As the world around us shifts in new and unexpected ways, we look to cinema and its makers to tell the stories of our time. Mind the Gap continues to proudly champion the bold female and nonbinary filmmakers telling these stories. Their clarity of vision empowers us, and their audacious work helps us find our way forward. This year, our program features a wave of exceptional emerging talent shaping the future of film and our collective imagination. We hope our screenings and conversations inspire you, and look forward to seeing you at the festival.

Mind the Gap is a platform for inclusion and equity, committed to helping marginalized filmmakers break through the gatekeeping that has long made the industry exclusionary and help undo a harmful history of defaults.