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A nosebleed in the bathroom sink.
In a dystopian Time world, Mother Time controls all time. Her daughter, Junji, is frequently off time. When Junji gets into a heated fight with Mother Time, she is pulled into a land of timelessness. She wakes in a surreal circus town full of timeless creatures engaging in uncanny activities. How will she navigate the fine line between control and chaos?
On the first day of the war in Iran, a primary school in the remote town of Minab was bombed. 156 people died, including 120 pupils and 26 of their teachers. Ever since people have demanded answers. Who was behind it? Was it a terrible mistake? If so, how could such a horrific accident have been allowed to happen? Many have pointed the finger at the United States. But in June President Trump told Sky News "I don't think it was who might be responsible. Sky News has spent the four and a half months since the attack investigating what happened, how it happened and Sky's Dominic Waghorn reports from the town - the first journalist from a major western news organisation to go there - where he speaks to survivors, bereaved parents and emergency workers.
A journey where all is revealed, a messy, authentic, raw experience where vulnerability is a force treasured by the masses and the universe alike. This work aims to consider the true essence of cinema rebuilding our perception of what is really the World and to discover its relation to the Self.
“Rabani” – is a film about Ukrainian refugee with Sudanese roots, who is caught between memory and a relentless media stream that constructs a parallel life inside his mind. As he moves through Berlin, this mediated reality begins to distort his perception, until he can no longer distinguish which emotions are his own and which are imposed.
An influencer walks into a bar.
This film centers on the life turning point of Wang Yueqin and her family, fishermen from the Huaihe River, as they leave the water to embrace a new life on land.Faced with drastic life shifts and an unbalanced marriage, Wang Yueqin, who has endured hardships and devoted herself silently all along, finally awakens. Breaking free from traditional constraints, she achieves personal independence and self-growth through building a life on her own, embracing a new, hopeful life. Her story embodies the resilient strength of ordinary women in the new era.Much like the Huaihe River after its throes of transformation, she brims with new vitality and flows onward quietly.
A reflective soul journeys through memories of love, loss, and identity, ultimately embracing humility and the eternal cycle of transformation, reminding us that even fallen stars can rise again.
A look back at last year's tournament, which saw Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcíková enter as the reigning men's and ladies' singles champions
A jaded grocery store employee drifting through his bleak routine encounters a man by the name of Life. Through his conversations with Life, the protagonist's ideas slowly begin to shift.
Luke is pressured by a pair of stereotypical bullies to get a new phone, so he enlists the help of his unpredictable, dumb friend Liam, but their mission quickly spirals into chaos when a pair of rich, phone-obsessed twins enter the classroom, turning a simple task into a ridiculous, absurd adventure.
Exploding a factory, going to KFC and going inside some chamber with bombs; some are interesting, like the exploding bottle of soda...
This special investigates the chilling phenomenon of great white sharks washing ashore with their livers extracted with surgical precision. To decode the orca's "kill sequence," the team travels to the Strait of Gibraltar, where orcas have developed a highly organized tactic of ramming sailboats, crippling rudders, and even sinking vessels.
When the upcoming Chinese exam papers mysteriously vanish, two university students, Amirani and Onise, team up to track them down. But as they follow the clues, they find themselves playing a dangerous game with an unknown number. Will they recover the tests in time, or will the mastermind behind the screen win?
After her shift, a pharmacist heads back to her residence behind the hospital, documenting the ordinary moments of her walk with her brand new phone-unaware that something extraordinary is about to unfold. The footage unfolds into three stories: content-the walk back to the flats (content ทางกลับแฟลต), content-the walk back from the crematorium (content ทางกลับเมรุ), and cats sniffing each other's butts (แมวดมตูด).
A short film about a girl waking up in a hotel room.
