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USA | 2021 | 77
This joyous musical celebration of the Chicago blues hones in on the moment in the early 1960s when blues-besotted white teenagers Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield and Barry Goldberg learned at the feet of their idols, and helped ignite a blues explosion that changed the face of popular music.
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Italy | 2022 | 120
Salvatore Ferragamo’s obsessive passion for shoemaking was already in place when he emigrated to the U.S. at 16. Landing in Hollywood, he became the go-to designer for stars of the silent screen. In the loving hands of director Luca Guadagnino, Ferragamo’s amazing life makes for one delicious fashionista feast.
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USA/UK | 2022 | 102
In this real-life espionage story that doubles as a swooning romance, the great documentarian Steve James (Hoop Dreams) profiles nuclear physicist, defiant leftist and American spy Ted Hall, whose incredible life is recounted by his widow and confidante Joan, with whom he shared more than 50 years of marriage – and government secrets.
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Italy/Belgium | 2021 | 142
In this deliriously different mashup of the superhero and Holocaust-film genres, four circus artistes with extra-special talents fall into the clutches of a Nazi impresario named Franz (Franz Rogowski) and must join forces to take down a common enemy.
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Finland/Ireland | 2022 | 103
Acclaimed Finnish director Klaus Härö (The Fencer, PSIFF 2016) makes his poignant, heartfelt English-language debut with this Ireland-set drama about a retired sea captain whose late-in-life romance with a comely widow is threatened by his adult daughter’s staunch disapproval.
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USA | 2022 | 87
Featuring a glittering constellation of Los Angeles drag stars, this audacious and candy-colored comedy follows a quartet of down-on-their-luck queens who end up stuck at the same therapy retreat. Together they face their respective plights with rapid-fire wit, unexpected poignancy, and a dash of the divine.
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South Korea | 2022 | 119
When Yeon-su spurns her ex-boyfriend’s advances, he texts their homemade sex tape to her loved ones, including her mother who was unaware she was in a relationship. Sent into hiding, Yeon-su must begin the process of reconnecting with her mother, who she soon discovers has secrets of her own.
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New Zealand | 2021 | 95
After being suspended from boarding school, a troubled teen is forced to spend time with his ferocious, gin-soused grandmother (a volcanic Charlotte Rampling) as punishment while she recovers from a broken leg. As the two stubborn forces of nature clash, their gloomy lives unexpectedly begin to brighten.
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Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Germany | 2022 | 98
From the director of 1944 (PSIFF 2016) comes this offbeat crime thriller set in medieval Tallinn. In addition to his skill in diagnosing illnesses and concocting medications, the handsome young apothecary Melchior has a knack for solving grisly murders.
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USA | 2022 | 94
Thirty years after a Willem de Kooning original was sliced from its frame and stolen from an Arizona museum, the painting worth $160 million was found in a small New Mexico town. And that’s just the beginning of this stranger-than-fiction yarn about a pair of self-proclaimed “masters of victimless crimes.”
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USA | 2022 | 112
This is the spellbinding chronicle of the passionate, prickly and profound 50-year collaboration between legendary biographer and journalist Robert Caro and his equally legendary editor Robert Gottlieb. Both great storytellers, their wit and wisdom take us on a captivating journey you won't want to end.
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Argentina/Italy/France/Spain/Mexico | 2022 | 110
Lucio is a substitute teacher in Buenos Aires, whose methods involve engaging his students with poetry and literature in an attempt to steer them away from the violence outside. But when he gets involved after a student is threatened by a local drug kingpin, his life begins to unravel.
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USA | 2022 | 101
Shedding light on the widespread effects of anxiety as well as extinguishing the stigma often associated with mental health, this insightful and revealing documentary thoughtfully explores the ever-evolving circumstances that bring anxiety into the lives of each new generation, and what can be done to treat a national crisis. Presented By Kathy Ireland
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Iran | 2022 | 106
Prohibited from making work in his native Iran, acclaimed filmmaker Jafar Panahi goes to extreme lengths to direct a feature by proxy near the Turkish border. With both humor and pathos, Panahi exposes the draconian practices of the Islamic Republic in his latest ingenious work.
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Iceland/Denmark/Sweden/Netherlands/Czech Republic | 2022 | 123
A savagely bullied teenager forms a tentative rapport with a trio of tough outsiders. Together, they experiment with aggression and violence but also, in stark contrast to the uniformly toxic adult masculinity that surrounds them, learn about loyalty and love.
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Austria | 2022 | 87
Hyper-macho Sergeant Major Eismayer is the most feared instructor in the Austrian Armed Forces. His fierce masculinity, however, is a protective shell that hides his true nature. When he falls for the the openly gay recruit Mario, his carefully constructed world is shattered.
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Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden | 2022 | 107
After being held in captivity for two months as a prisoner of war, aerial reconnaissance expert Lilia struggles to readjust to life at home. Her newly strained relationship with her husband is only exacerbated by the shocking discovery that she is pregnant. Although set in 2014, this tense, nuanced drama is as timely as ever.
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India | 2022 | 145
Max and Min are breaking up, and the future home of their darling cat Meowzaki (named after Japanese animation titan Hayao Miyazaki) hangs in the balance. While navigating their separation and heartbreak, both embark upon vastly different but equally impactful journeys in this effervescent crowdpleaser that’s catnip for hopeless romantics.
