Soul Patrol and Seized
American Doctor
(Country: US, Palestinian Territory, Malaysia, Qatar, Denmark, Japan; Year: 2026; Director: Poh Si Teng)
When three American doctors — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.
World premiere
American Pachuco
(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: David Alvarado; Writer: David Alvarado; Stars: Edward James Olmos)
Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.
World premiere
Barbara Forever
(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Brydie O'Connor)
An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
World premiere
Joybubbles
(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Rachael J. Morrison)
Joybubbles discovers he can manipulate the telephone system by whistling a magic tone. Born blind and yearning for connection, his early obsession unwittingly lays the groundwork for a subculture that shapes the future of hacking and technology.
World premiere
The Lake
(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Abby Ellis)
An environmental nuclear bomb looms in Utah. Two intrepid scientists and a political insider race the clock to save their home from unprecedented catastrophe.
World premiere
Barbara Forever and The Lake
Nuisance Bear
(Country: US, Canada, United Kingdom; Year: 2026; Director: Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman)
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
World premiere
Public Access
(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: David Shadrack Smith)
An unprecedented look inside one of the greatest media experiments to hijack American screens. Rare archives from New York’s underground capture a world of creators who shattered rules, defied censors, and transformed our televisions into a free-speech battleground where anyone could be a star.
World premiere
Seized
(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Sharon Liese)
When the small town of Marion, Kansas, is thrust into the international spotlight after a police raid on the Marion County Record and the death of its 98-year-old co-owner, a fierce debate ignites about the abuse of power, journalistic ethics, local journalism, and the United States Constitution.
World premiere
Soul Patrol
(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: J.M. Harper; Stars: Danielle Lyn, Michael Oloyede, Deion Smith)
From deep behind enemy lines, a hidden chapter of American military history is uncovered, prompting the question of whether reckoning with the past can bring peace to those who lived it. The Vietnam War’s first Black special operations team reunites to tell their story.
World premiere
Who Killed Alex Odeh?
(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: William Youmans, Jason Osder)
The assassination of a beloved Palestinian American activist in Southern California ignites a 40-year quest for justice, revealing the roots of a dangerous political movement that thrives today.
World premiere
