Thoroughbreds by Cory Finley / Jenny Holzer / Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori / Cry for Judas by The Mountain Goats
Based on the novel by M.T. Anderson, Landscape with Invisible Hand takes place in a world where aliens have occupied Earth. Most of the humans are unemployed and destitute due to the aliens' advanced technology and bureaucratic rule. The aliens are interested in human life, though, and two teens decide to make money by broadcasting their dating life to the aliens. Unfortunately, their romance fizzles and getting caught faking love could plunge their families into deeper poverty.
The film adaptation of Landscape with Invisible Hand is written and directed by Cory Finley. The film stars Asante Blackk, Kylie Rogers, Tiffany Haddish, Josh Hamilton, Michael Gandolfini, and William Jackson Harper.
Landscape with Invisible Hand releases to theaters on August 18, 2023.