Playing as part of 2026 Doc Stories
Directors and film teams from Chuuraa, Listen, Pelo Lindo, Still Standing, They're Here, and You Do Not Exist are expected to attend for a post-screening Q&A.
This cinematic collection of six films explores the act of sensing as a way of connecting with the world around us. Through immersive soundscapes, close observation, and distinct points of view, these filmmakers turn attention into revelation, drawing us closer to what might otherwise remain unseen, unheard, or forgotten. Moving between intimate memory and collective experience, they listen closely to the vanishing sounds of nature, look beneath what appears intact, uncover what has been buried by time, and bear witness to what can be taken or erased. As the world keeps moving, these films reveal what persists and how holding onto what remains can become an act of resistance. —Mariana Finelli
Films are in alphabetical order rather than order of play. Total runtime 100 min
Chuuraa
Evgenia Arbugaeva (UK 2026, 18 min)
A Sakha scientist journeys into Siberia’s melting permafrost, where the past emerges alongside ancestral beliefs.
Listen
Taliesin Black-Brown (USA 2026, 15 min)
As memory fades and nature changes, an Alaskan sound recordist listens closely to what remains.
Pelo Lindo
Josue Garcia Prado (Guatemala 2026, 24 min)
Decades after her son’s forced disappearance, a Guatemalan mother’s enduring faith keeps his memory alive.
Still Standing
Victor Tadashi Suárez, Livia Albeck-Ripka (USA 2026, 10 min)
After the Eaton Fire, Altadena residents confront toxic contamination in homes insurers insist are safe to inhabit.
They’re Here
Laura Poitras, Rachel Lauren Mueller USA 2026, 25 min)
When masked ICE agents descend on Minneapolis, neighbors mobilize, tracking the movements of officers to protect one another.
You Do Not Exist
Dwayne LeBlanc (USA 2026, 8 min)
Beneath passing planes, a man reflects on memory, belonging, and the paths not taken.