Bad Hair + Possessor + Relic | LME @ Sundance 2020

BAD HAIR

Synopsis:1989 an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career may come at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own.

Director: Justin Simien

Writer: Justin Simien

Stars: Michelle Hurd, Lena Waithe, Vanessa Williams, Laverne Cox, James Van Der Beek, Jay Pharoah, Kelly Rowland, a guy named Usher, Judith Scott, Robin Thede, Blair Underwood

PHOTO - HULU

Possessor

Synopsis: Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.

Director: Brandon Cronenberg

Writer: Brandon Cronenberg

Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuppence Middleton, Andrea Riseborough, Sean Bean, Christopher Abbott

PHOTO - NEON

Relic

Synopsis: A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family's home.

Director: Natalie Erika James

Writers: Natalie Erika James, Christian White

Stars: Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Robyn Nevin

PHOTO - IFC MIDNIGHT