Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 832 Films to Buy & Rent
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)
- Dir. John Cameron Mitchell
Feat. Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, Nicole Kidman…
- An energetic, endearingly campy film blending aliens with punk culture, from John Cameron Mitchell (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH). Set in 1970's London…
Ingrid Goes West (2017)
- Dir. Matt Spicer
Feat. Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr…
- Black–hearted and immensely entertaining social media satire, with comedy actress Aubrey Plaza perfectly cast as a slightly unhinged…
Jeune Femme (Montparnasse Bienvenüe) (2017)
- Dir. Léonor Sérraille
Feat. Lætitia Dosch
- Drama set in Paris, following a spirited yet struggling woman in her 30's in the wake of a difficult break up with her wealthy boyfriend. A…
Lovers, The (2017)
- Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Feat. Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen…
- Authentic sombre comedy with Debra Winger and Tracy Letts well matched as a long–married, dispassionate couple whose romantic spark suddenly…
Marjorie Prime (2017)
- Dir. Michael Almereyda
Feat. Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Lois Smith…
- An entirely thought–provoking chamber–piece set in the not–too–distant future where an elderly woman with encroaching…
Patti Cakes (Patti Cake$) (2017)
- Dir. Geremy Jasper
Feat. Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett
- Charming indie film telling the rags–to–riches story of an aspiring rapper from a downtrodden area of New Jersey who refuses to let…
Pin Cushion (2017)
- Dir. Deborah Haywood
Feat. Lily Newmark, Joanna Scanlan, Isy Suttie
- Blackly comic British indie about an eccentric and close knit mother–daughter duo who attempt to start a new life when they move to a small…
Skate Kitchen (2017)
- Dir. Crystal Moselle
Feat. Rachelle Vinberg, Dede Lovelace, Nina Moran
- Beautifully evocative and uplifting teen drama set in the world of NYC skateboarding, following a group of real–life female skaters who are…
Super Dark Times (2017)
- Dir. Kevin Phillips
Feat. Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, Elizabeth Cappuccino…
- An indie psychological thriller that deftly detours from a benign coming–of–age scenario when a traumatic after–school incident…
Transfiguration, The (2017)
- Dir. Michael O’Shea
Feat. Eric Ruffin
- An elevated genre film dealing with love and loss about a troubled teen with a vampire lore fascination who meets an equally alienated young woman…