Documentaries
Insatiable: The Homaru Cantu Story takes place in Chicago as we learn about this brilliant and cutting edge chef and humanitarian. From humble beginnings to a world-renowned seat at the chef’s table, Cantu’s story is an unlikely one, creating inspiration as well as a few hunger pangs.
Do Not Resist, The Eagle Huntress, The Swedish Theory of Love, and The Last Laugh, also find their way onto the ‘must-see’ list.
World Cinema
After the Storm (Japan) creates a complexly beautiful story about a father navigating life via a gambling addiction and the ramifications of this on his marriage and family. Humor is magically interwoven into this drama that crosses all cultural boundaries. (Read the interview with writer/director Kore-eda Hirokazu).
Malaria, (Iran) tells the story of a young woman who runs away with her lover. She lies and pretends to have been kidnapped, creating a ripple effect she could never have imagined. It promises to give insight and understanding into a seemingly unfair culture.
Graduation, Neruda, The Salesman, and the off-beat film Zoology make the must-see list as well.
Out-Look
Miles depicts the true story of a boy who joins his high school girls’ volleyball team. The prejudices and protests that occur promise a bit of comedy interspersed in this gender blurring drama.
Pushing Dead takes on the healthcare system as Dan, who has been fighting AIDS for more than 20 years, can no longer pay for his medications thanks to a bureaucratic flaw. Writer/director Tom E. Brown gives us a refreshing and insightful film filled with humor and reality.
David O. Russell talks with the audience following SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK