22 March 2024

The Persian Version
When a large Iranian-American family gathers for the patriarch's heart transplant, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past. Toggling between the United States and Iran over decades, mother and daughter discover they are more alike than they know.
The Teachers' Lounge
When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.
The Delinquents
Two bank staff rob their own establishment.
Robot Dreams
A lonely dog decides to build himself a robot friend.

25 March 2024

Lovely, Dark, And Deep
A new back-country ranger travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy which has haunted her since she was a child.

01 April 2024

Restore Point
It’s the year 2041, and humanity has reached the point where it can cheat death. Anyone who dies an unnatural death has the right to be brought back to life. All you have to do is to create a backup of your personality – a restore point – at least every 48 hours. But a movement of people try to sabotage this concept.

19 April 2024

Jeanne Du Barry
The life story of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.
All You Need Is Death
A young couple records and collects folk songs in rural Ireland, selling them to a mysterious, rich buyer. When rumours of a song never-before-heard reach the couple, they find themselves in an uneasy alliance with a music professor to discover an ancient song, a song that may end up unlocking some dark truth from the past which will alter all their lives.

25 April 2024

Jericho Ridge
A lone officer with a broken ankle fights for survival at a police station.

03 May 2024

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
The story of a 40something in a dead-end town who discovers love for the first time.

10 May 2024

La Chimera
The story of a group of archaeologists and the black market in historical artefacts.

17 May 2024

Radical
In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries a radical new method to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential… and maybe even their genius. Based on a true story.
Chasing Chasing Amy
A documentary about the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy for LGBTQ+ people and its life-saving impact on director Sav Rodgers.

31 May 2024

A House In Jerusalem
After a grieving dad and his daughter move from England to Israel, she encounters a little girl that only she can see.
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