Independent Cinema

Comedy thriller starts out strong but stumbles over its schizophrenic story arcs.

Although it's unnecessarily lengthy and suffers from an overabundance of dialogue, Doleac's film provides some thrills and interesting twists.

In '499' Rodrigo Reyes suggests that Mexico's murderous history of Spanish colonialism influences contemporary drug-cartel kidnappings and killings.

'12 Hour Shift' and 'Call Your Mother,' both directed by women, represent the comedic side of the festival.

Rich emotional textures about the boundaries in our relationships as we learn to love are breathtaking.

Love bonds powerfully between a mother and child. However, love’s ties can morph into curses. And if the mother can’t heal from past wounds that spawned an addictive nature, that love endangers all under its power. Director Jessica Earnshaw’s documentary Jacinta explores the issues of heroin addition, generational emotional trauma, …

In their straight-shooting documentary the filmmakers explore anonymous artist Banksy's work and influence, and investigate his identity.

Exploitation movie producer/distributor Sam Sherman tells his story in Part One of this exclusive interview.

Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker's documentary explores intimately humankind's longstanding relationship with canine companions.

The feature debut of John Carlucci and Brandon LaGanke is a ruefully funny look at a young man's dead-end existence as a bus driver in a small town.