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The first big film festival of the year, this California event is the place to be if you want to discover the new works destined to become big names over the year ahead. It's also a great place to catch the films getting lots of nominations this awards season.
The festival runs from 5 to 12 January.
View Films by Strand:
- Awards Buzz - Best International Feature
- Cine Latino
- Closing Night Film
- Gayla
- Modern Masters
- Opening Night
- Queer Cinema
- Talking Pictures
- True Stories
- World Cinema Now
View previous years coverage of the Palm Springs International Film Festival festival:
Palm Springs Latest Reviews
![To Kill A Tiger](/images/stills/t/to_kill_a_tiger_2022.jpg)
Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.
![Driving Madeleine](/images/stills/d/driving_madeleine_2022.jpg)
A taxi driver drives a passenger across Paris as she recalls her life.
![Simone: Woman Of The Century](/images/stills/s/simone_woman_of_the_century_2022.jpg)
An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and transformed her era defending a humanist message still keenly relevant today.
![Desperate Souls, Dark City And The Legend Of Midnight Cowboy](/images/stills/d/desperate_souls_dark_city_and_the_legend_of_midnight_cowboy_2022.jpg)
A look at the behind-the-scenes odyssey to get Midnight Cowboy produced, as well as the tumultuous era in which the movie was released and embraced.
![The Thief Collector](/images/stills/t/thief_collector_2022.jpg)
A documentary exploring the mystery behind the infamous 1985 heist of Willem de Kooning’s seminal painting, Woman-Ochre.
![Linoleum](/images/stills/l/linoleum_2022.jpg)
When a satellite falls from orbit and crashes into the suburban home of a dysfunctional family in Ohio, the father seizes the opportunity to fulfil his dream of becoming an astronaut by re-building it into his own rocket ship. While his wife and daughter believe he's experiencing a midlife crisis, surreal events begin to unfold around him.
![Chevalier](/images/stills/c/chevalier_2022.jpg)
The true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, who rises to heights in French society as a composer before an ill-fated love affair.
![Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths](/images/stills/b/bardo_false_chronicle_of_a_handful_of_truths_2022.jpg)
An epic comedy about journalism.
![Lullaby](/images/stills/l/lullaby_2022.jpg)
Amaia has just given birth to her first daughter. She would prefer not to give up her career as a translator, but it’s not easy to balance it with her family and looking after a young child. When her partner goes away on business for seven weeks, the young woman capitulates and goes to stay with her parents in the countryside.
![Victim](/images/stills/v/victim_2022.jpg)
A Ukranian immigrant faces racism as she seeks justice.
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