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A Thread Of Deceit: The Hart Family Tragedy
(2020)
An SUV with a female couple and their six adopted children plunges into the Pacific Ocean, leaving behind more questions than answers.
An SUV with a female couple and their six adopted children plunges into the Pacific Ocean, leaving behind more questions than answers.
Inner City Rats
(2019)
Black market gun deals, petty scams, convenience store stick-ups and drug-fuelled parties reveal glimpses into the lives of young misfits and low level criminals across New York City.
Black market gun deals, petty scams, convenience store stick-ups and drug-fuelled parties reveal glimpses into the lives of young misfits and low level criminals across New York City.
Agatha And The Truth Of Murder
(2018)
In 1926, with her personal life in tatters and her writing in crisis, a young Agatha Christie decides to solve a real-life murder.
In 1926, with her personal life in tatters and her writing in crisis, a young Agatha Christie decides to solve a real-life murder.
Rogue Warfare: Death Of A Nation
(2020)
The Black Mask Organisation coordinates a twisted plot which will devastate the world within the next 36 hours.
The Black Mask Organisation coordinates a twisted plot which will devastate the world within the next 36 hours.
Acceleration
(2019)
A gangster holds a child hostage to force the child's mother to run dangerous errands, killing or stealing from his rivals.
A gangster holds a child hostage to force the child's mother to run dangerous errands, killing or stealing from his rivals.
James Vs His Future Self
(2019)
Hyperactive nerd James is obsessed with making time-travel a reality. Then some old dude pops up urging him to ditch that dream and embrace a normal life.
Hyperactive nerd James is obsessed with making time-travel a reality. Then some old dude pops up urging him to ditch that dream and embrace a normal life.
In The Quarry
(2019)
A summer afternoon, an abandoned quarry, four friends. An interpellative thriller about gender violence.
A summer afternoon, an abandoned quarry, four friends. An interpellative thriller about gender violence.
Three Summers
(2019)
A housekeeper takes care of a luxury holiday home for a wealthy family. She tries to branch out on her own by starting a snack bar, but when a financial scandal engulfs the family, she is left to look after the grand patriarch with only the other house staff for company.
A housekeeper takes care of a luxury holiday home for a wealthy family. She tries to branch out on her own by starting a snack bar, but when a financial scandal engulfs the family, she is left to look after the grand patriarch with only the other house staff for company.
Those That, At A Distance, Resemble Another
(2019)
Documenting the meticulous reproduction of an elephant’s ivory tusk with an observational lyricism, this film embeds themes of tactility, archaeology and work into its texture and rhythm.
Documenting the meticulous reproduction of an elephant’s ivory tusk with an observational lyricism, this film embeds themes of tactility, archaeology and work into its texture and rhythm.
Paradise
(2019)
A Sicilian slushie vendor is enrolled in a witness protection programme after observing a Mafia killing
A Sicilian slushie vendor is enrolled in a witness protection programme after observing a Mafia killing
Resistance
(2020)
The story of Marcel Marceau, who before he became a world famous mime worked with the French Resistance which saved the lives of ten thousand orphans during the Second World War.
The story of Marcel Marceau, who before he became a world famous mime worked with the French Resistance which saved the lives of ten thousand orphans during the Second World War.
System Crasher
(2019)
Nine-year-old Benni radically defies every rule. But this feared ‘system crasher’s’ only desire is to stop living in a residential home and go back to her mother.
Nine-year-old Benni radically defies every rule. But this feared ‘system crasher’s’ only desire is to stop living in a residential home and go back to her mother.
Vivarium
(2019)
In search of a starter home, a young couple follow a mysterious estate agent and get trapped in a strange housing development.
In search of a starter home, a young couple follow a mysterious estate agent and get trapped in a strange housing development.
Human Capital
(2019)
The lives of two different families collide when their children begin a relationship that leads to a tragic accident.
The lives of two different families collide when their children begin a relationship that leads to a tragic accident.
The Dog Doc
(2019)
Called a maverick, a miracle-worker, and a quack, Dr Marty Goldstein is a pioneer of integrative veterinary medicine. By holistically treating animals after other vets have given up, Goldstein provides a last hope for pet owners with nothing left to lose.
Called a maverick, a miracle-worker, and a quack, Dr Marty Goldstein is a pioneer of integrative veterinary medicine. By holistically treating animals after other vets have given up, Goldstein provides a last hope for pet owners with nothing left to lose.
Drunk Bus
(2020)
A directionless, young campus bus driver and a punk rock, Samoan security guard named Pineapple form an unlikely friendship.
A directionless, young campus bus driver and a punk rock, Samoan security guard named Pineapple form an unlikely friendship.
Human Nature
(2019)
A consideration of gene-editing technology.
A consideration of gene-editing technology.
Dosed
(2019)
After years of prescription medications failed her a suicidal woman, Adrianne, turns to underground healers to try and overcome her depression, anxiety, and opioid addiction with illegal psychedelic medicine like magic mushrooms and iboga.
