Set in early‑1980s Abadan under siege during the Iran–Iraq war, the film centers on a group striving to keep alive the Metropol Cinema, a beloved local theater now in ruins. Against the backdrop of conflict and nostalgia, characters recall their youth, childhood memories in the cinema, and cling to hope through the survival of this cultural landmark.
William McKay’s successful New York executive career is in ruins after a shocking betrayal. Called by his estranged father, William travels to Belize for a father & son fishing tournament that reopens old wounds and sparks new understanding. Decades later, William recalls that pivotal trip as he tries to connect with his angry, distant grandson.
A handwritten manuscript of Dante Alighieri's poem "The Divine Comedy" makes its way from a priest to a mob boss in New York City, where it is taken by author Nick Tosches after he's asked to verify its authenticity.
Azucena, a woman in her thirties, approaches Julio, a teenage boy living in a group home, for reasons he doesn’t understand. As they spend time together, an uneasy closeness grows, changing the shape of a bond neither expected to find.
The story of a teenage boy who suffers from a rare disorder that prevents him from feeling. We follow the journey of a single mother going through her son's physical and emotional changes.
The story unfolds in the winter of the year 1215. A mysterious stranger who has escaped from prison arrives in a tiny, remote village in the kingdom of France plagued by famine and leprosy, and ruled by an ageing lord, a former hero from the Crusades, Lord Ocam. Together with his horde of knights, Ocam abducts a young girl from the village in order to exert his droit du seigneur over her. A handful of villagers, backed up by The Stranger, attempt to release her, but they only have until nightfall…
A bond undone by forces outside, yet inside only ashes scatter and drift, like air with no place to rest. Let it be seen through the vision of feeling, and weighed by the conscience for its true substance
Haunted by his friend's disappearance, CB is drawn into a dangerous rabbit hole with deadly roadblocks and buried secrets, where the truth may be far more painful than he ever imagined.
During the global pandemic, a small town's queer community is plagued by a raging catfish named Jenipher. After several of Jeniphers internet girlfriends mysteriously vanish, a group of locals go to investigate it. But soon find out the disturbing truth, about the operation of the multifaceted menace.
Taciturn Yuki is our prickly protagonist. An 18-year-old who served time at a juvenile reformatory, after returning to the care of his father,his longing for a mother he barely knew and his frustrations push him to leave home and retrace his memories to a mountain forest where his aunt Noriko lives at a mountain campsite. It was there, as a child, that Yuki witnessed a creature he couldn’t identify amidst the trees at dawn, something which left him sensitive to the various presences in the world. It is there he hopes that reconnecting with his past may bring a sense of peace. Meanwhile, Noriko and the other adults around him become increasingly frustrated trying to understand what Yuki is thinking.
A terminally ill woman, Renata, spends her final days camping with her best friend, Sam. When Renata’s rapidly declining health suddenly takes a positive turn, Sam grows increasingly suspicious.
The short film captures the memory of an apartment and its surroundings: a young adult man lives his daily life, a journalist interviews a retired novelist who grapples with the idea of the end of the world, and two young boys searching for portals. Three storylines intertwine as the film progresses.
The universe is waking up to itself, prophets are receiving visions, and God-defying towers formed in hedonistic abundance are toppling over. There is an aura of pathetic surrender surrounding you. Armies formed from eating scraps emerge, ready for battle, with powerful weapons fashioned from air, through the effort of their sheer will, realizing that the foe isn't the force it seemed. The fourth film in Jonni Pepper-GoLions' "The Blindfold" series, which includes her films "Wasteland", "Secrets and Lies in a Town of Sinners", and "Barber Westchester". This film sets up the upcoming finale to the series, "The Cone Layer".