1. Close-Up, 1990 Kanopy An ingenious docufiction classic and a passionate examination of storytelling and cinema.
4. Poetry, 2011 Tubitv A movie that aims straight for your heart and leaves you broken into a thousand pieces.
1. Sink or Swim, 1990 2.99USD on Amazon Su Friedrich’s experimental documentary combines memory and storytelling to recollect her strained relationship with her father and her fragmented sense of self.
3. Kaili Blues, 2016 Kanopy A hypnotic piece of slow cinema that disintegrates the boundaries between past and present.
3. And Then We Danced, 2020 Amazon prime Equal parts gorgeous and heartbreaking dance romance from Georgia.
4. Mid-August Lunch, 2009 Amazon prime A gorgeous, warm Italian comedy about a special kind of sleepover.
1. Fifi Howls from Happiness, 2014 Amazon prime The unknown story of "Iran's Picasso" rescued moments away from his death.
2. 1985, 2018 Amazon prime A brilliantly-acted family drama set during the height of the AIDS epidemic.
2. Secrets & Lies, 1997 Amazon A woman’s search for her birth mother sends shockwaves through a family’s world.
3. Cameraperson, 2016 Kanopy Singular, moving, and surprising—a must-see documentary that reflects on craft, memoir, and the quiet roles we play in our own lives and beyond.
4. The Double Life of Véronique, 1991 Criterionchannel A melancholic and entrancing drama that explores identity and intimate connections through two identical women whose lives briefly intersect.