Sundance

If Judas and the Black Messiah is timely, it’s not because of racist cops or civil unrest: the title is earned by the film’s blatant calls for revolution.

If the goal of Sundance’s NEXT program is to highlight filmmakers with an ear to the pulse of culture, then Carey Williams earns his place with R#J

In Land, Edee, a lawyer that has just suffered a tragedy loses the ability to connect with people and retreats to a remote mountain cabin to disappear.

Set in a small town in the Texas Hill Country, Cusp follows the lives of three teenage girls as they navigate heartbreaks, formative moments, and loss.

Cryptozoo is the creation of directing-screenwriting-animating triple threat Dash Shaw and features the voice talents of Lake Bell and Michael Cera.

Prime Time is set on the last day of 1999, near the end of the pre-online era, leading 20-year old Sebastian to hijack a TV broadcast.

Delving into a hard subject with bold aesthetics and morbid curiosity, Censor explores gore and consciousness with unsettling ease. 

When it comes to stories of courage and exploring our fantastical world, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better film than Playing With Sharks.