2026 movie information

Steal This Story, Please!

2026 · 1h 38m

With shrinking newsrooms, media monopolization, weaponized social media, and a president deliberately eroding public trust in truth and reality, STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! offers an intimate counterpoint, showing how independent media is essential to a functioning democracy. Set against some of the most consequential stories of our time—from the war in Gaza to the global climate catastrophe—the film follows the intrepid independent journalist Amy Goodman over 30 years. As she becomes a leader in the movement for independent media that amplifies voices excluded from the mainstream, she faces off against forces trying to silence her.

Effortless: The Eddie Fiola Story

2026 · Film

Follows BMX legend and Hollywood stuntman Eddie Fiola's career, personal life, and pursuit of making it to the top in his sport and second career as an elite stuntman on some of the biggest budget movies in Hollywood.

99 1/2

2026 · 0h 14m

Royce is a young, successful director trying to come up with a new idea, putting unnecessary pressure on his shoulders to stay in the spotlight and not let His fans, agents, and studio execs down. He falls into his mind, getting lost, and wrestles with his conscience, but still has a hard time coming up with an idea. As his girlfriend is on the rise and taking the spotlight from him, as tonight is her huge movie premiere, he learns that his agent invited the studio execs to the premiere. At the last second, he gets a new idea, but is distracted and ultimately blows up their relationship.

Good Morning Gaza

2026 · 0h 52m

Or Brandes, a reserve soldier serving in Gaza as a tank driver and a psychology student, broadcasts an improvised podcast to fellow soldiers over the military radio network. From candid conversations about fear and denial, to feelings of revenge, through jokes and absurd banter, the soldiers open up with striking honesty. Using excerpts from the radio communications alongside intimate footage from combat, the film offers a rare glimpse into the inner lives of soldiers in the aftermath of October 7th.

Learning to Fly

2026 · 1h 43m

Aisha McAdams, a former competitive runner turned photographer, embarks on a journey to document the triumphs and struggles of famed ultra trailrunners, including Jim Walmsley and Eszter Csillag. Traveling to mythical races—the Western States Endurance Run in the mountains of eastern California, the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in the French Alps—the film marvels at athletes who maintain their intensity as they run 100 miles of mountain trails while climbing thousands of vertical feet.

Blood and Filth

2026 · 0h 46m

A wild Israeli horror-comedy, with neither boundaries nor responsibility, combining a dysfunctional family, demons, murders, a dark legend and a lot of chaos.

My Body, a Snail Shell

2026 · 0h 2m

Two women between cacti and twitching fish. While one never stops talking, snails seal the other woman's mouth. MY BODY A SNAIL SHELL tells of the involuntary retreat into one's own body, of the desire to be heard and the experience of losing oneself further and further in one's shell until silence becomes an attribution: as emptiness, as consent, as insignificance. A visual essay about speechlessness, external attribution, and the struggle to free oneself from one's own retreat.

Its Presence Between Us

2026 · 1h 30m

Jean and Brendan have been dating for a couple months now. It's that sweet spot: Brendan's still enamored with Jean's career as a painter and Jean still finds Brendan's less-than-clever jokes funny. But as they begin to enter the thrilling and butterfly-inducing journey of physical intimacy, it is revealed that all may not be well. Brendan's riddled with anxieties in the bedroom, and Jean's own residence is overshadowed by something potentially more lethal: A poltergeist.

Women Fighters – 3rd Part 1960–1974

2026 · 1h 20m

With the completion of the third part of the trilogy, a debt is also repaid to the anonymous women who stood up in dark times – from the 1-1-4 movement and the Lambrakis Youth to the torture chambers of EAT-ESA and the General Security. Portraits of ordinary women who experienced firsthand the true value of struggle.

I'll be Uruguay

2026 · 0h 12m

Ana, a debutante actress, flees minutes before the premiere of her play due to an anxiety attack. Inside a café, she meets David, who, in an attempt to cheer her up, captivates her with the story of the 1950 World Cup final, Brazil versus Uruguay.

2026 · 1h 35m

The film follows teenager Hannah Glass as she rides out pandemic lockdown under one roof with her family and learns that the real threat isn’t only what’s happening outside the house.

Wolpie of the Woods

2026 · 0h 7m

Driven by hunger through a forest of strange cryptids, a determined Wolpertinger discovers that it's a trap to only look out for himself because it keeps the creatures predictable. Seen from a new perspective, he learns that connection, not isolation, offers him the best chance of survival.

Nostalgia for the Future

2026 · 1h 15m

Guided by the evocative narration of Charlotte Rampling, Nostalgia for the Future is a descent into the labyrinthine world of Chris Marker, the “best-known author of unknown films” who spent a lifetime concealing himself behind a veil of pseudonyms and images of cats. Moving through a constellation of personal documents and film fragments, an archivist attempts to decode the man through the material traces he left behind.

Tahira

2026 · 0h 6m

After surviving an abusive past, Yorkshire mother Tahira discovers strength through trail running. Supported by a running community, she rebuilds her confidence and begins helping others find healing and freedom in the outdoors.

