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The Flavor of Cassava Leaf Over Rice (2025)43 minAnimationRating 38/100

Freehand lines and sinuous saxophone sweeten this moodily sensuous hand-drawn animation about a weekend’s brief encounter. In this Los Angeles of strange angels and mixed fortunes, a coiling Mulholland Drive and the backside of the Hollywood sign share Tequila Sunrise skies with the city’s unhoused.

Cast: Armie Hicks Jr., Memu Conteh

Director: Tracey Todd