Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 832 Films to Buy & Rent
JT Leroy (Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy) (2019)
- Dir. Justin Kelly
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Kelvin Harrison Jr.…
- The most outrageous and fascinating literary hoax of recent times is dramatised in this adaptation of Savannah Knoop’s memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I…
Safe Spaces (After Class) (2019)
- Dir. Daniel Schechter
Feat. Justin Long, Fran Drescher, Kate Berlant
- A biting comedy following a NYC professor who has an awkward run–in with a student, and attempts to defend his controversial behavior while…
Clovehitch Killer, The (2018)
- Dir. Duncan Skiles
Feat. Dylan McDermott, Charlie Plummer, Samantha Mathis
- A tense, effectively slowburn horror–thriller from the writer of COP CAR that stars Charlie Plummer (so good in LEAN ON PETE) as the dutiful…
Her Smell (2018)
- Dir. Alex Ross Perry
Feat. Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne, Dan Stevens…
- A rock ’n’ roll animal concocted by indie auteur Alex Ross Perry that depicts the fallen glory of a rock musician who once graced the cover of…
Keep the Change (2018)
- Dir. Rachel Israel
Feat. Brandon Polansky, Samantha Elisofon
- A tender, funny and unique New York romantic–comedy that melts the heart with two engaging performances from the thirty–something leads…
Kindergarten Teacher, The (2018)
- Dir. Sara Colangelo
Feat. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Rosa Salazar…
- English–language remake of the 2014 Israeli film of the same name about a jaded teacher, mother and aspiring poet who becomes obsessed with one…
Little Woods (2018)
- Dir. Nia DaCosta
Feat. Tessa Thompson, Lily James, Luke Kirby
- Impressive debut from writer–director Nia DaCosta, detailing the struggles faced by a pair of sisters trying to make ends meet in an…
Mega Time Squad (2018)
- Dir. Tim van Dammen
Feat. Anton Tennet, Jonathan Brugh, Milo Cawthorne…
- Ingenious low–budget sci–fi comedy set in the tiny North Island town of Thames, New Zealand in which a small–town criminal finds an…
Miseducation of Cameron Post, The (2018)
- Dir. Desiree Akhavan
Feat. Chloe Grace Moretz, Jennifer Ehle, John Gallagher, Jr.…
- Surprise winner of the U.S. Grand Jury prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, this heart–breaking indie drama stars Chloe Grace Moretz as a…
Prospect (2018)
- Dir. Zeek Earl, Chris Caldwell
Feat. Sophie Thatcher, Pedro Pascal, Jay Duplass
- Uniquely atmospheric sci–fi thriller set on a remote alien moon, where a teenage girl and her father fight to survive while attempting to mine…