february 28 - march 16, 2025

We’ve got some big names in this year’s lineup. Oscar® winners. TV stars. At least six Fest alumni filmmakers returning with their latest features. But our most notable guest, the tastemaker of all tastemakers, the most significant voice, the VI-est of VIPS—that’s you. So sharpen your pencils and save room for popcorn.

You've got some movies to watch.

Highlights

They're kind of a big deal.

Opening Night:
Hola, Frida

feature André Kadi & Karine Vézina, 2024, 82 min.
Recommended ages 8+
In Spanish with English subtitles

This is the story of a girl who is different. Her world is Coyoacán, in Mexico City. Sparkling and vibrant, everything fascinates her. Say hola to Frida Kahlo.

Centerpiece:
The Legend of Ochi

feature Isaiah Saxon, 2025, 96 min.
Recommended ages 9+
In English

See it before it hits theaters! In a remote northern village, Yuri is raised to never go outside and to fear the reclusive forest creatures known as the ochi. When a baby ochi is left behind by its pack, she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to reunite it with its family.

Paper cut-out illustration of a blonde girl with a helmet on running down city streets

Spotlight: Maya, Give Me a Title

feature Michel Gondry, 2024, 61 min.
Recommended ages 8+
In French with English subtitles

Because Maya’s dad is always traveling, they keep in touch via nightly calls, creating stories in which she is the star. Because Maya’s dad is also renowned filmmaker Michel Gondry, we get these stories in all their inventive, stop-motion glory.

Spotlight: Totto-Chan the Little Girl at the Window

feature Shinnosuke Yakuwa, 2023, 114 min.
Recommended ages 8+
In Japanese with English subtitles

Based on the beloved memoir—now required reading in many Japanese elementary schools—Totto-chan is the powerful story of an imaginative girl learning to be herself even as the world around her changes.