INFLUENCED (director: Rachel Israel; screenwriters: Sean Crespo, Jill Kargman, Carol Ray Hartsell; cinematographer: Daniel Vecchione; editor: Jessica Baclesse; music: Josh Landau; cast: Jill Kargman (Dzanielle), David Krumholtz (Gary), Jenny Mollen…

GIANT (director/writer: Rowan Athale; cinematographer: Larry Smith; editor: Laurence Johnson; music: Neil Athale; cast: Pierce Brosnan (Brendan Ingie), Amir El-Masry (Naseem Hamed), Katherine Dow Blyton (Alma Ingie, Brendan's wife), Ali…

FINDING EMILY (director: Alicia MacDonald; screenwriter: Rachel Hirons; cinematographer: Rachel Clark; editor: Phil Hignet; music: Morgan Kibby; cast: Minnie Driver (Dean Watkinson), Spike Feam (Owen Bromptom), Angourie Rice (Emily Raine),…

EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET (director/writer: Felipe Bustos Sierra; cinematographer: Kirstin McMahon; editor: Colin Monae; music: Barry Burns; cast: Kate Dickie (Protestor), Keira Lucchesi (Protestor), Emma Thompson (Protestor); Runtime: 98; MPAA…

BACKROOMS (director: Kane Parsons; screenwriter: Will Soodik; cinematographer: Jeremy Cox; editor: Greg Ng; music: Edo Van Breeman, Kane Parsons; cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Clark), Renate Reinsve (Dr. Mary Kline), Mark Duplass…

AFFECTION (director/writer: B.T. Meza; cinematographer: Jason Hafer; editor: David Gallegos; music: Daniel Berk; cast: Joseph Cross (Bruce), Julianna Layne (Alice), Jessica Rothe (Ellie); Runtime: 89; MPAA Rating: NR; producers: Austin…

(director/writer: Natalie Erika James; cinematographer: Charlie Sarroff; editor: Sean Lahiff; music: Hannah Peel; cast: Midori Francis (Hana), Danielle Macdonald (Josie), Madeleine Madden (Alanya), Showko Showfukutei (Kimie, Hana's Japanese mom), Robert…

DESERT WARRIOR (director/writer: Rupert Wyatt; screenwriter: David Self, Gary Ross, Erica Beeney; cinematographer: Dan Levy; editor: Guillermo Garza; music: Dan Levy; cast: Anthony Mackie (bandit), Aiyasha Hart (Princess Hind), Ben…

LADIES FIRST (director/writer: Thea Sharrock; screenwriters: Cino Paul, Katie Silberman, Natalie Krinsky; cinematographer: Haris Zambarloukos; editor: Mark Everson; music: Atli Örvarsson; cast: Sacha Baron Cohen (Damien Sachs),  Rosamund Pike (Alex…

MAN I LOVE, THE (director/writer: Ira Sachs; screenwriter: Mauricio Zacharias; cinematographer: Josée Deshaies; editor: Alfonso Gonçalves; music: George Gershwin; cast: Rami Malek (Jimmy George), Tom Sturridge (Dennis), Luther Ford (Vincent),…