Programmers' Picks: Darcy Wytko on SIFF 2026
I Love Boosters
It’s Boots Riley!
The Best Summer
Who doesn’t want to go back to 1995 and see Sonic Youth, Bikini Kill, and the Beastie Boys shot by Tamra Davis? Sign me up.
Broken English
An ode to Marianne Faithful with Tilda Swinton. Yes. Please.
I Want Your Sex
It’s Gregg Araki!
If I Go Will They Miss Me
Visionary. Walter Thompson-Hernandez is one to watch.
Paper Trail (Opening Night)
Don Hertzfeldt is a genius. Let this one break you.
Skin on Skin (Spacing OUT)
Brutal, tender, masterful. Queer yearning meets grit. Can’t stop thinking about it.
Acid City (Brave New World)
If we all live in an animated psychedelic ocean of acid someday, I hope we’re this resilient.
We Were Here (Brave New World)
What if we all start taking jobs back from AI by pretending to be household appliances? But seriously?
ERUCTATION (Reality Check)
The world record for loudest female burp is 107.3 decibels and Kaylee wants to beat it. I want Kaylee to beat it too.