Supporting Indie Film
Written and directed by Tommy Gillard, Carl (Tom Greaves) is forced to question what it means to be a man when a new, mysterious member of the badminton club joins in with the charity tournament. Also starring: Niall Kiely, Sam Morgan, Alexander Pearn and James Cotter.
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Directed by Ken Fero and written by Tariq Mehmood, 15 years after Fero’s ground-breaking film Injustice, which examined deaths in police custody, comes a compelling follow-up that feels as timely as ever.
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Written and directed by Natalia Meta, the story of Inés (Erica Rivas), a young woman who after a traumatic episode during a trip with her partner begins to confuse herself between the real and the imaginary. Also starring: Guillermo Arengo, Mirta Busnelli, Daniel Hendler, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Agustín Rittano and Cecilia Roth.
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Written and directed by Lav Diaz, three miners flee industrial exploitation on a homebound journey that takes them deep into their country’s primal traumas. Starring: Nanding Josef, Bart Guingona, Don Melvin Boongaling, Hazel Orencio, Noel Sto. Domingo and Joel Saracho.
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Written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, a woman (Tilda Swinton) watches time passing next to the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up, but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn’t understand that his master has abandoned him.
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Written and directed by Ben Sharrock, Omar (Amir El-Masry) is a promising young musician, separated from his Syrian family, he is stuck on a remote Scottish island awaiting the fate of his asylum request. Also starring: Vikash Bhai, Ola Orebiyi, Kwabena Ansah, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Kenneth Collard.
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Written and directed by Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, when a sculptor visits a remote fishing village on the Bangladeshi Delta, he finds himself centre stage in a primal, elemental conflict between land and sea, man and nature, past and future. Starring: Titas Zia, Tasnova Tamanna, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Shatabdi Wadud, Ashok Bepari, Aminur Rahman Mukul and Dulari Begum.
Continue reading “Review: The Salt in Our Waters”
Written and directed by Rob Lemkin, co-written by Femi Nylander and Matt McConaghy, a young man’s (Nylander) epic journey across Africa in search of a colonial killer.
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Written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg, co-written by Tobias Lindholm, four friends, all high school teachers, test a theory that they will improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood. Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe, Maria Bonnevie, Helene Reingaard, Magnus Sjørup, Silas Cornelius Van and Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt.
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Written and directed by Matthew Fifer, co-directed by Kieran Mulcare and co-written by Sheldon D. Brown, as a young man embarks on a new relationship, he is forced to face the traumas of his past, based partially on the experiences of its lead actors (Fifer and Brown). Also starring: Cobie Smulders, Sandra Bauleo, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, Scott Adsit, David Burtka, Michael Potts, Bowen Yang and Jo Firestone.
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Directed by Regina King and written by Kemp Powers, a fictional account of one incredible night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the civil rights movement and cultural upheaval of the 60s. Starring: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Lance Reddick, Christian Magby, Joaquina Kalukango and Nicolette Robinson.
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