The US Premiere! Blending the sometimes complex relationships between teachers and students in a delicate character study- the screenplay was expanded from a one-character play by Evelyne de la Cheneliere- reveals an almost fable-like tale of loss and light seen…
This Dickensian documentary portrait of corruption, political scandal, and exploitation follows Budhia, a four-year-old boy rescued from the desolate slums of India and groomed by his surrogate father to become a national hero as a long distance runner. Ripe for…
The FIPRESCI Critics’ prize-winner at Cannes tells the tale of a young African refugee thrown by fate into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-read bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and unwavering community support, Marcel stands…
This 12 Angry Men-style story dramatically peels back the layers of the true circumstances surrounding a firing only to reveal deeper more troubling concerns festering in the petrie dish of workplace dynamics. “…Face to Face is that rare film which…
Set in a small Calabrian seaside town, this extraordinary directorial debut chronicles 13-year old Marta’s private duel with the Church as she wrestles with puberty and her personal coming of age. The subtle, affecting “Corpo Celeste” is the story of…
A war hero is exiled by his people compelling him to ally himself with his sworn enemy to exact revenge in Ralph Fiennes’ directorial debut of William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus. This modern day retelling is a spellbinding story of action, betrayal…
Riedel’s directorial debut offers an original spin on the seamy world of drug trafficking as 12-year old Fonsi creatively navigates a dysfunctional family, his bizarre and violent environment and yearns for a relationship with his estranged father. In her directorial…
In this mud-splattered absurdist comedy, Korea is caught between two warring kingdoms. Set in 668 AD, Battlefield Heroes follows everyman Thingy as he plods through the battlefields, fully aware that war is for the rich because for the poor, nothing…
When dwindling attendance and diminishing support force his arthouse cinema to close its doors, Jorge is sent into a world he knows only through the lens of art—and suddenly forced to discover a new passion that transcends his once-celluloid reality.…
A couple is torn between leaving Iran for a better life and staying to care for a dying parent. Golden Bear Award-winner for Best Film and Silver Bear Award-winner both for Best Actor and Best Actress at the 61st Berlin…
