“The Sweet East”
Best known for his cinematography on films like “Good Time” and “One Man Dies A Million Times,” Sean Price Williams brings his versatile filmmaking skills to the forefront with his solo-directorial debut. The film is about a journey through America by Lillian, a high school senior who is granted access to sects and cults. Talia Ryder, Simon Rex, Jacob Elordi, Jeremy O. Harris, Ayo Edebiri, Earl Cave, Jack Irv, and Rish Shah star.
“The Book of Solutions”
Michel Gondry‘s first film in seven years, “The Book of Solutions,” is reportedly in the more low-key Gondry vein (rather the bright and fantastical) and centers on a director, who tries to rid himself of his demons which are oppressing his creativity, but not much else is known about the plot. The film stars Pierre Niney, Vincent Elbaz, Blanche Gardin, Françoise Lebrun, and Camille Rutherford.
“About Dry Grasses”
Written, directed, and produced by famed Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan, (his 2014 film “Winter Sleep” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes 67), his latest very long film (3.2 hours, naturally), centers on a young Anatolian teacher (Deniz Celiloglu), his hopes of escaping from a gloomy remote village life, and the colleague (Merve Dizdar) who helps him to regain a new perspective.
“Strange Way of Life”
Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar famously almost made the gay cowboy classic “Brokeback Mountain,” but he gets his second chance with “Strange Way of Life” starring Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke. Billed as a short, the film is actually 60 minutes long and centers on former gunmen who reunite 25 years later. But one of them is now a sheriff, and the reason for a reunion is not to go down the memory lane of their old friendship…
“Black Flies”
Based on Shannon Burke’s novel of the same name, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s latest tells the story of two paramedics in New York – one a young student, the other a veteran, and one of the city’s best. Starring Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan, “Black Flies” centers on the brutal toll that the job takes on the lives of the people who have dedicated themselves to service.
“Little Girl Blue”
A fascinating-sounding docu drama “Little Girl Blue” is inspired by the life of director Mona Achache enigmatic mother (played by Mario Cotillard). After her death the filmmaker discovered thousands of photos, letters, and recordings, but what she finds in these snippets of time make her late mother just as mysterious. Achache brings her mother back to life in the film learn about her journey and who she really was.
