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Two strangers meet in a cozy bookstore where music and dance form a non-verbal language of expression and ignite an unexpected romance.
On another world much like our own, a young Samoyed named Seamus Alessandro O'Shaughnessy discovers a lost girl named Dakota who has unfathomable magic! Seamus must overcome great challenges both physical & emotional alongside his best friend Carolina Oriqueda Campbell Keeshond-Seal to save Great Canyon City from the Menace known as The Blurred Blaze! Can our heroes defeat their foes while simultaneously protecting an innocent child in the process? And who exactly is The Blurred Blaze?
Sibilla, a radio reporter, travels to a small town in central Italy to make an audio documentary. There, in 1982, a young woman had been killed, in an act of apparently inexplicable violence. Through voices and sounds, Sibilla evokes the ghosts of a past event, recording the last reverberations of the victim’s memory.
The world that appears calm on the surface is, in fact, quietly changing. One day, a man as unshakable as a mountain fell because of a toothache.
Martin is a boy who lives a tormented love for Karin, a girl who instead seems to want nothing more than to escape from him, until she gets sick and remains under the boy's care.
Gerd Pohlmann offers a timely doc tribute to politician Jim Anderton as a long-haul fighter for Labour’s welfare-based values, against a wave of neoliberal deregulation that fundamentally changed New Zealand politics.
Five people receive an invitation to a special game show.
Follow wildlife educator and social media star Christian Cave into the wild ecosystems of South Florida to explore the growing threat of invasive species on one of America's most unique natural environments.
A small Alabama town known as Belle Mina fights back against quarry blasting right next door that threaten their air, water, and overall quality of life.
An unsettling glimpse at what we cast aside, this quasi-experimental documentary reminds us that every discarded item had a life or moment abruptly left behind, never explained, and never reclaimed.
Celebrating the long history and service of Native Americans in the United States military, veterans of the Southwest share personal stories and perspectives of their military service and their cultural experience.
As Aboriginal boys are stolen from their families and brought to a rural mission, astonishingly visceral and discomforting truths about our collective past emerge.
An intimate documentary exploring the journey of Enzo Lemes Farias, professionally known as Enzo9000. The film traces his path from early content creation in Mauá to becoming a prominent and occasionally controversial figure in the Brazilian indie horror scene. Through narrative sagas of games like Five Nights at Freddy’s and Undertale, the documentary reveals the challenges of early fame, the resilience against digital harassment, and the profound artistic and personal transformation of this young digital filmmaker.
Gary Sinise stars as the title character in this video of a man who has spent his life fixing things for others. When he discovers his own heart is beyond repair, he embarks on a daring final act of defiance against a world that has forgotten him to ensure a future for those he leaves behind.
A glimpse into a brutal chapter of Australia’s past, this powerful short from emerging Arrernte/Kalkadoon filmmaker Charles Perrurle Perkins follows an Indigenous man forced to work as a tracker for a white expansionist group forging their way across the Central Desert. Tasked with escorting a young Arrernte girl, he is forced to reckon with the colonial-driven violence that is tearing his people apart.
Marrying into a traditional family in a coastal town, a bride with a silenced past flees to the sea on her wedding day. Guided by the gentle voice of her blind storyteller groom, she listens to the waves — and hears, at last, her own voice.
Watch the electrifying and intense journey of the nationally recognized Purple Marching Machine from Miles College—an HBCU in Fairfield, Alabama—as the band prepares for the 2025-2026 season.
Three friends gather for what should have been an ordinary evening, but a seemingly harmless challenge unleashes something far older and more dangerous than they could have imagined. As strange events begin to blur the line between reality and the unknown, they find themselves trapped in a night where every choice carries a consequence. Afreet is a supernatural horror film that explores friendship, fear, and the hidden forces that emerge when curiosity goes too far.
