For those joining us for the Fall Focus Film Festival today, please note that Harvard Square will have multiple roads blocked off for Oktoberfest today. Please give yourself some extra time to get to the Brattle and consider taking the T rather than driving.

Just caught a showing of “Fatherland” www.imdb.com/title/tt3730... courtesy of the IFFBoston iffboston.org/series/fall-... at the Brattle @brattletheatre.bsky.social At once a period piece, a rumination on family dynamics, and a look back (and forward? ) — excellent film.

Sun, Oct 11 • Today at The Brattle IFFBoston Fall Focus IRON BOY • 12:00 MINOTAUR • 2:00 ROSE • 5:15 TENDER LOVING CARE • 7:30 No Brattle Passes brattlefilm.org / iffboston.org

What! Sarah Leavitt’s graphic memoir about her mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis *Tangles* was adapted to 2D animated film? And it‘s showing in Cambridge on Nov. 1?! iffboston.org/events/tangl...

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The Independent Film Festival Boston's Fall Focus returns to the Brattle Theatre this weekend for the first installment of their incredible two-part mini-fest. Here's our preview. Get pumped. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/10/08/i...

IFFBoston Fall Focus Preview: Five picks for the first week

IFFBoston Fall Focus returns to the Brattle this weekend for the first installment of their incredible two-part mini-fest. Get pumped.

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Heads up! A handful of extra tickets are now available for: THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK ALL OF A SUDDEN FATHERLAND CLUB KID Grab them now before we run out: iffboston.org/fallfocus

Not sure which films to see during the first weekend of the Fall Focus Film Festival? Let Boston's film critics steer you in the right direction. Check out the critics' picks from The Boston Globe, WBUR, Cambridge Day, and Vanyaland.

The Fall Focus Film Festival starts now at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social!

For @cambridgeday.com I rounded up five picks from the first round of @iffboston.bsky.social Fall Focus— catch these and many others this weekend at @brattletheatre.bsky.social!

Film foliage season: Independent Film Festival Boston is back

In the deepening of autumn, the Independent Film Festival Boston is hosting a range of new movies in the coming weeks

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"ROSE is a tragedy about history’s losers, its victims and those who don’t get to write their own story." — @sightandsound.bsky.social See it on Sunday, October 11 at The Brattle Theatre during the Fall Focus Film Festival: ow.ly/lOhC50ZVbYc

Mike Leigh returns with another astute portrait of ordinary lives, examining the complexities of aging, family, and learning to embrace life’s inevitable changes. TENDER LOVING CARE plays this Sunday, October 11 at The Brattle Theatre during the Fall Focus Film Festival: ow.ly/F7Ec50ZVbLI

LOOK BACK is a meditation on the purpose of creation itself: perhaps the only answer to life’s brevity is to create. See Hirokazu Kore-eda's adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s acclaimed manga this Saturday, October 10 at The Brattle Theatre during the Fall Focus Film Festival: ow.ly/6nqP50ZUKqU

At the height of the Cold War, the writer Thomas Mann and his daughter embark on a road trip across a divided Germany in ruins. FATHERLAND plays this Saturday, October 10 at The Brattle Theatre during the Fall Focus Film Festival: ow.ly/JuSz50ZUKjp

"A twilight fable of a city that’s changing, whose spirit remains distinct and grand and full of mystery." — Vulture THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK plays this Friday, October 9 at The Brattle Theatre during the Fall Focus Film Festival: ow.ly/B1i350ZUK3w

A high-powered executive's meticulously controlled existence unravels when professional crises, global chaos, and marital betrayal converge, pushing him toward a breaking point. MINOTAUR plays on Sunday, October 11 at The Brattle Theatre during the Fall Focus Film Festival: ow.ly/9e5K50ZUhqy

A trove of never-before-seen footage of a cocktail party in 1972 with the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance. ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM plays Friday, October 9 at The Brattle Theatre during the Fall Focus Film Festival: ow.ly/lTHm50ZUhiH

In rural France, Christophe must wear an iron brace to keep himself upright and is forced to reinvent his life away from the family farm. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, IRON BOY plays on Sunday, October 11 at The Brattle Theatre during the Fall Focus Film Festival: ow.ly/8Y7G50ZUe2H

Eight great movies to see at Boston's best film festival, utumn edition. (Pictured are Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich in Martin McDonagh's "Wild Horse Nine," the movie that may finally bring Malkovich an Oscar.)

What to Watch at IFFBoston's Fall Festival*

Eight to see at Boston's best film festival (autumn edition). Plus a few other events.

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Tickets for the Fall Focus Film Festival are on sale now for everyone! Head to iffboston.org/fallfocus to get yours before they're gone.

The full lineup for this year's Fall Focus Film Festival has arrived! Head to iffboston.org/fallfocus for the full list.

"An impeccable piece of world building that genuinely challenges us to imagine a better world." — NPR #IFFBoston2026 alum FILIPIÑANA opens today at The Brattle Theatre Get tickets at brattefilm.org.

The Fall Focus Film Festival is back! Join us October 8 – 11 and October 29 – November 1 at The Brattle Theatre for the latest films from Martin McDonagh, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hirokazu Kore-eda, and more. Head to iffboston.org for our preview of this year's titles.

The 8th Taiwan Film Festival of Boston kicks off tomorrow at the Somerville Theatre with HERO!HITO!, the true story of Chinese Taipei's climb to a world championship baseball win. Plus, on 9/17, check out BLIND LOVE, a story of queerness, gender, and cultural expectations. 🎟️ taiwanfilmfest.org

During the English Peasants' Revolt in 1381, a farmer becomes a leader of the rebellion against the Crown forces of a then-14-year-old King Richard II. THE UPRISING screens early and for free tomorrow at Phoenix Theatres Patriot Place. RSVP: focusfeaturesscreenings.com/IFFBUPRISING

"HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY! offers an effervescent spirit so often missing in this milieu, with a lovely performance from Rinko Kikuchi at its center." — IndieWire See it early and for free this Monday, August 31 at AMC Boston Common! RSVP: ow.ly/H7w150ZFWEz

A legendary New York poet rediscovers his artistic passion after befriending an eccentric group of young creatives. #IFFBoston2026 alum LATE FAME runs now through Thursday at the @brattletheatre! Get tickets at brattlefilm.org.

"FINDING EMILY has all the things a good romcom should." — Time Out See it early and for free this Tuesday at AMC Boston Common! Reserve your spot: ow.ly/NRbl50ZCHY7

Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical — until suddenly she’s living with even more drama at home than on the stage. DON'T SAY GOOD LUCK screens early and for free on August 12 at the Somerville Theatre: ow.ly/M3MN50ZwNml

"We’re watching a master storyteller attempt to impose a narrative on a life that stubbornly refuses to comply." — Sean Burns, WBUR #IFFBoston2026 Documentary Centerpiece Spotlight REMAKE opens this weekend at @thecoolidge. Head to coolidge.org for tickets.

Let's get freaky. From iconic filmmaker Gregg Araki, #IFFBoston2026 alum I WANT YOUR SEX opens this weekend! Get tickets: iwantyoursexmovie.com/tickets