A reality thriller that is a shocking product of our times, Catfish is a riveting story of love, deception and grace within a labyrinth of online intrigue.

A Mat Hoffman documentary. Directed by Jeff Tremaine, produced by Spike Jonze, Mark Lewman, Priya Swaminathan, Johnny Knoxville and Dickhouse Productions.

In Todd Solondz‘s Life During Wartime, Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in a war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos. Via

Christoph Schlingensief, * October 24, 1960, † August 21, 2010.

New movie Black Swan by Darren Aronofsky featuring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey. Coming this December.

You just can’t watch monsieur Claude Lelouch‘s classic short film often enough.

Jacques Audiard’s Un Prophète tells the gripping story of 19 years old Tahar Rahim, an Arab who is sent to a French prison where he becomes a mafia kingpin.

Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry explores the roots of American tattooing through the biography of the legendary artist Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins. It will be available from IndiePix on October 13th.

And just when you thought “Oh I have seen them all”, Uganda’s first action movie hits the stores.

The people from Mutiny Bikes put their epic Let’s Get Mystical online to watch it for free. If you still haven’t seen one of the best filmed and edited BMX films in awhile, this is your chance. Pictured above is part 1 of 6.

Teaser for Mark Pellington’s new movie coming in 2011. Via

Shot over a four year period, Holy Wars follows a danger-seeking Christian missionary and a radical Irish Muslim convert, both of whom believe in an apocalyptic battle, after which their religion will ultimately rule the world.

A 10-minute shortfilm by Rob Chiu focusing on three lives, three identities, three points of view, set against the harsh backdrop of inner city London.

In Last Train Home, Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan tells the story of a family embarking on an annual tormenting journey along with 200 other million peasant workers to reunite with their distant family, and to revive their love and dignity as China soars as the world’s next super power.