Director Jonas Carpigano’s slice-of-life, coming-of-age drama, “A Chiara,” opens at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center July 29. Continuing to show is “She Will.”

Carpignano continues his exploration of the intricacies of life in contemporary Calabria with a compelling character study of a teenager, Chiara.

In this furiously paced drama, Chiara investigates her father’s disappearance one day after her oldest sister’s birthday. As she gets closer to the difficult truth about her mysteriously missing father — and the crime syndicates that control her region — Chiara is forced to decide what kind of future she wants for herself.

“A Chiara,” winner of the Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight Award, is rated R for language and drug content. The film plays the Ross through Aug. 11.

Trailer for 'A Chiara'

“She Will” explores the story of Veronica Ghent (Alice Krige) who after a double mastectomy, goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse Desi (Kota Eberhardt). She discovers that the process of such surgery opens up questions about her very existence, leading her to start to question and confront past traumas. The two develop an unlikely bond as mysterious forces give Veronica the power to enact revenge within her dreams.

“She Will,” which is rated R for atmospheric horror with violence, including sexual assault, strong language and some drug taking, is showing through July 28.

Trailer for 'She Will'

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