her cultural identity.
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Magellan
Gael García Bernal stars as famed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in this Cannes-selected, visually resplendent epic by Filipino auteur and SFF regular Lav Diaz.
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The Plague
Fresh from a lauded premiere at Cannes, this horror-tinged thriller finds a shy preteen losing his grip on reality as he succumbs to toxic peer pressure at summer camp. Produced by and co-starring Joel Edgerton.
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Sentimental Value
Winner of the Cannes Grand Prix. Joachim Trier and Renate Reinsve reunite following The Worst Person in the World (SFF 2021) in this intimate family drama about the power of art. Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning also contribute to an excellent ensemble cast.
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Sirât
Winner of the Cannes Jury Prize, this cinematic shockwave, produced by Pedro Almodovar, will cause a stir everywhere it screens. Energised with a propulsive techno soundtrack composed by Kangding Ray (winner of the Cannes Soundtrack Prize), Sirât explores existence, loss and grief in ways that will leave you breathless.
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Splitsville
In this rollicking romantic comedy, writers Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin (The Climb) act alongside Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona. A sparky, surprising take on the pleasures and perils of open relationships from Cannes.
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Two Prosecutors
Sergei Loznitsa’s (In The Fog; Austerlitz, SFF 2017) masterful Cannes Competition contender follows a local prosecutor who dares question injustice in Stalinist Russia.
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Young Mothers
The Dardenne brothers (Two Days, One Night, Sydney Film Prize 2014) return with another superbly affecting drama, about five young mothers housed in a Belgian shelter. Winner of Best Screenplay at Cannes.
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