May 2026 Alumni Updates

2026 Festival alumni are beginning to make appearance at select theaters across the U.S. As new acquisitions are being announced, keep your eyes open for additional screening information in your area.

STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! Now in Theaters

Directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin document the career of Amy Goodman, co-founder, host, and executive producer of Democracy Now!, who takes on soldiers, politicians, and corporate media in a fearless pursuit of truth.

STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! is currently playing at select theaters across the U.S.

Find tickets here. >>

TIME AND WATER Arrives On Screens Soon

Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time, and water.

Sara Dosa’s TIME AND WATER comes to theaters across the US beginning May 29.

Watch the official trailer here. >>

Recent Distribution Announcements

• Strand Releasing has acquired North American rights to BARBARA FOREVER (dir. Brydie O’Connor), as actor Kristen Stewart boards as the film’s Executive Producer

•  KIKUYU LAND (dirs. Andrew H. Brown, Bea Wangondu) will have distribution with Journeyman Pictures in the UK and a theatrical release later this year

• MUBI has acquired worldwide rights to NUISANCE BEAR (dir. Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman)

• Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to SOUL PATROL (dir. J.M. Harper) and plans a theatrical release this fall