International Gems | Friday, December 4, 2:30pm | Alaska Experience Theater | 8 films | 1hr 49 mins What better way to open the festival than with a cinematic journey around the world? Featuring an extraordinary range of international voices and filmmakers joining us in Anchorage, this opening-day showcase celebrates the humor, humanity, imagination, and unexpected connections that make storytelling a universal language. From Germany and Ireland to France, Poland, Finland, India, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, International Gems takes audiences on a whirlwind trip around the world, absolutely no passport required.