Films & Events

Athabascan, Athna and Paiute, and Yupik artists find pride in their work and indigenous identities.

A ''Millennial Coming-of-Rage'' comedy about a young woman who loses her job and struggles to pay rent - until she befriends a pickpocket who convinces her that the only way to survive in America is by committing petty crime.

Presenting the human causality of a deteriorating biosphere, poetic visuals present the intensifying real-world outcomes and guide towards de-escalation through unified community-led solutions.

A skilled wildlife foley artist has his methods challenged by a newcomer with an innate understanding of animal behavior.

Long ago, a god of Light travels in search of belonging, but he cannot escape the shadows in pursuit of him.

Sai is guilted into moving in with his father and step mother after nearly dying in an embarrassing accident.

When a struggling young photographer is hired for a cheap last minute portrait gig, the unfolding photo session, while transient, leaves an indelible mark on both women.

A Norwegian boy struggles to adapt to his grandparents' summer home in the Basque Country in France. Observing the brutal landscape and the mystical village, his anxiety grows. And who is Brouillarta?

Fear leaves you few options.

Chicho, who has worked since he stepped foot on American soil, is one of 640,000 people who are allowed to work in the US through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals act. Every two years he must reapply for his permit. At this moment, DACA swings in political limbo likely headed to the Supreme Court.

In an Irish town, the three qualified secret-keepers - the priest, the police, and the doctor have been exploiting their positions, and discover they have not been exempt from the dirt-digging.

Dusty and Stones struggle to sustain a country music career in their tiny African Kingdom of Swaziland and yearn for greater recognition. When they are unexpectedly nominated to compete in a Texas battle of the bands, the two cousins journey to the heart of American country music, determined to win big and turn their careers around.

Occupied Paris, 1941: When all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities, jeweller Joseph Haffmann arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee and his wife the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are thwarted, and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant’s protection. (Presented in collaboration with the Alaska Jewish Museum)

A lyrical character hitches a ride on a nuclear missile and engages in a conversation with the atom about the difficulty of being broken apart.

An aging pastor’s faith is put to the test when he hears a devastating confession.

Kirsten, a comedian who is a 9/11 survivor with a terminal illness, embraces the tragic absurdity of the cards she's been dealt.

Thirteen-year-old Gaby arrives in the Magdalen Islands to spend the summer with her father, as she does every year. But this time something is different: she hit puberty, and her life will never be the same.

Based on a true story and born with only six notes of music that became a symphonic magical story that defines true love and a life-long journey ending with a hope that lives forever.

For a mother who needs room to breathe, and a child who needs space to exist, time seems to move entirely differently for each person as the afternoon heat turns oppressive.

As the #1 American musical act of the 1970s, The Carpenters were “top of the world,” producing a string of pop music masterpieces, including “Close to You,” “We’ve Only Just Begun,” and “Rainy Days and Mondays.” But behind closed doors, Karen’s quest for perfectionism resulted in low self esteem, a disheartening love life, and a very public battle with anorexia nervosa, the eating disorder that resulted in her untimely death at the age of only 32.

A 16-year-old in Tijuana, Mexico lives with his grandfather while his mom works in the U.S. When he meets a girl, he sees an opportunity to assert his independence, but what he doesn't know about her will push him to the limit.

The human impact on sharks and coral reefs, as seen through the eyes of a Tiger Shark in Hawaiian waters over hundreds of millions of years.

According to the Indian family tradition, the eldest son is obliged to take care of the business and his parents in case any serious problem affects the family.

A novice 29-year-old nun prepares for an ancient Byzantine ceremony. Juggling contemplation, humor, faith and death, Natalia is a film about returning to the world or walking away from it, and just how far a person would go for who they love.

Having left her Arctic home with her mother, young Marguerite must negotiate the unspoken pressures of a new life in the South. When an extraordinary letter arrives from home, Marguerite discovers what’s really expected of her. Based on a true story.

Hunting whales is a matter of life or death for the residents of St. Lawrence, a remote island in the Bering Sea. So when Chris Apassingok becomes the youngest person to ever harpoon a whale for his Alaskan village, his mother proudly shares the news on Facebook. To her surprise, thousands of keyboard activists brutally attack Chris without fully understanding the scope of his accomplishment. One With The Whale is a heartwarming yet thrilling story of one family's struggle to rebuild their shattered identities and regain a new foothold in both the ancient and modern world.

A father and mother are faced with the painful task of washing and shrouding their deceased transgender daughter.

Set in 1984, a former NASA Scientist and his young son make a discovery in his make-shift laboratory located in the garage.

Set within Kenya’s Maasai homeland, an intimate and contemporary story of self-discovery unfolds, as 12 women become East Africa’s first all-female anti-poaching unit. Upending the male-dominated, reliance upon military-style training to make a wildlife ranger, Virginia, Liz, Momina and Damaris instead undergo a year-long program of deep trauma-release and healing, triggering profound transformation within themselves and sending shockwaves through their communities.

Backcountry Search and Rescue volunteers in southern Colorado fight through both the mental and physical demands needed to keep the backcountry safe and accessible for all people.

A 19-year-old Indian physics prodigy is awarded a scholarship to go to England to study with the world’s most famous astronomer, and makes a major discovery that goes against everything his new advisor believes.

Kasey, running late for brunch, is further delayed when her boyfriend shares a disturbing dream he had about her deceased mother.

FILMS IN PROGRAM: Límite • NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ • Survivor • The Old Young Crow • The Stranger

FILMS IN PROGRAM: Brouillarta • CANINE • Chicho, a Dreamer • Gaby's Hills • My Parents' Bazaar • Our Males and Females

FILMS IN PROGRAM: Blue Hour • Gene's 6th Symphony • Heat Spell • SAR • Who She Is

FILMS IN PROGRAM: Animal Behavior • Desideratum • Fission • Radio Telescope • The Emissaries • The Mirror • This is About the Census

FILMS IN PROGRAM: Amplifying Feedback Loop • Awakening: The First Day • Manō • Shattering Stars • She Won't Make Brunch • The Winterkeeper • Wallowing Bull

FILMS IN PROGRAM: Barely Breathing • Forgive Me, Father • Funny Not Funny • The Cure • The Stupid Boy

A young man and pregnant woman, along with other immigrants are waiting for smugglers to take them across the sea to America and Europe.

Maria is only allowed to separate from her mother to go to the bathroom, but something unexpected will disrupt her routine, calling into question the reality of their bond.

Tasked by their leader, three emissaries from a new wave cult arrive on the doorstep of a remote ranch, on a mission to acquire the land for the group's upcoming resettlement.

An actor's world begins to unravel as his roles take an emotional and mental toll that slips into his family life - most notably with his young newly diagnosed hyper-empath daughter.

In the twilight of his life, an elderly man reminisces about his transformative journey from Iran to Japan.

A young foreign girl begins to be noticed by a co-worker, and mysterious things begin to happen.

The paths of a 16-year-old neurodivergent boy unable to recognize hatred and bullying, and a broken man full of repressed rage collide.

As the impact of the climate crisis intensifies each year, both Steven Fuller and Yellowstone face an unprecedented threat to their future — one that could forever change one of North America's last great wildernesses.

A loyal citizen is called into a government office to answer a life or death question: why does the census only have one person?

Indigenous singer-songwriter Christian Wallowing Bull explores the cultural significance of the American bison, and works to bridge the gap between Indigenous and non-indigenous perspectives.

The stories of four individual women caught in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) epidemic in the US.