New American Cinema
Going to the movies has been a favorite American pastime for over a century, and these filmmakers are determined to keep their works at the cutting edge of film’s future. Each of these selected films represents a unique voice, and together they reflect the diversity of the American experience.
Aggro Dr1ft
USA | 2023 | 80 min. | Harmony Korine
A deranged abyss of infrared vaporwave cinema as a tortured, Miami-based assassin hunts for his biggest target.
Babes
USA | 2024 | 109 min. | Pamela Adlon
Pamela Adlon directs this hysterical, no-holds-barred comedy about a woman who gets pregnant after a one-night stand.
The Black Sea
Bulgaria | 2024 | 93 min. | Crystal Moselle, Derrick B. Harden
Khalid travels to coastal Bulgaria for a work opportunity, only to be left high, dry, and the only Black man in sight.
Bob Trevino Likes It
USA | 2024 | 105 min. | Tracie Laymon
Lily finds solace in Facebook of all places when she connects with and befriends a kindhearted man who shares her father’s name.
Dìdi (弟弟)
USA | 2024 | 96 min. | Sean Wang
A skate video-loving NorCal Taiwanese American spends his final pre-high school summer learning what it means to grow up.
Empire Waist
USA | 2021 | 94 min. | Claire Ayoub
Plus-sized teen Lenore Miller is about to set the world on fire with her own line of inclusive fashion designs.
Ghostlight
USA | 2024 | 110 min. | Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson
A construction worker joins a production of “Romeo and Juliet,” finding community and a way to work through family troubles.
Good One
USA | 2024 | 90 min. | India Donaldson
On a camping trip with her father and his friend, 17-year-old Sam learns some hard truths about the helplessness of adulthood.
I Saw the TV Glow
USA | 2024 | 100 min. | Jane Schoenbrun
An eerie slice of reality-f**king cinema, as two lonely suburbanites find solace and obsession in a late-night TV show.
Janet Planet
USA | 2023 | 113 min. | Annie Baker
Lacy lives with her single mother in rural Massachusetts. Over one summer, she will witness the fleeting moments of life.
Molokaʻi Bound
USA | 2024 | 112 min. | Alika Tengan (Kanaka Maoli)
Kainoa returns to his family to reconnect with his adolescent son, rekindle with his ex, and reintegrate into his native culture.
Mountains
USA | 2023 | 95 min. | Monica Sorelle
Demolition worker Xavier must tear apart his own neighborhood if he wants to afford a new house for his working-class family.
The Primevals
USA | 2023 | 90 min. | David Allen
A team of researchers trek into the Himalayas and discover horrors beyond their imagination.
RATS!
USA | 2023 | 85 min. | Maxwell Nalevansky, Carl Fry
In this maniacal stoner epic of bad taste, young vandal Raphael must survive the unhinged citizens of Pfresno, Texas.
Sing Sing
USA | 2023 | 107 min. | Greg Kwedar
Colman Domingo stars in the inspirational true story about incarcerated people who find healing through the redemptive power of theatre.
Stress Positions
USA | 2024 | 95 min. | Theda Hammel
A frantic, coarse, and bitterly funny ensemble comedy set at a pandemic-era Brooklyn brownstone.
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox
USA | 2024 | 103 min. | Stimson Snead
A brilliant scientist invents a time machine and concocts a scheme to kill his younger self…with unintended consequences.
The Uncertain Detective
USA | 2024 | 69 min. | Gregg Lachow
A filmmaker makes a detective neo-noir TV series with his family, only for the two worlds to intertwine.
We Strangers
USA | 2024 | 86 min. | Anu Valia
A commercial cleaner accepts a high-paying job as a personal housekeeper and slowly, uncomfortably acclimates to high society.