Aram, an Iranian-Armenian trans youth who’s lived in the U.S. since childhood, returns to Armenia for the first time to propose to an Armenian girlfriend he met in America. On the whirlwind one-day trip, Aram encounters an array of cultural, religious, and... Read more
LGBTQ
Becks
Saturday, November 11 at 7:00pm
Singer/songwriter Becks (Tony-winning and Grammy-nominated Lena Hall) gives up her Brooklyn apartment and heads across the country to join her long-distance girlfriend (Hayley Kiyoko) in LA. But a surprise early arrival has disastrous consequences, and Becks... Read more
Call Me by Your Name
Friday, November 10 at 8:00pm
It’s the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, and Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17-year-old American-Italian boy, spends his days in his family’s 17th-century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading, and flirting with his friend... Read more
Doc Shorts: China Today
Monday, November 6 at 5:00pm
A look at education and social issues in modern China. 
Doc Shorts: Facing Adversity
Thursday, November 9 at 5:00pm
Examinations of how subjects navigate difficult issues. 
Doc Shorts: Family Drama
Friday, November 3 at 5:00pm
All families have issues, but some have more than others. 
Doc Shorts: Queer Life
Sunday, November 12 at 3:30pm
A slice of the lives of trans and queer people. 
In Between
Monday, November 6 at 7:05pm
Wednesday, November 8 at 2:05pm
Lalia (Mouna Hawa), Salma (Sana Jammelieh), and Nur (Shaden Kanboura) share an apartment in the vibrant heart of Tel Aviv. Lalia, a criminal lawyer with a wicked wit, loves to burn off her workday stress in the underground club scene. Salma, slightly more subdued... Read more
Narrative Shorts: I Do
Sunday, November 12 at 4:00pm
This program has marriage as a key feature — or a major stumbling block. 
Narrative Shorts: Mixed Emotions
Tuesday, November 7 at 7:30pm
Dramatic shorts that take you around the world and through the wringer. 
Stumped
Saturday, November 4 at 8:00pm
Young Will Lautzenheiser had moved from Boston to Montana to teach, and his future looked bright. But when he began to feel pain in his arms and legs, an examination revealed that he was being attacked by flesh-eating microbes, and his lower arms and legs were... Read more
Surviving Home
Saturday, November 11 at 12:30pm
In honor of Veterans Day, SLIFF offers a free screening of “Surviving Home,” an intimate documentary that follows four veterans over an eight-year period as they rebuild their lives after war. Interwoven with their stories are veterans' voices from across the... Read more
The Wound
Friday, November 3 at 2:30pm
Sunday, November 5 at 9:15pm
Brimming with sex and violence, “The Wound” is an exploration of tradition and sexuality set amid South Africa’s Xhosa culture. Every year, the tribe’s young men are brought to the mountains of the Eastern Cape to participate in an ancient coming-of-age ritual.... Read more