Witches are figures of solace in this intimate documentary, which unravels the social stigmas that women have endured across centuries. Between affecting interviews and vividly illustrative film clips, Elizabeth Sankey concocts a potion that brims with courage, compassion, and healing insight.
Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan are arch enemies in this gripping revenge thriller, in which Ireland’s rugged landscapes echo inner torment. Pulling apart the western trope of the strong, silent type, Christopher Andrews’s hard-hitting debut feature reveals old traumas behind fresh wounds.
Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul was challenged to make a short film with the unique hand-cranked film camera, the LomoKino. The result, Ashes, is something strange and special: part sideshow, part movie, part diary—all cinema.
