DOGMAN

DescriptionBiosContactDescription Matteo Garrone's latest film is a gripping drama about Marcello, a gentle yet cowardly dog groomer who finds himself caught up in Italy’s criminal underworld. Marcello forms a dangerous, one-sided relationship with former boxer and cokehead Simone, who terrorizes the community. Before long, Marcello is part of his reckless antics. It is only after...

DOWN THERE

DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription A blissful night is unexpectedly interrupted by a sound from downstairs. Different reactions are triggered as well as indifference. Bios Zhengfan Yang started making films after he graduated from law school. Together with Shengze Zhu, he co-founded Burn The Film in 2010. His debut feature DISTANT has screened at Locarno, Warsaw and Vancouver, among...

FAMILY

DescriptionBiosContactDescription Kate Stone (Taylor Schilling) is career-focused, and enjoys her life that way. Her brash attitude keeps relationships at arm's length, making her an outcast in her own right. When her estranged brother calls asking her to babysit her tween niece Maddie, Kate reluctantly agrees to help. But babysitting overnight unexpectedly turns into a week,...

FAUVE

DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Set in a surface mine, two boys sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer. Bios Driven by a passion for Skateboarding, Jeremy Comte directed his first short documentary FEEL THE HILL at 18 years old, and was included in the Banff Mountain Film Festival’s tour. His latest...

THE FAVOURITE

DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription In THE FAVOURITE, director Yorgos Lanthimos showcases his uniquely dark humor with a story of royal intrigue, jealousy and betrayal. Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) sits on the English throne in the early 18th century while her close friend, Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz), governs the war with the French and tends to Her Majesty's every...

DESERT RATS

DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Out in the Salt Flats, people think nothing can survive, but Lily did. Directed by AFI Conservatory Directing Workshop for Women alumna Shaz Bennett. Bios Shaz Bennett’s (AFI Directing Workshop for Women, Class of 2012) debut feature ALASKA IS A DRAG has won numerous awards in festivals. Bennett's television writing credits include THE GLADES...

DESTROYER

DescriptionBiosDescription In the tradition of films such as HEAT, TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA and TRAINING DAY, director Karyn Kusama drops us into the world of Erin Bell (Nicole Kidman), a hardened LA detective who, many years ago, barely survived a brutal undercover operation. When a dead body turns up on the concrete banks...

DIAMANTINO

DescriptionBiosDescription He's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but when Portuguese soccer god Diamantino is on the field, his head filled with visions of giant Pekingese puppies frolicking in cotton-candy clouds, he transforms into a football Adonis with a heart of gold. But when he misses a crucial penalty kick, costing his troubled nation...

THE DIVE (HATZLILA)

DescriptionBiosContactDescription Leaving Tel Aviv to return to the small kibbutz near the Israel-Lebanon border where he grew up, sensitive, battle-scarred veteran Yoav knows all too well the emotional (and literal) battleground he’s about to step into. With gung-ho, my-country-right-or-wrong brother Itai and youngest brother Avishai, who’s deeply ambivalent about his upcoming tour of duty, the...

ENEMIES: THE PRESIDENT, JUSTICE & THE FBI

DescriptionDescription Inspired by Tim Weiner’s book “Enemies: A History of the FBI,” this four-part documentary series executive-produced by Alex Gibney explores the complex history of conflict between the FBI and U.S. presidents. In the episode “That’s What Friends Are For,” the series takes a deep dive into the Reagan administration and their involvement in the...

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