There are some interesting films this year, and some even more interesting synopses. Among my favorites:

Humpday, described as a story of "a straight male bonding gone a little too far," which is thankfully in the dramatic competition rather than the documentary one.

Dirt! The Movie, a documentary billed thusly: "The story of the relationship between humans and dirt, Dirt The Movie humorously details how humans are rapidly destroying the last natural resource on earth." Because the destruction of the Earth is hilarious.

And another documentary, Big River Man, whose synopsis reads, "An overweight, wine-swilling Slovenian world-record-holding endurance swimmer resolves to brave the mighty Amazon--in nothing but a Speedo(R)." There's a Michael Phelps joke somewhere in here, but I can't quite find it.

Some not-so-indie talent is taking part this year, as usual, like John Krasinski's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, which he adapted from the novel by David Foster Wallace, directed, and stars in (along with Julianne Nicholson, Timothy Hutton, Dominic Cooper, Christopher Meloni and Rashida Jones). Then there's Big Fan, starring Patton Oswald and Michael Rapaport, about a man who is the New York Giant's biggest fan, and whose life is turned upside after an altercation with his favorite player. We can only hope it's Eli Manning (I'm looking at you, Plaxico Burress.) As well as the previously secret Michael Cera project, Paper Hearts.

You can check out the full listing from the four competition categories (U.S. Documentary, U.S. Drama, World Documentary, and World Drama) here.