Jaripeo
Raucous and adventurous documentary inquires into the queer community of Mexican rodeos - from Sundance and the Berlinale [Read More...]

1981
Adults prepare the birthday party from hell, leaving children disturbed and traumatised - deeply personal and audacious animation premieres at Sundance [Read More...]

Bowels of Hell
Scatology meets horror, in this Brazilian tribute to bad taste not entirely devoid of flavoursome bits - from the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Projecto Global
Far-left revolutionaries juggle radical politics, cigarettes and glam, in this historical thriller set in newly democratic Portugal - from the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Why Hasn’t Everything Disappeared Yet?
Filmmaker and actor tip their hat to late French philosopher Baudrillard and create a hybrid movie blending their own memories - from the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

First Days
Two Swiss filmmakers meditate on mortality, in this sensory and experimental movie - from the 55th international Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Why Do I See You in Everything?
Two Syrian friends reframe archive images of protests as intimate reveries, in this micro-budget film about political defiance - from the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

La Belle Année
Swedish documentary celebrates Sapphism, while weaving together family trauma and the memory of unrequited love - from the 55th Rotterdam International Film Festival [Read More...]

Tell Me What You Feel
Polish art curator blends trauma, 1990s' fashion and tears collected from his audience, in a playful movie vaguely detached from time - from the 55th Rotterdam International Film Festival [Read More...]

Mariana Ant (Mariana Hormiga)
Spanish woman thinks she's an ant, in this witty short film inspired by Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - from the Cerdanya Film Festival [Read More...]

Earth Song (Maan laulu)
Finnish-Kurdish woman travels to Kurdistan, in a traditional drama questioning parental commitment to family, career, and honesty - from the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

The Session Man
Piano player Nicky Hopkins may not be a household name, but his work was printed on John Lennon, Keith Richards and more - in UK cinemas in January and February [Read More...]

Sinners
16 OSCAR MOMINATIONS: Ryan Coogler uses vampires are a metaphor for racial battles, in a superbly cast "musical" where no character breaks into song without rhyme and reason - now on VoD [Read More...]

Baab
Grief, hallucination, and repression all collide in the second feature of Nayla Al Khaja, the first woman to direct and produce films in the Emirates - from the 46th Cairo International Film Festival [Read More...]

Beyond Silence
Two women from different generations clash as they find incompatible ways of handling sexual assault and trauma - Dutch film was shortlisted for this year’s Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film [Read More...]

The Pearl Comb
Victorian sorceress-turned-doctor finds the cure for tuberculosis, in this bewitching tale of mermaids and female empowerment - from the short list of the Action Live Shorts Academy Awards [Read More...]

Hamnet
Shakespeare's wife grapples with grief after the untimely death of their youngest child, in Chloe Zhao's finely crafted yet frustratingly timid new film - on VoD on Monday, February 9th [Read More...]

Rock, Paper, Scissors
German-directed, British-made short film shortlisted for the Oscars builds empathy with teenage Ukrainian soldier through quiet observation rather than jingoism and cheap heroics [Read More...]

Flight 182
Impressive family drama takes place against the backdrop of the worst terrorist act in the history of aviation the world had witnessed until 9/11 - from the International South Asian Film Festival [Read More...]

Marty Supreme
An autocratic Timothée Chalamet is both funny and seductive as a ping pong aficionado, in Josh Safdie's first solo directorial effort since 2008 - on VoD on Monday, February 9th [Read More...]

Dreamers
Gharoro-Akpojoto challenges the misconceptions around immigration in Britain, opening up a window on the realities of asylum seekers - on VoD on January 19th [Read More...]

It Happened in August
Thai immigrant in New York has to grapple with grief, an inconvenient ex and social differences, in this dirty gem of a queer tale - from the Reeling Film Festival [Read More...]

Lionel
Spanish drama elicits visceral feelings from its audience as a father and son's combustible relationship teeters on the edge - from the 25th REC Tarragona Film Festival [Read More...]

Bijupirá
A fisherman reconsiders his bond with a young boy, in Eduardo Boccaletti’s gorgeously crafted short drama - from the Avanca Film Festival [Read More...]

