Miss Juneteenth / USA (Director and Screenwriter: Channing Godfrey Peoples; Principal Cast: Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, Alexis Chikaeze, Lori Hayes, Marcus M. Mauldin). Built like a bird, Turquoise Jones is a single mom who holds down a household, a rebellious teenager, and pretty much everything that goes down at Wayman’s BBQ & Lounge. Turquoise is […]

Wander Darkly / USA (Director and Screenwriter: Tara Miele; Principal Cast: Sienna Miller, Diego Luna, Beth Grant, Aimee Carrero, Tory Kittles, Vanessa Bayer). In the aftermath of a traumatic incident, Adrienne (Sienna Miller) finds herself in a disorienting state of limbo, unstuck in time and witnessing life from a distance. Forced to confront her troubled […]

  Black Bear / USA (Director and Screenwriter: Lawrence Michael Levine; Principal Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon). At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of […]

  Softie / Kenya (Director and Screenwriter: Sam Soko) Boniface “Softie” Mwangi has long fought injustices in his country as a political activist. Now he’s taking the next step by running for office in a regional Kenyan election. From the moment Boniface decides to run, telling his wife, Njeri, in passing with a hesitant laugh, […]

Run Sweeteheart Run / USA (Director and Screenwriter: Shana Feste; Principal Cast:  Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg, Aml Ameen, Dayo Okeniyi,  Shohreh Aghdashloo). Timid and hardworking single mother Shari (Ella Balinska, Charlie’s Angels) brushes away hesitations and decides to dip her toe back into the dating scene after being spurred on by her coworkers. […]

Bad hair / USA (Director and Screenwriter: Justin Simien; Principal Cast: Elle Lorraine, Vanessa Williams, Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Blair Underwood, Laverne Cox). Los Angeles, 1989. Anna Bludso (Elle Lorraine) is a scarred survivor of a scalp burn from a mild relaxer perm. She also has the smarts and ambition to be the next on-air […]

The Killing of Two Lovers / USA (Director and Screenwriter: Robert Machoian; Principal Cast: Clayne Crawford, Sepideh Moafi, Chris Coy, Avery Pizzuto, Arri Graham, Ezra Graham). David is trying to keep it together. He and his wife, Nikki, are going through a time of transition and allowing each other space to figure out what it […]

Minari / USA (Director and Screenwriter: Lee Isaac Chung; Principal Cast: Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Youn Yuh Jung, Will Patton, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho). It’s the 1980s, and David, a seven-year-old Korean American boy, is faced with new surroundings and a different way of life when his father, Jacob, moves their family from the […]

His House / United Kingdom (Director and Screenwriter: Remi Weekes; Principal Cast: Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu, Matt Smith). Many refugee stories end in the same place: a safe (if slightly bewildering) new home. And that’s where His House begins, with a Sudanese couple arriving in a quiet English town for their “happily ever after.” But […]

The Last Thing He Wanted / USA (Director: Dee Rees; Screenwriters: Marco Villalobos, Dee Rees; Principal Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez). Journalist and single mother Elena McMahon (Anne Hathaway) has rigorously investigated Contra activity in Central America for years. Frustrated when her coverage is censored, relief comes in an unexpected package: […]