Freeland

KRISHA FAIRCHILD is riveting as a long-thriving Humboldt County pot farmer left on the outside looking in as the cannabis industry booms around her. Within its brief running time, writer-directors Mario Furloni and Kate McLean infuse this story of a changing culture and economy with an anguished depiction of generational displacement.

My Darling Vivian

IN Matt Riddlehoover’s engaging and revelatory documentary, Johnny Cash’s four daughters set the record straight about their mother, Vivian Liberto, a spirited, resilient woman who has been all but written out of the Hollywood and Nashville versions of their famous father’s life story.

Shithouse

THE winner of SXSW’s narrative feature competition, first-time writer-director Cooper Raiff’s comedy centers on a college freshman (played by Raiff) who you’d assume was popular, but who silently longs to go home to his sister and mom. As the protagonist woos a classmate, the film becomes a refreshingly frank study of male vulnerability.

Shiva Baby

FOLLOWING an NYU senior (Rachel Sennott, exuding a frazzled radiance) forced to juggle her lover, parents and ex-girlfriend at the same funeral, Emma Seligman’s debut showcases the sort of sex-positive Jewish heroine most often seen in series like “Broad City” and “Transparent.” The result is a squirmy, sweaty, deftly crafted comedy of discomfort.

(SD-Agencies)