Narrative

A film by Terence Nance
Executive produced by Jay-Z, dream hampton and Wyatt Cenac, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is an explosively creative debut by Terence Nance - utilizing a tapestry of live action and animation, the story of a relationship between a young man and a lovely young woman as it teeters on the divide between platonic and romantic.

A film by Dan Sallitt
An acclaimed, darkly funny film about a young girl’s unusual coming of age, Dan Sallitt's breakthrough feature, The Unspeakable Act, has rightly been compared to the best of Rohmer and Pialat. The DVD includes Sallitt's previous film, another exploration of a complex sibling relationship, All the Ships at Sea.

A film by Raul Ruiz
A playfully elegiac film from the great Raul Ruiz, conceived to be seen only after his death, Night Across the Street is a stunning final masterwork, a story about an elderly office worker who begins to relive both real and imagined memories from his life.

A film by Ben Rivers
One of the most innovative and exciting filmmakers working today, Ben Rivers combines starkly beautiful black-and-white film, a lush soundscape, and moments of blissful magic realism to capture the solitary existence of Jake, a man who lives in isolation in the middle of a remote forest. The DVD includes two acclaimed short works by Rivers, This Is My Land, the basis for this film, and I Know Where I'm Going.

A film by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Named one of the ten best films of the year by A.O. Scott in The New York Times, Neighboring Sounds is the thrilling debut from filmmaker Kleber Mendonca Filho, a wonderfully rich and suspenseful work about the fears, anxieties and centuries-old grievances that lie beneath the surface of an affluent seaside community.

A film by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Named one of the ten best films of the year by A.O. Scott in The New York Times, Neighboring Sounds is the thrilling debut from filmmaker Kleber Mendonca Filho, a wonderfully rich and suspenseful work about the fears, anxieties and centuries-old grievances that lie beneath the surface of an affluent seaside community.

A film by Miguel Gomes
From the director of Tabu, Our Beloved Month of August is a cinematic treat, an intoxicating blend of visuals, sound and music that follows the strange relationship between a father, a daughter and a nephew in a traveling pop band. DVD includes four short films by Miguel Gomes.

A film by Hong Sangsoo
Infused with a playfulness and dry wit that recalls the films of Woody Allen and Eric Rohmer, The Day He Arrives, from celebrated Korean auteur Hong Sangsoo, is a delightful meditation on relationships, filmmaking, and the unknowable forces that govern our lives.

A film by Robbie Pickering
Winner of the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at SXSW and nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Actress for Rachael Harris, Natural Selection is a wonderfully irreverent comedy about a devoted Texas housewife whose carefully ordered world is turned upside down when she sets out to find her husband’s long lost son. .