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42nd Street (La 42) (Country: Dominican Republic; Year: 2025; Director: José María Cabral; Writer: José María Cabral, Miguel Yarull; Stars: Maco Boba, Ramón Emilio Candelario, Natasha Dancer, Demetal, Ricardo La Música)
On a vibrant Dominican street, dancers and artists chase stardom while battling police oppression. Their raw expression and rebellious spirit create an electrifying clash of culture, authority, and artistic freedom.
Arrest The Midwife (Year: 2025; Director: Elaine Epstein; Writer: Elaine Epstein)
The arrest of midwives in a rural healthcare desert ignites an unexpected rebellion: Amish and Mennonite women who break from tradition, and emerge as fierce political activists fighting for reproductive justice and birthing rights.
Assembly (Year: 2025; Director: Rashaad Newsome, Johnny Symons; Writer: Rashaad Newsome, Johnny Symons)
Visionary artist Rashaad Newsome merges art, AI, and performance to transform a former military facility into a Black queer utopia. Through immersive storytelling and visuals, the film explores how creativity can heal, unite, and spark liberation.
Baby Doe (Year: 2025; Director: Jessica Earnshaw)
At 22, Gail gave birth alone and left her newborn in the woods. Decades later, she’s arrested for murder, even though she says the baby was stillborn. This documentary explores the fallout when young women cannot accept the reality of an unplanned pregnancy.
The Python Hunt (Year: 2025; Director: Xander Robin)
Every year, the Florida government asks the general public to compete in an invasive python removal contest in the Everglades. For ten nights, an eclectic group of hunters confront the dangerous terrain, nocturnal creatures and their own tiny demons.
Remaining Native (Year: 2025; Director: Paige Bethmann; Stars: Ku Stevens)
Ku Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggles to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great grandfather's escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.
The Secret Of Me (Year: 2025; Director: Grace Hughes-Hallett)
19-year-old Kristi discovers a secret her doctor and parents have kept from her all her life. Her search for truth uncovers a radical psychology experiment on a pair of identical twins that led to a global medical scandal.
Shuffle (Year: 2025; Director: Benjamin Flaherty)
Through the lens of his own recovery, a filmmaker offers an intimate look inside the billion dollar addiction treatment industry where young people are bought and sold for their insurance policies and ushered into a system designed to keep them sick.
The Spies Among Us (Year: 2025; Director: Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman; Writer: Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman)
30 years after the Cold War ends, a former political prisoner of the East German secret police searches for the truth after learning his brother spied on him for the regime, and discovers the lasting effects of living in a surveillance state.
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