2021 Sarasota Film Festival

The mission of the Sarasota Film Festival is to celebrate the art of filmmaking and the contribution of filmmakers by hosting an international film festival and developing yearlong programs for the economic, educational and cultural benefit of our community. 

Asian Pacific Virtual Showcase

During Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join us for the Asian Pacific Virtual Showcase (AVPS), which runs May 1 - May 31, 2021 and aims to highlight Asian American & Pacific Islander artists of different communities and neighborhoods in the United States, Canada, and Oceania.

Vanishing Angle Presents

Beast Beast // Director Danny Madden takes his award-winning short film Krista and impressively transforms it into an unsettling feature exploration of adolescence, performance, and identity.

Today's featured channels

18th Annual Indy Film Fest

Our 18th Indy Film Fest showcases 29 independent features, over 100 shorts, and dozens of world premieres from around the world. All shorts blocks and most features are available anywhere in the USA now through May 19. Select programs available anywhere in the world. Tickets and passes available.

DOXA 2021

DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Western Canada’s largest documentary film festival, returns to present a very special 20th Anniversary Festival, streaming online May 6 - 16, 2021!

Wisconsin Film Festival

Online May 13 - 20: The best of international cinema. Vital documentaries. Cutting-edge indies. Restored and rediscovered repertory films. Locally sourced Wisconsin’s Own selections. Big Screens, Little Folks movies for the whole family.

2021 Atlanta Film Festival

Celebrating its 45th year, the 2021 Atlanta Film Festival is the region’s preeminent celebration of cinema. The organization offers a look at upcoming films, entertainment, networking, education & professional development year-round.

LAFF 2021

The Latin American Film Festival has grown to become one of the most eagerly anticipated cultural events of the year. Although travel restrictions may be in place, for one week in May you can travel all across Latin America!

Montclair Film Virtual Cinema

Montclair Film's Virtual Cinema is the best way to watch the latest movies from home while supporting our non-profit organization.

First Cut! Youth Film Festival 2021

This 12th edition of First Cut! will be entirely online. Audiences from all over Ireland, and from abroad, are invited to join us virtually for a completely free programme of events.

AARP Movies for Grownups Screenings

Active Vista International Human Rights Festival

Miss Representation

Hot channels

Hollywood Nights Young Filmmaker Showcase 2 [13+, FREE]

Pilots 4

A selection of the best pilots from around the world, playing in competition at Pilot Light TV Festival Season 6!

Filtered

S. Roy Saringo, Katie Combs, Jenna Faller / Natalie Krueger / Lauren Parker / Caydince Carvalho / Bryce Nagel / Caleb Combs / Charlotte Swett / Gage Romanik / Jeffrey Goodwin / Jake Veit, Katie Combs, S. Roy Saringo, Katie Combs, S. Roy Saringo, Katie Combs; 117, English, United States, 2020

FILTERED is an honest look at ten teenagers and the effects of media on their psychological states over the course of a year.

MOTHER DAUGHTER JOURNEY

Fran Ito, Visual Communications; United States, English, 8, 2020

A mother and daughter journey to the northern-most part of the United States and encounter nature at its best.

Canada

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Shawn Peters, Joshua L. Pearson, Jody Allen, David Barse; United States, 120, 2021, Vancouver

Midnight Shorts

United States of America

American Samoa

Guam

Puerto Rico

LONELY BLUE NIGHT

Diana Lin 林晓杰, Lydia Zhou, Carlo Canlas Mendoza, Johnson Cheng, Leo Chan, Sydney Lowe, Film Independent, Dea Vazquez, Francisco Velasquez, Apoorva Charan, Steve Y. Kim, Johnson Cheng; United States, English, 15, 2020

A portrait of a Chinese family in which a mother and daughter reunite on one lonely blue night.

Ki Hong Lee, Will Noyce, August Mesarchik, Thomas Kim, Thomas Kim, Ashley Chu; United States, English, 10, 2019

A young Asian American boy navigates his day after baseball practice with his friends, encountering microaggressions in seemingly innocent jokes and games.

