Film Festival 2026
Best of Fest 2026
MR. BURTON | 10:00 AM
The origin story of acclaimed actor Richard Burton, from wild Welsh schoolboy Rich Jenkins to the adopted son of English teacher Philip Burton, who helped mold his talent. Read More
Running Time: 124
STATE OF FIRSTS | 10:00 AM
In this immersive political documentary, Sarah McBride runs for Congress to represent the State of Delaware. If elected, she will make history as the first elected transgender member of Congress. Read More
Running Time: 93
REMAINING NATIVE | 10:45 AM
Seventeen-year-old cross-country runner Ku Stevens embarks on his most personal race yet as he retraces his grandfather’s 50-mile escape route from the Indian boarding school that held him captive. Read More
Running Time: 87
ONCE UPON MY MOTHER | 11:00 AM
From the director of Starbuck (PSIFF 2012) comes the French box office mega-hit about a Sephardic Jewish mother fiercely determined that her youngest son will lead the fullest of lives despite his clubfoot. Read More
Running Time: 102
LEFT HANDED GIRL | 11:00 AM
With her daughters in tow, a single mom sets up a noodle stand in Taipei. Reteaming with co-writer Sean Baker (Anora), director Shih-Ching Tsou presents a stylish dramedy about sisters and mothers who refuse to back down. Read More
Running Time: 108
RUNA SIMI | 11:30 AM
Ten million people speak Quechua, yet no film has been dubbed in the language. In Cusco, Fernando and his young son set out to dub The Lion King, transforming dubbing into a tool of resistance. Read More
Running Time: 81
THE NEGOTIATOR | 12:00 PM
A riveting real-life thriller, directed with intelligence and compassion, following the negotiations to free an Italian journalist kidnapped by a terrorist cell in Iraq. Read More
Running Time: 107
HOMEBOUND | 12:30 PM
In India, two childhood friends—one Muslim, the other of the lowest caste—aim to become police officers, convinced that doing so will free them from discrimination. Life, however, has other plans. Read More
Running Time: 122
HAPPY BIRTHDAY | 1:00 PM
Eight-year-old child maid Toha forms a bond with her employer’s daughter, and makes it her mission to ensure that her friend’s impending ninth birthday is a great success, in this thoughtful yet sobering meditation on class relations in Egyptian society. Read More
Running Time: 92
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB | 1:00 PM
Blending real voice recordings with gripping reenactments, Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania’s singular film revisits the final call of a six-year-old girl trapped in Gaza and under fire by Israeli military. Read More
Running Time: 89
TRADE SECRET | 1:00 PM
Executive produced by Adam McKay—and filmed over six years—this globetrotting documentary thriller bravely exposes the global polar bear fur trade and its devastating impact on our planet. Read More
Running Time: 100
PRIMAVERA | 1:30 PM
Venice, early 1700s. At the Ospedale della Pietà, violinist Cecilia discovers the power of her musical gift under new music director and composer Antonio Vivaldi. Winner: Audience Award, Chicago. Read More
Running Time: 109
ELVIS, ROCKY & ME: THE CAROL CONNORS STORY | 1:45 PM
Legendary songwriter Carol Connors recounts her colorful life in show business in this tell-all reflection on fame, gender, and artistic achievement. Read More
Running Time: 75
NUREMBERG | 2:00 PM
The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), havethe task of ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the Holocaust while a US Army psychiatrist(Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall HermannGöring (Russell Crowe). In conversation with... Read More
Running Time: 148
STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! | 2:00 PM
Fearless journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades amplifying the voices mainstream media ignores. This documentary charts her extraordinary path—from war zones to the daily whirlwind of hosting Democracy Now! Winner: Audience Award, Mill Valley; Audience Award, SIFF DocFest; Audience Award, Woodstock. Read More
Running Time: 101
ASK E. JEAN | 2:30 PM
Witty, fearless, and unapologetically candid, journalist and columnist E. Jean Carroll has spent her life telling women to speak their truth—then did just that when she accused Donald Trump of sexual assault and defamation, and triumphed twice against him. Read More
Running Time: 91
NATCHEZ | 3:00 PM
In her absorbing, award-winning documentary, filmmaker Suzannah Herbert explores the contradictions of small-town Natchez, Mississippi, through the lens of its unique—and often stranger-than-fiction—cottage industry of antebellum tourism. Read More
Running Time: 86
SENTIMENTAL VALUE | 3:30 PM
In this moving family drama, a filmmaker attempts to mount a comeback movie loaded with autobiographical elements, reigniting long-simmering resentments with his estranged daughters. Read More
Running Time: 135
I SWEAR | 4:00 PM
Funny, honest, and deeply human, I Swear tells the inspirational true story of John Davidson, a trailblazer whose honesty and humor helped the world better understand what it means to live with Tourette Syndrome. Read More
Running Time: 121
THE LIBRARIANS | 4:00 PM
As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy. January 6: In conversation with Subject Marie Masferrer January 8: In conversation with Palm Springs Library Director... Read More
Running Time: 92