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It Is In Us All (Country: Ireland; Year: 2022; Director: Antonia Campbell-Hughes; Writer: Antonia Campbell-Hughes; Stars: Cosmo Jarvis, Rhys Mannion, Claes Bang, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Lalor Roddy)
A man and a teenager are find themselves unexpectedly conneceted by a car crash.
I Love My Dad (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: James Morosini; Writer: James Morosini; Stars: Patton Oswalt, James Morosini, Claudia Sulewski, Rachel Dratch, Ricky Velez, Lil Rel Howery, Amy Landecker)
Blocked on social media and concerned for his son’s life, a father impersonates a waitress online and starts checking in with the boy. But things begin to spiral when his son falls for this imaginary girl.
Linoleum (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Colin West; Writer: Colin West; Stars: Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon, Gabriel Rush, Amy Hargreaves, West Duchovny, Michael Ian Black, Tony Shalhoub, Elisabeth Henry, Roger Hendricks Simon)
When a satellite falls from orbit and crashes into the suburban home of a dysfunctional family in Ohio, the father seizes the opportunity to fulfil his dream of becoming an astronaut by re-building it into his own rocket ship. While his wife and daughter believe he's experiencing a midlife crisis, surreal events begin to unfold around him.
A Lot Of Nothing (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Mo McRae; Writer: Sarah Kelly Kaplan, Mo McRae; Stars: Y'lan Noel, Cleopatra Coleman, Shamier Anderson, Lex Scott Davis, Justin Hartley)
A husband and wife react in very different ways when, watching the news one night when they see cell phone footage of their neighbour committing a crime.
Nika (Country: Russia; Year: 2022; Director: Vasilisa Kuzmina; Writer: Yulia Gulyan, Vasilisa Kuzmina; Stars: Elizaveta Yankovskaya, Anna Mikhalkova, Ivan Fominov, Vita Korneenko)
A once famous child poet goes to drama school and tries to recapture the magic of her past. Based on a true story.
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Linoleum and I Love My Dad
Seriously Red (Country: Australia; Year: 2022; Director: Gracie Otto; Writer: Krew Boylan; Stars: Rose Byrne, Krew Boylan, Bobby Cannavale, Daniel Webber, Celeste Barber, Thomas Campbell)
A middle aged woman trades her nine to five career in real estate for a life under the spotlight as a Dolly Parton impersonator.
Slash/Back (Country: Canada; Year: 2021; Director: Nyla Innuksuk; Writer: Nyla Innuksuk, Ryan Cavan; Stars: Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Wolfe, Chelsea Prusky, Frankie Vincent-Wolfe, Nalajoss Ellsworth)
A group of teenage girls living in the sleepy hamlet of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, discover an impending alien invasion and set out to defend their homeland.
Soft & Quiet (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Beth de Araújo; Writer: Beth de Araújo; Stars: Stefanie Estes, Olivia Luccardi, Eleanore Pienta, Dana Millican, Melissa Paulo, Jon Beavers, Cissy Ly)
An afternoon in the life of Emily, a female white supremacist and elementary school teacher.
What We Leave Behind (Country: Mexico; Year: 2022; Director: lIliana Sosa; Writer: Isidore Bethe, lIliana Sosa)
After a lifetime of bus rides to the US to visit his children, Julián quietly starts building a house in rural Mexico. In filming his work, his granddaughter crafts a personal and poetic love letter to him and his homeland.
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