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A drug addicted Florida man finds a wounded mermaid and takes her home. When word spreads about his secret, he'll stop at nothing to protect her.
Summer refuses to shoot the unfinished roll of film in her father’s camera. That is, until she finds herself captivated by Yeon-woo, her school’s football star. But when the roll is developed, Summer discovers her father’s own high-school relationship with Maru, a local hairdresser.
An Englishman in Uruguay adopts a penguin, smuggles it back to his home in Argentina, and gradually wakes up to the political violence going on around him.
Best friends Ruth and Megan run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. Stumbling across a time machine, they embark on trips to the past to stock their shop, with no idea of the irreparable damage they're causing to the fabric of the universe.
Diana’s husband is taking her to an experimental trauma facility deep in the wilderness, but she cannot remember why ... As her memories begin to creep back in, so do some unwelcome sinister truths about her marriage.
Once a rising star of musical theatre, a young man has to find his voice, career and identity all over again after his transition.
The sheer existence of newly formed football team Gayvotas means defiance in a repressed society that despises them. For these women, modesty is a stranger, liberation reigns supreme and sexuality is fluid – their lives presenting a gloriously free alternative to the oppressive regime.
Karun, a security man from southern India, is posted to Gurez, a remote village in Kashmir. There, he begins a relationship with Faheem, a young Kashmiri man. But it’s a romance that seems doomed from the start
When a chance encounter with her rock star crush leads 16 year old Rylee to discover that he's a dysfunctional drug addict, she takes it upon herself to help him, ultimately forcing her teenage fantasies into reality.
Ku Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggles to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great grandfather's escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.
A young literature teacher lives a peaceful life in Oslo until his estranged uncle from the Iranian part of Kurdistan unexpectedly arrives for a visit.
A woman earns a living by smuggling exotic animals and illegal goods, developing a mobile app that links users with mystical marabout healers, but one of the user's consultations takes a tragic turn, preciptitaing a violent backlash.
The story of a torpedoed ship, the prisoners of war on board who struggled to survive, and the local fishermen who went to their aid despite the threat of attack from the Japanese army.
A documentary about a pivotal year in the history of French art.
An entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing – but he quickly realises his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.
Three women live in a palace where all needs are met but they can't leave. They develop secret touch-signals and practice death rituals, believing it's their escape. Tensions rise as they struggle between comfort and freedom.
A determined conservationist travels alone to her home in a remote corner of the Himalayas, vowing to end retaliatory killings of local snow leopards. To succeed, she must first convince her young apprentice to love the animals that have taken everything from her and her family.
Irene Kelly travels through parallel universes, repeatedly killing her daughter's murderer. As she becomes consumed by vengeance, her humanity hangs in the balance.
Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.
Black comedy about a woman trying to navigate a newly arranged marriage.
A teenager and her father move to a fading midwestern town in which Frendo the clown, a symbol of bygone success, reemerges as a terrifying scourge.
Just before graduation, Alex and Ethan pretend to be trans to get into the girl's lockers. It's all a joke until Ethan realises that for her, it's true. The two must reckon with their changing friendship and the process of coming out.
During the Second World War, a band of misfits must come together to save the galaxy.
A musical about a farm girl in search of her destiny. She travels to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love and faces the ultimate test.
A documentary about the real-life 1945 witchcraft killing of Charles Walton - the terrifying event that inspired The Wicker Man and birthed the folk horror genre.
Over days and nights, McVeigh eats, sleeps, watches the news, meets a girl… all while inside his mind brews an unthinkable plan that will forever change the collective American psyche.
A family in East Germany finds millions in soon-to-be-worthless East German currency during reunification, and take what they can carry.
A computer class for girls leads to a robot building competition aimed at showing all Afghanistan what they're capable of.
Humiliated in front of his son by a surf gang, a man gets drawn into an escalating conflict.
A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.
Rural policewoman Andrea wants to end her marriage and become a detective inspector in the city. After a birthday party, her drunken soon-to-be ex-husband runs out in front of her car. In a state of shock, Andrea commits a hit-and-run.
Suburban Florida is transformed into a 3D animated wonderland in this musical comedy.
Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.
Three Trump supporters from different backgrounds unite to campaign across America in 2020, advocating for his re-election while laying foundations for what they hope will be a long-lasting political movement.
A young girl, who believes her mum is a ballet icon, is determined to try to find her.
The banal life of a middle-aged empty nester is violently shaken in the blink of an eye when hard-partying - and potentially dangerous - new neighbours move in next door.
The story of the only battalion of African American women to serve in Europe during World War Two, and its seemingly impossible task: correctly delivering a mail backlog of over 17 million letters.
While enjoying a day at Athens’ queer beach, 30-something Demosthenes offers to help his bestie and aspiring filmmaker Nikitas in drafting an idea for his feature debut, inspired by the events surrounding a certain dog named Carmen.
A teenager finds herself caught up in a web of tangled power dynamics when she joins a theatre group.
An Arctic fairy tale about a couple who, though promised to each other at birth, become separated.
Environmental activists hijack a gala, taking 300 hostages. After one extremist seizes control, planning mass murder as a message to the world, it's up to a former soldier turned window cleaner to save the day.
An introverted space princess is forced to leave her planet to rescue her ex.
A documentary about the history and mission of the International Criminal Court, which aims to provide justice as an alternative to war.
During the dog days of the pandemic, a group of old friends encounter a psychotic troll.
A wild tale of the painting's whitewashed journey and the two artists who challenge the same powerful, oppressive, and persistent institutions, a half-century apart with their artwork, their voices, and their shared persistent goals.
The story of Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields, a boxer from Flint, Michigan who trained to become the first woman in her country's history to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport.
Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, DC, jail.
Between sleeping, waking and dreaming, we experience a collective dream of children who seem to be alone in this world – alone with universal questions and fears for which they must find their own answers.
The adventures of a high school girl who can see the colours of emotions within other people.
Two codependent best friends become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist who may or may not be trying to take over the world.
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
Bear necessities Jack Weisman and Gabriel Osio Vanden on working together and making naivety work for them in Nuisance Bear
In ascension Isaac 'Drift' Wright and Deon Taylor on climbing, spiritual development and Drift
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