Supporting Indie Film
Written and directed by Wyatt Rockefeller in his feature directorial debut, mankind’s earliest settlers on the Martian frontier do what they must to survive the cosmic elements and each other. Starring: Sofia Boutella, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Brooklynn Prince, Nell Tiger Free and Jonny Lee Miller.
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Written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, Markus goes home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. It seems like an accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up. Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro, Gustav Lindh, Roland Møller and Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt.
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Directed by Yasuzô Masumura and written by Kaneto Shindô, a woman gets kidnapped and sold into prostitution, after being forced to get a spider tattoo made on her back, she grows vengeful, leaving several men in her path. Starring: Ayako Wakao, Akio Hasegawa, Gaku Yamamoto, Kei Satô, Fujio Suga, Reiko Fujiwara and Asao Uchida.
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Written and directed by Eric Schaeffer, a woman recalls her life and musical career choices in New York City through the years. Starring: Annabella Sciorra, Robert Klein, Andrea Navedo, Ava Justin, Craig Bierko, Bobby Liga and Willie Garson.
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Directed by Yasuzô Masumura and written by Yoshio Shirasaka, in the middle of a fierce commercial competition between three caramel companies, an executive builds up a ditsy teenage girl as a mascot while simultaneously trying to uncover the rival companies’ plans. Starring: Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe, Yûnosuke Itô, Michiko Ono and Hideo Takamatsu.
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Written and directed by Dario Argento, an American expatriate in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city, and conducts his own investigation despite himself and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer. Starring: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi and Umberto Raho.
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Directed by Sean Fee and Annika Ranin, following a group of British skateboarders on their journey towards Tokyo 2020, where skateboarding will make its debut as an Olympic sport, Boarders tells the story of skateboarding in the UK – from arriving in the early 70s all the way to its current-day popularity and rise to become an Olympic sport. Starring: Sam Beckett, Jordan Thackeray, Alex Hallford, Alex Decunha, Lucy Adams, Lee Blackwell, Iain Borden and Ryan Gray.
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Written and directed by Quentin Dupieux, a man’s obsession with his designer deerskin jacket causes him to blow his life savings and turn to crime. Starring: Jean Dujardin, Adèle Haenel, Albert Delpy and Marie Bunel.
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Written and directed by Joe Raffa, co-written by lead actor Greg Finley, a dive into the often ignored seedy underbelly of Maine combining crime, revenge and the hope for a new life. Starring: Dylan Silver, Judson Mills, Joss Glennie-Smith, Gareth Williams, Kirk Fox, Joe Holt, Dennis Cockrum, Jay Giannone, Spencer Watson and Pamela Roylance.
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Written and directed by Steve Basoline, a down-on-his-luck struggling writer, meets an enigmatic woman who enters his life at the right time. Starring: Finn Wittrock, Zoe Chao, Damon Wayans Jr., Wendi McLendon-Covey and Casey Wilson.
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Written and directed by Shaha Ameen, the story of a strong-willed young girl, Hayat, whose poor fishing village is governed by a dark tradition: every family must give one daughter to the mermaid-like sea creatures who inhabit the waters, to ensure the village can continue their fishing expeditions. Starring: Basima Hajjar, Yagoub Alfarhan, Abdulaziz Shtian, Ibrahim Al-Hasawi, Rida Ismail and Ali Abdallah Al Kamzari.
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