In Alex Ross Perry’s audacious dark comedy, Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, and Jonathan Pryce round out a stellar cast for a story that takes emotionally rich, surprising turns. A comment on the loathsome, narcissistic writer figure that’s full of brutally acidic humour hiding deeper ponderings.

Calling the shots on the first feature ever directed by a Palestinian woman, Annemarie Jacir is nothing short of a pioneer in Arab cinema. This sophomore feature was Palestine’s official entry for the 2012 Oscars®: a delicate coming-of-age drama, and an insightful study of absence, exile, and war.