October 16, 2019
BIRD BOX
DescriptionBiosContactDescription In this unpredictable sci-fi thriller, based on the bestselling novel of the same name, a mother, Malorie (Sandra Bullock), and two children navigate a hostile, even demonic landscape after an apocalyptic event. As Malorie confronts her ambivalence toward motherhood while learning the rules of her new uncertain existence, she and a small group of...
October 16, 2019
BIRDIE
DescriptionBiosContactDescription A casual gesture of friendliness quickly spirals into a paralyzing moment for a woman on a train. Bios Classically trained as an actress, Shelly Lauman comes to filmmaking via a career on some of Australia’s most prestigious stages. She earned her MFA in Directing at the AFI Conservatory (Class of 2015) and is the...
October 16, 2019
THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
DescriptionBiosDescription Joel and Ethan Coen have crafted another musical yarn, this time as a wildly entertaining anthology of short films based on a fictional book of “Western tales.” So saddle up for these brilliantly bizarre ballads of mortality, brutality and fortune, performed by an ensemble cast of settlers and scoundrels, including Tim Blake Nelson as...
October 16, 2019
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
DescriptionBiosDescription Filmmaker John Chester documents the eight-year effort of an ambitious, life-changing personal venture: moving out of Los Angeles with his wife, Molly, and building a diverse, sustainable farm. We follow the highs and lows of this adventure, as the couple takes a barren, drought-ridden land in the foothills and transforms it into an orchard...
October 16, 2019
ASH IS PUREST WHITE (JIANGHU ER NV)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription It's 2001, and Qiao (Zhao Tao) is the tough-minded girlfriend of low-level gangster Guo Bin (Liao Fan), who runs a nightclub and gambling den. When Guo Bin is attacked on the street by a group of thugs on motorcycles, Qiao spares no time in putting everything on the line for her boyfriend: She jumps...
October 16, 2019
BABY BROTHER
DescriptionBiosDescription My baby brother moves back in with our parents. Bios Kamau Bilal is a Black-American filmmaker working in Central Missouri. He was named one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2018 by Filmmaker Magazine. His work has earned critical praise and been featured in The New York Times, Filmmaker Magazine, Hammer To...
October 16, 2019
ANGELS ARE MADE OF LIGHT
DescriptionBiosDescription Filmed over three years, the latest documentary from James Longley follows students and teachers at a school in an old neighborhood of Kabul that is slowly rebuilding from past conflicts. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, the film offers an intimate and nuanced vision of a society living in the shadow...
October 16, 2019
APPLIED PRESSURE
DescriptionBiosDescription Ease the pain from past physical and mental distress. The body remembers. Aches may linger. Lay prone, breathe deeply, release tension, let go of the pain. Bios Experimental animator Kelly Sears recasts and reframes American archetypes and institutions to reimagine our own social and political legacy. Through combining animated photographic and film documents with...
October 16, 2019
AMATEURS (AMATÖRER)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription The small Swedish town of Lafors wants a fresh start. When German investors show interest in building their superstore in the hamlet, community leaders decide to create a promotional video. Tasked with the project, local official Musse turns to high school students for help. Aida and Dana pick up their phones and begin filming....
October 16, 2019
AMAZING GRACE
DescriptionDescription A documentary presenting Aretha Franklin with choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles, in January 1972.
