The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught by the Tides, a free-flowing work assembled from footage shot over a span of 23 years.

This gorgeous romance—inspired by the director's own parents—charts fifteens years in the turbulent relationship between a musical folklorist and a captivating young singer, and earned Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski a Best Director Oscar nomination.

When calamity strikes, undisciplined 18-year-old Totone finds himself in charge of the family farm and his kid sister. To make ends meet, he enlists his layabout friends to try to win a cheesemaking competition cash prize of €30,000.

As part of the nationwide Science on Screen initiative, VTIFF presents Food and Country, an investigation of American food systems by acclaimed food writer Ruth Reichl. The film is paired with a lecture/conversation by UVM’s Climate Kitchen.

In 1981, Jessie Maple became the first African American woman to direct an independent film with this raw, unflinching, and resonant portrait of heroin addiction and recovery.

When an Air Force One crash strands the U.S. president (Donald Pleasence, inexplicably British) on the lawless isle of Manhattan, merciless mercenary Snake Plissken (a resplendently eye-patched Russell) is the only man who can get him out alive…

The greatest movie ever made starring a professional wrestler, and—yeah, we’ll say it—one of the best political movies of the 1980s, They Live is, like a handful of other Carpenter films, a masterpiece disguised as kitschy ’80s sci-fi.

Banned in Vietnam, Truong Minh Quý's brilliant film is an achingly tender romance and a mysterious, deeply felt portrait of his homeland. It's also one of the year's most overlooked gems.

The path to living as one’s authentic self is paved with trials and tribulations in this revelatory, assured feature debut by Dee Rees—the all-too-rare coming-of-age tale to honestly represent the experiences of queer Black women.

Essentially the starting gun for the New Queer Cinema of the 1990s, Todd Haynes’ debut feature was the surprise Grand Prize winner at Sundance and was publicly attacked by right-wing figures. It’s also audacious, disturbing, and thrillingly cinematic.

Kid Flicks: Pride is a celebration of self-expression, community, legacy, and love. Curated specifically for ages nine and up, these shorts from around the world feature a wide range of LGBTQ+ identities and experiences in as many unique styles.