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A young woman tries to keep a steady balance between her expectations, desires and personal life, however, her emotions and everyday routine keep getting in her way.
In Ohio, late 2004, after a young religious fanatic Joshua Tinsman (Brennan Abbott) celebrates his 18th birthday. He is then forced into committing crimes by his preacher Ron Tinsman Jr. (Aaron Hickman) that he doesn't want to follow through on. Years of indoctrination and influence from his friends discourages him from leaving. After all, it's the ideology that he and his childhood friend Stephen grew up with since birth. How can you leave something you spent your whole life working towards? Loosely based on a true story.
After a romantic interest vanishes without explanation, a woman becomes convinced he is dead. With only her phone as a companion, her katabasis through online spaces leads her to new spiritual languages emerging in a technological age.
Space-conquering, saucer-aircraft explorer Captain Oscar Bravo, and his sly subordinate Lieutenant Foxtrot, are made prisoners of Queen Xaltalusia XXIII (Isabelle), after discovering a mysterious stone on their journey and being engulfed by her permanent and outlandish jail, Planet of the Toum, from where the cosmic crusaders must escape while fending off her heavy-duty military, and their own brotherly conflict, to restore love and peace in the Galaxy.
In an effort to continue using filmmaking as exposure therapy (after conquering her fear of the Tube in Tube Film), filmmaker Orla Smith tackles an even bigger fear: planes. On a trip to Porto, the camera is wielded as a shield against panic attacks. But this time, things don’t go exactly to plan.
A stubborn prosecutor is tasked with putting a plastic surgeon in jail who confessed to killing and dismembering a former patient. What should be an easy case ends up becoming one of the most difficult and disturbing jobs of his career. More than presenting incontrovertible proof and evidence, she will have the challenge of making the jurors -and millions of Brazilians- forget the absurd thesis, constructed with the help of the media by a brilliant lawyer, that the defendant is not a cold-blooded killer and cruel, but a peaceful good man, driven crazy by the unhealthy pursuit of an ex-girlfriend.
The New Mother Earth confronts the chaos of modern society, exposing how governments, religions, and industries enforce systemic violence and disconnection. Author Michael Lanfield argues that true freedom requires walking away from these structures to embrace self-sufficiency, intentional healing communities, and a life of nonviolence. Joined by Aurora Ananda, the film offers a spiritual blueprint for evolving into Homo Ahimsa, nonviolent beings living in harmony with Mother Gaia. It moves from critique to action, inviting viewers to choose love over fear and awaken to a world rooted in unconditional compassion and sovereignty.
The film PENSJONSKUPPET (The Pension Heist) tells the story of three women in their prime who are written off as "too old" by their employers, their spouses, and even the healthcare system. But this feisty trio refuses to take it lying down. Together, they hatch a cunning plan to pull off the ultimate score… robbing Norway’s very own Sovereign Wealth Fund – the famous Oil Fund.
In a world where beings from myth and folklore have entered our realm, an undercover cop infiltrates a trafficking ring that smuggles and sells these beings to find his son.
When an organization that hunts prejudice in art finds its next target, silence is no longer an option.
The story behind the intramural basketball team known as "Tha Biggest Tha Largest," a team made for the big fellas, and their road to the championship in their inaugural season.
Daisy Maskell investigates the shocking surge in partner abuse among under-30s, and enlists her boyfriend to help her expose the sinister ‘stalkerware’ apps used to spy on victims.
An animated documentary shedding light on the daily struggles of individuals living in poverty as they fight to provide for their families and preserve a sense of dignity and joy.
A group of friends travel to Maine to make a low-budget horror film, only to discover the behind-the-scenes chaos is far more terrifying.
Follows one day in the life of Tokko as she stays at home in a large house while her family is away.
A woman travels through time and memory, from savannahs to the cosmos, searching for a mysterious egg that will reveal her future. Along the way, she draws strength from the blood memory of her ancestors. This animated short is a moving allegory about lineage and enduring resilience across millennia.
