The coming-of-age drama Renoir, directed by Chie Hayakawa, follows an 11-year-old girl as she navigates childhood loneliness, grief, and the uncertainty surrounding her terminally ill father.
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Interview – ‘Mistura’ Director Ricardo de Montreuil Talks Food, Self-discovery in Peruvian Drama
Mistura by Ricardo de Montreuil Set against the colorful backdrop of 1960s Lima, writer-director Ricardo de Montreuil’s latest feature, Mistura, tells the story of Norma Piet, a privileged French-Peruvian woman whose life is forever changed when her husband’s betrayal ostracizes her from the elite society around which she had forged her identity.
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Danny Boyle’s ‘Trainspotting’ Returns to Theaters Remastered in 4k for 30th Anniversary
In celebration of the iconic film’s 30th anniversary, Sony Pictures Classics is bringing a 4k digital restoration of Danny Boyle’s award-winning 1996 film Trainspotting back to U.S. theaters.
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Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite’ to Close 52nd Seattle International Film Festival
The 52nd annual Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is set to conclude on May 17 with The Invite, a star-studded drama by actress and director Olivia Wilde, who leads the film alongside Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz, and Edward Norton.
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Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 Unveils Official Program Lineup
Luis Valdez (center) with Felipe Cantu (left) and Danny Valdez (right) Luis Valdez performing with El Teatro Campensino | American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez directed by David Alvarado (Courtesy of the Tom & Ethel Bradley Center at California State University, Northridge) The third edition of the Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 in Mexico City has announced the lineup of films, which originally premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
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‘Barbara Forever’, ‘Hunky Jesus’ Among Frameline 2026 Completion Fund Grantees
Barbara Forever by Brydie O’Connor (courtesy Barbara Forever LLC) Frameline, the organizer of the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, announced the recipients of its annual Frameline Completion Fund grants.
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Q&A: Director Naveen Chaubal Talks ‘Pinball’ Coming-of-Age Documentary
Yosef and Azraa in Pinball by Naveen Chaubal. When we first meet Yosef, the subject of Naveen Chaubal’s coming-of-age documentary, Pinball, which celebrated its world premiere at True/False Film Festival on March 6, he seems to be the typical American teenager. He plays soccer, debates college admissions, works at a restaurant to support his family, and spends free time hanging out with friends in his Louisville, Kentucky home.
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Otilia Portillo Padua’s Sci-Fi Documentary ‘Daughters of the Forest’ Makes North American Premiere at SXSW
Daughters of the Forest (Hijas del bosque) by Otilia Portillo Padua Following its world premiere in competition for the Dox Award at Danish film festival CPH:DOX, director Otilia Portillo Padua’s vibrant new sci-fi documentary, Daughters of the Forest (Hijas del Bosque), will have its North American premiere in the Visions section at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.
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Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ Sets West Coast Premiere at San Francisco International Film Festival
Keke Palmer in “I Love Boosters” written and directed by Boots Riley (Neon / SXSW) Boots Riley’s newest feature film, I Love Boosters, a crime comedy with a star-studded cast including Keke Palmer, Demi Moore, and Don Cheadle, will make its West Coast Premiere as the Centerpiece program of the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM).