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Millie Lies Low begins with an appealing promise: Michelle Savill will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ana Scotney and Jillian Nguyen gives Millie Lies Low an immediate pulse. The story of Millie Lies Low begins from a specific pressure point: Anxiety ridden Millie is on her way from Wellington to New York for an internship at a prestigious architecture firm when a moment of panic causes her to

Fire Music begins with an appealing promise: Tom Surgal will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Rashied Ali and Albert Ayler gives Fire Music an immediate pulse. The story of Fire Music begins from a specific pressure point: A look at the history and evolution of the free jazz movement of the 1960s and 1970s. By the end of its 1h 28m running time, the value of Fire Music rests less on novelty

Medusa begins with an appealing promise: Anita Rocha da Silveira will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mari Oliveira and Lara Tremouroux gives Medusa an immediate pulse. The story of Medusa begins from a specific pressure point: In order to resist temptation, Mariana and her girlfriends try their best to control everything and everyone around them. By the end of its 2h 12m running time, the

13 Fanboy begins with an appealing promise: Deborah Voorhees will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Dee Wallace and Hayley Greenbauer gives 13 Fanboy an immediate pulse. The story of 13 Fanboy begins from a specific pressure point: An obsessed fan stalks his favorite actors from the Friday the 13th films and beyond, mirroring his idol Jason Voorhees. By the end of its 1h 41m running time, the

Fire in the Mountains begins with an appealing promise: Ajitpal Singh will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Vinamrata Rai and Chandan Bisht gives Fire in the Mountains an immediate pulse. The story of Fire in the Mountains begins from a specific pressure point: A mother toils to save money to build a road in a Himalayan village to take her wheelchair bound son for physiotherapy but her husband who

Clara Sola begins with an appealing promise: Nathalie Álvarez Mesén will treat its fantasy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Wendy Chinchilla Araya and Ana Julia Porras Espinoza gives Clara Sola an immediate pulse. The story of Clara Sola begins from a specific pressure point: In a remote village in Costa Rica, Clara, a withdrawn 40 year old woman, experiences a sexual and mystical awakening as she begins a journe

The Year of the Everlasting Storm begins with an appealing promise: Anthony Chen will treat its mystery framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Yay Yay Bobby Jones and Catherine Machovsky gives The Year of the Everlasting Storm an immediate pulse. The story of The Year of the Everlasting Storm begins from a specific pressure point: Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles thi

Olga begins with an appealing promise: Elie Grappe will treat its sports drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Anastasiia Budiashkina and Sabrina Rubtsova gives Olga an immediate pulse. The story of Olga begins from a specific pressure point: A 15 year old Ukrainian gymnast exiled in Switzerland, who is working to secure a place at the country's National Sports Center. By the end of its 1h 25m running time, the

The Man in the Basement begins with an appealing promise: Philippe Le Guay will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between François Cluzet and Jérémie Renier gives The Man in the Basement an immediate pulse. The story of The Man in the Basement begins from a specific pressure point: After a Jewish couple sells their basement to a former history teacher, they discover his secret life as an anti Semitic co

I Was a Simple Man begins with an appealing promise: Christopher Makoto Yogi will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Steve Iwamoto and Constance Wu gives I Was a Simple Man an immediate pulse. The story of I Was a Simple Man begins from a specific pressure point: A family in Hawai'i faces the imminent death of their eldest as the ghosts of the past haunt the countryside. By the end of its 1h 40m run

When Men Were Men begins with an appealing promise: Aidan Dick will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Izzi Rojas and Aidan Dick gives When Men Were Men an immediate pulse. The story of When Men Were Men begins from a specific pressure point: In a heavily religious Irish society a young actor struggling with gender identity has to let go of his idea of masculinity before he loses sight of who he is

Storm Lake begins with an appealing promise: Beth Levison will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jill Biden and Pete Buttigieg gives Storm Lake an immediate pulse. The story of Storm Lake begins from a specific pressure point: Art Cullen and his family and colleagues at Iowa's Storm Lake Times, fight at the local level for the survival of their biweekly small town newspaper. By the end of its