Twelve Tales Told
Hollywood plays itself in this cheeky deconstruction of iconic studio idents.
Two Seasons, Two Strangers
Locarno’s Golden Leopard winner is a sublime nested tale of creativity, loneliness and making new connections.
Twosome
In this comedic exploration of intimacy and consent, a sophisticated young couple spiral after being snubbed by a friend.
The Unfaithful Wife
Suspicion and psychosexual paranoia abound in French New Wave titan Claude Chabrol’s twisted thriller led by a coolly enigmatic performance from Stéphane Audran.
Usinimage
Ulrike Ottinger revisits the locations of her famed ‘Berlin Trilogy’, juxtaposing frank documentation with fantasy.
Vaka Moana: Ancestors of the Future
Learn about time-honoured Polynesian conservation practices while exploring the most southerly and remote atoll of the Cook Islands.
Variations on a Theme
Rotterdam’s Tiger Award winner riffs on the many lives of villagers in a lyrical docufiction fable of a forgotten South African mountain community.
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
Mark Jenkin travels along the south coast of England on a pilgrimage to the Dungeness home of artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman.
Vertigo
Kim Novak’s iconic performance in Hitchcock’s psychological thriller masterpiece, presented in glorious 70mm, has long been regarded as her best.
A Very Easy Death
Named after Simone de Beauvoir’s 1964 memoir, this dreamlike, experimental montage muses on bereavement.
Victorian Psycho
Scream queen Maika Monroe plays an unhinged governess terrorising a posh 19th-century family.
Viva Carmen
A painterly, profound adaptation of Georges Bizet’s iconic opera told from the perspective of children.
Waking Hours
A nocturnal descent into the lives of Afghan people smugglers living in the forests of the Balkan route, this Venice award winner is a profound, immersive experience.
The Way We Move
A trailblazing ASL interpreter trains fast-fingered protégés to embody live acoustics in this paean to the Deaf community’s bond with music.
We Are Aliens
This poignant Cannes-premiering animation traces the friendship and falling-out of two boys after an incident at school changes their lives forever.
We Are All Strangers
The first Singaporean film to screen in competition in the Berlinale’s 70-plus-year history, Anthony Chen’s latest feature is an epic, tender tale of biological and found family.
We Are The Shaggs
They were ordinary teen girls forced to form a band by their dad – and, thanks to one unlistenable (to some!) album, became icons of outsider art.
Weighed but Found Wanting
In this scathing, multi-awarded, newly 4K-restored 1974 drama – regarded by Lino Brocka as his “first novel” – an affluent teen disillusioned by privilege befriends two outcasts.
What Do the Maknines Dream Of
Two young Algerians spend one last sweet day together, hoping to sell a caged bird before flying away to seek new lives.
When the Ground Paused
In the quiet chaos of early motherhood, a young woman slips between roles – girl, mother, daughter – that each feel a little out of reach.
Where the grass don’t grow
Strap in for a meditative ride through Australia’s subculture of salt lake speed racing, as daredevil drivers pierce the vast emptiness.
Whispers in May
The winner of the main prize at CPH:DOX, this impressionistic hybrid documentary follows a teenage girl on a quest to find a ceremonial skirt.
Whispers in the Woods
This César Best Documentary–winning French box-office smash, with a score featuring Warren Ellis, is a stunning visual and aural immersion into the misty Vosges mountains.
Whispers of a Burning Scent
A quiet musician accused of a fraudulent marriage must make a profound decision, but his inner truth remains elusive.
Whistle
Welcome to the Masters of Musical Whistling, where the competitors require monumental skill, massive determination and a mighty wind.
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Legendary fashion photographer William Klein exploded into narrative filmmaking with this mockumentary, now a cult record of groovy 1960s mod fashion.
Wicker
Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård lead this cheeky, star-studded and irresistible fable.
Wilderness
A Melbourne doctor spiralling into full midlife crisis sets out on a primal pilgrimage into the Victorian Alps.
The Wind in Ash
A genderqueer photographer reframes memories of childhood alienation in this tender tale about the hopeful potential of images to reconcile the past.
Wishful Thinking
This SXSW Grand Jury Award–winning high-concept rom-com playfully questions the notion that love is the most powerful force in existence … for better or worse.
The Worm
A young man’s bizarre obsession spurs a family intervention – but what if there really is a mind-controlling worm in his backyard?
WTF Shorts
Films for freakmaxxers, fetishists and other fans of flickering filth.
Yellow Letters
This Golden Bear winner is a timely portrait of artists suffering persecution from the filmmaker behind the Oscar-nominated The Teachers’ Lounge.
Yesterday Island
In this award-winning Australian indie comedy, an unsuccessful writer, stuck living the same day on repeat on a subantarctic island, must find another unwitting victim to take his place.
Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep
The evocative debut of a former student of Abbas Kiarostami and Béla Tarr, this is an atmospheric portrait of the patriarchal weight of Bedouin tradition.
Yumburra
Following the Dark Emu phenomenon, Bruce Pascoe pursues sustainable farming and connection to Country in this gentle documentary portrait.
Twelve Tales Told
Two Seasons, Two Strangers — Tabi to Hibi
Twosome
The Unfaithful Wife — La femme infidèle
Usinimage
Vaka Moana: Ancestors of the Future
Variations on a Theme — Variasies op 'n Tema
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
Vertigo
A Very Easy Death
Victorian Psycho
Viva Carmen — Carmen, l'oiseau rebelle
Waking Hours — Ore di veglia
The Way We Move
We Are Aliens
We Are All Strangers — 我们不是陌生人
We Are The Shaggs
Weighed but Found Wanting — Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang
What Do the Maknines Dream Of — À quoi rêvent les Maknines
When the Ground Paused
Where the grass don’t grow
Whispers in May — Chun Ri Huan You
Whispers in the Woods
Whispers of a Burning Scent
Whistle
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? — Qui êtes-vous Polly Maggoo?
Wicker
Wilderness
The Wind in Ash
Wishful Thinking
The Worm
WTF Shorts
Yellow Letters — Gelbe Briefe
Yesterday Island
Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep — البارح العين ما نامت