The sound of silence / USA (Director: Michael Tyburski; Screenwriters: Ben Nabors, Michael Tyburski; Producers: Ben Nabors, Michael Prall, Tariq Merhab, Charlie Scully, Mandy Tagger Brockey, Adi Ezroni; Principal Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori, Austin Pendleton). A self-taught scientist, Peter (Peter Sarsgaard) works in New York as a “house tuner”—a unique, highly specialized profession he’s […]

Paradise Hills / Spain, USA (Director: Alice Waddington; Screenwriters: Nacho Vigalondo, Brian DeLeeuw; Producers: Adrián Guerra; Núria Valls; Principal Cast: Emma Roberts, Danielle Macdonald, Awkwafina, Eiza González, Milla Jovovich, Jeremy Irvine). When Uma wakes up alone on a strange island called Paradise, she instantly suspects it’s anything but. Helmed by the Duchess (Milla Jovovich), Paradise Hills is […]

Sonja: The white swan / Norway (Director: Anne Sewitsky; Screenwriters: Mette Marit Bølstad, Andreas Markusson; Producers: Cornelia Boysen, Synnøve Hørsdal; Principal Cast: Ine Marie Wilmann. Valene Kane, Eldar Skar, Anders Mordal, Pål Sverre Hagen, Aidan McArdle). Before there were the Ice Capades, there was Sonja Henie. In 1936, Henie has three Olympic gold medals and 10 […]

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 […]

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 […]