This isn’t Hollywood. It’s the backroads, the diners, the borders, the forests. The U.S. and Canada in films that live far from the spotlight.

Normal

The fearsome child of modern festivals, Xavier Dolan returns with an explosive domino of revelations and family passions. French cinema all-star cast and a well deserved Cannes award.

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After 12 years of absence, a writer returns home to make an important announcement to his family. A quiet afternoon is destroyed by confrontations and feuds, triggered by feelings of loneliness and doubt. The family members' attempts for reconciliation fail due to their inability to listen and love.

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Grand Prize of the Jury | Cannes Film Festival | 2016
Best Director | César Awards | 2017
Award Best Actor (Gaspard Ulliel) | César Awards | 2017

It's Only the End of the World

Nominated for 14 Oscars and winner of six, Damien Chazelle’s film revisits the myth of classic Hollywood and redefines it through a cinematic language overflowing with color, melody, and emotion.

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In a Los Angeles where song and dance burst to life at every turn, a musician and an aspiring actress fall into a dazzling romance as they each chase their dreams.

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Nomination for Best Film | Oscars | 2017
Best Director | Oscars | 2017
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Emma Stone) | Oscars | 2017
Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Ryan Gosling) | Oscars | 2017
Best Cinematography | Oscars | 2017
Best Original Score | Oscars | 2017
Best Original Song | Oscars | 2017
Best Production Design | Oscars | 2017

La La Land

An ambitious and multi-layered study of the concept of fame and pop culture that always gets reborn from its ashes, with original songs by Sia and the fearless Natalie Portman in the lead role.

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After a multiple-fatality school tragedy, a surviving student sings a song for her classmates and turns into a popstar overnight. Years later, she attempts to make a comeback that will bring her back to the top.

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Official Selection | Venice Film festival | 2018

Vox Lux

In his first English-speaking film, “The Broken Circle Breakdown” director Felix van Groeningen builds a robust family drama charting the multifaceted, complex dynamics between family members, with two stellar performances by Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet.

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The tumultuous relationship between a father and son due to the nightmare of the latter’s drug addiction, multiple failed rehab attempts, and relapses that derailed his brilliant academic prospects and nearly cost him his life.

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Official Selection | San Sebastián International Film Festival | 2018
Founder's Award Best Feature | Chicago International Film Festival | 2018
Spotlight Award (Timothée Chalamet) | Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2019

Beautiful Boy

Ryan Gosling as Ken years before the Barbie phenomenon, in this charming gem of 2000s independent American cinema that receved an Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay.

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A kind-hearted but socially awkward young man develops a romantic relationship with the girl of his dreams. Problem is, that he ordered her from the internet, and she happens to be a sex doll.

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Nomination for Best Original Screenplay | Oscars | 2008
Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Ryan Gosling) | Golden Globes | 2008

Lars and the Real Girl

A night of suspense seeped in electronic sounds, neon hues, money and sweat. Robert Pattinson (like we’ve never seen him before) runs for his life in New York, under the guidance of the Safdie brothers, of the cult hit ‘’Uncut Gems’’. Official Selection at the International Competition at Cannes.

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After a botched robbery, Connie -desperate and ready for anything- is running out of time to save his brother, Nick, from prison. During a night fueled by adrenaline, reckless Connie goes down a rabbit hole of violence and panic, set in the seedy underbelly of New York. Time is working against him and his brother, as both their lives are hanging by a thread.

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Best Soundtrack | Cannes Film Festival | 2017
Official Selection | Locarno Film Festival | 2017

Good Time

George Romero directs one of the most classic thrillers of all times, a profound sociopolitical allegory that defined the horror and zombie film genre, and set the standard for everything that was to come.

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The dead come back to life and attack the living. A young woman along with other survivors barricade themselves in a remote house in order to escape the fury of the carnivorous living dead. 7 persons, one house, countless zombies. In order to survive, the living will have to work together.

Night of the Living Dead

One of the ultimate cult hits of the home video explosion, Vincenzo Natali’s (“Splice”) nightmarish enigma presents a seemingly unsolvable puzzle of death and survival. Who will find the exit?

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A group of people wake up and, without knowing why, find themselves trapped together inside a deadly maze. They soon realize that each of them holds a key to unlocking it, as a mathematical formula for escape gradually reveals itself. Their survival hangs by a thread as they begin turning against one another.