After years of prescription medications failed her a suicidal woman, Adrianne, turns to underground healers to try and overcome her depression, anxiety, and opioid addiction with illegal psychedelic medicine like magic mushrooms and iboga.
Union
(2018)
What begins as a disguise becomes an identity that changes everything for a cross-dressing soldier in the American Civil War.
What begins as a disguise becomes an identity that changes everything for a cross-dressing soldier in the American Civil War.
Swallow
(2019)
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.
Bull
(2019)
In a near-abandoned subdivision west of Houston, a wayward teen runs headlong into her equally wilful and unforgiving neighbour, an ageing bullfighter who’s seen his best days in the arena; it’s a collision that will change them both.
In a near-abandoned subdivision west of Houston, a wayward teen runs headlong into her equally wilful and unforgiving neighbour, an ageing bullfighter who’s seen his best days in the arena; it’s a collision that will change them both.
Darkness Falls
(2020)
A detective convinced that his wife didn't die by suicide but was murdered hunts obsessively for the truth and finds something worse than he imagined.
A detective convinced that his wife didn't die by suicide but was murdered hunts obsessively for the truth and finds something worse than he imagined.
M.O.M. Mothers Of Monsters
(2020)
A mother secretly videotapes her son because she's worried that he may be a psychopath.
A mother secretly videotapes her son because she's worried that he may be a psychopath.
I Hate The Man In My Basement
(2020)
A man trying to come to terms with the death of his wife keeps the man who killed her prisoner in his basement.
A man trying to come to terms with the death of his wife keeps the man who killed her prisoner in his basement.
The Sleepwalkers
(2019)
A mother and her daughter are pushed to their emotional limit during a family celebration.
A mother and her daughter are pushed to their emotional limit during a family celebration.
Butt Boy
(2019)
After a child goes missing, a newly sober detective comes to suspect that his sponsor has a super power that makes animals, objects, and humans disappear up his backside.
After a child goes missing, a newly sober detective comes to suspect that his sponsor has a super power that makes animals, objects, and humans disappear up his backside.
Over The Sea
(2019)
A cheeky, irrepressible 11-year-old racing through life with boundless energy is confronted by the harsh realities of the adult world and the tragedies that lie locked in his family history.
A cheeky, irrepressible 11-year-old racing through life with boundless energy is confronted by the harsh realities of the adult world and the tragedies that lie locked in his family history.
One Way To Denmark
(2019)
An unemployed Welshman with no hot water travels to Denmark in an attempt to get arrested because he believes that his life will be better in prison there.
An unemployed Welshman with no hot water travels to Denmark in an attempt to get arrested because he believes that his life will be better in prison there.
Eden
(2019)
While escaping from the police, Óliver accidentally stumbles into a flat and saves Lóa’s life. The pair are both users and dealers, but want nothing more than to escape and start a new life. However, the situation becomes considerably more complicated when they decide to use stolen narcotics from an infamous drug lord to fund their escape plans.
While escaping from the police, Óliver accidentally stumbles into a flat and saves Lóa’s life. The pair are both users and dealers, but want nothing more than to escape and start a new life. However, the situation becomes considerably more complicated when they decide to use stolen narcotics from an infamous drug lord to fund their escape plans.
The Mortuary Collection
(2019)
Sam inquires about a Help Wanted sign outside a funeral home and in her interview with owner Montgomery Dark, four gruesomely disturbing stories are told.
Sam inquires about a Help Wanted sign outside a funeral home and in her interview with owner Montgomery Dark, four gruesomely disturbing stories are told.
VFW
(2019)
A group of war veterans must defend their local VFW post and an innocent teenager against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants.
A group of war veterans must defend their local VFW post and an innocent teenager against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants.
Song Without A Name
(2019)
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.
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.
Driveways
(2019)
Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can’t relate to the neighbourhood kids, things take an unexpected turn when he develops an unusual friendship with grouchy old Del from next door.
Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can’t relate to the neighbourhood kids, things take an unexpected turn when he develops an unusual friendship with grouchy old Del from next door.
Sea Fever
(2019)
The crew of a West of Ireland trawler, marooned at sea, struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.
The crew of a West of Ireland trawler, marooned at sea, struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.
Seeing The Unseen
(2019)
A documentary exploring the role that autism plays in the lives of 17 Icelandic women, and asking why autistic women and girls have remained invisible in society for so long.
A documentary exploring the role that autism plays in the lives of 17 Icelandic women, and asking why autistic women and girls have remained invisible in society for so long.
The Cleansing Hour
(2019)
Millennial entrepreneurs, Drew and Max, run a webcast that streams live exorcisms that are, in fact, elaborately staged hoaxes. They get their comeuppance when today's actress becomes mysteriously possessed by a real demon that holds the crew hostage.
Millennial entrepreneurs, Drew and Max, run a webcast that streams live exorcisms that are, in fact, elaborately staged hoaxes. They get their comeuppance when today's actress becomes mysteriously possessed by a real demon that holds the crew hostage.
