Moonlight, Barry Jenkins III, US, (2016)

Boy's life is a poem,
Coming out in a black life,
Of swagger, fear, grace.

Fences, Denzel Washington, US, (2016)

Complex kith and kin,
In Black Pre Civil Rights life,
A home run, for sure!

Lala Land, Damien Chapelle, US, (2016).

Light, fluffy, and fun-,
Reliving old Hollywood,
Tonic for the day.

Sand Storm (Sufat Chol), Elite Zexer, Israel, (2016)

Bedouin drama,
Of oppressing, desert winds-
And no choice for girls.

May I Be Frank?, Matthew Engelhart, U.S., 2010

Addicted fat man
Heals with raw food and wheat grass,
In a funny way.

Alive Inside, Michael Rossato-Bennett, U.S., (2014)

Back door to the mind-
Music evokes memory
As dementia grows.

Fed-Up, Stephanie Soechtig, US, (2014)

For profit motive,
Turning kids into addicts
To sell more sugar.

The Crown, Peter Morgan, UK, (2016)

Tense: Woman or crown?
A Queen with really no choice,
In polished detail. 

American Honey, Andrea Arnold, UK, (2016)

Left behind children
Critique US gluttony,
In this angry new world.

Julieta, Pedro Almodovar, Spain, (2016)

Study of psyche,
When a daughter disappears.
Bright hues clash with pain.

Two Trains Runnin', Sam Pollard, USA, (2016)

Forgotten masters,
Sparking a blues revival-
Son House and Skip James. 

Mother, Kadri Kousaar, Estonia, (2016)

Small town who dunnit,
Where everyone wants to leave
Post-Soviet drab. 

I, Daniel Blake, Ken Roach, UK, (2016)

Worker did no wrong.
Red tape kills in the U.K.,
In kitchen sink style.

Toni Erdmann, Maren Ade, German-Austrian, (2016)

Tragedy or fun:
Dad- who lives inside a joke,
Girl- lost in world trade? 

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt, Uda Ushpiz, Canada-Israel, (2016).

Jewish scholar coined-
"Banality of evil",
Judged as pro-Nazi.

Birth of a Nation, Nate Parker, USA, (2016).

Compelling slave tale,
Undercut by rape culture.
Never to forget.