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A filmmaker sets out to walk 1,500 miles across the US wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt.
In the sea, a man swims. As he does, memories come to the surface. From his early childhood to his life as a man, all his memories are linked to water.
At Milan's Casa Verdi retirement home, elderly opera stars and musicians mentor young students while sharing their remarkable lives.
When a musician and her husband move to a remote house in Wales, the music they make disturbs local ancient folk magic, bringing a nameless child to their door who is intent on infiltrating their lives.
In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Scotland’s most diverse neighbourhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbours.
When an overwhelmed single dad pig moves his piglets into a trailer park, he fears he's failed his family. But soon his kids create a wildly imaginative game.
A writer unhappy with his relationship travels to Puglia, Italy, to work on his book, and falls for a local woman.
Three sisters living on an isolated island must rent out one of their houses.
A man in the throes of his overstimulated, energy poor midlife fantasises about everything he'd love to do in retirement, once he finally has the 'time'.
A glimpse of everyday reality for people living in Gaza in 2024.
The forest can be full of scary creatures, Eliot's parents caution, but the mystery might be too tempting for a kid who doesn't want to go to bed.
An examination of the concept of Stockholm syndrome and the realities of women's experiences during and after being held hostage.
A young Russian artist makes an anti-war statement by swapping food labels with pacifist messages in a Moscow supermarket, leading to her arrest and the threat of a 10-year prison sentence.
Fragile clay sculptures come to life in a bare workshop, craving more than just existence. When their sculptor abandons them, they must discover the power of belonging.
A lonely polar bear creates a companion when he can't find friends in his harsh habitat.
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the world of men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
A lonely American actor living in Tokyo starts working for a Japanese 'rental family' company to play stand-in roles in other people's lives. Along the way, he finds surprising connections and unexpected joys within his built-in family.
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
After the death of her husband, Tabatha - a young, tattooed, rebellious horse trainer - wrestles with financial insecurity and unresolved grief while providing refuge for a group of wayward teenagers on her broken-down ranch in the Badlands.
A little Hobbit from the Shire sets out with eight companions on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
A college professor finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil levels an accusation against one of her colleagues and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come to light.
An epic fable inspired by the life of Ann Lee, the founder of the Shakers, a radical religious movement that began in the late 1700s.
Entrusted by his father to a group of gold-miners, an albino child embodies all of their hopes.
When a 15th-century prince denounces God after the loss of his wife he inherits an eternal curse: he becomes a vampire. Condemned to wander the centuries, he defies fate and death, guided by a single hope - to be reunited with his lost love.
In 2075, a 10-year-old girl, Iris, witnesses a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit fall from the sky. It’s Arco. He comes from an idyllic far future where time travel is possible. Iris shelters him and will do whatever it takes to help him return to his time.
Three women striving for freedom in different ways collide at a party in a contemporary reworking of Henrik Ibsen's classic play.
Two women of different generations share similar trauma. After decades of silence for one and months for another, their paths diverge - one stays quiet post-confrontation, one speaks up.
Our heroes grapple with grief and encounter a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash People, as the conflict on Pandora escalates.
At an all-boys water polo camp, a socially anxious 12-year-old is pulled into a cruel tradition targeting an outcast with an illness they call “The Plague.” But as the lines between game and reality blur, he fears the joke might be hiding something real.
The story behind the mass gathering of Santas which began in San Francisco in 1994 and went on to expand across the world.
A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds.
This film traces the saga of Julian Assange, a contemporary icon of the right to information, whose recent release from prison has reignited the global debate on press freedom.
When the water mysteriously disappears from the well in a warrior clan's village, an intrepid child descends into the belly of the earth to retrieve it.
Amélie is a little Belgian girl born in Japan. Thanks to her friend Nishio-san, the world is full of adventure and discovery. But on her third birthday, an event changes the course of her life. For Amélie, everything is at stake at that age, happiness as well as tragedy.
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A six-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.
Exploring the complex bond between two half brothers - one Indigenous, one white - traveling from the present in isolated Shamattawa to bustling 1980s Toronto.
A world-renowned K-Pop girl group balance their lives in the spotlight with their secret identities as demon hunters.
A paralysed man discourses on his experiences of life in physical and imaginary spaces.
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.
When reed cutter Johan discovers the lifeless body of a girl on his land, he is overcome by an ambiguous sense of guilt. While taking care of his granddaughter, he sets out on a quest to track down evil. But darkness can thrive in unexpected places.
After being released from a juvenile detention center, Wellington finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo. During a visit to a porn theater, he encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving.
A child witnesses his parents' murder by a man in a Santa suit. Years later, as an adult, he dons a Santa costume himself and embarks on a violent quest for retribution.
A Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act experience success and heartbreak in their musical journey together.
Rabbit and fox detectives are the first to identify something suspicious when a snake is blamed for a highly public crime.
Teenagers attend a folk high school in Arctic Norway, relying on themselves, peers, and sled dogs as they navigate the path to adulthood and uncharted personal growth.
A Nigerian soldier, haunted by his past, returns home after his sister's tragic death. Determined to uncover those responsible, he embarks on a vengeful path, while seeking redemption for his own actions.
Rangers must relocate 21 black rhinos to a new sanctuary after their successful protection efforts led to overcrowding in their current space, which is surrounded by poachers.
The story of the former singer of pop band Black Lace and his journey on the road with his ageing mother and his partner, as he aims for a comeback.
Three Doppelgängers meet in outer space to imagine diasporic and queer eco-feminist futures in this innovative documentary.
Two street coaches in a bustling neighborhood face an unexpected crisis when locals transform into bizarre, slimy beings.
Home truths Marijana Janković on Balkan representation, and the immigrant question of belonging
The division belle Suzannah Herbert on facing the US' troubled history and making Natchez
Spin-off alchemy Claude Schmitz on bringing back cop pairing for Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems
Past crime Christoffer Boe on creating a world for his period mystery Special Unit - The First Murder
It Was Just An Accident screenwriter arrested in Iran Jafar Panahi speaks out
Sundance announces winners Josephine, Nuisance Bear, Shame And Money and To Hold A Mountain take top prizes
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