IFFBoston 2026: April 22 — 29
Join us this Spring at the Somerville, Brattle, and Coolidge for our 23rd annual festival.
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The schedule will be announced on or about April 8*
Important Dates:
Today: Memberships, including Badge-levels, on sale now. (Become a member today).
April 8*: Tickets on sale for IFFBoston members.
April 9*: Tickets on sale for the general public.
April 22: Opening Night at the Somerville Theatre.
*Note: These are our target dates. Please be cool if they slip a bit. Thanks.
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Opening Night Film:
I LOVE BOOSTERS
April 22 at the Somerville
Directed by Boots Riley
Director Boots Riley is expected to be in attendance.
Film courtesy of NEON
Closing Night Film:
THE INVITE
April 29 at the Coolidge
Directed by Olivia Wilde
Director Olivia Wilde is expected to be in attendance.
Film courtesy of A24
Narrative Centerpiece Spotlight:
TUNER
April 24 at the Somerville
Directed by Daniel Roher
Film courtesy of Black Bear
Documentary Centerpiece Spotlight:
REMAKE
April 25 at the Somerville
Directed by Ross McElwee
Director Ross McElwee is expected to be in attendance.
Festival Highlights:
- Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas star in POWER BALLAD, the latest film from John Carney (SING STREET, ONCE). Film courtesy of Lionsgate
- Greg Araki’s I WANT YOUR SEX, starring Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman. Film courtesy of Magnolia
- Adam Scott stars in HOKUM, the latest horror film from director Damian McCarthy. Film courtesy of NEON
- DINER IN AMERICA director Adam Carter Rehmeier teams up again with actor Kyle Gallner for CAROLINA CAROLINE, also starring Samara Weaving. Film courtesy of Magnolia
- Willem Dafoe, Gretta Lee, and Jake Lacy star in Kent Jones’ LATE FAME, about a poet who published a book long ago who meets with young artists and is toyed with by a talented theatre actress. Film courtesy of Magnolia
- MADDIE’S SECRET, the directorial debut from comedian John Early. Film courtesy of Magnolia
- COOKIE QUEENS, Alysa Nahmias documentary following four Girl Scouts during cookie selling season.
- North Korean students study in a South Korean School in SCHOOL FOR DEFECTORS, from SECRET MALL APARTMENT director Jeremy Workman.
- Co-directed by Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes, and filmed over ten years, ONE IN A MILLION follows a Syrian war refugee from childhood to adulthood on an extraordinary journey from Syria to Germany—and back again. Film courtesy of PBS Distribution
- New documentaries by New England filmmakers Bestor Cram (TIANANMEN TONIGHT), Tim Jackson (MARBLEHEAD MORNING), Tim O’Donnell (THE LAST YZTARI), Sara Robin (YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE), and Amy Jenkins (ADAM’S APPLE).
- IFFBoston will be screening 11 short film programs this season, including a program of animated shorts featuring PAPER TRAIL, the latest film from Don Hertzfeldt.
- IFFBoston will team up with the Mass Production Coalition to present the Ninth Annual Student Short Film Showcase, where short films selected by and representing 12 local colleges and universities will be screened. This program is free and open to the public.
This years participating schools are: Boston University, Bridgewater State University , Emerson College, Endicott College, Fitchburg State University, Lesley University, Mass Art, Middlesex Community College, Suffolk University, Tufts University, UMass Lowell, and Wheaton College
Narrative Features
ALL MY FRIENDS directed by Spike Kittrell
AS I AM directed by Pourya Azarbayjani Dow
BLUE HERON directed by Sophy Romvari
CAROLINA CAROLINE directed by Adam Carter Rehmeier
FILIPIÑANA directed by Rafael Manuel
HOKUM directed by Damian McCarthy
I LOVE BOOSTERS directed by Boots Riley
I WANT YOUR SEX directed by Gregg Araki
THE INVITE directed by Olivia Wilde
LATE FAME directed by Kent Jones
MADDIE’S SECRET directed by John Early
POWER BALLAD directed by John Carney
ROMERIA directed by Carla Simón
ROSE OF NEVADA directed by Mark Jenkin
TUNER directed by Daniel Roher
Documentary Features
