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Week of April 23rd

  • Omaha. “Intimate in its scope, yet emotionally monumental, this debut feature by director Cole Webley... resonates for how spontaneously the interactions seem to unfold, as if sparked by reality in front of the camera” (Variety).

    • Cole Webley, Director

    • Anthon Johnson, Associate Producer

    • Christopher Bear, Composer

    • Sunday Kennedy, Casting Director

    • Preston Lee, Producer / Unit Production Manager

    • Scott James, Co-Producer

    • Cortni Wimberley, Production Designer

    • Paul Meyers, Cinematographer

    • Meg Morman, Casting Director

    • Jaideep Shukla, Editor

    • Teo Santos, Actor

  • Ricky. This all-too-familiar premise might lend itself to melodrama, but “Ricky” emerges as a marvelously understated examination of one man’s struggle to achieve stability” (IndieWire).

    • Rabia Sultana, Co-producer

    • Simon TaufiQue, Producer / Composer

    • Ramfis Myrthil, Producer

    • James Cole Jr., EP

    • Audra Gooch, Assistant Costume Designer

    • Frida Fitter, Art Director

    • Avy Kaufman, Casting Director

    • Jason Hightower, Co-Producer

    • Jonathan Sanford, Additional Music

    • Alia Ssemakula, Costume Supervisor

    • Kaja Dunn, Intimacy Coordinator

    • Antoinette Tomlinson, Sound Mixer

  • Two Women. “Despite a few missteps, the two women behind “Two Women” have overall crafted a frothy, sexy, thoroughly hilarious comedy about that eternal seven-year itch” (RogerEbert.com).

    • Branko Neskov, Re-Recording Mixer

    • Louisa Schabas, Art Director / Production Designer

    • Julien Tremblay, Post-production Supervisor

    • Philippe Brault, Composer

Week of April 9th

  • The Travel Companion. “A commentary on the fragility of male ego and the hilarious indignities of making art in New York City” (Filmmaker Mag).

    • Alex Mallis, Director

    • Travis Wood, Director

    • Weston Auburn, Producer

  • Mermaid. “A hybrid of a horror film, a twisted and doomed romance, a satire on American spiritual emptiness, and a tale of a schmuck who has failed in life but believes that caring for someone (or something) might redeem him” (RogerEbert.com).

    • Sara McFarlane, Executive Producer

    • Allie Leone, Production Designer

    • Grant Elder, Re-Recording Mixer / Supervising Sound Editor

    • Trudie Storck, Key Makeup Effects Artist

  • Hunting Matthew Nichols. “Mixes true-crime tropes with found-footage horror… a found-footage film that [feels’] like a documentary of today” (Vancouver Sun).

    • Markian Tarasiuk, Director

    • Lucy McNulty, Producer

    • Mack Gordon, Executive Producer

    • Ginger Broatch, Production Coordinator

    • Matt Drake, Supervising Sound Editor

    • Andrew Mccann Smith, Co-Producer

Week of April 2nd

  • DJ Ahmet. “With every perfectly timed joke, including those involving Ahmet’s missing sheep, one’s admiration for [director Georgi] Unkovski’s artistic vision grows given the tonal feat he accomplishes” (Variety).

    • Michal Reich, Editor

    • Dusica Vuksanovic, Makeup/Prosthetics Designer

Week of March 26th, 2026

  • Kontinental ‘25. “A sharp, unforgiving satire about life, death and the politics of learned hopelessness, among other weighty subjects” (NYT).

    • Marius Panduru, Cinematographer

    • Dan Wechsler, Executive Producer

  • Our Hero, Balthazar. “Alternately disturbing and brutally funny, and ending with the sort of capper that perfectly encapsulates its provocative ethos, this marks an auspicious directorial debut for Oscar Boyson” (THR).

    • Melissa Chapman, Music Supervisor

    • Isaac Lewis, First Assistant Director

    • Sam Mannetti, Associate Producer

    • DJ Jiang, Executive Producer

  • She Dances. “Steve Zahn and [his real-life] daughter Audrey share a sweet pas de deux… Director Rick Gomez and his cast are locked in, crafting a film that is both intimately personal and powerful (The Wrap).

    • Alyssa Schroeter, Executive Producer

  • Fantasy Life. “It isn’t hyperbole to say that Amanda Peet gives the performance of a lifetime… Her luminous return in Matthew Shear’s lightly comic drama about two people at a crossroads reminds that her fearlessness has been sorely missed” (Variety).

    • David Belizario, Assistant Editor

    • Emily Rucker, Casting Assistant

    • Christopher Bear, Music

    • Katie Fleming, Production Designer

    • Emily McCann Lesser, Producer (p.g.a.)

    • Samantha Rattner, Costume Designer

    • Steve Giammaria, Re-Recording Mixer

Week of March 19th, 2026

  • Tow. “In its modest way, Tow sends a powerful message about how many of us have more in common with a person sleeping in a car than we do the billionaires we’ve been conditioned to admire” (THR).

    • Liz Toonkel, Production Designer

    • Pamela May, Hair Department Head

  • Touch Me. “[The film] has a visual flair and a carnal power within an immersive world that doesn’t waver” (RogerEbert.com).

    • Addison Heimann, Director / Writer / Producer

    • Drew Tekulve, Colorist

    • David Lawson, Producer

    • Dustin Supencheck, Cinematographer

    • Carissa McQueen, Script Supervisor

    • Josh Russell, Special Makeup Effects Artist

    • Lili Soto, DIT

    • Kelsey Talton, Key Grip

  • Late Shift.In its cool, propulsive procedural tracking of ward activity, Late Shift quite sufficiently makes its point regarding the monumental challenge and value of Floria’s work [as a nurse], and that of thousands like her” (Variety).

    • Hansjörg Weissbrich, Editor

    • Denis Séchaud, Foley Recording Engineer

    • Kathleen Moser, Foley Editor

Week of March 12th, 2026

  • Slanted. “Its vociferous take on the angsts and trauma people of color experience while living in majority culture shows a remarkable amount of thoughtfulness” (RogerEbert.com).