Playground

2026 · 0h 15m

A father abandons his young daughter at a playground. Immediately full of remorse, he comes back and finds a child that looks exactly like his daughter but doesn’t recognize him.

Plumped

2026 · 0h 12m

An honest, direct-to-camera survey film in which women speak candidly about their experiences with lip filler.

Loss of Altitude

2026 · 0h 12m

Where do we actually go when everyone wants their country back? A film about collective guilt and what remains between two people when an entire nation looks away.

Glow With The Flow

2026 · 0h 13m

Carrying her late wife’s final wish, 70-year-old Lucy returns to Hong Kong and meets 20-year-old Ellen, finding unexpected solace as they navigate grief, longing, and a fleeting connection.

Four For One

2026 · 1h 15m

In this one-day dark comedy, an office worker hires assassins to get revenge after a co-worker steals credit for his promotion. Panicked, the credit thief hires private security, and the escalating paranoia is told from multiple perspectives-assassins, guards, and office staff-all racing toward an absurd final showdown over the pettiest feud imaginable.

Carnaval Sangrento 2

2026 · 2h 10m

The plot follows the emergence of a new Ghostface during the Carnival season, as a series of murders reignites past traumas and expands the list of suspects, while scars left by the previous Carnival threaten to reopen.

Politzek, the voices that challenge the Kremlin

2026 · 1h 30m

In Russia, criticizing the war in Ukraine or Vladimir Putin’s regime has become a crime. Thousands of ordinary citizens are being arrested, tried, and imprisoned. They are called “Politzek”: political prisoners. Filmed clandestinely over the course of more than a year, Politzek gives a platform to those who, despite the fear, continue to speak out against Putin’s repressive Russia. Through the intersecting stories of a teenager sentenced to five years in prison for criticizing the government on social media, a young artist jailed for placing anti-war stickers, a human rights activist, and two theater directors facing Kafkaesque trials, the film unveils the machinery of state repression in Russia. With rare footage, broken yet unyielding voices, this is a story of silenced resistance.

Sycamore

2026 · 0h 8m

Dylan and his older brother James grab their bicycles and head out on a trip through town to the local library. When they are forced to separate, Dylan must find his own way.

The Imaginaries

2026 · Film

A journey through the fragility of the mind and encounters with the unknown. Beyond the mind, there are other worlds.

The Roast of Caveh Zahedi

2026 · Film

A documentary record of the live event hosted by Video Store(age) on February 27 at Life World in New York City. The roasters included the following luminaries, trouble makers, and last-minute substitutions: Yung Chomsky, Lily Lady, Christian Lorentzen, Sharon Mashihi, Peter Rinaldi, Joe Swanberg, Onur Tukel, Pacho Velez, and Joshua Z. Weinstein.

2026 · 0h 14m

Set in 1990s east London. When Joyce Potts' birthday present is stolen, Big Jim enlists help to track it down on the Thames VIew estate.

Coloring

2026 · 0h 21m

Finally deciding to publicize their work, ambitious artists Sydney and Spencer will stop at nothing to bypass the gatekeepers of the Cincinnati art world.

Kolaiseval

2026 · Film

A village located in the Thiruvannamalai district has followed a belief for over 200 years. If a woman in the village becomes pregnant, it is customary to cook Pongal and sacrifice a goat to their family deity, which is located in the middle of a large forest nearby. Now the heroine of the story is nine months pregnant. As per the tradition, the family travels to the temple. However, the forest area surrounding the temple is known for many anti-social activities. What happens to the family that goes to this mysterious place? Why is the temple located deep inside the forest?

One Guy, Too Many Dates

2026 · 1h 30m

After one too many disastrous dates, a talented software engineer creates a women-centered app where users can anonymously review their dating experiences. What begins as a simple idea quickly turns into a viral phenomenon, igniting chaos between men and women online, attracting media attention, and complicating Emily’s own love life. In a world where everyone has opinions about dating, Emily discovers that building an app about relationships might be easier than surviving one.

All That Remains of Me

2026 · 0h 14m

Tomas suddenly collapses and lies motionless on the floor. When he wakes up, life has changed, and he is no longer able to care for himself or his child. With great sensitivity and inventive visual storytelling, the film portrays his demanding struggle to reclaim his life.

El León

2026 · Film

Strange images overlap like floating ghosts: a dead body, a singer, an audience. The film shows, paradoxically and theatrically, how death inhabits the León de Greiff Auditorium in Colombia.

Faith & Forgiveness: A Duck Dynasty Love Story

2026 · Film

Lisa and Al Robertson, known from Duck Dynasty, fell hard and fast believing they had found a once-in-a-lifetime love. But betrayal and unspoken pain slowly fracture what they built together. When the truth comes to light, both must confront everything they thought they knew about love and loyalty — and decide if their marriage and faith are worth fighting for.

Body of Work

2026 · Film

The life story of Eric Anfinson, who became a prolific painter in Key West, Florida after a high school football injury in Austin, Minnesota changed the trajectory of his life.

