A hard-partying New York City club promoter gets the surprise of his life when the 10-year-old son he never knew existed suddenly arrives. Funny, heartfelt, and bursting with late-night energy, Club Kid has all the makings of a festival favorite. This film is one to have on your radar!

A cinematic time capsule more than 50 years in the making, filmmaker William Greaves brings together the luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance for an extraordinary 1972 gathering filled with stories, arguments, laughter, and reflection. Newly restored from 16mm and completed by Greaves’ son David, Once Upon a Time in Harlem is a rare glimpse inside a cultural movement from the people who lived it.

South Korea’s official Academy Awards entry and a Grand Jury Prize winner at Venice, Possible Love marks the return of acclaimed director Lee Chang-dong (Burning, Secret Sunshine). A razor-sharp exploration of relationships, class, and desire, this is essential viewing for anyone keeping an eye on the international awards conversation.

Fresh off winning the TIFF People’s Choice Award, La Bola Negra arrives at DFF with some serious festival credentials. Spanning nearly a century of Spanish history through the interconnected lives of three men, this visually stunning epic weaves desire, memory, and generational trauma into a story as ambitious as it is deeply personal.

When a shy housewife lands a tiny role in a community theater production, she transforms into a fiercely committed method actor willing to fight for every second of stage time. Witty, unpredictable, and delightfully absurd, The Debut is the kind of offbeat discovery that festival audiences love to stumble upon.

The true story of gifted actor Ian Charleson, who faces his greatest challenge with honesty, wit, and extraordinary courage. Deeply moving and ultimately uplifting, Elsinore is a stirring portrait of an artist turning his most difficult chapter into one of his greatest triumphs.