    • Shirley Song, Composer

    • Michelle Li, Costume Designer

    • Naomi Smith, Set Decorator

    • Ryan Chan, Editor

    • Erin Chaney, Key Makeup Artist

    • Ying-Te Julie Chen, Production Designer

    • Parker Mays, Producer

    • Amy Wang, Writer / Director / Producer

    • Ed Wu, Director Of Photography

    • Mark Ankner, Producer

    • Keith Harris, Actor

    • Nathan Ruyle, Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor

  • Ethan Bloom. A coming-of-age comedy that explores how “faith isn’t about choosing sides—it’s about honoring all the messy, beautiful pieces of who we are” (Variety).

    • Tawni Tamietti, Casting Director

    • Dan Abrusci, Sound Mixer

Week of March 5th, 2026

  • The Bride! “A maniacal assemblage of ’30s musicals, ’40s noirs, 19th century literature and 21st century ideology. Every wacky second, you’re well aware how perilously close it is to falling apart at the seams” (LA Times).

    • Madison Bopp, Costume

  • She Dances. “A sweet, sincere viewing experience that occasionally transcends its status as an off-the-rack road trip dramedy” (IndieWire).

    • Alyssa Schroeter, Executive Producer

Week of February 26, 2026

Space Cowboy. “Carving a career out of ‘Kids, don’t try this at home’ extremes, freefall cinematographer Joe Jennings pushes the envelope — and defies disbelief — in this entertaining documentary” (Variety).

  • Marah Strauch, Director / Producer.

  • Tyler Measom, Producer

  • Eric Bruggemann, Editor

  • Tony Johansson, Cinematographer

  • Richard Valenzuela, Executive Producer

  • Kevin Senzaki, Sound Department

  • Jacki St. Thomas, Festival Publicist

  • Brian Goetz, Finishing Editor

K-POPS! Undeniably made with love—love for music, pop culture, family, and the variety we can find in this magical world” (RogerEbert.com).

  • Juefang Zhang, Co-Producer

  • Ryan Folsey, Editor

  • Eric Tu, Co-producer

  • Bradley Rubin, Production Designer

  • Josh Aude, Re-Recording Mix Technician

  • Katia Najera, Set Designer

  • Claire Koonce, Casting Director

Dreams. “The film’s quietly disturbing power lies in how Michel Franco packages his U.S.-Mexico border metaphor into an addictive and destructive love story as sharply wrought as the movie’s grander political concerns” (IndieWire).

  • Moises Chiver, Actor / Associate Producer

  • Yeyo Cervantes, Additional Boom Operator

  • Laura D’Augello, Additional Crew

For Worse. For Worse might be a tiny step among its kind, but it still feels like a leap for its thoughtful auteur [Amy Landecker], ultimately celebrating new beginnings as an ageless milestone” (Variety).

  • Jenica Bergere, Producer

  • Abbie Vance, Production Designer

  • Jason Gallagher, Editor

  • Brittney Swan, Property Master

  • Roland N. Thai, Supervising Sound Editor

  • Valerie Stadler, Producer

  • Marla Black, Associate Producer

  • James Portolese, Producer

  • Kim Preston, Additional Still Photographer

  • Sasha Dylan Bell, Additional Still Photographer

Idiotka. “Director Nastasya Popov explores the American Dream through a reality TV competition… there’s a spunk about it that’s totally delightful” (Austin Chronicle).

  • Ian Hultquist, Composer

  • Beso Kacharava, Supervising Foley Editor

  • Leo Blumberg-Woll, Co-Producer

  • Ross Shenker, Associate Casting Director

  • Russell Kahn, Consulting Producer

  • Taylor Mason, Editor

Ghost Elephants. “Werner Herzog has once again shown his flair – his genius, perhaps – for locating passionate quests and obsessions at the limits of the imaginable” (Guardian).

  • Karol Martesko-Fenster, CEO, Abramorama

Week of February 19, 2026

Cold Storage. “Think “Goosebumps” for adults… weird, messy, and a genuinely good time” (IndieWire).

  • Alessio Ciattini, Dailies - Technical Manager - Kiwii Srl

  • Lisa Service, Assistant to Mr. Liam Neeson

Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It. “As tough a life as Preston had, the music that buoys this chronicle is a constant source of joy” (NYT).

  • Carmen Delaney, Cinematographer

  • Caryn Capotosto, Executive Producer

  • Scott Hanson, Editor

  • Chris Jenkins, Sound Designer

  • Ernesto Lomeli, Cinematographer

  • Kelsey Koenig, Co-executive Producer

  • Lauren Haber, Co-Executive Producer

  • Noah Brunson-Cline, Graphics Producer

  • K. Nicole Mills, Associate Producer

  • Jenny Raskin, Executive Producer

  • Matt Brunson-Cline, Lead Creative

  • Jerry Henry, Cinematographer

By Design. “A fascinatingly designed and overtly theatrical daydream that wonders whether the world treats a nice chair better than a human woman” (AV Club).

  • Patrick Jones, Cinematographer

  • Mireia Vilanova, Co-Producer

  • Taylor Rowley, Music Supervisor

  • Anjélica Vasquez, Art Director

  • Josh Aude, Re-Recording Mixer

  • Benjamin Shearn, Editor

  • Terra Gutmann-Gonzalez, Camera Operator

  • Jamie Parreno, VFX Producer

  • Cameron Mcmanus, Visual Effects Producer

  • Matt Lathrom, Visual Effects Producer: New Compositions

  • Riccardo Maddalosso, Executive Producer

Redux Redux. “In dipping their toes into the multiverse, the McManus Brothers largely manage to get the best of two worlds, delivering a strong genre entry with the bones of a tender indie about trauma” (Variety).

  • Alan Gwizdowski, Director of Photography

  • Michael McGarry, Producer

2DIE4. The Abdala Brothers haven’t just made a racing film, they’ve redefined what’s possible in the Imax format (Portrait member Karol Martesko-Fenster, in Deadline).

  • André Abdala, Director

  • Salomão Abdala, Director

Oscar Nominated Short Films. Congratulations to the many Portrait members with nominated shorts this year. The full slate of Live Action, Animated, and Documentary shorts hit theaters for a limited run this weekend — this is your chance to make an informed decision in your Oscar betting pool.

