Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
A religious hitman Latif (Mahershala Ali) must be good father to his three children left behind after the death of their mother.
Shaurya Thapa
Who Killed Alex Odeh? – Interview with Directors Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans
The documentary Who Killed Alex Odeh opens not only this shocking and under investigated case but also digs deeper into the murky aftermath that spilled from America onto Palestine and Israeli homes.
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother – Interview with Writer / Director Bassam Tariq
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is a gripping action thriller doubling as a moving family drama and an introspective exploration of a Muslim hitman's conflicting faith. Filmmaker Bassam Tariq discusses filming sword action, the pressures of representing Muslim heroes, and why his filmography carries a bit of Bollywood in it.
Infirmary – Interview with Film Director Nicholas Pineda
A psych ward night shift turns into a claustrophobic nightmare in director Nicholas Pineda's debut feature Infirmary. Pineda breaks down filming his found-footage horror in an abandoned hospital, using bodycam footage, and why he believes it's a good time for independent horror filmmaking.
Sick
A brother and sister move to the Polish countryside to take care of their sick grandmother. The ensuing isolation and break from everyday reality allow them to tap into a relationship that evolves into something harder to define.
Sick – Interview with Film Writer / Director Agata Trzebuchowska
Once acclaimed as the young star of the Oscar-winning Polish drama Ida, Agata Trzebuchowska has shifted from acting to directing with the twisted coming-of-age tale Sick.
Cactus Pears
Anand returns to his village to complete the funerary rites of his recently deceased father. There he rediscovers an old bond with his closeted childhood friend Balya.
Cactus Pears – Interview with Writer/Director Rohan Kanawade
Rohan Kanawade’s directorial debut, Cactus Pears ['Sabar Bonda'] is a tender Indian queer drama that follows a city-returned man as he revisits his village after his father’s death and finds an old love along the way.
Backrooms
20-year-old wunderkind Kane Parsons adapts his viral, unnerving YouTube clips for the big screen in this claustrophobic journey through the liminal spaces known as “backrooms”.
Palestine 36 – Interview with Filmmaker Annemarie Jacir
Palestinian writer and filmmaker Annemarie Jacir has been helming stories of the people of her homeland and its diaspora for decades. But with the historical epic Palestine 36, Jacir offers a glimpse into the past as the land was being divided by the British colonial overlords, paving the way for future occupation.
The Yeti
A ragtag bunch of explorers set out in the frozen Alaskan wilderness to find the survivors of an ill-fated expedition where they cross paths with the titular yeti, a supposedly abominable snow creature.
The Yeti – Interview with Filmmakers William Pisciotta and Gene Gallerano
Creature features aren’t new to Hollywood, even though we’re yet to get a definitive film on the mysterious snow giant called “Yeti”. Writers and directors Gene Gallerano and William Pisciotta are trying to fill that gap with their aptly titled period-adventure-horror The Yeti.
The Astronaut
An astronaut (Kate Mara) crash-lands back to Earth, and must rehabilitate in a swanky house in the woods. Separated from her family and recovering from her injuries, she preps for her next mission while suspecting an otherworldly presence from her last mission.
The Astronaut – Interview with Writer / Director Jess Varley
With the Artemis II crew’s historic return to Earth this week making headlines, there is no better time to look at The Astronaut: a space traveler gets existential in Jess Varley's new sci-fi drama. In this interview, the writer and director talks about consulting real-life astronauts, her love for Spielbergian space films, and scouting for an "Ex Machina" house.