Letterboxd Mondays - Euphoria, White Tiger, Identifying Features
/Streamed live on Jan 25, 2021
I'M NO LONGER HERE
Listen… In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.
Director: Fernando Frias
Writer: Fernando Frias
THE WHITE TIGER
Listen… An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Writer: Ramin Bahrani Aravind Adiga
Stars: Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao, Priyanka Chopra
CUT THROAT CITY
Listen… Set after Hurricane Katrina, four boyhood friends out of options reluctantly accept an offer to pull off a dangerous heist in the heart of New Orleans.
Director: RZA (as The RZA)
Writer: P.G. Cuschieri
IN & OF ITSELF
Listen…Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'
Director: Frank Oz
Writer: Derek DelGaudio
Stars: Derek DelGaudio Hal Schulman, Jason England
TAX COLLECTOR
Listen…A "tax collector" working for a local crime lord finds his family's safety compromised when the rival of his boss shows up in L.A. and upends the business.
Director: David Ayer
Writer: David Ayer
Stars: Bobby Soto, Cinthya Carmona, Shia LaBeouf
PIXAR POPCORN
Listen…Next, grab a quick snack with Pixar Popcorn, a collection of mini shorts starring some of your favorite Pixar characters in all-new, bite size stories.
HOW TO FIX A PRIMARY
Listen…Follows the story that is shaking up Democratic Party politics nationwide, highlighting the role of power and money in a system many believe is broken but can be fixed.
Director: Brittany Huckabee
Writer: Brittany Huckabee
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
Listen…A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.
Director: Eliza Hittman
Writer: Eliza Hittman
Stars: Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin
EUPHORIA
Listen…A look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence.
Creator: Sam Levinson
Stars: Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi
IDENTIFYING FEATURES
Listen…A mother travels across Mexico in search for her son whom authorities say died while trying to cross the borders into the United States.
Director: Fernanda Valadez
Writer: Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez
Stars: Mercedes Hernández, David Illescas, Juan Jesús Varela
BREAKING FAST
Listen…Mo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.
Director: Mike Mosallam
Writer: Mike Mosallam
Stars: Haaz Sleiman, Michael Cassidy, Amin El Gamal
CLAPBOARD JUNGLE
Listen…Following five years in the life and career of an independent filmmaker, supported by dozens of interviews, posing one question: how does an indie filmmaker survive in the current film business?
Director: Justin McConnell
Stars: Chris Alexander, Dave Alexander, Chad Archibald
THE CLIMB
Listen…A look at the friendship between two guys that spans over many years.
Director: Michael Angelo Covino
Writer: Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin
Stars: Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino, Gayle Rankin
OUR FRIEND
Listen…After receiving life-altering news, a couple finds unexpected support from their best friend, who puts his own life on hold and moves into their family home, bringing an impact much greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Writer: Brad Ingelsby Matthew Teague
Stars: Jason Segel, Isabella Kai, Violet McGraw
