Film-Forward

This brief, fascinating documentary about incarcerated men who have been all but forgotten by the rest of the world, has itself been lost since 1987.

First, and most simply, this documentary retells the 2002 hijacking of state-owned TV channels in Changchun, China, through animation.

Elegance Bratton’s semi-autobiographical feature debut was the festival’s Closing Night selection.

Writer/director James Gray places a lot of responsibility on the slender shoulders of his young actors in this re-creation of his early 1980s upbringing.

A film staged, shot, and scored as a ghost story infused by a gothic atmosphere. Joanna Hogg avoids obvious jump scares while sustaining an unsettling environment.

This restrained biopic is one of the most thoughtful to come out of Hollywood in recent years.

Prolific photographer Ernest Withers chronicled the civil rights movement. He was also a longtime FBI informant.

An elevated horror movie that’s also a burning romance, enhanced by the charisma and beauty of its stars.

A stimulating example of giving-it-all filmmaking for art’s sake that might not be perfect or cohesive, but it’s restless fun and uncompromising.