All Films

Ushio and Noriko’s marriage has been under a lot of emotional and financial strain—basically for all 40 years of it—but only now is it at risk of completely falling apart. Cutie And The Boxer is a documentary about two artists: Ushio, a Dadaist whose work is well-received but makes little money, and his wife Noriko, a comic artist who’s been treated like an assistant for most of their marriage. An emotionally challenging film, Cutie And The Boxer shows that, even in half-century long relationships, there’s still plenty that can be improved upon.

A shipwreck in the frigid, unforgiving waters off Iceland’s coast leaves no survivors except for one man whose survival completely baffles scientists. Based on a true story, The Deep follows an average man that becomes a national hero when he survives for hours in freezing temperatures that should have killed him in minutes. Director Baltasar Kormákur eschews glamorizing this tale, and instead grounds The Deep in a gritty, realistic world, which only serves to make this story of survival all the more puzzling.

 

Filmmakers Attending
Narrative Short. For a young American intelligence analyst, a tense encounter with a North Korean defector puts a complex, human face on the idea of national defense.

Teenage Eva Van End is having a hard time fitting in both at school and with her family—who are all just struggling in general—when she agrees to let a German exchange student stay with her family. When the handsome, charming Veit arrives at the house, he does his best to turn things around for the Van Ends, much to their chagrin. Simultaneously funny and tear-jerking, the Van End’s are, at times, nearly impossible to stomach, but always easy to appreciate.

 

A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can’t find the time to communicate with his family. A couple is drawn into a dangerous situation when their secrets are exposed online.

A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site.

Director Invited
History professor Lewis Birch attempts to reignite his career and make amends with his estranged family by recreating the most famous expedition in American history.


Famed Hungarian director István Szabó employs the limitless talents of world-class actresses Helen Mirren and Martina Gedeck who lend emotional and understated performances to this historical drama based on a popular Hungarian novel. Acclaimed novelist Magda (Gedeck) hires the eccentric and cranky Emerenc (Mirren) to cook and clean in her new house. While from seemingly different worlds, the two form a deep bond, which is put to the test when Madga’s fame reaches new heights.

Director Niccoló Bruna Attending
Dust: The Great Asbestos Trial documents how asbestos use has been steadily increasing, despite a large majority of developed countries banning the known carcinogen.

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Feature Documentary. An inspirational documentary about a young man’s journey with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The story tells about people coming together from around the world to climb a mountain in Borneo for charity to raise awareness for Duchenne.

Someone is attacking big corporate CEOs and forcing them to consume the harmful products they manufacture. An elite private intelligence firm is called into action and contracts ex-FBI agent Sarah Moss to infiltrate a mysterious anarchist collective, The East, suspected to be responsible. Skilled, focused, and bent on success, Sarah goes undercover and dedicates herself to taking down the organization. She soon finds, however, that the closer she gets to the action, the more she sympathizes with the group’s charismatic leaders.

Comedy horror takes an artistic turn in this award-winning film following a washed-up artist named Lars who can only paint when inspired by blood, guts and limbs. Upon the request of his art dealer, Lars relocates to the tiny Canadian city of Koda Lake for a “therapeutic retreat.” Lars soon meets Eddie, whose ‘eccentricities’ compel him to act in erratic and murderous ways. Fortunately for Lars, Eddie’s subconscious rage stirs his creative juices like nothing else.

Eden is a gripping, morally-complex tale of survival that won the audience award for best film at SXSW Film Festival. After several attempts to escape her squalid conditions, a sex slave in an illegal prostitution ring nicknamed Eden decides her best chance of survival is to slowly build the trust of her captors. Based on a true story, this powerful film from director Megan Griffiths employs a strong, intelligent protagonist that doesn’t ask for pity, but instead demands our respect.

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Narrative Short. An apocalyptic short film that follows a family of terrorists who infiltrate a government bunker.

Not quite drama, not quite satire, Electrick Children is a delightful and entirely original coming-of-age story about two youth who are no surer of themselves than the rest of their peers. Rachel, a young teenage girl in a fundamentalist Mormon enclave, learns she is pregnant and believes the source of her conception to be a rock song she heard. Along with her brother, Will, Rachel leaves the camp and heada to Las Vegas in the hopes of tracking down the singer whose song impregnated her.

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Narrative Short. 4 year old Elijah has a hero complex. His beliefs are challenged when he receives a powerful gift for his 5th birthday.

Director Desmond Bell Attending!

Viggo Mortensen plays a double role as twin brothers Agustín and Pedro in this tense drama, his fourth Spanish-language film, and first film shot in his childhood home of Argentina. Embroiled in a seedy hotbed of organized crime, Agustín experiences a life crisis and goes to visit his brother, Pedro, who is dying of cancer. When Pedro dies in front of him, Agustín sees an opportunity to change his future and escape his life of crime forever.

 

Preceded by The Capsule

The journey begins in 1915 when a young German skater ignites America’s love with dancing on ice. The Fabulous Ice Age chronicles a century of theatrical skating.

*Directors Matt Anderson & Producer Taylor Feltner Attending*

Underneath the gorgeous photography of a diverse, interconnected planet, Fall and Winter creates a dark portrait of an entire civilization unaware of its impending demise. This documentary examines the technological, ecological, and social structures our entire society is built upon, only to find the entire world is on the verge of total collapse. While its message appears dire, Fall and Winter’s mission is to educate and call to action a society only beginning to see the warning signs.

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