International Competition / Opening Ceremony

The Baltimorons
Jay Duplass
2025 / United States / 1h41 / 14 (16)

Swiss Premiere

In presence of Michael Strassner (Wed + Thu)

Screening preceded by the festival’s official opening ceremony

On Christmas Eve, Cliff, a newly sober actor, breaks a tooth. He heads to Didi, a dentist with a demeanor as strict as a sermon. What should have been a routine medical emergency soon turns into an urban odyssey filled with unlikely encounters, awkward mishaps, and disarming confessions. Amid the snowy streets of Baltimore, the Duplass brother delivers a bittersweet romantic comedy in the spirit of Hal Ashby, where two lost souls brush past, collide, and ultimately recognize each other.

Language : English

Subtitles : French

With : Michael Strassner, Liz Larsen & Olivia Luccardi

 

The International Competition aims to showcase the very best of contemporary international comedy, in all its diversity!

The selected films compete for the following awards:

The Golden VIFFF
CHF 2,000

Youth Jury Award
CHF 500
offered by the Brentano Foundation

Audience Award
CHF 500