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The Lost Tiger (Country: Australia; Year: 2024; Director: Chantelle Murray; Writer: Philip Tarl Denson, Anthony Mullins, Chantelle Murray; Stars: Elletayah Rae Anderson, Jimi Bani, Celeste Barber, Reuben Blacksmith, Rahmah Binte Buyong, Rhys Darby, Nakkiah Lui)
Adopted by a wrestler kangaroo family, Teo's life changes when visions lead him to his roots. He embarks on an epic journey to save his homeland from destruction.
Ninan Auassat: We, The Children (Country: Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Kim O'Bomsawin; Writer: Kim O'Bomsawin; Stars: Monique Benjamin Hervieux, Legend Iserhoff, Rain Iserhoff, Isaac Verreault Lambert, Saige Mukash)
A documentary giving insight into the lives of Indigenous youth from the Atikamekw, Eeyou Cree, and Innu Nations, told completely from their own perspective.
La Raya (Country: Mexico; Year: 2024; Director: Yolanda Cruz; Stars: Mónica Del Carmen, José Salof)
When a refrigerator magically appears out of nowhere in a small, forgotten village in Mexico, 11-year-old Sotera seizes it as a business opportunity and attempts to sell it.
Singing Back The Buffalo (Country: Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Tasha Hubbard; Writer: Tasha Hubbard, Bonnie Thompson, Amethyst First Rider)
Indigenous visionaries, scientists and communities are rematriating the buffalo to the heart of the North American plains they once defined, signaling a turning point for Indigenous nations, the ecosystem, and our collective survival.
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59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground

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French Film Festival
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