Strong Approaches to Complicated Subject Matter
A lot of movies and TV shows get complicated, sensitive, scandalous, or difficult subject matter wrong. Probably because of the need to explore a multi-faceted thing in a limited time and understandable way. When it's bad, it's bad, and sometimes insulting, insensitive, or otherwise problematic. I think these titles weren't always perfect, but did a better job than most.
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- DirectorRebecca HallStarsTessa ThompsonRuth NeggaAndré Holland"Passing" follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities.
- DirectorFran KranzStarsJason IsaacsMartha PlimptonAnn DowdThe parents of both the shooter and one of the victims of a school shooting tragedy agree to meet and talk in an attempt to move forward.
- DirectorFernanda ValadezStarsMercedes HernándezDavid IllescasJuan Jesús VarelaA mother travels across Mexico in search for her son whom authorities say died while trying to cross the borders into the United States.
- DirectorBenjamin BryantStarsDavid Eggers IIJordan GettyCate LunaWith his life back East upended, a young man escapes to the electric anonymity of Las Vegas. When an intriguing offer puts him on an unexpected path, he learns how easily things left unresolved find a way of forcing their own resolution.
- DirectorAndreas FontanaStarsFabrizio RongioneStéphanie CléauCarmen IriondoYvan De Wiel, a private banker from Geneva, goes to Argentina in the midst of a dictatorship to replace his partner, the object of the most worrying rumours, who disappeared overnight.
- DirectorJessica BeshirStarsDJ ExpressKawa SherifSalih SigirciA spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar, immersed in the rituals of khat, a leaf Sufi Muslims chewed for centuries for religious meditations - and Ethiopia's most lucrative cash crop today.
- DirectorSky HopinkaStarsJordan MercierSweetwater SahmeSky HopinkaA documentary circling the origin of the death myth from the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest.
- DirectorCharlène FavierStarsNoée AbitaJérémie RenierMarie DenarnaudUnder the guidance of a strict ex champion, a promising 15 year old girl trains as a professional skiing star.Will she be able to endure the physical and emotional pressures?
- DirectorIyin LandreStarsBobby SlaskiJessica SharplesSarah TuccittoJen and Adam challenge each other's actions when their perfect first date takes an unexpected turn.
- DirectorRadha BlankStarsRadha BlankPeter KimOswin BenjaminDown-on-her-luck NY playwright Radha is desperate for a breakthrough before she turns 40. Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime, she vacillates between the worlds of Hip-Hop and theater to find her true voice.
