20 Independent Films for 2012
List of independent films for 2012
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- DirectorRob MargoliesStarsAaron YooAlex SolowitzBrennan MurrayA neurotic writer working on his new film gets into a tricky situation when an A-list actress shows interest in the role intended for his girlfriend.
- DirectorJay GammillStarsJess WeixlerJesse EisenbergHalley FeifferStanford Law dropout Jillian wakes up with a hangover and is pressured by her friend to take a shift at an ice-cream truck in LA, giving out free samples.
- DirectorMichael KristoffStarsJackson RathboneJack HolmesJocelin DonahueA corporate lawyer reconsiders his career options after making friends with the staff and regulars at a cocktail lounge called The Foxes Den.
- DirectorBradley Rust GrayStarsRiley KeoughJuno TempleKylie MinogueDiane's feelings for Jack -- the girl she met over the summer -- begin to manifest themselves in terrifying ways when she learns that her friend will soon be moving away.
- DirectorMike CahillStarsBrit MarlingWilliam MapotherMatthew-Lee ErlbachOn the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.
- DirectorElgin JamesStarsJuno TempleKay PanabakerLeslie MannLily and Alison face a life-changing event after they leave their Salton Sea home and follow the boys they meet back to Los Angeles.
- DirectorBob ByingtonStarsNick OffermanKeith PoulsonJess WeixlerA comedy about a man, his best friend, and the woman they both adore watching their lives fly by.
- DirectorKevin Patrick ConnorsStarsBryan GreenbergCat AscienzoMishka BaliltyWallowing in debt, Billy enrolls in a clinical drug trial to make a quick buck. Why not? Carted out of NYC on a bus full of oddballs, he and the rest of the "Normals," are tagged, prodded and poked to hilarious results. A FilmBuff Presentation.
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsPaul DanoZoe KazanAnnette BeningA novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.
- DirectorDaniel SchechterStarsAlex KarpovskyTarik LoweArielle KebbelTwo New York film editors balance their personal relationships while reworking a movie in crisis.
- DirectorLeah MeyerhoffStarsNatalia DyerPeter VackJulia GarnerA road trip through the stunning and complex landscape of troubled young love.
- DirectorMaggie CareyStarsAubrey PlazaJohnny SimmonsBill HaderFeeling pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college, Brandy Klark makes a list of things to accomplish before hitting campus in the fall.
- DirectorKevin BarkerStarsBrad DourifSpencer DanielsAlexia Fast17-year-old Eli has just moved with his family deep into the backwoods of Kentucky to work on the isolated farm of a local recluse. Inexplicably drawn into the strange forest that lies beyond the farm, Eli encounters the beautiful, sweet and mysterious Amanda, seemingly the perfect girl. But with the discovery of decaying bodies hanging from the trees, he realizes that the forest - and Amanda - are harboring some very dark secrets. Suddenly, Eli is living in a waking nightmare where the lines between life and death are scrawled in blood, and there is no escaping the terror from beyond the grave.
- DirectorSean DurkinStarsElizabeth OlsenSarah PaulsonJohn HawkesHaunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia, a damaged woman struggles to re-assimilate with her family after fleeing an abusive cult.
- DirectorAlan PolskyGabe PolskyStarsEmile HirschStephen DorffDoc DivecchioA pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
- DirectorErnesto ForondaSilas HowardStarsJim ParsonsZosia MametHarold PerrineauA dark comedy about two people's chase around Los Angeles to find a missing cooler
- DirectorPeter HutchingsJoseph MuszynskiStarsZosia MametJee Young HanPaul IaconoA satire about two struggling actresses who escape into a fantasy world to cope with rejection and hone their craft. Convinced their mysterious new neighbor is a talent agent, they take him hostage and demand acting careers as ransom.
- DirectorAram RappaportStarsAmber HeardShiloh FernandezKellan LutzA slacker hatches a million-dollar idea. But, in order to see it through, he has to learn to trust his attractive corporate counterpart. Based on Max Barry's novel.
- DirectorMichael WalkerStarsParker PoseyEric MabiusAnnie ParissePeter, a family man who works for a failing supermarket chain finds his life shaken up by his new boss, Susan, who starts to groom him for an executive position. Money and opportunities are within his grasp, but at what price?
- DirectorAndrew MeieranStarsBilly BurkeDanny GloverParker PoseyA high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they've played for ten years after hearing budget cuts have eliminated all their jobs.