Does dementia deprive a person of self-determination? Parempi niin (Better So) follows Juho, an amnesiac, who finds himself lost one night, with only voice recordings of his past to aid him.&nbsp;After losing a family member to Alzheimer's disease, the director grew tired of how often fictional stories portrayed people with dementia as passive, weak-willed individuals.

Parempi Niin [Better So]

In the dead of night, a man with a failing memory journeys toward an unknown destination, the purpose of his quest lost even to himself.

Set in the heart of rural Georgia, Fortune follows a blue-collar timber yard worker who wins a massive lottery jackpot.. But after he does, his luck takes a turn, setting off events that drag him into morasses of greed and deception.

Fortune

In this Southern Gothic tale of greed, a blue-collar timber yard worker miraculously wins a massive lottery jackpot. But his troubles don’t end with the windfall; in fact, they’re just getting started.

Upon receiving a disturbing email from her son, a mother drives frantically to his school hoping to avert the unimaginable.

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Darcine’s Day is a social commentary on the realities of the modern job market and the difficulties of finding affordable housing. Themes of homelessness, the disappearing middle class, and the challenges of being a woman in Los Angeles are also explored.

Darcine's Day

Darcine Thomas struggles to find work, food, and affordable housing, none of which are easily located in post-pandemic Los Angeles.

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