Reimagining the road movie with the next generation of misfits, celebrated directorial duo the Ross Brothers make a coming-of-age film that runs on free-flowing feeling. Alive with friendship and the promise of the moment, Gasoline Rainbow is a beautiful reminder of what matters and what’s real.

Obliterating the line between documentary and fiction, the Ross Brothers staged an all-day bender for this wistful ode to barflies everywhere. From this pickled premise, a poignant microcosm of social and political disillusion emerges, as the film sounds an elegy to communities lost and found.

A marvel of flying rifles, whirling flags, and synchronized formations, the color guards merge with experimental pop musicians in David Byrne’s life-affirming show. The Ross Brothers also aim for the stars, unfurling the potential of the concert film to capture more than simply the live performance.

Concluding an ‘Americana’ trilogy that includes 45365 and Tchoupitoulas, this poignant documentary by the Ross Brothers sounds a hymn to community spirit. With its quiet anatomization of border-town life amid rising violence, Western is an optimistic examination of cross-cultural collaboration.