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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

Stars: Daniel Garcia, Xueming Angelina Chen, Sophia Metcalf


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

Stars: Shameik Moore, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Denzel Whitaker


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.

Stars:Keegan-Michael Key, Craig T. Nelson, Jordan Peele


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