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In this sly comic zinger from Director Deanne Bray, a hearing Hollywood casting agent is having no luck casting a Deaf role authentically. When an actor named Frank (played by John Maucere) walks in, however, the casting agent gets more than she bargained for.
A quirky new hearing employee joins a Deaf-owned business and quickly begins to drive her boss crazy.
Joseph is an isolated elderly Deaf man who lives alone and likes it that way. When his nephew gifts him a computer, he reluctantly learns to use the internet, which opens an unexpected door into his past.
Meet Rudolfs Stupans, one of the top Deaf competitive swimmers in the world. This exhilarating film follows Rudolfs as he gives us a glimpse of his training routine and what drives him to push forward to the top of his game.
This upbeat self-portrait chronicles the personal journey of Donald M. Falls. Born Deaf and raised without adequate support, Donald transforms into a confident young man with pride and purpose.
A Deaf maximum-security prisoner undergoes an experimental medical procedure to earn early release and be reunited with his daughter. However, the procedure results in unexpected consequences.
When the filmmaker’s sister undergoes a cosmetic procedure on her bottom, no one in the family knows what to think. Taïna De Coen embarks on a joyful family investigation to try to understand why our bodies in their pure form are no longer enough. In this amusing fable, we discover that everyone has their little secrets to feeling good in a world where image is everything.
To save her family restaurant, returning chef Ting must rediscover the lost flavor of its signature dish. The true recipe, however, lies hidden in a memory she has long sealed away.
Every year, the most important folk festival in Brazil takes place on the island of Parintins, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. As the celebration is prepared, faith, ritual and religious syncretism begin to reveal themselves as the invisible forces shaping the spectacle. Blending observation and myth, the film unfolds as a fairytale documentary, where reality gradually takes on the texture of legend. At its center is the mythical figure of the Bumbá Ox, a symbol born from the deep coexistence of different peoples – Indigenous communities, Black Africans and Europeans – whose traditions merge in the Amazon to form a unique Brazilian cosmology.
New movie by Marina Maria Ovchinnikova.
High school student Tamara, while in the process of creating a school project, comes across an unexplainable phenomenon: her video game character moves into the real world. Will she be able to hide him from the people around her and bring him back to his reality before it's too late?
Peer Gynt is a young Norwegian man who lives in fantasies and longs to become a king. Rejected by his village and scolded by his mother, he escapes into the forest – where his dreams begin to take shape when he meets the daughter of the mysterious Dovre King...
Looping installation in which a blue tarpaulin billows to the sound of disrupted sleep.
Two old friends meet for coffee and talk about gaps between buildings and gaps in relationships.
After waking up in a unfamiliar classroom, a woman attempts to leave a vacant and confusing university building. But suddenly she begins to realise there may be someone, or something perusing her. Shot in one continuous long take on Super-8 film.
“Before It’s Too Late” is a short film about teenagers facing bullying, heartbreak, and the pressures of growing up. Peter, a sensitive and struggling teen, and Lara, his friend, navigate the challenges of friendship, relationships, and personal hardships. Through moments of despair and hope, the story highlights the importance of support, understanding, and faith in Jesus Christ during life’s toughest moments.
A lamp made in a family workshop in the suburbs unexpectedly appears in Happy Together. The granddaughter of the person who made it traces the object’s journey through family history and its journey to Wong Kar-wai’s film
Costilla leads a solitary life: he works in a workshop, isolated from others, and in the afternoons he takes care of his deceased parents’ house. The arrival of Flecha, his new partner, opens the door to an unexpected connection.
