Bertrand Mandico (The Wild Boys) defied all expectations of the genre with his surreal and captivating biopic of the Polish filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk. A fictionalized account of Borowczyk’s life, Boro in the Box is an elliptical paean to his singularly provocative cinema.

Another of Mandico’s chimerical cinematic offerings, Living Still Life echoes the strange rhythms and internal logic of dreams. Stop-motion animation and up-close, visceral shots of animals bring to life a world in decay, as we chase down the rabbit hole a woman driven by strange pursuits.

Excavating an unusual family archive laden with secrets, this mesmerizing first feature from French composer Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, aka Para One, is a sonic journey through the ghosts of childhood. Echoing his collaborations with Céline Sciamma, the enigmatic score unlocks a portal to the past.