Afire
Tensions and desire bloom among five people at a holiday home by the Baltic Sea.
Bad Things
A weekend getaway for four friends at a snowy resort turns into a psychological tailspin and bloody nightmare.
Between The Rains
A coming-of-age documentary following a young member of a formerly nomadic northern Kenyan community as they deal with the environmental and psychological effects of climate change.

D

Daddy Issues
A young professional dominant gets a surprise just when he's trying to impress the boss in a new job.
Destroy All Monsters
Alien mind control leads to famous monsters destroying Earth's major cities - and that's just the start of it.
Enter The Dragon
A Shaolin martial artist travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord - who is also a former monk from his temple - under the guise of attending a fighting tournament.
Final Cut
Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.
The Future
Nurit, a criminal profiler, is recruited by Israel’s secret service to interrogate a young Palestinian woman who assassinated a government minister. Over the course of their meetings, Nurit realises some uncomfortable truths.
The Gullspång Miracle
A pair of sisters' encounter with a woman who looks like their dead sibling proves to be just the start of a whale of a tale.

I

In Passing
A burnt-out chef struggles to navigate her growing resentment towards her romantic partner, a fledgling painter.
Je'vida
When embittered Sámi elder Je’vida returns to her childhood home to ready it for sale, she is flooded with the memories of a life shaped by deep systemic racism and the unyielding love of her grandfather, leading to a life-changing epiphany.
Kim’s Video
Playing with the forms and tropes of various cinema genres, the filmmaker sets off on a quest to find a legendary lost video collection of 55,000 movies in Sicily.
LaRoy
After discovering his wife’s affair, Ray Jepsen plans to kill himself, but fate intervenes. Through a bizarre turn of events, he is mistaken for a low-rent hired killer and decides to become one.
The Lesson
A young novelist eager to make a name for himself begins tutoring the son of one of the most influential writers in the world. Good intentions soon give way to suspicion as darker motivations surface and the lines of master and protégé are blurred.
Let Liv
A young alcoholic woman agrees to attend an AA meeting with her partner. When she unexpectedly runs into her estranged mother, she's forced to confront demons from her past.
Lost Soulz
A young rapper leaves behind his surrogate family and sets out on an expedition across Texas, contemplating new and old friendships.

M

My Eyes Are Up Here
Sonya is a super-busy, sought-after model and dating doesn't really fit her lifestyle. A one-night stand with a clumsy but considerate man might just change her perspective.
The Night Doctrine
An Afghan journalist embarks on a journey to find out who murdered her family 30 years ago, only to uncover hundreds of civilians killed in a secretive American-backed program.
Perpetrator
On her 18th birthday, tough-girl Jonny eats a cake baked by her aunt according to a magical family recipe and undergoes a radical metamorphosis.

R

Rule Of Two Walls
Explores the war in Ukraine through the lens of artists living and creating in the midst of unprecedented conflict.
The Seeding
When a hiker gets lost in the desert, a gang of feral children propelled by haunting legacies traps him in a sadistic battle for survival with a frightening endgame.
Take Care Of Maya
When Jack and Beata Kowalski are wrongfully accused of child abuse after their 10-year-old daughter Maya visits the ER, a nightmare unfolds.

V

Your Fat Friend
Popular anonymous blogger Aubrey Gordon spent five years writing about the realities of living as a self-described “very fat person.” Now, she is about to face the public for the very first time.
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