Elliot Grove's Top 10 Raindance Movies 2017
Trying to decide which films to look out for at Raindance Film Festival? That’s why we have put together a festival film keyword page: There’s such a variety of films form over 50 countries.
With a gun at my head, I am going to choose ten films I really want to see, and why!
10. Barrage
Country: Luxembourg/Belgium/France
Showing Times: Mon 25th Sep 20:30, Thu 28th Sep 15:15
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From Belgium comes this gritty relationship story. Barrage is sort of a right-of-passage for a young girl. If you like movies with minimal use of dialogue, a whimsical shooting style and an eclectic soundtrack and a unsettling, character study then this is the film for you.
9. Discreet
Country: USA
Showing Times: Fri 22nd Sep 20:00, Wed 27th Sep 15:00
A stylish American indie set in the middle of nowhere that was a hit at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and having its UK Premiere at Raindance. Filmmaker Alex lives in a van. During a visit to his former alcoholic mother, she shares with him a well-kept secret.
8.This Is Us
Country: Japan
Showing Times: Fri 22nd Sep 13:00, Thu 28th Sep 17:45
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Some of the most innovative filmmaking out there comes from Japan – as demonstrated by a sum total of 9 Japanese films.
A young woman breaks things off with her boyfriend, but the universe has other plans. Desperate to move on, she is forced to literally relive the memories they’ve shared together. Pin-balling through time and space, she attempts to rewrite their shared history in hopes that she can find the man with whom she first fell in love.
7.High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
Country: USA
Showing Times: Wed 27th Sep 18:30, Sun 1st Oct 12:45
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In the streets of Los Angeles, a minor league baseball player recklessly claws to keep his dreams alive. This dark drama explores the dangerous nature of living in someone else’s shadow.
6.Black Hollow Cage
Country: Spain
Showing Times: Fri 22nd Sep 18:30, Sun 24th Sep 15:15
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From Spain comes this stylish film noir set in the country. An injured girl forms a bond with a werewolf.
5.Transmania/RiverBlue/Midnighter
Country: Croatia
Showing Times: Fri 22nd Sep 15:00, Wed 27th Sep 20:00
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A brilliant film directed by 15 different directors. Watching this you’ll find that London’s night life pales in comparison to Belgrade’s dynamic scene.
4. RiverBlue: Can Fashion Save The Planet?
Country: Canada
Showing Times:Thu 21st Sep 20:30, Sun 24th Sep 12:30
This powerful documentary will tug on your heartstrings and make you think next time you are browsing fro clothing at a store like Primark.
3. Midnighters
Country: USA
Showing Times:Thu 21st Sep 18:00, Tue 26th Sep 13:00
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A terrific indie horror film that breaks a ew of the genre’s rules. Definitely not for the weak at heart, but a good old-fashioned scare.
2.Go Back Home – Jimmy Scott
Country: USA/Germany
Showing Times: Fri 22nd Sep 18:00, Wed 27th Sep 16:00
Buy tickets to I Go Back Home – Jimmy Scott – here
This is the story of one of the most influential jazz singers of all time who was overlooked and treated unfairly buy the music industry. At the age of 85 he was discovered and brought to Germany and was able to record one last album which is creeping up the charts. Inspirational and so incredibly sad. I have watched the trailer a hundred times.
1.Stuck
USA
Buy tickets to Stuck here (includes closing gala party)
And of course our Closing Night Film – is truly amazing. Have a look at Stuck – an indie musical from New York – a film that is getting rave reviews on the start of it’s festival tour. Could this be the next ‘Once?
Buy tickets to Stuck here (includes Closing Night Gala)