As much as theaters are humming right now, with “Wicked” and “Moana 2" bringing moviegoers by the droves, it's been a fairly bruising movie year. In between the blockbusters, though, the challenge of not just capturing the attention of audiences but of simply getting to the screen feels more perilous than ever.

A24 is American indie film label specialising in the unpredictable. Although best-known for financing and distributing horror classics like Hereditary, Midsommar, and The Witch, A24 has grown into a cultural juggernaut that's impossible to pin down.