Anish Savjani
1) First cow
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A loner and cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds a connection with Chinese immigrants. The men collaborate on business, although its longevity is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner's prized milking cow.
Series
Criterion collection volume 893
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A stirring look at three women striving to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer who finds herself contending with both office sexism and a hostage situation; a wife and mother whose determination to build her dream home puts her at odds with the men in her life; and a young law student who forms an ambiguous bond with a lonely ranch hand. A portrait emerges of flawed, but strong-willed individuals in...
4) First cow
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1820s Pacific Northwest, a cook and a Chinese immigrant come up with a scheme to strike it rich involving a wealthy businessman's prized dairy cow.
5) Blue ruin
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A strange outsider's life suddenly changes when he returns to his childhood home to implement an act of vengeance. Proving himself a novice assassin, he ends up in a ruthless fight to protect his estranged family.
6) Showing up
Publisher
A24 Films
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A sculptor preparing to open a new show tries to work amidst the daily dramas of family and friends. A vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art & craft from beloved filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, and with an endearing and charismatic ensemble cast including Andr ̌Benjamin and Oscar-nominated actors Hong Chau and Judd Hirsch.
8) Old joy
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Friends, Kurt and Mark, reunite for a weekend camping trip in the Cascade mountain range east of Portland, Oregon. For Mark, the weekend outing offers a respite from the pressure of his imminent fatherhood; for Kurt, a long series of carefree adventures.
Publisher
Weinstein Company Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Hannah, a restless college grad, spends a hot Chicago summer trying to figure it all out. Full of ambition and indecision, she'll try to find a crush who can keep up with her and a project that will keep her stimulated, but she may just leave a trail of broken hearts.
10) Showing up
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A sculptor preparing to open a new show tries to work amidst the distractions and dramas of family and friends. The vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art & craft from beloved director Kelly Reichardt paints a wry, affectionate picture of friendship, rivalry, and the compulsion to create"--
11) In our nature
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
When Brooklynite Seth takes his girlfriend Andie to his family's weekend house in upstate New York for a romantic getaway, they are unexpectedly joined by Seth's estranged father, Gil and his new girlfriend, Vicky. The women negotiate emotional minefields to persuade father and son to share the house for the first time since summer vacations of Seth's childhood. Unspoken grudges slowly surface during a weekend of vegan dinners, split maple syrup,...
12) Old joy
Series
Criterion collection volume 1008
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Two old friends reunite for a quietly revelatory overnight camping trip. As they drive from Portland into the woods in search of a secluded hot spring, expectant father Mark and nomadic Kurt make fumbling attempts to reconnect, butting up against the limits of their friendship and coming to grips with just how much their paths have diverged since their shared youth.
13) Old joy
Series
Criterion collection volume 1008
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Two old friends reunite for a quietly revelatory overnight camping trip in Kelly Reichardt's breakout feature, a micro budget study of character and masculinity. As they drive from Portland into the woods in search of a secluded hot spring, expectant father Mark and nomadic Kurt make fumbling attempts to reconnect, butting up against the limits of their friendship and coming to grips with just how much their paths have diverged since their shared...
14) Night moves
Publisher
Cinedigm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.