The Gig is Up

Shannon Walsh, Sophie Farcas-Bolla, David Chalmin, Ina Fichman, Luc Martin-Gousset, Sylvain Bellemare; 2021, Canada, 89

A Tale of Autumn

Eric Rohmer, Eric Rohmer, Marie Rivière, Béatrice Romand, Alain Libolt, Diane Baratier, Mary Stephen, Margaret Ménégoz; France, French, 112, 1998

The concluding installment of the “Tales of the Four Seasons” tetralogy is a breezy take on the classic American romantic comedies that influenced Rohmer and his New Wave peers.

HOMETOWN BANTER: SHORTS PROGRAM

Pilots 6

A selection of the best drama pilots from around the world, playing in competition at Pilot Light TV Festival Season 6!

Hot screenings to watch now

Kimura 

Aldo Rey Valderrama; Panama, Spanish, 2017, 90

Armando, a former illegal fighter, runs away after causing the death of his brother Andres.

Her Name is Chef

 Leia Gaccione, Elizabeth Falkner, Fatima Ali, Hillary Sterling, Esther Choi, Juliet Masters, and Caroline Schiff., Dominick Sivilli, Peter Ferriero, Peter Ferriero, Raymond Esposito, Peter Ferriero, Lisa Plociniak, Michael Plociniak, Justin Wright, Leia Gaccione, Alex Piccirillo; United States, English, 98min, 2021

Her Name is Chef showcases 6 amazingly talented, inspiring, females of the kitchen. Each share their triumphs in cutting through the clichés of the restaurant industry, and explore how they broke down the doors to ‘earn’ the title of Chef.

This Is Cristina (Ella es Cristina)

Cristina and Susana are best friends since high school. But now, when they are already over 30 years-old, they are receiving a wake-up call.

Alelí 

Leticia Jorge Romero; Uruguay, Spanish, 2019, 88

AL stands for Alba and Alfredo, E for Ernesto and LI for Lilian. The initials of everyone conform the sign that hangs at the entrance of the family beach house: ALELÍ.

Documentary Studio Trusts: Brett Story in Conversation with Abby Sun

Producing Masterclass

Arab/Futurism: Speculative Storytelling in Arab Cinema

New York

Kiss Me Kosher

Shirel Peleg; Germany / Israel, In English, Hebrew, Arabic, and German with some English subtitles and CLOSED CAPTIONING available, 101, 2019

Australia

New Zealand

Influence

Margaret Thatcher, Nelson Mandela, Jacob Zuma, Diana Neille, Richard Poplak; 90, English, 2020, G

For Love and Broken Bones & Letter Reader

Angus Gibson, Desireé Markgraaff, Teboho Mahlatsi, Tebogo Malope, Angus Gibson, Desireé Markgraaff, Teboho Mahlatsi; 85, 2016, English, Afrikaans, MA15+, Persons aged under 15 years must not be present at the relevant showing unless accompanied by an adult

Bella

Elena Topalidou, Nikos Kouris, Elena Mengreli, Adonis Hatzipopis, Theofania Dokou,  Thelyia Petraki, Kostas Tagalakis,  Thelyia Petraki; Greece, Greek, English, 24, 2020, West Coast

In front of Anthi’s eyes the world is changing.

MooNaHaTihKaaSiWew Unearthing Spirit: Indigenous Approaches to Documentary 

Hot screenings to pre-order

JCC Rockland Jewish Film Festival

Celebrating the rich history of Jewish culture through unique and diverse films from around the world.

ReelAbilities: Denver Film Festival

Film festivals & screening series

Gene Siskel Film Center

The Film Center’s programming includes annual film festivals that celebrate diverse voices and international cultures, premieres of trailblazing work by today’s independent filmmakers, restorations and revivals of essential films from cinema history, and insightful, provocative discussions.

