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A portrait of the inhabitants of the small town of Xenia, Ohio, which never fully recovered from a 1974 tornado.

When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world where all humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction.

Sean Penn wrote and directs this poignant drama inspired by Bruce Springsteen's song "Highway Patrolman." When small-town deputy sheriff Joe Roberts (David Morse) takes in his troubled Vietnam vet brother, Frank (Viggo Mortensen), things get very rocky. Joe is determined to help Frank make a new life with his pregnant girlfriend, Dorothy (Patricia Arquette), but Frank's simmering anger threatens to ruin everything.

Merab has been training from a young age at the National Georgian Ensemble with his dance partner Mary. His world turns upside down when the carefree Irakli arrives and becomes both his strongest rival and desire. (imdb)

A wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis.

The history of the Atari landfill and the documentation of digging it up to see if the legend is true. (imdb)

A poignant look at the many ways that the internet has changed the relationships between teenagers and their parents. (TIFF)

Cate Blanchett performs manifestos as a series of striking monologues.

Examines the feeling of entrapment that arises when needs and desires are subjugated to family obligations. It is also an astute exploration of generational politics in Spain, where the young are generally expected to carry on traditions and values. (torontointernationalfilmfestival.ca)

An unemployed actor with a reputation for being difficult disguises himself as a woman to get a role in a soap opera. (imdb)