Sound of Falling
Dir. Mascha Schilinski
Previous depictions of provincial living tend to paint the pastoral experience as idyllic, simple, and much more innocent compared to…
La Grazia
Dir. Paolo Sorrentino
In his last few months as president, Mariano de Santis has a few loose ends to tie up. This includes…
Souleymane’s Story
Dir. Boris Lojkine
What is Souleymane’s Story? Right off the bat, that’s what everyone asks from Souleymane. It’s what his fellow immigrant asks,…
Pillion
Dir. Harry Lighton
Given the other depictions of BDSM on film, we weren’t sure how Pillion would turn out. Much more so with…
Young Hearts
Dir. Anthony Schatteman
Because of the progress society has made, modern day gay romances don’t need to rely on tragedy for conflict. That’s…
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Dir. David Hinton
Is there anything more lovely than hearing Martin Scorsese talk about cinema? Maybe it’s just the film nerds in us–…
Housekeeping for Beginners
Dir. Goran Stolevski
Only a few people in Dita’s house are related by blood, but you wouldn’t know that by how they move.…
The Girl with the Needle
Dir. Magnus von Horn
Given the original real-life story behind it, perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that The Girl with the Needle was so…
Touch
Dir. Baltasar Kormákur
With the internet able to connect people from miles away, the concept of the one that got away has become…
Kiss the Future
Dir. Nenad Cicin-Sain
If you’re expecting a documentary about the particular U2 concert in Sarajevo, to focus exclusively on U2, you’re not really…
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Dir. Radu Jude
With a title like this, it was expected that Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World…
Bird
Dir. Andrea Arnold
Given the genre being centered on a child protagonist, many coming-of-age stories sideline parents in the narrative, sometimes to the…
My Love Affair with Marriage
Dir. Signe Baumane
It’s not often you get a female perspective on the USSR, much less a female artist with little means. Signe…
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Dir. Anna Hints
Nakedness has been demonized or at least, has been considered inappropriate outside of certain situations. One such situation is the…
Chicken for Linda!
Dir. Chiara Malta & Sébastien Laudenbach
While the market for animation is mostly dominated by American 3D and Japanese anime, once in a while, a film…
20 Days in Mariupol
Dir. Mstyslav Chernov
Formally speaking, 20 Days in Mariupol is little more than a compilation of footage bravely collected by Mstyslav Chernov in…
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…
Three Minutes: A Lengthening
Dir. Bianca Stigter
In this documentary by Bianca Stigter, a three-minute home video of a nondescript Jewish town in Poland is examined in…
The Ugly Stepsister
Dir. Emilie Blichfeldt & Emilie Kristine Blichfeldt
There are plenty of versions of the Cinderella story, but none as brutal and nauseating as The Ugly Stepsister. For…
Man on the Run
Dir. Morgan Neville
The Beatles is the greatest musical band ever created, or at least the one with the most success, most influence,…
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
Dir. Teemu Nikki
You’ll probably never find a film like The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic. The camera is…
The Peasants
Dir. DK Welchman & Hugh Welchman
After Loving Vincent, DK and Hugh Welchman’s iconic oil paint animation initially seems like old hat, but this time the…
Beautiful Beings
Dir. Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
There are many ways through which a friendship can form, but sometimes, it’s due to compassion for someone who needs…
The Road Dance
Dir. Richie Adams
One of the worst aspects of war in general is that it always interferes with the hopes and dreams of…