The surprise hit of SXSW was this experimental short film anthology from 5 of the most creative filmmakers in the form. The concept? Adapt each other's dreams.
Winner of a 2021 Sundance Jury Prize, Topaz Jones's visual album is an autobiographical journey into his formative influences. Told in vignettes, it is modeled off the Black ABC's—an invention from 1970, when Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Black-centered teaching materials to the vastly white educational landscape.
In 2003, Japan was plunged into economic darkness, and its people needed a ray of hope. They found one in Haru Urara, a racehorse with a pink Hello Kitty mask and a career-long losing streak.
An injured jockey tries to endure nine races on nine horses over the course of one unforgiving night on the track. He will test the limits of his body and find what exists in the grey area between pain and beauty — if it doesn’t destroy him first.
Steven Fuller is a winter caretaker who has lived at Yellowstone national park for the past 50 years. As the cold weather approaches and the seasonal transformation begins, he hunkers down in his remote mountain cabin. But Fuller and Yellowstone face an uncertain future, with the climate crisis threatening to forever change one of North America’s last great wildernesses
**contains scenes of sexual violence that some viewers may find disturbing** - Three perceptions of only one truth - hers, his and ours
Amidst mounting pressures, a food deliverer (Laith Nakli) has his morality tested when he finds a pair of keys left on the outside of a customer's door, culminating in a night of anxiety and self-discovery.
With scary season ending in October, November was the month we saw a number of Oscar contenders released online - many of which feature in our 'Best of the Month' selection.
For the trio of films highlighted as our Best of the Month picks for April, the S/W team select a period drama focused on performance and dialogue, a playful documentary exploring the routines of non-playable characters in video games and an experimental animation unravelling the creative process.
As America's largest retirement community continues to expand, cracks, both literal and metaphysical, are suddenly opening beneath the senior utopia.
