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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 10d

The wait is over! Tickets for this year's #FallFocus are now available for everyone!

Head to iffboston.org to grab your tickets.

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 5h

A packed house at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social for tonight’s double feature of IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT and SENTIMENTAL VALUE!

Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 8h

Unfortunately no!

Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 11h

UPDATE: And they’re gone! There may be a few tickets available via the rush line, but those will be very limited in number.

Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 15h

🚨 Heads up! 🚨 A handful of extra tickets for IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, and THE MASTERMIND are now on sale!

These won't last long, so buy yours ASAP: ow.ly/zCFq50Xa9m6

Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 1d

A young woman from Berlin survives a countryside car crash before she gradually enters the fold of a mysterious, pained family.

Christian Petzold's MIROIRS NO. 3 plays on Sunday at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social during the #FallFocus: ow.ly/Wgtr50Xa4NQ

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 1d

As we head into the weekend, you’ll notice that a few films are “in rush.” That means that while advance tickets are sold out online, you still have a chance to get tickets by joining the rush line.

Any questions can be sent to [email protected].

Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 1d

Just confirmed! We've added a bonus film to this year's Fall Focus: THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE!

See it on Wednesday, November 5 at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social. Tickets are on sale now: ow.ly/OnSw50X9OKk

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 2d

Our 11th annual Fall Focus at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social begins now!

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Vanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 2d

Film Preview: Independent Film Festival Boston's Fall Focus returns for another installment at the Brattle Theatre, but it's a bit different than usual -- now it's two weekends long.

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IFFBoston Fall Focus 2025: Five movies to see for week one

IFFBoston's Fall Focus returns for another installment at The Brattle, but it's a bit different than usual: Now it's two weekends long.

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 2d

The air is crisp, the leaves are changing color... it's a perfect weekend to spend with us at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social 🍂🍿

This year's Fall Focus kicks off tonight with AFTER THE HUNT and QUEENS OF THE DEAD!

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

For @cambridgeday.com this week I’ve got some picks from round one of @iffboston.bsky.social’s Fall Focus, which kicks off tonight at @brattletheatre.bsky.social!

There's so much Independent Film Fest Boston it's in two parts, leading off with these five titles - Cambridge Day

Each year around this time Independent Film Festival Boston sets up shop at The Brattle Theatre for its annual Fall Focus series, a multiday bonanza of early screenings of some of the season’s most an...

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 3d

A Tibetan family in exile seeks moments of happiness, even as they grapple with the loss of their father and prepare him for the next life.

NEXT LIFE plays this Sunday, October 12 at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social during this year's #FallFocus: ow.ly/7T2150X8EL4

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 4d

"With top notch performances, richly drawn visuals, and a compelling story, SENTIMENTAL VALUE is the stuff of arthouse dreams for many." — Paste Magazine

See Joachim Trier's complex family drama this Saturday at the Brattle Theatre during the #FallFocus: ow.ly/bOoU50X6NZf

Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 4d

A magical journey through time, ARCO is a dazzling adventure about a boy from a peaceful, distant future who accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril.

See it this Saturday at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social as part of the #FallFocus: ow.ly/y1ei50X6NH8

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 5d

Four girls each spend their youth on the same farm in northern Germany. Though separated by time, their lives begin to mirror each other.

SOUND OF FALLING plays this Saturday, October 11 at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social as part of the #FallFocus: ow.ly/Pr0J50X6NwS

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 5d

"The kind of film in which the things that should be scary are funny, and the things that should be funny are terrifying." — @indiewire.com

IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU plays this Friday, October 10 at the Brattle Theatre as part of the #FallFocus: ow.ly/6gri50X6Nk1

Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 6d

A motley crew of drag queens, club kids, and frenemies must put their bickering aside and stave off the zombie apocalypse.

QUEENS OF THE DEAD plays this Thursday at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social as part of this year's #FallFocus: ow.ly/XHVz50X6G6k

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 6d

"THE PLAGUE has a familiar coming-of-age narrative, but stranger, subtler undercurrents of creeping dismay at the men these boys will become." — @variety.com

See it this Friday, October 10 at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social as part of the #FallFocus: ow.ly/9jzb50X6G2T

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 7d

Not everything is supposed to make you comfortable.

Julia Roberts leads a star-studded cast in Luca Guadagnino's AFTER THE HUNT — this year's #FallFocus opening night film!

See it this Thursday, October 9 at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social: ow.ly/cq1e50X6FM4

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 10d

The wait is over! Tickets for this year's #FallFocus are now available for everyone!

Head to iffboston.org to grab your tickets.

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 10d

Fall Focus tickets will be available to the general public soon! We’re experiencing a temporary website issue and are actively working on it.

Thanks for your patience — we’ll keep you updated here.

Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 11d

Two weekends, 27 films, one festival: the full lineup for this year's #FallFocus has arrived!

Tickers are on sale NOW for members. Tickets will go on sale to the general public tomorrow around noon.

Head to iffboston.org to take a look at the schedule, grab your tickets, or become a member.

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 18d

Schedule and ticket info will be announced soon! Stay tuned here, or sign up for our newsletter at iffboston.org.

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 18d

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet.

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 18d

SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve lead an incomparable cast in Joachim Trier’s moving drama about a director’s bid to revive his career and repair his family’s broken bonds.

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