Mistura
A woman's life unravels after her husband's betrayal isolates her from elite society. Embracing disregarded communities, she embarks on a transformative journey, challenging norms through a daring culinary venture that redefines her life.
Directed by Ricardo Montreuil
101 Minutes
Thursday January 29, 2026 at 4 pm
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
560 Crandon Boulevard
Sponsored by the Rohrer Family
Blue Zeus
When a wild stallion and his family are captured from Wyoming's Red Desert by the US Government, Clare Staples must fight a broken bureaucratic system in an attempt to rescue them from a shockingly inhumane and inherently corrupt system.
Directed by Rocky Romano & Miranda Winters
75 Minutes
Thursday January 29, 2026 at 6 pm
Paradise Park
530 Crandon Boulevard
Sponsored by Amerant and Olivia Easton
Opening Night screening includes VIP Cocktail Party
Cuban Voices - 3 Films
Island of Dreams
This documentary follows several Cubans from different walks of life who love their country but struggle with the conflict to stay or leave an increasingly dysfunctional government and rapidly collapsing economy.
Directed by Alvaro Jiménez & Cliff Orloff
60 Minutes
Calzada: Reconstructing Havana
Cuban-American artist Humberto Calzada rebuilds on canvas the Havana he remembers. In the process he draws a profile of Cuban exile in America, and his own biography.
Directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley
20 Minutes
Calzada: Reconstructing Havana Trailer
I Love You
The story of director Carolina Lucy Hassan’s Cuban grandparents, and how they fled communism in the early 1960's.
Directed by Carolina Lucy Hassan
12 Minutes
Friday January 30, 2026 at 10 am
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
560 Crandon Boulevard
The Snake and The Whale
The corrupt history and coverup behind federal dams decimating fish populations and endangering Southern Resident Orcas.
Directed by John Carlos Frey
90 Minutes
The Snake and The Whale Trailer
Friday January 30, 2026 at 12 pm
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
590 Crandon Boulevard
Shorts on the Edge + Florida Portraits - 9 Films
Shorts on the Edge
A deeply entertaining slate of short films that touch on madness or unhinged behavior, at times funny other times troubling but always times poignant.
- Uncle Johnny - Directed by Margaux Susi
- Fou - Directed by Gabriyèl Barlatier
- Those Cabaret Girls - Directed by David Chocarro
- Red Connection - Directed by Jorge I. Goyco Diaz
- High Street Hangover - Directed by Anthony Matos
Florida Portraits
Meet Florida men and women whose colorful lives are inextricably intertwined with Florida's unique topography and wild nature. From rum distillers to magicians to plant lovers and fishing fanatics, enjoy a series of unique but quintessentially Floridian characters.
- The Everglades: Beneath the Surface- Directed by Mac Stone
- Casey Zap - Directed by Jacopo Fantastichini
- Salt Cured Lift - Directed by & Cassidy Rast & Odin Wadleigh
- Houdini II - Directed by Daniel McKee
Friday January 30, 2026 at 2 pm
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
590 Crandon Boulevard
Sequoias of the Sea
This film explores the environmental and cultural devastation of a California town following the loss of its kelp forests, and dives into the lives of the fishermen, tribes, scientists, and community working together to restore a habitat devastated by climate change.
Directed by Natasha Benjamin & Ana Blanco
54 Minutes
Friday January 30, 2026 at 4 pm
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
590 Crandon Boulevard
River of Grass
An ode to the Florida Everglades past and present, told through the prescient writings of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and those who today call the region home.
Directed by Sasha Wortzel
83 Minutes
Friday January 30, 2026 at 5 pm
Rosenstiel School Auditorium
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Sponsored by the Plaus Family
Programmer's Choice screening includes VIP Cocktail Party
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
An award-winning documentary exploring the groundbreaking career of Oscar-winning, deaf actress Marlee Matlin.
Directed by Shoshannah Stern
97 Minutes
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Trailer
Saturday January 31, 2026 at 10 am
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
590 Crandon Boulevard
Kip Kroeger's Hollywood Path: From Student Films to the Emmy Awards - Fireside Chat
Fireside chat with Kip Kroeger, producer of Ted Lasso, Shrinking, & Bad Monkey
Kip Kroeger is an Emmy Award-winning television producer known for his work on critically acclaimed comedies, and the upcoming Mexican-American dramedy Las Tres Sisters.
