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- DirectorJoshua OppenheimerAnonymousChristine CynnStarsAnwar CongoHerman KotoSyamsul ArifinA documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
- DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.StarsSkylan BrooksEthan DizonJordin SparksA coming-of-age story about two inner city boys who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.
- DirectorTom DonahueStarsDeborah AquilaRisa Bramon GarciaEllen ChenowethThe surprising, never-before-told tale of the indispensable yet unsung Casting Director - Iconoclasts whose keen eye, exquisite taste and gut instincts redefined Hollywood.
- DirectorSarah-Violet BlissCharles RogersStarsBridey ElliottClare McNultyNeil CaseyA comedy about Allie and Harper and their needlessly difficult journey to the beach.
- DirectorAndrew DisneyStarsJake LacyNikki ReedKate McKinnonWith marriage, graduation, and the real world looming on the horizon, fifth year senior Caleb Fuller reassembles the ol' team of misfits for one last epic run in Intramural football.
- DirectorJeffrey RadiceStarsEnos CabellDave CashRoberto Clemente Jr.The life and times of major league pitcher Dock Ellis are explored in this revealing documentary.
- DirectorGia CoppolaStarsEmma RobertsJames FrancoJack KilmerAn unflinching portrait of adolescent lust, boredom, and self-destruction that centers around a shy young girl on the cusp of an illicit relationship with her soccer coach.
- DirectorBrian KnappenbergerStarsAaron SwartzTim Berners-LeeCindy CohnThe story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.
- DirectorLawrence Michael LevineStarsSophia TakalLawrence Michael LevineAlia ShawkatA Brooklyn couple suspects foul play when their rent controlled neighbor suddenly drops dead.
- DirectorMichael ShowalterStarsSally FieldMax GreenfieldTyne DalyA self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
- DirectorLyric R. CabralDavid Felix SutcliffeStarsKhalifah Ali Al-AkiliMike HealeyAli Kareem(T)ERROR is the first documentary to place filmmakers on the ground during an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation. Through the perspective of "Shariff", a 63-year-old Black revolutionary turned informant, viewers get an unfettered glimpse of the government's counterterrorism tactics and the murky justifications behind them. Taut, stark and controversial, (T)ERROR illuminates the fragile relationships between individual and surveillance state in modern America, and asks who is watching the watchers.
- DirectorCharles PoekelStarsKentucker AudleyJason SheltonOona RocheA heartbroken Christmas-tree salesman returns to New York City hoping to put his past behind him. Living in a trailer and working the night shift, he begins to spiral downwards until the saving of a mysterious woman and some colorful customers rescue him from self-destruction.
- DirectorNathan SilverStarsDeragh CampbellHenri DouvryJason GiampietroA black as tar comedy charting the dissolution of a commune for sober living in 90's suburban New Jersey.
- DirectorAlfonso Gomez-RejonStarsThomas MannRJ CylerOlivia CookeHigh schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.
- DirectorDavid Gordon GreenStarsAl PacinoHolly HunterHarmony KorineLeft heartbroken by the woman he loved and lost many years ago, Manglehorn, an eccentric small-town locksmith, tries to start his life over again with the help of a new friend.
- DirectorBob ByingtonStarsJason SchwartzmanOlympia DukakisTunde AdebimpeSharing a small apartment with his sleepy French bulldog, an unmotivated thirty-something slacker lands a job at a Quick Lube to be close to the shop's beautiful manager. Has he found a new purpose in life? Is there still hope?
- DirectorIvano De MatteoStarsAlessandro GassmannGiovanna MezzogiornoLuigi Lo CascioTensions between two brothers and their families escalate when a video of two teenagers, possibly son of one brother and daughter of the other, beating a homeless woman to death, shows up.
- DirectorRokhsareh GhaemmaghamiStarsSonita AlizadehLatifah AlizadehFadia AlizadehAfter her family attempts to sell her into marriage, a young Afghan refugee in Iran channels her frustrations and seizes her destiny through music. Grabbing the mic, she spits fiery rhymes in the face of oppressive traditions.
- DirectorJames LapineStarsViola DavisHayden PanettiereCatalina Sandino MorenoThe lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
- DirectorLily BaldwinNuotama BodomoDaniel Patrick CarboneStarsFrank MosleyTonya PinkinsJames AdomianFive filmmakers turn each others' dreams into short films.
- DirectorMaris CurranStarsDavid OyelowoDianne WiestRosie PerezA young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to seek answers from his estranged mother-in-law, who is herself confronting guilt and grief over her daughter's death.
- DirectorThomas BidegainStarsFrançois DamiensFinnegan OldfieldAgathe DronneWhen his daughter goes missing from their prairie town east of France, Alain and his young son, Kid, head out to find her. The journey takes the men to some far-off and unsettling places in what begins to feel like an endless quest.
- DirectorAdam PinneyStarsMike BruneTallie MedelMatthew StantonThe inventor of the world's greatest toy reflects on his obsession with a woman who hates him.
- DirectorKeith MaitlandStarsMonty MuirViolett BeaneCole Bee WilsonAnimation, testimony, and archival footage combine to relate the events of August 1, 1966 when a gunman opened fire from the University of Texas clock tower, killing 16 people.
- DirectorLaura DunnJef SewellStarsJohn Berry Jr.Mary BerryTanya BerryA portrait of the world as lensed through the works of farmer, writer and activist Wendell Berry.
- DirectorGreg KwedarStarsJohnny SimmonsGabriel LunaClifton Collins Jr.For three Border Patrol agents working a remote desert checkpoint, the contents of one car will reveal an insidious plot within their own ranks. The next 24 hours will take them on a treacherous journey that could cost them their lives.
- DirectorTerence DaviesStarsKen BlackburnMark BonnarStuart BowmanThe daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.