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The Legends Of Eternal Snow (Country: Sakha Republic, Russia; Year: 2024; Director: Aleksei Romanov; Writer: Liubov Borisova, Aleksei Romanov; Stars: Fedot Lvov, Gavril Menkyarov, Alisa Larionova, Ivan Konstantinov)
A beautiful young woman is sold by her parents as a bride. Escorted to her husband by three guards, she tries to break free from what she sees as a dreadful fate. Love and ghosts meet in this mystical adaptation of the fairytale Maappa.
Seeds (Country: Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Kaniehtiio Horn; Writer: Kaniehtiio Horn; Stars: Kaniehtiio Horn, Dallas Goldtooth, Meegwun Fairbrother, Dylan Cook, Graham Greene)
A woman finds herself caught between her new job with a seed company and the traditions on Kanienʼkehá:ka food sovereignty, in a situation which becomes increasingly dangerous.
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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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Sundance Film Festival
The world's most famous indie film festival

Palm Springs International Film Festival

DOC NYC
New York's celebration of factual film

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Baltic film festival

French Film Festival
The UK's longest running celebration of Francophone cinema

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