Saturday January 31, 2026 at 12 pm
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
590 Crandon Boulevard
News without a Newsroom
Unprecedented exploration into journalism's uncertain future in the digital age. Examining the collapse of traditional media, the rise of misinformation, and the fight to preserve truth, trust, and accountability in an era of disruption.
Directed by Oana Martisca
80 Minutes
News without a Newsroom Trailer
Saturday January 31, 2026 at 2 pm
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
590 Crandon Boulevard
Anxiety Club
Funny, deep and hopeful, Anxiety Club is a documentary that captures the experience of anxiety through the eyes of comedians, and explores their efforts to overcome their angst.
Directed by Wendy Lobel
86 Minutes
Saturday January 31, 2026 at 4 pm
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
590 Crandon Boulevard
Screening includes Q&A with director Wendy Lobel
Ethan Bloom
Ethan Bloom paints a raw and authentic portrait of adolescence, exploring the struggles of an awkward teenager navigating the loss of his mother, his search for faith, and the pressures of his father's expectations.
Directed by Herschel Faber
95 Minutes
Saturday January 31, 2026 at 6 pm
Paradise Park
530 Crandon Boulevard
Sponsored by the Thornton Family
Closing Night screening is free and requires a free ticket.
VIP Cocktail Party ticket includes the free screening ticket.
Spotlight on Youth Showcase - 6 Films
Spotlight on Youth Showcase
Each fall, the Key Biscayne Film Festival offers a Youth Filmmakers' Workshop, free to all who would like to attend, animated by local filmmakers. This past year, writer/director Frank Kelly expounded on the elements of storytelling for local middle and high school students. These films are from the students of this class.
- Pi Day - Directed by Sasha Estefan-Coppola
- Expect Myself - Directed by Gabriela Mesa-Jaramillo
- Earth Day - Directed by Chiara Bergonzi & Daniella Bergonzi
- Key of Time - Directed by Nikolay Marcelo Nedev
- Outside the Box - Directed by Andrew Jesus Gonzalez
Shoot Happens
The short film Shoot Happens is about a group of students who want to save their club by winning a film festival prize. Created by and starring film students from Florida Atlantic University. Directed by Ted deChatelet.
Sunday February 1, 2026 at 12 pm
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
590 Crandon Boulevard
Sponsored by the Key Biscayne Children and Education Fund
Everyday Heroes - 2 Films
On Firm Ground
In a race against time, two people battling Parkinson's undergo brain surgery to reclaim their lives while a devoted friend leads an inspiring campaign for a cure.
Directed by Justin Jay Jones
70 Minutes
Real Wonder Women
This film explores the lives of three immigrant women living in Miami, and the obstacles they overcome to achieve extraordinary feats.
Directed by Debora de Sola Habsburg
50 Minutes
Sunday February 1, 2026 at 2 pm
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
590 Crandon Boulevard
Naked Ambition
Naked Ambition explores the life and career of photographer Bunny Yeager, who had a huge influence in 20th-century pop culture. From popularizing the bikini, helping discover Bettie Page, shaping the image of Playboy or inventing the selfie, Bunny was a trailblazer whose work helped pave the way for the feminist movement and the sexual revolution.
Directed by Dennis Scholl
73 Minutes
Sunday February 1, 2026 at 4 pm
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
590 Crandon Boulevard
Schindler Space Architect
Austrian-born and educated, R.M. Schindler laid the foundation for what now is considered the California lifestyle of indoor-outdoor living. This documentary explores his richly complex work, with its influences and illuminates Schindler’s philosophy of Space Architecture as contrasted with the International Style. It reexamines Schindler’s complicated relationship with his mentor Frank Lloyd Wright and his rival Richard Neutra. The film affirms the singular genius of one man, and the eternal challenge every artist faces to stay true to their vision in an effort to leave a lasting impact.
Directed by Valentina Ganeva, Narrated by Meryl Streep & Udo Kier
90 Minutes
Schindler Space Architect Trailer
Sunday February 1, 2026 at 6 pm
Paradise Cinema (Village Chamber)
590 Crandon Boulevard
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