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Best Canadian First Feature Film | Toronto International Film Festival | 1997

Cube

One of the finest directors of our time, Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine, Carol) bewitches and is bewitched by this modern-day fairytale that brings together different times, linked by two brave, underprivileged children embarking in an unforgettable quest.

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A young boy and a young girl in New York city, he in the present and she 50 years in the past. They are both looking for the same mysterious connection. Their adventures lead them to strange new places, where mysteries about themselves and about the world around them await at every corner. Their discoveries stretch over infinite years of silence, while the two of them are joined in enchanting symmetry led by wonder and hope.

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Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 2017

Wonderstruck

What's the flip side of the Disney dream? Next to the dreamy Florida Disneyworld, children build their own dominions and struggle to survive. Little chunks of life, sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, in a colorful paradigm of contemporary neorealist cinema.

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This is the story of a wild 6-year-old and her fearless friends. Their summer is full of wonders, bewilderment and exciting adventures, while the adults around them have to face a harsh reality.

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Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Willem Dafoe) | Oscars | 2018

The Florida Project

The ultimate romantic masterpiece of recent years. With deep philosophical and existential concerns, Celine Song's directorial debut united the fate of three people, leaving no viewer with dry eyes.

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Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are separated when Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, Hae Sung decides to visit Nora for a few days in New York where she lives with her American husband Arthur. Confronted with the ghosts of a life they did not live, they come face to face with the concepts of destiny, love and the choices that make up a life.

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Nomination for Best Film | Oscars | 2024
Nomination for Best Original Screenplay | Oscars | 2024
Official Selection - International Competition | Berlin Film Festival | 2023

Past Lives

One of the most unsettling psychological thrillers of recent years, a descent into the subconscious, the shadowy underside of our obsession with true crime, and the most horrifying corners of the online abyss.

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Kelly-Ann is a model obsessed with the case of a serial killer, as the line between reality and her macabre fantasies begins to dissolve. Drawn deeper into the darkest reaches of the dark web, she embarks on a dangerous quest to uncover the missing video of a young girl’s murder - one who bears an eerily disturbing resemblance to Kelly-Ann herself.

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Official Selection | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2023

Red Rooms

A riddle of identities, a satire of the entertainment world or simply a dream journey like no other, David Lynch's masterpiece changes, transforms and hypnotizes, certain that truth is only found in dreams.

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A dark-haired woman gets amnesia after a car accident. She wanders the streets of Los Angeles before taking refuge in an apartment. There she is discovered by Betty, a blonde woman from the Midwest who has come to the City of Angels seeking fame as an actress. Together, the two try to solve the mystery of Rita's true identity in a dreamy Los Angeles, untroubled by traffic jams or smog.

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Nomination for Best Director | Oscars | 2002
Nomination for Best FIlm | Golden Globes | 2002
Best Editing | BAFTA | 2002
Best Director | Cannes Film Festival | 2001

Mulholland Drive

Kevin Smith’s blasphemous comedy - one that sparked waves of outrage even before its theatrical release - fearlessly mines religion for laughs, bringing an all-star cast to the screen including Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Salma Hayek, and Alan Rickman.

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Two fallen angels, cast out of Heaven, find themselves stranded and hunted in Wisconsin. Their journey leads them to New Jersey, where they discover a loophole that could allow them to re-enter Paradise. There’s just one catch: it would wipe out humanity. As the end of the world looms, an unlikely band of misfits joins forces to stop them.

Dogma

Where "The Office" meets "BoJack Horseman", the most uproarious cult comedy about the dead ends of Hollywood ambition is born. Featuring one of the sharpest comedic ensembles in recent American television, the series is packed with guest stars playing glorified versions of themselves.
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A ragtag group of aspiring actors and screenwriters work for a Los Angeles catering company, serving at high-profile events while waiting, often in vain, for their big break in show business. Through awkward parties, fragile egos, and creeping personal anxieties, the show lays bare the harsh reality behind Hollywood dreams. Led by Ron, an eternally optimistic yet utterly incompetent boss, the crew navigates pretentious clients, emotional meltdowns, and their own deeply dysfunctional group dynamics.

Party Down

Neo-noir meets Southern Gothic and the supernatural thriller in a cinematic gem of the ’80s, haunted by Robert De Niro’s imposing presence, Mickey Rourke’s electrifying performance and a deeply unsettling finale.

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In post-war New Orleans, private detective Ηarry Angel is hired by a mysterious millionaire to track down a missing singer called Johnny Favorite.

