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Beasts Of The Southern Wild and Space Cadet

Beasts Of The Southern Wild (Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: Benh Zeitlin; Writer: Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin; Stars: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry) , Official Site

Waters gonna rise up, wild animals gonna return from the grave, and everything south of the levee is goin’ under, in this tale of a six-year-old named Hushpuppy, who lives with her daddy at the edge of the world.

Full Review See: Quvenzhané Wallis, Jessica Chastain, Benh Zeitlin, Rich Moore, Famke Janssen and Daniel Craig on the National Board of Awards red carpet
, Sundance Episode 3: Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Robot & Frank and Lay The Favourite

Give Me The Ball! (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff)

World champion tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King has had a game-changing impact on culture and sports. Rare archive and candid interviews with Billie Jean and those closest to her reveal how one woman put changing the world ahead of saving herself.

The Lunchbox (Dabba) (Country: India; Year: 2013; Director: Ritesh Batra; Writer: Ritesh Batra; Stars: Irrfan Khan, Bharati Achrekar, Nimrat Kaur, Denzil Smith)

A mistakenly delivered lunchbox sparks romance between two lonely people.

Full Review

Space Cadet (Robot, Celeste & das All) (Director: Eric San (aka Kid Koala); Writer: Mylène Chollet)

Robot’s sole purpose has always been to nurture Celeste into the brilliant scientist she has now become. But as the young astronaut sets off on her first interstellar mission, Robot is left behind.

Full Review See: Eric San - aka Kid Koala - on minimalism and cherishing the moment in Space Cadet