Liza Mandelup

The once esoteric and uninspired world of competitive chess is thrown into turmoil when an eccentric German entrepreneur enlists reigning champion Magnus Carlsen to launch a new league that aims to revolutionize the game, challenge the sport’s governing body, and “make chess cool.”

Endlessly struggling to feel seen, David becomes infatuated with a mysterious company's promise to transform people's lives by permanently changing the color of their eyes. After traveling to India to get the controversial procedure, he begins to question if this artificial beauty will give him the fulfillment he truly seeks.

Sixteen-year-old Austyn Tester, a rising star in the world of digital celebrities, builds his following on wide-eyed optimism and teen girl adoration as he tries to escape a dead-end life in rural Tennessee.

When Luigi Mangione is charged with murder, he becomes the subject of fevered obsession. Through letters, fantasies, and conspiracies, strangers turn Luigi into a cultural sensation and a canvas for their rage, desire, and misplaced hope.

Meet the awesome musician twins, Hedi Slimane models and creative soulmates behind The Garden, in a documentary by Liza Mandelup.

A look at Camp Sundown and its inhabitants, adolescents with a severe allergy to sunlight.

A film about the obsessed megafans of social media stars you've never heard of and the lengths they'll go to in order to meet their online crush.

Inspired by the Sartre story of the same name, filmed in and around New Orleans. Presented as a series of playful daydreams and scenarios, we follow Lulu as she contemplates her inner desires and the paradox of close relationships.