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


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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.


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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.


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.


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


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 …


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.


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


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


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.




