Independent Cinema

Freedom can be lost in little steps, from buttons on an overcoat to Zoom meetings. These films explore past, present and future threats.

This sprawling and colorful indie film chronicles the lives of dozens of 30-somethings as they attend a post-punk festival.

Oscar-winning composer Stephen Warbeck shares how he made his directing and screenwriting debut.

The cult director makes his first documentary about a healing technique he invented over 50 years ago.

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, …