2026 Award Winners

To be announced

2026 Indigenous Voices Series

These official selections are also part of our annual Indigenous Voices series, which centers the wisdom, accomplishments, stories, and struggles of Indigenous people around the living world.

AKABABURU: EXPRESSION OF ASTONISHMENT directed by Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí | March 26 at the Hollywood Theatre

BOCA VIEJA directed by Yovegami Ascona Mora | May 14 at the Hollywood Theatre

COSMOS directed by Germinal Roaux | March 21 at the Hollywood Theatre

CRADLED BY THE EARTH directed by Renata Meirelles and David Vêluz | March 31 at the Clinton Street Theater

HUMANS IN THE LOOP directed by Aranya Sahay | March 24 at Cinema 21

LANAWARU directed by Angello Faccini | May 26 at the Clinton Street Theater

OCEANBONE directed by Lani Cupchoy | April 4 at the Hollywood Theatre

RED-SHADED GREEN directed by Johannes Vang | May 26 at the Clinton Street Theater

SEEDS directed by Kaniehtiio Horn | April 4 at the Hollywood Theatre

THE LAST ISLAND directed by Tobias Hansson | May 26 at the Clinton Street Theater

THE RIVER REMEMBERS directed by Jordan Riber | May 26 at the Clinton Street Theater

VOX HUMANA directed by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan | May 5 at Cinema 21

2026 Official Selections

AL BASATEEN (THE ORCHARDS) directed by Antoine Chapon | March 26 at the Hollywood Theatre

BALCONADA directed by Iva Tokmakchieva | March 26 at the Hollywood Theatre

CHIRP TALKER directed by Audrey He-Qing Cheng | April 28 at the Clinton Street Theater

DISTANCE TO THE MOON directed by Victoria Watson and Sacha Kyle | March 26 at the Hollywood Theatre

EMBODIED directed by Sam Smith | May 5 at Cinema 21

FISH FOR THE FUTURE directed by Matthew Benton | April 30 at the Hollywood Theatre

FIUME O MORTE! directed by Igor Bezinović | April 15 at Cinema 21 & April 18 at the Hollywood Theatre

HOUSTON'S WHITEBEAM directed by Jake Morris and Alex Darby | April 30 at the Hollywood Theatre

HOW A RIVER IS BORN directed by Luma Flôres | May 5 at Cinema 21

LIKE FRIEND, LIKE DEER directed by Malek Eghbali | April 30 at the Hollywood Theatre

PYROPHILES: ON FIRE AND FUNGI directed by Maya Han | May 5 at Cinema 21

REINDALEN directed by Morgan Heim | April 30 at the Hollywood Theatre

ROOST 2020 PDX directed by Irene Tejaratchi Hess | April 30 at the Hollywood Theatre

THE LITTLE BROWN BIRD directed by KT Bryden | April 30 at the Hollywood Theatre

TO THE WEST, IN ZAPATA (AL OESTE EN ZAPATA) directed by David Bim | April 9 at the Hollywood Theatre

UNFAKING TOYOTA'S FAKERY directed by Keil Orion Troisi | March 24 at Cinema 21

WATER SPORTS directed by Whammy Alcazaren | May 5 at Cinema 21

WITNESS: AN ORGANIMA FILM directed by Nik Arthur | May 5 at Cinema 21

2026 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

ONCE UPON A TIME IN A FOREST directed by Virpi Suutari | April 14 at Cinema 21

THE GLEANERS AND I directed by Agnes Varda | March 12 at the Hollywood Theatre

WOMAN IN THE DUNES (in 35mm) directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara | May 21 at the Hollywood Theatre