20 Best Indie Movies Of 2016
7. Krisha
Adapted from his short film of the same name and made on a tiny crowdfunded budget, Trey Edward Shults’ powerful feature length debut Krisha has firmly placed him as an indie filmmaker to keep our eyes on.
The eponymous character (played by Shults’ own real-life aunt Krisha Fairchild) is a 60-something recovering addict who returns home the prodigal daughter after a lengthy absence to celebrate Thanksgiving with her family.
As is so often the case with family gatherings, old tensions and mistrust rear their ugly head and what starts out as a family reunion soon descends into a hellish family psychodrama. The winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at South by Southwest in 2015, it’s a distressing portrayal of the devastating impact addiction can have on a family unit.