Best of the Month
Best of the Month: September 2023
A heartwarming fiction, a moving documentary and a WTF animation make up our Best of the Month picks for September 2023
Sci‑Fi
Connor Hurley
The Naturalist
A gay man living in a genetically modified society is given the chance to alter his sexuality.
Documentary
Michael Kinsella-Perks
& Will McBain
Elephant Food is for the Strongest Teeth
In Kano City, Northern Nigeria, crowds gather to watch local heroes face off in the ancient Hausa martial art of Dambe. Part battle, part dance, part live mythology, it’s a cultural tradition that has survived and thrived in the region.
Adventure
Hugo Frassetto
& Sophie Tavert Macian
Traces
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - Thirty-six thousand years ago, in the Ardèche river gorge, as a tribe prepares to go hunting the appearance of a cave lion throws their plans into chaos
Action
Joe Wright
Coco Mademoiselle
Keira Knightley plays the uncatchable madame flying through Italy on a motorcycle in this branded film from Chanel.
Festival
Sundance 2011 Short Films Online: Program 3
If I could have somehow avoided the news about Sundance starting today, I would havetoday is the start of the 34th straight Sundance Festival that yours truly will be failing to attend. 34 times have films been watched, pitches been made, deals been sealed, without me.
Comedy
Meghann Artes
Speed Dating
Ava navigates the challenges of dating in the big city in this gorgeously crafted, quirky hybrid of animation and live-action
Horror
Dominik Hartl
Vienna Waits For You
Anna should have had a closer look at the fine-print of her rental contract – for the old Viennese apartment is a creature with never ending appetite, living off the youth of its residents.
Romance
Laurence Vannicelli
The Young Housefly
An amorous housefly yearns to be known by the young woman he loves.
