Anchorage International Film Festival 2026
AIFF ~ The Ascent
- Fri, Dec 4
Director: Edward Drake, Francis Cronin, Scott Veltri Run Time: 103 min. Rating: Not rated
Starring: Mandy Horvath
After losing both legs under mysterious and traumatic circumstances, Mandy Horvath sets out to accomplish the seemingly impossible:...
AIFF ~ Chili Finger
- Mon, Dec 7
Director: Edd Benda, Stephen Helstad Run Time: 100 min. Rating: Not rated
Starring: Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Judy Greer, Sean Astin
When a small-town lawyer discovers a severed human finger in her bowl of chili, she sees an opportunity...
AIFF ~ Female Filmmaker Showcase
- Wed, Dec 9
Run Time: 116 min. Rating: Not rated
From rising talents to accomplished artists whose work has appeared at Sundance, SXSW, and Tribeca, this showcase celebrates...
AIFF ~ Stories Gone Wild: Margarita Matinee
- Thu, Dec 10
Run Time: 147 min. Rating: Not rated
Expect the unexpected in this anything-goes collection of outrageous characters, questionable decisions, absurd encounters, and wonderfully unhinged imagination....
AIFF ~ The Snake
- Thu, Dec 10
Director: Jenna MacMillan Run Time: 89 min. Rating: Not rated
Starring: Emma Hunter, Jonathan Torrens, Robin Duke, Susan Kent
When a fiercely independent forty-something woman collides with her toxic mother, her already chaotic life begins to unravel....
AIFF ~ Kikuyu Land
- Sat, Dec 12
Director: Andrew H. Brown, Bea Wangondu Run Time: 94 min. Rating: Not rated
Starring: Bea Wangondu, Mr. Mungai, Stephen Trask
In Kenya’s lush tea-growing highlands, generations of families continue to live with the consequences of land stolen during...
AIFF ~ The Long Haul
- Sat, Dec 12
Director: David Drake Run Time: 91 min. Rating: Not rated
Starring: Cole Sprouse, Jefferson White, Margo Martindale, Stephen Root, Wes Studi, Yalitza Aparicio
For decades, long-haul truck driver CJ has found refuge in the open roads of the American Southwest, keeping...