Gaza / Ireland, Canada. Facing the serene Mediterranean Sea, 17-year-old Karma Khaial stands at the water’s edge and senses freedom. But in Gaza, the sea is yet another wall restricting the lives and dreams of its inhabitants. This elegantly shot and masterfully crafted portrait of Palestinian life offers a rare chance to be immersed in the heart of […]

Sweetheart / USA (Director: JD Dillard; Screenwriters: JD Dillard, Alex Theurer, Alex Hyner; Producers: Jason Blum, JD Dillard, Alex Theurer, Alex Hyner, Bill Karesh; Principal Cast: Kiersey Clemons, Emory Cohen, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Andrew Crawford. (Washing ashore onto a desolate island, Jen (Kiersey Clemons) has already survived a harrowing ordeal. Stranded and alone, she searches for shelter. Finding only the […]

Animals / United Kingdom, Ireland. Australia (Director: Sophie Hyde; Screenwriter: Emma Jane Unsworth; Producers: Sarah Brocklehurst, Rebecca Summerton, Cormac Fox, Sophie Hyde; Based On The Novel By Emma Jane Unsworth; Principal Cast: Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat). Would-be writer Laura (Holliday Grainger) and her free-spirited bestie Tyler (Alia Shawkat) share a messy Dublin apartment and a hearty appetite for […]

Honeyland / Macedonia. In a deserted Macedonian village, Hatidze, a fiftysomething woman in a bright yellow blouse and green headscarf, trudges up a hillside to check her bee colonies nestled in the rocks. Serenading them with a secret chant, she gently maneuvers the honeycomb without netting or gloves. Back at her homestead, Hatidze tends to […]

Light from light / USA (Director and Screenwriter: Paul Harrill; Producers: James M. Johnston, Kelly Williams, Toby Halbrooks, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Headington, Theresa Steele; Principal Cast: Marin Ireland, Jim Gaffigan, Josh Wiggins, Atheena Frizzell, David Cale). Single mom Shelia, gifted with sometimes-prophetic dreams, moonlights as a paranormal investigator while working at a car-rental service counter and raising her teenage son, Owen. […]

Little Monsters  / Australia (Director  and Screenwriter: Abe Forsyth; Producers: Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Keith Calder, Jess Wu Calder; Principal Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Alexander England, Josh Gad). After a rough breakup, directionless Dave (Alexander England) crashes at his sister’s place and spends his days expanding his young nephew’s questionable vocabulary. When an opportunity arises to chaperone an upcoming school […]

Wounds / USA, United Kingdom (Director  and Screenwriter: Babak Anvari; Producers: Lucan Toh, Christopher Kopp; Principal Cast: Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman). Brad William Henke  ). Will is a bartender in New Orleans. He has a great job, great friends, and a girlfriend, Carrie, who loves him. He skates across life’s surface, ignoring complications and concentrating on enjoying the […]

Souvenir / United Kingdom (Director and Screenwriter: Joanna Hogg; Producers: Luke Schiller, Joanna Hogg; Principal Cast: Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, Tilda Swinton). Between script pitches and camera setups, Julie hosts a film-school cohort party where she meets a mysterious man named Anthony. A few days later, Anthony invites Julie to a grand hotel and asks to stay with […]

Photograph / India (Director: Ritesh Batra; Screenwriter : Ritesh Batra; Producers: Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani; Principal Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui). Sanya Malhotra Rafi works as a street photographer in frenzied Mumbai, snapping improvised portraits for tourists at the city’s landmarks. When his ailing grandmother—who has always hoped that Rafi would start a family—comes to visit, he scrambles […]

Greener Grass / USA. (Directors and Screenwriters: Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe; Produced By  Natalie Metzger; Principal Cast: Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe, Beck Bennett, Neil Casey, Mary Holland, D’Arcy Carden).  Jill and Lisa live in their perfect homes in their idyllic suburban community with their happy families. Their days are spent in the grocery store exchanging fashion tips and at […]