In a Texas winter, a long-divorced Chinese couple reunites for their daughter’s college graduation. Days pass with small talk in quiet spaces, until they part again towards separate lives.
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July 2025
Sărut Mâna (I Kiss Your Hand)
Embarrassed by her father’s job, a young girl lies to her friends to fit in.
September 2005
Sameh Zoabi – Be Quiet
July 2016
Running Condition – Directed by Jeff Huston
An obscure birth defect left Julian’s eyes highly sensitive to light. Consumed with a fear of the outside world, he receded into the shadows. When he hires Katherine, a short-term assistant, an unexpected friendship blossoms. But his carefully constructed world begins to destabilize when his feelings for her intensify.
June 2014
Q&A with Wyck Godfrey, Josh Boone, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Ansel Elgort
This movie is based on a beloved book by John Green. Has he seen the film and how does he feel about it?
Godfrey: He saw it very early on and was involved in the production, and loved it, thank god. But I think he knew all along from the screenplay to the casting that we were putting together a team that loved the book as deeply as its fans and that we were going to pay honor to it in whatever way we could.
July 2021
Q&A with Wyatt Rockefeller
It felt like there were unexpected and interesting story turns at every corner. What sparked this idea for you?
Wyatt Rockefeller: The spark for the idea came, really, from a feeling. I was in the woods with my Dad, and it was snowing.
October 2018
Q&A with Sissy Spacek, David Lowery, and Robert Redford
How did you find this story?
David Lowery: It was a true story about this guy whose life was too good to be true in terms of a narrative.
July 2016
Q&A with Simon Pegg and Karl Urban
For a summer blockbuster, this film has some really nice, quiet character moments.
I don’t think you can watch a film that is full of explosions and care about it if you don’t have some care about the people that it is happening to.
September 2021
Q&A with Pascual Sisto
Can you discuss the way the film begins, and ends, with a family dinner scene?
Pascual Sisto: I think they are two very important scenes, but I will first say that, as a point of interest, they were shot on the same day because of practical reasons.
April 2021
Q&A with Oliver Hermanus
What was your experience working with the author of the memoir on which the film is based?
Oliver Hermanus: The first thing I did, when I was certain I would tackle it, was I met with [author Andre Carl van der Merwe] a few times.
July 2017
Q&A with Miguel Arteta, Connie Britton, John Lithgow, and Salma Hayek
Your character is particularly interesting because he comes across as an avatar of our current president, only more articulate and charismatic. What was your approach to him?
John Lithgow: I choose to take that as a compliment
January 2022
Q&A with Michael Sarnoski and Vanessa Block
Do you think Nicolas Cage’s casting creates an expectation with the film? And if so, did you intentionally subvert those expectations in any way?
I think it does create an expectation. Certainly, people have certain types of films that they associate with Nic Cage. But we never set out to subvert anything
July 2022
Q&A with Max Walker-Silverman, Dale Dickey, and Wes Studi
here did this idea come from, and how did the project get moving?
Max Walker-Silverman: Umm… that’s the most reasonable question in the world, and I’ve never figured out the cleanest answer to it.
June 2016
Q&A with Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg
What was your relationship with Anthony Weiner before starting to work on this film?
Josh Kriegman: I actually met Anthony while working for him in politics. I was his chief of staff for a couple of years while he was in Congress.