ROTTING IN THE SUN
Synopsis
Writer-director Sebastián Silva’s Sundance hit ROTTING IN THE SUN is a darkly funny and refreshingly audacious meta-comedy that skewers the business of filmmaking and our self-obsessed culture. While unwinding at a Mexican gay beach town, depressed director Sebastián Silva meets gregarious Instagram influencer Jordan Firstman (both playing versions of themselves), and Sebastián reluctantly agrees to collaborate on an upcoming project. But when Jordan arrives back in Mexico City, Sebastián is nowhere to be found.
Directed by: Sebastián Silva
Starring: Jordan Firstman, Sebastián Silva, Catalina Saavedra, Jordan Firstman,
Production: Jacob Wasserman
Year: 2023
Country: United States, Mexico
Language: English, Spanish
Length: 109 min
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Festivals/Awards
Sundance Film Festival 2023
Munich Film Festival 2023
Champs-Élysées Film Festival 2023 Winner Best Director
L.A. Outfest 2023 Winner Grand Jury Award
CHESTNUT
Synopsis
Annie just graduated college and she's stuck in her university town of Philly for the summer. She's ready to start her new job in LA come fall, but something is holding her back. As she falls into an aimless summer, she finds herself entangled with Tyler, a woman she meets at a bar one night and Danny, Tyler's co-worker or best friend or…? Annie can never tell.
Chestnut follows Annie through a summer of self-discovery as she, Tyler, and Danny each battle for unrequited connection, ultimately helping Annie find her voice in desire and independence.
Directed by: Jac Cron
Starring: Natalia Dyer, Rachel Keller, Danny Ramirez
Production: Lizzie Shapiro, Lexi Tannenholtz
Year: 2023
Country: United States
Language: English
Length: 87 min
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+, Coming of Age, Women, Romance
Festivals/Awards
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival 2023
Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival 2023
CORA BORA
Synopsis
Cora senses her open relationship is on the rocks. When the struggling musician and messy millennial goes home to Portland to win her girlfriend back, she realises it's much more than her love life that needs salvaging.
Directed by: Jac Cron
Starring: Natalia Dyer, Rachel Keller, Danny Ramirez
Production: Lizzie Shapiro, Lexi Tannenholtz
Year: 2023
Country: United States
Language: English
Length: 87 min
Genre: Drama
Festivals/Awards
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival 2023
Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival 2023
A PRINCE
Synopsis
Pierre-Joseph is 16 years old when he joins a training center to become a gardener. There he meets Françoise Brown, the director, Alberto, his botany teacher, and Adrien, his employer, all of whom are decisive in his apprenticeship and the discovery of his sexuality. 40 years later, Kutta, Françoise Brown’s adopted child, whom he has always heard about, arrives. But Kutta, who has become the owner of the strange castle of Antiville, seems to be looking for something more than a simple gardener.
Directed by: Pierre Creton
Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Pierre Barray, Vincent Barre
Production: Arnaud Dommerc
Year: 2023
Country: France
Language: French
Length: 82 mins
Genre: Drama
Festivals/Awards
Cannes Film Festival 2023 Winner SACD Award, Nominee Queer Palm
ARISTOTLE & DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
Synopsis
Based on the book by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, two teenage Mexican-American loners, Aristotle Mendoza and Dante Quintana, explore a new, unusual friendshipwhile struggling with racial and ethnic identity, sexuality and family relationships in 1987 El Paso.
Directed by: Aitch Alberto
Starring: Eva Longoria, Kevin Alejandro, Luna Blaise
Production: Lin Manuel-Miranda
Year: 2023
Rating: PG 13+
Country: United States
Language: English
Length: 98 min
Genre: Drama, Teen, Coming of age
Festivals/Awards:
Winner Palm Spring International Film Festival, Miami Film Festival
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