Week of February 12, 2026

Wuthering Heights. “Go bats--t or go home. Fennell chooses the former, and flawed or not, this drunk-on-pheromones take is all the better for it” (Rolling Stone).

  • Marisa Clayton-Rivera, Executive In Charge Of Post Production

  • Chris Lyons, Makeup Department

Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie. “So affable, so good-natured, so modest—just so gosh-darned charming—that it’s difficult not to crack at least a little bit of a smile while watching it” (AV Club).

  • Luca Tarantini, Camera Operator

  • Nikolay Michaylov, csc, Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Hanna Puley, Costume Design

  • Chris Perez, Attorney

  • Sydney Lloyd, Associate Producer

  • Ben Shane, Producer

  • Victoria Lean, Producer

  • Kerry Noonan, Production Design

  • Ben Petrie, Actor

Broken Bird. “With an unerring but sardonic sense of how death presses in on us all, this is a promisingly pungent debut from Mitchell” (Guardian).

  • Dusica Vuksanovic, Special Makeup Effects Artist

  • Paul Kampf, Actor / Producer

  • Emily Rice, Composer

  • Mark Pennell, Producer

Step Back, Doors Closing. “Leaves one hopeful about people and an upcoming generation who knows what’s what and can handle” (Film Threat).

  • Geri Courtney-Austein, Actor

Week of February 5, 2026

Starman.A documentary about space exploration that puts you in touch with your inner wide-eyed child. It’s the intergalactic meditation as blissed-out mind-bender” (Variety).

  • Chris Perez, Production And Clearance Counsel

  • Chad Smith, Colorist

  • Coll Anderson, Supervising Sound Editor

  • Keith Haviland, Producer

  • Lindy Jankura, Editor

Whistle. Corin Hardy’s film “puts a pleasingly freaky spin on a familiar horror tale” (Gizmodo).

  • Shalini Agarwal, Production Sound Mixer

Nadja. “This triumph of low-budget filmmaking will shimmer for a week at Brooklyn Academy of Music” (NYT)

  • Ed Talavera, camera operator

  • Rob Featherstone, second assistant camera

  • Amy Hobby, producer

  • Kate Phelan, best boy grip

Week of January 28th, 2026

Natchez. “With so many engaging voices on offer, [Director] Suzannah Herbert wisely chooses to let the locals tell the story rather than providing any explicit narration of her own” (Slant)

  • Suzannah Herbert, Director / Writer

  • Darcy McKinnon, Producer

Paying for It. “[The film] displays a maturity and thoughtfulness all too rare when focusing on a subject like this… letting acts of intimacy take place in real time, no matter how awkward, short, or unsexy they may initially be” (RogerEbert.com).

  • Heather Gardner, Head of Music Supervision + Licensing at Vapor Music

  • Anna Catley, Editor

  • Aeschylus Poulos, producer

Week of January 15th, 2026

Shuffle. “Benjamin Flaherty’s blistering, intimate takedown of the loopholes and leeches turning the already delicate recovery industry into an exploitation mill” (AV Club).

  • Scott Paskoff, Producer

  • Carra Greenberg, Producer

Deepfaking Sam Altman. “If a well-trained AI can capture the essence of a subject, as Sam Altman has argued, then an LLM trained on Altman should basically be him, right?” (THR).

  • Adam Bhala Lough, Director / Executive Producer

  • Luke Kelly Clyne, Producer

  • Gavin Brivik, Composer

  • Chris Perez, Attorney

  • Christian Vazquez, Co-executive Producer

  • Joey Lyons, Producer

  • Amanda Dolan, Publicist

  • Alex MacKenzie, Editor

Sheepdog. “A soldier finds out that his own war is far from over in [this] stirring drama” (Collider).

  • Rob Haworth, Property Master

  • Lynn K. D’Angona, Producer

Week of January 8th, 2026

  • All That’s Left of You. “With a compassionate, observant look at generational trauma, [Cherian Dabis’] third feature is a meaningful contribution toward Palestinian narratives” (Variety). In theaters January 9th.

    • Tony Copti, Executive Producer

    • Tarek Abu Ghoush, Boom Operator

    • Farah Tbaileh, Production Manager

    • Edriss Essoussi, DIT: Greece Unit

    • Jiries Copti, Executive Producer

    • Paul Rischer, Sound Editor

    • Marco Müller, Camera

    • Mathias Schwerbrock, Line Producer

  • OBEX.Eraserhead meets The Legend of Zelda in a black-and-white, cicada-plagued sci-fi trip” (IndieWire). In theaters January 9th.

    • Emma Hannaway, Producer

  • Holding Liat. Director Brandon Kramer does an impressive job revealing the personal and geopolitical aspects of a heartbreaking true story” (THR). In theaters January 9th.

    • Mehar Gujral, Audio Post Producer

    • Marilyn Ness, Consulting Producer

    • Tristan Baylis, Sound Department

    • Jeff Spivack, Audio Post Producer

    • Lance Kramer, Producer

    • Brandon Kramer, Director / Producer

    • Andrés Marthe, Sound Department

    • Nathan Hasz, Sound Department

    • Nat Jencks, Colorist

    • Alexandra Shiva, Producer

    • James Doolittle, Post Production Producer

  • The Pitt: Season 2. “Avoiding the sophomore slump, it’s the most harrowingly realistic medical show on TV—and, also, the most empathetic” (The Daily Beast). Premieres on HBO January 8th.

    • Gavin Brivik, Composer

    • Pablo Pollaci, Composting Supervisor: Ingenuity Studios

    • Johnathan O’Neil, Actor

    • Roland N. Thai, Sound Effects Editor | 15 Episodes • 2025

    • Lyn Paolo, Costume Designer

    • Aymae Sulick, Camera And Electrical Department

    • Caitlin Nunes, Art Department Pa

Week of December 11th, 2025

  • Dust Bunny. “Designed as a horror movie for the entire family, the film has its scares, but it’s just too wacky and too much fun to be disturbing” (TheWrap). In theaters Dec. 12th.

    • Sean Mulligan, Music Supervisor

  • Is This Thing On? “It’s an unassuming comic drama that sneaks up on you, its emotional honesty fueled by gorgeous performances of unimpeachable naturalness from Will Arnett and Laura Dern” (THR). In theaters Dec. 19th.

