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Sweet Dreams and In Camera
Animal
(Country: Greece, Austria, Romania, Cyprus; Year: 2023; Director: Sofia Exarchou; Writer: Sofia Exarchou; Stars: Dimitra Vlagopoulou, Flomaria Papadaki, Ahilleas Hariskos, Voodoo Jurgens)
Pressures mount as summer intensifies for a group of entertainers at an all-inclusive resort.
The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed
(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Joanne Arnow; Writer: Joanne Arnow)
A fragmented, experiential look at the life of a woman as time passes in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family.
Fingernails
(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Christos Nikou; Writer: Christos Nikou, Stavros Raptis, Sam Steiner; Stars: Jeremy Allen White, Annie Murphy, Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Luke Wilson, Katy Breier)
A woman who is increasingly unsure about her relationship secretly embarks on a new assignment working at a mysterious institute designed to incite and test the presence of romantic love in increasingly desperate couples.
Grace (Blazh)
(Country: Russia; Year: 2023; Director: Ilya Povolotsky; Writer: Ilya Povolotsky; Stars: Maria Lukyanova, Gela Chitava, Daro Akimidze, Koba Akimidze, Aleksandr Cherednik, Christina Chernyavskaya, Anna Grigoryeva, Ivan Ivashov, Dmitry Khalileyev, Issa Khasatsov, Stasya Khomeriki-Grankovskaya, Dmitry Khromyh, Islam Kurukov, Kseniya Kutepova, Albert Misirov)
An old camper van passes through an obscure Russian province, carrying a teen girl, her father and a rusty film projector. She's used to his melancholy and random women. He puts up with her whims. But everything changes on the way up North.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire Humaniste Cherche Suicidaire Consentant)
(Country: Canada; Year: 2023; Director: Ariane Louis-Seize; Writer: Christine Doyon, Ariane Louis-Seize; Stars: Sara Montpetit, Félix-Antoine Bénard, Steve Laplante, Sophie Cadieux, Noémie O'Farrell, Lilas-Rose Cantin, Arnaud Vachon, Marie Brassard, Madeleine Péloquin, Gabriel-Antoine Roy, Isabella Villalba, Patrick Hivon, Marc Beaupré, Micheline Bernard, Sylvie Lemay)
Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she’s too sensitive to kill. When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha’s life is in jeopardy. Luckily, she a lonely teenager with suicidal tendencies. But their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person and Animal
In Camera
(Year: 2022; Director: Naqqash Kahlid; Writer: Naqqash Khalid; Stars: Nabhaan Rizwan, Amir El-Masry, Rory Fleck Byrne)
An actor struggles with the various roles he is juggling in life.
The Last Taxi Driver
(Director: Stergios Paschos; Writer: Stergios Paschos; Stars: Kostas Koronaios, Klelia Andriolatou, Marissa Triantafyllidou, Ektoras Liatsos, Yorgos Ziakas, Konstantinos Avarikiotis)
A taxi driver becomes obsessed.
The Lost Boys (Le Paradis)
(Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2023; Director: Zeno Graton; Writer: Zeno Graton, Clara Bourreau, Maarten Loix; Stars: Khalil Ben Gharbia, Julien De Saint Jean, Eye Haidara, Jonathan Couzinié, Matéo Bastien, Samuel Di Napoli, Amine Hamidou, Nlandu Lubansu, Terry Ngoga, Audrey D'Hulstère, Laurence Oltuski, David Leclercq, Noémie Van Cauwelaert, Marc-Elie Piedagnel, Marc Gallo)
Two young men find love in a hopeless place – a youth correctional facility.
Medium
(Country: Greece, Bulgaria; Year: 2023; Director: Christina Ioakeimidi)
Eleftheria, 16, a stranger in a strange world, meets mysterious neighbor Angelos, who invites her into his fascinating grownup world.
Sweet Dreams
(Country: Netherlands, Sweden, Indonesia, Réunion; Year: 2023; Director: Ena Sendijarević; Writer: Ena Sendijarević; Stars: Renée Soutendijk, Hayati Azis, Lisa Zweerman, Florian Myjer, Muhammad Khan, Hans Dagelet, Rio den Haas, Peter Faber, Verdi Solaiman)
When Dutch patriarch and plantation owner Jan dies suddenly in Indonesia, his son arrives from Europe with plans for radical change. But when Jan’s will puts his Indonesian concubine Siti at the forefront of the family estate, ideals prove to be futile and blood thicker than water.
Touched
(Country: Germany; Year: 2023; Director: Claudia Rorarius; Writer: Claudia Rorarius; Stars: Angeliki Papoulia, Dimitra Vlagopoulou, Yousef Sweid, Camille Dombrowsky, Isold Halldórudóttir, Marie Tragousti, Stavros Zafeiris, Maj-Britt Klenke, Hannah Schutsch)
Maria, a caregiver, undergoes a transformative journey when she encounters Alex, a paraplegic resident. They embark on a forbidden relationship, fueled by their sexual discovery and deep connection.
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