2016
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Out Of Iraq
Grab at least two boxes of Kleenex to watch this new documentary of a heartbreaking love story between an Iraqi soldier and an Iraqi military translator that always looks like it could end badly at any moment with either of the men being killed simply for being gay. The newsreels are full each day of so…
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Little Men
When Jake’s grandfather Max dies, his parents Brian (Greg Kinnear) and Kathy (Jennifer Ehle) inherit his home in Brooklyn, and as the family are struggling financially, they chose to leave their apartment in Manhattan and move in. At the funeral 13 year old Jake (Theo Taplitz) encounters Tony (Michael Barbieri) who is the same age, and who is there…
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From Afar
Middle-aged Armando (Alfredo Castro) is a rather solitary dental technician who cruises the streets of one of Caracas rougher neighborhood looking to pick up teenage boys. He is more of a voyeur than a fornicator as he lures them back to his apartment with a thick wad of cash just to have them undress whilst he…
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The People Vs Fritz Bauer @ #PIFF16
The People Vs Fritz Bauer is a riveting historical thriller based on a true story, which chronicles the herculean efforts of German district attorney Fritz Bauer after WW2 to bring Nazi war criminals like Adolph Eichmann to justice and being obstructed by the new German authorities every inch of the way. Written and directed by Lars…