Seeds from Kivu (Semillas De Kivu)
Powerful Spanish film gives voice to Congolese rape victims, while also highlighting the accountability of global consumers (people like you and me) - Goya Winner for Best Documentary Short [Read More...]

The World of Love
A school petition exposes traumatic wounds for a seventeen-year-old school girl, in this thought-provoking South Korean drama - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Black Rabbit, White Rabbit
Iranian filmmaker lends Chekhov’s gun an explosive new meaning, in this metatextual hodgepodge of film stories - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Cleanse the Streets
Two sisters flee their father's wrath in this suspenseful Jordanese short with beats of paranoia and humour - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Invention
Callie Hernandez plays a fictionalised version of herself, in Courtney Stephens's masterful brand of docufiction - watch it now on Mubi [Read More...]

Early Days
Young couple living in Mumbai feign happiness on social media in order to cope with societal and financial pressures, in this austere and auteurial creation - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Irkalla: Gilgamesh’s Dream
A sickly orphan living on the violent streets of Baghdad dreams of meeting with his late parents, in this devastating urban tale of abandonment - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Truck Mama
Single mother and fearless lorry driver navigates the dangerous roads of Kenya in order to provide for her growing family - dirty doc premieres at the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Sink
Desperate mother seeks novel and unorthodox ways of connecting with her neurodiverse son, in this finely crafted family drama from Jordan - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Giant
Pierce Brosnan and Amir El-Masry star in British-Yemeni boxer Prince Naseem's biographical drama - in cinemas on Friday, January 9th [Read More...]

Hijra
Grandma sacrifices her life mission in order to locate her missing granddaughter, in this warm and tender female road movie from Saudi Arabia - world premiere takes place in the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Human Tide
Muslims from six different places travel to Mecca in search of spiritual healing, in this glitzy Saudi documentary - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Allah is not Obliged (Allah n’Est Pas Obligé)
Guinean orphan becomes a fearless child soldier in order to survive in an intrinsically “cadaverised” Africa - dazzling animation shows in the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Erupcja
British singer Charli XCX gets down and dirty in "liquid" Warsaw, while making her acting debut in this filthy gem of a Polish-American indie - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

In-I in Motion
Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan violate the conventions of dance and drama, in this unabashedly experimental movie - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Palestine 36
Historical drama offers valuable insight into Palestine under British rule, plus it's a tribute to the self-determination of Arabs - now on various VoD platforms [Read More...]

Nighttime Sounds
Young girl and ghost friend set out to uncover the dark secrets of their land, in this sensuous depiction of rural China - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Trains Dreams
Clint Bentley's second directorial feature is an impactful study of a construction worker navigating the unseen upheavals of modernity from his refreshingly rural vantage point - now on Netflix [Read More...]

Song of Hands (El Canto de las Manos)
Deaf musicians stage Beethoven's only opera in sign language, in a touching show of creative inclusivity - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Downriver A Tiger (Río Abajo, Un Tigre)
Dreamlike, experimental exploration of cinematic forms from Spain inspires conflicted feelings - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Happy Birthday
Sharp political film tackles the harsh realities of Egyptian classism from the perspective of two young girls - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Desperate Journey
Mostly set in burlesque Paris and based on a real story, this WW2 drama resonates with our present-day reality - in cinemas on Friday, November 28th [Read More...]

Bad Girl
Precocious Indian girl searches for "the perfect man", in this enjoyable comedy and riff on existential darkness - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Glorious Summer
Polish woman are forced to "enjoy" perpetual summer inside the confines of a palace, in a film with a modern twist on an ancient tale - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Lemonade Blessing
Teen has to decide between sex, religion and academia, in this fingerin' good little comedy - American indie is in REC Tarragona's Opera Prima section [Read More...]

I Have Already Died Three Times (Je Suis Déjà Mort Trois Fois)
Ageing French actor finds himself overshadowed by his own belongings, while also fighting for his memories and insights to prevail - watch this filthy genius documentary for free in December only with ArteKino [Read More...]