IFFBoston Fall Focus
Presented by Independent Film Festival Boston and The Brattle
Oct 8 – 11 + Oct 29 – Nov 1
The Debut
- Thu, Oct 29
Director: Jesse Eisenberg Run Time: 105 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Halle Bailey, Jesse Eisenberg, Julianne Moore, K. Todd Freeman, Paul Giamatti
There’s a method to the madness.
Rehearsals for a Revolution
- Fri, Oct 30
Director: Pegah Ahangarani Run Time: 98 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Persian (Farsi) with English subtitles
Starring: Pegah Ahangarani
Winner: L’Œil d’or (Golden Eye) Prize for Best Documentary, 2026 Cannes Film Festival Celebrated Iranian actor Pegah Ahangarani’s...
Bedford Park
- Fri, Oct 30
Director: Stephanie Ahn Run Time: 121 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Jefferson White, Kim Eung-soo, Moon Choi, Son Suk-ku, Won Mi-kyung
Winner: US Dramatic Special Jury Award for Debut Feature, 2026 Sundance Film Festival Haunted by an abusive childhood,...
La Gradiva
- Sat, Oct 31
Director: Marine Atlan Run Time: 145 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: French with English subtitles
Starring: Antonia Buresi, Colas Quignard, Hadya Fofana, Mitia Capellier-Audat, Suzanne Gerin
Winner: Un Certain Regard Prize, 2026 Cannes Film Festival Germany’s entry for the Best International Feature Film at...
Ashes
- Sat, Oct 31
Director: Diego Luna Run Time: 98 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Adriana Paz, Anna Díaz, Guillermo Ríos, Luisa Huertas, Sergio Bautista
Tackling the often painful complexities of the immigrant experience with a deft and deeply humane touch, Mexican Hollywood...
Everytime
- Sat, Oct 31
Director: Sandra Wollner Run Time: 119 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: German with English subtitles
Starring: Birgit Minichmayr, Carla Hüttermann, Hermann Beyer, Lotte Keiling, Tristán López
Winner: Un Certain Regard Prize, 2026 Cannes Film Festival Germany’s entry for the Best International Feature Film at...
Coward
- Sat, Oct 31
Director: Lukas Dhont Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: French with English subtitles
Starring: Emmanuel Macchia, Jef Jacobs, Liam Jacqmin, Valentin Campagne, Willem De Schryver
Winner: Best Actor (Emmanuel Macchia & Valentin Campagne), 2026 Cannes Film Festival Belgium’s entry for the Best International...
Split Rock
- Sat, Oct 31
Director: Ryan Glover Run Time: 98 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Clark Backo, Drew Ray Tanner, Graham Verchere, Olivia Luccardi
While conducting survey work in remote Badlands, geologists Lauren and Ben uncover a mysterious block of magnetic stone...
Tangles
- Sun, Nov 1
Director: Leah Nelson Run Time: 102 min. Release Year: 2027
Starring: Abbi Jacobson, Beanie Feldstein, Bryan Cranston, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Samira Wiley
Sarah Leavitt’s graphic memoir Tangles: A Story about Alzheimer’s, My Mother and Me comes to life in hand-drawn...
The Dreamed Adventure
- Sun, Nov 1
Director: Valeska Grisebach Run Time: 167 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: German
Starring: Denislava Yordanova, Nikolay Shekerdjiev, Stoicho Kostadinov, Syuleyman Alilov Letifo, Yana Radeva
Winner: Jury Prize, 2026 Cannes Film Festival Bulgaria’s entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 2027...
Clarissa
- Sun, Nov 1
Director: Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri Run Time: 134 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Ayo Edebiri, David Oyelowo, India Ria Amarteifio, Sophie Okonedo, Toheeb Jimoh
Six years after their debut feature EYIMOFE: THIS IS MY DESIRE, brothers Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri have...
Bitter Christmas
- Sun, Nov 1
Director: Pedro Almodóvar Run Time: 111 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Patrick Criado, Victoria Luengo
You’re confusing fiction with reality.
Elsinore
- Mon, Nov 2
Director: Simon Stone Run Time: 104 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Andrew Scott, Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn, Luke Thompson, Olivia Colman
The fight of his life. The triumph of a lifetime.
I Play Rocky
- Tue, Nov 3
Director: Peter Farrelly Run Time: 128 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: AnnaSophia Robb, Anthony Ippolito, Matt Dillon, P.J. Byrne, Stephan James
35mm Screening • The true underdog story.
Behemoth!
- Wed, Nov 4
Director: Tony Gilroy Run Time: 124 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Eva Victor, Hank Azaria, Olivia Wilde, Pedro Pascal, Will Arnett
A life. In pieces.