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A family on the brink of crisis decides to escape the city and take refuge in an old farmhouse in the countryside, convinced that returning to nature is the only real solution. But the bucolic dream soon turns into an exhilarating struggle for survival. Escaping the city is easy. Running away from yourself, a little less.
Apr 2026
Sandra, an orangutan who spent two decades in Buenos Aires Zoo, becomes the world's first non-human person recognized by an Argentine court. What seems a historic victory soon sparks a deeper question: where and how should she live as an intelligent being, as law and science seek to understand her mind?
May 2026
Back from a short trip abroad, Ciarán finds himself battling a growing discomfort — one that leads him down a path of torment, faded memories, and an unsettling truth he is unable to remember.
Feb 2026
A young man attempts to expose a seedy fizzy drink company that poisoned his younger brother, through his thrown together documentary.
Concert recording of the K3 show at Ahoy, Rotterdam. Karen, Kristel, and Kathleen bring their greatest hits back to life in a nostalgic journey filled with glitter, dance, and music. Together with their original fans, they celebrate the magic of the K3 Originals.
In the wake of a traumatic incident at a funeral, an aging widow is faced with a bizarre, impossible choice.
In a ruined village, Chamsae endures a precarious life while caring for his ailing mother, Geumja. When his cherished MP3 player breaks, his estranged sister Heeyeon returns with her friend Eunyeong. Despite her failing health, Geumja goes out to dance every day. After her final dance, Geumja passes away, and Chamsae finally leaves the village behind.
"Wae(Distorted): The Cartel" is a shocking documentary film that conducts an in-depth analysis of various statistical and physical evidence revealed during South Korea's April 15, 2020 general election. The narration is provided by Yoon Joo-sang, a renowned actor and voice actor. The horrific election fraud—so hard to believe and yet impossible to ignore—did not end with the April 15 general election. It has continued even after the change of administration. It is our sincere hope that this film will help widely expose the appalling reality of election fraud that outrages the conscience of all people.
Mar 2026
Two exes unexpectedly reunite, but they have very different ideas on what they want their relationship with each other to be.
Partisans, couriers, and survivors tell personal stories as fragments of a collective history. The sites of the Gothic Line become the real and emotional space of this journey toward freedom.
“My Ripple Effect” follows a recently divorced dad (Dean Cain) who encounters a mysterious man named Raphael (Kevin Sorbo) at an abandoned church, and discovers his life has far more meaning than he ever imagined. Together with his best friend (Eddie McClintock), he embarks on a journey that reveals how ordinary people and everyday moments can create long‑lasting, generational impact. This isn’t just a movie about characters on a screen. It’s a story about all of us – parents, students, pastors and neighbors – who wonder if our small efforts really make a difference, and what God can do with one obedient “yes.” By the end of this story, viewers will question not just ‘What if?’ but, ‘What if God uses this moment to change my world?’”
Distort 2: The Dead Among the Trees follows a documentary crew investigating the disturbing tapes and local legends surrounding a woman who vanished deep within an Irish forest. As they retrace the events captured in the original recordings, the team begins experiencing the same strange and terrifying phenomena, suggesting the darkness in the woods was never truly gone.
Three stories of failure over the course of a single night.
Graduation is approaching, marking the close of a chapter. I took my camera to Green Island, recording video letters day by day. But the camera became unruly, backup batteries went missing, and the trip began to go downhill. Typhoons arrived, and the video letters ceased... Finally, facing the sea beneath the sun, my camera non-responsive, I took a Dramamine, then boated back home.
When a reserved girl and her best friend fall for each other in a simulation of her own creation, she accidentally releases her own unresolved feelings of love and is forced to face them, risking their relationship in real life.
A man dreams a vision which irreversibly changes the course of his life.
After a traumatic assault, a gay man battles crippling anxiety and fear of the outside world, anchored by the quiet, unwavering love of his partner, who becomes his strength when his own falters.
Dragon Master Katie Marovitch and her people explore the fantastical worlds of LA and Lisbon- but with sentient everyday objects. Using Marovitch's bespoke "Perfect Six" game system, four heroes navigate trials and save a wedding.
After uncovering a buried box containing a VHS tape and a mysterious book of witchcraft at the gravesite of Invoking Yell lead singer Andrea Fernandez, a trio of metalheads unwittingly unleash a dark force. What begins as a documentary about Andrea's disappearance and the 1998 murders of her ill-fated bandmates quickly spirals into a waking nightmare-where the past doesn't just haunt those connected to it... it demands a sacrifice.