TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA (DEUX PERSONNES ÉCHANGEANT DE LA SALIVE) - In a farcical world where kissing is punishable by
death, a personal shopper threatens the status quo.
Directors:
Alexandre Singh & Natalie Musteata
Producers:
Violeta Kreimer, Valentina Merli, Natalie Musteata, Alexandre Singh, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Carol Cohen, Guillaume Houzé
Composer:
Bobak Lotfipour
World Premiere:
2024 Telluride Film Festival (Great Expectations)
L.A. Premiere:
2024 AFI Fest (Grand Jury Prize - Live Action Short)
NO SLEEP TILL - In a coastal Floridian town threatened by an oncoming hurricane, a few locals feel strangely compelled to stay amidst a general movement of desertion.
Director:Alexandra Simpson
Executive Producers:
Mariana Horn, Todd Remis, Robina Riccitiello, Kyra Rogers, Elizabeth Woodward
Producers:
Tyler Taormina, Elijah Graf Quartier, Jason Simpson
World Premiere:2024 Venice International Film Festival (Settimana Internazionale della Critica)
MY FIRST FILM - A young filmmaker, Vita, revisits her first chaotic attempt at filmmaking 15 years prior. Shooting a semi-autobiographical film starring her friend Dina, Vita’s eager but inexperienced approach causes the production to spiral into chaos, leading to significant disruptions and a near-fatal accident.
Director:Zia Anger
Producers:
Riel Roch Decter, Taylor Shung, Emma HannawayComposer
:
Perfume Genius
World Premiere:2024 CPH:DOX (Next Wave)
Distributor:
MUBI
COLD WALLET - A team of Redditors lose everything after a cryptocurrency scam leads them to plot to kidnap the "financial influencer" who screwed them over.
Director:Cuttier Hodierne
Executive Producers:
Derek McMurtry, Justin Staple, Raul Castillo, Melonie Diaz, Tony Cavalero, Josh Brener, Leo Matchett, Michael Musante, Matt Miller
Producers: Cutter Hodierne, John Hibey, Benjamin Wiessner
World Premiere:2024 SXSW Film Festival (Narrative Spotlight)
GOOD ONE - During a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam navigates the clash of egos between her father and his oldest friend.
Director:India Donaldson
Executive Producer:
Sarah Winshall
Producers: Diana Irvine, Graham Mason, Wilson Cameron
Composer: Celia Hollander
International Premiere:
2024 Cannes Film Festival (Directors’ Fortnight)
U.S. Premiere:2024 Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Dramatic Competition)
Distributor:Metrograph Pictures
MERRY GOOD ENOUGH - Lucy has a complicated relationship with her dysfunctional family, but when her mother disappears on Christmas Eve, she must bring her family back together whether she knows it or not.
Directors: Caroline Keene & Dan Kennedy
Executive Producer:
Alan Pierson
Producers: Dan Kennedy, Krista Minto, Jamieson Shea, Genevieve Skehan
Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media
WELCOME SPACE BROTHERS unveils the true story of The Unarius Academy of Science, a long-running extraterrestrial-channeling spiritual school in El Cajon, California that in the late 1970s became a wildly prolific filmmaking and art collective under the direction of outlandish spiritual leader and visionary filmmaker Ruth E. Norman, AKA “Archangel Uriel.”
Director: Jodi Wille
Executive Producers:
XTR (Bryn Mooser, Kathryn Everett), Diorama Media (Matt Perniciaro), Lord Miller (Phil Lord & Christopher Miller), Josh Braun (Submarine), Thalia Mavros (The Front), Rob Ganger, SpectreVision (Lawrence Ingle, Daniel Noah & Elijah Wood)
Producer: Caryn Capotosto
Composer: Mary Lattimore
World Premiere: 2023 Beyond Fest
BEYOND THE AGGRESSIVES: 25 YEARS LATER - Two decades ago, the groundbreaking film THE AGGRESSIVES showcased the remarkable stories of Chin, Octavio, Trevon, and Kisha — a watershed moment of visibility for masc-presenting BIPOC individuals that gave voice to a community that hadn’t seen themselves authentically represented in cinema before. Now, nearly 20 years later, the same four protagonists reunite to reflect on their past and envision new futures.
Director: Daniel Peddle
Executive Producers:
Robert A. Maylor, Tiq Milan, Stephen Friedman, Jacqueline Woodson, Kristen Wolf, Gerald Herman
Producer: Wellington Love
Composer: Aidan Salier
World Premiere: 2023 Newfest (Documentary Centerpiece)
Distributor: Showtime
THE GRADUATES - A year after her boyfriend dies from gun violence, a young woman prepares to graduate high school as she navigates an uncertain future alongside a community that is searching for ways to heal.
Writer/Director:Hannah Peterson
Executive Producers:Chloé Zhao, Kara Durrett, John Cho, Meena Harris, Juliet Liu
Producers:Josh Peters, Saba Zerehi, Taylor Shung, Jessamine Burgum
Composer:Andrew Orkin
World Premiere: 2023 Tribeca Film Festival (Winner: Best Cinematography)
Distributor:
The Future of Film is Female
SOMEWHERE QUIET follows a woman as she readjusts to normalcy after a kidnapping. Her sense of reality begins to deteriorate when she travels to her husband's family compound.
Writer/Director: Olivia West Lloyd
Executive Producers:Mollye Asher, Mynette Louie, Derek Nguyen, Philip Erdoes, Steven H. Stodghill, David Kiger, Stephen Best, Andy Youmans
Producers:Taylor Ava Shung, Emma Hannaway, Eamon Downey
Composer: Ariel Marx
World Premiere:2023 Tribeca Film Festival
Distributor:
Vertical Entertainment