Feature Film

Pip Chodorov‘s 2010 documentary Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film colloquially introduces his audience to the foremost influential experimental filmmakers of the 20th century.
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The ABCs of Death is an omnibus of horror shorts from a variety of directors around the world, where the viewers get to vote what each letter represents (example: T is for Toilet by Lee Hardcasle).
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A young boy’s illness puts forth a multitude of dramatic challenges for his two parents. A true-to-life story based on the accounts of actress / director Valérie Donzelli.
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Guy Maddin‘s 2011 Keyhole delves into a fantastical tale about a husband trying to reach his wife in their own household.
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David Gelb‘s 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi enters the world of Japan’s most renown sushi chef, Sukiyabashi Jiro.
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One-sided romances can be quite tricky, especially when the person you’re in love with comes back from the dead. As is the case for one particular young man in The Deagol Brothers‘ 2008 indie drama debut MAKE-OUT with VIOLENCE. Distribution by Factory 25.
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Nadine Labaki‘s 2011 Where Do We Go Now? (Et Maintenant, On Va Où) centers on a village of Lebanese women who utilize indirect / unorthodox methods to ease the constant fighting between their Christian and Muslim brothers.
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Lech Majewski‘s 2011 feature The Mill and the Cross expertly adapts / dramatizes the making of Pieter Bruegel’s 1564 masterpiece The Way to Cavalry.
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Bertrand Bonello‘s 2011 House of Tolerance (L’Apollonide: Souvenirs de la Maison Close) intertwines the multiple stories of women living and working in an upscale Parisian brothel.
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A mother’s baby monitor starts to pick up horrifyingly strange and violent voices in Pål Sletaune‘s 2011 Babycall.
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Finn-Erik Rognan’s and Nils J. Nesse’s debut horror film explores the witchcraft-infested past of Norway’s Dunderland valley.
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In Cai Shangjun‘s 2011 People Mountain People Sea (Ren Shan Ren Hai), a man returns to his modern-day mountainous hometown in order to exact vengeance on his younger brother’s murderer. Took home the Silver Lion for Best Director at this year’s Venice film festival.
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Slam headfirst into the explosive mind of one corrupt LAPD officer in Oren Moverman‘s 2011 Rampart. Original screenplay by James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential).
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With a filmography as vastly unpredictable as his inner psyche, Roger Corman has been, and still continues to be, one of the most influential juggernauts in Hollywood filmmaking. A present-day living legend fully explored in documentarian Alex Stapleton‘s 2011 Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel.
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Fashion model / actress / director Rie Rasmussen focuses on a young woman’s haunting recollection of experiences during the Kosovo Serbian conflict. Originally released in 2009, Human Zoo is being re-played for a week at the New Beverly in Los Angeles, CA (backed by director Quentin Tarantino).
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A Brooklyn-born teenager searches for clarity, as her sexual mindset brings about conflicting values / issues amongst her closest family and friends. Dee Rees‘ 2011 Pariah sheds new light on a relevant modern-day topic.
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Ann Hui‘s 2011 A Simple Life (Tao Jie) affectionately portrays a young man’s decision to take care of his family’s health-impaired nanny. Hui’s film took home the Best Actress Award at Venice for Deanie Ip’s performance.
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Psychopathic killing-sprees in the neck of the woods set the stage for Rabies (Kalevet), Israel’s first ever horror film. Directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado.
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