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Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Language
English
Formats
Description
Working hard to support her daughter, Monica's a single mother trying to make ends meet while trapped in rural poverty. From years of struggling and feeling confined, she becomes anxious that she still has a chance to leave. But the surroundings begin to take hold as she gets caught in threatening circumstances. She starts to feel suffocated and loses trust in the people around her as the desire to leave and obtain a better life for herself and daughter...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Now in her late 80s, Broadway legend Elaine Stritch remains as ferociously funny as ever. The uncompromising Award-winner is showcased with candid reflections about her life, thoughtful words from friends and archival footage. Whether dominating the stage, tormenting Alec Baldwin on the set of 30 Rock, or sharing her struggles with aging, diabetes and alcoholism, ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME reaches beyond the icon's brassy exterior and reveals an inspiring...
3) Remember Me
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Two people scarred by grief find happiness in each other. Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin star in this deeply romantic story with a stunning ending.
4) Me + Her
Publisher
Salaud Morisset
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In a faraway world, tucked away in a small fold of land behind an enormous willow tree, exists the tiny city of Cardboard. After a tragic event, Jack Cardboard goes on a journey to mend his broken heart. Selected at Sundance Film Festival and recipient of the Jury Award for Best Animation at Aspen ShortFest.
Publisher
Unobstructed View
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Director Bruce McDonald explores living in a northern Ontario native reservation. This Canadian drama based on a book by W.P. Kinsella, examines the tension between Native Canadians and Anglos in Canada from a Native perspective. Silas Crow, who lives on a Northern Ontario reserve, wants to take a mechanic's course in Toronto with his friend Frank Fencepost. But before he can enroll, the teen must write a short narrative describing his home. The film...
Publisher
Aspect Ratio Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
Cultural and intergenerational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris. After the siblings are torn apart, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity, leading to a choice that shocks the world. Director Dina Amer takes on one of the darkest issues of our time and deconstructs it in an intimate story about family, love, sisterhood, and belonging.
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Single dad Richard (John Hawkes) meets Christine (Miranda July), a starving artist who moonlights as a cabbie. They awkwardly attempt to start a romance, but Richard's divorce has left him emotionally damaged, and he struggles to remain open to the possibilities of this new relationship. Meanwhile, Richard's sons, the adolescent Peter (Miles Thompson) and 6-year-old Robby (Brandon Ratcliff), take part in their own clumsy experiments with the opposite...
8) Robots
Publisher
Neon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Charles is a womanizer while Elaine is a gold digger. The duo learn humanity when forced to team up and pursue robot doubles of themselves. Based on the short story "The Robot Who Looked Like Me" by Robert Sheckley
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Five creatures live in our house. Three humans, and two cats. Three short, and two tall. Four grownups, and one child (that's me!). This story of lighthearted comparisons depicts various scenes in a happy household where each member is distinct but also has something in common with one or more of the others. The fun comes from sorting out the similarities and the differences.
10) Zola
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense.” Thus began the odyssey of one A’Ziah King, aka ZOLA. From acclaimed writer/director Janicza Bravo, Zola's stranger than fiction saga, which she first told in a now iconic series of viral, uproarious tweets, comes to dazzling cinematic life. Zola (Taylour Paige), a Detroit waitress, strikes up a new friendship with a customer, Stefani...