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A raptor created as part of a top secret military experiment escapes from the lab and threatens the residents of a small town. Oh, and it's also invisible.
When a composer is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto, she discovers that playing the music could have deadly consequences.
After a grieving dad and his daughter move from England to Israel, she encounters a little girl that only she can see.
The kick-ass assassins with slacker tendencies are back.
The legendary wrestling princess of Mongolia leads a small band of warriors to retrieve a sacred scroll.
Absurdist comedy that sees a family try to cope after the patriarch dies with an erection that won't go away.
As the old man goes about his day to day toil on the land, his children squabble over its future.
A high school teacher undergoes transition to her new life while working in a conservative small-town school.
The story of Simon, who must deal with the disappointment of two impossible loves: a passionate but destructive crush on Oliver and a distant and cold relationship with his mother Claire, who has just moved back in after a 15-year absence.
A woman desperate to save her ailing husband manages to acquire the scientific journal of Victor Frankenstein.
Two teenagers' lives collide when one is mugged, leading to an unexpected road trip.
Documentary charting an acid attack survivor's personal journey.
The story of an affair unfolds backwards over a series of summers to reveal long-held secrets.
Profile of the It’s A Wonderful Life director using previously unseen archive material to explore his rise from childhood poverty in Sicily to become one of the world’s most celebrated filmmakers.
The story of a group of archaeologists and the black market in historical artefacts.
A gay musician spends his weekend trying to find the money for HIV-preventive treatment after being sexually assaulted by a stranger.
Shayda, an Iranian mother, finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter with her six-year-old daughter. Over Persian New Year, they take solace in Nowruz rituals and new beginnings, but when her estranged husband re-enters their lives, Shayda’s path to freedom is jeopardised.
Another entry in the popular horror anthology series, this time featuring body horror and a sewer-dwelling monster.
A passionate collector of film props travels the world to meet other people like himself and explore their shared hobby.
About a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother.
In 2022, musician Jon Batiste finds himself the most celebrated artist of the year and embarks on composing an original symphony. The year grows more complicated when his life partner, best-selling author Suleika Jaouad, learns that her long-dormant cancer has returned.
As part of a fishing community's annual ritual, a young boy must kill his first crab in order to become a man and gain his father's approval.
In the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. When they suspect a malevolent, mystical, being is hunting them down, the clan are forced to confront a danger they never envisaged.
Three stories set in wildly different terrain reflect lives haunted by the spectre of colonialist violence.
When a plane crashes into the sea and becomes lodged on a rocky ledge, the survivors must decide whether to attempt a daring escape or try to hold on in an air pocket - with sharks on the plane.
One winter in Kibune, Kyoto, people find themselves stuck in a two minute time loop. As others try to work together to find out what's going on, one woman finds herself increasingly isolated.
The remarkable true story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, who, at the age of 60, set out to become the first person to complete the 'Everest of swims', a 53-hour, 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida through dangerous open ocean without a shark cage.
When an experimental drug trial goes horribly wrong, the surviving test subjects must fight off sleep, and each other, to stay alive.
When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
A lonely dog decides to build himself a robot friend.
The story of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who organised the 1963 March on Washington.
When a knight in a futuristic medieval world is framed for a crime he didn't commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona -- a mischievous, shapeshifting creature he's sworn to destroy.
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
An experimental and genre-defying drama shot entirely on sound stages in support of a film-within-a-film narrative.
Children discuss their feelings about the increasing pace of book banning by US school districts.
A mother is shocked when she learns what a teacher has said to her son, but the truth is more complicated.
Brought together serendipitously in a moment of mischief, two nursing home residents form an unlikely relationship when they make an enchanted discovery.
Popular anonymous blogger Aubrey Gordon spent five years writing about the realities of living as a self-described “very fat person.” Now, she is about to face the public for the very first time.
Legendary singer Carol Sloane prepares for one final live recording in New York City while reflecting on her rich but largely unknown career involving some of the greatest names in music, from Ella Fitzgerald to The Rolling Stones.
Escaping from post-war Europe, Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann establishes a new life in Argentina, where he meets fellow Nazi Willem Sassen. Together, they record a comprehensive account of his career.
Following her husband back to the place where he grew up, an artist begins to experience nightmares and gradually discovers the dark secret behind them.
A documentary looking at the implications of Christian nationalism from the perspective of other US Christians.
A creative documentary following ten years in the life of a fortysomething Tunisian mother, a cleaning lady from a poor environment, who sees her two teenage daughters become radicalised, run away and join the terrorist organisation Daesh in Libya.
When a large Iranian-American family gathers for the patriarch's heart transplant, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past. Toggling between the United States and Iran over decades, mother and daughter discover they are more alike than they know.
The story of the racial wealth gap in the US, and one man's efforts to bring about change.
A musical man lives a careful life. Each day is like the next, just how he likes it. One day, however, misfortune and fate collide, breaking his routine and rocking his world forever.
Ancient Taoists and aliens travel through time and space in an effort to obtain a crystal blade which could determine the future of the Earth.
An ode to the body's five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them.
In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer the harsh, uninhabitable Danish heath with a seemingly impossible goal; to build a colony in the name of the King.
The last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom. Based on a true story.
Putting a festival in the frame Georgis Grigorakis on shooting a hybrid documentary about Thessaloniki Film Festival
Encouraging reel growth How Spanish/Greek co-production Yerma took root at the Evia Project
Age and urgency Daniel Talbott and Andrew Klaus-Vineyard on Welcome To Tool Shed
Little games Alicia Scherson on adapting Bolaño and making The Summer War
Without context Matt Eames on declining political discourse, life without social media, and Deepfake
Such a suff'ring Joe Fria on exploring his personal fears in Shadows Of Willow Cabin
Sacred and profane Hannah Peterson on adapting David Hornsby's Via Negativa
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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest:
Karlovy Vary Keitel, Hoffman and Binoche take the waters as second wave of guests announced
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