Angel Heart

Delirium made at a time when silent cinema was perfected, just before its inglorious finale foreseen by Chaplin, who honors the genre along with all the kinds of physical comedy that had entertained generations of audiences and were about to give way to something new.

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The Little Tramp is hired by a circus and soon becomes the main attraction when his comedic blunders drive the crowd wild. Having fallen in love with the ringmaster’s daughter, he doesn’t even realize he is the show’s main feature. In this high-flying comedy, we are quickly caught up in Chaplin’s whirlwind of gags, where even the acrobats and clowns watch his show-stopping stunts from the sidelines.

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Honorary Award | Oscars | 1929

The Circus

Combining influences from Hollywood's cacophonous violence to painting and music, Wim Wenders creates an unforgettable cult '90s film that remains unclassifiable and partly prophetic. It stars Gabriel Byrne, Bill Pullman and Andy McDowell.

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A producer has made a fortune through the violent adventures he's filming, but he will find himself held captive in enemy hands and reassess his role in them. After his escape, he will find refuge and soon retire from Hollywood to live with his new guardians. Meanwhile, a government official uses an elaborate network of cameras to spy on Los Angeles, but must explain himself to his superiors.

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Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 1997
Best Director | German Film Awards | 1998

The End of Violence

More political than ever, Richard Linklater uses his film's incredible emotional intimacy and three excellent leading men (Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne) to talk about America’s gaping wounds.

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Thirty years after they served together in the Vietnam War, a former Navy Hospital Corpsman reunites with his ex-marine buddies in order to ask for their help and support to bury his only son who died at the Iraq War.

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Audience Award | Virginia Film Festival | 2017

Last Flag Flying

Winner of the Grand Prize at Sundance this film stands as one of the most iconic works of 90s independent American cinema. A fearless and darkly humorous exploration of adolescence, rich with honesty and sardonic sarcasm.

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An awkward and marginalized 11-year-old girl struggles to survive the harsh world of middle school as she confronts bullying, family indifference, and the sting of her first romantic disappointments.

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Grand Jury Prize | Sundance Film Festival | 1996
CICAE Award | Berlin Film Festival | 1996
Best Debut Performance (Heather Matarazzo) | Film Independent Spirit Awards | 1997

Welcome to the Dollhouse

In one of the finest Philip K. Dick cinematic adaptations, Paul Verhoeven makes inventive use of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s formidable screen presence and, with the crucial contribution of visual effects and makeup artists, delivers some unforgettable images.

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In the distant year 2084, Mars has been colonized by humanity. A construction worker on Earth purchases an implanted augmented-reality experience, only to find himself entangled in a far-reaching adventure.

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Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects | Oscars | 1991
Nomination for Best Sound | Oscars | 1991
Nomination for Best Sound Effects Editing | Oscars | 1991

Total Recall

James McAvoy’s and Alicia Vikander’s excellent camera presence multiplies through Wim Wenders’s lens, with the latter’s romantic soul diving into a set of contemporary political symbolisms that ideally frame a powerful love story.

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In a windowless room on the eastern coast of Africa, a man is held captive. Thousands of miles away, in the Greenland Sea, a woman is preparing to dive into the bottom of the ocean. In their confines their thoughts roam back to last year, where they fell in love after encountering each other by chance on a beach in France.

Submergence

Delve deeper into David Lynch's labyrinthine, surreal, nightmarish universe with these eerie, hallucinatory shorts that reflect both the origins and evolution of his unique style.

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A short continuously looping animation of six grotesque human figures vomiting.

Six Men Getting Sick

Those who love music more than gossip will appreciate Jim Jarmusch's simple and clear look back to the years of rock ‘n’ roll mythology, with Iggy Pop and his Stooges truthfully describing the inner workings of the industry, deconstructing an entire era.

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The story of The Stooges, one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time, through a cultural, political, historical and musical prism. A story about their adventures, relationships, "exploits", reasons behind their success, musical inspirations, as well as the legacy they left in the music scene.

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Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 2016
Official Selection | San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2016

Gimme Danger

Delve deeper into David Lynch's labyrinthine, surreal, nightmarish universe with these eerie, hallucinatory shorts that reflect both the origins and evolution of his unique style.

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A woman's dark and absurdist nightmare comprising a continuous recitation of the alphabet and bizarre living representations of each letter.

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