    • Sarah Warne, Composer

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash. “Stranger, scarier and more spiritual than Way of Water, it closes out this trilogy brilliantly” (Esquire). In theaters Dec.19th.

    • Dmitry Novikov, Data Wrangler

    • Matthew Berger, Production Assistant

  • The Plague. “This is a film that harnesses its many offbeat and potent powers in service of a unique strain of reassurance. I left feeling lighter” (IndieWire). In theaters Dec 24th.

    • Lexi Tannenholtz, Executive Producer

December 4th, 2025

  • Cover-Up. “Laura Poitras’s Seymour Hersh documentary is a thrilling ode to journalism” (The Guardian).

    • Mia Cioffi Henry, Director Of Photography

  • Rosemead. “Lucy Liu plays a desperate mother in a harrowing portrait of the Asian American mental health crisis” (THR).

    • Stacey Rice, Casting Director

    • Gwen Capistran, Stills Photographer

    • Joseph Krings, Editor

  • WTO/99. “Some documentaries just feel like a sock in the jaw. Ian Bell’s fiery and explosive archival picture WTO/99 is that kind of film” (RogerEbert.com).

    • Alex Megaro, Producer/Editor

    • Debra Mcclutchy, Archival Producer

  • Happy Holidays. “A piercing, realistic family drama, the inflection points of which reveal deep cultural and political dimensions surrounding gender and ethnicity” (Variety).

    • Frida Marzouk, Cinematographer

    • Tony Copti, Producer

    • Jiries Copti, Line Producer / Producer

  • Endless Cookie. “A zany, rambling, bustling portrait of a big family’s cramped, loving, chuckling life in icy Shamattawa” (AV Club).

    • Alex Ordanis, Producer

    • Sydney Cowper, Editor

    • Daniel Bekerman, Producer


Week of November 20th, 2025

Cutting Through Rocks. “Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni’s precisely lensed film follows Sara Shahverdi, the first councilwoman in the history of her remote village” (IndieWire).

  • Sara Khaki, Director / Producer / Editor

  • Mohammadreza Eyni, Director / Producers / Editor / Cinematographer

  • Karim Sebastian Elias, Composer

  • Mike Pilgram, Board member Andrew Berends Fund

  • Judith Helfand, Executive Producer / Editing Consultation

Zodiac Killer Project. “Charlie Shackleton gets at the heart of what makes these [true crime] docs so successful on both a psychological and schematic level. He deconstructs the genre but also manages to deepen it” (THR).

  • Charlie Shackleton, Director / Producer

  • Xenia Patricia, Cinematographer

  • Jeremy Warmsley, Composer

  • Charlotte Cook, Executive Producer

Time Travel is Dangerous! “The Eighties aesthetic runs throughout, and spiritually, [the film] is something of an 8-bit charmer, full of practical effects and the anything-goes wackiness that engined action-comedies of the era” (Austin Chronicle).

  • Hillary Shakespeare, Writer / Producer

  • Chris Reading, Director / Writer

Out Of Plain Sight. From the Los Angeles Times and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Rosanna Xia, “a cinematic exposé of an environmental disaster lurking just off the coast of Southern California.” (LA Times).

  • Mehar Gujral, Audio Post Coordinator

  • Tristan Baylis, Re-recording Mixer / Supervising Sound Editor

  • Jeff Spivack, Audio Post Producer

  • Andrés Marthe, Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer

  • Nathan Hasz, Chief Audio Engineer

  • Ai Miyatake, Sound Effects Editor

Week of November 12th, 2025

Come See Me in the Good Light. “A slick, heartfelt portrait of two artists and soulmates going through the worst life has to offer and feeling every moment” (RogerEbert.com).

  • Berenice Chavez, Editor

  • Joe Lewis, Executive Producer

  • Grace Oathout, Co-Producer

  • Dominique Hessert, Producer

  • Galia Gichon, Executive Producer

  • Lauren Haber, Executive Producer

  • Stephen Derluguian, Colorist

Rebuilding. “Loath as I am to label anything as “the movie people need right now,” it’s hard to think of Max Walker-Silverman’s “Rebuilding” in any other terms” (IndieWire).

  • Elliott Whitton, Executive Producer

  • Juliana Barreto Barreto, Production Designer

  • Lizzie Donelan, Costume Designer

  • Nat Jencks, Colorist

  • Alanna Dempewolff-Barrett, Art Director

  • Ashley Treadaway, Makeup Dept. Head

Citizen Sleuth. “Riveting and unnerving as it is uncompromising, Citizen Sleuth is a must-see for true crime fans” (Mashable).

  • Nathan Ruyle, Re-recording Mixer / Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor

Serious People. “Work-life balance takes on new meaning in this witty, absurdist grindset satire” (IndieWire).

  • Ben Mullinkosson, Director / Writer

  • Nicholas Bupp, Cinematographer

Selena y Los Dinos. “This definitive doc about Selena feels comprehensive and illuminating” (Variety).

  • Isabel Castro, Director

  • Lorena Duran, Cinematographer

  • Cassandra Giraldo, Additional Cinematography

  • Alma Herrera-Pazmiño, Additional Editor

  • Daniel Torres, Producer

  • David Blackman, Producer

  • Kendall Marianacci, Associate Producer

  • Camilo Lara, Music

  • Tom Paul, Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Designer

Week of November 6th, 2025

Nuremberg. “Backed by a roster of powerhouse performances led by Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon… it could be an award-season contender” (THR).

  • Jeremy Zimmermann, Casting Director

Train Dreams. Bearing echoes of Kelly Reichardt’s 2019 film First Cow, Train Dreams taps into the rough-hewn pioneer poetry of individualism and brutality in a vast wilderness” (FT).

  • Molly Hans, Script Supervisor

  • Melisa Jusufi, Set Decorator

  • Alexandra Schaller, Production Designer

  • Avy Kaufman, Casting Director

  • Daniel Schaefer, Location Scout

  • Alfred Hsing, Actor

  • Bryan Gosline, Additional Camera Operator

  • Clementine Quittner, Vp: Film

I Wish You All the Best. “What [director Tommy] Dorfman and company achieve here is the laying of a new groundwork for the queer cinematic language” (Austin Chronicle).

