1. Duck Butter
An
experimental dramatic comedy from Michael Arteta and Alia Skawkat. Duck Butter
follows two women fed up with dating who decide to spend 24 hours together,
having sex every hour on the hour, to try and find a new form of intimacy.
2. Esteros
Two
childhood friends reconnect after years apart and begin to deal with their
feelings for each other, and their own repressed homophobia.
3. God’s Own Country
A
young Englishman finds himself unexpectedly in charge of his family’s farm, and
unexpectedly falling for a Romanian migrant worker.
4. I Am Happiness on Earth
An experimental
film about a film director who becomes obsessed with a male dancer – ruining his
own long-term relationship in the process.
5. Kiss Me
A
woman finds herself falling in love with another woman – right before she’s
about to wed a man. NewNowNext praises the film for going beyond its hackneyed story:
“its mature and sensitive
handling of the material allows it to rise above its cliche trappings.”
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