Future Boyfriend: a sweet sci-fi romantic comedy offering a second chance of life
Ben Rock, “Future Boyfriend” (2016) Adapted from a play written by A Vincent Ularich for
Psychosis: character study of techno-paranoia under computer surveillance
Ben Feldman, “Psychosis” (2019) The shorter of two films based on the short story of
Bad Peter: the panopticon police state controlling an individual life to an astonishing degree
Zach Strauss, “Bad Peter” (2017) At first rather amusing but then quickly becoming sinister and
British Films | Italian and Italian-language Films
Don’t Look Now: an eerie and profound Gothic horror film of grief, trauma and misperceptions
Nicolas Roeg, “Don’t Look Now” (1973) Adapted from the short story with the same title
Metta Via: a story of personal transformation with a strange power and attraction
Warren Flanagan, “Metta Via” (2017) Visually stunning and ambitious in its concept, this Canadian short
Chinese and Chinese-language Films | Southeast Asian Films
The Masseuse: how to be human and to have free will in an oppressive society and culture
Tan Ce Ding, “The Masseuse” (2018) An intriguing film set in a not-too distant dystopian
What if Wendy: a sparse and painful character study of denial and grief
James A Sims, “What if Wendy” (2017) Here is a sparse and minimalist character study
A whistleblower’s insider knowledge and shocking revelations in “MH-17: In Search of Truth”
Vasily Prozorov, “MH-17: In Search of Truth” (UKR Leaks, December 2019) Currently gaining a lot
Iteration 1: a dystopian human future equivalent to a maze teaching flatworms to learn from experience
Jesse Lupini, “Iteration 1” (2016) Made for a Canadian film festival in which the objective
The Candidate: a suspenseful film of a sociopath caught in a spider’s web of control
David Karlak, “The Candidate” (2010) Entirely driven by character and dialogue, this interesting character study