Film-Forward

South American

Chile ’76

An intimate, suspenseful film that has the feel of the political paranoia thrillers of the 1970s.

Trenque Lauquen

The movie, an ever-changing narrative puzzle, is an invitation to get lost in baroque labyrinths of storytelling.

Argentina, 1985

A tightly structured, informative, and cinematic depiction of the most important trial in Argentinian history. It’s also among the best movies of the year

My Imaginary Country

An essential documentary for anyone interested in learning about an ongoing revolution that actually succeeded.

Charcoal | TIFF 2022

This well-calibrated droll and dark satire has a life force that courses in serpentine ways that recall Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite.

7 Prisoners | TIFF 2021

One movie that will be accessible soon to millions internationally is Brazilian-American director Alexandre Moratto’s taut, terse, gritty drama.

Azor

Though its approach, focused on the rich during a military regime, seems cold, detached, and cynical to a certain degree, the results are discretely chilling.

Shine Your Eyes

The journey is more important than the destination in a musician’s quest to find his older brother.

Days of the Whale

The debut by Colombian filmmaker Catalina Arroyave refreshingly has a female character at the heart of its crime story.