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Big Girls Don't Cry (Country: New Zealand/Aotearoa; Year: 2026; Director: Paloma Schneideman; Writer: Paloma Schneideman; Stars: Ani Palmer, Rain Spencer, Noah Taylor)
A 14-year-old is caught between her own burgeoning sexual curiosity and acceptance from an older group of girls. As she delves deeper into rebellion, she leaves behind a trail of destruction.
Black Burns Fast (Country: South Africa; Year: 2025; Director: Sandulela Asanda)
Adorkable Luthando is on track for an ordinary year at the prestigious boarding school she attends on scholarship – until the arrival of a new girl in her class ignites Luthando’s suppressed desires and threatens her self-image and relationships.
Hunky Jesus (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Jennifer M Kroot; Stars: Sister Barbara Battista, Sister Shalita Corndog, Donal Godfrey, Honey Mahogany, Sister Roma, Sister Bella Donna Summer)
The story of the wildly popular, annual Easter Sunday tradition in San Francisco known as Hunky Jesus.
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