She Dies Tomorrow (2020) | May 29

Amy is ravaged by the notion that she is going to die tomorrow, which sends her down a dizzying emotional spiral. When her skeptical friend Jane discovers Amy’s feeling of imminent death to be contagious, they both begin bizarre journeys through what might be the last day of their lives. – JustWatch.com

Director: Amy Seimetz

Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Kentucker Audley, Katie Aselton, Chris Messina, Tunde Adebimpe, Jennifer Kim

Country: United States

Distributor: Neon

Rating: R

Runtime: 1 hour, 26 minutes

Platform: Hulu

Special Events: Filmmaker Conversations

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Papicha (2019) | May 29

Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups, seeking to establish an Islamic and archaic state. Women are particularly affected and oppressed by primitive diktas, who seek to take control of their bodies and control their passage through the public space. While a frenzied hunt for women unveiled is launched, Nedjma, a young student passionate about fashion, is determined to federate the girls of her campus to organize a fashion show braving all the forbidden. – JustWatch.com

Director: Mounia Meddour

Cast: Marwan Zeghbib, Lyna Khoudri, Yasin Houicha, Nadia Kaci, Shirine Boutella, Amira Hilda Douaouda. Meryem Medjkane

Country: Algeria

Distributor: Jour2Fête

Rating: R

Runtime: 1 hour, 48 minutes

Platform: OVID, Kanopy

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Blue Miracle (2021) | May 29

To save their cash-strapped orphanage, a guardian and his kids partner with a washed-up boat captain for a chance to win a lucrative fishing competition. – IMDb.com

Director: Julio Quintana

Cast: Dennis Quaid, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Bruce McGill, Raymond Cruz, Fernanda Urrejola, Anthony Gonzalez

Country: Mexico

Distributor: Netflix

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Platform: Netflix (Beginning May 27)

Special Programming: Family Films

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Host (2020) | May 28

Six friends hire a medium to hold a séance via Zoom during lockdown — but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realize they might not survive the night. – JustWatch.com

Director: Rob Savage

Cast: Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova, Caroline Ward, Edward Linard, Seylan Baxter

Country: United Kingdom

Distributor: Shudder

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 56 minutes

Platform: Shudder

Special Programming: Midnight Movies

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Shirley (2020) | May 28

A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple. – JustWatch.com

Director: Josephine Decker

Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman, Victoria Pedretti, Robert Wuhl

Country: United States

Distributor: Neon

Rating: R

Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes

Platform: Hulu

Special Events: Filmmaker Retrospectives, Filmmaker Conversations

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Madeline’s Madeline (2018) | May 28

Madeline has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop’s ambitious director pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. The resulting battle between imagination and appropriation rips out of the rehearsal space and through all three women’s lives. – JustWatch.com

Director: Josephine Decker

Cast: Helena Howard, Molly Parker, Miranda July, Okwui Okpokwasili, Sunita Mani, Eva Steinmetz, Felipe Bonilla

Country: United States

Distributor: Oscilloscope

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes

Platform: Kanopy

Special Events: Filmmaker Retrospective

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Flames (2017) | May 28

A real romance filmed over five years. Josephine and Zefrey simmer in the white hot apocalypse of first love until the throw of a dart finds them on a spontaneous trip to the Maldives and cracks open the question – is their love true or just a performance? – JustWatch.com

Director: Zefrey Throwell , Josephine Decker

Cast: Josephine Decker, Zefrey Throwell, Michael Melamedoff, Hollis Witherspoon, Joe Swanberg

Country: United States

Distributor: FilmRise

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes

Platform: The Criterion Channel

Special Events: Filmmaker Retrospectives, Shorts Included

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The Mask Task (2018)

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014) | May 28

The arrival of a handsome new farmhand threatens the balance between a farmer and his daughter. – JustWatch.com

Director: Josephine Decker

Cast: Joe Swanberg, Sophie Traub, Robert Longstreet, Kristin Slaysman, Matt Orme, Geoff Marslett, Erica McClure

Country: United States

Distributor: Cinelicious Pics

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 18 minutes

Platform: The Criterion Channel, Kanopy

Special Events: Filmmaker Retrospectives, Shorts Included

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First Day Out (2016)

Butter on the Latch (2013) | May 28

Sarah and Isolde share an interest in the traditional music and dance of the Balkans, but it turns out that shared interests don’t always unite them. Their trip, initially a fun bonding experience, takes a southward turn when Sarah becomes interested in handsome fellow camper Steph. A seemingly innocent romantic overture touches off an abrupt shift in the dynamic between the two girlfriends, steering a previously ecstatic camp outing down a psychological rabbit hole. – JusWatch.com

Director: Josephine Decker

Cast: Isolde Chae-Lawrence, Sarah Small, Charlie Hewson, Stephan Goldbach, Emily Decker

Country: United States

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 12 minutes

Platform: The Criterion Channel, Kanopy

Special Events: Filmmaker Retrospectives, Shorts Included

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Squeezebox (2010)

Me the Terrible (2012)

Violation (2020) | May 27

A troubled woman on the edge of divorce returns home to her younger sister after years apart. But when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust, she embarks on a vicious crusade of revenge. – JustWatch.com

Director: Dusty Mancinelli , Madeleine Sims-Fewer

Cast: Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, Jesse LaVercombe, Obi Abili, Jasmin Geljo

Country: Canada

Distributor: Shudder

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes

Platform: Shudder

Special Programming: Midnight Movies

Special Events: Filmmaker Conversations