Interestingly enough, 52% (13 out of 25) of these titles that comprise the first half of my year-end list came by way of various internet outlets. The most of which (6) were viewed via NoBudge.com; while Mubi, FestivalScope and personal Vimeo pages accounted for the other seven titles. Also, 9 out of the 25 (36%) are short films.
#50: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL directed by Jeff Nichols
#49: 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE directed by Dan Trachtenberg
#48: ARRIVAL directed by Denis Villeneuve
#47: THERE IS LAND! Directed by Ana Vaz
#46: JONNY COME LATELY directed by Francesca Coppola
#45: THUNDER ROAD directed by Jim Cummings
#44: OUCHIEMONGO directed by Corey Hughes
#43: THE INVITATION directed by Karyn Kusama
#42: SHELLY directed by Lauren Rothery
#41: DONALD CRIED directed by Kris Avidisian
#40: GOGURT directed by Hilary Bell
#39: PARTNERS directed by Joey Ally
#38: ALWAYS SHINE directed by Sophia Takal
#37: THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF WHOLESALE GOODS directed by John Wilson
#36: SUNSET SONG directed by Terence Davies
#35: THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN directed by Kelly Fremon
#34: BADEN BADEN directed by Rachel Lang
#33: IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW directed by Nathan Williams
#32: 88:88 directed by Isiah Medina
#31: HER WILDERNESS directed by Frank Mosley
#30: PATERSON directed by Jim Jarmusch
#29: THE EXQUISITE CORPUS directed by Peter Tscherkassky
#28: COLLECTIVE: UNCONSCIOUS directed by Josephine Decker, Lily Baldwin, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Frances Bodomo, Lauren Wolkstein
#27: MICROBE AND GASOLINE directed by Michel Gondry
#26: HENRY GAMBLE’S BIRTHDAY PARTY directed by Stephen Cone