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1h 39m
Directed by Fernanda Valadez • Drama • 2020 • Mexico, Spain • Spanish with English subtitles
Starring Mercedes Hernández, David Illescas, Juan Jesús Varela
Magdalena has lost contact with her son after he took off with a friend from their town of Guanajuato to cross the border into the U.S., hopeful to find work. Desperate to find out what happened to him—and to know whether or not he’s even alive—she embarks on an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous journey to discover the truth in Fernanda Valadez’s lyrical award winning slow burning film.
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Directed by Bette Gordon • Arthouse • 1985 • US • English
Starring Sandy McLeod, Will Patton, Richard DavidsonEmerging out of the underground NYC arts scene that produced the late 80's boom in American independent cinema, Bette Gordon's "Variety" is a sexually charged tale of a woman's journey ...
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When Night Is Falling
Directed by Patricia Rozema • LGBTQ+ • 1995 • Canada • English
Starring Pascale Bussières, Rachael Crawford, Henry CzernyIn Patricia Rozema’s lesbian love story, Camille, a professor at a Protestant college meets Petra, a wry and flamboyant performer in a modern Felliniesque circus troupe, a...
