Directed by Clio Barnard • 2010 • United Kingdom
Starring Manjinder Virk, Natalie Gavin, Christine Bottomley
One of the most formally inventive, fascinating, and radical films in recent memory, Clio Barnard’s electrifying debut feature combines documentary, performance, and fiction as actors lip sync to recorded interviews to tell the harrowing life story of Andrea Dunbar, the brilliant but deeply troubled British playwright who won acclaim for works like “The Arbor” and “Rita, Sue and Bob Too.” Tracing her dark upbringing in the notorious Buttershaw estate in Bradford, her turbulent relationship with her family, and her tragic death at the age of twenty-nine, THE ARBOR is both a thrillingly innovative work of creative nonfiction and a deeply affecting account of a brief but remarkable life.
Directed by Joachim Trier • 2011 • Norway
Starring Anders Danielsen Lie, Malin Crépin, Aksel Thanke
Anders (Anders Danielsen Lie) will soon complete his drug rehabilitation in the countryside. As part of the program, he is allowed to go into the city for a job interview. Taking advantage of the ...
Directed by Alain Guiraudie • 2013 • France
Starring Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d’Assumçao
The critically acclaimed STRANGER BY THE LAKE has been described as a modern-day Hitchcockican masterpiece. A picturesque cruising spot in the countryside of France sets the scene for t...
Directed by Céline Sciamma • 2014 • France
Starring Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh
Fed up with her abusive family situation, lack of school prospects, and the “boys’ law” in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes he...
