Angeli 24 Horas 

Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow era, the film offers layered representation.

A brave Indian woman rises from an oppressive background to become an inspired leader for women and men alike around the globe.

For a troubled teen, Will discovers what is important in life when he attends a summer camp: the people who care about his well being.

Director Dana Ziyasheva made her directorial debut, 'Defenders of Life' which focuses on the Ngäbe community, and the hardships Ngäbe girls faced in Costa Rica.

The Gates, John Burr’s new thriller film, is a disturbingly realistic portrayal of three Black twenty-somethings - Derek (Mason Gooding), Kevin (Algee Smith), and Tyon (Keith Powers), as they accidentally take a wrong turn into a gated community that’s more like a modern-day sundown town. The three friends witness a variety of crimes in their new surroundings, including an attempted homicide and an attempted rape. As they attempt to alert the authorities and do the right thing, they are thwarted at every turn by the worst horror stories of American conservatism - racist white suburbanites, reckless gun violence, corrupt police, religious mania, and a megalomaniacal pastor. 

This list was made with the intention of celebrating comedic craft and a love of seeing more women of colour and newcomers on the scene.