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Brothers of the Head
Directors: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Writer: Tony Grisoni
This pseudo-documentary perfectly captures the rebellious, dark side of the 1970s London music scene, as a pair of brooding, young conjoined twins becomes the "next big thing".
Conversations With Other Women
Director: Hans Canosa
Writer: Gabrielle Zevin
At a New York City wedding reception two guests become entangled in a sexually charged battle of wits. As the night carries on, the couple’s repartee deepens to reveal the passion of their decades past love affair.
Half Nelson
Director: Ryan Fleck
Writers: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
A young inner-city schoolteacher battles his various addictions and finds himself involved in a deepening relationship with one of his students where it’s hard to say who is mentoring who.
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Director: Stanley Nelson
Writer: Marcia Smith
Featuring never-before-seen footage, Stanley Nelson’s astonishing documentary reveals how Jim Jones’s utopian dream of a true Peoples Temple ended in the 1978 mass suicide of over 900 cult members in Guyana.
Man Push Cart
Director/Writer: Ramin Bahrani
Every morning before sunrise, Ahmad stocks his silver vending cart with bagels and coffee and heads out into the grey morning. He's another anonymous working New Yorker until a chance meeting with a Pakistani businessman seems to offer a chance for change.
Old Joy
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Writers: Jon Raymond, Kelly Reichardt
Two old friends, their lives heading in different directions, go for a weekend camping trip in this quiet, powerful look at the ways in which people change and time marches ever on.
Right At Your Door
Director/Writer: Chris Gorak
When Los Angeles is hit with a series of dirty bombs, the city descends into chaos. Alone, with no clear information or help forthcoming, Brad is forced to make a series of difficult choices, often between his better impulses and his own survival.
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Director/Writer: Kirby Dick
Acclaimed documentarian Kirby Dick thrusts his head into the lion’s mouth with his latest work, an engrossing, witty, and illuminating investigation of the Motion Picture Association of America, its rating system, and its shocking influence on American culture.
Time to Leave
Director/Writer: François Ozon
In the second of his proposed trilogy on loss and mourning, François Ozon exquisitely captures the struggle and inner turmoil of a young gay man facing his own demise.
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Director/Writer: Chris Paine
Electric cars were the future. Then, seemingly just as quickly as they arrived, they disappeared, as explained in this provocative look at the intersection between big business, science, government, and consumers.
The Wild Blue Yonder
Director/Writer: Werner Herzog
Wildly imaginative, The Wild Blue Yonder is one of Werner Herzog's most original films yet--a science fiction fable constructed with actual NASA footage, underwater image from the Arctic ice shelf, and the jittery alien named Brad.
 
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