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A horrific car accident connects three stories, each involving characters dealing with loss, regret, and life's harsh realities, all in the name of love.
A massive surveillance, militarized and carceral apparatus has been built to capture, imprison and deport millions of immigrants. But in the shadow of this border industrial-complex, immigrants are building a movement envisioning a future rooted in human rights. We meet Kaxh Mura’l, a Mayan man who would qualify for legal asylum but must undergo Kafka-esque challenges and Gabriela Castañeda, a Dreamer and mother whose citizenship was suddenly revoked. Then there are scholars who describe themselves as “digital humanists,” who trace the flow of money toward politicians on all sides of the issue. (dir. Pamela Yates, U.S./Mexico, 2025, 110 min.)
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Mihai and Lisbet Gheorghiu, a Romanian-Norwegian Pentecostal couple, move with their five children from Romania to Norway after Mihai’s parents die, seeking closeness to Lisbet’s family, who share their faith. Settling in an isolated coastal village, they form a bond with their neighbors, the Halbergs. When their daughter Elia appears at school with bruises, suspicions arise about the family's strict religious upbringing. Fjord explores clashing worldviews, conformity, tolerance, and the boundaries of freedom and intimacy.
Rfor sexual content and language.
Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. She must face what comes next as sparks fly.
Legendary New York poet Ed Saxberger's forgotten works captivate an eccentric group of young creatives, reigniting his artistic passion. Their intrigue intertwines with the bewitching presence of actress Gloria.
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Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy. Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham directs Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de Bergerac) highly anticipated play.
The Same River Twice In the 1970s, Robb Moss worked as a guide along the Colorado River, living an idyllic (often naked) existence with friends. The breathtaking Grand Canyon is the setting for Moss’ utopian record of what it’s like to be in one’s 20s, in robust health, surrounded by friends and lovers. Cut to several decades later: Moss works at Harvard; his friends are married (and divorced), raising children, caring for elderly parents, and feeling the weight of their transformation into fully-dressed, middle-class, middle-aged people. It makes for a piercingly poignant and compelling look at the ways the present gradually overtakes the past. (dir. Robb Moss, U.S., 2003, 78 min.) “A beguiling, lyrical portrait of idealism and adulthood.” – New York Magazine + Riverdogs (dir. Robb Moss, U.S., 1978, 32 min.) In 1978, Robb Moss was 28 years old, a former river guide in the Mountain West and dreaming of a career as a filmmaker. One fall, on a month-long Grand Canyon rafting adventure with a group of friends, he collected the footage that would form the basis for his first film, the now-celebrated Riverdogs, a glorious sun-drenched ode to youth and nature, to life lived, often without clothing, at the brink of the possible. Shot on 16mm, scenes of communal play and risky outdoor adventuring are stacked one upon another creating a portrait of joy, vigor, and freedom. At the end of the trip, the group convened a vote: should they all stay together or head home? While they didn’t know it, they were on the verge of no longer being young. All five characters are revisited over 20 years later in Robb Moss’ most recent film, The Bend in the River, concluding his “river film” trilogy, at Upstate Films Sept. 25, 26, 27, 29 and Oct. 1
PGfor some thematic elements, partial nudity and brief violence.
From Focus Features and Working Title comes an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic Sense and Sensibility: a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles.
In the vein of Michael Apted’s Up series, which followed 10 people over 56 years, Robb Moss has been checking in with a group of friends since his film River Dogs documented his month-long rafting trip in 1978. Twenty-five years later, The Same River Twice (2003) blended reminiscences from the original trip with bittersweet reflections on adulthood. In his latest,Moss returns to the lives of his friends, now in their 70s. One is keeping his cancer hidden from his family, another wrestles with cognitive issues,and a third decides to run for public office. And Moss recontextualizes his old footage, revealing an Edenic past of tanned 20-somethings who area live in their bodies and living wild. In juxtaposing the three time frames, he offers a profound, deeply moving portrait of the human maturation. –(dir. Robb Moss, U.S., 2025, 82m) “The Bend in the River sneaks up on you. It’s all so modest and slight until it’s something far more poignant. That well-placed juxtaposition of young, free twenty-somethings against stressed-out forty-somethings against resigned, regretful-yet-resilient seventy-somethings hits like a sledgehammer.” – The Film Stage
A world-famous orchestra conductor discovers the brother he never knew he had — a school cafeteria worker who plays trombone in a local marching band. Detecting his brother's exceptional musical talent, he takes it upon himself to rectify the injustice of fate. An equally hilarious and affecting crowdpleaser that premiered at Cannes and became a French box office sensation starring Benjamin Lavernhe (My Donkey, My Lover & I) and Pierre Lottin (The Stranger).
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Harry Lehman (John Turturro) is an aging pickpocket who plies his trade with ever-diminishing returns in a drastically changed New York. Wallets stuffed with cash have been replaced by easily cancelled credit cards, and Harry struggles to make ends meet as he cares for his disabled wife, Rosie. When he unwittingly purloins and fences a valuable USB stick, Harry finds himself in a race against time to return the loot or face the rage of a vengeful crime family.
The Tourist From 1984 to 1988, Robb Moss travelled around the world as a free-lance cameraman. In 1984 he got married, to Jean. They decided to start a family. During the subsequent four years, Robb's life moved to and fro between his job as a cameraman and the regular, but failing attempts to have children. In The Tourist he brings these two worlds together and examines the various ways in which the personal and professional crises mirrored each other: at times comically, sometimes ironically, at other times confusedly. A reflection on fertility, uselessness, and making documentaries. (dir. Robb Moss, U.S., 1991, 60 min.) The Same River Twice In the 1970s, Robb Moss worked as a guide along the Colorado River, living an idyllic (often naked) existence with friends. The breathtaking Grand Canyon is the setting for Moss’ utopian record of what it’s like to be in one’s 20s, in robust health, surrounded by friends and lovers. Cut to several decades later: Moss works at Harvard; his friends are married (and divorced), raising children, caring for elderly parents, and feeling the weight of their transformation into fully-dressed, middle-class, middle-aged people. It makes for a piercingly poignant and compelling look at the ways the present gradually overtakes the past. (dir. Robb Moss, U.S., 2003, 78 min.) “A beguiling, lyrical portrait of idealism and adulthood.”m– Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine All five characters are revisited over 20 years later in Robb Moss’ most recent film, The Bend in the River, concluding his “river film” trilogy, at Upstate Films Sept. 25, 26, 27, 29 and Oct. 1
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Andrew Garfield stars as the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II. As war burns across England, he forms an army of the people to face the King’s might in a fight for justice and survival.
Award-winning writer Phillip Lopate brings us a richly textured portrait of an American man of letters known for his connection to the Hudson Valley . Washington Irving (1783–1859) is often considered America’s first professional writer, supporting himself and his family amid the ups and downs of literary fortune. He burst on the scene with his uproarious History of New York, followed by his Sketch Book, a collection of personal essays and short stories that includes “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” As an essayist and teacher, Phillip Lopate identifies with Irving, inspired by his humane and elegant prose style, and by Irving’s courage and persistence in the face of setbacks and his own limitations as a writer.