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10 Most Anticipated Holdovers of 2021

Ten films that played at festivals or were released in their home countries in 2020 I can’t wait to see in 2021.

Asia dir. Ruthy Pribar

Pribar’s feature film debut is a mother-daughter tale about a woman forced to grow up and become a better mother after her child develops a life-threatening illness. The film was nominated for (and won) a slew of Ophir Awards (Israel’s Oscar equivalent). It also won the Nora Ephron award at Tribeca, an award given to a female filmmaker and whose winners I have almost universally loved over the years.

Beans dir. Tracey Deer

This was one of the three TIFF people’s choice award winners in 2020. Loosely based on Deer’s own childhood the movie tells the story of a 78 day standoff between two Mohawk communities and the Canadian federal government as experienced through the eyes of the titular child, a young girl nick-named Beans.

Bruised dir. Halle Berry

I really love Halle Berry as an actress and I keep hoping she’ll actually get good material and she never does. Fingers crossed that her directorial debut Bruised in which she plays a former MMA fighter looking to get back in the ring will finally do her justice.

Honeymood dir. Talya Lavie

I am a huge fan of Lavie’s directorial debut, Zero Motivation and have been anticipating whatever she made next for years. Honeymood follows a newlywed Tel Aviv couple that, go on a surreal honeymoon around Israel following a huge fight. I love Lavie’s work and frankly this plot description could be about anything and I would watch it.

Mainstream dir. Gia Coppola

I may be alone in this but I loved Coppola dreamy and romantic debut Palo Alto and have been waiting for her next move ever since. Well she’s back with Mainstream where Maya Hawke plays a director turned Youtuber when an consumerist screed she accidentally captures goes viral on the Internet. Coppola has reunited with a lot of her Palo Alto crew so I know that this will be, if nothing else, visually brilliant.

Nomadland dir. Chloé Zhao

I’ve been a fan of Zhao so I was always anticipating this movie but time on the festival circuit means it is now a TIFF People’s Choice/Venice Golden Lion winner. Zhao has a good shot at being the first woman of colour to be nominated for Best Director at the Oscars and if she isn’t nominated at all it will be a huge shock and the think pieces will be unending. 2021 will be the year of Zhao and I can’t wait!

Rosa's Wedding dir. Icíar Bollaín

This is exactly the kind of cheesy life-affirming movie I love. Set in Spain the titular Rosa is a middle-aged woman who has lived her life for everyone else and decides to start doing what she wants by throwing a wedding to celebrate her commitment to herself. Her family thinks she’s marrying her longterm boyfriend and start planning her wedding to him. Shenanigans ensue. 2020 was a shit year. All I want to do is watch happy movies with ensuing shenanigans!

Shiva Baby dir. Emma Seligman

The reviews for this film, in which a bisexual Jewish woman is forced to attend a shiva where she runs into both her ex and her sugar daddy, have been absolutely fantastic. Can’t wait to see it and hope it lives up to the hype!

The World to Come dir. Mona Fastvoldt

I have been really impressed with Fastvoldt’s writing work with her husband actor turned director Brady Corbet so I was immediately intrigued by the fact that she’s stepping into the directing chair again with a period piece about neighbouring 19th century women who fall in love with each other despite being married to men.

Zola dir. Janicza Bravo

I felt like I had been waiting forever for this movie and then covid-19 hit and I had to wait over a year longer. Based on an article based on the infamous Twitter thread about a young woman going to Florida to strip and then finding herself entangled in a sordid tale of prostitution, sex trafficking and violence, Zola has been hotly anticipated for years. Also ready for Taylour Paige to become a star (go watch Jean of the Joneses if you don’t know what I’m talking about).

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