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3 things about Sean Baker’s TANGERINE

Tangerine [2015] 1. “This one only has one shoe!” “She’s from the hill, she’s a hillbilly.” 2. Sharing her wig at the laundromat. 3. “He doesn’t do my drugs.”

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3 things about Josh Greenbaum’s WILL & HARPER

Will & Harper [2024] 1. “Can we call this a blizzard now?” 2. Jazzy but also country. Upbeat but it should also make you shed a tear. 3. A former manager for Bette Midler and Air Supply.

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3 things about Isobel Sandoval’s LINGUA FRANCA

Lingua Franca [2019] 1. In the midst of peeling an orange, she gets the feeling she isn’t at home any longer.2. He stops reading the letter out of embarrassment.3. The cow carcass falls to the floor.

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3 things about Saim Sadiq’s JOYLAND

Joyland [2022] 1. He joins her in the women’s seating section of the train car. 2. Cellphone lights as temporary stage lighting. 3. Bullying with the wig.

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3 things about Andrea Pallaoro’s MONICA

Monica [2023] 1. The subtlest of tears. 2. Balloons at night. 3. Pre-performance pep talk. This film is something special.

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3 things about Luchina Fisher’s MAMA GLORIA

Mama Gloria [2020] 1. A parade of high heels in broad daylight. 2. Reuniting with her former prom date. 3. Under-the-table surgeries at Cook County Hospital.

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3 things about Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s IN A YEAR WITH 13 MOONS

In a Year with 13 Moons [1978] 1. A beer and a shot of bitters. 2. The A1 password is Bergen-Belsen. 3. Spitting three times over her left shoulder.

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