A young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer — ultimately becoming a triumphant teacher, mother and a singular modern writer.

Timothée Chalamet stars as a restless ping-pong player chasing greatness in 1950s New York.

Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city’s magnitude and their father’s daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home.

In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake Saddam Hussein's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.

Lana Daher’s archival essay film is a personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory that spans 70 years of film, television, home movies and photography. 

In 1965, Sachi (NAKAGAWA Miyu), a transgender woman, lives a quiet life with her fiancé. Forced to testify in court about her gender-affirming surgery, she confronts a society unwilling to see her for who she really is in this ground-breaking film based on a true event.

A moment of defiance in the West Bank opens a quiet reflection on inherited resilience, as one Palestinian family’s past—from the Nakba to today—casts a long shadow over the present. 

In 1983, Masako began showing signs of schizophrenia, but her doctor parents denied her illness and treatment. Nearly two decades later, her brother turns his camera on his family, exploring the human cost of denial, dignity, and mental health struggles in this powerful personal documentary.