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The American government prepares for a covert operation to kidnap the Venezuelan president. The fate of global trade and potential military consequences rest in the hands of Admiral and secret agent Ralph Mitchels. Follow the story of this stealthy soldier and the worldwide repercussions that unfold throughout the course of the mission.
Apr 2026
for anyone who's ever been a baby... or a cigarette
I went to Edinburgh last summer and, in retrospect, realised it was the happiest I was all year. So I went back to Edinburgh at New Year's and attempted to reconstruct the experience through film.
This wasn’t meant to be a documentary. I’d always had an appreciation for the American South, but I’d never actually experienced it for myself. Aotearoa/New Zealand has always had a deep respect for Black American culture especially Southern Black American culture and I wanted to show people back home the things we don’t always get to see or fully understand. So I went. "My Letter to the South" is about the journey that followed, something I never expected. There was no script. No plan. Just two Kiwi fellas exploring a place we have always loved that we are seeing for the first time.
Desperate for cash to move out of her mom's trailer, convenience store cashier Vic, her best friend Tally, and Tally's clueless boyfriend John stage a robbery, but things quickly spiral into chaos when two overbearing customers get involved.
When Martin is fired and subsequently forced to move in with his sister following a Misophonia outburst at work, he sets out on a comically disgruntled mission to identify ways he might manage his Misophonia and get his life back on track.
Traveling to a legendary temple in Japan to kill himself, an American grad student has his suicide attempt interrupted by the spirit of his dead twin who issues the challenge: Hang on till cherry blossom season.
Sidney Rotheraham wasn't invited to the sleepover, and he wants revenge...
With a psychopathic killer on the loose a lonely girl must run for her life from a dark figure.
May 2026
When all memories die, only vanished souls and feelings will remain.
Songs that grant us love, hope, and sacrifice. It sings to us a story about the resonance of the heart.
For generations, seemingly all paths led through Chicago as trains carrying passengers, livestock, and freight crisscrossed the country. In a new WTTW special and companion website, Riding the Rails, lifelong train enthusiast Geoffrey Baer hops aboard all kinds of trains to tell the story of this essential mode of transport and how it shaped our city. Along the way, he uncovers clues all around us to railroads of the past, recalls the colorful characters who built them and the unsung workers who toiled on them, and reveals why our current rail system is just as vital to Chicago’s existence today.
Fragments of a trans woman's life shortly before winter.
Director and actor Marte hires a young camera crew to document her directorial debut, chasing fame and acknowledgement, but her egotistical and outrageous nature sabotages both the production and her reputation.
Josh, a 20 year old, is at his 3 year mark of a relationship with his girlfriend, Jules. After having doubts for a while, Josh tries to initiate a breakup but is soon interrupted by a serial killer couple named the Pembertons who put both of them in a deadly game of cat and mouse, to force them to love each other once more.
Based on the famous Puerto Rican comic strip, Yenny is a story brimming with Puerto Rican essence, where daily struggles, dreams, and identity intertwine with that unique touch of our culture. Through laughter, stumbles, and a great deal of humanity, this project captures the heart of Puerto Rico: its people, their energy, and that special way of never giving up.