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The Trumpet of the Swan begins with an appealing promise: Terry L. Noss will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jason Alexander and Mary Steenburgen gives The Trumpet of the Swan an immediate pulse. The story of The Trumpet of the Swan begins from a specific pressure point: It's a high flying adventure when Louie, a mute trumpeter swan, is given the gift of a trumpet, and finds his voic

30 Years to Life begins with an appealing promise: Vanessa Middleton will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Erika Alexander and Melissa De Sousa gives 30 Years to Life an immediate pulse. The story of 30 Years to Life begins from a specific pressure point: A group of friends each face an emotional crisis as they approach thirty years of age. By the end of its 1h 50m running time, the value of 30 Y

World Traveler begins with an appealing promise: Bart Freundlich will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Billy Crudup and Julianne Moore gives World Traveler an immediate pulse. The story of World Traveler begins from a specific pressure point: After hitting the road a man encounters characters that make him realize the importance of family. By the end of its 1h 43m running time, the value of World

Big Bad Love begins with an appealing promise: Arliss Howard will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Arliss Howard and Debra Winger gives Big Bad Love an immediate pulse. The story of Big Bad Love begins from a specific pressure point: Barlow is a hard drinking, heavy smoking, long haired, and deeply unhappy aspiring writer who pulls a dozen rejection slips out of his mailbox every day while trying

Secret Ballot begins with an appealing promise: Babak Payami will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Nassim Abdi and Cyrus Abidi gives Secret Ballot an immediate pulse. The story of Secret Ballot begins from a specific pressure point: A female election agent and a gun toting soldier try to collect votes among the local islanders with mixed success. By the end of its 2h 3m running time, the value of

Lan Yu begins with an appealing promise: Stanley Kwan will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jun Hu and Ye Liu gives Lan Yu an immediate pulse. The story of Lan Yu begins from a specific pressure point: A young gay student has a relationship with an older successful businessman. By the end of its 1h 26m running time, the value of Lan Yu rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠ T

Home Movie begins with an appealing promise: Chris Smith will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ed Peden and Ben Skora gives Home Movie an immediate pulse. The story of Home Movie begins from a specific pressure point: Documentary look at five unusual homes and the people who built (or adapted) them. By the end of its 1h 6m running time, the value of Home Movie rests less on novelty than on t

Amy's Orgasm begins with an appealing promise: Julie Davis will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Julie Davis and Nick Chinlund gives Amy's Orgasm an immediate pulse. The story of Amy's Orgasm begins from a specific pressure point: Story of a 29 year old Ivy League educated, self help author as she grudgingly falls for a shock jock radio host with a reputation for hitting on his bimbo guests. By t

Fidel begins with an appealing promise: Estela Bravo will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Fidel Castro and Muhammad Ali gives Fidel an immediate pulse. The story of Fidel begins from a specific pressure point: Documentary about Fidel Castro, covering 40 years of Cuban Revolution. By the end of its 1h 31m running time, the value of Fidel rests less on novelty than on the care of its executio

Baran begins with an appealing promise: Majid Majidi will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Hossein Abedini and Zahra Bahrami gives Baran an immediate pulse. The story of Baran begins from a specific pressure point: In a building site in present day Tehran, Lateef, a 17 year old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. By the end of its 1h 34m running time, the value

Russian Doll begins with an appealing promise: Stavros Kazantzidis will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Hugo Weaving and Natalia Novikova gives Russian Doll an immediate pulse. The story of Russian Doll begins from a specific pressure point: Harvey, a neurotic private investigator and wannabe crime writer, gets asked to marry his best friend's mistress. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the

Friends and Family begins with an appealing promise: Kristen Coury will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Greg Lauren and Chris Gartin gives Friends and Family an immediate pulse. The story of Friends and Family begins from a specific pressure point: A gay couple are hit men for the mafia. By the end of its 1h 27m running time, the value of Friends and Family rests less on novelty than on the care