Festival Perspectives
Committed to highlighting bold, new voices, from film festivals around the world.
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The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
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Director: Wes Anderson Run Time: 101 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2025
Starring: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks
The story of a family and a family business. | Country: United States, Germany | Language: English

Materialists (2025)
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Director: Celine Song Run Time: 109 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2025
Starring: Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal
From the director of Past Lives (2023), a young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex. | Country: United States, Finland | Language: English

The Life of Chuck (2025)
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Director: Mike Flanagan Run Time: 110 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2025
Starring: David Dastmalchian, Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill, Matthew Lillard, Tom Hiddleston
A story told in reverse, starting with the end of Chuck Krantz's life, and moving back in time to show how he lived that life. | Country: United States | Language: English

Friendship (2025)
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Director: Andrew DeYoung Run Time: 100 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2025
Starring: Jack Dylan Grazer, Kate Mara, Paul Rudd, Rick Worthy, Tim Robinson
TIFF Official Selection. Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, as Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives. | Country: United States | Language: English

Pavements (2025)
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Director: Alex Ross Perry Run Time: 128 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2025
Starring: Bob Nastanovich, Mark Ibold, Scott Kannberg, Stephen Malkmus, Steve West
"You've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to your life" | Country: United States | Languages: English

The Last Twins (2025)
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Director: Matthew O'Neill, Perri Peltz Run Time: 80 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2025
Starring: Dr. Judith Richter, Liev Schreiber
In the shadow of Josef Mengele’s brutal experiments, one man risked everything to save the last twins of Auschwitz. | Country: United States | Language: English

The G (2025)
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Director: Karl R. Hearne Run Time: 106 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2024
Starring: Dale Dickey, Daniel Brochu, Greg Ellwand, Richard Chevolleau, Romane Denis
After a corrupt legal guardian puts her in a care home in order to take her property, a mysterious older woman seeks vengeance with the help of her granddaughter, who calls her 'The G'. | Country: Canada | Language: English

40 Acres (2025)
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Director: R.T. Thorne Run Time: 108 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2025
Starring: Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O'Connor, Leenah Robinson, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas
In a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against cannibals trying to seize their resources. | Country: Canada | Language: English, Cree

CatVideoFest (2025)
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Run Time: 70 min. Rating: G
The Film Center welcomes the world’s #1 cat video festival back to Columbus!