“Uncle Frank”: Acceptance and Queer Representation
Growing up with a lot of siblings, young Beth felt ignored her immediate family. Uncle Frank made her feel seen, heard, and accepted.

In the mid-1970s, as a child, Susana accompanied her father, Pedro Juajibioy, on various journeys throughout the Putumayo region, where he collected plants while dreaming of establishing a botanical garden in his hometown of Sibundoy. Today, together with Susana and Brayan—a young botanist from Sibundoy—we traverse those same paths in the Colombian Amazon, following in the footsteps of Pedro, who is well-known for having accompanied the ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes on his explorations of the region between 1941 and 1953. This legacy lives on through the work of Brayan; inspired by Pedro’s original garden—which was destroyed by a landslide in 2000—he has created a new conservation space in Sibundoy and resumed the task of collecting and caring for plants. "A river of deep, luminous waters" accompanies these journeys, revealing how knowledge is passed down through generations and remains vibrant among those who continue to practice it within their own territory.
Growing up with a lot of siblings, young Beth felt ignored her immediate family. Uncle Frank made her feel seen, heard, and accepted.
A group of criminal animals tries their best to reform themselves into good citizens to avoid serving time in prison.
Spotlighting the legacy of the legendary Raymond Lewis through the love of a devoted daughter.
Another uneven "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" redux that says nothing novel about its subject matter.
Stylish, slow, and somewhat standoffish, Human Resource examines corporate life from the perspective of a female HR employee as she interviews job candidates while also deciding whether to keep her newly discovered pregnancy.
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.