Captive

2026 · Film

After a group of friends is abducted, they find themselves as the unwilling participants of a violent live stream: one that's impossible to trace and impossible to stop. CAPTIVE is based on real internet crimes and uses multi POV to put the viewer inside their harrowing journey, bringing them face to face with evil.

2026 · 0h 38m

This documentary goes behind the scenes at Abbey Road Studios to capture the recording of the Mercury Prize–nominated HELP(2), a 2026 charity album from War Child Records, which aids children in conflict zones around the world. To make the film, Glazer enlisted some crucial help: young schoolkids from London were equipped with their own digital cameras and encouraged to shoot the studio recordings any way they wanted. Their curiosity and creativity are paralleled in footage taken by high-spirited children in war-torn parts of the globe—Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, Yemen—whom Glazer also supplied with cameras. The resulting film, which Glazer and regular music collaborator Mica Levi have dubbed “by children, for children,” serves as a testament to youthful openness and wonder amidst the evils of the adult world.

VEIL

2026 · 0h 7m

When Alex left his wife after saying “I do,” he thought it was his worst mistake. But after running over a woman, he learns some consequences don’t stay buried and the thing haunting him may be more terrifying than his jilted bride.

Friends Until the End

2026 · 1h 30m

When a luxurious weekend brunch turns deadly after their host is found mysteriously murdered, a group of longtime friends must unravel buried secrets and survive a series of chilling attacks.

Tomato Soup

2026 · 0h 19m

Dodd, a freshly signed baseball player struggling to say goodbye to his hometown, spends his final night trying to reconnect with an old lover.

The Dark Knot at the Center

2026 · 0h 17m

Drawing from an archive of letters written in the 1960s, the film reimagines women's clandestine journeys from across the United States to Mexican border towns to access underground abortion care.

Mit Ästen bis zum Himmel

2026 · 1h 26m

At a school in Vienna, blind and visually impaired children and teens learn through hearing and touch. With particular attention to sound, Katharina Copony explores its world in her last film, opening up the film to a space of sensory experience. When writing, composing poems, playing soccer, and walking through the institute and public space, sounds, music, rhythms, and materialities move to the center of awareness.

Butter

2026 · 0h 11m

A lazy man prepares a simple breakfast, butter on toast. Unknowingly until the arrival of others, this meal could cause the end of the world…

Remember the Summit

2026 · Film

Sir Chris Bonington’s return to Torres del Paine, 62 years after the first ascent of the Central Tower. At 91 years old, and while living with Alzheimer’s disease, the documentary accompanies Bonington in a profoundly human return: an attemp to reconnect with memories that time has erased, but that the Patagonian landscape still seems to guard. During the filming, Chris once again set foot on the territory of Estancia Cerro Guido, closing a circle between past and present, between the epic of mountainneering and the fragility of memory.

Stanislav Vavřínek conducts Brahms and Dvořák @ La Folle Journée 2026

2026 · 0h 53m

The Hradec Králové Philharmonic , an orchestra which specialises in Central European music, gives its debut at La Folle Journée festival in Nantes, France. The Czech ensemble performs music by Johannes Brahms and Antonin Dvořák, conducted by Stanislav Vavřínek.

Yégolé, mi amor

2026 · 0h 11m

Amid the joy and fatigue of her quinceañera, fifteen-year-old Cecilia begins to question whether her future lies in Yégolé or beyond its borders.

Beast of the Seine

2026 · Film

When the children of a quaint Parisian village are terrorized by a sinister threat, a remarkable dog emerges as the unlikely hero, until a shocking revelation changes the town forever.

Tacos La Esquinita

2026 · 0h 15m

A documentary that follows the taqueria "Tacos La Esquinita", the taqueria with the greatest cultural legacy in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Beneath the Red Banner

2026 · 2h 41m

As the Year of Gengzi arrives, drastic changes unfold one after another...Within the legacy of the Manchu banners, sheltered by their ancestors, they indulge day after day in bygone glories, helpless and resigned.At the foot of the imperial city, swept along in the torrent of history, they follow hesitantly, struggling to make choices that shape their lives.They embody the blood and tears of a nation’s past; they are the common folk immortalized in the writings of later generations.

The Path of Soul

2026 · 1h 23m

Shifting his lens from Cantonese opera to Japanese Noh drama, documentary filmmaker Cheuk Cheung continues his exploration of complex gender issues ingrained in traditional theatres. For seven centuries, only the male body has been granted the privilege to inhabit this highly stylised art form that embraces spirituality in subtle movements. The film traces the journey of third-generation Noh performer Uzawa Hikaru, a young woman who makes her presence in the male-dominated space; yet behind the mask lies a daughter yearning to seek a resolution beyond her mother’s path – a quest to fuse body and soul in pursuit of the profoundly mysterious aesthetic.

Judgment Day

2026 · 0h 10m

Caught in a liminal space between life and death, a young woman named Zoe finds herself confronted with the events of her past as an otherworldly being questions her about humanity and morality.