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FILMS FALL 2018 Thought-provoking films from Swank Motion Pictures. UNIQUEInnov ative STORYTELLING. Tales. Round out your movie series with the top new and upcoming indie releases. to our new Independent Films catalog! In the following pages you’ll fi nd dramas, comedies, thrillers and more that go beyond the story plots and character lines of tradi onal cinema to provide your campus with a one-of-a-kind entertainment experience. Celebrate and educate with inspiring fi lms for all occasions and seasons. Our brand-new website is the perfect tool to ensure your programming needs are met. Check out the complete list of genres and themes, including indie ঞ tles, at swank.com/college-campus Let's talk today! 1.800.876.5577 [email protected] swankcolleges WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? Documentary Feature Fred Rogers, Francois Clemmons, Yo-Yo Ma, Joe Negri, Kailyn Davis, David Newell Focus Features; Directed by Morgan Neville Rated PG-13; 94 minutes; 2018 An intimate and emotional look into the life and impact of the popular PBS children’s show host Fred Rogers. © Focus Features LLC. SORRY TO BOTHER YOU Lakeith Lee Stanfi eld, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer, Terry Crews, Steven Yeun, Omari Hardwick ANNAPURNA Pictures; Directed by Boots Riley Rated R; 105 minutes; 2018 A black telemarketer reaps professional success after adopting a “white voice,” but soon begins to examine his conscience. © 2018 ANNAPURNA PRODUCTIONS, LLC. 3 The best independent, documentary and internaঞ onal fi lms of 2018! DISOBEDIENCE Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola, Cara Horgan, Mark Stobbart, Anton Lesser Bleecker Street Media; Directed by Sebastián Lelio Rated R; 114 minutes; 2017 An exiled woman returns to her Jewish family, inspiring her sister-in-law to question the rules. © Bleecker Street Media, LLC. FIRST REFORMED Amanda Seyfried, Ethan Hawke, Cedric the Entertainer, Michael Gaston A24 Films; Directed by Paul Schrader Rated R; 113 minutes; 2017 A former military chaplain is wracked by grief over the death of his son. Mary is a member of his church whose husband, a radical environmentalist, commits suicide. © A24 Films Call your Account Execuঞ ve to schedule these fi lms today! 1.800.876.5577 4 HOT SUMMER NIGHTS Timothée Chalamet, Alex Roe, Thomas Jane A24 Films; Directed by Elijah Bynum Rated R; 107 minutes; 2018 Set in Cape Cod over one scorching summer, “Hot Summer Nights” follows Daniel, a shy out-of-towner who gets in over his head fl ipping weed with the neighborhood rebel while pursuing his new business partner’s enigmatic sister. © A24 Films GENERATION WEALTH Documentary Feature Florian Homm, Tiffany Masters, Jaqueline Siegel Amazon Studios; Directed by Lauren Greenfi eld Rated R; 106 minutes; 2018 An examination of the desire to be rich at any cost across the USA, China, Russia, and Dubai. © Amazon Studios 5 The best independent, documentary and internaঞ onal fi lms of 2018! COLETTE COLETTTE Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson, Fiona Shaw, Aiysha Hart Bleecker Street Media; Directed by Wash Westmoreland NR; 111 minutes; 2017 A female novelist must stand up for herself when her husband claims her work as his own. © Bleecker Street Media, LLC. A KID LIKE JAKE Priyanka Chopra, Claire Danes, Ann Dowd IFC Films; Directed by Silas Howard NR; 92 minutes; 2018 A Brooklyn couple has always known that their four-year-old son is more interested in fairy tale princesses than toy cars. But when his preschool director points out that his gender-nonconforming play may be more than a phase, the couple is forced to rethink their roles as parents and spouses. © IFC Films Call your Account Execuঞ ve to schedule these fi lms today! 1.800.876.5577 6 BORG VS MCENROE Shia LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny, Björn Granath, David Bamber NEON Rated; Directed by Janus Metz Rated R; 107 minutes; 2017 In 1980, Björn Borg is set to win his fi fth Wimbledon...but he must beat the acerbic John McEnroe. © NEON Rated, LLC. All rights reserved. DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black, Beth Ditto Amazon Studios; Directed by Gus Van Sant Rated R; 113 minutes; 2018 A cartoonist fi nds new purpose in life after a serious car crash leaves him a quadriplegic. Along the way, he receives help from his AA sponsor and develops a tender relationship with a caring physical therapist. © Amazon Studios 7 The best independent, documentary and internaঞ onal fi lms of 2018! CHAPPAQUIDDICK Jason Clarke, Ed Helms, Jim Gaffi gan Lions Gate Films, Inc.; Directed by John Curran PG-13; 106 minutes; 2017 Depicting Ted Kennedy’s involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claimed the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne. © Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc. ALWAYS AT THE CARLYLE Documentary Feature Jon Hamm, George Clooney, Woody Allen, Molly Ringwald, Wes Anderson, Jeff Goldblum Good Deed Entertainment; Directed by Matthew Miele Rated PG-13; 92 minutes; 2018 Life at the iconic Carlyle Hotel in New York City is explored in this documentary. © 2018 Good Deed Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Call your Account Execuঞ ve to schedule these fi lms today! 