A con man and a would-be filmmaking crew force themselves into the lives of two grief-scarred young women. But nothing is as it seems. – Telescope Film
Director: Sion Sono
Cast: Kippei Shiina, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Kyoko Hinami, Eri Kamataki
Country: Japan
Distributor: Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Runtime: 2 hours, 31 minutes
Platform: Netflix
Special Programming: Midnight Movies
Inspired by the 2005 riots in Paris, Stéphane, a recent transplant to the impoverished suburb of Montfermeil, joins the local anti-crime squad. Working alongside his unscrupulous colleagues Chris and Gwada, Stéphane struggles to maintain order amidst the mounting tensions between local gangs. When an arrest turns unexpectedly violent, the three officers must reckon with the aftermath and keep the neighborhood from spiraling out of control. – JustWatch
Director: Ladj Ly
Cast: Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djibril Zonga, Steve Tientcheu
Country: France
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Rating: R
Runtime: 1 hour, 44 minutes
Platform: Amazon Prime
Special Events: Filmmaker Conversations
Huang Ji’s brave personal film is one of the most auspicious debuts in recent Chinese cinema. Set in her home village in rural Hunan province, Egg and Stone is a powerful autobiographical portrait of a 14-year-old girl’s attempts to come to terms with her emerging sexual maturity. Since her parents moved to the city to work, she has been forced to live with her uncle and aunt for seven years. Alone with her own inchoate fears and desires, she grapples with a terrifying world of sexual awakening and danger. – OVID
Director: Huang Ji
Cast: Xiao Pin-gao, Liu Xiao-lin, Yao Hong-gui, Yixiang Huang, Baiyu Yao
Country: China
Distributor: Icarus Films
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hour, 42 minutes
Platform: OVID
Wu is in her mid-twenties and lives with her mother in a traditional one-story house in one of Beijing’s hutongs. Both consider themselves to be writers, but success has so far eluded them. The fact that Wu is supported by a divorced, elderly man helps the women through lean periods. Their unhealthily close relationship is characterized by reproaches and quibbling; only during meals do they appear to lay down their verbal weapons. The situation escalates when both Wu and her mother hit an emotional low. – Telescope Film
Director: Yang Mingming
Cast: Nai An, Yang Mingming, Zhang Xianmin, Li Qinqin
Country: China
Distributor: Icarus Films
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hour, 57 minutes
Platform: OVID
Judy is struggling to take control of her life while facing advanced Parkinson’s disease. Her son, Jamie, is battling his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta’s oil field work camps. Together, they hope to understand each other and themselves. – Amazon Prime
Director: Kathleen Hepburn
Cast: Shirley Henderson, Théodore Pellerin, Mary Galloway, Nicholas Campbell
Country: Canada
Distributor: levelFILM
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Platform: Amazon Prime
12-year-old Luis befriends a trio of awkward aliens who’ve gotten stuck on Earth after watching too much home-shopping network. With a neglectful father at home, Luis decides to escape with the aliens so he can avoid being sent away to a boarding school. – Hulu
Director: Christoph Lauenstein
Cast: Michaël Gregorio, Dermot Magennis, Ian Coppinger, Paul Tylak
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark
Distributor: Viva Pictures
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes
Platform: Hulu
Special Programming: Family Films
