Program TIFF 2026

Ukraine, in the near future. The war has ended. A film director is out of work, out of luck, and out of touch with his family abroad. While his wife and daughter built a new life in Vienna, he stays behind—confused, restless, and convinced that things will get better. Eventually. Probably. Maybe.

A father and his estranged sons travel through the massive city of Lagos while political unrest threatens their journey home in this semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in the Nigerian metropolis during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis.

Cyprus, 1882. Eleni, a French-educated painter, loses her three children in a tragic accident at the ruins of an abandoned chapel. Cursed by the villagers, she retreats into grief until she meets Michalakis, a lonely boy abused by his violent father. Convinced that art itself can restore the dead, Eleni draws him into a forbidden ritual...

A car accident leaves a woman suffering from amnesia. She takes shelter in an apartment belonging to an aspiring actress and, as the two women do their best to uncover the stranger’s identity, their investigation leads them through a labyrinth of disorienting encounters that blur the line between dream and reality.

Amanda and her stepfather Martin struggle with a moral issue that divides them. Has Amanda’s mother, Leslie, who is experiencing advanced dementia, lost the ability to make critical decisions in her own best interest? If so, who is responsible – a spouse, a child, an institution – for making such a determination? As Amanda and Martin are forced to make increasingly difficult choices, the repercussions spiral out of their control.

The film follows Dr. Johann Spittler, a German neuropsychiatrist and one of the few specialists qualified to assess the decision-making capacity of individuals seeking assisted suicide. For over two decades, he has examined people suffering from terminal illnesses, psychiatric disorders, or both, issuing approvals in more than 700 cases and has personally assisted a significant number of patients in their final act....See more details

Founded in 2010 by Robin Proca, Robin and the Backstabbers has established itself as one of the most relevant alternative rock bands in Romania. Defining their style as “melodramatic pop,” the band blends eclectic rock influences with a distinctive lyrical universe and a recognisable sonic identity....See more details

Raised in a secluded deaf community, cracks begin to appear in Matt’s world when the arrival of enigmatic outsider Eva forces him to question his own deaf identity and lived experience. Is Matt prepared to discover the dark truths that lie beneath the surface of the place he calls home and the lengths his community will go to in order to protect the collective mission?

Everyone saw the furious crowds forcing Ceauşescu to flee by helicopter. In a quiet little town near the capital, the owner of a local TV station wants to answer a question that has remained unresolved for 16 years: did the town join the Revolution or not?

Anna Arnardóttir, a respected volcanologist and devoted wife and mother, finds her world shaken when a series of earthquakes signals the possible start of a new volcanic era in Iceland. As she races to warn the Civil Defense Committee of the growing threat to Reykjavík, her professional credibility falters and soon so does her personal life.