30. Conspirators of Pleasure (1996) Directed by: Jan Švankmajer We’ve already seen two films from Jan Švankmajeron the list, but this elaborate movie about a number of separate, but connected people takes the cake. Conspirators of Pleasure follows six people, each with their own incredibly unsettling fetish. A letter carrier ingests dough balls every night before …
Gobsmackingly brilliant; Gummo marks the directorial debut of Kids writer and indie bad boy Harmony Korine (Spring Breakers, Trash Humpers). Upon its initial release, Gummo drew critical fire and Korine was denounced as an exploitative brat with a movie camera.
“Stay the Same Never Change is one of the most realistic renderings of the life of teenagers in America…” Dir. Laurel Nakadate (2009, USA, 93 mins.) Laurel Nakadate’s debut feature film, Stay the Same Never Change, is deeply rooted in her previous video art pieces; in fact, it was originally conceived of as video art …