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All is not right in suburbia. Laney Brooks, a wife and mother on the edge, has stopped taking her meds, substituting recreational drugs and the wrong men. With the destruction of her family looming, Laney makes a last, desperate attempt at redemption.
Fifteen distinct but interconnected chapters, shot in locations from Russia to New York City to Istanbul. Together, these build to a reckoning at the intersection of city symphony, diary, and essay film.
A director and his leading actress converse off set about the difficulty of capturing reality.
The story of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe.
A young New Yorker struggles to take control of his reckless, self-destructive behaviour in the face of momentous family challenges.
A single father, concerned about his kids, tries to find out what 'fragrance' means and uncovers some worrying secrets about US safety standards.
A documentary portrait of the literary giant.
The heroes of the first Sharknado film are the only hope for the east coast of the US when a huge sharknado starts moving along it.
Documentary charts the problems of mass extinction.
Stranded on an alien world, alone but for a monkey, a spacefarer must learn how to survive.
A documentary about a lesbian couple and their successful vineyard in the south of France.
A documentary about Dawn O'Donnell, known as the Godmother of Sydney's Mardi Gras celebrations.
A biopic of Kristina, Queen of Sweden.
Two men meet in a park and strike up a conversation in the secret language once used by gay men who feared arrest.
A look at the worrying decline in songbird populations around the world.
After splitting up from the white girlfriend he never told them about, a young US-Indian man seeks his parents' help to find a bride.
A relationship comes under strain after sexual fun gives way to questions on the morning after.
A collection of three of Otto Preminger's most celebrated film noir works.
A detective investigating an illegal dice game falls for a beautiful woman and finds himself behaving in ways he swore he never would.
A documentary about traffic problems in cities around the world and the push by bike enthusiasts for a new way of thinking about transport.
Secret love for a best friend is complicated further by the involvement of a third party.
A documentary about the ten year Soviet presence in Afghanistan and its impact on world politics.
A young gay man struggles with an eating disorder.
A documentary about the life of the famous historian, looking at how his life inspired his work.
The first film to document on camera a covert counterterrorism sting as it unfolds.
A portrait of pioneering gynaecologist Denis Mukwege and the clinic in which he helps women who have been left with severe injuries following rape.
A woman secretly suffering from kleptomania is hypnotized in an effort to cure her condition. Soon afterwards, she is found at the scene of a murder with no memory of how she got there and seemingly no way to prove her innocence.
A Jewish refugee takees on the government to recover artwork she believes was stolen from her family.
A teenager becomes homeless after she's rejected by her deeply religious community for being transgender.
Two people try to carry their online relationship into the wider world.
A boy who has lost his father learns the skills he needs to survive on the ice.
Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife.
An anthology of fearsome festive tales.
A con man gets out of his depth after falling for a beautiful woman.
A man whose young son has disappeared gradually uncovers a terrible secret as he searches for him.
Parasitic wasps party on down.
The acquisition of the skull of the Marquis de Sade proves dangerous for an increasingly obsessive collector.
A documentary following five different inmates in Merksplas’ Prison who are held indefinitely because they are mentally ill.
A bullied boy summons the spirit of a girl who killed herself after facing the same problem, and she sets out to wreak bloods vengeance on his tormentors.
Five young people wake up on a beach washed up by the tide. Where are they? What brought them there, and what are the strange creatures that surround them?
After an accident abroad leaves her amnesiac and dependent on a wheelchair, a woman needs help from a family she cannot remember, and gradually discovers why she left in the first place.
A middle-aged woman takes umbrage at the presence of strangers in what she still considers to be her home.
A brutal anti-Hispanic hate crime leads to the disintegration of the multi-ethnic community in a small American town.
A lawyer is called upon to defend a man accused of a bizarre mass murder.
A young man with no family struggles to find his place in the world.
A retelling of one of the UK's most famous real life paranormal investigations.
A couple grieving the death of their son move into an old house were they find themselves tormented by vengeful spirits.
A documentary looking at the mysterious suicide epidemic in the Venezuelan Andes and meeting two women who have lost their daughters to it.
Alpha Male Smith and his Beta, Keith, move to take over a local community. They hook up with restless Female, Denise, igniting a deadly feud in which emotions run high and deep-seated grudges resurface amongst the tribe. Are we not men?
An anthology of short horror tales set in a sleepy American suburb one Halloween night.
Twinless in real life Nurse Annabel Southern remembers her twin sister Jo and how it felt to lose her
Questioning intimacy Blake Winston Rice on the challenges of short films, and Disc
Making it Michael Townsend on Tape Art, art education and Secret Mall Apartment
This land of ours Max Keegan on the ancient conflicts underlying The Shepherd And The Bear
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
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