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Amazing Live Sea Monkeys (Year: 2026; Director: Mark Becker, Aaron Schock)
Eccentric heiress Yolanda Signorelli von Braunhut stewards the legacy of Sea-Monkeys, the 1960s-era children’s curiosity developed by her late husband.
Baby/Girls (Year: 2026; Director: Alyse Walsh, Jackie Jesko) , Trailer
Three teenagers in America’s Bible Belt navigate unexpected pregnancies, new motherhood, and the daunting challenge of growing up while raising a child.
Drift (Year: 2026; Director: Deon Taylor)
Photographer Isaac Wright combines his thirst for adrenaline and post-traumatic stress disorder into an unlikely path toward healing: scaling skyscrapers and iconic structures to capture jaw-dropping images.
Gimme Truth (Country: Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Brad Abrahams, Simon Ennis; Writer: Brad Abrahams, Simon Ennis, Nick Taylor; Stars: Arcturus Ra, Jon Ronson, Mikki Willis)
Delve deep into the world of conspiracy theories in North America in this documentary.
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Landscapes Of Memory (Country: US, Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Leah Galant)
An American filmmaker travels to Berlin to confront her family's Holocaust history, only to be detained at a pro-Palestinian demonstration and charged with antisemitism.
Mall Country (Year: 2026; Director: Brian Becker)
For generations, shopping malls weren’t just a place to buy clothes but a means to share space as a society.
MySpace (Year: 2026; Director: Tommy Avallone)
MySpace launched the world into a new digital age: online, but no longer anonymous.
The Navigator (Year: 2026; Director: Jordan Manley)
As a young man, Nainoa Thompson became the first native Hawaiian in 600 years to voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti without the aid of modern instruments.
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