# 48th Telluride Film Festival

The 48th Telluride Film Festival took place from September 2–6, 2021 in Telluride, Colorado, United States. After the cancellation of the previous year's event due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado, the festival required proof of vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours and masks worn indoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Director Barry Jenkins, who previously annually has curated the festival's Calling Cards and Great Expectations programs, was appointed as this year's guest director. Telluride honored Riz Ahmed, Jane Campion, and Peter Dinklage as the awardees of the Silver Medallion. Film historian Annette Insdorf received the Special Medallion award. Luke Dorman, Meow Wolf’s Lead Graphic Designer, was chosen as the creative behind the edition's poster.

## Official selections
### Main program

| Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| The Apaches of Athens | Dimítrios Gaziadis | Greece |
| The Automat | Lisa Hurwitz | United States |
| Becoming Cousteau | Liz Garbus | United States |
| Belfast | Kenneth Branagh | United Kingdom |
| Bergman Island | Mia Hansen-Løve | France, Germany, Sweden |
| Bitterbrush | Emelie Mahdavian | United States |
| C'mon C'mon | Mike Mills | United States |
| Citizen Ashe | Sam Pollard | United States, United Kingdom |
| Cow | Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom |
| Cyrano | Joe Wright | United Kingdom |
| The Duke | Roger Michell | United Kingdom |
| The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Will Sharpe | United States |
| Encounter | Michael Pearce | United States |
| Fauci | John Hoffman Janet Tobias | United States |
| Flee | Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Denmark |
| Fragment of an Empire | Fridrikh Ermler | USSR |
| Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song | Dayna Goldfine, Dan Geller | United States |
| The Hand of God | Paolo Sorrentino | Italy |
| A Hero | Asghar Farhadi | Iran, France |
| Julia | Julie Cohen, Betsy West | United States |
| King Richard | Reinaldo Marcus Green | United States |
| The Lost Daughter | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Greece, United States, United Kingdom, Israel |
| Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Dean Fleischer-Camp | United States |
| Muhammad Ali | Ken Burns | United States |
| Nuclear Family | Ry Russo-Young | United States |
| Petite Maman | Céline Sciamma | France |
| The Power of the Dog | Jane Campion | Australia, New Zealand |
| Procession | Robert Greene | United States |
| The Real Charlie Chaplin | James Spinney, Peter Middleton | United States |
| Red Rocket | Sean Baker | United States |
| The Rescue | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | United States, United Kingdom |
| River | Jennifer Peedom | Australia |
| The Same Storm | Peter Hedges | United States |
| Speer Goes to Hollywood | Vanessa Lapa | Israel, Austria, Germany |
| Spencer | Pablo Larraín | United Kingdom, Germany, Chile |
| Torn | Max Lowe | United States |
| Unclenching the Fists | Kira Kovalenko | Russia |
| The Velvet Underground | Todd Haynes | United States |

### Guest Director's Selections

The films were selected and presented by the year's guest director, Barry Jenkins.
| Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Chocolat | Claire Denis | France |
| Garden | Adi Barash | Israel |
| Kahlil Joseph: Selected Works | Kahlil Joseph: Selected Works | United States |
| Looking for Langston | Isaac Julien | United Kingdom |
| Russian Ark | Alexander Sokurov | Russia |
| West Indies | Med Hondo | France, Mauritania, Algeria |

### Filmmakers of Tomorrow
#### Student Prints

The selection was curated and introduced by Gregory Nava. It selected the best student-produced work around the world.
| Title | Director(s) | Production universitie(s) |
| Bad Omen | Salar Pashtoonyar | York University |
| Bitch | Bertille Estramon | Institut des Arts de Diffusion |
| Close Ties to Home Country | Akanksha Cruczynski | Columbia College Chicago |
| Lakutshon' ilanga (When the Sun Sets) | Phumi Morare | Chapman University |
| Love, Dad | Diana Cam Van Nguyen | Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague |
| No es ella (It's Not Her) | Samuel González Vera | Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión |
| Soft Animals | Renee Zhan | National Film and Television School |
| Spaces | Nora Štrbová | Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague |

#### Calling Cards

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins. It selected new works from promising filmmakers.
| Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face | Sameh Alaa | Egypt, France, Qatar, Belgium |
| Motorcyclist's Happiness Won't Fit Into His Suit | Gabriel Herrera | Mexico |
| Play It Safe | Mitch Kalisa | United Kingdom |
| Sideral | Carlos Segundo | Brazil, France |
| Spirits and Rocks: An Azorean Myth | Aylin Gökmen | Switzerland, Portugal |
| What Remains | Daniel Soares | Portugal |

#### Great Expectations

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins.
| Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Easter Eggs | Nicolas Keppens | Belgium, France, Netherlands |
| My Own Landscapes | Antoine Chapon | France |
| Noir-Soleil | Marie Larrivé | France |
| Terra Incognita | Pernille Kjaer, Adrian Dexter | Denmark |
| The Vandal | Eddie Alcazar | United States |

### Backlot

The selection included behind-the-scene movies and portraits of artists, musicians, and filmmakers.
| Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Andrei Tarkovsky: A Cinema Prayer | Andrei Tarkovsky | Italy, Russia, Sweden |
| Bernstein's Wall | Douglas Tirola | United States |
| Dark Frames | Tom Thurman | United States |
| Edna | Eryk Rocha | Brazil |
| Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind | Stig Björkman | Sweden |
| Land of Gold | Jon Else | United States |
| Songs for Drella | Ed Lachman | United States |
| Stay Prayed Up | D.L. Anderson, Matt Durning | United States |
| The Story of Looking | Mark Cousins | United Kingdom |
| Three Minutes – A Lengthening | Bianca Stigter | Netherlands, United Kingdom |
| The Village Detective: A Song Cycle | Bill Morrison | United States |

## Silver Medallion

* Riz Ahmed
* Jane Campion
* Peter Dinklage

## Special Medallion

* Annette Insdorf