Itโs hard to find a debut feature this dreamy and evocative, as Dash lends historical voice to her peopleโthe generations of Gullahs who lived on the South Carolina Sea Islands as they endured slavery and faced a modernising 20th century.
A sensitively-drawn debut feature about a trans-child who must navigate burgeoning notions of gender identity amid confusing signals sent by her family, shot in a naturalistic style befitting the very nature of self-discovery.
A mother hopes to make amends with her daughter by cooking a special chicken dish in this striking French animation full of colours and vitality, set against the backdrop of a strike that has caused their town to come to a standstill.
The incredible mountainous vistas envelope this deeply resonating tale of two boys-turned-men with baggage from the past and uncertain futures as they navigate family, friendship and the natural landscape that continually gives them the inspiration to live.
Seemingly thin on story at first but ultimately rewarding like a cleansing wave of lifeโs little moments of affection and humanity, this Irish Oscar-nominated directorial debut centres on a young girlโs tenderly introspective view of an adult world of joy, sorrow and the unsaid.ย
Puberty and school bullying conflate in this somewhat peculiar feature debut with elements of horror as a schoolgirl discovers her body changing in distressing ways.
This startlingly eye-opening documentary brings us deep into the human body, finding abstract beauty in its grotesque sights of tissue and organs, yet at the same time, it is also about the sounds of life and deathโwithin and outside of bodies as surgeons chatter, equipment beep and hospitals bustle.ย
An extraordinary Oscar-worthy documentary about North Koreans who have defected, with startlingly real footage of escape and told in such a highly-suspenseful and intense manner that may even put the finest thrillers to shame.
Stripped to its bare essentials, this Melville-esque car chase thriller sees Ryan OโNeal and Bruce Dern go head-to-head as a getaway driver and dirty detective respectively.
A zany if somewhat overzealous romp as this darkly entertaining meta-film about a struggling director (played by a fantastic Leslie Cheung) forced to make a Cat III erotic movie, features Shu Qi in a breakout role.ย
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