Running To The Sky
(2019)
In a beautiful mountain village in Kyrgyzstan, a 12-year-old is fiercely loyal to a father brought low by drink and divorce. The kid can run faster than anyone else in school and his ability might be the key to the family’s salvation, especially given the prizes in some local races
In a beautiful mountain village in Kyrgyzstan, a 12-year-old is fiercely loyal to a father brought low by drink and divorce. The kid can run faster than anyone else in school and his ability might be the key to the family’s salvation, especially given the prizes in some local races
Initials S.G.
(2019)
An ageing Argentine Serge Gainsbourg wannabe struggles with a career he can't seem to get on track, an affair he doesn't want, and a crime he didn't mean to commit.
An ageing Argentine Serge Gainsbourg wannabe struggles with a career he can't seem to get on track, an affair he doesn't want, and a crime he didn't mean to commit.
Resin
(2019)
A girl is hidden from view, confined from modern society by her family. Yet as Liv’s curiosity to an existence outside her confinement comes to the fore, she starts to question her parents’ worldview.
A girl is hidden from view, confined from modern society by her family. Yet as Liv’s curiosity to an existence outside her confinement comes to the fore, she starts to question her parents’ worldview.
Stories From The Chestnut Woods
(2019)
In a decaying forest on the Yugoslav-Italian border in the years after World War II, a stingy, old carpenter and a lonely, young chestnut seller share imaginative memories of the past.
In a decaying forest on the Yugoslav-Italian border in the years after World War II, a stingy, old carpenter and a lonely, young chestnut seller share imaginative memories of the past.
Agnes Joy
(2019)
Mother-daughter drama sees the fractious pair face a challenge when a new neighbour turns up on their doorstep.
Mother-daughter drama sees the fractious pair face a challenge when a new neighbour turns up on their doorstep.
Because We Are Girls
(2019)
A documentary set in British Columbia, Canada, about an immigrant Punjabi family who have a dark secret they can finally tell.
A documentary set in British Columbia, Canada, about an immigrant Punjabi family who have a dark secret they can finally tell.
A White, White Day
(2019)
An off-duty police chief begins to suspect a local man to have had an affair with his wife, who has recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones.
An off-duty police chief begins to suspect a local man to have had an affair with his wife, who has recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones.
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
(2019)
Documentary about the life of the neurologist.
Documentary about the life of the neurologist.
Valley Of Souls
(2019)
A Colombian fisherman returns from a long fishing night to discover that his village has been ransacked by paramilitary forces, with his two sons abducted. Painfully aware that they wouldn’t have survived, he sets off on a journey down the endless Colombian rivers in the search for their bodies.
A Colombian fisherman returns from a long fishing night to discover that his village has been ransacked by paramilitary forces, with his two sons abducted. Painfully aware that they wouldn’t have survived, he sets off on a journey down the endless Colombian rivers in the search for their bodies.
Blood Machines
(2019)
Two space hunters are tracking down a machine trying to free itself. After taking it down, they witness a mystical phenomenon: the ghost of a young woman pulls itself out of the machine, as if the spaceship had a soul.
Two space hunters are tracking down a machine trying to free itself. After taking it down, they witness a mystical phenomenon: the ghost of a young woman pulls itself out of the machine, as if the spaceship had a soul.
Son-Mother
(2019)
Hard working widow, Leila, is tirelessly trying to provide for her infant daughter and 12 year-old-son, Amir. A marriage proposal from kind hearted Kazem could be the solution to all of her financial troubles. Unfortunately, as Kazem has a young daughter of his own, tradition dicates that Amir will be unable to live with them.
Hard working widow, Leila, is tirelessly trying to provide for her infant daughter and 12 year-old-son, Amir. A marriage proposal from kind hearted Kazem could be the solution to all of her financial troubles. Unfortunately, as Kazem has a young daughter of his own, tradition dicates that Amir will be unable to live with them.
Atlantis
(2019)
In a near-future war-torn Ukraine a man with PTSD takes a volunteer job exhuming the dead.
In a near-future war-torn Ukraine a man with PTSD takes a volunteer job exhuming the dead.
Luz: The Flower Of Evil
(2019)
Widowed preacher and leader to a small mountain community, El Señor has preached to his followers that a new messiah will appear and shepherd them into a new era. His faith is absolute, regardless of how many false prophets he has to go through. But the faith of his three daughters is beginning to waver.
Widowed preacher and leader to a small mountain community, El Señor has preached to his followers that a new messiah will appear and shepherd them into a new era. His faith is absolute, regardless of how many false prophets he has to go through. But the faith of his three daughters is beginning to waver.
Pity The Lovers
(2019)
Chalk and cheese brothers seem fated to remain forever single in this romantic comedy. One tries much too hard, the other doesn’t try nearly enough.
Chalk and cheese brothers seem fated to remain forever single in this romantic comedy. One tries much too hard, the other doesn’t try nearly enough.
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