FilmRise (Firm)

When Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang (Hooligan Sparrow) first came to America, Florida seemed like an exotic frontier full of theme parks, prehistoric swamp creatures, and sunburned denizens. As she travels wide-eyed from one city to another, she eventually encounters a charismatic young drifter named Dylan.. Fascinated by his rejection of society’s rules and unsure of his past, Nanfu follows Dylan with her camera on a journey that spans years, takes...

This is the story of the Angola Three, three remarkable men – Robert King, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox – who as members of the Black Panther Party have been fighting for justice since the early 1970s.. For decades left forgotten in the depths of America’s bloodiest prison, between them the Angola Three spent over a Century in solitary, and their struggle became an international scandal.. "... The sheer overwhelming enormity of this injustice...

When a traveling soap salesman arrives in a desolate Chinese town, a crime occurs, and sets the strange residents against each other with tragicomic results in this darkly funny and absurdist gem of contemporary Chinese Cinema.. Winner of the Special Jury Prize for World Cinema - Dramatic Feature at the and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Nominated for Best Director and Best Feature Film at the Golden Horse Film Festival.....

Naomi seems like a typical 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl, but watching her lift almost three times her bodyweight tells a different story. SUPERGIRL tells an empowering story about one girl who is coming of age while testing the limits of strength and endurance -- both inside and out.. Nominated for the Best Documentary at the Cleveland International Film Festival. Nominated in the New Jersey Films Competition at the Montclair Film Festival (MFF)....

A real-life Breaking Bad for the psychedelic set, THE SUNSHINE MAKERS reveals the untold story of Nicholas Sand and Tim Scully, the unlikely duo at the heart of the 1960s American drug counterculture. United in a utopian mission to save the planet through the consciousness-raising power of LSD called orange sunshine, this film documents their story as they tried to stay one step ahead of the feds.

In this documentary shot by photographer Robert Oelman's son over a 12 year period, the audience travels with Oelman deep into the rain forests of South America to discover the world's most exotic insects. Winner of the Neapolitan Award at the **Naples International Film Festival**. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the **Santa Fe Independent Film Festival**. *"Robert Oelman's son [director] Jake honors his father's story in this...

"MANIFESTO" features two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett in 13 distinct vignettes that incorporate timeless manifestos from 20th century art movements. **Sundance Film Festival** and **Tribeca Film Festival**.

A meticulously crafted exploration of Lance Letscher’s life and work, which allows audiences an unprecedented look into the mind of one of the contemporary art world’s most captivating figures. Featuring more than one hundred of Letscher’s collages, sculptures, and installations, the documentary provides a visual feast while offering intimate access into Letscher’s method and brilliant mind. Nominated for the Chicken & Egg Award and the Grand...

During a routine exercise, a team of National Guards is threatened by angry and violent locals. Starring Academy Award winner Keith Carradine and Powers Boothe.

When a chef discovers her boyfriend is going to propose to her on Christmas Eve, she begins doubting their future together...especially when a handsome maple farmer rescues her from a snowstorm.