BAMPFA

While BAMPFA is temporarily closed, enjoy new releases, restored classics, and exclusive film series, selected by our curators, now available in your own home. When you rent a screening, you're supporting both filmmakers and BAMPFA during an especially challenging time for independent cinema.

Quinte Film Alternative - Spring 2021

First run, festival quality, must see cinema!

AFI Silver Virtual Screening Room

Utah Film Center Screening Room

Free weekly film screenings, filmmaker Q&As, and more! Featuring the best in documentary films and beyond that utilize the power of film to educate, inspire, and engage, transcending political, geographic, cultural, and religious boundaries to highlight human experiences from around the world.

JBFC Virtual Marquee

Our Virtual Marquee offers a robust selection of interesting new releases and repertory films. Enjoy curated films and series from home.

Films We Like

Images Cinema Virtual Screenings

A Berkshires tradition for over 100 years, Images Cinema is a single-screen, nonprofit theater that celebrates film as an art form, a source of entertainment and a means of building community, both online and in person.

Martha's Vineyard Virtual Film Center

“FILM CENTER at HOME” our VIRTUAL Screening Room. NEW RELEASES OFFERED TO MV FILM CENTER PATRONS ONLINE. The MV Film Center is dedicated to screening the best in independent films, movie classics, documentaries, and world cinema for diverse audiences of all ages throughout the calendar year. 

Grand Illusion Cinema - Seattle, WA

FLiFF On Demand

Arthouse cinemas

MADE IN ABYSS: Dawn of the Deep Soul

Looking For A Lady w/ Fangs & Moustache

Hamptons Doc Fest: May 9-23

THE FATHER

Nominated for 6 Academy Awards ® including BEST PICTURE, BEST ACTOR Anthony Hopkins, and BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Olivia Colman. Watch now on Eventive.

Truth to Power

System of a Down’s Serj Tankian takes an unexpected path. His passion for human rights & activism led him to become a social justice organizer. Interviews with the band, producers, & fellow rock icons, this is an energizing call to action. 

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things

Tracing the story of Ella Fitzgerald’s life, this documentary film explores how her music became a soundtrack for a tumultuous century. 

MR. SOUL!

The New Normal (2020 ABFF Award Winner)

A relationship dramedy, The New Normal is everyday people battling Discrimination, Misogyny, Addiction, Mental Health, Nepotism etc while trying their darndest to escape society’s suffocating boots with sometimes dire, often hilarious and always surprising results on their way to a whole New Normal.

Long Live Rock...Celebrate The Chaos

2040 US Virtual Screenings

John Lewis: Good Trouble - Virtual Cinema

UP FROM THE STREETS

A feature length documentary that looks at the culture of New Orleans through the lens of music. New Orleans has a distinct history as a result of its political and social history. 

Virtual cinema releases

ONE Archives Foundation presents

A virtual reading of Larry Kramer's groundbreaking autobiographical play, THE NORMAL HEART, directed by Paris Barclay, featuring predominately BIPOC and LGBTQ cast.

LUNAFEST: FILMS BY AND ABOUT WOMEN

ACS Talks

The ACS Talks library consists of over 30 hours of Q&As with filmmakers from all over the world talking about their films and filmmaking.

SPARK FX 2021 Conference

Year after year, SPARK FX presents some of the most creative and innovative work in VFX for both film and television. Our mission is to foster community, ignite the imagination, highlight leading artistic and technological advancements within Vancouver’s VFX industry through our signature events.

Sheen Center x 8beats

8beats is the largest Catholic collaborative independent film project ever made. 8beats is an anthology film that explores the collision of the beatitudes into our human experience.

Klamath Symphony in concert

Klamath Community Band performs live at The Ross Ragland Theater in Klamath Falls, Ore. on Sunday, April 11 at 2 p.m.

Special events

TMFF Cinema

TMFF Cinema is a curated collection of the best adventure, dramatic and inspirational stories as told through the lens of the motorcycle.