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A struggling writer is confronted by temptation to make his life a little easier.
Vova and Misha are participants in a charity project where any adult can become a mentor for a child from an orphanage. They've been friends for over six months and have a great time together. Vova teaches Misha to drive and is concerned about his college admissions. Everything changes when Misha gets another mentor – Irina, a woman who wants to adopt him.
Kursk. From August 2024 to the present, a counter-terrorism operation (CTO) regime has been in effect in the region. Due to missile threats and drone attacks in the Kursk border area, an evacuation was declared. Volunteer firefighters continued their work to provide assistance to their home district.
Documentary profile of cyclist Logan Maclean.
A short documentary looking at the world of the bothy.
An animated story from the world of Scottish myth and legend.
A profile of a modern day monk on the Scottish island of Iona.
A quiet farmer is pushed to the breaking point by a group of teenagers.
Have you also experienced that your LGBTQ+ allies show support on their own terms? Noah meets his brother to arrange their mother's birthday, but the event takes an unexpected turn when Noah's queerness is brought up in the conversation.
Bas invites his friend Flor on a boys’ weekend in the French Ardennes to explore vulnerability. To facilitate this experiment, they adopt ‘Cowboy’ alter egos, in the hope that this role-play will help them get closer to themselves and to each other.
Unable to write for a long time, William Shakespeare embarks on a desperate search for inspiration. But everything he encounters forces him to confront his own legacy and creative burnout.
In 1969, high school freshman Jane led her basketball team to a state tournament. In 1970, she scored over 40 points a game. In 1971, when she gives birth, state rules make her ineligible to play. In 1972, with the backing of her coach and friends, she continued to play and began a landmark challenge to a rule that allowed boys involved in a pregnancy to continue playing while refusing the same privilege to girls.
To get out of the doghouse, a desperate husband hires a washed-up actor-turned-con artist to pose as a couples therapist.
Sometimes a little Love can make a big difference.
All Cherry Mary wants is to pass her Commercial Driver's License test and become a trucker, but after her family's criminal enterprise makes the wrong enemies. When the test starts, the trouble begins.
As the call to prayer echoes throughout a village in Bulgaria's Rhodope mountains, a cold January day becomes a meditation on tradition and transformation high in this quiet observational documentary.
A college professor turns to the printing press to process the weight of political turmoil as he creates prints that invite others to slow down, reflect, and reconnect in an overstimulated digital age.
In the depths of the Kenyan savannah, Malaïka, a young Masai warrior, comes face to face with himself and learns the true meaning of courage.
What does it mean to pursue a filmmaking career outside of Hollywood? A portrait of the burgeoning indie film community in Birmingham.
