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Kenya

2022

Kenya

2022
6
Trans women face extreme violence in Mexico City, and sex workers are even more vulnerable. This raw and deeply affecting portrait of Kenya gives an insider’s view of the impact that violence has on the community, and how complex life is for them. The film begins shortly after Kenya witnesses her friend Paola being murdered by a client. The film follows Kenya closely. Will the family accept burying Paola as she was: a flamboyant trans woman? Kenya approaches Paola’s loved ones with great respect and understanding—something she rarely experiences herself. When the murderer is released, she embarks on a lengthy battle for justice, backed up by her “sisters.”
Christmas in Paradise

2022

Christmas in Paradise

2022
4.3
Joanna’s plans for a quiet, cozy holiday season are shattered when her sisters call with the news that their dad has been dumped by his fiancée and has disappeared to Nevis, a tiny Caribbean island, and is not responding to any calls. The sisters decide to go to the island to save their father and bring him home for Christmas. Can the newly reconnected Christmas family survive a crazy Christmas?
Dylan & Zoey

2022

Dylan & Zoey

2022
3.5
On the heels of a godforsaken bachelorette party, Zoey has only 24 hours left in LA. She takes a chance and reaches out to her estranged best friend, Dylan. He is initially caught off guard, but the two nevertheless try to pick up where they left off. They tease, they laugh, they drink, but they know there is still the unspoken left between them.
The Last of the Winthrops

2022

The Last of the Winthrops

2022
THE LAST OF THE WINTHROPS explores the powerful revelations of a woman who reclaims her sense of self after taking an Ancestry DNA test. Initially she faces the seismic truth that her father, Reginald Winthrop, who could trace his heritage literally to the founders of America, is not her biological father. When Reg and his beautiful French Canadian wife Claire have their “miracle child”, Viviane is raised as an heir to the historic Winthrop exceptionalism and finds pride in her career in dentistry. After she is contacted by an unknown relative through their Ancestry DNA test, Viviane embraces her new identity, where she finds peace after facing powerful themes about love, blood and family.
Come Back Home

2022

Come Back Home

2022
Nana's Boys

2022

Nana's Boys

2022
2.5
An intimate peek into the relationship of two black gay men. On the morning of his 30th birthday, Amari struggles to make decisions on what’s next and defining his purpose. Q is on track become the youngest partner at his law firm and plans an elaborate soiree to celebrate this milestone of his long-time partner. The day takes a rattling turn when an explosion cuts off utilities across New York City and forces the city into a mandatory lockdown. Their relationship is tested as the couple grapples with memories that could shatter their plans altogether.
Sam & Kate

2022

Sam & Kate

2022
6.3
Bill is an ailing larger-than-life father being taken care of by his son Sam, who has returned home to care for him. While home, Sam falls for a local woman, Kate. At the same time, Bill starts to fall for her mom, Tina.
Paradise City

2022

Paradise City

2022
5.5
Renegade bounty hunter Ryan Swan must carve his way through the Hawaiian crime world to wreak vengeance on the kingpin who murdered his father.
Manifest West

2022

Manifest West

2022
6.1
A coming of age story told through the eyes of a young girl whose family spirals out of control after they decide to live off the grid.
Office Games

2022

Office Games

2022
6.6
A socially awkward and obsessive gamer dwelling in the comforts of his parents' basement is forced to embark on a quest, to get a life. In order to do so, he will have to LVL UP, survive RL and become a true hero by slaying corporate mobs.
The Takeover

2022

The Takeover

2022
Follows the struggle of Maya, a stubborn defiant vampire, in a volatile battle between her own kind, humans and davvers.
Killing Me Softly with His Songs

2022

Killing Me Softly with His Songs

2022
5
A musical documentary about the life and work of composer Charles Fox, known for pop hits such as 'Killing Me Softly with His Song', 'I Got a Name', 'Ready to Take a Chance Again', and iconic television show themes for Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat and Wonder Woman.
Mister Organ

2022

Mister Organ

2022
6.6
Following reports of fraudulent car clamping in Auckland, journalist and filmmaker David Farrier opens an investigation that pushes him to the limits of his sanity in this incredible true story of psychological warfare.
Crushed Wings

2022

Crushed Wings

2022
Ria, a seven-year-old girl growing up in a village, is led by her mother to a place where a group of women from her community await her. Here she is mutilated by an unqualified cutter, who completes the cultural FGM-ritual that ensures she will one day be taken as a wife. The child, once old enough, goes on to be forcibly married and moved away from her family to the England. Eventually, Ria seeks help in escaping the life she is trapped in, but the life of her two younger sisters hang in the balance. Can she change her elders' minds and prevent them from being led down the same path? Or will they become three more of 200 million women across the globe whose wings have been crushed by FGM?
Cinereous Money

2022

Cinereous Money

2022
A father of a family becomes involved in the crime of money laundering. Stressed by illegal businesses and the constant questioning of his wife, he will decide to take a break from the mafia, without knowing that it is impossible.
By Deception

2022

By Deception

2022
A promising novelist finds himself trapped in a terrifying reality as he reckons with the notion that a murderer is in his midst.
Scam City

2022

Scam City

2022
In NYC, the new trap stars in the hood are the scammers living a life of luxury. Envious of the young scammers, the OG drug dealers go to war, and scamming is now the name of the game. Welcome to Scam City.
Church of Darkness

2022

Church of Darkness

2022
4
A devout Christian teen boy moves to a new town and discovers a sinister underground society flourishing under the protection of the mayor. When he learns of their evil plans and sacrificing rituals, he tries to save them all, but it may be too late!
Missing Persons

2022

Missing Persons

2022
6.7
Two grizzled war veterans go missing after kidnapping a soldier who turns out to be a con artist.
A Family Matters Christmas

2022

A Family Matters Christmas

2022
5.7
Christmas is anything but ordinary when three bickering siblings from a newly blended household cannot see eye to eye. The youngest one, while completing his annual science project, accidentally calls upon the spirit of Christmas. They wake up to find themselves having switched bodies, unable to change back until they learn to spend the holidays together as a loving family.