  • Chelsea Davenport, Line Producer

  • David Tabbert, Costume Designer

  • Sarah Beth Shapiro, Editor

  • Lucy Gargiulo, Makeup Designer/Dept. Head

  • Jen Dunlap, Production Designer

  • Alexander Viola, Director of Photography

  • Doreen Wilcox Little, Executive Producer

  • Brad Oberhofer, Composer

  • Arleen Chavez, Hair Department Head

Caterpillar.Caterpillar holds a cunning mirror up to technology’s effect on everyday life, where we are bombarded with images of ourselves whether we like it or not” (IndieWire).

  • Matthew Cherchio, Producer

  • Raymond David Taylor, Lead Principal Subject

  • Liza Mandelup, Director / Producer

  • Melissa Chapman, music supervisor

  • Annie Pearlman, music supervisor

  • Quino Pinero, Sound Recordist

  • Jennie Bedusa, Co-Executive Producer

  • Ryan Billia, Re-Recording Mixer

Peter Hujar’s Day. “One of the best films of the year is just two people talking… A masterpiece” (Vulture).

  • Fletcher Wolfe, B Camera Operator

  • Jordan Drake, Producer

  • Alex Ashe, Director of Photography

  • Shuli Huang, BTS Camera Operator

  • Ellis Fox, Executive Producer

  • Masha Zhak, Actor / Assistant Director / Property Master

  • Corin Taylor, Executive Producer at Blink

  • Jonah Disend, Producer

  • Chansopheak Tong, Hair & Makeup Artist

  • Laura Burns, Hair Designer

  • Alex Mitow, Associate Producer

  • Pauline Glomaud-Murmann, Stand-In

  • Megan Marquis, Finishing Executive

All That We Love. “An honest glimpse into how loss sticks with us” (The Wrap).

  • Amanda Wing Yee Lee, Costume Designer

  • Rebecca Green, Producer

  • Jonathan Duffy, producer

  • Molly Hans, Script Supervisor

  • Jillian Cainghug, Set Costumer

Week of October 30th, 2025

  • Hallow Road. “A sensationally scary thriller not only for the surprises it packs but also for the metaphor it makes about parenting” (Mashable).

    • Kit Fraser, Cinematographer

    • Babak Anvari, Director / Executive Producer

    • Laura Jennings, Editor

    • Natalie O’Connor, Production Design Additional Photography UK

    • Niamh Fagan, Executive Producer: Screen Ireland

  • If You See Something. A beautiful and heartbreaking film that marks Iraqi director Oday Rasheed’s American debut” (Woodstock).

    • Soojin Chung, Editor

    • Danny Vecchione, Cinematographer

    • Joseph Stephans, Producer

    • Cheyenne Ford, Production Designer

    • Jess Jacobs, Writer

    • Ribal Haj, Property Master

    • Emily McCann Lesser, Associate Producer

    • Adam Levin, Location Management

    • Stella Bouzakis, Makeup Designer

    • Olivia Mastrangelo, Production Coordinator

  • Champions of the Golden Valley. “A plucky ski club in Afghanistan highlights the ‘fullness’ of refugees’ lives” (Aspen Public Radio).

    • Zach Ingrasci, Executive Producer

    • Chris Temple, Executive Producer

    • Ben Sturgulewski, Director / Cinematographer / Editor

    • Katie Stjernholm, Producer

    • Elizabeth Stiff, Executive Producer

    • Baktash Ahadi, Producer

    • Justin Lacob, Executive Producer

    • Doug Blush, Executive Producer

    • Jacki St. Thomas, Additional Crew

Week of October 23rd, 2025

Shelby Oaks. “Shelby Oaks was obviously written by a critic, one with a near-legendary knowledge of the pop culture archives” (Indie Wire).

  • Jason Wald, VP of Acquisitions & Production at NEON

  • Sarah Colvin, Director of Acquisitions & Business Affairs at NEON

  • Phillip Rios, Scenic

  • Louie La Vella, associate producer

  • Alabama Blonde, Casting Assistant

  • Jon Michael Simpson, Actor

  • Emily Bennett, Actor

  • Eric D. Martin, Camera And Electrical Department

  • Trevor Macy, Executive Producer

  • Ashleigh Snead, Producer

  • Aaron B. Koontz, Producer

Queens of the Dead. “A zombie farce that wears its bedazzled heart on its sleeve” (Variety)

  • Natalie Metzger, Producer

In Our Blood. Documentarian Pedro Kos’ first fiction feature is “a murky mystery of disappearances in a southwestern community”(Variety).

  • Camilo Monsalve, Cinematographer

  • Fernando Stutz, Editor

  • Gil Talmi, Composer

  • Carlos Corral CAS, Boom Operator

Mistress Dispeller. “[Director] Elizabeth Lo gets participants to be extraordinarily open about their messy affairs as she follows a woman who helps spouses remove lovers from their partners’ lives” (The Guardian).

  • Nathan Ruyle, Sound Designer

  • Emma D. Miller, Producer

  • Kelsey Koenig, Executive Producer

  • Elizabeth Lo, Director / Producer / Cinematographer

  • William Hsieh, Dialogue Editor

  • Paula Froehle, Executive Producer

  • Charlotte Munch Bengtsen, Editor

  • Robert Arnold, Colorist

  • Jenny Raskin, Executive Producer

  • Lauren Haber, Co-executive Producer

  • Dahee Kim, Sound Effects Editor

Nobody Wants This. The millennial crowd-pleasers return with a second helping of their sizzling romcom … and it’s just as much of a pleasure” (The Guardian).

  • Erin Naifeh, First Assistant Camera: “A” Camera

  • Aaron Smith, B Camera/Steadicam Operator / A Camera/Steadicam Operator

  • Julianne Loof, Art Director

  • Adrian Peng Correia, Cinematographer

  • Catherine Cloutier, Editor/Assistant Editor

  • Stefania Rosini, Still Photographer

  • Joanna Leeds, Adr Voice Casting

  • Michelle Chung, Makeup Department

  • Mike Dumin, First Assistant Camera

Week of October 16th, 2025

  • If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. “Wrenching and at times suffocating, [the film] is a howl of maternal desperation spiked with jagged humor” (NYT).

