FLOW Spotlight Film
Flow has been selected to represent Latvia in the 2025 Oscars International Feature Film race.
ANIMATED FEATURE A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. Steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.
Belgium /France/Latvia
100% Rotten Tomatoes "It’s as if Zilbalodis decided to dump an ocean’s worth of water in the Uncanny Valley. Still, animal-loving viewers will bond almost instantly with the cat and its motley companions." ---Peter Deburge Variety
Closing Night Film | San Diego Premiere
Selected as Germany's Official International film contender for Oscars 2025
CIFF is honored to present a special screening of The Seed of the Sacred Fig, a searing drama by acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof. Known for his fearless criticism of authoritarian regimes, Rasoulof has long been a target of Iran’s hardline conservative government. Facing persecution for his work, Rasoulof was forced to flee Iran to avoid an eight-year prison sentence—yet even in exile, his commitment to storytelling remained unshaken.
Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. As political unrest erupts in the streets, Iman realizes that his job is even more dangerous than expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful, even of his own wife Najmeh and daughters Sana and Rezvan.
OPENING NIGHT FILM + AFTER PARTY
Red Carpet Screening - Cocktail Attire
Enjoy a pre-screening glass of champagne and photos on the red carpet.
Tickets for Opening Night include both the screening and the after-party / they are not sold separately
UNSTOPPABLE (San Diego Debut Screening)
SYNOPSIS: Anthony Robles, despite being born without a right leg and growing up in an abusive household, rises to become a NCAA Division 1 Champion wrestler ultimately winning a national championship against the school that rejected him, national powerhouse Iowa. (Based on the book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion, by Anthony Robles and Austin Murphy.)
CAST: Jharrel Jerome, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Anthony Robles with Don Cheadle and Jennifer Lopez
DIRECTOR: William Goldenberg
SCREENPLAY BY: Eric Champnella and Alex Harris and John Hindman
PRODUCERS: Ben Affleck, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Anthony Robles, Andrew Fraser, Gary Lewis, David Crocket
The Opening Night continues at The Tavern. A Coronado hotspot with a rustic elegant vibe that will serve up hosted classic cocktails, and comfort-food bites. Additional no-host menu items will be available.
AFTER PARTY AT THE TAVERN
1310 Orange Avenue
8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Immediately following the 7pm showing of the Opening Night feature, head over to the Red Carpet After Party - 4pm attendees can head over at 8:30pm and get the party started!
An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve. A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning.
In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse
many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere.
Deeply disquieting and indeed enraging. --Peter Bradshaw Top Critic The Guardian
Critics Consensus 100% Rotten Tomatoes
Accumulating immense emotional power as it methodically uncovers a grave injustice, Sugarcane is one of the most compelling and important documentaries of the year.
Red Carpet Screening
Enjoy a pre-screening glass of champagne and photos on the Red Carpet.
A REAL PAIN, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin.
Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg
Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
“One of the best films of the year.” Awardswatch
The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) welcomes makers and lovers of film from all over the world to the storied seaside village of Coronado, California to celebrate the magical art of visual storytelling. Coronado’s enduring love affair with Hollywood began more than a century ago.