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There is a useful directness to Voices in Wartime, a documentary shaped by Rick King with a firm understanding of its audience. In Voices in Wartime, Chris Abani provides the anchor while Sinan Antoon introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Voices in Wartime opens from this situation: VOICES IN WARTIME is a feature length documentary that sharply etches the experience of war through powerful images and the words of poets unknown and world famou

There is a useful directness to Close to Home, a drama shaped by Vardit Bilu with a firm understanding of its audience. In Close to Home, Smadar Sayar provides the anchor while Naama Schendar introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Close to Home opens from this situation: Rebellious and outgoing Smadar can't stand types like Mirit. The resulting its 1h 38m running time feels most convincing whenever Close to Home trusts behaviour more than expl

There is a useful directness to Yang Ban Xi, de 8 modelwerken, a documentary shaped by Yan Ting Yuen with a firm understanding of its audience. In Yang Ban Xi, de 8 modelwerken, Jinghua Xue provides the anchor while Ping Chen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Yang Ban Xi, de 8 modelwerken opens from this situation: The story of lives inextricably linked to the Yang Ban Xi, the propaganda spectacles which replaced traditional opera during

There is a useful directness to Bigger Than the Sky, a comedy shaped by Al Corley with a firm understanding of its audience. In Bigger Than the Sky, Marcus Thomas provides the anchor while Amy Smart introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Bigger Than the Sky opens from this situation: A recently dumped man with a boring personality, job, and life auditions at the community theater and gets the lead role as Cyrano despite no acting experience. T

There is a useful directness to Dreaming Lhasa, a mystery shaped by Ritu Sarin with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dreaming Lhasa, Jampa Kalsang Tamang provides the anchor while Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dreaming Lhasa opens from this situation: Karma, a young Tibetan woman from New York City comes to Dharamsala, the exile headquarters of the Dalai Lama in India, in search of her roots. The resulting

There is a useful directness to Giuliani Time, a documentary shaped by Kevin Keating with a firm understanding of its audience. In Giuliani Time, Rudy Giuliani provides the anchor while Wayne Barrett introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Giuliani Time opens from this situation: A documentary that investigates the 'new' New York City that then Mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed he helped create. The resulting its 2h 10m running time feels most convin

There is a useful directness to Fuck, a documentary shaped by Steve Anderson with a firm understanding of its audience. In Fuck, Drew Carey provides the anchor while Billy Connolly introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Fuck opens from this situation: A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use. The resulting its 1h 33m running time feels most convincing whenever Fuck trust

There is a useful directness to Dear Wendy, a comedy shaped by Thomas Vinterberg with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dear Wendy, Jamie Bell provides the anchor while Alison Pill introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dear Wendy opens from this situation: A young boy in a nameless, timeless American town establishes a gang of youthful misfits united in their love of guns and their code of honor. The resulting its 1h 45m running time f

There is a useful directness to Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, a crime drama shaped by Adrian Shergold with a firm understanding of its audience. In Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, Timothy Spall provides the anchor while Juliet Stevenson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman opens from this situation: The life and times of Albert Pierrepoint Britain's most prolific hangman. The resulting its 1h 35m running time fe

There is a useful directness to Il ne faut jurer... de rien!, a comedy shaped by Eric Civanyan with a firm understanding of its audience. In Il ne faut jurer... de rien!, Mélanie Doutey provides the anchor while Gérard Jugnot introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Il ne faut jurer... de rien! opens from this situation: Paris, 1830. The resulting its 1h 41m running time feels most convincing whenever Il ne faut jurer... de rien! trusts behaviou

There is a useful directness to Emmanuel's Gift, a documentary shaped by Lisa Lax with a firm understanding of its audience. In Emmanuel's Gift, Robin Williams provides the anchor while Oprah Winfrey introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Emmanuel's Gift opens from this situation: If you are born disabled in Ghana, West Africa you are likely to be poisoned, or left to die by your family; and if you are not poisoned or left for dead, you're lik

There is a useful directness to Sunflower, a romance shaped by Yang Zhang with a firm understanding of its audience. In Sunflower, Joan Chen provides the anchor while Zhang Fan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Sunflower opens from this situation: Relationship between father and son on a background of Maoist regime in China in the mid 20th century. The resulting its 2h 9m running time feels most convincing whenever Sunflower trusts behavi