Film critic and programmer Tayler Montague moves behind the camera to create this beautifully observed and deeply felt portrait of a Black family in the Bronx who find what they need in each other when the power goes out in the summer of 2003. JA

A woman facing an inevitable loss escapes her loneliness — and the constant din of the hospital — through vivid childhood memories. This animated NFB collaboration between Festival alumni Jordan Canning and Howie Shia is a tender, bittersweet exploration of both grief and the connections that can be found in unlikely places. LISA HALLER

As she prepares to leave her home in Kazakhstan for a new life in London, a young university tutor feels conflicting emotions about her decision, in this remarkably astute and compelling drama by Zhannat Alshanova. JA

Memories are awakened and immediately captured on camera after a collection of photos and videos that had been stored unseen for decades is unearthed. Director Sophy Romvari’s profoundly elegant and deeply personal documentary pieces together a family’s past of unspoken grief. LH

Will Ferrell, William Jackson Harper, and Fred Hechinger are all in top form in this hilarious comedy about a therapy session that goes off the rails. David marks the directorial debut of actor Zach Woods (Silicon Valley, The Office). JASON ANDERSON

Winter drags on, but when a young man stumbles upon the dynamic world of underground wrestling his life takes a turn, in this remarkably impressive exploration of self that pushes boundaries and blurs genre expectations. LH

In this warm, wise, and irrestibly energetic film by Dutch director Vincent Tilanus, the tight friendship between two queer teens, Cas and Naomi, is imperilled by the many complications that go along with growing up and becoming who you need to be. JA