Submissions for our February 2027 festival open on February 17, 2026.
2003
Girl with a Pearl Earring
A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.
Fast Film
Bits of found film and different types of animation illustrate a classic chase scene scenario: A woman is abducted and a man comes to her rescue, but during their escape they find themselves in the enemy’s secret headquarters.
Blind Shaft
Two Chinese coal miners have hit upon the perfect scam: murder one of their fellow mine workers, make the death look like an accident, and extort money from the boss to keep the incident hushed up. For their latest “mark,”…
21 Grams
A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.
The In-Laws
Right before his daughter’s wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers.
The Green Butchers
Svend and Bjarne work for a butcher in a small Danish town. Fed up with their boss’ arrogance, they decide to start their own butcher shop. After dismal beginnings, an unfortunate accident happens which coincides with a large order of…
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Searching for The Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a captivating and compelling road trip through the creative spirit of the the Southern U.S. Director Andrew Douglas’s film follows “Alt Country” singer Jim White through a gritty terrain of churches, prisons, truck stops,…
Paper Dove
Juan, a young man convicted of terrorism, is given amnesty from a Lima prison; he boards a bus to return home and, in his mind’s eye, recalls events in his village near Huaraz when he was 10 or 12. His…
Navajo Dream 3
A dreamlike journey through ancient tribal lands, accompanied by authentic Navajo vocalizations led by Douglas Spotted Eagle.
Fuse
Two years after the Bosnian civil war, a town that is slowly rebuilding itself must whip together a democracy when it’s announced the U.S. President Bill Clinton might be paying a visit.
Free Radicals
A young Austrian survives the crash of a commercial airliner. Six years later, she’s a clerk, a mother, happy. Then she dies in a car accident. Over the next year, we follow her daughter, who goes through various medical blood…