    • Melissa Chapman, Music Supervisor

    • Annie Pearlman, Music Supervisor

    • Nat Jencks, Colorist

    • Kyra Boselli, Art Director

    • Pamela May, Hair Department Head

    • Richard Doyle, Producer

    • Shani Ankori, Marketing/PR

    • Carmen Navis, Production Designer

    • Chris Curich, Key Hair Stylist

    • Elizabeth Warn, Costume Designer

    • Rita Walsh, Co-Producer

    • William Kalinoski, Visual Effects: Exodus FX

    • Conor Hannon, Producer

    • Tatiana Bears, Co-Producer

  • Frankenstein. “[Guillermo] Del Toro’s love for the grotesque and the abject is sincere and passionate, and there are scenes in Frankenstein that play like thesis statements for the director’s entire career.

    • Craig MacLellan, Sound Department

    • Sebastien Dumond, Additional Crew

  • Blue Moon.A witty, salacious biopic... Richard Linklater could attract award buzz for [Ethan] Hawke’s witty, theatrical performance” (IndieWire).

    • Sandra Adair, Editor

    • Graham Reynolds, Composer

    • Sabrina Lantos, Still Photographer

    • Katie Ballard, Personal Wigmaker: Ethan Hawke

    • Matt Lennon, Dialogue Editor

Week of October 9th, 2025

Kiss of the Spider Woman. “[Diego] Luna and [Jennifer] Lopez are great, but this is Tonatiuh’s movie -- he takes a role that could easily be a caricature… and grounds it with depth and soul” (NPR).

  • Susan J Chen, Assistant Editor / VFX Editor / Photographer

  • Scott Chambliss, Production Designer

  • Jessica Caldrello, Casting Director

  • Christy Falco, Makeup Artist

  • Steve Loff, Additional Crew

  • Ric Schnupp, Sound Department

  • Will Felker, 1st Assistant Accountant

  • Ayana Baraka, Camera And Electrical Department(B Camera)

  • Benny C. Medina, Producer

  • Rehema Trimiew, Camera And Electrical Department

  • Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Executive Producer

  • Kevin Michael Brennan, Shady Mocambo Man

  • Matt Sullivan, Music Producer / Music Supervisor / Vocal Producer

Mr. K. Succeeds as both an homage to Kafka’s fascination with the absurdity of life… and as a sumptuous and surreal feast for the eyes” (IndieWire).

  • Dries Phlypo, Producer

  • Maarten Janssens, Editor

  • Pieter Van Campe, Underwater Camera Operator

The Dating Game. In an openly phony world, who cares about being genuine? The Dating Game captures that idea in deceptively chilling fashion” (Vulture).

  • Chad Cannon, Composer

  • Ken Pelletier, Executive Producer

  • James Costa, Producer

  • Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas, Producer

  • Bolun Zhang, Additional Music Composer

  • John Farbrother, Editor

  • Justine Jacob, Legal Counsel

  • Tom Chr. Lilletvedt, Editorial Department

  • Yao King, Producer

Hello Beautiful. “Captures a universal experience for many women who find themselves on the receiving end of a cancer diagnosis” (Cinemacy).

  • Alecia Orsini, Line Producer

  • Feifei Ling, Unit Production Manager

  • Terrence Hayes, Cinematographer

Week of October 2nd, 2025

Bone Lake. “A film that feels like a European relationship drama for about an hour before exploding in remarkably blood” (RogerEbert.com).

  • Anjoum Agrama, Editor

  • Edgar Rosa, Line Producer

  • Jamie Ember, Casting Director

The Librarians. “Filmmaker Kim A. Snyder’s illuminating documentary offers a rattling look at coordinated efforts to ban books. More importantly, it introduces viewers to the everyday and increasingly vital heroes pushing back” (Variety).

  • Jana Edelbaum, Producer

  • Derek Wiesehahn, Cinematographer

  • Maria Gabriela Torres, Editor

  • Ruth Ann Harnisch, Executive Producer

  • Cynthia Kane, Producer

  • Paulius Kontijevas, Cinematographer

  • Beesham A Seecharan, Co-Executive Producer

  • Amy Bench, Cinematographer

  • Claire Demere, Co-Executive Producer

  • Sally Volkmann, Editorial Department

  • Jack M Youngelson, Story Consultant

  • Kate Garwood, Executive Producer

  • Katrina Fairlee, Sound Mixer / Sound Recordist

  • Joy Reed, Additional Editor

  • Sabine Hoffman, Editorial Consultant

  • Paul Hsu, Re-Recording Mixer / Supervising Sound Design

She Loved Blossoms More. “An all-too-rare treasure, a sumptuous beast that both dazzles the eye and joyfully, playfully and willfully befuddles the brain” (RWFJ.org).

  • Elena Vardava, Production Designer.

Are We Good? The film’s spare style “gives the doc a scrappiness that not only reflects Maron’s disposition, but also captures grief’s wayward turns” (THR).

  • Tammy Chu, Archival Producer

  • Tim Rummel, Executive Producer

  • Natalie Ancona, Editor

  • Derek Boonstra, Editor

  • Tyler James Proctor, Sound Department

  • Ethan Goldman, Producer

  • Jordan McNeile, Cinematographer

  • Sean Bradley, Executive Producer

  • Sara Newens, Consulting Editor

The Ice Tower. “Dreamily strange it might be… this movie had me gripped with its two outstanding lead performances -- from Marion Cotillard and newcomer Clara Pacini” (Guardian).

  • Nassim Gordji-Tehrani, Editor

Satisfied. “The doc intertwines [Renee] Goldsberry’s home videos and her never-before-seen iPhone footage of early “Hamilton” workshops” (Variety).

  • M. Watanabe Milmore, ACE, Editor

  • Jules Rico, assistant camera

  • Vasilios Sfinarolakis, Cinematographer

  • Ruella Rouf, Associate Producer / Co-Editor

  • Andrew C. Robbins, Executive Producer

Week of September 24th, 2025

  • Brides. “Nadia Fall‘s debut feature seems on the surface like a hot-button provocation, but it’s surprisingly humane and good-humored in its attempt to understand the individual lives behind a sensational headline issue” (Variety).