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South Korea | 2022 | 138
From the director of Oldboy and The Handmaiden comes a seductive, stylish neo-noir about a detective investigating a climber’s death, only to fall for the victim’s beguiling Chinese wife. Sleuth and suspect are ensnared in each other’s nets, plunging both into the tragic inevitability of love.
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USA/Canada | 2022 | 92
The word “homosexual” did not appear in the Bible until 1946. Scholars, linguists, theologians and others have concluded it was a mistranslation, one that has had deadly consequences for the LGBTQ community. Sight unseen, this revelatory film has already been fiercely attacked by Christian conservatives.
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Czech Republic/Italy/Slovakia | 2022 | 130
This sumptuous period drama recreates the tragic life and sublime music of little-known 18th-century Czech composer Josef Mysliveček, who left working in a mill in Prague for Italy and became the most sought-after opera composer of his time, even befriending and inspiring a young aspiring musician named Mozart.
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USA | 2022 | 98
Hailed as one of the greatest American dancers of our age, Californian Bella Lewitzky was a modern dance pioneer and outspoken social activist, whose fights for freedom of expression almost destroyed her career. Her long, glorious and embattled life comes to vivid realization in this comprehensive, dance-filled celebration.
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Spain | 2022 | 98
In this searingly honest and emotionally raw coming-of-age story, French millennial dreamer Raphi struggles to find love, acceptance and her place in the world as she begins her gender transition in Barcelona.
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South Korea | 2022 | 135
In this scathing critique of corporate corruption, a high school student takes an internship at a call center where she is trained in the dark arts of persuading customers out of canceling their service. What she uncovers there is even more exploitative and dangerous than initially thought.
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Turkey/Germany/Serbia | 2022 | 93
A young nurse takes a position in an isolated Turkish village and encounters resistance from the headstrong, mercurial and sometimes menacing inhabitants. An epic snowstorm, a missing man, and rumors of a bear on the loose only add to the unrest.
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USA | 2022 | 104
This explosive, mind-blowing exposé unveils the covert land grab waged by China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. to control the world’s water and food supplies. The devastating ramifications – from barren Arizona water wells to the war in Ukraine – come to light in this gripping triumph of investigative reporting.
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USA | 2022 | 87
After achieving international stardom as a ballet dancer, Steven Melendez returns to the program where his journey began – in a homeless shelter in the Bronx – to mentor and inspire a new generation of young people to follow and attain their dreams.
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Japan/Ireland/USA | 2022 | 98
In this charming and wistful saga of clashing cultures, a filmmaker facing a personal crisis travels to a remote Japanese monastery seeking advice. But when an unfortunate foible sends him packing, his only hope lies with a misfit monk more interested in heavy metal and lavish desserts than enlightenment.
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India/France | 2021 | 111
In this unabashed love letter to cinema and the carefree days of youth, nine-year-old Samay’s world is forever changed after visiting the local movie house. Despite his father’s disapproval, Samay returns every day and soon, with help from his friends and an eccentric projectionist, learns to generate his own movie magic.
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Netherlands/Germany | 2021 | 130
Based on real events, this Dutch crime thriller follows a TV investigative journalist as he challenges the judicial system, media and public opinion in an attempt to uncover the truth surrounding a controversial high-profile murder case.
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Israel | 2021 | 91
In this engaging and multilayered drama, eight Arab and Jewish women take part in a video workshop taught by a young filmmaker. Over the course of their sessions, the group’s ever-changing dynamic enables them to challenge their preexisting assumptions and prejudices.
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USA | 2022 | 87
M.F.K. Fisher’s writing changed the way America thought about eating and cooking: she made food sexy. A die-hard sensualist who led a daringly unconventional life, Fisher was an inspiration to Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl and Anne Lamott, who all lend their insights to this delicious portrait of a pleasure-loving gourmand.
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USA | 2022 | 90
Cultural anthropologist and proud lesbian Esther Newton was years ahead of her time when she studied Midwestern drag shows in the 1960s, back when academia turned its back on her. Now an icon who has inspired legions of activists and scholars, Newton reflects on her life in this warm, saucy tribute.
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Spain | 2022 | 104
Pushed to her breaking point by the demands of parenthood, a new mom takes up with her aging parents, uncovering long buried secrets and learning hard-won truths about what it means to be family. This rich, emotionally raw film was praised by Pedro Almodóvar as “the best Spanish debut in years."
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USA | 2022 | 100
In this slick, pulse-pounding thriller based on Andreas Malm’s nonfiction book of the same name, a motley crew of young environmental activists plot to destroy a West Texas pipeline in a radical and desperate call to action in the face of intensifying climate change.
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Iran/Germany | 2022 | 111
Roya is planning to emigrate from Iran to Denmark with her husband, but after she meets and takes in a young woman in distress, she finds that the woman is not who she seems. Soon Roya's world and carefully laid plans are upended in this suspenseful psychological drama.
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France | 2022 | 91
The amazing nonagenarian talent Line Renaud is incandescent as Madeleine, a tough broad with a hard-earned appreciation for friendship and life’s little pleasures. Over the course of a taxi ride through Paris with a stressed-out driver (comic legend Dany Boon) she changes his life.
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