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The Lore of Love

2005

The Lore of Love

2005
Jessie Bartlett a shy 18 year old girl, learns the lores of love from her mischievous Pintubi grandmothers, Mijili, Nancy and Kumanjayi. A film about relationships and culture set in the desert.
The Building of a Nation

1938

The Building of a Nation

1938
The epic (and very costly) retelling of the history of South Africa from 1652 to 1910, made to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Great Trek (1838)
The Last Day of Retrograde

2022

The Last Day of Retrograde

2022
Fetsy, her boyfriend Skylar, her lover Brie, and several friends attempt to secure a residence performing artist position at a gallery by putting on a last-second show for the ages.
Muay Thai

2018

Muay Thai

2018
This intimate portrait of a Thai boxer, from New York-based filmmaker Josh Hayward, reveals the rituals and pressures experienced in Bangkok's boxing culture—an environment of grueling physical and psychological tension.
NN

2014

NN

2014
7.3
The remains of a male body that disappeared during the years of political violence have been exhumed, but nobody claims them. Now the only clue to his identify is the picture of a smiling girl found in his shirt pocket. Only a blurred photograph, a snapshot of a time and a memory…
The Younger Sister

2014

The Younger Sister

2014
New Year is coming at Lida's family. Her sister, Nadya, is dreaming about her acting career, but she is a doctor as her father. Lida too, has her own dreams. But they were a secret for her family until this New Year Eve. Would her family accept her own dream and decision? Would Lida's decision be acceptable for her?
Amexico

2016

Amexico

2016
4
Inspired by a true story, Evelia, a Mexican migrant, becomes the only witness to the murders of the mysterious family she works for. She must make the decision of her life if she is to survive.
Nakom

2016

Nakom

2016
6.2
Upon his father's sudden death, a talented medical student returns to his home village in Ghana to fight for his family's survival.
Ghostlight

2003

Ghostlight

2003
Richard Move gives a larger than life performance as Martha Graham, the mother of Modern Dance, that traces its roots to the same NY club scene that produced Hedwig. Graham's acknowledged genius remains on par with Stravinsky, Einstein, and Picasso. She was also a legendary eccentric who bristled with sexuality, anger, passion, and humor
Waiting...

2024

Waiting...

2024
A student arrives early to class, now, bored out of his mind, tries to find a way to better his time.
Elza

2011

Elza

2011
5.4
A young Parisian woman of Caribbean descent returns to her native island of Guadeloupe looking for the father she has never known.
It Turns Blue

2023

It Turns Blue

2023
7
Follows Pari, who tries to cover up that her brother beat up his 3-year-old daughter. Her plan of manipulating the little girl into thinking it was all a game seems to go well, but they realize the truth can't be hidden for ever.
Under Darkness

2019

Under Darkness

2019
In World War II Poland, a young Jewish woman joins the Soviet resistance, and realizes that through photography, she can remember the past while documenting for the future.
Cape Verde My Love

2007

Cape Verde My Love

2007
7
Praia, Cape Verde. Laura, Flavia and Bela are childhood friends. Each leads her own life and they sometimes meet to dance, dine and have fun. But one day the calm rivers of their lives break their banks and become wild torrents: Ricardo, Flavia's husband, rapes his pupil Indira, Laura's 13-year old eldest daughter. A film that takes a critical look at the lives of women in Cape Verde.
The Door

2008

The Door

2008
6.5
Shortly after the nuclear Chornobyl disaster in 1986, a father risks his life and returns to his deserted apartment to retrieve his front door.
The Kite

2019

The Kite

2019
Days before her wedding, Mary learns the news of her fathers sudden passing. With their relationship so complex, she finds it hard to mourn.
Blackout

2024

Blackout

2024
A young woman suffers from blackouts, begins to document her everyday life in the form of a video diary and comes across discoveries that she would never have expected.
Cão Que Ladra, Não Morde

2024

Cão Que Ladra, Não Morde

2024
Faced with the need to care for her mother, a woman moves into a condominium she had never visited before. However, little did she know how the men who lived there would react when they met her.
Shut Eye

2022

Shut Eye

2022
Scraping by in a thankless job and suffering from chronic insomnia, lonely twentysomething Sierra turns to the online world of ASMR, where she meets Kate, a streamer whose soothing voice quickly becomes her virtual companion. When the two women meet in person, they discover there’s chemistry beyond the virtual. It’s not long before Sierra becomes increasingly fixated on Kate – which only intensifies when she feels their relationship is threatened.
Netherby Naps

2005

Netherby Naps

2005
An independent feature, 12 years in the making, by Pieter Van Deusen in the mill towns and on the moorlands of northern England. Tom, a playwright whose wife has locked him out of the house, now lives in his garden shed. He has been trying to finish a play that is opening that very night, a play about a cowardly knight of local legend--Old Lord Netherby--whose spirit resides in Purgatory.