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From Beyond and Persepolis
Bagworm
(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Oliver Bernsen; Writer: Henry Bernsen; Stars: Peter Falls, Michelle Ortiz, Robbie Arnett, Corbin Bernsen, Stephen Borrello, Jessy Morner-Ritt, Sydney Winbush, Francesca Galassi)
Carroll’s worldview is dominated by the threat of catastrophe and the decline of morality in the face of human extinction. Then he steps on a rusty nail.
Bowels Of Hell
(Privadas De Suas Vidas)
(Country: Brazil; Year: 2026; Director: Gurcius Gewdner, Gustavo Vinagre; Stars: Antonia Baudouin, Gurcius Gewdner, Gustavo Vinagre, Chandelly Braz, Benjamín Damini, Maria Gladys, Caetano Gotardo, Bruce LaBruce)
A mother battling trauma faces a surreal nightmare when toilets mysteriously transform into killer beings, forcing her to confront both her personal demons and these bizarre supernatural threats.
Donkey Princess
(Princessa Burro)
(Country: Chile, Uruguay, France, Netherlands, Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña; Writer: Alejandra Moffat, Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León; Stars: Antonia Giesen, Andrew Bargsted, Francisco Melo)
Diana is the princess of an ancient kingdom. Her father, King Arthur, forbids love. When Diana falls in love with Lalo, he banishes him. Using a magical bracelet, Diana travels to other worlds in search of her love. Discovering that her father manipulates her decisions, she must face her fears and change her destiny.
From Beyond
(Country: US; Year: 1986; Director: Stuart Gordon; Writer: Brian Yuzna, Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon, Based on a short story by HP Lovecraft, ; Stars: Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ted Sorel, Ken Foree)
Scientists open a door to a parallel universe, with horrific consequences.
Imposters
(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Caleb Phillips; Writer: Caleb Phillips; Stars: Jessica Rothe, Charlie Barnett, Yul Vazquez, Bates Wilder, Luisina Quarleri, Thomas Parobek, Ian Lyons, Taylor Karin, Lee Bennett, Declan Bennett)
After a couple’s baby boy is taken, the desperate mother learns of a way to bring him back. However, her husband begins to suspect that what she has returned with isn't their son.
Pan's Labyrinth and Never After Dark
I Love Paris
(Country: France; Year: 2026; Director: Nicky Murphy; Writer: Nicky Murphy, Aminata Thiboult; Stars: Aminata Thiboult, Leonor Oberson, Louiza Aura, Noé Hermelin, Romane de Stabenrath, Antoine Dumortier, Anton Salachas)
After being transformed into a vampire, a Parisian singer pursues stardom at the cost of her soul.
Jim Queen
(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2026; Director: Nicolas Athané, Marco Nguyen; Writer: Brice Chevillard, Simon Balteaux; Stars: Alex Ramirès, Jéremy Gillet, Shirley Souagnon, François Sagat, Elisabeth Wiener, Harald Marlot, Alex Brik)
When a virus that turns gay men straight sweeps through Paris, gym queen Jim has to race against time to find a cure before the community who worship him are wiped out.
Marama
(Country: New Zealand/Aotearoa; Year: 2025; Director: Taratoa Stappard; Writer: Taratoa Stappard; Stars: Ariana Osborne, Toby Stephens, Umi Myers, Evelyn Towersey, Errol Shand)
A young Māori woman travels to Victorian England after receiving a letter promising information about her birth parents. As she peels back the layers of colonial deceit, she is driven to avenge her shattered ancestry.
Never After Dark
(Country: Japan; Year: 2025; Director: Dave Boyle; Writer: Dave Boyle; Stars: Moeka Hoshi, Kento Kaku, Kurumi Inagaki, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Bokuzo Masana, Tae Kimura)
A wandering medium, Airi spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy her experience - but the biggest danger she faces comes from the living.
No Way Down
(Country: France; Year: 2026; Director: Mohamed Chabane, Théo Jourdain)
Fresh out of prison, Idriss enters the derelict Kraken apartment complex to find his ex-girlfriend's brother, only to be dragged back into violence by a ruthless squatter tied to the past Idriss is fighting to leave behind.
Marama and Sheep In The Box
Pan's Labyrinth
(El Laberinto Del Fauno)
(Country: Mexico, Spain, US; Year: 2006; Director: Guillermo del Toro; Writer: Guillermo del Toro; Stars: Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil, Doug Jones, Álex Angulo, Manolo Solo, César Vea, Roger Casamajor, Ivan Massagué, Gonzalo Uriarte)
In the midst of the Spanish Civil War, a lonely girl encounters a mysterious faun.
Persepolis
(Country: France/US; Year: 2007; Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud; Writer: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud, based on the original graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi; Stars: voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes, François Jerosme, Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands, Iggy Pop)
, Trailer
A girl's eye view of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Sheep In The Box
(Country: Japan; Year: 2026; Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda; Writer: Hirokazu Kore-eda; Stars: Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Kuwaki Rimu, Nana Seino, Kanichiro Sato, Hinata Hiiragi, Akihiro Kakuta, Kayo Noro, Mari Hoshino, Ayumu Nakajima, Kimiko Yo, Min Tanaka)
A couple take a humanoid robot into their home as a replacement for their dead son.
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