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Drama unfolds at a Lithuanian guard post.
An aspiring video journalist in her 20s finds herself already facing self-reckoning. Born in Damascus, Syria, Lina starts to report on the events around her until she is compelled to become a war reporter and, later, the unexpected narrator of her own destiny.
As far as 24-year-old Amanda can remember, she has never had friends. It’s the thing she desires most. When she finds out that as infants she and Rebecca had spent a lot of time together, Amanda settles on her new mission: convincing her that they are still best friends.
A Cuban immigrant tries to find her place in New York City.
The animated tale of a man born without his own shape, who keeps being shaped by others.
A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.
A young woman struggles to access higher education and escape the violence of her dysfunctional family.
Gattaca meets THX1138 meets Blade Runner...
A rural family who make their living from a charcoal factory accepts a proposal to host a mysterious foreigner, who turns out to be using their home as a hideout.
Crows do battle with darkness.
The story of a nameless woman living in the wilds with a pack of dogs.
Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.
Two years after a zombie apocalypse, two women set off on a long journey in search of a safe haven.
Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.
Examination of the global water crisis.
A former bassist chronicles the stories of female musicians in Argentina, their music and their activism.
Documentary about the Jaén region and olive oil.
A ship explodes. A man dies. A man disappears without a trace. Is it an accident or a cover-up?
A contemplative film about the elderly residents of a Chilean nursing home.
A supervisor tries to get to the truth after a popular swimming instructor is accused of kissing one of his young pupils.
Showcase celebrating the best of British animation.
A collection of the best animated music videos that 2005 had to offer.
A trio of documentarians captures the everyday realities of Ukrainian life amid the Russian invasion, exploring the fractured psyches of soldiers, survivors, and the country's youth.
A man who struggles to communicate learns a lesson from his son.
Two young people on a blind date go on the run after shooting a racist police officer in self defence.
A proud transgender sex worker since the age of 11, Luana Muniz, now 59, shapes a new reality in her 'hostel' by housing a new generation of transgender sex workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A look at the fortified wine.
Peru, at the height of the political crisis of the 1980s. Georgina is a young woman from the Andes whose newborn daughter is stolen at a fake health clinic. Her desperate search for the child leads her to the headquarters of a major newspaper, where she meets Pedro Campos, a lonely journalist who takes on the investigation.
A young girl living by the shore faces choices after encountering an eagle and someone new.
A rich socialite and a working-class deckhand are thrown together on a Mediterranean island.
Snapshot of the life of a widowed octogenarian.
Life-cycle of a cloud.
Suellen, a toll booth attendant, realises she can use her job to raise some extra money illegally. But this is only for a noble cause: to send her son to an expensive gay conversion workshop led by a renowned foreign priest.
Bolex camera contemplation of rural Portugal.
Home grown Natalie Baszile and Hyacinth Parker on making a portrait of a farming family in Harvest
The human story Seán Murray on Lebanon, the death of Amal Khalil and Journacide: The War On Truth
Heightened reality Louise Bagnall on bringing animation Julián to vibrant, colourful life
One For The Road David Drake on working with Margo Martindale on The Long Haul
The haul story Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig and Kate Kennelly on capturing the life of a female Mongolian trucker
Everything on the line Cara Holmes on the power of community, preserving history and Lesbian Lines
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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest:
The Evia Project Event returns for a 5th year with focus on the forest
DocFest Winners announced
Tribeca Awards announced
Karlovy Vary 60th anniversary edition to feature Jesse Eisenberg and Maggie Gyllenhaal as guests
Fantasia Second wave of titles announced
