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The Legends Of Eternal Snow (Country: Sakha Republic, Russia; Year: 2024; Director: Aleksei Romanov; Writer: Liubov Borisova, Aleksei Romanov; Stars: Fedot Lvov, Gavril Menkyarov, Alisa Larionova, Ivan Konstantinov)
A beautiful young woman is sold by her parents as a bride. Escorted to her husband by three guards, she tries to break free from what she sees as a dreadful fate. Love and ghosts meet in this mystical adaptation of the fairytale Maappa.
Seeds (Country: Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Kaniehtiio Horn; Writer: Kaniehtiio Horn; Stars: Kaniehtiio Horn, Dallas Goldtooth, Meegwun Fairbrother, Dylan Cook, Graham Greene)
A woman finds herself caught between her new job with a seed company and the traditions on Kanienʼkehá:ka food sovereignty, in a situation which becomes increasingly dangerous.
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59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground

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