Breakthroughs Film Festival: The Truth Bleeds
What happens when silence cracks open? In this lineup, women and gender non-conforming filmmakers confront medical gaslighting, ancestral grief, stolen desire, and memories that refuse erasure. Fierce and unflinching, these films show that truth has a body — and it bleeds.
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Doors Open 30 Minutes Before Showtime.
- Fri, Nov 21
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
The First Indigenous Female Pornographer
THE FIRST INDIGENOUS FEMALE PORNOGRAPHER is a mockumentary film running (13 minutes and 20 seconds) that blends and…
Alice Is Fine
Forced to reckon with doctors who treat her debilitating pain as though it’s all in her head, what…
I’ll Try To Explain It
When a lesbian filmmaker is haunted by a recurring dream of her high school ex-boyfriend, she embarks on…
Summer Triangle
A young girl goes to the rooftop to find her cat and discovers a boy who is attempting…
Under the Kasaya
Fourteen-year-old Jean has always been taught that truth leads to liberation—but after an unsettling encounter with her Buddhist…
S.A.D.
A Latina immigrant living in Toronto is diagnosed with S.A.D. – Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Magdalena Te Amo
A Colombian student stripping her way through college in NYC debates telling her Prince Charming boyfriend what she…
Filante
Every night, Paulette observes the same shooting star in the sky.
The Birthday
Amidst the chaos of war and the complexities of everyday life, the film uncovers the yet unseen traumas…
Rosa’s Flowers
In 1998 Indonesia, two girls promise to stay friends forever. Decades later, Emily and Rosa’s unbreakable bond traverses…