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Just before graduation, Alex and Ethan pretend to be trans to get into the girl's lockers. It's all a joke until Ethan realises that for her, it's true. The two must reckon with their changing friendship and the process of coming out.
During the Second World War, a band of misfits must come together to save the galaxy.
A musical about a farm girl in search of her destiny. She travels to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love and faces the ultimate test.
A documentary about the real-life 1945 witchcraft killing of Charles Walton - the terrifying event that inspired The Wicker Man and birthed the folk horror genre.
Over days and nights, McVeigh eats, sleeps, watches the news, meets a girl… all while inside his mind brews an unthinkable plan that will forever change the collective American psyche.
A family in East Germany finds millions in soon-to-be-worthless East German currency during reunification, and take what they can carry.
A computer class for girls leads to a robot building competition aimed at showing all Afghanistan what they're capable of.
Humiliated in front of his son by a surf gang, a man gets drawn into an escalating conflict.
A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.
Rural policewoman Andrea wants to end her marriage and become a detective inspector in the city. After a birthday party, her drunken soon-to-be ex-husband runs out in front of her car. In a state of shock, Andrea commits a hit-and-run.
Suburban Florida is transformed into a 3D animated wonderland in this musical comedy.
Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.
Three Trump supporters from different backgrounds unite to campaign across America in 2020, advocating for his re-election while laying foundations for what they hope will be a long-lasting political movement.
A young girl, who believes her mum is a ballet icon, is determined to try to find her.
The banal life of a middle-aged empty nester is violently shaken in the blink of an eye when hard-partying - and potentially dangerous - new neighbours move in next door.
The story of the only battalion of African American women to serve in Europe during World War Two, and its seemingly impossible task: correctly delivering a mail backlog of over 17 million letters.
While enjoying a day at Athens’ queer beach, 30-something Demosthenes offers to help his bestie and aspiring filmmaker Nikitas in drafting an idea for his feature debut, inspired by the events surrounding a certain dog named Carmen.
A teenager finds herself caught up in a web of tangled power dynamics when she joins a theatre group.
An Arctic fairy tale about a couple who, though promised to each other at birth, become separated.
Environmental activists hijack a gala, taking 300 hostages. After one extremist seizes control, planning mass murder as a message to the world, it's up to a former soldier turned window cleaner to save the day.
An introverted space princess is forced to leave her planet to rescue her ex.
A documentary about the history and mission of the International Criminal Court, which aims to provide justice as an alternative to war.
During the dog days of the pandemic, a group of old friends encounter a psychotic troll.
A wild tale of the painting's whitewashed journey and the two artists who challenge the same powerful, oppressive, and persistent institutions, a half-century apart with their artwork, their voices, and their shared persistent goals.
The story of Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields, a boxer from Flint, Michigan who trained to become the first woman in her country's history to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport.
Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, DC, jail.
Between sleeping, waking and dreaming, we experience a collective dream of children who seem to be alone in this world – alone with universal questions and fears for which they must find their own answers.
The adventures of a high school girl who can see the colours of emotions within other people.
Two codependent best friends become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist who may or may not be trying to take over the world.
Living in a house by the sea with his daughter, a former captain who has post-traumatic stress disorder leads a tough and secluded life.
Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair.
When a gifted 9-year-old girl, who works in a garment factory, is offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to attend school, she is forced to make a heart-wrenching decision that will determine her own and her sister's fate.
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
Nicole, an eight months-pregnant videographer, is hired by a lesbian lifestyle influencers Thistle and Blaire to film a redemption documentary after they’ve been publicly cancelled, but Nicole quickly discovers that the couple have nefarious ulterior motives.
A boy marooned on a desert island with his dog discovers another castaway and a whole new perspective on life.
Displaced by the Second World War, a troop of Polish soldiers form an inseparable bond with an orphaned bear they name Wojtek.
A depiction of the animation process using toilet paper in place of film, exploring an attempt to create art in a chaotic world.
Obsessed with living up to her dead father's legacy, a young sheriff finds her mettle tested when locals are found ripped to shreds.
A lonely church housekeeper encounters a young Irish girl of exceptional promise.
A stop motion animated short film about the darkness of addiction and the strength of family.
When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition, and America.
When Isaac needs somewhere to sleep, he secretly moves into the home of an elderly blind woman, leading them to form a unique bond.
A lonely boy has a series of strange experiences after eating sweets.
The story of a cinematic adaptation that never quite came to fruition.
Iris has an idyllic life but, as she nears 50 a stranger's suggestion that she 'take a lover' leads her to register for a dating app with unexpected consequences.
A documentary about trailblazing musician Orin O'Brien and the double bass she plays.
A young widow, faces an impossible choice when a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing village during a cruel winter. With their food supplies dwindling, Eva and her town must decide whether to rescue the shipwrecked sailors or let them perish to ensure their own survival.
A short documentary goes behind the scenes with the state representative from Montana as she makes international news fighting for trans medical care - and making a momentous decision in her own life.
An autistic teenager unlocks a joyous world of self-expression as she shares her voice for the first time using a letter board.
As the world nears its end, a man stuck in a fish costume races against the clock towards a mysterious tower.
Love, not reason Pawel Pawlikowski, Sandra Hüller, August Diehl and Hanns Zischler discuss Fatherland
The monstrosity of the form Katie Aselton and Mark Duplass on relatable storytelling and Magic Hour
Going off-plan Ben Wheatley on early inspirations, developing his craft and making Normal
The accidental revolutionary Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue discuss artistic evolution and Blaise
Embracing complexity Nigel Santos on the messiness of real life romance, and Open Endings
Alone together Park Joon-ho on loneliness, North Korean experience, gay life and 3670
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