Programmers' Picks: Jesse Knight on SIFF 2026

Reality Check

Some of the most invigorating work can be found in this eclectic mix of shorts by filmmakers redefining the nonfiction form in unexpected, ingenious, and unforgettable ways.

Silent Friend

No but seriously why am I weeping over a tree? You may be asking the same question during Hungarian master Ildikó Enyedi’s sweeping and transportive cosmic epic.

Drunken Noodles

Sumptuous, slutty, and singular.