One of the best parts of attending a film festival is getting to see emerging filmmakers showcasing their talent and proclaiming that they’re ready to be future power players. While the focus is usually on the big titles with known names, there are some feature debuts that, while not worthy of every single award, are more of a calling card for an exciting new voice in the industry. Following is considered one of the lesser films by Christopher Nolan, but it heralded the arrival of an emerging talent. The same can be applied to Gitanjali Rao’s animated directorial …

Created by Sam Sheridan, executive produced by Patty Jenkins (who also directed some of the episodes) and inspired by true events, the TNT series I Am the Night tells the story of Fauna Hodel (India Eisley), a naïve young girl growing up outside of Reno, Nevada with her co-dependent single mother (Golden Brooks), who she learns is hiding a big secret from her. Uncovering that life-changing secret sends teenaged Fauna on a desperate quest to Los Angeles to discover who she is, putting her right into the path of Jay Singletary (Chris Pine), a former Marine turned …