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Dancing! Fashion! French Existentialism! Daisy von Scherler Mayer’s glittering time capsule of the ’90s club scene in downtown New York has it all. As a chronic reveler in search of another calling, Parker Posey fizzes with screwball charm in one of the most iconic films of her “Queen of Indie” era.

Instincts both maternal and carnal clatter like shards of glass in a blender in this uncompromising portrait of a woman on the edge from director Lynne Ramsay. Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson in a frenzied pas de deux, Die My Love inflames the exposed nerves of delirium and desire.

Jonathan Demme’s off-kilter comedy turns the cliché of the philandering husband inside out to celebrate the thrill of broken rules and skirted responsibilities. Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith sizzle as the dynamic duo at the heart of this groovy escapade, doing their best to outrun the past.

It’s not easy being broke when you’ve got expensive tastes. A real-life mother-daughter duo find clever ways to hustle in this deadpan, monochrome debut from rising star Amalia Ulman. Transposing the langor of Hong Sang-soo to post-crisis Spain, Ulman takes an absurdist yet tender look at scamming.

Chaos reigns in the riotously funny debut feature from visual artist Martine Syms. With a breakthrough performance from Diamond Stingily, this hallucinatory day-in-the-life of a Black artist is a rollicking satire of art-world pretensions and a rowdy portrayal of sex and drugs in the Internet age.

Taking copyrighted characters for a joyride, Vera Drew’s inventive take on the superhero film bounces between different visual styles, including dynamic animation and puppetry. Basking in the thrill of pastiche, this daring debut keenly expresses the trans experience through the lens of pop culture.

The second feature from Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli, this wicked comedy is a deliciously dark portrait of a toxic relationship. With a delectable pair of performances at its center, Sick of Myself plumbs the merciless depths of its protagonists’ narcissism for an uproarious modern fable.

A timeless, minimalist deadpan comedy, this is a young woman’s deliciously eccentric quest for sense of self in a world of doppelgängers, with an unforgettable performance from Rosario Bléfari. Committed to hilarity in all forms, Martín Rejtman’s cinema conjures humor and warmth in equal measure.

Desire takes over in this imaginative hand-drawn short, awarded at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. Everyday boredom gives way to surreal titillation and playful self-discovery, as an adventurous young woman learns to listen to, tame, and satisfy her own ferocious sexuality.