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There is a useful directness to Beuys, a documentary shaped by Andres Veiel with a firm understanding of its audience. In Beuys, Joseph Beuys provides the anchor while Caroline Tisdall introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Beuys opens from this situation: A documentary about the 20th century German sculptor and performance artist Joseph Beuys. The resulting its 1h 47m running time feels most convincing whenever Beuys trusts behaviour more tha

There is a useful directness to Architects of Denial, a documentary shaped by David Lee George with a firm understanding of its audience. In Architects of Denial, Taner Akçam provides the anchor while Tjagharyan Movses Amaya introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Architects of Denial opens from this situation: Featuring Julian Assange, George Clooney, and brutal witness accounts, this film explores the controversy surrounding the Armenian geno

There is a useful directness to Under the Tree, a comedy shaped by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson with a firm understanding of its audience. In Under the Tree, Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson provides the anchor while Edda Björgvinsdóttir introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Under the Tree opens from this situation: When Baldwin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off

There is a useful directness to Outside In, a drama shaped by Lynn Shelton with a firm understanding of its audience. In Outside In, Edie Falco provides the anchor while Jay Duplass introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Outside In opens from this situation: An ex con struggling to readjust to life in his small town forms an intense bond with his former high school teacher. The resulting its 1h 49m running time feels most convincing whenever O

There is a useful directness to Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk, a documentary shaped by Corbett Redford with a firm understanding of its audience. In Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk, Miranda July provides the anchor while Iggy Pop introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk opens from this situation: A documentary spanning over 30 years of the California Bay Area's punk music history

There is a useful directness to Namiya, a fantasy shaped by Jie Han with a firm understanding of its audience. In Namiya, Jackie Chan provides the anchor while Duling Chen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Namiya opens from this situation: When three runaways shack up in an abandoned general store, a supernatural correspondence connects them to many lives that were all touched by the owner of the store years before they were born. The res

There is a useful directness to Edie, a drama shaped by Simon Hunter with a firm understanding of its audience. In Edie, Sheila Hancock provides the anchor while Kevin Guthrie introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Edie opens from this situation: 83 year old Edie believes that it is never too late packing an old camping bag, leaving her life behind and embarking on an adventure she never got to have climbing the imposing Mount Suilven in Scotl

There is a useful directness to Nico, 1988, a biographical drama shaped by Susanna Nicchiarelli with a firm understanding of its audience. In Nico, 1988, Trine Dyrholm provides the anchor while John Gordon Sinclair introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Nico, 1988 opens from this situation: The last year of singer Nico's life, as she tours and grapples with addiction and personal demons. The resulting its 1h 33m running time feels most convinc

There is a useful directness to The Last Suit, a drama shaped by Pablo Solarz with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Last Suit, Miguel Ángel Solá provides the anchor while Ángela Molina introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Last Suit opens from this situation: Abraham Bursztein, an 88 year old Jewish tailor, runs away from Buenos Aires to Poland, where he proposes to find a friend who saved him from certain death at the end of

There is a useful directness to Wait for Your Laugh, a documentary shaped by Jason Wise with a firm understanding of its audience. In Wait for Your Laugh, Rose Marie provides the anchor while Peter Marshall introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Wait for Your Laugh opens from this situation: Rose Marie, the untold story of fame, love, tragedy and 90 years of American entertainment through the eyes of the woman who did it all. The resulting its

There is a useful directness to Bye Bye Germany, a comedy shaped by Sam Garbarski with a firm understanding of its audience. In Bye Bye Germany, Moritz Bleibtreu provides the anchor while Antje Traue introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Bye Bye Germany opens from this situation: David Berman and his friends, all Holocaust survivors, have only one purpose: to go to America as soon as possible. The resulting its 1h 42m running time feels most

There is a useful directness to After Auschwitz, a documentary shaped by Jon Kean with a firm understanding of its audience. In After Auschwitz, Eva Beckmann provides the anchor while Rena Drexler introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, After Auschwitz opens from this situation: "You're free. The resulting its 1h 23m running time feels most convincing whenever After Auschwitz trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ At story level, After Ausch