festival perspectives
Arriving at a/perture via the world’s preeminent international film festivals, from Cannes to Sundance to Full Frame right down I-85, this series is dedicated to showcasing groundbreaking films from all around the international stage.
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Late Shift
Director: Petra Biondina Volpe Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: German
Starring: Alireza Bayram, Jasmin Mattei, Jürg Plüss, Lale Yavaş, Leonie Benesch
Dedicated nurse Floria navigates the relentless pace of her hospital’s understaffed surgical ward with humanity and warmth. As...
Mirrors No. 3
Director: Christian Petzold Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: German
Starring: Barbara Auer, Enno Trebs, Matthias Brandt, Paula Beer, Philip Froissant
On a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura miraculously survives a car crash. Physically unhurt but deeply shaken,...
I Swear
Director: Kirk Jones Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Maxine Peake, Peter Mullan, Robert Aramayo, Scott Ellis Watson, Shirley Henderson
I blink. I twitch. I jump. I click. I whistle. I shout.
Kontinental ’25
Director: Radu Jude Run Time: 109 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Romanian
Starring: Adonis Tanța, Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Oana Mardare, Șerban Pavlu
Orsolya is a bailiff in Cluj, the main city in Transylvania. One day she has to evict a...
Blue Heron
Director: Sophy Romvari Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Ádám Tompa, Amy Zimmer, Edik Beddoes, Eylul Guven, Iringó Réti
In the late 1990s, a family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island, as internal...