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First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Sep 1977
In a bleak, dystopian modern city, an agent of the underworld intersects with the lives of those lost in despair — guiding them on a surreal, transformative journey into death and beyond.
Oct 2025
A Chinese teenager travels with her mom to States as a translator to find her abandoned sister after the One-child-policy. When she finds the sister, she has to choose between telling their mom and risking their relationship or keeping it to herself.
Mar 2021
After he's been cast (again!) as a background tree in his annual middle school play, an ambitious and imaginative Israeli immigrant boy leads a revolution on stage that his intolerant drama teacher will never forget.
Jun 2019
Embarrassed by her un-American look, a young girl betrays her younger sister during their first Sunday at a Chinese-American church.
May 2018
Charlie is a lonely teenager, home for the summer. What’s on Charlie’s mind is his brother, Francis, who’s been in psychiatric care the past year. Charlie’s been reading the journal that Francis left behind. Charlie’s mother, Mary, has left him in charge of the family dog, Sticks, for a few days. After Sticks starts bringing home strange bones from the forest, Charlie begins having mysterious dreams of events foretold in Francis’s journal. Charlie uncovers a deeply buried family secret, but on the other side of it, finds himself unsure of who or what to believe.
Sep 2022
Comedy trailblazer Eddie Murphy celebrates his legendary film career in this star-studded tribute filmed live in Los Angeles.
May 2026
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
Sep 1971
A young man takes his grief-stricken boyfriend to recover at an idyllic desert resort, but awakens to an eerie new reality.
Nov 2022
A suburban father gets trapped in a one-sided incestuous relationship with his abusive son.
Jan 2011
After a fight with his mom, a dysfunctional 16-year-old with a habit of biting is taken to an abusive, remote therapy program in the woods for troubled teens, where he is forced to confront his aggressive instincts to grow and find some semblance of inner peace.
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1960s. Arden is an introvert kid who was brought up in a strict Catholic orphanage. Insecure about his voice, he pretends to sing during choir practice. With the arrival of Mr. Stevens, the new music teacher, his farce is discovered and the duo starts to work together. As the boy becomes more confident with his singing, a friendship is formed. But a stern Mother Superior notices changes in Arden's behavior and, concerned with his attachment to the teacher, breaks them apart. Abandoned once more in his life, Arden will struggle to find his own voice.
Oct 2016
Four generations of the "People Who Live Where the Cedar Trees Start to Grow" (Wah-up-weh-tuhneum), also known as the Mono or Western Monache people, and their attempts to maintain cultural traditions such as acorn collecting, food preparation, music, dance, powwows, and games. Colliding Worlds won Best Documentary Short at the American Indian Film Festival in 1980.
Jan 1980
Rehearsals are in full swing at the Sweetwater Boarding School; the End of the Year Show is just around the corner. This year’s motto is sea creatures, as the costumes suggest. But four girls have other plans. Disappointed by their parents and fellow students, these outsiders form a pact for their grand finale. An explosive story, both in terms of form and content, with a strong quartet of girls A, B, C and D.
May 2024
During an improvised trip to the California mountains, a self-conscious French girl studying in the US finds herself lost and, desperate for a sense of belonging, decides to act on her growing obsession towards her charismatic new friend.
Documentary about the Chzech director, Milos Forman.
Aug 2000
Novelist Xiaodie returns to the home where she lost her mother years ago. As her sister lays dying, she comforts Lei, her niece, with stories of the Hmong deity “Mother Butterfly.”
Jan 2024
A story of obsession, power, and discovery centering around a maverick neuroscientist, her doting pupil, and an alluring machine that could revolutionize brain science.
Dec 2016
13-year-old Toby Fisher has to learn to face his fear of earthquakes when scientists discover a new fault line running through his neighborhood.
Mar 2007
A domineering wife puts pressure on her weak-willed, submissive husband to kill an old man who she believes has a treasure trove hidden somewhere.
Oct 1973