Challat of Tunis

It's safe to say there's no film in this year's festival like Challat of Tunis. The action centers documentary crew trying to get to the bottom around the case of 11 women who were slashed by a man on a motorcycle in Tunisia in 2003 (this actually happened)...but this movie is a mockumentary. The catch is writer-director Kaouther Ben Hania plays everything straight. It's not far fetched to think viewers might think Challat of Tunis is an actual, legitimate documentary despite a few moments of pure absurdity. When the crew finds a man confessing to be the infamous Challat, the movie begins to focus on his life and along the way makes sharp social commentary on the Arab machismo culture and its appalling attitudes about women.

Screenings: June 4 at 7, Harvard Exit Theatre, $13 / June 6 at noon, Kirkland Performance Center, $13  / June 7 at 11am, Harvard Exit Theatre, $13

The Wolfpack

This year's Sundance Grand Jury Prize–winning documentary tells the story of six brothers who essentially grew up locked inside a Brooklyn housing project by their father. To combat the isolation of only maybe leaving the apartment a couple times a year, the Angulo brothers turned to movies to get a taste of the outside world and even began filming their own recreated versions of their favorite films. Something's got to give as the boys begin to come of age and yearn for escape and a freedom they've long been denied.

Screenings: June 5 at 7, SIFF Cinema Uptown, $13 / June 6 at 11am, SIFF Cinema Egyptian, $13

Sleeping with Other People

In case the title wasn't a clue, don't expect Sleeping with Other People to be a tender romantic comedy. Writer-director Leslye Headland pitched the Will Ferrell– and Adam McKay–produced movie as "When Harry Met Sally for assholes." Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie star as a formerly involved pair who meet once again at support group for sex addicts and decide to become platonic friends. And, I mean, how could there ever be complications with that arrangement?

Screenings: June 5 at 9:30, SIFF Cinema Egyptian, $13 / June 7 at 4, SIFF Cinema Egyptian, $13

Tig

Tig Notaro's 2012 standup set at Largo after receiving a cancer diagnosis has already been canonized as the stuff of comedic legend. But directors Kristina Goolsby and Ashley York were interested in what came next. They followed Notaro for the following year and documented her personal struggles (double mastectomy, self-doubt, etc.) that happened to coincide with her career reaching new highs. Tig chronicles the whirlwind of life, love, and loss with the hilarity and thoughtfulness fans have come to expect from Notaro.

Screenings: June 6 at 6, SIFF Cinema Uptown, $13 / June 7 at 1:30, AMC Pacific Place 11, $13

The Overnight

Alex (Adam Scott) and Emily (Taylor Schilling) struggle to meet new people after moving from Seattle to Los Angeles with their son, RJ. While taking RJ to the park, they encounter another dad named Kurt (Jason Schwartzman) who invites them over for a family play date. After the kids are put to bed, it becomes playtime for the adults as Alex and Emily find themselves in ever-escalating moments of comedic discomfort and sexual tension.

Screening: June 7 at 6, Cinerama, Sold Out (Standby)