Director Matthew Porterfield (featured on EK for PUTTY HILL) follows up with his third feature film entitled I Used To Be Darker. A graceful focus on the strength of family bonds.

Yes No Yes Yes Go indulges our senses to a glitch-filled experimental experience, as the semi-doc-fantasy-narrative pulls us through the events of a youthful and energetic music festival. An unique vision by director Andrew Morgan.

A theater troupe in the business of creating personalized experiences for their clients drives the fantasy drama of Brian Jin’s gorgeous The Customized Play // 맞춤희곡. A very promising feature filled with hope, nostalgia, loss, and solace. Can’t wait to watch this one.

Prolific South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-Soo (previously mentioned for his work THE DAY HE ARRIVES) is at it again with his latest feature entitled Nobody’s Daughter Hae-Won // 누구의 딸도 아닌 해원. His films may always comprise of the same story elements, but the overall sum of the parts reflect a refreshing approach to his themes of unforgiving and impossible love.

In Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ The Kings of Summer (originally titled as Toy’s House), teenage rebellion hits the great natural wonders of the outdoors. A comedy for the young runaways in us all.

Experiments in sound design and mind control blend into intriguing possibilities in Antonio Tublén’s latest piece entitled LFO.

Filmmaker Anand Gandhi explores the age-old idea of Theseus’ paradox, and projects these wildly philosophical findings onto his latest experimental narrative feature entitled Ship of Theseus. More perplexing back-story after the jump!

Kees Brienen’s hard-hitting and extremely personal documentary Dead Body Welcome throws us into the unavoidable pit of human mortality, and takes us on a journey to hopefully find peace and resolve.

Director Sally El Hosaini focuses her gaze on two British Arab brothers, and entangles them around the bittersweet coming-of-age hardships sculpted in her latest feature length film My Brother The Devil. More info after the jump.

Director / writer Ron Morales throws us amidst the unraveling chaos of underhanded politics, blackmail, underworld trades, and wrongful kidnappings in Graceland.

A tragic minor dispute amidst a country in wartime sets off a wave of ripples that echo into the lives of the friends and family in an uncertain future. The war may be over, but the scars shall remain forever in Srdan Golubović’s Circles // Krugovi.

While Vladimir Putin reigns, the feminist punk-rock-influenced activists of Pussy Riot aren’t far behind in protesting against his rulership. Directors Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin document these historical moments in Pussy Riot — A Punk Prayer.

A woman experiences a whirlwind of fragmented memories past, present, and future while visiting family in the drama-documentary feature film Memories Look At Me // 記憶望著我. Directed and starring Fang Song. Check out more after the jump.

Computer programming, young geniuses, chess, and the ineffable mumblecore-stylings of director / writer Andrew Bujalski, in the black-and-white comedy entitled Computer Chess.

Filmmaker Jane Campion directs / writes a 7-part televised series entitled Top of the Lake. A prominently edgy and wondrously cinematic detective story sponsored by the Sundance Channel.

The exploration of an adult reaching adulthood, in drama-comedy Frances Ha, transposes the coming-of-age tale into contemporary times. The latest directorial effort from Noah Baumbach, with co-writing credits to the star of the feature Greta Gerwig. Check it out after the jump.

After Lucía // Después de Lucía, a film by Michel Franco, follows a young woman silently struggling through an onslaught of bullying, humiliation, and grief. A good complement to our recent post for short film TO THIS DAY.

Filmmaker Ulrich Seidl examines the virtues and capacities of Love // Liebe, Faith // Glaube, and Hope // Hoffnung in a trilogy meant for the shores of paradise.

Berkeley-California-raised Director / writer Jonathan Singer-Vine shares a powerful perspective on Oakland youth & gang culture in his feature film debut Licks.

Director / writer / producer Pablo Berger re-imagines the classic tale of Snow White, in his latest black and white silent film homage Blancanieves. Automatic comparisons to Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist (previously featured on EK here) may arise, but past the monochrome glaze and boxish aspect ratio, Berger’s film stands firmly as its own voice of unique storytelling.