U.S. Dramatic
- Beasts of the Southern Wild • When her father falls ill, a six-year-old Bayou girl goes on a quixotic quest to find her long-lost mother. Directed by Benh Zeitlin, written by Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar.
- The Comedy • An aging hipster seeks his purpose in a world that values status, popularity and good looks over art and substance. Starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (“Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job”). Directed by Rick Alverson, written by Alverson, Robert Donne and Colm O’Leary.
- The End of Love • Actor Mark Webber (“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”) wrote and directs this drama of a young father dealing with the death of his child’s mother. Also starring Shannyn Sossamon, Michael Cera, Jason Ritter and Amanda Seyfreid.
- Filly Brown • A Mexican girl (Gina Rodriguez) rises to fame in hip-hop, using music to cope with her mother’s incarceration. Also starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Edward James Olmos. Directed by Youssef Delara (who wrote) and Michael D. Olmos.
- The First Time • Writer-director Jonathan Kasdan (“In the Land of Women”) tells of two high-schoolers (Brittany Robertson, Dylan O’Brien) who meet at a party and may be destined for romance — if the guy gets over the most beautiful girl in school (Victoria Justice).
- For Ellen • Paul Dano (“Little Miss Sunshine”) plays a struggling musician who takes an overnight road trip to fight his estranged wife for custody of their daughter. Also stars Jon Heder (“Napoleon Dynamite”) and Jena Malone. Written and directed by So Yong Kim (“In Between Days”).
- Hello I Must Be Going • Amy Minsky (Melanie Lynskey) is divorced, childless, demoralized and moving back in with her parents at 35 — when she meets a teen-age boy who changes everything. Co-starring Blythe Danner. Directed by Todd Louiso (“Love Liza”), written by Sarah Koskoff.
- Keep the Lights On • Director Ira Sachs (“40 Shades of Blue,” Sundance 2005 Grand Jury Prize winner) returns with this semi-autobiographical story of a passionate long-term relationship between two men (Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth), encompassing addiction and secrets, but also love and hope. Sachs wrote with Mauricio Zacharias.
- L.U.V. • An orphaned 11-year-old boy (Michael Rainey Jr.) learns the hard truth about his uncle (Common) during a dangerous day in Baltimore. Also starring Dennis Haysbert, Danny Glover and Charles S. Dutton. Directed by Sheldon Candis, who wrote with Justin Wilson.
- Middle of Nowhere • An African-American woman (Emayatzy Corinealdi) fights for her marriage and her identity when her husband is imprisoned. Written and directed by Ana DuVernay.
- Nobody Walks • A hip, liberal L.A. family invites a New York artist to live with them, and sexual and emotional troubles follow. Starring John Krasinsky (“The Office”), Olivia Thirlby (“Juno”) and Rosemarie DeWitt (“Rachel Getting Married”). Directed by Ry Russo-Young (“You Don’t Know Me”), who wrote with Lena Dunham (“Tiny Furniture”)
- Safety Not Guaranteed • A classified ad seeking companions for time travel draws the attention of some magazine employees. Stars Aubrey Plaza (“Parks and Recreation”) and Mark Duplass (“Humpday”). Directed by Colin Trevorrow, written by Derek Connolly.
- Save the Date • A woman (Lizzy Caplan) deals with a post-breakup rebound relationship, as her sister (Alison Brie, “Community”) is getting married. Directed by Michael Mohan (“One Too Many Mornings,” Sundance 2010), written by Jeffrey Brown, Egan Reich, and Mohan.
- Simon Killer • A college graduate (Brady Corbet) goes to Paris after a breakup and falls for a young prostitute (Mati Diop), with fateful consequences. Written and directed by Antonio Campos.
- Smashed • A couple’s marriage, built on music and laughs and alcohol, is altered when the woman (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) decides to get sober. Also starring Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer (“The Help”), Nick Offerman and Megan Mullaly. Directed by James Ponsoldt (“Off the Black,” Sundance 2006), written by Susan Burke and Ponsoldt.
- The Surrogate • John Hawkes (“Winter’s Bone”) plays Mark O’Brien, a 36-year-old poet and journalist in an iron lung — who decides he wants to lose his virginity. Also starring Helen Hunt and William H. Macy. Directed and written by Ben Lewin.
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