Shorts Block 1 includes a selection of six short films from six independent filmmakers.

World Premiere at SXSW 2024. Welcome to the frontline. An adrenaline-fueled thrill ride through a near-future fractured America balanced on the razor’s edge. | Country: United States, United Kingdom | Language: English

World Premiere, Sundance 2024. Terry Goon is keeping strict quarantine in his ex-husband’s Brooklyn brownstone while caring for his nephew Bahlul, a 19-year-old model from Morocco, bedridden after an electric scooter accident. | Country: United States | Language: English

World Premiere at the 2023 Venice Film Festival. In a near future in which artificial intelligence is in control of everyone’s lives, human emotions are perceived as a threat. | Country: France, Canada | Language: English, French with English subtitles

World Premiere, 2023 Toronto Film Festival. Boy, a deaf person whose family was murdered is then trained by a mysterious Shaman to become an instrument of death. On his quest, Boy commits martial arts mayhem inciting a wrath of carnage. | Country: Germany, South Africa, United States | Language: English

World Premiere, Overlook Film Festival 2024. After a group of criminals kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, they retreat to an isolated mansion, unaware that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl. From the directing team behind 2019’s Ready or Not and Scream VI (2023). | Country: United States, Ireland | Language: English

The art of seduction and other games. The director of 2022’s Bones and All returns with a titillating romantic sports comedy. The film follows three players who reignite old rivalries as they compete in a tennis tournament to be the world-famous grand slam winner. | Country: United States | Language: English

World Premiere, 2024 SXSW. One small ember can burn down everything. In his stunning feature directorial debut, Dev Patel stars as Kid, a young man on a quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to victimize the poor and powerless. | Country: United States, Canada, Singapore, India | Language: English

World Premiere, Tribeca Film Festival 2023. This charming, earnest meta-documentary examines the transformational impact of a ’90s rom-com on a 12-year-old queer kid growing up in Kansas. For young Sav Rodgers, the Kevin Smith cult classic Chasing Amy (1997) became lifesaving representation of queer identity.

World Premiere, 2024 Sundance Film Festival. A year in the life of a unique family. This latest feature from festival darlings David & Nathan Zellner captures the daily life of the Sasquatch with a level of detail and rigor that is simply unforgettable. | Country: United States | Language: English

Premiered In Competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. A teacher takes a job at an elite school and forms a strong bond with five students – a relationship that eventually takes a dangerous turn. | Country: Austria, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark, Qatar | Language: English, French, Chinese

This revolutionary DIY coming-of-age parody film follows an unconfident, closeted trans girl as she moves to Gotham City to make it big as a comedian by joining the cast of a government-sanctioned sketch show in a world where comedy has been outlawed. An Official Selection of 2023 TIFF, Outfest, Fantastic Fest, and Nightmares Film Festival. | Country: United States | Language: English

In a secret world hidden beneath the floorboards, little people called Borrowers live out of sight of humans, until Arrietty is discovered by a boy named Shawn, and their friendship blossoms into an extraordinary adventure. | Country: Japan | Language: English; select screenings in Japanese with English subtitles

In space, no one can hear you scream. Experience the groundbreaking sci-fi masterpiece from director Ridley Scott, on screen for a limited time. | Country: United Kingdom, United States | Language: English

The feature directorial debut of Caitlin Cronenberg, daughter of legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg, is a dystopian satire taking place over a single day, mere months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population. | Country: Canada | Language: English

A beautiful unicorn sets out to learn if she truly is the last of her kind in this sparkling animated musical. Along the way, she makes dreams come true, but will her own come to fruition? | Country: United Kingdom, United States, Japan | Language: English, German

World Premiere at SXSW 2023. Winner of Best Screenplay at Sitges Film Festival. A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms. | Country: Australia, United Arab Emirates | Language: English