SSIFF 2026: “Will You Still Be My Friend,” “Cute”

These two dramas premiering in this year’s San Sebastián International Film Festival‘s New Directors category both tackle relationships, albeit in very different shades: Lu Po-Shun’s Will You Still Be My Friend, a safe but tender portrayal of adolescent male friendship crumbling under outside influence, and Marlene Emilie Lyngstad’s bold and controversial Cute, which deals both […]

SSIFF 2026: “Sants,” “Border”

This is the first year I’ve dipped my toes into the San Sebastián International Film Festival, the long-standing event on the Spanish coast that’s celebrating its 74th edition this year. I can’t say that I’m surprised that the films I’ve watched thus far have made bold swings in both content and form, with mixed results. […]