Women on the Verge

Black Shawl/Czarna Chusta (Directed by Kamila Boichenko, Poland/Ukraine, Romantic Drama) – Lesya & her daughter Anya are living in a refugee camp, grappling with the torment of blackmail related to the disappearance of Lesya’s husband, who went missing during the war a year ago. In the camp, Lesya reconnects with her old friend Maria, a widow who, like Lesya, is haunted by the loss of a loved one.

Breaking It All/Tout Casser (Directed by Célia Mebroukine, Drama/Thriller, France) – Farah lets a newfound thirst for justice guide her life after the case involving her best friend’s rape is dismissed. A riveting film centered around a group of women who plot revenge after the charges are dropped against their friend. Content warning: Sexual Assault

Selma (Directed by Christina Maria Schmid, Historical Drama, Germany) – Based on the lives of a closely knit group of queer women in 1930s Berlin during the rise of Nazi Germany, Selma Engler, an aspiring writer, must choose between security and her convictions. This dilemma threatens her place in the lesbian community and her love for the activist Nore.

Wild Ones (Directed by Leone DiSantis, Romantic Thriller, U.S.) – I’ll be your ride or die. After a botched heist leaves them with stolen drugs and a target on their back, a reckless trans hustler and their fiercely loyal best friend must outrun a ruthless mobster to escape their dead-end lives.