Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 832 Films to Buy & Rent
Lazy Eye (2016)
- Dir. Tim Kirkman
Feat. Lucas Near-Verbruggh, Aaron Costa Ganis, Michaela Watkins
- A graphic designer in his 40's reconnects with a lost love over a weekend away in the Californian desert in this gay–themed romantic drama.…
Lovesong (2016)
- Dir. So Yong Kim
Feat. Jena Malone, Riley Keough, Brooklyn Decker…
- An affecting character study of best friends and would–be lovers who embark on an impromptu road trip days before one of them gets married. By…
Manifesto (2016)
- Dir. Julian Rosefeldt
Feat. Cate Blanchett
- Brilliantly conceived and executed homage to the tradition of artist manifestos, which poses intelligent questions about the role of the artist in…
Moonlight (2016)
- Dir. Barry Jenkins
Feat. Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders, Andre Holland…
- Critically lauded and Oscar–awarded drama that chronicles two decades in the life of a black gay man growing up in a poor Miami neighbourhood.…
Ordinary World (2016)
- Dir. Lee Kirk
Feat. Billie Joe Armstrong, Selma Blair, Judy Greer…
- Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong tries out his acting chops as a domesticated ex–rocker who throws an extravagant 40th birthday party…
Paterson (2016)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani
- A profound ode to small–town life and the beauty found within everyday simplicity, director Jim Jarmusch here creates a masterful, carefully…
Spaghettiman (Spaghetti Man) (2016)
- Dir. Mark Potts
Feat. Benjamin Crutcher, Winston Carter
- An absurdist, no–budget superhero spoof centred around a cynical super–slacker whose microwave mishap inadvertently turns him into a man…
This Giant Papier-Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy (This Giant Paper Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy) (2016)
- Dir. Christian Nicolson
Feat. Christian Nicolson, Daniel Pujol
- Three nerds are inexplicably plunged into a B–grade sci–fi movie where they must comandeer a rickety old spaceship and find a way to…
7 Chinese Brothers (2015)
- Dir. Bob Byington
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Stephen Root, Olympia Dukakis…
- Quirky comedy in which Jason Schwartzman essays another misanthropic slacker who lands a job at a garage where he becomes smitten with his new boss.
Asthma (2015)
- Dir. Jake Hoffman
Feat. Krysten Ritter, Benedict Samuel
- Two New York slackers hit the road in a Rolls Royce after one of them hits rock bottom in his attempts to overcome heroin addiction. A melancholy ode…