I look at the fifteen most interesting films at this year's Love and Anarchy film festival.
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Tender and kind, melancholy and optimistic, Kelly Reichardt's FIRST COW is a grand fable about beginnings and ends.
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Hysterically funny and deeply disturbing, the first film by comedy power duo Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe is a masterclass in satire.
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Shalini Kantayya's eloquent and important documentary sheds light on the inherently biased world of technology and the people fighting to change it.
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Harrowing and unbearably bleak, WELCOME TO CHECHNYA is a vitally important documentary about an issue that needs addressing right now.
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Devastating and profoundly impactful, Eliza Hittman's drama is a vital and heartbreaking portrait of the nightmare that is our world.
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Divisive, messy, and brilliant. TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG will surely repel as many as it entices, but there’s no denying the power behind Kurzel’s vivid fantasy.
Love & Anarchy is upon us once again. Here are the 25 films you absolutely should not miss out on this year.