Ramin Bahrani

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.

In an oppressive future, a 'fireman' whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.

An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.

Mar is ready to leave the tiny island of Malta behind, and her estranged mother's death gives her the perfect way out: an inheritance of valuable farmland that she can sell. But when greedy relatives contest her claim, Mar's plans hit a snag. As she fights to secure her future, Mar meets Nenu, a spirited troubadour whose vibrant folk songs, rooted in Malta's ancient għana tradition, awaken emotions she's long buried.

Unfolds beneath the glow of the Las Vegas Strip, where Dillon, a gifted graphic designer hustling for work, falls into a passionate, unexpected romance with Freddy, a welder and single father struggling to rebuild his life. As Dillon hides the fact that she’s living out of her car, Freddy’s wary in-laws step in to protect their grandson. The return of Ryder, Dillon’s charming but self-destructive ex, threatens to unravel everything.

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.

After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.

After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.

In an oppressive future, a 'fireman' whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.

In an oppressive future, a 'fireman' whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.

An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.

An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.

Mar is ready to leave the tiny island of Malta behind, and her estranged mother's death gives her the perfect way out: an inheritance of valuable farmland that she can sell. But when greedy relatives contest her claim, Mar's plans hit a snag. As she fights to secure her future, Mar meets Nenu, a spirited troubadour whose vibrant folk songs, rooted in Malta's ancient għana tradition, awaken emotions she's long buried.

Unfolds beneath the glow of the Las Vegas Strip, where Dillon, a gifted graphic designer hustling for work, falls into a passionate, unexpected romance with Freddy, a welder and single father struggling to rebuild his life. As Dillon hides the fact that she’s living out of her car, Freddy’s wary in-laws step in to protect their grandson. The return of Ryder, Dillon’s charming but self-destructive ex, threatens to unravel everything.

Unfolds beneath the glow of the Las Vegas Strip, where Dillon, a gifted graphic designer hustling for work, falls into a passionate, unexpected romance with Freddy, a welder and single father struggling to rebuild his life. As Dillon hides the fact that she’s living out of her car, Freddy’s wary in-laws step in to protect their grandson. The return of Ryder, Dillon’s charming but self-destructive ex, threatens to unravel everything.

Unfolds beneath the glow of the Las Vegas Strip, where Dillon, a gifted graphic designer hustling for work, falls into a passionate, unexpected romance with Freddy, a welder and single father struggling to rebuild his life. As Dillon hides the fact that she’s living out of her car, Freddy’s wary in-laws step in to protect their grandson. The return of Ryder, Dillon’s charming but self-destructive ex, threatens to unravel everything.

Jesmark, a struggling fisherman on the island of Malta, is forced to turn his back on generations of tradition and risk everything by entering the world of black market fishing to provide for his girlfriend and newborn baby.

Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected situation that threatens the family's entire livelihood.

Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected situation that threatens the family's entire livelihood.

Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected situation that threatens the family's entire livelihood.

An impoverished teen seeking to escape the clutches of a human trafficker must weigh living up to his moral code against his struggle to survive.

A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.

A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.

A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.

Sigur Rós have given a dozen film makers the same modest budget and asked them to create whatever comes into their head when they listen to songs from the band's album Valtari. The idea is to bypass the usual artistic approval process and allow people utmost creative freedom. These 16 films are the result. Sad, funny, beautiful and, occasionally, plain bewildering, they represent just some of the available emotional responses to this most contemplative album.

Plot TBA; described as a female-led thriller set in rural Texas.

Plot TBA; described as a female-led thriller set in rural Texas.

Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.

Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.

A plastic bag, thrown out in the trash, attempts to find his way back to his owner and along the way discovers the world.

A plastic bag, thrown out in the trash, attempts to find his way back to his owner and along the way discovers the world.

A plastic bag, thrown out in the trash, attempts to find his way back to his owner and along the way discovers the world.

Backgammon tells the tale of a young Iranian American girl who desperately wants to play backgammon with her stubborn grandfather who has recently arrived from Iran. Within the circle of a family gathering, the film brings together a subtle yet compelling story of generational conflicts and cultural identity.

In 1969, bankrupt pizzeria owner Richard Davis invented the modern-day bulletproof vest. To prove that it worked, he shot himself — point-blank — 192 times.

In 1969, bankrupt pizzeria owner Richard Davis invented the modern-day bulletproof vest. To prove that it worked, he shot himself — point-blank — 192 times.

In 1969, bankrupt pizzeria owner Richard Davis invented the modern-day bulletproof vest. To prove that it worked, he shot himself — point-blank — 192 times.

Glyn Stewart inspects eggs at a food bank in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He volunteers and helps people. He wonders about his life, his love, his death. Glyn Stewart answers the age-old question: which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Glyn Stewart inspects eggs at a food bank in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He volunteers and helps people. He wonders about his life, his love, his death. Glyn Stewart answers the age-old question: which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Glyn Stewart inspects eggs at a food bank in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He volunteers and helps people. He wonders about his life, his love, his death. Glyn Stewart answers the age-old question: which came first, the chicken or the egg?

After his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.

Walter Karat is a former White House Chef whose fall from grace has landed him in the kitchen of a maximum security prison cooking for death row inmates. There he meets Jeffrey Reed, a death row inmate who decides to go on a hunger strike and whose constant rejection of his meals frustrates Walter at every turn. The two men's animosity reaches a boiling point until Walter confronts Reed, triggering an unexpected deeper connection — Walter starts to believe Reed is innocent. As the two bond, Walter becomes determined to find out the truth.

Every night while the city sleeps, Ahmad, a former Pakistani rock star turned immigrant, drags his heavy cart along the streets of New York. And every morning, he sells coffee and donuts to a city he cannot call his own. One day, however, the pattern of this harsh existence is broken by a glimmer of hope for a better life.

Every night while the city sleeps, Ahmad, a former Pakistani rock star turned immigrant, drags his heavy cart along the streets of New York. And every morning, he sells coffee and donuts to a city he cannot call his own. One day, however, the pattern of this harsh existence is broken by a glimmer of hope for a better life.

Every night while the city sleeps, Ahmad, a former Pakistani rock star turned immigrant, drags his heavy cart along the streets of New York. And every morning, he sells coffee and donuts to a city he cannot call his own. One day, however, the pattern of this harsh existence is broken by a glimmer of hope for a better life.

Ramin Bahrani explores a precarious community ill-equipped to handle catastrophe, and in so doing captures the human cost of inequality, a moral failure in the richest nation in the world.