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Preview: Opening highlights at this week’s 2017 Independent Film Festival Boston

Between the schizophrenic weather and the weird playoff showings of the Bruins and Celtics, it’s been hard to be excited about much this April outside of Free Fire and Fate of the Furious hitting theaters.

But fear not, Bostonians: The 15th annual Independent Film Festival Boston is back to give you a week’s worth of stimulating and interesting new movies for you to see and talk about, and a bevy of panels and parties to attend, as well. It runs from April 26 through May 3 at several locations around the city (though mainly the screenings are at the Somerville Theatre and Brattle Theatre). Over the next three days, we’ll be posting about some of our most-anticipated movies at the festival this year, and today we’re covering the first three days of the festival, which include films about Jersey rappers, arm transplants, architecture, and aging western stars. Join us tomorrow for a preview of the best of the weekend’s films.

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Trophy

Big game hunting has often proven itself to be a fascinating subject for many artists — Hemingway, Willem Dafoe, that one guy who made that super fascinating episode of Radiolab a while back, amongst others — and the new documentary Trophy looks to continue that tradition. Billed as a “look into the grey areas” of animal conservation, it’s sure to inspire a ton of discussion about many of the ethical issues surrounding the commercialization of animal welfare. Trophy was a big hit at Sundance this January, and if you’re looking for the next Blackfish or The Cove to talk about with your friends or to challenge your perceptions of this huge issue, this may be the film for you.

Trophy screens at the Somerville Theatre on Friday, April 28 at 7:15 p.m. Advance tickets are available here.

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