R.M.N.
Set in a small town in Romania, R.M.N. is a challenging slow-burn that explores what happens to an insular community…
Nothing Compares
Dir. Kathryn Ferguson
Nothing Compares weaves a poignant story about one of the most misunderstood artists of our time, Sinéad O’Connor. The iconoclast…
The Falls
Dir. Chung Mong-hong
All the synopses going around the internet won’t fail to let you know that The Falls takes place at the…
A League of Their Own
Based on the 1992 classic of the same name, A League of Their Own tells the story of the Rockford…
Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story
Dir. Adam Carolla & Nate Adams
“They called me uppity. Uppity n*****. And I loved it”. That’s how this excellent documentary, about the first professional black…
Scheme Birds
Dir. Ellen Fiske & Ellinor Hallin
In Motherwell, you either “get locked up or knocked up,” or so says Gemma, a teenager on the cusp of…
Language Lessons
Dir. Natalie Morales
Most computer screen films take the horror film route as a cautionary tale about technology and how we use it.…
Zappa
Dir. Alex Winter
Frank Zappa’s creative scope could barely be defined – a mix of rock, composition, design, and in his early days…
Babyteeth
Dir. Shannon Murphy
This artistic Australian coming-of-age drama stars Eliza Scanlen (Little Women, Sharp Objects) as Milla, a teen from a dysfunctional family.…
Meeting Gorbachev
Dir. André Singer & Werner Herzog
This informative documentary about the former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev is set against modern-day interviews with him…
The Mole Agent
Dir. Maite Alberdi
Going deep undercover, integrating one’s self into a group without any suspicion, and passing out information to another party… That’s…
303
Dir. Hans Weingartner
A sweet and romantic German movie about two Berliners who meet randomly and go on a road trip to the…
The Collini Case
Dir. Marco Kreuzpaintner
A young lawyer has to defend a murderer after passing the bar only three months prior in this satisfying German…
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
In his last film, American Serb film historian Peter Bogdanovich celebrates silver screen legend Buster Keaton. The subject alone is…
Primal
Dir. Genndy Tartakovsky & Nick Powell
Disproving the notion that American animation is only for kids, the latest project from Genndy Tartakovsky (most known for Dexter’s…
Asako I & II
Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Asako is in love with Baku—deeply and almost delusionally, in a way that can only manifest in young love. But…
Midnight Traveler
Dir. Hassan Fazili
Hassan Fazili and Nargis Fazili are two filmmakers who, faced with death threats, escape their home in Afghanistan and start…
Woman at War
Dir. Benedikt Erlingsson
A calm choir leader lives a secret life as eco-warrior in this visually stunning and intelligent story about our complex…
Listen
Dir. Ana Rocha de Sousa & Female director
Sincere and direct, Ana Rocha de Sousa’s debut feature is a tragic portrayal of an immigrant family in the United…
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
Dir. Pawo Choyning Dorji
On his first day of class in the remote village of Lunana, the city teacher Ugyen asks his students what…
Beanpole
Dir. Kantemir Balagov
This heartbreaking Russian drama takes place in Leningrad six months after the end of the war. A boy is asked…
Penguin Highway
Dir. Hiroyasu Ishida
Surreal, strange, yet wondrous, Penguin Highway never takes a straightforward approach to its story. Penguins pop up out of nowhere,…
Give Me Liberty
Dir. Kirill Mikhanovsky
This movie is a wild ride, literally, since it mostly takes place on a bus driving really fast. It’s about…
