30 DAYS OF CINEMA

Director Levan Akin centers the vital spirit of Istanbul’s trans community in this poignant story of unlikely connection. With three exquisite performances that vividly transcend generational divides, Crossing is a defiant city symphony and a compassionate tale of hope, identity, and forgiveness.

The winds of change sweep the streets of Paris at a time both intimidating and liberating for a mother and her teenage children. Charlotte Gainsbourg is at her most enchanting in this drama, which follows in the footsteps of the great Éric Rohmer by tenderly and precisely observing human existence.

Vibrant with the ecstasies of being young and fleetingly free, this Cannes prizewinner from British filmmaker Molly Manning Walker is an honest take on female friendship and first sexual experiences. Buzzing with the excitement of new horizons, Mia McKenna-Bruce shines in a star-making performance.

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.

Getting sucked into an infinite loop of drugs, men and dizzying mystery? That’s one cure for writer’s block! Frolicking and squabbling across the beaches, clubs, and rooftops of Mexico, Sebastián Silva and Jordan Firstman play hilarious versions of themselves in this absurd and sexy meta-comedy.

In this seductively twisted, modern romantic thriller, obsession is taken to wondrous and vertiginous extremes. Without a doubt one of the most electrifying minds working in cinema today, Park Chan-wook won the Best Director award at Cannes for his sumptuous, Hitchcockian masterwork.

In 2020, comic actor Rachel Sennott starred in two films that muddle religion and sex into the poignant mess of coming-of-age: Shiva Baby and Olivia Peace’s inventive, insightful debut. Tapped into irrepressible desire, Tahara is a darkly funny, sensitive take on the eternal dramas of adolescence.

For his zany feature debut, Ernst De Geer mounts a biting satire of startup culture, where authenticity is just another branded product for sale. Wreaking havoc as a modern couple on the verge of chaos, stars Asta Kamma August and Herbert Nordrum channel millennial anxiety with terrifying accuracy.

Reliving triumphs and controversies, fashion designer John Galliano takes center stage in this grippingly nuanced portrait from Oscar®-winner Kevin Macdonald. Star-studded interviews and rare archival footage reveal the toxicity behind exquisite glamor and spectacle, both on and off the runway.