Ray & Liz
British photographer turned filmmaker Richard Billingham has re-created his teenage years of the 1970s and early ’80s, and in doing so has constructed an epiphany-free zone.
The festival can boast of its own discovery, the world premiere of director Diana Peralta’s debut film, a family drama of regret and remembrance.
A one-stop destination for those who haven’t been to Park City or Austin this year.
Director Gene Graham’s documentary is one of the few recent movies that have been released with the restrictive NC-17 rating, but don’t let that fool you: its outlook is more wholesome than prurient.
The most thoughtful deconstruction of a film imaginable, as well as an ideal festival choice for those who used to buy DVDs just for the commentaries.
What motivated a former librarian to amass a personal archive of 70,000 VHS tapes that became a treasure trove?
Is there room for another film about honor killings? Director Sherry Hormann answers with a yes in her brisk, beat-by-beat depiction of the 2005 murder in Berlin of Hatun “Aynur” Surucu, 23, by her youngest brother.
Director Pamela B. Green makes film history a pleasure to watch and a gateway for those who would otherwise pass on the chance to explore moviemaking before the advent of sound.
