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Life is Cheap… But Toilet Paper is Expensive (1989)

An American man is hired to deliver a briefcase to a gangster in pre-handover Hong Kong. The plot is secondary to the supporting characters who speak directly to camera. Tough to watch, with scenes of animal slaughter.

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Showing Up

Follows the life of an artist as she prepares for a new show as part of a community that is both supportive and competitive.

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Raging Grace

A struggling Filipina cleaner smuggles her daughter into the house of her new employer, and then discovers that the niece is slowly medicating her uncle to death. Brilliant horror-inspired film which rages against the treatment of immigrants, gracefully.

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Ungentle

A narrator describes his homosexuality and how he became a double agent for the Soviets around the second world war, while the visuals watch people in the various locations discussed. Short and interesting film.

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Joram

A cement factory worker must go on the run with his young baby after the mother is murdered. He returns to his tribal lands, where industry has taken over and a violent rebellion quashed. Great thriller, tackling land development and indigenous rights abuse.

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Passages

A narcissistic film director leaves his husband to have an affair with a woman. He wants the best of both worlds and we see the effects of his choices on those who love him.

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Superposition

A young family decide to live off-grid in a remote area, expecting to be totally isolated. They then discover an identical family living on the other side of the lake. Really enjoyed it.

[thosebrotherslynch]

Show tonight!

Yes, I’ve seen this one twice before but it’s amazing and I love it.