‘After Yang’ AI Drama From A24, Plus ‘Huda’s Salon,’ ‘Great Freedom’ & ‘Dear Mr. Brody’ At The Arthouse – Specialty Preview

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A4 presents Kagonada’s second feature in limited release, the latest in the distributor’s varied indie slate ahead of wide-release horror slasher X on 3/18 and sci-fi adventure Everything Everywhere All At Once on 3/25 — which is also opening SXSW Film Festival.This a weekend where The Batman casts a long shadow, but the specialty market is also hungry for new content with moviegoers demonstrably, measurably, more willing to return to theaters in person.A24 has been a strong voice in the pandemic-scarred cinema landscape.

Green Knight, Zola and C’mon, C’mon helped juice the indie box office last year as odd Icelandic horror film Lamb and porno-themed Red Rocket became culty favorites.

Other releases included The Humans, The Souvenir: Part II and Saint Maude. The distributor took three Oscar noms with Apple TV+ for The Tragedy of Macbeth.

X as well as A24’s upcoming Bodies Bodies Bodies and Marcel The Shell With Shoes On will also play SXSW.In After Yang, Colin Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith are parents forced to decide the fate of Yang, a malfunctioning cyborg they purchased second hand to care for their adopted Chinese daughter.