Opening & Closing Films

Opening Film

SPIRIT OF ECSTASY (La Vénus d’argent) Director: Héléna Klotz 95 min | 2023 | France |French Jeanne is 24 years old. She lives on a military base with her father, a police officer, and her little brother and sister. She’s determined to make it in the world of finance. Not for the glory or wealth, but because it’s leading her on the path to freedom.

Closing Film

MUTT Director: Vuk Lungulov-Klotz 87 min | 2023 | USA | English, Spanish Feña, a young trans guy bustling through life in New York City, is faced with an increasingly challenging day. Over 24 hours, his foreign father, his straight ex-boyfriend, and his 13-year old half-sister thrust back into his life.