Awakenings: a spooky Gothic retelling of the classic Henry James story
Bhargav Saikia, “Awakenings” (2015) Inspired by and closely based on Henry James’ famous novella “The
Tag: Coming of Age Films
British Films | North American Films
Zero: teenage survivalist making a critical decision about her future
Keith and David Lynch, “Zero” (2019) In a post-apocalyptic world, when robots and humans have
Slut: a highly accomplished student film on teenage sexual awareness and the danger it attracts
Chloe Okuno, “Slut” (2014) Set in the 1970s, this cheesy morality tale is a meeting
After Her: missing-girl parody that leads to a personal transformation
Aly Migliori, “After Her” (2018) A young man, Callum (Christopher Dylan White), goes in search
Pain and Glory: a self-referential film of an artist entering a winter of discontent
Pedro Almodovar, “Pain and Glory” (2019) A film investigating how creation can be inspired by
Farming: fictional biographical drama ignores its wider social context
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, “Farming” (2018) “Farming” is a fictional biographical drama based on actor / director
French and French-language Films
Dogs: a metaphor for the psychological and other effects of global war and violence
Mohammad Babakoohi, Jakob Bednarz, Benjamin Berrebi, Diego Cristofano, Théo Noble, Karlo Pavicic-Ravlic, Marthinus van Rooyen,
French and French-language Films
Souffle-court: a study of an authoritarian father-son relationship through bike racing
Pierre-Marie Adnet, Jean-Luc Dessertaine, Guillaume Pochez, Tristan Poulain, Vincent Rouziere, Alessandro Vergonnier, “Souffle-court” (2018) In
French and French-language Films
Les lèvres gercées: a tiny kitchen sink drama reveals a dysfunctional family
Fabien Corre, Kelsi Phung, “Les lèvres gercées” (2018) In just five minutes, within the setting
French and French-language Films
Parfum Fraise: a short and terse film on the impossibility of escaping violence
Alix Arrault, Martin Hermane, Samuel Klughertz, Jules Rigolle, “Parfum Fraise” (2017) You can renounce a