30th Anniversary

Schedule

Sunday, July 20

Blackmoll

7:00 PM

Main Stage

Germany - 19 min

A creative seven-year-old girl sets out to justify the mysterious world of her dementia-suffering grandmother. 

In German, with subtitles.

A film by Alessia Mandanici.

Never Alone

7:00 PM

Main Stage

Finland - 85 min

1942: With World War II's shadow looming over Central Europe, a group of Jewish refugees seeking to escape oppression arrive in Finland, hoping for a new beginning. But when Finland's alliance with the Nazi’s threatens their sanctuary, Abraham Stiller, a prominent Finnish-Jewish businessman, risks everything to protect the refugee community. From the celebrated director Klaus Härö of SBFF favorites The Fencer and My Sailor, My Love comes this powerful true story of resilience and defiance. 

In Swedish, Yiddish, Russian, Hebrew, English, Finnish, and German, with subtitles.

We Buy Houses

9:30 PM

Main Stage

United States - 8 min

A house flipper encounters an unexpected challenge at one of his properties, forcing him to reconsider his role in his community.

A film by Scott Burkhardt.

La Gloria

9:30 PM

Main Stage

United States - 120 min

Carson Tidwell is a 70-year-old, isolated widower who lives on his ranch near the Texas border. After fearfully firing his rifle into the dark to scare off an unseen trespasser, Carson realizes that he wounded a young El Salvadorian woman as she was trying to cross his land. Now he must decide how much he is willing to help her, knowing he risks being discovered by his son, who is a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Director JT Walker has created a very personal and thought-provoking film that seeks no easy answers, featuring superb performances from David Morse and Jaklyn Bejarano. 

In Spanish and English.

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