Edited, Written & Directed by Malik Bendjelloul
Produced by Simon Chinn & Bendjelloul
Released by Sony Pictures Classics
Sweden/UK. 85 min. Rated PG-13
In this entertaining musical mystery tour, pop culture crosses politics and geographical borders to remarkably touch the lives of an artist and his fans in unexpected ways.
From the wide open spaces of the sunny South African […]
Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
Produced by Peggy Case, Brent Stiefel, Matthew R. Brady, Michael Huffington & Peggy Rajski
Written by Justin Rhodes and Gyllenhaal, based on the book Zioncheck for President: A True Story of Idealism and Madness in American Politics by Phil Campbell
Released by Samuel Goldwyn Films
USA. 100 min. Rated R
With Jason Biggs, Joel David Moore, […]
Directed by Nancy Savoca
Produced by Neda Armian & Richard Guay
Written by Savoca & Mary Tobler
Released by Dada Films
USA. 80 min. Rated R
With Mira Sorvino, Tammy Blanchard, Mike Doyle, Michael Rispoli, Daphne Rubin-Vega & Patti LuPone
On a sunny afternoon in Union Square, a distraught woman laden down with shopping bags from discount department stores was yelling […]
Written & Directed by Yung Chang
Produced by Bob Moore, Peter Wintonick, Han Yi & Zhao Qi
Released by Zeitgeist Films
Chinese & Sichuanese with English subtitles
China/Canada. 89 min. Not rated
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, three Chinese boxers won gold, silver, and bronze medals, almost 50 years since Mao banned boxing, declaring it as brutal as capitalism, […]
Directed by Glendyn Ivin
Produced by Antonia Barnard and Nicholas Cole
Written by Mac Gudgeon, based on the novel by Denise Young
Released by Music Box Films
Australia. 100 min. Not Rated
With Hugo Weaving, Tom Russell, Anita Hegh, John Brumpton & Sonya Suares
Last Ride goes on the dark side Down Under with a father, his son, and the […]
Directed by Martin Sulik
Produced by Rudolf Biermann & Sulík
Written by Marek Lescak & Sulik
Released by MK2
In Slovak & Romany with English subtitles
Czech Republic/Slovakia. 107 min. Not rated
With Janko Mizigar, Martin Hangurbadzo, Martinka Kotlarova, Miroslava Jarabekova, Miroslav Gulyas, Ivan Mirga & Attila Mokos
There’s thieves and fights, music and dancing, superstition and arranged marriages in Martin Sulik’s […]
Directed & Written by Kirby Dick
Produced by Amy Ziering & Tanner King Barklow
Released by Cinedigm Entertainment/Docurama Films
USA. 97 min. Not rated
The human resources difficulties in today’s stretched U.S. military have made headlines for years—untreated and mistreated posttraumatic stress, inadequate and unresponsive veterans’ services, and unbecoming conduct. The Invisible War documents how these […]
Written & Directed by Lorene Scafaria
Produced by Steve Golin, Joy Gorman Wettels, Steven Rales & Mark Roybal
Released by Focus Features
USA. 101 min. Rated R
With Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Gillian Jacobs, Derek Luke, Melanie Lynskey, T. J. Miller, Mark Moses, Patton Oswalt & William Petersen
Seeking a Friend for the End […]
Surprising heroes persevere against complicated villains at the 23rd annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival at New York’s Film Society of Lincoln Center. The 16 films from 12 countries are presented around themes and strategies related to the work of the international advocacy organization. Cinematically, the films primarily use two storytelling styles: the struggle of […]