    • Amy Gardner, Executive Producer

    • Will Cook, Dailies Colourist

    • Chiara Giavarini, Co-Executive Producer

    • Stephen Kelliher, Executive Producer

    • Susan Simnett, Executive Producer

    • Ivan Ferrandes, Location Manager: Italy Unit

    • Safiyya Ingar, Cast

  • Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror. “Spaces of transgression and safety have never been more important… [Strange Journey] offers that same playground for its viewers to experience” (RogerEbert.com).

    • Giosuè Greco, Composer

    • Warren Kommers, Cinematographer

    • Nolan Peacock, Associate Producer

    • Kirk Johnson, Co-Executive Producer

Week of September 18th, 2025

  • Predators. “Osit’s brilliant, subtly needling film leaves us unnerved and alert, but not certain of our convictions -- an outcome, perhaps, that more true-crime programming should pursue” (Variety).

    • David Osit, Director / Producer / Director of Photography / Editor

    • Nicolas Staffolani, Editor

    • Jamie Gonçalves, Producer

    • Charlie Shackleton, Additional Editor

    • Molly Gilula, Supervising Producer

    • Kellen Quinn, Producer

    • Sarah Johnsrude, Associate Editor

    • Gabi Kislat, Camera Operator

    • Wolfgang Held, Additional Cinematography

    • Paul Corley, Music Editor

    • David Teague, Editor Consultant

  • Plainclothes. “A movie that comes from a place of empathy for the constraints queer men had to work around in the pre-Grindr era… a moving story told with sensitivity” (THR).

    • Ethan Palmer, DOP

    • Erik Vogt-Nilsen, Editor

    • Nat Jencks, Colorist

    • Paul Toohey, Sound Mixer

    • Simone Palanker, Hair Department Head / Hair Stylist

    • Emily Wells, Composer

    • Celine Rahman, Assistant Costume Designer

    • April Kelley, Co-Producer

    • Peter Davis, Music Supervisor

    • Will Felker, Music Supervisor

    • Mehar Gujral, ADR Coordinator

  • Chain Reactions. “Exploration of our inexplicable attraction to horror is the true theme of the brilliantly titled Chain Reactions” (IndieWire).

    • Alexandre O. Philippe, Director / Writer

    • Robert Muratore, Co-Producer

    • Kerry Deignan Roy, Producer

  • The Summer Book. “Attentive to characterful details of accent and posture, [Glenn] Close plays this tender-tough old bird beautifully, resisting twinkly sentimentality” (Variety).

    • Alex Orlovsky, Producer

    • Jussi Rautaniemi, Editor

    • Kevin Loader, Producer

    • Chris Lyons, Special Effects Teeth

    • Arttu Jekkonen, Foley Editor

    • Micke Nyström, Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Designer

  • Speak. Speak is so rousing and audience-friendly, it plays like the nonfiction equivalent of Bend It Like Beckham or A League of Their Own” (Variety). SPEAK. opens Sept 19th for a special one-week run at Firehouse Cinema in New York City.

    • Guy Mossman, Director / Producer / Cinematographer

    • Cassandra Giraldo, Additional Cinematography

    • Osei Essed, Original Score

    • Alex Bohs, Additional Editor

    • Abby Ellin, Executive Producer

    • Roland Kassis, Impact Producer

    • Lisa Hepner, Executive Producer

    • Liz Kineke, Casting Producer

    • Stephanie Sunata, Impact Producer

    • Sean Bradley, Executive Producer

    • James Costa, Additional Crew

    • Josh Gad, executive producer

    • Orly Ravid, Co-Producer

Week of September 11th, 2025

The History of Sound.

  • Gwen Capistran, Stills Photographer

  • Lisa Ciuffetti, Producer

  • Dennis Masel, Executive Producer

Bang Bang.

  • Will Curry, Composer

  • Jeffrey Seemann, Assistant Director

  • Abigail Esmena, Actor / Extras Casting

  • Cole Payne, Producer

  • Audra Todd, Location Manager

Chaperone.

  • Zoe Eisenberg, Director / Writer / Producer

  • Kali Kasashima, Editor

  • Gill Holland, Executive Producer

  • Kanoa Goo, Actor

  • Mitzi Akaha, Actor

  • Alison Week, Filmmaker / Creative Producer

Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake).

  • Sierra Falconer, Director / Writer

  • Marcus Patterson, Cinematographer

  • Ruth Araujo, Costume Designer

  • Brian Steckler, Composer

  • Chelsi Johnston, Editor

  • Nick Loud, Co-Producer

  • Chris Loud, Co-Producer

  • Grant Ellison, Producer

  • Kate Lord Schnepf, UPM

Naked Ambition.

  • Kareem Tabsch, Director / Producer

  • Konstantia Kontaxis, Producer / Editor

  • Ed Talavera, Cinematographer

  • Annie Pearlman, Music Supervisor

  • Melissa Chapman, Music Supervisor

Clemente.

  • David Altrogge, Director

  • Elise Andert, Screenwriter / Story Producer

  • Michael Hartnett, Cinematographer

  • Chent Steinbrink, Editor

  • Stephen Turselli, Producer

Week of September 3rd, 2025

The Baltimorons.

  • Jordan Seigel, Music

  • Jon Bregel, Cinematographer

  • John Clifton, Post Production Supervisor

Twinless.

  • Mélé Egbe, Hair Stylist

  • Viviana Zarragoitia, Executive Producer

  • Shannon Deao, Makeup Artist

  • Alyssa Roehrenbeck, Production Supervisor / Unit Production Manager

  • Priscilla Elliott, Production Designer

  • Nikola Boyanov, Editor

  • Philip Anderson, Camera Operator

  • Erin Orr, Costume Designer

  • Joe Rynearson, Property Master

  • Chris Luciano, Data Operator

The Threesome.

  • Cloe Skodnek, Art Director

  • Camille Gladney, Assistant Property Manager

  • Nihal Dantluri, DIT

  • Autumn Dea, Editor

  • Allan McLeod, Actor

  • Sing Yam, Cinematographer

  • Chris Savage, First Assistant Camera

The Cut.

  • Thomas Fanning, Producer

  • James Harris, Producer

  • Stuart Michael Thomas, Composer

  • Adam Karasick, Producer

  • Mikayla Campbell, Executive Producer

Riefenstahl.

