A Traveler's Needs and Rumours
Audrey
(Country: Australia; Year: 2024; Director: Natalie Bailey; Writer: Lou Sanz; Stars: Jackie Van Beek, Josephine Blazier, Hannah Diviney, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor)
Self-appointed Mother of the Year Ronnie has given her daughter Audrey everything, so when Audrey selfishly falls into a coma, Ronnie has no choice but to keep their dreams alive by assuming her identity.
The Gutter
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Isaiah Lester, Yassir Lester; Writer: Yassir Lester; Stars: Tony Baker, Rell Battle, Adam Brody, D'Arcy Carden, Jay Ellis, Kim Fields, Nelson Franklin, Jackée Harry, Langston Kerman, Carissa Kosta, Amanda La Trobe, Monique Lea-Gall, Jay Light, Shameik Moore, Adam Pally)
A barman at a bowling alley on the brink of closure discovers a talent for the sport which could save the joint.
The Other Way Around (Volveréis)
(Country: Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Jonás Trueba; Writer: Jonás Trueba; Stars: Itsaso Arana, Vito Sanz)
Relationship comedy sees a couple through a gathering to celebrate their break-up.
Rumours
(Country: Canada, Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, Guy Maddin; Writer: Evan Johnson; Stars: Alicia Vikander, Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Denis Ménochet, Roy Dupuis, Zlatko Buric, Ralph Berkin, Rolando Ravello, Alexa Kennedy, Tomi Kosynus)
World leaders become stranded in the woods during a G7 summit.
Sofa, So Good
(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: The Thiele Brothers; Writer: The Thiele Brothers)
Absurdist comedy about two cousins’ attempts to move a second-hand sofa.
A Traveler's Needs (Yeohaengjaui pilyo)
(Country: South Korea; Year: 2024; Director: Hong Sang-soo; Writer: Hong Sang-soo; Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Kwon Hae-hyo, Hye-young Lee, Ha Seong-guk, Yunhee Cho)
Iris, a wandering woman teaching French to Koreans, navigates her life with few concerns.
Triumph
(Country: Bulgaria, Greece; Year: 2024; Director: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov; Writer: Kristina Grozeva, Decho Taralezhkov, Petar Valchanov; Stars: Maria Bakalova, Margita Gosheva, Julian Vergov)
Satire about a top-secret military operation to recruit psychics to find an alien object.
Universal Language
(Country: Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Matthew Rankin; Writer: Ila Firouzabadi, Pirouz Nemati, Matthew Rankin; Stars: Matthew Rankin, Mani Soleymanlou, Danielle Fichaud, Pirouz Nemati, Sobhan Javadi, Saba Vahedyousefi, Rojina Esmaeili)
Multilayered film that interweaves a story about a group of people trying to get frozen money out of the ice, a tale of a tour guide and a man who quits his job to visit his mother.
