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. 

Margaret, Kenneth Lonegran, USA, (2011).

A mess in New York,
The chaos of growing up,
With mood, guilt, and loss.

Reset, Thierry Demaiziere, France, (2016).

Visual splendour:
The politics of ballet.
P.O.B. goes mod.

Portrait of a Garden, Rosie Stapel, Netherlands, (2016)

The Zen of Tillage,
Transcending world suffering-
Two Masters Talking.

Lost in Munich, Petr Zelenka, Czech Republic, (2015)

Revenge by parrot-
For Czech WWII sellout.
Truth is rarely true!