Tag: indie film 2026
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Slamdance 2026: Tony Odyssey: A Fevered Pilgrimage Through Monotony, Madness, and the Hope of Rewriting a Life
Tony Odyssey follows a young man who breaks from his suffocating routine and plunges into a surreal quest for meaning, guided by a stolen drug and a desperate hunger for change. Thales Banzai crafts a chaotic, visually bold odyssey that wrestles with existence, faith, and the hope of rewriting a life.
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Urchin Finds Its Pulse in the Shadows: Frank Dillane’s Descent and Drift Toward Something Almost Tender
Urchin follows Frank Dillane’s Mike through addiction, recovery, relapse, and the surreal visions that haunt his search for a future. Harris Dickinson directs with a steady pulse, shaping a story that drifts between grit and dream with startling emotional force.
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If I Had Legs I’d Kick You: Tides That Carry and Tides That Keep
Mary Bronstein’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You follows Rose Byrne through a season of exhaustion, devotion, and fragile hope. This intimate drama captures a mother’s struggle with luminous honesty and a lyric sense of survival.
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Sundance 2026: CHASING SUMMER FINDS GRACE IN THE RUINS
Chasing Summer follows Jamie, played by Iliza Shlesinger, as she returns to her Texas hometown and stumbles into a season of renewal shaped by old flames and unexpected friendships. Josephine Decker’s direction brings a warm, lyrical touch to this story of rediscovery.