“Heartfelt, humorous, light-hearted and genuine.” —Film Threat
Inspired by director and star Gad Elmaleh's own complicated religious journey and starring his real-life mother and father, STAY WITH US is a heartwarming and charming story about family, faith and acceptance.
“An emotional, artful journey.” —RogerEbert.com
Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. A member of a historically marginalized and oppressed community, Aaju’s heritage puts her in the unique position of someone who has been “twice colonized” – first by European settlers who arrived in the Arctic, and then by modern-day Canadian policies and institutions. But while launching an effort to establish an Indigenous forum at the EU, Aaju finds herself facing a difficult and deeply personal journey to mend her own wounds after the unexpected passing of her youngest son.
“A witty, Wiseman-esque odyssey of oddity.” —Variety
A "provocative but also hilarious" (NYTimes) look into the annual talent admissions exams held at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, ART TALENT SHOW offers insightful commentary on the intergenerational cultural dissonance surrounding topics like identity politics and social justice in relation to art and its practice.
“Harrowingly funny....boundary-smashing.” — Variety
The latest from Austrian writer/director Jessica Hausner, one of Europe’s most fearless and provocative auteurs, CLUB ZERO follows an unassuming, yet rigorous, Miss Novak (Mia Wasikowska) as she joins the teaching staff at an international boarding school to instruct a new class on “conscious eating.” As a few devoted pupils fall deeper under her cult-like tutelage, they are given a new, even more sinister goal to aspire to – joining the ominous “Club Zero.”
“Lighthearted [and] heart-warming.” —Variety
An endearing and comical portrait of the bond between humans and the animals they love, MY PET AND ME introduces audiences to a handful of individuals that have dedicated their lives to their colorful companions. "Lighthearted [and] heart-warming" (Variety) we spend time with a unique group of individuals and their animal counterparts, including a hairdresser with a house full of hairless cats, a competition dog dancing champion, a giant spiritual snail, and a therapeutic pug, amongst others.
“Profoundly moving” —Film Threat
A striking debut feature film from Firas Khoury, ALAM “perfectly captures teenage fearlessness and bravado along with a certain cluelessness about how the real-world works.” (Variety)
“A wise and winsome coming-of-age story.” —Indiewire
When college coed Saruul takes a temporary job as a clerk in a sex shop, her poker-faced indifference makes her the perfect foil for the clientele. But it is Katya, the shop’s eccentric owner, who initiates Saruul’s journey into adulthood. From Janchivdorj Sengedorj, "one of the best voices of contemporary cinema in Mongolia” (Asian Movie Pulse), THE SALES GIRL is fueled by a splendidly original script, utterly unique characters and unexpected encounters.
“A cultural acheivement.” —The New York Times
Widely considered one of the most important motion pictures ever made, FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE is a “gorgeous, intoxicating epic” (Los Angeles Times) that is both “visually spectacular” and “sumptuous in every respect” (Time Out). Spanning 50 years from the early 20th century to the tumultuous Cultural Revolution, Chen Kaige's passionate, exquisitely shot film captures the vast historical scope of a changing country while revealing the intimate and touching details of a unique, tender, heartrending love story. Restored in 4k.
“"A deliciously observed, ironic take on middle-class Austrian life."” —Variety
Newly restored in 4k and available for the first time in North America, Jessica Hausner’s debut feature follows the pubescent Rita as she gradually attempts to test and break the expectations made of her. As she skips class to pursue her infatuation for a local bus driver as well as her own desires, her disapproving parents and classmates begin to question the motivation behind her provocations. However, Rita’s adolescent rebellions occlude a more sinister intention.
“An intelligent fable about fear and desire.” —TimeOut
Newly restored in 4k and available for the first time in North America, Austrian auteur Jessica Hausner radically upends genre tropes and preempts the resurgence of folk horror with her second and most formally audacious feature, HOTEL. The deceptively simple premise of a young woman who takes on a job as a night porter at a remote Austrian hotel and encounters unexplained phenomena amounts to a grand treatise on the inhibiting potential of imagination, the fine line between banality and terror and the looming specter of fate.