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Sundance: One of a handful of documentaries at the festival that normalizes trans and non-binary bodies’ right to gender-affirming care, “GEN_” also examines people receiving expert fertility treatments at a Milan public hospital.

Sundance: First-time filmmaker Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s story about two unmarried Indian men begins with the premise that the protagonist’s mother supports his queerness.

"It’s a mystery to me why people tend to think that what characters express is what the film is trying to express," the Oscar contender tells IndieWire of his colonial travelogue.

As an octogenarian grandmother, Close is vital in locating the contrast between belonging and independence in Charlie McDowell’s peaceable adaptation.

IndieWire spoke to each member of the landmark LA festival’s programming team for their recommendations, from a Cheech and Chong documentary to another from Albert Serra.

NYFF: "Making films is fighting against all the stereotypes that colonialism has created," Diop told IndieWire of her documentary about the repatriation of Beninese artifacts.

Kim Ho-jung shines as an overbearing mother in Johnny Ma's playful and rewarding third feature.

"I consider making works of art as my right, and there’s no reason why I wouldn’t fight for this right," Rasoulof, who fled Iran after an eight-year prison sentence and just arrived in Cannes, tells IndieWire.

Kapadia’s “All We Imagine As Light” is the first Indian film in competition in 30 years, and the first ever by an Indian female director. Suri’s “Santosh” played Un Certain Regard, and both filmmakers tell IndieWire about their journeys to Cannes.

The inaugural Los Angeles Festival of Movies, which runs April 4-7 in three neighborhoods east of Hollywood, signals a post-pandemic screening culture long needed in the industry town.