Year-Round Calendar

From monthly Member screenings, to our free Cuban Cinema Series, check out these upcoming presentations from the Miami Film Festival.

What's on in April

April
9-19
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MFF
April
18
Narrative Feature
Forge (Marquee)

In Miami, siblings Raymond and Coco Zhang’s art forgery ring flourishes when they encounter a disgraced millionaire in need of their particular expertise.

Marquee
Q&A
The Bill Cosford Cinema
April
18
Narrative Feature
Happy Birthday

Eight-year-old maid Toha goes to great lengths to ensure that her best friend, the daughter of her employer, has a successful birthday party.

Silverspot Cinema
April
18
Narrative Feature
Melodrama

Sonia shrinks her life into a quiet apartment until the heat and rhythm of a neighboring construction site break the silence.

Q&A
Silverspot Cinema
April
18
Shorts Block
Drawn to You: Animated Shorts

Step into a world of pure imagination. From stop-motion to hand-drawn, these eight international animated shorts will dazzle and delight.

Q&A
O Cinema
April
18
Narrative Feature
Rope Tied

Literally tied together, an artist and his muse test the lengths to which humans can co-exist in this Made in MIA comedy.

Q&A
The Bill Cosford Cinema
April
18
Narrative Feature
Silent Friend

A gingko tree bears witness to the lives of three generations of people as they are transformed by the power of nature.

O Cinema
April
18
Narrative Feature
Tropical Park

During a driving lesson two Cuban siblings, a trans woman and her estranged conservative brother, face each other for the first time in years.

Q&A
Koubek Center
April
18
Documentary Feature
Revolution’s Daughter

A singular documentary on Cuba’s dictatorship told through exiled voices and led by Alina Fernández Revuelta, highlighting resilience, entrepreneurship, and hope.

Q&A
FIU
April
18
Documentary Feature
Give Me The Ball!

This intimate portrayal of tennis legend Billie Jean King reveals the inner turmoil and immense sacrifices she made to transform her sport.

Silverspot Cinema
April
18
Narrative Feature
It Would be Night in Caracas (Aun es de Noche en Caracas)

During a series of brutal protests in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2017, Adelaida’s apartment is seized, pushing her to face a chilling ultimatum: Die as herself or live as a ghost.

Q&A
Olympia Theater
April
18
Narrative Feature
On The Road (En el camino)

A queer road thriller set across Northern Mexico’s highways explores survival, sex as currency, and the cost of bodies truly opening to one another.

Silverspot Cinema
April
18
Documentary Feature
Poetry City

Armed with a typewriter and a mission, Oscar Fuentes – “The Biscayne Poet” – navigates the glitz of Miami to uncover its hidden literary soul.

Q&A
Koubek Center
April
18
Documentary Feature
Runa Simi

A Peruvian voice actor embarks on a quest to persuade Disney to dub The Lion King into Quechua, hoping to save his native language.

Q&A
The Bill Cosford Cinema
April
18
Documentary Feature
Neon Reef

A local queer couple fight to save and protect a hidden coral reef off the coast of Miami Beach.

Q&A
Silverspot Cinema
April
18
Narrative Feature
Heysel 85

Harrowing and gripping in equal measure, Heysel 85 is a riveting true story that will have its North American premiere at Miami Film Festival.

Silverspot Cinema
April
18
Documentary Feature
Everybody to Kenmure Street

In May 2021, a UK Home Office raid was launched on the first day of Eid, triggering a huge community response in the street.

O Cinema
April
18
Narrative Feature
Power Ballad (Closing Night)

An uplifting, music-driven story about a wedding singer, a rock star, and the song that comes between them.

Closing Night Film
Olympia Theater
April
18
Party/Reception
Closing Night Party

Celebrate the grand finale of the Festival at the newly renovated Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College.

Parties
Freedom Tower
April
19
Shorts Block
AV Club’s 70th Anniversary of MDPLS’ 16mm Short Film Collection

Featuring films with a Miami connection, these five short films celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Miami-Dade Public Library System’s 16mm Film Collection.

Q&A
The Bill Cosford Cinema
April
19
Narrative Feature
María Antonia

In 1950s Havana, love and jealousy threaten an Afro-Cuban woman’s fight for dignity. A new restoration of Sergio Giral’s classic film.

Retrospective
Q&A
Koubek Center
April
19
Narrative Feature
The Soundman

A gifted soundperson and a defiant actress fall in love, just as war begins to darken the airwaves in 1940s Europe.

Silverspot Cinema
April
19
Narrative Feature
The Red Hangar (Hangar rojo)

Chile, 1973. A military coup unfolds, a hangar fills, and one officer must decide what obedience will cost him.

Q&A
Silverspot Cinema
April
19
Documentary Feature
Coroner to the Stars

A fascinating documentary about Dr. Thomas Noguchi, whose autopsies of icons like Marilyn Monroe earned him the nickname “Coroner to the Stars.”

O Cinema
April
19
Narrative Feature
Kangaroo

An adorable family comedy about two unlikely friends caring for injured kangaroos in a remote Australian town.

Q&A
The Bill Cosford Cinema
April
19
Narrative Feature
The Blue Trail

A woman flees a state-mandated retirement to fulfill her dream to fly, in this bold, psychedelic, and defiant dystopian odyssey.

Koubek Center
April
19
Narrative Feature
My Friend Eva (Mi amiga Eva)

This comedy from Cesc Gay (The People Upstairs, Truman) is a reminder that it’s never too late to find love.

Silverspot Cinema
April
19
Documentary Feature
Perseverancia, un ensayo documental sobre Tomás Sánchez

A portrait of artist Tomás Sánchez, whose mystical, ecological landscapes embody beauty, freedom, and a pivotal Cuban artistic generation.

Q&A
Silverspot Cinema
April
19
Narrative Feature
I Want Your Sex

Coming to Miami Film Festival fresh from Sundance, Gregg Araki’s latest film is a wild comedy about sex and art starring Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman.

O Cinema
April
19
Episodic
M.I.A.

Restless in the Florida Keys, Etta Tiger Jonze dreams of a glittering life in Miami. But when her family’s drug-running business shatters in tragedy, Etta embarks on a dangerous journey through Miami’s neon-lit underbelly that will define who she is and what she’s ultimately capable of.

Q&A
The Bill Cosford Cinema
April
19
Narrative Feature
Colors of Time

A crowd-pleasing Cannes comedy of France past and present that is a soul-stirring, time-traveling trip for lovers of the arts everywhere.

Koubek Center
April
19
Narrative Feature
The Dinner (La cena)

Two weeks after the Spanish Civil War, a dinner is planned to celebrate Franco’s triumph. But what the victors don’t know is who’s in the kitchen …

Q&A
Silverspot Cinema
April
19
Conversations
Master Shot: Eugene Hernandez In Conversation

Eugene Hernandez, Sundance’s Festival Director and Head of Public Programming, joins Miami Film Festival for a small and intimate conversation about his career and experience working at America’s most prestigious film festival.

Miami Pool House
April
19
Narrative Feature
Homo Argentum

Argentine box office sensation Guillermo Francella portrays 16 very different characters who reflect Argentina’s modern life.

Koubek Center
April
22
Conversations
Going to Extremes: A John Waters 80th Birthday Celebration

A radical, comedy-revival show whose sermon will beg the authorities to drop a net on the filmmaker and his rabidly insane audience.

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
April
26
Narrative Feature
Best in Show – Paws in the Park

BYO dog and take in Paws in the Park, where you and your furry friend can watch Best in Show at Altos Del Mar Park on Miami Beach.

Altos del Mar Park

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