1.800.876.5577 8 EIGHTH GRADE Josh Hamilton, Elsie Fisher, Emily Robinson A24 Films; Directed by Bo Burnham NR; 94 minutes; 2018 A teenager tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth-grade year before leaving to start high school. © A24 Films THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS Documentary Feature Silvi Alzetta-Reali, Eddy Galland, Ron Guttman NEON Rated; Directed by Tim Wardle Rated PG-13; 96 minutes; 2018 New York, 1980: three complete strangers accidentally discover that they are identical triplets, separated at birth. The 19-year-olds’ joyous reunion catapults them to international fame, but it also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives - and could transform our understanding of human nature forever. © NEON Rated, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 9 The best independent, documentary and internaঞ onal fi lms of 2018! THE INSULT Kamel El Basha, Adel Karam, Camille Salameh, Diamand Bou Abboud, Rita Hayek, Carlos Chahine Cohen Media Group; Directed by Ziad Doueiri Rated R; 112 minutes; 2017 In today’s Beirut, an insult blown out of proportion fi nds Toni, a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser, a Palestinian refugee in court. © Cohen Media Group AFTER LOUIE Alan Cumming, Zachary Booth, Sarita Choudhury, David Drake, Joseph Arias, Justin Bond Freestyle Releasing; Directed by Vincent Gagliostro NR; 100 minutes; 2017 An artist and former AIDS activist is disillusioned with the world around him until he develops an unexpected relationship with a younger man. © 2018 A er Louie Call your Account Execuঞ ve to schedule these fi lms today! 1.800.876.5577 10 MY FRIEND DAHMER Ross Lynch, Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts, Vincent Kartheiser, Alex Wolff, Zachary Davis Brown FilmRise; Directed by Marc Meyers Rated R; 107 minutes; 2017 This biopic of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer details his senior year of high school in 1978 Ohio, as a group of classmates encourage him to channel his erratic behavior into unhinged pranks that they fi nd hilarious. © FilmRise YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov Amazon Studios; Directed by Lynne Ramsay Rated R; 89 minutes; 2017 A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what might be his death or his awakening. © Amazon Studios 11 The best independent, documentary and internaঞ onal fi lms of 2018! THE KING Documentary Feature Alec Baldwin, Tony Brown, James Carville Oscilloscope Pictures; Directed by Eugene Jarecki Rated R; 107 minutes; 2018 Forty years after the death of Elvis Presley, a musical road trip across America in his 1963 Rolls Royce explores how a country boy lost his authenticity and became a king while his country lost her democracy and became an empire. © Oscilloscope Pictures JOURNEY’S END Paul Bettany, Sam Clafl in, Asa Butterfi eld Good Deed Entertainment; Directed by Saul Dibb Rated R; 107 minutes; 2017 At the end of WWI, British soldiers anxiously await a rumored attack in the trenches while their leader shows signs of mental deterioration. © 2018 Good Deed Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Call your Account Execuঞ ve to schedule these fi lms today! 1.800.876.5577 12 WE THE ANIMALS Raúl Castillo, Josiah Gabriel, Terry Holland The Orchard; Directed by Jeremiah Zagar Rated R; 94 minutes; 2018 Manny, Joel and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all his own. © The Orchard LET THE SUNSHINE IN Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois, Philippe Katerine, Josiane Balasko IFC Films; Directed by Claire Denis NR; 94 minutes; 2017 A middle-aged Parisian artist and single mother looks for true love. © IFC Films 13 The best independent, documentary and internaঞ onal fi lms of 2018! THE BOY DOWNSTAIRS Zosia Mamet, Matthew Shear, Deirdre O’Connell, Sarah Ramos, Diana Irving, Jeff Ward FilmRise; Directed by Sophie Brooks Rated PG-13; 90 minutes; 2017 A woman gets an apartment just above her ex’s place, and soon hopes to rekindle their relationship. © FilmRise GODARD MON AMOUR Louis Garrel, Stacy Martin, Bérénice Bejo Cohen Media Group; Directed by Michel Hazanavicius Rated R; 107 minutes; 2017 During the making of one of his fi lms, French fi lm director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 17-year old actress Anne Wiazemsky and later marries her. © Cohen Media Group Call your Account Execuঞ ve to schedule these fi lms today! 1.800.876.5577 14 MONSTER HUNT 2 Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Baihe Bai, Boran Jing Lions Gate Films, Inc.; Directed by Raman Hui NR; 110 minutes; 2018 The story continues with Wuba after he parts ways with his human parents Tian and Lan for his own journey.