Genre: Historical
’71
Directed by Yann Demange
“A riveting thriller set in the mean streets of Belfast over the course of 24 hours, ’71 brings the grim …
A Taxi Driver
Directed by Hun Jang
A Taxi Driver begins as a comic, period road movie before taking a serious turn to reflect on a critical …
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Directed by Arnaud des Pallieres
Arnaud de Pallières’s adaptation of Heinrich von Kleist’s 1808 novella, a classic of German Romanticism, explores a fault line between …
American Epic
Directed by Bernard MacMahon
Presented by Robert Redford, T Bone Burnett and Jack White, and produced for the BBC’s Arena and PBS, MacMahon and …
And We Were Young
Directed by Andy Smetanka
Andy Smetanka’s work has ranged from creating a short segment for Guy Maddin’s MY WINNEPEG to ‘The Bachelor and the …
Back to 1942
Directed by Feng Xiaogang
In 1942, Henan province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of …
Belle
Directed by Amma Asante
Often missing from the gorgeous settings, romances, and sophisticated language of English period dramas is the institution at the foundation …
Beloved Sisters
Directed by Dominik Graf
In this sumptuous costume drama set in late-18th-century Germany, two aristocratic sisters find themselves drawn inexorably to the young ‘Sturm …
By the Salish Sea
Directed by Serge Gregory
On the Northwest coast in the early 19th century, a Salish native’s dream quest is disturbed by the arrival of …
Carry On
Directed by Yatao Li
During the brutal withdrawal of Japanese forces at the end of WWII, a Chinese father does whatever he can to …
Circles
Directed by Srdan Golubovic
Circles unfolds as a triptych, exploring the moral convolutions of guilt and complex story strands that emerge from one fateful moment. …
Embrace of the Serpent
Directed by Ciro Guerra
Crosscutting stories set decades apart, Guerra weaves two parallel journeys between a lone Amazonian shaman and western scientists in search of …