  • Fabiana Cardalda, Senior Colourist

Democracy Noir

  • Heino Deckert, Producer

Week of August 21st, 2025

A Little Prayer.

  • Madeline Little, associate producer / associate producer: sound post

  • Nicole Cerro, Key Makeup Artist

Caught Stealing.

  • Hailei Call, Key Hair Stylist

Griffin in Summer.

  • Aaron Crosby, Costume designer

  • Bobby Hoppey, Seasoned Developer / Story Analyst

  • William BRITT CAS, sound mixer

  • Kelsey Charter, assistant costume designer

  • Justin Sarceno, Visual Effects Supervisor

  • Tory Harder, post-production assistant

  • Felipe Vara de Rey AEC, Cinematographer

Tinā.

  • Luke Haigh, Editor

The Roses.

  • Ray Wooldridge, Costume Supervisor

  • Dan Anderson, Draughtsperson: Dailies

Love, Brooklyn.

  • Davone Alexis, Editorial Department

  • Liz Niles, Executive Producer

  • Roman Hankewycz, Colorist

  • Martim Vian, Cinematographer

  • Sara McFarlane, Executive Producer

Motel Destino.

  • Fernando Loureiro, Executive Producer

Week of August 14th, 2025

Americana

  • Chase Heard, Hair Department Head

  • Nigel Bluck, Cinematographer

  • Anastasia Cummings, script supervisor

  • Angelique Midthunder, Casting director

  • Bavand Karim, Executive Producer

  • Madeline McCue, Makeup Department Head

  • Sam Trounce, Post Production Executive

Highest 2 Lowest

  • Joseph Winterbotham, Sound Effects Editor

  • Lisa Cossrow, Assistant Production Manager

East of Wall

  • Caitlin Gold, Executive Producer

  • Haley Strode, Actor

  • Naia Cucukov Richards, Executive Producer

  • Shannon Moss, Producer

  • Wittney Horton, Casting

Went Up the Hill

  • Christian Debney, Executive Producer

  • Hanan Townshend, Composer

  • Jonathan Hairman, Executive Producer

  • Kirsty Griffin, Still Photographer

  • Kristina Ceyton, Producer

  • Philip Hunt, Executive Producer

  • Samantha Jennings, Producer

The Knife

  • Alejandro Mejía AMC, Director of Photography

  • Mary Bonney, Production Supervisor

  • Matthew Rachamkin, Co-Executive Producer

Happyend

  • Bill Kirstein, Cinematographer

  • Ema Ryan Yamazaki, Executive Producer

  • Kazuko Shingyoku, Script Supervisor

Week of August 6th, 2025

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley

  • Mandy Chang, Producer

  • Jennie Bedusa, Producer

  • Lisa Savage, Archival Producer

  • Wolfgang Held, Cinematographer

  • Jenna Rosher, Cinematographer

  • Alex Takats, Cinematographer

Boys Go to Jupiter

  • Peisin Yang Lazo, Producer

  • Tavi Gevinson, Actor

  • Eva Victor, Actor

  • Julian Glander , Director / Producer

Sudan, Remember Us

  • Sol Guy, Associate Producer

Sketch

  • Megan Stacey, Cinematographer

  • Matthew Sterling, Post Production Supervisor

  • Madison Braun, Production Designer

  • Randa Newman, Actor

Week of July 30th, 2025

Souleymane's Story

  • Sandrine Denis, Key Makeup Artist

Architecton

  • Heino Deckert, Producer

  • Ainara Vera, Editor

  • Charlotte Hailstone, Co-Producer

The Naked Gun

  • Kaylynn Farnan, Graphic Designer

To Kill A Wolf

  • Adam Lee, Producer / Cinematographer

  • Joseph Restaino, Executive Producer

Harvest

  • David Bowtle-McMillan, Production Sound Mixer

  • Jaclyn Martinez, Still Photographer

  • Jack Thomas-O'Brien, Co-Executive Producer

The Sparrow in the Chimney

  • Kathleen Moser, Dialogue Editor

Ick

  • Samuel Laskey, Writer

  • Dan Koontz, Writer

  • David Weldon, Director of Photography

  • Beso Kacharava, Supervising Foley Editor

  • Maggie M. Bailey, Intimacy Coordinator


Week of July 24th, 2025

Oh, Hi!

  • Evan Moore, Executive Producer

  • Sabina Friedman-Seitz, Executive Producer

  • Sean O'Connor, Producer

  • April Lasky, Production Designer

  • Marcello Dubaz, Sound Designer

  • Kyra Boselli, Art Director

  • Julie Robinson, Script Supervisor

  • Gwen Capistran, Still Photographer

Shoshana

  • Anthony Unwin, Costume Designer

  • Jorge Alarcón, Dialogue Editor

2000 Meters to Andriivka

  • Michelle Mizner, Producer / Editor

  • Jennifer Hast, Publicist

  • David Magdael, Publicist

The A-Frame

  • Cole Payne, Producer

  • Brandt Hackney, Cinematographer

  • Jessica Arthur, Costume Designer

  • Jeffrey Seemann, Unit Production Manager

  • Abigail Esmena, Casting Director

  • Audra Todd, Location Manager

  • Bryan Houston, Still Photographer

Folktales

  • Mary Lisio, Executive Producer

  • Jenny Raskin, Executive Producer

  • Christina Gonzalez, Producer

  • Kari Anne Moe, Co-Producer

  • Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo, Director of Photography

  • Tor Edvin Eliassen, Cinematographer

  • T. Griffin, Composer

  • Blair French, Additional Music

  • Nathan Punwar, Editor

  • Victor Artesona, Associate Editor

  • Nicole Ayr, Post Production Coordinator

  • Shani Ankori, Marketing/PR

  • Elizabeth P.W., Assistant Composer

Diciannove

  • Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Producer

  • Lennard Ortmann, Line Producer

Last Swim

  • Kelly Peck, Executive Producer

  • Ruby Walden, Executive Producer

  • Bailey Frances, Casting Assistant

  • James Thomas (JT), Steadicam Operator: Dailies

Looking for teams behind creative work featured before the week of July 24, 2025? You’ll find those lists directly in those prior newsletters.