Magic Lantern Theatre

A coming-of-age journey following Freddy, a 17-year-old LA Westsider who is given a gun and asked to prove himself to a veteran gangster he idolizes. Miguel Angel Garcia (The Long Game) stars as conflicted teen "Freddy," Cory Hardrict (as ruthless gang father figure "Solo" and Mariel Molino (CBS "NCIS Origins") as love interest "Luna." The film was inspired by filmmaker Eric Nazarian's experience as an Armenian immigrant growing up in Los Angeles' northeast working-class community, where he was exposed to its prevalent gang culture. His film is a tale about the doomed codes of machismo culture that has spiraled into worsening gun violence.

Two neighbors, a woman and a man, form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.

A matchmaker's lucrative business is complicated when she falls into a toxic love triangle that threatens her clients.

TATAMI follows Leila, an Iranian judo athlete who is put in political danger when her government tells her to fake an injury and withdraw from the world championships rather than face an Israeli rival in the final. Leila finds herself facing a life-or-death decision that could put the lives of her, her coach (an ex-competitor herself), and her family in danger. In a fight for freedom and dignity, what is she willing to give up?

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME. The story of a family and a family business. Starring: Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as Sister Liesl, his daughter/a nun; Michael Cera as Bjorn Lund, their tutor. With: Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Mathieu Amalric, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, and Benedict Cumberbatch.