FilmRise (Firm)

Narrated by Golden Globe winning actor, Colin Farrell, IT'S NOT YET DARK tells the incredible story of a young Irish filmmaker who becomes completely paralyzed from Motor Neurone Disease, but goes on to direct an award winning feature film through the use of his eyes.. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.. "The very definition of a documentary crowd-pleaser." - Variety. "Remarkably powerful."...

When Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang (Hooligan Sparrow) first came to America, Florida seemed like an exotic frontier full of theme parks, prehistoric swamp creatures, and sunburned denizens. As she travels wide-eyed from one city to another, she eventually encounters a charismatic young drifter named Dylan.. Fascinated by his rejection of society's rules and unsure of his past, Nanfu follows Dylan with her camera on a journey that spans years, takes...

An aspiring actress moves to New York City to try and make it big, having to take offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between auditions. Starring Marlo Thomas and Ted Bessell.

Naomi seems like a typical 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl, but watching her lift almost three times her bodyweight tells a different story. SUPERGIRL tells an empowering story about one girl who is coming of age while testing the limits of strength and endurance -- both inside and out.. Nominated for the Best Documentary at the Cleveland International Film Festival. Nominated in the New Jersey Films Competition at the Montclair Film Festival (MFF)....

When a traveling soap salesman arrives in a desolate Chinese town, a crime occurs, and sets the strange residents against each other with tragicomic results in this darkly funny and absurdist gem of contemporary Chinese Cinema.. Winner of the Special Jury Prize for World Cinema - Dramatic Feature at the and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Nominated for Best Director and Best Feature Film at the Golden Horse Film Festival.....

Taking us into the heart of the planet's busiest maternity hospital, the viewer is dropped like an unseen outsider into the hospital's stream of activity. At first, the people are strangers. As the film continues, it's absorbingly intimate, rendering the women at the heart of the story increasingly familiar.

From Executive Producers Wim Wenders and Errol Morris, NATIONAL BIRD follows three U.S. military veteran whistleblowers determined to break the silence on America's secret drone war. These veterans offer an unprecedented look inside the secret program to reveal the cost of America's global drone strikes. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**. Nominated for the Amnesty International Film Prize at the **Berlin International Film Festival**...

Diana (Zosia Mamet, Girls) moves back to New York and finds the perfect apartment for a fresh start. Soon, she discovers her ex-boyfriend Ben lives in the apartment. After an awkward reunion, Diana proclaims her intentions to be friends. But as old wounds are opened, they are forced to confront the true nature of their feelings.

An aspiring actress moves to New York City to try and make it big, having to take offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between auditions. Starring Marlo Thomas and Ted Bessell.

A true underdog story of a mother with a sketchy past who earns her keep by washing windows at traffic lights, hoping to earn back the custody of her kids.