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Lev, a brilliant but hot-headed playwright, finds himself exiled from New York's Broadway scene after a series of costly failures and tumultuous relationships with cast and crew. Seeking redemption, he relocates to a small, struggling theatre in Toronto, where he must stage his most ambitious work yet. Surrounded by a ragtag team of aspiring actors, overworked technicians, and Alec, an unyielding young stage manager, Lev grapples with his own demons and the pressure to succeed. As tensions rise during rehearsals, personal conflicts threaten to unravel the production, forcing Lev to confront the ghosts of his past and find a way to lead his team to opening night. A raw and intimate exploration of artistry, ego, and second chances, Requiem's Veil shines a spotlight on the human spirit's ability to persevere under the weight of failure and ambition.
Jan 2026
During a self-taped audition for a film about the apocalypse, 15-year-old Tyler realizes that the end might not be fiction after all.
Jun 2026
On the last day of college, three lives quietly collide with memories, choices, and unspoken feelings. Hope is a poetic reflection on timing, love, and the moments that could have changed everything. Hope follows three hearts bound by silence, longing, and what remains unsaid. A gentle story about love, timing, and the fragile beauty of unanswered emotions.
When a scheduling error forces grieving photographer Peter to share an apartment with the rebellious Alice, their weekend together becomes unexpectedly transformative. As the two Asian-Americans navigate New York from Chinatown to the Hamptons, Peter confronts his sister's death and his own invisibility while Alice grapples with family secrets and a recent breakup. Through stolen dumplings, midnight swims, and brutal honesty two strangers learn that being seen requires first seeing yourself. Banana Split is a bittersweet comedy about grief, identity, and what happens when two people force each other to stop hiding.
Oct 2026
After passing the exam year, two young singers, Enes and Yusuf, embark on a peaceful vacation to escape their problems. During this vacation, they meet Selin, Betül, and Engin, three young music lovers like themselves, but they only have five days to spend together.
Dec 2026
A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with the AI insanity, exploring the existential dangers and stunning promise of this technology that humanity has created.
Mar 2026
Apr 2026
On a cold winter's night in 1983, a young teacher of Serbo-Croatian recieves a surprise visit. A nude man, claiming to be from Belgrade in the far future tells her that the world as they know it will crumble and that he believes he knows how to stop it.
Nov 2026
Set in the rural Midwest during the 1970s, Black Hollow follows Jessica, an innocent young girl sheltered by small-town faith and her worldly friend Helen, whose rebellious streak leads them both into danger. When the two sneak out one foggy night, they wander to a forgotten churchyard, an isolated place where sacred ground conceals something unholy. As darkness descends, Jessica's search for belonging turns to horror, forcing her to confront the evil that thrives beneath the surface of the American heartland.
Newlywed Anna and her husband relocate to Alaska, but their blissful life takes a dark turn when a car crash causes Anna to develop selective amnesia. The incident triggers agoraphobia and haunting flashbacks.
Aug 2026
A Grooks Spinoff series starring Angela Smith, a True-Crime influencer who attempts to solve crimes, from renowned director Carter Canfield
Dec 2025
Tania, an Indonesian student in Korea, experiences mysterious hallucinations and terrifying encounters. She meets Min Yong, a restless spirit and alleged victim of assault. As she tries to help, the terror intensifies, making her life increasingly unbearable.
Soo-min, a bookstore owner entering menopause; Eun-young, a homemaker already in the midst of it; and Hyun, a corporate manager who has not yet experienced it — each faces her own struggles, from work and love to changing bodies and fading confidence. And just when life feels overwhelming… even their friendship begins to fall apart. Can they ever return to the way they once were?
Set in Rome between 1938 and 1943, the movie traces the extraordinary story of Elena Di Porto, a strong, independent, and courageous Roman Jewish woman who challenged the fascist regime to save many lives and marked the history of the Jewish ghetto of Rome during fascism and the Nazi occupation.
An undercover cop is assigned to monitor a humanoid robot, but an unexpected bond over art leads to a final task: creating a painting.
On Thanksgiving Eve, a looming hurricane strands four strangers inside a small-town grocery market. As the storm stalls and tensions rise, secrets are unearthed, unexpected bonds form, and redemption emerges in the unlikeliest of aisles. A contained dramedy about connection, empathy, and the fragile humanity we find when forced to stop and face each other.
Tells the story of several orphanage children racing against time to save the aging orphanage caretaker who is experiencing a disaster.