THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW NAMES 2018 HONOREES INCLUDING GREEN BOOK FOR BEST FILM OF THE YEAR & BRADLEY COOPER FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR The Organization’s Gala will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 in New York City New York, NY (November 27, 2018) – The National Board of Review today announced […]
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July 2021
Must Love Pie
After a lonely man stumbles into a love connection, a disagreement over desserts leads to a shocking tragedy.
June 2018
LIFELINE – Directed by L. Marcus Williams
She is a woman in despair who calls a suicide hotline not for help, but to say goodbye. He is the operator who takes her call, who must do everything he can to keep her on the line. Will he lose her, or will she find the will to live?
July 2023
Incroci
This film follows Fede, a teenage girl who lives in a Pensionato, an aging, traditional nun house that provides lodging to young students and travelers in Bergamo, a small town in northern Italy. Fede navigates life oscillating between her public high school and her small group of friends, though she spends her days lost in thought, polishing a secret inside of her. Fede’s life is quietly upended with the arrival of Valentina, a new tenant who instigates a sudden, unexpected pull in Fede, forcing her to navigate the emotional minefields of a first love and new intimacy, or was it? “Incroci” details this world of longing and self-revelation that opens up between two strangers.
June 2018
Game Changer – Directed by Aviv Mano
A macho toy arcade prize is quick to judge a young girl who wants to win him, and goes on a life changing journey in attempt to stop her from winning enough tickets and taking him home.
July 2015
El Adiós – Directed by Clara Roquet
A Bolivian maid attempts to honor the last wishes of her late mistress.
July 2022
Cuanacaquilitl (Dandelion)
A teenage girl who lives in a small town in Mexico is helped by her best friend in her search for home remedies to stop an unwanted pregnancy. Together they discover that in spite of the vulnerable situations society places women in, sisterhood can help them flourish.
June 2018
Chula, With Invisible Strings – Directed by Emily Collins
At a time when polarizing politics make us question the world’s love for humanity, there is Chula the Clown. Hailing from Mexico City, Gaby Munoz, otherwise known as Chula, has spent over a decade working alongside other clowns in refugee camps and areas affected by conflict. This short film takes a look into the beautiful universe that Chula creates and asks us to explore how we connect with each other.
July 2023
Children of Light
In the 1960s, a Korean boy (16), kidnapped and assaulted at a juvenile center on a remote island, must escape with his rival to survive.
June 2018
Blue Christmas – Directed by Charlotte Wells
On Christmas Eve, 1968, in a Scottish coastal town, a debt collector goes to work to avoid confronting his wife’s worsening psychosis at home.
July 2015
Billie Jean – Directed by Brielle Mallano
When Charlie’s plan to surprise a childhood crush with a pet hamster goes awry, can he count on his older sister to step up, help him out of the friend zone, and save the day?
July 2021
Atta Girl
Caught between her anxiety-ridden digestive system and an intrusive plumber in the bathroom, Frankie tries to find inner-peace with New Age miracle cures.
May 2019
Agua ‘e Panty – Directed by Astrid Perez
Yudelkis is a gold digger from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. When Yudelkis loses her sugar daddy, she wants to get him back by any means, so she visits a Santera who sells her a magic spell, but ‘easy solutions’ come with their own complications.