FEATURE FILMS
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
A mosaic-style comedy following the life of a woman as time passes in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family.
As the leading actor, screenwriter, director and editor of this autofiction, Joanna Arnow puts herself out there.
Director: Joanna Arnow
Writer: Joanna Arnow
Cast: Joanna Arnow, Scott Cohen, Babak Tafti and Peter Vack
Susie Searches
Susie, an awkward college student with a failing true-crime podcast, seizes the opportunity to boost her campus and online popularity by solving the mystery of the missing hometown heart-throb. But things turn dark as Susie reveals the truth and finds herself in over her head.
Director: Sophie Kargman
Writer: William Day Frank based on a story by Sophie Kargman and William Day Frank
Cast: Kiersey Clemons, Alex Wolff, Jim Gaffigan, Ken Marino and Rachel Sennott
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon tells story of a girl with unusual powers who escapes from a psychiatric hospital onto the chaotic streets of New Orleans. As she tries to make it on her own amidst the hedonism of the French Quarter, the girl is taken under the wing of street-smart stripper Bonnie and her young son. The trio’s antics soon draw the attention of the cops, forcing the girl to take control of her own destiny.
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer: Ana Lily Amirpour
Cast: Kate Hudson, Jeon Jong-Seo, Craig Robinson and Ed Skrein
Ingrid Goes West
Following the death of her mother and a series of self-inflicted setbacks, young Ingrid Thorburn escapes a humdrum existence by moving to LA in order befriend her obsession, Instagram influencer Taylor Sloane. After a quick bond is forged between these unlikeliest of buddies, the facade begins to crack in both women's lives -- with comically malicious results.
Director: Matt Spicer
Screenwriters: Matt Spicer, David Branson Smith
Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Wyatt Russell, Billy Magnussen
Marjorie Prime
Eighty-six-year-old Marjorie spends her final, ailing days with a computerized version of her deceased husband. With the intent to recount their life together, Marjorie's Prime relies on the information from her and her kin to develop a more complex understanding of his history. As their interactions deepen, the family begins to develop diverging recounts of their lives, drawn into the chance to reconstruct the often-painful past.
Director: Michael Almereyda
Writers: Michael Almereyda based on the play by Jordan Harrison
Cast: Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Lois Smith, Tim Robbins
IN DEVELOPMENT
Tel Aviv on Fire (US remake)
An intern pretends to be a high-powered TV writer to get out of a misunderstanding with border patrol, only to land himself in more absurd trouble when the guard demands that he influence the course of show. Magnetic Labs has secured the rights to remake the 2018 hit by filmmaker Sameh Zoabi, relocating the story from the Middle East to the US-Mexico border.
