78th Golden Globe Awards

Shot on location in Los Angeles, The Night went into production in 2018, at the onset of American President Donald Trump’s imposed sanctions against Iran – a fact that gave the project extra meaning for cast and crew, the latter of which included department heads comprised exclusively of Iranians and Iranian Americans. There was also excitement and interest in being able to dabble in the psychological horror genre, a fertile cinematic territory which has seen some of its most rich explorations of the past couple decades come from filmmakers of color – like M.

Hive, written and directed by Eylem Kaftan, is based on a documentary series Urban Farmers. The true story focuses on a female beekeeper, Ayse (Meryem Uzerli) and her fight with nature to protect her mother's hives.

In director Allan Deberton’s feature debut Pacarrete, we first meet our title character (Marcelia Cartaxo) joyously sweeping the sidewalk in front of her apartment. Rendered in lively song and dance, the ordinary activity becomes an exuberant ballet of self-expression, inviting us into the orbit of an unconventional, self-assured woman.

Dear Comrades! is based on a true story that took place in June of 1962 in Novocherkassk. The rebellious workers from the small industrial town of Novocherkassk went on strike after the communist government raised food prices.

Vlado Mladinic is a divorced father who tries to see his nine-year-old daughter on her birthday. Because his ex-wife will not permit this, he forces his way into her classroom – with a hunting rifle and a birthday cake.

In the drama I’m No Longer Here (Ya no estoy aqui), writer and director Fernando Frias delves into the complex arena of human identity and how our cultural surroundings can shape who we can become. Our protagonist is 17-year-old Ulises (Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño) and his journey in the film begins as he crosses the Mexican/U.

Natasha (Natalya Paylenko) travels to Moscow on the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attack in the Dubrovka Theatre, in which more than 170 hostages and a number of Chechen terrorists were killed. She wants to organize a memorial evening, but not before reuniting with her daughter Galya (Kseniya Zueva).

Set in the late Summer of 2011, over six months after the Jasmine Revolution and the fall of Ben Ali, A Son centers on an upper-class young Tunisian family, who are blessed with a perfect life. The husband, Fares, is CEO of a sales business, the wife, Meriem, is an HR manager for a big company in the Middle East, and their son, Aziz, is a bright 11-year-old kid.

When a boy is killed in a village in Kazakhstan, the investigating detective, Bekzat (played by Daniyar Alshinov), is told to wrap up the case as fast as he can. His lazy superior officer is a coward who orders him to kill a supposed suspect that local police officers have conveniently found for him.

The setting is Mumbai, India and as the old, wise lady in the film states: “There is a reason why Indian classical music is considered an eternal quest. Through this music we are shown the path to the divine.