Sunday: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM • Embassy Theatre
Rescue and Escape: Saving Jewish Lives
There are so many powerful films about the Holocaust, and yet year after year, filmmakers still find compelling reasons to continue telling this undeniable piece of history. The two films in this block oare inspirational accounts of heroic women and men who helped to save Jewish lives.
As curfew approaches, an everyday heroine risks it all in a smuggling operation from Nazi-occupied Poland.
A compelling documentary account of the events in Scandinavia and Hungary during WWII and the heroic actions of those who saved thousands of Jewish lives.
Sunday: 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM • Embassy Theatre
Butterfly, Lost
After the death of his sister, a young man on the autism spectrum struggles to find his way without her. Then he meets a new waitress at his favourite cafe. From the United Kingdom.

Presented by: AWS
Sunday: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM • Embassy Theatre
This is America
Addressing the worst parts of this country might not be comfortable or pretty, but it’s necessary and important. The nine powerful films in this block confront the systemic inequities and struggles of American life.
A young Mexican smuggler and a little girl travel illegally on top of a cargo train, called La Bestia, to get to the USA. An injury transforms his perception of the journey.
This film is a collaboration with José Orozco, one of the over 300,000 unaccompanied migrant children detained by the U.S. Government since 2008. Jose’s testimony is juxtaposed with images of a community ceremony at the site of his detention, a facility hidden in plain sight in a middle-class residential neighborhood.
Vauhxx Booker is a black man camping with friends at Lake Monroe, Bloomington, Indiana, on the 4th of July. Instead of fireworks, they are there to view the lunar eclipse. But fireworks cannot be avoided as Vauhxx is racially attacked, pinned against a tree and threatened to be lynched.
What do public housing repair issues, COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter have in common? Low income minority communities have had to battle them all.
Anna, a young woman from Belarus, tries to survive in NYC while dreaming of a better life.
On his first day at an Oklahoman university, a student encounters a mysterious campus tour guide who sends him down a path to an American nightmare.
This experimental poetry film sheds light on the harsh realities that African-Americans face in the U.S. and pays tribute to the many who have died due to an inherently racist justice system.
Freya wants to participate in a BLM protest but her mother continues to stress the potential danger.
A father seeks revenge on the white supremacist who murdered his only son. An eye for an eye.
Sunday: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM • Embassy Theatre
You Can’t Define Me
What does it mean to accept and love yourself for who you are, eschewing the expectations society places on you? Our journeys to self-acceptance and living our authentic selves are so very different and hard to define, but these seven short films give us insight into the paths some of us take.
A young Mexican smuggler and a little girl travel illegally on top of a cargo train, called La Bestia, to get to the USA. An injury transforms his perception of the journey.
This film is a collaboration with José Orozco, one of the over 300,000 unaccompanied migrant children detained by the U.S. Government since 2008. Jose’s testimony is juxtaposed with images of a community ceremony at the site of his detention, a facility hidden in plain sight in a middle-class residential neighborhood.
Vauhxx Booker is a black man camping with friends at Lake Monroe, Bloomington, Indiana, on the 4th of July. Instead of fireworks, they are there to view the lunar eclipse. But fireworks cannot be avoided as Vauhxx is racially attacked, pinned against a tree and threatened to be lynched.
What do public housing repair issues, COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter have in common? Low income minority communities have had to battle them all.
Anna, a young woman from Belarus, tries to survive in NYC while dreaming of a better life.
On his first day at an Oklahoman university, a student encounters a mysterious campus tour guide who sends him down a path to an American nightmare.
This experimental poetry film sheds light on the harsh realities that African-Americans face in the U.S. and pays tribute to the many who have died due to an inherently racist justice system.
Freya wants to participate in a BLM protest but her mother continues to stress the potential danger.
A father seeks revenge on the white supremacist who murdered his only son. An eye for an eye.
Sunday: 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM • Embassy Theatre
Love 💗 Love
There’s no better feeling than finding that special spark with someone new. Get ready to feel butterflies vicariously through these characters as they find themselves connecting on deeper levels than they expected.
A young couple’s conversation gets carried away as they discuss a neon sign on the horizon.
With only 15 days of the semester left, a romantically clueless boy with strong feelings for a girl must win her over before the school year ends.
Suzanne is a successful lawyer from Lyon. Skeptical of dating apps, she finally decides to go on her first date with Lucille. The two women meet in a bar on the slopes of La Croix-Rousse and get to know each other over a few amber Jenlains.
Sunday: 7:45 PM - 9:30 PM • Embassy Theatre
These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things
A philandering techie and a rent-struggling trio, a doubt-riddled woman and demons who tempt her, a cute thieving couple that’s tied up with cuffs – these are a few of our favorite stuffs. When the films stop. When the lights go up. When we’re feeling sad. We simply remember our favorite festival, and then we don’t feel so bad.
Roomies Rich, Winnie and Pete are all fired on the same day and must look for jobs. But when Winnie takes control, paying rent is the least of their worries.
When thieves Scott and Jane find out they’re expecting, their gang abandons them, forcing them to find other income to support the baby.
A sentient, superpowered swarm of bees attempts to fit into human society in this animated short.
A musical about a young Christian struggling with a crisis of faith. She’s confronted by a chorus of demons, an angel and finally the devil herself.
On the night of prom, a nervous teenage boy must find out who a positive pregnancy test belongs to.
When an intern has to compete to keep her job, she gets stuck in a time loop and may never get out.
A female-centric dramatic comedy about a pop group gone metal. Shot at the height of the pandemic.
Chloe is in what she thinks is a real love affair — a relationship full of lies that her bad-lifestyle father sees through.