Calle Málaga
Directed by Maryam Touzani, Morocco
In this audience award winner at many festivals, Carmen Maura stars as an aging woman in Tangier fighting to keep her home — and her sense of self. 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2
Glenrothan
Directed by Brian Cox, Scotland
Making his directorial debut, actor Brian Cox (Succession) stars alongside Alan Cumming as two estranged brothers reunited in their Scottish hometown. 6:30 p.m. Jan. 11
Happy Birthday
Directed by Sarah Goher, Egypt
In this meditation on Egyptian class relations, child maid Toha, 8, bonds with her employer’s daughter. 1:15 p.m. Jan. 4, 1:45 p.m. Jan. 7, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 11
Islands
Directed by Jan-Ole Gerster, Germany
Part of the festival’s 12-film German focus, this sunlit film noir, full of twists and sexual tension, unfolds on the Canary Islands. Gerster will be honored as one of Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch. 6:45 p.m. Jan. 5, 4 p.m. Jan. 6, 5 p.m. Jan. 8
Islands.
Sweet Störy
Directed by Sarah Justine Kerruish and Matt Maude, U.K./Sweden/U.S.
This documentary follows San Francisco pastry empress Meg Ray’s love affair with the Café Truten on a remote Baltic Sea island. 4:45 p.m. Jan. 3, 10 a.m. Jan. 4, 4 p.m. Jan. 5
Primavera
Directed by Damiano Michieletto, Italy
In early-1700s Venice, violinist Cecilia discovers her artistry under music director and composer Antonio Vivaldi. 4 p.m. Jan. 4 and 8, 10 a.m. Jan. 9
A Private Life
Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, France
A therapist (Jodie Foster in a rare French-language performance) looks for clues when she suspects the sudden death of a patient may be the sign of a murder. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5, 7 p.m. Jan. 8
Dreams
Directed by Michel Franco, Mexico
A wealthy U.S. philanthropist (Jessica Chastain) has an affair with a much younger Mexican ballet dancer who is undocumented. 4 p.m. Jan. 6, 5 p.m. Jan. 9, 7 p.m. Jan. 10
The Last Viking
Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, Denmark
From the director of Men & Chicken, this gleeful, albeit violent, absurdist black comedy starring Mads Mikkelsen shows the unshakeable bond between two brothers. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3–4, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 6
Deaf
Directed by Eva Libertad, Spain
When a deaf woman and her hearing partner are expecting, the pregnancy triggers fears about how to raise a baby in a world of sounds. 4 p.m. Jan. 3, 9:45 a.m. Jan. 6, noon Jan. 9
