Movies with grainy vibe

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Realistic Tense Brutal Bleak Deliberate

Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.

Themes

Family ties under strain, Racial identity under pressure, Collective memory and protest, Policing and accountability, Racism as social pressure, Urban fragility and everyday life

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Immersive Raw Claustrophobic Atmospheric Bleak

Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.

Themes

Mental illness stigma, Apocalyptic anxiety under pressure, Obsessive shelter project, Family secrecy and disclosure, Caregiver stress and denial, Survival vs stability, Unreliable perceptions of reality

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Whimsical Claustrophobic Dry Deliberate Stylish

Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls’ friendship.

Themes

Friendships among outcasts, Post high school aimlessness, Social exclusion and envy, Art as social commentary, Longing for belonging, Manipulation and consequences, Authenticity vs performance

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Realistic Tense Intimate Deliberate Measured

Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.

Themes

Economic necessity, Reuse from waste, Urban rural exchange, Legal boundaries of gleaning, Peripheral gleaning communities, Activism through salvage

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