“Lingua Franca” follows an undocumented trans Filipina immigrant on a quest to find a way to stay in the U.S to continue working as a domestic caregiver.
For all its timely buzzwords, writer-director-editor-star Isabel Sandoval’s third film (on Netflix Wednesday), is introspective and subtle and well worth a watch.
It’s no wonder Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing snapped it up to help put it out in the world. — Or if you’re looking for something completely different, venture over to Amazon on Friday for the British black comedy “Get Duked!” a wild satire about some teenage stoners on a camping competition in the Scottish Highlands who discover they’re being hunted.