Splinters: Surfin' Papua New Guinea
The aptly-named Adam Pesce shipped out to Papua New Guinea with only a camera and an interest in a remote village's pastime: surfing. Opens Friday!
Gnarr: Comedy and Politics in Iceland
Meet the director who captured a political marvel: the election of a comedian as mayor of Reykjavik, on a platform of free trips to Disneyland. He refuses to work with anyone who doesn't watch The Wire!
Dish: Cédric Klapisch Serves My Piece of the Pie
A soulless stockbroker, an unemployed mother struggling to feed her kids, the woeful financial crisis, and it's a comedy? The TFF 2011 fave opens this week.
Can't Find My Way Home: Roadie
Channeling his love of 70s rock, Michael Cuesta explores the silver lining in one man's failed future in Roadie, now on VOD and in theaters Friday.
Katie O'Grady: Rid of Me
Meet the one-to-watch star of James Westby's indie gem, Rid of Me (TFF 2011), opening November 18. We'd eat candy with her any day of the week.
Hard Luck Story: Joe Maggio on The Last Rites of Joe May
Silver fox Dennis Farina stars as a short-money con artist in this Chicago story of redemption, a throwback to tough-guy films of the 70s. See it this week.
Soul Man: Alessandro Nivola in Janie Jones
The star of David M. Rosenthal's rock indie can act, but his soulful duets with Abigail Breslin will leave you jonesing for the album. Opening Friday, October 28, in theaters and on VOD.
Chocolate Makes Everything Sweeter: Romantics Anonymous
For director (and admitted romance-a-phobe) Jean-Pierre Améris, love is a terror to embrace, and chocolate helps! On VOD now, and in theaters Friday.
Revenge of the Electric Car
This buzzed-about sequel (TFF 2011) is a juicy look at some major players in the next "major industrial revolution." Opens Friday, October 21.
