Reflections Directed By Stephen DeVries 14:14 • United States • World Premiere ALABAMA While rebuilding a vintage car with his young daughter, Jack begins experiencing unsettling distortions within the familiar walls of his garage. As reality quietly unravels around him, an emotional portrait of family and connection emerges.
The Repetition for Love Directed By Kyungrok Kim 15:00 • South Korea • U.S. Premiere INTERNATIONAL, STUDENT Iseul is tormented by her inability to finish her latest poem when a mysterious woman appears and asks Iseul to hear and rewrite her story. Slowly, Iseul realizes her guest's story completes her poem.
Gary Directed By Tim Cofield 06:09 • United States MUSIC VIDEO Gary Sinise stars as the title character in this music video of a man who has spent his life fixing things for others. When he discovers his own heart is beyond repair, he embarks on a daring final act of defiance against a world that has forgotten him to ensure a future for those he leaves behind.
Timelessness Directed By Sasha Timan 14:56 • United States • Southern U.S. Premiere STUDENT, WOMEN IN FILM After seeking an asylum at the US border with Tijuana, a gifted Russian pianist's journey takes a tragic turn when she is detained in a U.S. processing center for immigrants.
Leica Directed By Sagi Kahane-Rapport 14:56 • Canada INTERNATIONAL, STUDENT When camera pioneer Ernst Leitz's defiance of the Nazi regime is discovered by the Gestapo, his daughter Elsie must navigate a high-stakes battle of the wits with a Gestapo detective to save her father's life.
Pinball, Brooklyn Directed By Geoffrey Levy 13:15 • United States • Southern U.S. Premiere On the eve of his wedding, Esteban returns to a Brooklyn bar that houses an unlikely old friend: a softly glowing spaceship-themed pinball machine, quietly outfitted with a long-forgotten civic AI memory system.
The Ride Directed By Slava Denisov 15:14 • United States • Alabama Premiere A ’76 Plymouth (voiced by Ron Perlman) reflects on its journey as it witnesses decades of human life and captures moments of freedom, temptation, and redemption while changing hands from one owner to the next.
