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Riz and his family are in the middle of a typical family day in their house, whilst a far right march plays out on the telly in the background, which eventually arrives at their front door, with a devastating outcome.
A young man with a pregnant wife strives to build a future for his family, but living in a refugee camp means that his options are strictly limited.
Having earned himself a coveted spot at an elite training camp, talented swimmer Erez finds himself thrust into an unforgiving world of sporting rivalry, battling against his peers for a place on the Israeli Olympic swimming team - while falling for a teammate.
A documentary about metal band Life of Agony, whose lead singer Mina Caputo came out as transgender in 2011.
Ten years of opioids have left Molly’s life in shambles. A new drug may give her a chance to break free if she is able to stay clean for four days, with the help of her mother Deb, a tough, clear-eyed woman. Their love will be tested to the limits.
Three college students filming a horror movie find themselves trapped in their own worst nightmare. Their only hope for survival is two detectives who find the camera they left behind.
A chance meeting leads the filmmaker to track down his fifth grade class and fifth grade teacher to examine their memory of, and complicity in, a bullying incident which took place 50 years ago.
Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams is a pioneer in computer animation. His digital dinosaurs in Jurassic Park transformed Hollywood in 1993, but an appetite for anarchy and reckless disregard for authority may have cost him the recognition he deserved.
In this ultra-violent fantasy epic, ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. A group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs
A woman moves in with her estranged mother, who is a devoted servant to an elderly white woman in a house haunted by the spectre of South Africa's past.
A 12-year-old boy takes odd jobs to support his family after his older brother and father disappear.
Jack and Lindsay are invited on a getaway trip with affluent strangers: down the rabbit hole, and into the most unhinged weekend of their lives. Can their relationship survive?
A man in the throes of a mid-life crisis who has decided to try to live like his Viking ancestors unwittingly befriends a robber on the run.
A family full of women in a society where 'gender' is not a familiar word.
In 1978, the inhabitants of a small village claim there is a demon among them. When sergeant arrests the exorcist, the villagers fear and anger escalates.
Tensions rise between restless teenager Julija and her oppressive father Ante when an old family friend arrives at their Croatian island home.
A woman who aged out of the group home system tries to find her place in the world.
The story of Wakaliwood, the grassroots film industry born in the slums of Kampala which is all about action and entertainment and the conviction that in the movies, nothing is impossible.
When her daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house, a woman uncovers dark secrets and a puzzle which keeps drawing her further in.
When a man arrives at her court claiming to be the son she thought long dead, Queen Margrete fears that her life's work, the Kalmar Union and the peace it has brought to warring states, could be in peril.
Mountain climber Kelly captures on camera her co-backpacker friend Sophie’s lifeless body being thrown from a ledge by four men they met earlier and now she must run for her life. Grabbing whatever climbing gear she can, Kelly begins scaling the daunting rock face in order to escape the merciless pack.
Sophie and Vincent Pascal have run the family butcher shop for a decade, but business is bad. So grim it’s on the brink of bankruptcy and so is their marriage. But then Vincent kills a vegan activist who had vandalised their shop. When he butchers the body and his wife accidentally sells it, customers can’t stop lining up for the tender cuts.
Probation officer Cathy Madden is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after 20 years in prison. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm.
In a zombie-infested Australian wasteland, soldier Rhys has dedicated his life to tracking and capturing survivors for the Surgeon General in hopes of finding a cure.
In a North Dublin housing estate Char's mother goes missing. When she returns, Char is determined to uncover the truth of her disappearance and unearth the dark secrets of her family.
A teenage Scottish surfing champ prepares to ride a dangerous Irish big wave.
A surreal coming of age tale set in the barren gangland town of Mauchton, Scotland.
What starts out as girls weekend away in the Mojave desert becomes a tale of horror, death and alien invasion.
An exhausted scientist working on a desperate project to save humanity is required to take leave on a country farm in order to recover her mental faculties.
Events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre on Tasmania are explored in an attempt to understand why and how the atrocity occurred.
Kate is sleepwalking through life when a chance sexual encounter with a charismatic stranger awakens her.
Makoto Kashiba is an elite bank clerk and works for a big bank at its Tokyo HQ. Due to a minor mistake, he is demoted to a small branch office in a country town. He is devastated by his situation. There, he meets beautiful Yoshino Ikoma, who runs a goldfish scooping store. Makoto falls in love with her at first sight.
An American filmmaking couple retreat to the island for the summer to write screenplays for their upcoming films in an act of pilgrimage to the place that inspired Bergman. As the summer and their screenplays advance, the lines between reality and fiction start to blur against the backdrop of the island's wild landscape.
After 40 years of solitude, a spirited elderly hermit opens up his life to young director as he tackles ill health, a declining memory, and questions as to whether or not he can live out his last years in the wilderness he calls home.
Documentary portrait of the band behind Take On Me.
In her last year of secondary school, a bright Indonesian student is determined to pursue her education and resist getting married, despite the expectations of her community.
An ageing proprietor of a technology company has dedicated his whole life to his work, so it comes as a big blow when he discovers that payments to suppliers have been held up for months. But what can he do when the firm’s accountant is nowhere to be seen?
The story of four Zimbabwean men who form their country’s first Wine Tasting Olympics team and the mission that drives them to compete.
An amnesiac drifter accepts a strange job from his old landlord: to look after his niece, a psychologically troubled woman living in an abandoned house on an isolated island.
A fictionalised take on the massacre of Kalavryta in which a survivor tells his tale decades after the fact.
A bereaved social worker with psychic powers is persuaded to intervene after discovering a spirit haunting a troubled family.
In a world where the government records and taxes dreams, an unassuming dream auditor gets swept up in a cosmic journey through the life and dreams of an ageing eccentric named Bella. Together, they must find a way back home.
A young woman hopes to find peace when she goes to stay with her friend and her friend's boyfriend, but everyone has a secret.
A Native American boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister.
Out in public, Ivy is a New Orleans lounge singer trying to make a name for herself. When alone, though, she suffers from a terrifying eating disorder. And the more she hides her struggles, the stronger her inner demons become.
A woman with limited hopes toils in a rundown motel in rural Poland, as a maid, and is befriended by a visiting truck driver.
After witnessing the apparent abduction of her mother by aliens as a child, Aurora joins the UFO cult The Cosmic Dawn.
On the eve of New York City's controversial 'No Dancing' law getting repealed, the lives of several strangers are forever changed by a shooting at a historic jazz bar in Harlem.
A blow-up sex doll develops a sense of self and begins to explore the world around her.
Phases of Matter follows living and inanimate residents of a teaching hospital in Istanbul, moving from the operating room to the morgue, between life and other states, the real and the virtual.
Hustle horror Barbara Crampton on comedy, horror, corporate culture and Grind
Changing identities, changing lives Rahemur Rahman and Lily Vetch on evolving hijra culture and Body Of Our Own
Changing hearts and minds Lexi Powner, Friedel Dausab, Rosanna Flamer-Caldera and James Lewis on Out Laws
Somewhere over the rainbow Arco director on how he managed to follow his dream with help from Natalie Portman
A place to belong Liam O Mochain on anthology filmmaking, hidden stories and making Abode
Sundance announces Sandbox Fund recipients Four UK nonfiction productions/co-productions among selection
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