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9 Temples to Heaven (Country: Thailand, Norway, France, Singapore; Year: 2026; Director: Sompot Chidgasornpongse; Stars: Amara Ramnarong, Surachai Ningsanond, Jirawut Chiwaruck, Yaneenan Jiraphatjittrin, Klaichan Phunman, Sompop Songkampol, Sirapop Sanhabhakdi, Yada Karnjanisakorn, Nichmon Shintadapong)
A family of nine takes their grandmother to 9 temples in 1 day, hoping to prolong her life. But the trip takes an unexpected turn.
Animol (Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Ashley Walters; Writer: Nick Love; Stars: Tut Nyuot, Vladyslav Baliuk, Stephen Graham, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Andrew Porter, Ryan Dean, Tareq Al-Jeddal, Richie Bratby, Sekou Diaby, George Harrison, Imogen Wilde, Claire Ashton)
On arriving in a young offenders institution, Troy quickly comes into the orbit of two people who will define his life inside: dominant kingpin Dion and wisecracking Krystiyan. Will these relationships help him survive, or bring about his downfall?
Ben’imana (Country: Rwanda; Year: 2026; Director: Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo; Writer: Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo)
A female survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide finds her sability rocked when her teenage daughter becomes pregnant.
A Common Story (Una Storia) (Country: Italy; Year: 2026; Director: Anna Foglietta; Writer: Anna Foglietta, Tania Pedroni, Matteo Ferri; Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Guido Caprino, Elio De Capitani, Caterina Casini)
Erika and Mauro, a seemingly solid couple, see their equilibrium falter when their daughter decides to leave home for her studies and a sense of emptiness begins to surface.
Forest High (Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2026; Director: Manon Coubia; Writer: Manon Coubia; Stars: Anne Coesens, Salomé Richard, Aurélia Petit)
Portrait of Anne, Hélène and Suzanne who each take a season looking after a mountain hut as hikers come and go.
Fruit Gathering (Country: Myanmar, Czech Republic, France; Year: 2026; Director: Aung Phyoe; Writer: Aung Phyoe; Stars: Nandar Myat Aung, Nandar Myint Lwin, Thida Soe Khant, Tin Tin Ei, Min Nyo)
Two women in a textile factory dream of intimacy and escape.
Lady (Country: United Kingdom, Nigeria; Year: 2026; Director: Olive Nwosu; Writer: Olive Nwosu; Stars: Jessica Gabriel's Ujah, Amanda Oruh, Tinuade Jemiseye, Binta Ayo Mogaji, Seun Kuti, Bucci Franklin)
In the sprawling African metropolis of Lagos, a fiercely independent young cab driver meets a band of radiantly reckless sex workers whose sisterhood pulls her into danger and joy, setting her on a journey toward her own transformation.
The Last Day (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Rachel Rose; Writer: Rachel Rose, based on the novel Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf; Stars: Alicia Vikander, Victoria Pedretti, Wagner Moura, Michael Patrick Thornton, Jihae, Sinclair Daniel, Angela Wong Carbone, Conrad Ricamora, Suzette Gunn, Ned Van Zandt, Eve Jade Halford)
It’s the Fourth of July and two women in New York City’s suburbs are struggling. Julia, a writer grieving her father, seeks to retrieve her creative energy. Meanwhile, Taylor, a young midwife suffering from severe post-partum depression, tries to make it through the day.
Masc (Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Bertil Nilsson; Writer: Bertil Nilsson; Stars: Joshua Griffin, Tega Alexander, Reece King, Ed White, Robbie Bellekom, Hi Ching, Lincoln Conway)
A young autistic man tries on different roles in search of belonging.
Our Share Of Sand (Country: India, UK, Greece; Year: 2026; Director: Shalini Adnani; Writer: Shalini Adnani; Stars: Maya Mehta, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Ellora Torchia, Krish Raj More, Ravi Patel, Jyoti Dogra)
After years apart, 12 year-old Maya returns to India with her mother to reunite with her father - a sandmining businessman. Immersed in a world where labour, legacy and extraction collide, she forms a fragile bond with Kiran, a young worker. After a tragic event, a police investigation turns Maya into a key witness.
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