AANIKOOBIJIGAN [ANCESTOR/GREAT-GRANDPARENT/GREAT-GRANDCHILD] directed by Adam Khalil & Zach Khalil
ADAM’S APPLE directed by Amy Jenkins
ALI EATS AMERICA directed by Greg Morris & Roush Niaghi
THE BIG CHEESE directed by Sara Joe Wolansky
COOKIE QUEENS directed by Alysa Nahmias
EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra
FIRST THEY CAME FOR MY COLLEGE directed by Patrick Xavier Bresnan
THE GREAT EXPERIMENT directed by Stephen Maing & Eric Daniel Metzgar
THE LAST CRITIC directed by Matty Wishnow
THE LAST YZTARI directed by Tim O’Donnell & Sam Oldmeadow
LEAVING ANGOLA directed by Andrew Kukura
MARBLEHEAD MORNING: 50 YEARS IN HARMONY directed by Tim Jackson
MATA HARI directed by Joe Beshenkovsky & James A. Smith
NEWPORT & THE GREAT FOLK DREAM directed by Robert Gordon
NUNS VS. VATICAN directed by Lorena Luciano
ONE IN A MILLION directed by Itab Azzam & Jack MacInnes
REMAKE directed by Ross McElwee
SCHOOL FOR DEFECTORS directed by Jeremy Workman
SEIZED directed by Sharon Liese
THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN directed by Eugene Jarecki
TIANANMEN TONIGHT directed by Bestor Cram & Michael Streissguth
YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE directed by Sara Robin
Narrative Shorts
THE AMBASSADOR’S DAUGHTER directed by Armon Mahdavi
BALL LIGHTNING directed by Catriona Trina Baker
BEAST OF THE SEINE directed by Jon Portman
BREADSONG directed by Katariina Aule
DADDY IS A HUNTER directed by Marcus Fahey
DADDY’S LITTLE MEATBALL directed by Yael Grunseit
DEBT I OWE directed by Zane Rizvi-Riemer
DECEMBER, DAY ZERO directed by John Robert Hammerer
DRAFT PAPER directed by Olivia Moon
FAMILY SUNDAY directed by Gerardo Del Razo
G.O.A.T. directed by Daan Bunnik
HAIL MARY directed by Zachary Fields, Carter Evan Coleman & Dylan Stanley
HIGH STREET HANGOVER directed by Anthony Matos
INSENSIBLE LOSSES directed by Amanda Williams
KOI directed by Taige Shi
THE LORD OF ALL FUTURE SPACE & TIME directed by Chris Paul Russell
ME: JFK, YOU: ICN directed by Jiyeon Kim
MOTHER MARY directed by Playdoh Kolo
MOUTHFEEL directed by Max Tullio
NOTHING BUT THE END directed by Tanguy Pichon
NOUMENA directed by Niall Cunningham
THE OLDEST directed by Cathlin McCullough
PAPER TRAIL directed by Don Hertzfeldt
PLANTY directed by Leilei Xia
RECESSES directed by Dylan Trupiano
ROOFTOP LEMPICKA directed by Hằng Lương Nguyễn
THE SPANISH LESSON directed by Simone Stadler
SZYPLIZSKI directed by Jordan Axelrod
TIHA directed by Eva Vidan
TO-GO directed by Bryan Poyser
TRANSACTION CANCELLED directed by Sebastian Kim
WHOOPIN’ directed by Justin Arnold
WINTER AFTER WINTER directed by Brandon Kaufman
WIWA directed by Mace Mayor
THE XENOGENDER directed by Masataka Ishizaki
YARD SALE directed by Karmen Dann
YOUR COOKIE directed by Ryan Harman
Documentary Shorts
ANI LIU: EYE HEART WOMB directed by Miao Wang
ARE WE BREAKING UP? directed by Mia Hagerty
BARBARA PREY: PAINTING TO SCALE directed by Joe Aidonidis
BETWEEN MOON TIDES directed by Jason Jaacks
BORN SECRET directed by Riley Fitchpatrick
A DERAILMENT directed by Nathan Truesdell
THE DREAMING GAME directed by Jordan Salvatoriello
THE FOREST IN THE TREES directed by Ben Goulet-Scott & Matt Shelley-Reade
GATORVILLE directed by Freddie Gluck
GRANDCHILD 139 directed by Gabriela Pierina Pinasco Najera
HUONG directed by Jenny Thach
IS GANG STALKING REAL directed by Theodore Collatos
JE M’APPELLE MARIIA directed by Juho Reinikainen
LIKE FATHER directed by Jared Callahan
LONG LIVE THE MAGIC: A SWIFTIE ROADTRIP directed by Jesse Erika Epstein
MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE directed by Alice Stone
A MATTER OF LIGHT directed by Anne Continelli
OH YEAH! directed by Nick Canfield
THE PETAL PUSHER directed by David Abel
A PICTURE OF MY FATHER directed by Jonathan Miller & Zach Russo
PROJECTING PROTEST directed by Tom Clement
PUISQUE TOUT BRÛLE directed by Tessa de Baudinière & Anna Ostasenko Bogdanoff
R.I.P. CHIP directed by Melodie Rosen
SHUCKING TRADITION directed by David Helfer Wells
THERE’S A SMALL HOTEL directed by Michael Grodner
TO YOUR HANDS directed by Ana Mouyis
TOXIC TIDES directed by Matt Devino
WHERE IS SAMUEL? directed by Jared Katsiane
THE ZOO directed by Mimi Chakarova
